Rejecting The Vampire Lord

chapter 6

Ava

As soon as Lucifer opened his eyes I wanted to scream my lungs out. I saw Lucifer's face change and his eyes became black, completely black. Veins were popping out of his forehead and around his eyes which were also black. He looked magnificent and somehow terrifying to look at.

A gut-wrenching scream left my mouth as soon as he looked dead into my eyes and tilted his head slightly, furrowing his eyebrows in confusion. I tried to shake my hand away from his hold but his grip was too tight for me.

" Monster!!!" I yelled looking at him. He looked hurt by my statement but at this moment I only cared for my life.

The next moment I was pulled to his chest and spun around by him while he was holding me to his chest and both of his hands were holding me protectively close to his body. His actions could have melted my heart but all I could think right now is who is he? Or should I say what is he?

In the chaos going on around us, I could still hear my heartbeat that was beating against my chest. All I wanted to see right now was whether what I just saw was real or not. How could a person turn into a complete monster in no second? I was about to raise my head to look at his face for one more time when he said,

" Don't!" His voice was no more recognizable. It sounded more like an animal was talking to me. Hearing his voice my core shook in fear and unknowingly I clutched his suit tightly in my fist, shutting my eyes tightly. I knew I was in danger and I should run away from him for my life but being here like this in his arms felt safe and I felt like I'm home.

Why on earth did I agree to come out today? I shouldn't have listened to that maniac Linda. My brain was reeling with questions when I heard something that chilled my bones.

" Long time no see, Lucifer," I heard someone say with a laugh that could make anyone's soul Crawl out of their body.

" Ivan?" Lucifer reached out before his body went stiff for a moment. But there was no response, he only laughed.

" I thought you died on that battlefield," he hissed like he was not happy with Lucifer being alive. Although I didn't know what he was talking about and what had happened on that battlefield. Wait, what battlefield?

" After all you sacrificed your soul for that princess. You shouldn't have come back to the life he said as he paced the floor back and forth while mocking Lucifer.

" What do you want?" Lucifer said gritting his teeth, rage was visible in his tone.

" Oh straight to the point," he said with a chuckle.

" The throne. Nothing more nothing less," he hissed at Lucifer like he was mad at him. Thorne? What throne?

" In your dreams," Lucifer gritted out.

" Oh, is that so? Then why don't you let me have her as my plaything? Or you just want everyone to suffer just like they did when you perished for that *t," he hissed at Lucifer. Judging from his tone he is provoking Lucifer. I knew he was getting successful at provoking Lucifer from he was shaking in pure rage.

I didn't know who he was talking about. I know one thing that made me jealous as hell.

" Back off, Ivan and we will both leave unharmed," Lucifer said, still holding me to his chest.

I have this strange urge to putting my hand on his chest to calm him down, but b can process what is happening a strong wind hit my back and with a blink of an eye I tore away from his body and hit the back of the sofa with so much force that for a second my vision blurred as pain surge through my back. For a moment my breath stopped and I groaned in pain.

" Ava!!!" I heard Linda cry out. It took me a minute or two to gasp for air. I looked to my sides to find Linda crouching by my side as she rubbed my back with concern written all over her face.

" I'm so sorry, Ava. Only if I knew that these meetings would turn out like this I would have never bought you here," she said, guilt dripping from her voice. I narrowed my eyes at her as I stared at her thinking if she knew all of this beforehand. If this was all planned?

" Who is he, Linda? What is he? Are you one of…. I trailed off as I was unable to process the fact that maybe she is one of them. A cold shiver runs down my spine as my eyes bulge thinking of the possibilities.

" Ava… she said, unable to say anything further.

The sound of a loud bang and the crushing of glasses pulled me out of my thoughts. I looked towards the sound and my jaw fell on the floor.

I saw both of them fighting each other at a lightning speed. I couldn't see what was happening but I can tell that they were clawing at each other from the sound of growling that was coming from both of them. I tore my gaze from them and looked at Linda in terror.

" They are not human, right?" I asked her with wide eyes.

" Ava," she said, trying to touch my arm but backing off from her touch. A look of hurt flashed in her eyes.

" You are one of them, aren't you?" I asked when the realisation was drawn to me.

" Answer me!!" I demanded when she didn't respond.

" I can't," she said as she shook her head.

I was going to say something when an extreme force made me stand up and I was jerked away before I hit the bar counter, making me almost blind in pain. A low scream left my mouth as I saw the man called Ivan coming towards me with a horrifying look. But before he could reach me Lucifer blocked him using his body.

Ivan moved at a lightning speed but Lucifer was fast enough to grab him by his neck before throwing him away. Ivan landed on his feet with a sickening smile played his lips.

" Stay away from her," he said growling at him.

" Everything dear to you will be destroyed if you don't hand over the throne," he said.

" In your dream, Ivan," Lucifer said and turned to me before crouching down to my level.

" I am so sorry, love," he mumbled in a mere whisper.

" She is your mate, isn't she? This will be fun," she said. Lucifer's face hardened hearing his words but it did nothing to him. Instead he lifted me in his arms in bridal style as he stood and turned towards Ivan.

Ivan smiled at him and then his gaze fell on me.

" Marvellous little creature," he said and came towards me. But before he could reach us felt something pull us away from the scene. The sudden move made me sick to my stomach and my head spun. I closed my eyes tightly and held on to him.

" Open your eyes, Ava," his calming and soothing voice said.

My eyes flew open and I found myself still in his arms as he stared down at me. I looked around to see where I was and saw I was in a large living room. I looked around my surroundings and saw everything was lavish and expensive.

" Are you all right," his voice made me look at him again. My cheeks flamed as I remembered I was still in his arms. Then everything flooded in my head that happened just a minute ago.

" My lord," Linda said as she came into the room from nowhere.