As Marko and I kissed, I couldn't help but fear this was a mistake. That I was basically letting the devil back inside, and Marko was just going to go off and do something else that royally pissed me off or hurt me. My thoughts continued on this path all the while I kept my lips locked on his. Even in my moment of turmoil I couldn't get enough of him.

"Cassandra" Marko whispered against my lips, I moved to rejoin them but he pulled back and shook his head.

"What's wrong?" I whispered worryingly

"I can hear your thoughts" he winced and looked away, biting his thumb nail in a way I found completely adorable, I would file that away later.

"I'm sorry. My thoughts are my own worst enemy" I cringed and scratched my eyebrow.

"Everyone's thoughts are like that. I can't blame you though, because you're probably right." He shook his head and closed his eyes, exhaling deeply.

"What do you mean?" I murmured and grabbed his hand, trying to anchor him to me.

"I mean, I am an asshole. You have every right in the world to be afraid of me, if I were you, I would be to. I could hurt you, in more ways than one. And I've thought about it." he said honestly, and his words sent absolute dread throughout my entire body. I didn't know what to say, what could I say anyways? To tell him he was wrong? He wasn't, I wouldn't lie to him to make him feel better.

He smiled and looked up at me then, cupping my face in a gloved hand "but Cassandra, unlike anyone else that I've hurt, you have the potential to hurt me as well. And it scares the shit out me." He leaned his forehead against mine and rubbed small circles into my cheek.

I closed my eyes for a second and basked in his soothing touches, "Marko I can promise to not hurt you, if you don't hurt me" I whispered and my hands carded through his curls slowly.

He didn't answer right away, he merely just reveled in the light touches I was giving him. "You are going to hurt me though Cassandra" he finally spoke and moved away from her, going into the corner of the room and looking at me like a sad puppy and I immediately wanted to see him smile again.

"No, no I won't Marko!" I stood up and crossed to him pulling his arms into my hands and hugging him as tightly as I could "I won't." I whispered again as I took in his scent, this time instead of motor oil and sea breeze, he had a coppery scent to him - blood. The thought sent a shiver down my spine and I briefly wondered if he enjoyed yet another girl the way I saw him last night.

He pulled me back to look me in the eye "no I didn't, I swear it. I only drank from her, then she was gone. I only thought of you last night Cass, I know that doesn't make it any better, but it's true. I could only think about the way your skin felt under mine, and the way your eyes darkened when I said your name, or when I touched you. I thought of the small sounds you make that drive me absolutely insane. And mostly I thought of your words and how fucking delicious to me it was that I was able to make you feel like that, that I was the only one to make you feel like that, and to see how beautiful you looked coming undone. It puts a sick pride in me that I will never lose." He leaned down and kissed me hard, the kiss was messy and their teeths knocked together in their haste as Marko pushed her back onto the bed, his lean body covering her with his own.

"God you don't know what you do to me Cassandra" and just how he loved, her eyes darkened and he claimed her mouth with his own again, yanking her hands under his to pin them against the bed. His hips jutting out onto hers as he looked down at her, her lips swollen and red from their kiss and his teeth, her eyes were wild and dark, and her skin had a glow to it that had wanting to explore every inch to see if the glow traveled everywhere.

"What do I do to you?" She questioned, giving him her best sexy smirk. It worked.

"How about I show you?" He growled, and lifter her hips, his hips slotted against hers, the angle had him wishing they were naked. He grinded her hard against him, making sure she felt every inch of him that she could through her clothes and his. He wasn't disappointed when she let out a high pitched moan and threw her head back in bliss. So he did it again, and again, and again.

"Marko please" she begged, she didn't know what she was begging for, but she needed something, anything. It didn't seem like he was in a mood to disappoint tonight because his lips came crashing down onto hers once again and his fingers went to the edge of the white t-shirt she was wearing, practically ripping it off of her body. He was greedy because he didn't think he was ever going to get to see her again, let alone like this. He stopped moving when he realized she didn't have a bra on under her shirt.

Her head popped up from its position on the bed "Marko, what's wrong?" her voice raw and sounding funny in her own ears.

