Children of the Night

Chapter Eight: Can't Go On Without You

Aleksi watches them walk off and Eva's hand intertwine with that little prick. His stare darkens even though he can't see their faces.

His hands curl into fists. His body groans in pain. His head pounds. His veins begin to itch and thin and tighten to nothing but...

"Aleksi," Hunger. "Aleksi!" Shouts Nikolay again which snaps Aleksi out of his daze.

He gasps when he realizes that he started walking towards them. Eva.

Retreating back, he inhales the hot air and catches a slight whiff of her scent. They cut down the street, but he can still watch little black dots of figures walking along. Doesn't matter though, he can reach them even when they're miles away...

"Hey!" Aleksi blinks when he feels two large hands holding him still. In his face is Nikolay, keeping him still. "Kazakh ti da spresh," Aleksi turns and sees that he kept walking and that he is passed the house he forced himself not to walk past. Nikolay eyes are burning as though he is being threatened.

Aleksi realizes that his fangs are aching for a bite. Of that sweet smell of honey and dew on her neck. To latch his mouth around the soft delicate part of her skin and feel her hot blood pool on his tongue.

Hold her warm body against his while she moans in his ear. And begs to never stop. Like all the other times he has done to the women who came over. But he doesn't want to glamour her and it all be a façade. He wants Eva to feel how bad he wants her. Aleksi can guarantee that no woman can be as good—or better than Eva. He wants her.

The way she studied him like he was artwork on display. As he saw her body tense towards him and for a second, he thought he was using glamour without realizing. But it was all her doing. Only for him to avoid her in order to maintain his control. Leaving her devastated. A crunch of guilt sitting in his stomach.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." He pulls back from his tight hold and retract his fangs. The ache and pain in his body still lingers but her scent has gone. Turning, he slowly makes his way back to their car.

"If I were Aleksi, I would be scared of her fiancé." Ivan chuckles and so does the rest of the group.

"He's a pipsqueak." Georgi chimes in between their booms of laughter. Aleksi's insides burn when they begin making fun of Will. He doesn't feel bad for him, but it actually angers him. That she is with somebody. Someone else is inside her. Hearing her gasp in pleasure. Tasting her skin.

A hiss escapes his lips.

"But the size of his balls are just—" Hristo whistles as they mock him until Nikolay shushes them all.

They all immediately stop and bring their focus to him. Their leader. Nikolay crosses his arms behind his back and slowly approaches them. The night is dark, and food, flesh, and booze linger the air.

"There is one thing I want to make clear." Nikolay announces to them all. Aleksi pushes back until he is behind all of them. Embarrassed at how weak he is and lost all self-control. New name as Nikolay's sidekick: hungry for a woman. "We all know little Evangelia." His eyes flicker to Aleksi and never strays away. "We keep our hands off little Evangelia. Izpŭlnikh obeshtanieto na Babá i shte go izpŭlnya."

They all nod and Aleksi gazes down at the ground, feeling himself grow hard at the thought of her trailing kisses down his body. Nikolay raises a brow and he can't help but feel his lips tickle with a smile.

"Right, Aleksi?" He raises his head and nods firmly with his lips pursed into a thin line.

"Yes," He replies quietly, feeling his body slowly calm down.

"You can make fun of Will all you want but we should let Eva be happy." His voice is firm, and he is forcing out the words through gritted teeth. "We don't associate ourselves with humans like that anymore."

Aleksi blinks a few times while he is listening to his words. But he knows Nikolay will still like to see Eva. Just to let her be safe during her stay here. Nikolay has control and always has. He doesn't want Eva to get lured into danger with everything else out there. Worse than them.

After a moment of silence, Nikolay clears his throat. "I want to search the woods again for lurking vampiri." The entire group nod before slowly filing one by one inside the truck. "Then, we feast."

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Translations:

I told you to stop - Kazakh ti da spresh

I kept grandma a promise and I am going to keep that promise - Izpŭlnikh obeshtanieto na baba i shte go izpŭlnya.