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Chapter 6
Alexander's Point of View
I stepped out of the shadows under the trees in the cemetery as Mathias' laughter echoed fiercely. The crunch of twigs and gravel under my boots ceased the guile laughter. His head snapped around and he grinned, "I was wondering where I could find you. Low and behold, here you are, in one of the most tiniest of towns. I have to admit, it was rather difficult to hunt you down." and sauntered towards me and grinned. "My, you've been a greedy fellow. If I had known this small town harbored that delicate thing I would have come here instead of you." I ignored his comment. "Mathias, there was no reason to do what you did." He made an odd glance at me. "And miss the fear that swept through her veins?" He smirked. "She was too tempting. I couldn't resist. And her blood..." Mathias inhaled deeply closing his eyes, when his eyes opened they were lime Green with black pupils. "It was intoxicating..." I impulsively clenched my fists. "She is not to be harmed." I whispered through clenched teeth. His green eyes turned towards me, "No worries, Alexander, she will not fall to harm through me... Just into pure ecstasy." He laughed lightly inhaling Raven's fading scent.
"Enough with the games. What are you doing here?" I commanded. Mathias put a hand to his heart, if he had one, and pretended to feel pain. "You hurt me so, with your heartless words." He guffawed. "Come, now? No slap on the back for your old friend? No 'jolly good to see you'?" He teased while throwing play punches towards me. I continued to stare at him. He then made a sour face. "I see the good'ol free country has taken the spirit from-" "Mathias." I commanded once again.
He chuckled and shook his head and his humor sobered. "The alliance was forged. The Great Families has now become one line." I stared at him as he crossed his arms in front of his chest. "I think this may put a damper on your plans." He teased.
"I didn't expect it to be so quick," I admitted, "I thought it would take years, even decades!" I threw my arms into the air and started pacing. Mathias walked towards me. "Listen, Alexander, you could still abandon this ridiculous dream of yours. The Great Families are not to be trifled with." He followed me with his eyes. "There is one other bit of news that I should tell you." His words ceased my pacing. "Why do I not like the sound of your tone?" I asked. "Only during times of dire circumstances, such as this, will my tone ever be this serious..." He paused momentarily. "Isaac and Jezebel have made it their personal vendetta as well as the vendetta of the Great Families to find you."
His words hit me like an invisible blow, the air went out of me for a brief second and I snarled. "Why?" I hissed. Mathias wasn't the least bit frightened by my reaction, he'd expected it while inspecting his rather sharp nails. "It seems as though Isaac has concocted some false pretense that you intended to behead him, steal his bride and conquer his portion of Romania. Ridiculous, I know." He sighed while cleaning dirt from underneath one of his nails.
Mathias grunted and shifted his weight from one stance to another. "Well then, I shall see myself off." He began walking away but then he stopped. "That girl of yours..." "Raven." "Yes... She was accompanied by another mortal." I turned to look in the direction of her scent. "Although it seemed she did not want to be near him, he, however, was longing for her." My eyes snapped towards Mathias. "What are your intentions with her anyhow?" He then shrugged his shoulders. "Mind me, it is none of my business." Mathias walked off into the shadows and disappeared.
I stared down at the ground and stared up at the sky at a loss for words. my eyes wandered to the ground again and swept over something that glimmered in the moonlight. I picked up a sliver bracelet with an emblem inscribed onto it and the initials T.M. My heart thudded in my chest.
Trevor...