"You don't have a bra on" he said stupidly, and she didn't know how to answer him. Because obviously she didn't have a bra on, no one wore a bra with a t-shirt, it's called living comfortably.

"Uh huh and?" she raised a brow at him

"Paul was here, the other boys were here. Paul touched you, hugged you and you didn't have a bra on" his voice rose with every word and she knew she needed to remedy this immediately.

"Sure. But Paul didn't see my boobs, or touch them" and she brought his hand down on top of one breast, squeezing his fingers for him. The action made her let out a small gasp.

"But he could have felt them when he hugged you" his voice was smaller, and laced with insecurity.

"Doubt he noticed even if that happened, he liked that movie" and her hips rose to grind on his once again. He closed his eyes briefly and his mouth opened up the tiniest bit.

"You don't know that" he groaned and repeated her action

"I only want you Marko, not Paul" she finally said and his eyes snapped open to meet her expressive blue eyes. Their gazes locked and he was mesmerized by the truth in them. He nodded and sighed

"I'm sorry.. I just.." but Cass stopped him with a finger to his lips and shaking her head.

"It's ok baby, I get it" and traced her finger over his lips and down his jaw, and then down his jugular, before going up and tangling in his hair. The action made him let out an audible moan, a sound she hadn't heard from him yet.

"I want you, Marko" she repeated and his eyes darkened, flashing yellow briefly before his hands were around her back and bringing her up and into his embrace. Her fingers removing themselves from his hair and pushing his jacket to the floor, God she loved that thing, she had to ask him how he made it because she wanted something similar.

"I'll help you make one" he mumbled and then he was back to giving her mind numbing kisses, and their hands tangled more than once as they tried to get the others clothes off, Cass didn't think it took very long for either of them to get completely naked. Cass had imagined him naked, but what her mind could conjure up was nothing compared to the sight before her. He was all muscle, lean and hard. His abs clenched and her hands were to them, scratching lightly and feeling, completely in awe of the man above her.

"Cassandra you're beautiful" he murmured and pulled back to look at her, even though he had seen her naked before, it still sent shocks through his body. Cass blushed, having never been called beautiful by anyone she cared to hear it from. Her ex used sexy, which wasn't bad, but the other demeaning terms he used after it made her feel like an object, rather than a person. Marko wrapped his fingers around her chin and forced to look at him, not that she wanted to look anywhere else.

"Your ex is an asshat, and I will kill him if I ever get the chance. He may not have called you beautiful enough, but I will make up for his shitty behavior if you'll let me" he gave a genuine smile, filled with sunshine and her heart soared, landing somewhere in outer space.

"You don't have to make up for him, just be you, I appreciate it all the same" and then she leaned up and captured his lips in a feverish kiss. He tumbled down on top of her and they were pressed so tightly together that neither of them knew where the other began or ended.

He rubbed against her slick heat and her mouth dropped open, extremely nervous but in no way would she ever stop.

"You ok?" He asked, his voice strained.

"Yeah, I'm perfect, just a little nervous" she gave him a smile all the same to reassure him.

"I am too" he replied, acting a bit sheepish.

"Good we'll figure this out together then" finishing with a beaming smile. She reached down and wrapped her fingers around him, gasping in surprise, she hadn't realized just how big he was. She began to slowly stroke him, delighting in the small noises he made, she rubbed her thumb gently over the tip, groaning when his hips snapped into her hands, a rather loud moan escaping his mouth. His hand reached down then, expertly finding her clit and rubbing slowly, increasing the pressure every so often. Then all she could do was moan, her hand picked up the pace as soon as his fingers found her opening, thrusting 2 in all at once, the stretch causing her hips to rise.

"You gotta stop or I'll finish before we start" he said before wrapping his fingers around her wrist and pulling her hand off of him, she gave him a pout and he smirked at her before kissing his way down the valley of her breasts, down her stomach, both of her hip bones, and then planted himself on the floor. He opened her legs and gave gentle kisses and slight nips to the insides of her thighs. He placed her legs over his shoulders and his tongue darted out, licking near where she needed him the most, but not quite there. She huffed and he let out a slight laugh, the hot air causing her hips to rise off of the bed.

