Bloody Brilliant
Chapter Two
Alexander pushed Demile's hands off of himself. Turning to me, he murmured, "Raven...It's not what you think. Trust me."
"What do you think I think?" I asked gently. I was scared of what might happen next.
"You might be thinking that Demile and I are...were together." Alexander looked nervous, if not a little fearful. "We're not, by the way. She was just a family friend."
Somehow, I didn't believe him. For once in my life, I didn't believe in my Alexander. Something about his stance, his expression, made me feel unsure about his words.
I turned to Demile. "How do you know him?"
"Other than being his girlfriend?" She let out a high-pitched giggle. "Well, we met in Romania, in the cemetery. It kind of looked like this one. And he told me that he'd never met someone as beautiful as me."
I raised an eyebrow. This sounded more like a line from a Nicholas Sparks novel. But she continued on, as if she wasn't lying.
"The next night, he took me to the cemetery for a lovely picnic among the dead. It was quite a thrill, because at the time I was human, and wanting to be what I suspected him to be.
"I found out on our fifth date that he was a vampire. I asked him to turn me. So we met on sacred ground..."
I felt sick. Alexander had changed Demile?
"...And it was the most romantic thing in the world. He had covered a casket with a black lace cloth, and he had lit some candles. But, to my surprise, he didn't want to change me. At the very last second, he told me that he could not go through with it, and explained his situation with the Maxwells, and how it would go down the following day. Depressed, I left. Of course," she added, shooting him a glare, "that was the last time I'd seen him."
So Alexander almost changed Demile, all because she'd just flat out asked him to? I'd asked him to do that plenty of times, but never has he actually caved and just done it.
"I got turned by Alexander's friend, Sebastian. Not on sacred ground, so I was pretty annoyed. Sebastian was handsome. But not as breathtaking as Alexander." Demile smiled at me. Or was it leered? "But not to worry. Alexander will come back with me, after we are binded on sacred ground."
Alexander exhaled loudly. "Demile, I will never bind myself to you. Ever. I love Raven. The way you explained our 'relationship' - it's all a lie. I never took you anywhere, because I wanted you to leave me alone. I never agreed to that ceremony, nevertheless planned it. I showed up at the graveyard, and you had everything set up. I was going to meet you to tell you about the Maxwells, not to bite you."
Demile frowned at me. "Is this the girl that's keeping us away from each other? We can drain her, love. She'll be gone soon, if you'd like."
"I wouldn't like," Alexander growled. "Now, if you'll excuse us, we'd like to leave."
He grasped my hand. Although he wasn't as assuring as before, I followed after him.