Chapter 29 29
Julian’s POV
My mood had darkened more than usual since the exchange between her and London. That only left me with one option. How I would bash his head in. He was intentionally baiting me and I knew it.
But then, I don’t think I can help myself from not being baited. I am falling for it through and through. After hearing their conversation earlier and what they said about meeting up after school, I can’t seem to keep myself still and concentrate on any class after that.
She had told me to stay away from her and she must have thought that I was actually staying away from her because I can’t seem to do anything more than keep my eyes on her these days. So instead of staying where she would see me, I made sure that I was out of sight.
She was in danger because of me. And the sane thing to do was to stay away from her. But that’s the last thing I would do. I can’t allow London to have her. I won’t give him that satisfaction.
Everyone started to disperse hurriedly from the class which could only mean one thing. School was over. How did I not hear the alarm go off? I must have been too deep in thought to actually notice it.
I stood up from my seat and walked out of the class ignoring the glare that she was giving me.
Walking in the school’s hallway when everyone was outside has always been a hassle for me. People were always too much. Being a high-ranking vampire too makes things worse. Hearing their nasty thoughts, the buzzing of their silent minds, and different things that I was not interested in knowing.
It was a different thing that I had to hear the littlest of sounds, even ones that were far away from me not to mention the ones that were actually near to me.
I was pulled out of my thoughts when I felt London strap his hand around my neck. I smelled him before I actually saw him.
“What’s good dear friend?” He greeted me with a mischievous grin on his lips.
“Get your hands off me,” I said with anger bubbling on the surface of my skin. He was the last person that I wanted to see or talk to right now. And I was not in the mood for his shit.
“Or what? What will you do? Will you allow your beast form outside for everyone to see? Will you let those fangs of yours do justice to me right here and now?” He said in a low tone close to my ear. In all of this, we did not stop walking. And I could feel the gaze of people on us. Wondering why the two arch enemies in school are acting cozy.
I could kill him right now.
But then, that had to wait. I tempered my anger so as not to do what I was not supposed to do. We burst out into the parking lot.
“What would she think? Kimberly I mean?” He asked. The way he emphasized her name as if he wanted me to react made me see red.
“Ah, there she is. The lady of the hour.” I raised my head to lock eyes with her. She was already looking in my direction and she had this unreadable look on her face. Kimberly was the one person that I could not read what she was thinking.
There were times when I was close to her and some of her thoughts would slip out and I would catch on to them. But I can’t read her.
“Just so you know, I will be meeting up with your dear girlfriend. And the venue is none of your fucking business. Just thought of letting you know.”
“Keep the details to yourself. I’m not interested in whatever you’re doing. But know this,” I said without dropping my gaze from her, pinning her with my look.
“She’s mine. She would always be. And I won’t lower myself to your level to act like a kid whose toys were taken away from him.” I said and looked at him towards the last part of the statement.
And there was the reaction I wanted from him and I was finally able to breathe well. I could feel the rage coming in waves from him. He wanted to hit me. I could feel it so bad and I wanted to compel him to actually hit me so that I could have a basis for beating the shit out of him.
But then he stopped.
“How does it feel?” He asked.
I cocked my head to the side to understand what he was saying.
“To keep that animalistic, blood-sucking parasite that you are at bay?” He asked. His goal was to make me feel bad about what I was but I laughed.
Which caught the attention of the people around but I did not care about what they thought at all.
“You have no idea, London. And if I were you, I would stay out of the path of this blood-sucking animal. Why? You don’t know when it would actually be your turn to be sucked. I’m giving you this as someone who used to be my friend in the past.” I walked close to him, until we were toe to toe. He was tall, but I was a little taller than he was. “Stay the fuck out of the path,” I said and made sure to flash him my fangs before actually walking away.
I entered my car, which was at the far end of the parking lot, and continued to stare at both of them. London and Kimberly looked towards me and even though they could not see me, they must have been waiting for me to leave. But that won’t be happening.
My phone rang and it was my father. I rolled my eyes before picking up.
“Get your ass over here.” He said simply in a tone that was not meant to be argued with and I knew what that meant. He dropped the call.
I looked at them. I might have to leave my hunt for another day.