"God you drive me crazy" and then his tongue was wrapped around her clit, giving it light sucks, driving her mad.

"Oh my God" she mumbled, throwing her head back in pure ecstasy.

"Remember what I told you when I fingered you at the cave?" he asked backing away from her to look her in the eye. His chin was already slick with her need and the sight had her writhing under his hands that were firmly planted on her thighs to keep her from moving too much.

"Wh...what?" she mumbled, lost in bliss.

"Look at me!" he demanded, her eyes found his and one hand left her thigh to travel down, using his 2 fingers he spread open her folds and his tongue lapped at the opening before slithering inside. She watched him, and the sight was one she would never forget. He pulled back and she whined,

"Baby you're so wet for me" he moaned and dove back down, sucking and making small bites. She watched through blurry vision and was borderline screaming when he pulled away, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand and crawling on top of her.

"Why did you stop?" she asked breathless

"Because I want to be inside of you when you come. I'll get you off like that another time" he promised, lifting her slightly so he could position himself at her entrance. She clenched in anticipation, needing him more than anything. He pushed in slowly, knowing she needed time to adjust. Ever so slowly he pushed in inch by inch and she realized she was going mad. She needed more, so much more.

"Marko" she whimpered, wrapping her legs around him. He looked down at her and then snapped his hips abruptly, pushing himself all the way in. She let out a small scream and bucked her hips, not used to being filled so completely. His length reached places inside of her that she didn't even know existed. He backed out slowly, before slamming inside of her again, the action causing her whole body to scoot forward on the bed. He continuously did this, not picking up the pace and it drove her insane.

"More more!" she pleaded, bucking her hips to cause more movement, he smirked at her before asking

"Are you sure you can handle it?" and the words almost made her come apart, because they were exactly like her dream version of him.

"You know I can you ass!" she growled, dragging her nails down his back. He returned her growl and picked up the pace, a steady rhythm taking place of the slow torture he had been giving her. His hand came down and rubbed her clit in smooth circles, furthering her pleasure.

"God Marko" she moaned, pulling his hair and forcing his head down to kiss him, he couldn't rub her that well from the position but she knew that just having him inside of her and having him filling her so completely would finish her off. She clenched around him and he moaned, picking up the pace again and slamming into her over and over, pulling back and grabbing her hips, angling them upwards so he could go in deeper and harder. The new position had her seeing stars and she clenched hard, her entire body exploding with pleasure and she let out a scream, not even realizing too far gone to know she did it.

"Shit Cassandra!" Marko yelled as she clenched around him, he watched her come undone and the sight had him pulling out and coming all over her stomach. His come hot and coming out in long strings. By the time he finished, he was panting, not used to coming as hard as he just did. She was staring at him with hooded eyes, turned on by seeing him jerk himself off over her stomach and feeling his come on her. He looked up at her then and gave her a light smile, she returned in and then drug one finger through his come, bringing it up to her mouth and sucking on it. The taste made her moan and she did it again. He watched her in awe, his dick rock hard again. She cleaned off her stomach slowly and seductively, making sure he got the message. He did.

She got the advantage and knocked him onto his back, straddling him. He was in a daze after what he just witnessed.

"You ok baby?" she questioned, a slight laugh to her voice

"Yeah yeah" he said dreamily, she laughed again before stroking his cock making sure it was completely hard. He groaned and bucked his hips up, she leaned down and swiped her tongue over the tip, gathering the cum that was still there. She took the whole head into her mouth and sucked hard, her tongue circling his tip before her mouth traveled further down. She took him as far as she could allow before coming back up slowly, then repeating the action several times. He was lost in pleasure, his hands wrapped tightly into her hair, the sounds coming from his mouth were purely animal. She pulled back, his cock falling out of her mouth. She came back up to straddle him and he watched her, she was wet already and didn't need for him to help her out. She positioned him at her entrance before dropping down on top of him. Her walls stretching to accommodate him in this position.

"Shit you're still wet. You get that way just from sucking me off?" his voice husky and deep. She nodded and began lifting herself up and dropping herself down, setting a rhythm in between slow and fast. He groaned and pulled her down to kiss her, making sure his hips snapped up to meet her thrusts, this pushed him in deeper and more sounds fell out of her mouth, only to be swallowed by Marko. He lifted her up a little before thrusting up into her quickly, the pace making her race towards her finish.

