Chapter 24 Hurt.
My eyes were fixed on Kate, not looking away from her not even for a moment. She was too beautiful to be real and I hated the way all eyes watched her like a predator, waiting for the right time to pounce.
I felt my protective side surfacing. I wanted to gouge out all their eyes. Kate belongs to me. Her blood belongs to me and me alone.
"Who in goddess name is that?" Giron asked in awe. The man hated humans, and I could already picture the nasty thoughts he was fantasying about Kate.
I found myself blurting before I even had the chance to think. "She's someone you shouldn't even dream of touching!"
Giron was barely paying any attention to me. He was still watching Kate like she was something out of this world. I wanted to strangle him until his face turn purple and his eyes pop out of their sockets.
Lysander lead Kate towards us and I watched Sarah follow behind them with her head down. I knew of Sarah's cosmetic talent to make someone look very beautiful, but she really did good on Kate. Every eyes seem to be watching her and her alone.
Apart for that, her wonderful scent filled up the whole room. So delicious and enchanting. I could faintly hear the sound of vampires snarling as they tried to keep their thirst under control.
Of course she is making everyone around her lose their minds! She seems to be really good at that, and she doesn't even realize it!
Kate curtsied towards the king with a dazzling smile on her face. I actually imagined a halo shining brightly behind her head. Just what the hell is wrong with me?!
"Good evening your highness, thank you so much for inviting me to this party."
My father smiled fondly at her. They have been getting along fine and it was no surprise. If you haven't noticed yet, my father doesn't hate or degrade humans. My existence is a living proof of that.
Some vampires tend to eliminate the child they had with a human slave. They wanted nothing to associate them with humans apart from them being their master.
"The pleasure is mine Kate." The king replied causing every guest in the room to raise their brows surprised. It is unusual for a human to be treated this way by the king. Many now seem to be convinced that there is something special about Kate.
"Your Majesty, if I may ask. Who is this human?" It was Luciana who asked the pressing questions that was on everyone's kind. The entire guest seem to be paying a lot of attention to the conversation now.
Unphased, my father replied. "This is Kate. She came from the human world. She's my guest."
"Your guest!" Giron blurted like he found the words absolutely ridiculous. "I've never heard of a human guest your Majesty. I only know of human slaves."
Kate stiffened and I subconsciously took a protective step towards her which nobody seems to have noticed.
My father was still smiles. "I know Giron, but Kate is different. As you can see she smells in a unique way. A strange human with such amazing scent should not be treated cruelly." As planned, father left out the part that Kate's blood actually saved his life. Giron is the last person to tell that information. If he knows what Kate's blood contains, he would stop at nothing to have it to himself.
Giron tsked. "A shame I must say. If she had been a slave, I would have asked to trade her for something valuable. She looks really good enough to eat." He grinned darkly in Kate's direction and I felt her shiver. Giron still got the balls to continue, "or would you like to sell her to me either way your Majesty? I assure you I will treat her better than ever."
"She's not a property that we can sell to you Giron! She's a guest and you cannot have her!" I snapped, rage taking over my soul. I really hated this man. Who does he think he is to ask for Kate?!
Giron stared at me with a bored expression. "Why do you care about me wanting this slave prince Domenic? Does she belong to you?"
"First of all, she's not a fucking slave. My father made it clear that she is his guest, and secondly, yes! She belongs to me!"
I didn't wait for any more words to be dropped in before grabbing Kate's wrist and pulling her away from the gathering.
I have no idea why I'm so angry. Why am I so angry? Kate doesn't even belong to me! Yes I want her blood, I want it so bad! But why do I get so mad when anyone else look in her direction. Is this just about her blood?
"Domenic," her soft voice pulled me out of my rage filled thoughts. Not only was I angry at Giron, but I'm also angry at myself for feeling this way about Kate. I don't even know what I want from her anymore. Is it her blood or her body?!
I thought about having both, but why does it still feel like it's not enough?!
We stopped beside a wall. The party was still going on around us and the guest were trying so hard to make it seem like they were not terribly affected by Kate's sweet scent.
"Are you angry?" Kate asked me. Her tone was soft and it made something in my dead heart come to live. I hated how those grey eyes light up with worry. I hated how she seems to care about what I'm feeling right now.
Why the fuck is she making me crazy?! And also, why does she look so fucking irresistible tonight? It's taking all my self control not to sweep her off her feet, take her to my room and have my way with her.
I'm sure she would want that! And that fucking drives me insane.
I remembered her question and answered. "I'm not angry!"
"You are!" She argued. "You are practically shivering with held back anger right now. Do you like me that much?" She chuckled and my fist clenched as I got in her face.
"Don't delude yourself Kate. I don't like you!"
Annoyance took over her expression. "Can you stop lying to yourself for once?! Sure I understand that you're so egoistic about not wanting to admit that you want me, but I'm sick of your lies. If you hate me and want to kill me like you claim, then you wouldn't have defended me so strongly against that creepy white faced dude."
I can't admit it! There's nothing for me to admit.
"I don't like you Kate. I've told you before, I will protect you because I want your delicious blood to myself. When the time is right, I'll drain you and kill you myself, because you're nothing but a blood bag to me. Food!"
Even to my ears, those words sounded wrong and I don't even know why. It felt like a knife stabbed itself through my heart when I saw the tears in Kate's eyes.
Why do I hate seeing those tears so much?! What about her drives me insane?!
"I can't deal with you right now! Frankly speaking, Jason is a lot better than you. At least he was able to admit what he truly feels for me. Stupid prick!" She turned on her heels and stomped away from me in anger, and I found myself feeling like shit.
Still I wondered in anger. Who the fuck is Jason, and why did she compare me to him?