Gamble of Death

Ice of the night

Edith POV

"Join me for a drink maybe?" He asked.I knew that he was weaker than me. My heart fluttered in excitement.

I don't know what about him made me feel so excited.

I turned around and smiled.

"Sure." I walked with him to balcony.

It was beautiful.The cold air touched my skin immediately as I shivered.

There was a sofa and a small table in the middle.This view was really breathtaking.

I sat down and looked at the stars.

"What are you looking at?" He asked.I smiled but didn't reply.

He sat beside me.

"Stars..." I whispered.He looked at me.

"Do you like stars?" He asked.I nodded and sat closer to him.It was getting a bit chilly but I didn't want to get up and ruin the moment.

"Who doesn't?" I asked.

"I don't." He scoffed.

"Why?" I asked.

"No reason." He whispered and sipped the drink.

"It is not necessary to hide yourself,Blake." I whispered as I put my hand on his.

"You can tell me anything." I smiled.

"I know." He smiled.

"You know,stars,they just appear when the night is clear.When the night has no black clouds or thunderstorms going.They disappear during the morning,when we want to see them." He replied.

"You know, just because we cannot see them doesn't mean that it doesn't exist.It does,behind the crooked skies and clouds." I replied.He handed me a drink as I smiled at him.

"The truth about stars is...just like us people.When a person stands by us during our darkest times,we appreciate the light they give to us but just as the night is over,we don't care where the stars went.In fact,we don't need it at all.People are so blinded by happiness that they forget who stood beside them when they had nothing." I breathed out.

"You're right.It is true." He frowned and looked at me.

"Now will you tell me about you previous life?" I asked.

"Well, nothing too special.You will get bored." He drank slowly.

"I won't." I replied.He smiled and looked at the sky again.

"What do you want to know?" He asked.

"About your family,your former lovers, everything." I said.

"My family never treated me quite well.Maybe,it was because of my father's connections to the underworld and his addiction towards alcohol.My father used to abuse my mother a lot and sometimes me and my brothers as well.One day,I came home from school and saw that two of my aunts was taking my brothers.They didn't take me because I was too old according to her and they couldn't carry the burden of one more extra expense.Then,I was left all alone.However,my mother tried to keep our family in one piece but after realizing that my father didn't care for her,she left me all alone with a monster like him." He sighed.I put my hand on his.

"Then,due to unpaid loans and unkept promises,one of the mafias assassinated him.It was at the crack of dawn,I clearly remember that day.Several armed men burst into our house.Due to his tipsiness,he couldn't protect himself,let alone protect me.When I tried to fight back,one of those mafias were heavily impressed by my skills as a ten year old.They took me to the former underworld lord.That's where I met Mitchell Decker.He was more of a father to me.I thought I would die but he gave me the world and treated me as his own son.He helped me grow up in the world of war.Soon,I learned to stand up on my own." He drank slowly and looked into the depth of the darkness.

"I committed my first murder at the age of fifteen to save Decker.Years later,I heard that my brother,Jason, also had a high post in the underworld."

''Is Jason younger than you?'' I asked.

"Yes,only a couple years.'' He replied.

"He decided to retire when he found his soulmate,Genelia.The girl you saw on television." He quickly said it.

"But,they wouldn't let him retire so I got rid of everyone who wouldn't let him retire." He said.

"Got rid of?" I asked, thinking what it meant.

"It is what you are thinking." He cleared my misconception and proved that he really killed those who stood in his way.

He hesitated for a moment and then continued,"When Decker learnt about it,he cleared my messes and said it will be okay."

He c****d his head towards me to see if I was awake.I gave him a smile as he continued with his story,"To my disappointment,he gave the position of the underworld lord to his son.His son did nothing for him.He always treated Decker like trash yet he gifted his legacy to him and not me.Whereas,I gave my blood and sweat for him." He clenched his fists.I could feel his anger and pain.

"Then?" I asked.

"Then,I shot him." He looked at me.I gasped and let go of his hands.

"He was like a father to you." I said as I trembled.All these times,I've been playing with him seeing how kind he was.He was dangerous.

He immediately went quiet after realizing what he said.I held his hands immediately.

"He betrayed me." He said.

"I understand." I shook my head.

"Since my first murder,there was this thirst inside of me.I couldn't control my thirst for blood.I was so hungry to kill.I wanted everything under my control.I killed Decker's son and took over the underworld." He said.I gave him a long hug.He wrapped his hands around me.I settled down and sat beside him.

"You didn't deserve what happened to you." I said.

"I used to kill people,every day,every hour.I used to torture people.I became heartless at a time until...this girl." He whispered.I narrowed my eyes as he looked at me.

"Claire,she changed me.She took care of me like no one else did.She turned around my whole world.She made me believe that I had a heart.Then,I slowed down hurting people.She was my entire world.Everytime she walked into a room full of crowds,my eyes would be fixated on her.My heart used to beat for her.I held her hand and promised that she will always be the woman I love no matter what.Everything was perfect.We were supposed to get married two years ago,until she decided to cheat on me with my youngest brother, Aaron.Then,I let her go completely." He looked at the stars and sipped his drink.

I stared at him.I was jealous.I wasn't supposed to be jealous.Somehow,when he said that she was and will always be the woman he love,those words pierced through my heart.

I looked at his hand.I've always noticed his engagement ring but never talked about it, thinking that it might be crossing the line.

It hurt me yet I didn't know why.

I took a heavy breath when he looked at me.

"That's why you are afraid of love?" I asked without making any eye contact.He nodded and smiled.I grabbed a drink and looked at the stars.

"Your engagement ring." I whispered.

"What's with it?" He asked.

"You don't wear it when you are with me." I whispered.

He stared at me like I was something special.

"Because,you make me forget about the pain." He whispered.