"I'm so close" she whined, digging her nails into his shoulder blade, he grunted and pulled her back down, keeping the place but sucking on her neck. Making sure to leave his mark for anyone to see.

"Bite me!" she yelled, nipping at the tip of his ear.

His hips stuttered in surprise and he didn't respond for a long second

"Are you sure?" he asked, even though she knew it's what he wanted.

"Yes" she moaned, so close but not willing to finish until he bit her. His fangs slid out and then pierced her neck quickly. Cass came right then, his bite causing her to lose control and finishing hard. She yelled his name and he took a few swallows, licking over the wound.

"God Cassandra I'm close" she ground her hips down and he pulled out, "can I finish in your mouth?" he hurriedly asked

"Yes" she moaned and then he was over her mouth and her lips wrapped around him her tongue darting out. He finished and she swallowed everything he gave her, using her hand to rub him up and down to make his orgasm lasted longer. She swallowed and he collapsed beside her, gathering her up into his arms. She rested her head on his shoulder and an arm around his waist, his hand was trailing lazily up and down her spine.

"I never imagined it could feel like that" she finally spoke into the quiet

"Yeah me either" he agreed, tugging her closer to him.

"It was good for you then?" she questioned shyly

He hummed, "the best" he assured her, giving her hair a light kiss. She smiled at that and rubbed her hand over his chest. He exhaled and leaned his head against her, incredibly sleepy.

"Marko?" she questioned

"Yeah?" he answered back

"What did you mean when you said I was going to hurt you?" she questioned, his fingers stopping their trail on her ribs. He sighed before answering

"Because you're leaving. I'm not." he said simply and she was saddened by his tone. "You said it yourself last night. It was bound to end because you didn't live here." his tone took on one that Cass was afraid of. He sounded nonchalant and she didn't like it.

"What if I stayed?" she asked, and he let out a scoff.

"Yeah right. Here in Santa Carla? You wouldn't last." Then he detangled himself from her and got up to get dressed, he dressed in a haste trying to make a quick escape.

"And why not?" she let out angrily, tired of his mood swings.

"Because I'm a vampire" he stated and she didn't know what the hell that had to do with anything.

"Well are you going to give me a reason or not?" she asked bitterly

He looked at her like she had 6 heads, "that is a reason!" he justified

"A shitty one, in fact I don't even think that counts as a reason!" she accused, pulling the covers up since he was no longer naked. She sat up to look at him.

"It's as good a reason as any"

"Not really. Why are you trying to get rid of me?" she asked, getting straight to the point. He let out an exasperated breath before growling.

"I'm not trying to get rid of you. If I wanted to do that I would just rip your throat out and be done" his words caused her to flinch violently

"What the fuck is wrong with you?" she yelled and he snapped his head to look at her from his boots.

"Nothing is the matter with me! What's the matter with you?" he argued

"Right now you!" she yelled, throwing her hands up

"Yeah well then leave!" he argued back

"You're in our vacation house!" she pointed out

"I meant Santa Carla!" he seethed and his words shut her up. She looked at him like she didn't know him, and in truth she didn't. She realized the only thing she knew about him was that he was a vampire. Then she realized he was being the exact way she feared he would be, and she was trying so hard not to regret her decision of letting him back in.

"Why?" she questioned in a calmer tone this time

"Because I'm not good for you. Neither is this place, you have a life to go back to." he said shakily

"No I don't. I have an apartment, that I hate. A job I can replace easily. And Erin, who would probably move here in an instant if I asked her too" she shrugged

"Then your life is sadder than I thought" he got up and walked to the door

"So that's it? We're just done, after all of this? After what we just did?" she whispered, feeling her throat tighten up.

