AN: Hey guys I know that it has been awhile and I am sorry. I recently moved and the place doesn't have Wi-Fi *sniffle sniffle*. I hope you like this chapter!
CHAPTER FIVE
Nina pulled away from Max and looked into Paul's blazing blue eyes. Stepping back, she pulled her arms away from Max and held them out in a defensive position. She watched as Paul took giant steps toward her and roughly snatched her up in his arms. Nina desperately tried to hold in the whimper that forced itself out of her mouth at his rough gesture.
" Paul, son, let Nina go."
Max's voice was gentle and nothing but a whisper but it only served to make Paul madder than before. His grip seemed to tighten on her arm to a bruising degree. Nina struggled in his grasp as he began to rub his face down the column of her neck, a low purring noise erupting from his chest.
Max took a step closer to them, his hands held out in front of him," Paul, you are scaring her."
Paul paid no attention to Max and continued to nuzzle Nina. It was not until Nina whimpered loud enough to reach through his rage induced haze that he stiffened and pulled away from her partially. Sensing the remaining anger in him, Nina ran her hand up and down his arm, trying to calm him down enough to loosen his grip on her. She watched as he visibly relaxed before her and she sighed inside with relief.
Paul looked up at her and managed to catch her gaze, his stare deep and searching, filled with some unknown emotion within their blue depths. Nina could not tear her eyes away from him and she noticed how his grip on her waist tightened once more, but she paid no attention to the slight tingle of pain; all of her attention was focused on the male before her. She had not even noticed them coming closer and closer toward each other until she heard a loud throat clearing from behind them. Snapping her gaze from Paul, she looked up to find Max staring at her with a joyful yet annoyed look upon his face.
"Nina, I love you like I would a daughter and I hope you do the right thing."
She smiled faintly at him and murmured softly, knowing he could hear her," I will, Max. I always do."
A flicker of sadness flashed in Max's eyes and Nina suddenly remembered that she was supposed to get Marcus' and Melody's dinner from the Chinese restaurant. Fear ran down her body in violent shivers as she thought of the consequences of her actions. He may kill her just for the sake of a good time. Feeling a cold sweat gather on her skin, she tried to pull away from Paul explaining," I have to get home. He's going to kill me."
A small growl began to resonate from Paul's chest at her words. Nina laid her hand down upon the cool skin and closer her eyes for only a few moments. Upon opening them, she found Paul staring at her face once again. His gaze targeted upon the bruises upon the side of her face with a murderous glint in his eye.
His voice low but solemn, he stated," I can't let you go back there, Nina."
"You have to, Paul. I have no where else to go."
His eyes filled with hope, his voice urgent, he rasped out," Come with us. Come with me. Please."
Looking deep into his eyes, she tried to find it in herself to say no to him but she could not. What did she have to lose? Who was going to notice her missing and actually care? Why shouldn't she go with someone that looked at her as though she was there whole world? As she opened her mouth to reply to him, a thought crossed her mind.
If Max was a vampire as he confessed to her late one evening in confidence, needing a friend to tell his secrets to, then were the boys as well.