"Do you still think about her?" I asked.

"No." He replied in a deep voice.He stood up and walked towards the corner.He opened his ring and threw it away.

"I came to do this tonight." He whispered.

"Why?" I asked.

"I was wrong.I never knew what love is, Desdemona." He walked back again.

"Don't say that.Just because you've been betrayed by loving, doesn't mean you should stop believing in love." I whispered.

"What about you? Pretty sure, you had many boyfriends before." He laughed a little.

"No.I never had one.I don't believe in love.Moreover,I am too precious." I smirked at him.

"You are precious,Des... You so are." He looked at the sky and wrapped his hands around my waist.It sent butterflies in my stomach.

"You are precious too,Blake.You just need to see it." I whispered to him.I lifted my head from his shoulder and looked at him.

"I thought she changed me but that wasn't the truth.I was the one who changed myself.I thought that a person like me would never have a happy ending so I opened up to her." He said.Now he was saying things which were making me happy.

"I promise..." I whispered as I held him tightly..."You will find someone better."

He looked at me.

"I feel so weak towards you,Des." He said weakly.He leaned towards me and looked into my eyes.

"I forget everything when I am with you." He whispered in my ear.I looked into my eyes.Why did it feel so wrong yet so right? Why were we so close? Did we both love crossing boundaries? The answer was yes.Did I want him? Yes.Did he want me? I hope so.

His fingers moved to my jaw as he slowly rubbed my skin.His eyes held so much emotions yet I failed to recognise what it meant.

He breathed out in my face.His hot breath sent shivers down my spine.

What was it? Was it love or lust? Was it an obsession or an addiction? Was it a beginning of a beautiful relationship or a deadly poison?

It was a cold night yet I was feeling warm.I was feeling so warm between his arms that it felt like I was melting.It felt like the whole world stopped moving.It felt like the clouds would break in two and the ground would fly us to the moon.

His touch on my flawless skin was enrapturing and tantalizing.

Every time,he came closer,it enticed me and I wanted to go further, knowing that there was no going back.

Maybe I liked taking risks and maybe he liked breaking rules.Maybe we both were so selfish that we only wanted each other for ourselves.Despite knowing that once the night is over, no memories of this beautiful dusk will ever matter to us.

His touch always electrocuted me.When he touched me,it felt like I was under his control and I was ready to kneel down and obey him.

As if he was a god.

As if I was his heartbeat.

When his nose touched mine,our lips brushed gently as I felt each and every hair on my skin rise.My heart started to beat faster than the speed of light.It felt like it was ready to burst out of my chest any moment.I lost the ability to speak,or to process what was happening because at that moment,I wanted to capture every special second in my heart.

I closed my eyes and breathed out.He didn't kiss me yet our lips touched each other's for what felt like a whole eternity.A strong wave of wind rushed through as it touched our body,making us both shiver.

I could hear the trees rustling,almost as if the leaves were praising us.

When I looked at him,the moon shone on him, highlighting his forehead,making him more and more handsome.

My knees softened at the sight of him.He was a man that exudes sexuality, intentionally or not, and sends me into overdrive.He was charming and sensual at same time.His smile always drove me crazy and I couldn't under why until tonight.

He attracted me so much that I was ready to look at him until the night falls.

He had all the qualities which made him the perfect man.He was kind with a hint of dangerous.He was handsome with a hint of appealing.He was everything one can dream of in a man.

"Forever." He whispered.It sent a dangerous shock to my body when I felt his lips move against mine.I was slowly losing my ability to breathe.If he doesn't stop,I could lose myself.I would go crazy.

A voice rose from inside my heart and replied to him,"Meant to be."

My heart? My heart never spoke to me.Not until today.In fact,today my heart took over control and spoke some magic words for me.

Blake Alaric.He gave me the best part of my life.Something I would forever hold onto no matter where the future takes or what the future holds for us.If someone asked me,what was the best moment of my life,I would answer that my night with Blake when he kissed me for the first time.

He finally captured my lips.Breaking all the boundaries and all the walls he had created,he ravished my lips like a hungry werewolf who wanted to eat me up.When his tongue touched mine,my mind went blank.I left control over my soul and body because at that moment he was the person controlling me.I loved it.I loved how he kissed me with so much aggression.I could feel his blood of passion surge through his veins.He kissed me like I was the last person left.He kissed me like he was drowning and I saved him.He kissed me in fear that the night will end any second.

He paused the kiss for a millisecond to breathe.He immediately captured my lips again.He wrapped his arms around my waist tightly and pulled me closer.I hooked my legs around his waist and wrapped my hand around his neck.The feeling of his strong and stiff muscles made me crazy as I cupped his face and deepened the kiss.His strong and sweet musk lingered around my nostrils.He smelt extremely manly,like a boss ordering around in a dark and cold room, like the blue mountains,like the dark and cold nights.He tasted like wine and cigarettes and everytime I kissed him,his lips triggered me more to continue.I secretly prayed that our kiss would never end, knowing that it was impossible but I still did.Both of our lips were drenched with each other's saliva.

When my hand touched his chest,I felt like I was his heartbeat and he was meant for me.

Soon,he broke off the kiss and looked at me.His chest rapidly rose and dropped.He was breathing heavily and so was I.

I wanted more.He wanted more but we couldn't.What we did was more than we should've.What we did was more than what we planned to do.

I could never get enough of him.Never.

He placed my messy hair behind my ear and looked into my eyes.His fingers rubbed my flushed,red cheeks.I looked down shyly.He looked behind me as I heard some birds chirping.

The sun rose slowly and that's when his sharp gaze missed mine and he looked behind me to see the sun rise.

It was the crack of dawn and the night was over.

Whatever it was,I felt something in my heart and not lust.