"Yeah I guess, I mean come on Cassandra. We wouldn't have worked out, I like other girls too much, I could never be loyal. And to be honest the way you talk about your ex, and your sex life kind of freaks me out." he smirked, but on the inside he was dying. He knew not a bit of what he said was true, but he had to get her to leave. She wasn't safe here, he couldn't always protect her. And he knew she couldn't live this life that he did, she was too much of a light. He never wanted that to dim, so he would let her go. He would let her be with someone that could love her right, give her a better life. Even if it made his black heart break into a million pieces. So he did what he had to, he hurt her so she wouldn't come back, he knew the words to say to crush her feelings, even if he was crushing his own in the process.

Cass opened her mouth to speak, but no words came out. She wondered what she did wrong, why she wasn't good enough, why she was never good enough. The thought made the vice on her heart strengthen until she was in literal pain. She bit her lip to keep from crying out. Little did she know that Marko felt it too, he was in just as much pain as she was. He never wanted her to think she wasn't good enough, because she was. She was more than enough, but he couldn't say that to her.

"I hate you" she whispered finally, a tear slipping out before she could stop it. She squeezed her eyes shut and wrapped her arms around her body. He felt the urge to go wipe it from her face to hold her and never let go, but he didn't do either of those things. Instead, he grabbed the handle and turned it, opening the door before looking over his shoulder at her. She still had her eyes closed, and her heart was thumping loudly. He didn't want to remember her like this, but he knew the sight would haunt him for his long miserable existence.

"Good you should" he said before walking out. He heard her let out a cry and the sound nearly brought him to his knees, he leaned against the wall. He had to force his body down the stairs instead of turning around like it wanted to.

Cass sat in numb silence. She heard what he said and tried to make sense of it. Why would he do this to her? Why would he say all of those sweet things and then turn into the jerk he just was? It's like he wanted her to hate him. The thought made her bolt up right before remembering his words 'i'm not good for you' and telling her she should hate him, and to leave Santa Carla. She got up quickly, throwing on clothes and rushing down the stairs, she didn't have time to think about how Dwayne and Erin were cuddling on the couch, she raced outside and shouted his name. She saw his silhouette walking in the distance, he stopped and turned to look at her.

"Marko please! I could never hate you! Please don't try and force me to!" she pleaded, he stared at her before shaking his head and turning around. She stepped forward to go after him before she choked, falling to her knees. He stopped and turned again, he saw a guy behind her, his knife sliding slowly out of her side. She dropped and he caught her. He gave a smile to Marko before saying

"Sorry Marko, she's mine now" and then he laughed and took off. Marko screamed and flew off towards him, Dwayne came rushing out looking around and seeing no one. He had heard Marko scream, he knew that much, he had felt the pain of his scream. He looked around for any sign of a clue before stopping and kneeling to the ground, he gave a slight sniff and immediately knew it was blood. And the scent was recent and very much Cassandra's.

"What's wrong!?" Erin came rushing out searching the area for danger. Dwanye didn't say anything, the other boys flying in quickly, also feeling their brothers pain.

"What happened? Where's Marko?" David questioned, striding up to Dwayne. Paul sniffed,

"Is that blood?" he asked and then David sniffed to, his eyes zeroing in on Dwayne's finger where he had touched the small pool of blood.

Dwayne nodded in confirmation, "it smells like Cass" Paul whimpered and looked around, looking for any sign of the short girl.

"It is" David confirmed before looking at Dwayne. "What happened?"

"I don't know. I heard Marko scream and when I came out neither of them were out here."

"Shit" Paul cursed, afraid for both his brother and his new friend.

"Cass.. Cass is gone?" Erin whimpered, her lip quivering slightly, her eyes shone with unshed tears. Dwayne pulled her into him and hugged her.

"We don't know anything yet!" David reminded them, and it was then that Marko came stumbling down. David reached out and caught him but Marko sank to the ground, letting out a cry of anguish. He was crying and all of them were so startled by the sight that no one spoke.

"She's gone." Marko cried, pulling at his hair. "She's fucking gone and it's my fault. She's gone and I left her with the worst possible words I could say to her" he sobbed and shook violently.

"Marko what happened?" David got to eye level with the smaller blonde.

"He took her. He stabbed her and took off with her. He was too fast, I couldn't keep up. I lost them. I lost her" and then he was hugging himself. The boys stiffened at his revelation.

"Who is him?" Erin questioned from beside Dwayne, tears falling steadily down her face.

"Thomas"