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"You chose to hear it. Just don't try to run, alright?
You won't succeed."
~Roxanna Shallow

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Evan:

"Please don't go..." I pleaded with her. My voice seemed to echo with my surroundings.

"You just said you don't want me. Go ahead. Go and find your love," She told me calmly. She pressed her lips to mine. 

I held her face firmly and tried to kiss her back, "Please don't leave me."

She held my hands and pulled them away from her face. She looked furious, "Go ahead. Go find your person." 

Just like that, she faded. I yelled her name. I pleaded for her to come back. But, it was like screaming into a tunnel. 

Roxanna, I'm so sorry that I spoke shit. Please come back.

Soon, it changed. I was tied up. I was whipped. I trembled as I repeated certain words over and over again, "It isn't real. This isn't real."

But, I felt my back bleed. The pain seemed so real. Maybe, this is real. Maybe, they drugged me and I dreamed up Roxanna. 

"Roxanna!! Please come back," I sobbed. She didn't leave. She wouldn't leave. I know that she won't. All of that has to be real. The way she kissed me is real! She's the only one who would kiss me. None of my clients ever kissed me. Nobody ever kissed me.

I screamed as the whip hit kissed my body more brutally than before. My blurry eyes caught sight of the blood gathering at my feet. Wetness touched my back and down my legs.

"Evan! Wake up," I heard Roxy's voice. "Evan!"

My eyes shot open and I was on my bed with Roxanna looming over me. I was safe. But, I was sitting on some wet fabric. I sat up in alarm and felt around. I began weeping loudly. When had it come down to this? I had peed myself... 

"Shhh... That's okay. You're okay. I promise," Roxy rubbed my back and spoke comforting words into my ear.

Why is she putting up with my pathetic self? I don't deserve her hospitality. Don't I disgust her?

She pulled me out of the bed. It was still dark outside and the room was lit by a dim light. I bit down my sobs as I saw Hallie standing by the door with tears running down her face.

I stumbled towards the bathroom with Roxanna's help. She helped me inside, under the showerhead. She walked back outside and took Hallie back to bed.

I stripped and washed my body with trembling hands and ample soap to rid whatever scents my past clients had left on my body. I made a mental note to ask Roxy if there's any way to mask or rid their traces on me. But for now, I scratched and scrubbed my skin until it burned. 

I don't ever want to sleep again. If I end up wetting my bed again, I don't know what I'd do. I stopped crying. But, I didn't want to go back out. How do I face her? Now that she's proved that I'm good for nothing, pathetic and broken beyond repair... I just stood under the hot, steaming water and let it burn me hoping that it would melt and wash away my scars. Of course, that wouldn't happen.

I felt someone turn off the shower. I wouldn't look at her. I felt extremely ashamed of myself. 

"Hey..." She walked close to me and touched my face. "Let's get you into something comfortable, alright?"

She gave me a towel, pulled me out of the bathroom, and grabbed some clothes as I stared at the ruined mattress. The room stank of urine. Now would be a good time for the ceiling to fall and kill me. I'd embrace it gladly. Death felt very inviting to me right now. 

She helped me clothe myself and pulled me out of the room. She took me to a third room that I assumed to be hers. The bed looked clean like it was never slept upon. 

She climbed in first and pulled me in. I slipped under the warm silk sheets but sat upright. If I fell asleep, I'd ruin this mattress too!

"Do you want to watch something?" She asked me.

I just shook my head slightly. I still wouldn't meet her eyes. She seemed to look at me for a while and then got off the bed. 

She walked out of the room and I took the moment to look around. There was a television fixed on the wall facing the bed. The room had a black and white theme. A beautiful black and white painting of scenery adorned the wall to my left. To my right was a door leading to the bathroom.

Fifteen minutes later, Roxanna came back with a huge glass bowl filled with mint ice-cream topped with hot chocolate syrup and a brownie. 

She sat down beside me, "Here, dig in! You'll need it."

It looked tempting but I just eyed it. 

She sighed and placed the bowl aside. She held my face between her hands and I shut my eyes tightly. Much to my surprise, I felt her lips touch mine. She kissed me slow and chaste. The amount of passion in the kiss kicked aside a lot of my insecurities. It made me wonder why... why she was being gentle with me... Why is she giving me comfort?

I felt her place her forehead against mine and her warm breath fanned my face. "Open your eyes, Evan..." She whispered.

I opened my eyes and met her ocean blue orbs. A gentle emotion swirled in her eyes. She looked as if she adored me. I frowned. 

"You're the strongest person that I've ever known. I'm so sorry that I spoke rubbish to you earlier," her voice felt like a soothing balm to my aching heart. 

I shook my head and winced again. I needed to remember the bruise on my neck more often. I sighed. Whatever she spoke "earlier" was the truth and she knows it. She's just trying to make me feel better. My shoulders slumped.

"Talk to me. What are you thinking?" She asked me, a hard frown took over her smooth features.

"You told me that I still smell like them... My scars look nasty and permanent. It's done. They've scarred me for life. I can't ever rid of it. And now, I peed in my sleep. Where is this going to end? Can't you just suck me dry and end it all? Or are you going to threaten to use Hallie in place of me?" Yup! My mouth perfectly knows how to spew bullcrap.

"Listen, Pet. I may be brutal and cunning but I ain't so low. How could you think that I would ever use Hallie?" She looked annoyed and her eyes tinged red. 

Dammit! I better put a filter on my mouth. New rule: Never anger Roxanna. It doesn't end well at all.

Her eyes seemed to switch colors from blue to red as she looked at me intensely as if waiting for me to explain myself. I tensed and froze. 

She just sighed heavily and rolled her eyes. They went back to being their ocean blue color. She touched my face and her fingers seemed to trace my stubble, "Look. Listen to me. Whatever I spoke in the afternoon is all a big fat lie!"

"I just wanted you to accept me. You have no idea how much I regret talking that nonsense! Those scars make you look like a warrior. They show how strong and resilient you've been. They don't look ugly at all! You don't smell like those filthy pieces of shit. You don't have their traces at all. You smell... like you! I've never smelled anything as alluring as you," She came close and placed a lingering kiss on my jaw.

I looked at her to find any trace of a lie. She could be lying. She may be very good at hiding her emotions. But, her eyes told a different story... as if she truly adored me and meant every word.

She moved my hands and proceeded to sit on my lap slowly without any sudden movement. I moved back and leaned against the bed frame. She traced her hands down my chest and I took in a sharp breath. My face began heating up.

But then, she just cuddled softly against me and placed another kiss on my jaw with a breathtaking smile. 

"But, I peed my bed. Don't you feel disgusted?" I uttered my fear.

She shrugged as it isn't a great deal, "Of course, not! It's absolutely normal. You had a very bumpy ride last day. You'll be okay. Even if it happens over and over again, I'll still be here with you. It's going to be okay! It'll only get better." 

I instantly relaxed, "Really? But, why do you want to be with me?"

She froze and drew away from my chest. She managed to mask her nervousness well. But, her fingers meddled with her light golden strands and gave it away.

I wrapped my arms around her frame and pulled her close. She let me do so. Her breasts were pressed against my chest. Deep down, I cherished the feeling. 

"Tell me. Why do you want me around?"

She pursed her lips and opened them to talk. She lost her words. After a short pause, She tried again, "I... Uh- I just need you around."

I chuckled at her response, "You want me around because you need me around? Let me rephrase that. Why do you need me around?"

She cleared her throat and shrugged as if she wasn't nervous, "I like having you around."

"Aww... The predator's feeling nervous!" I retorted.

She scowled deeply and spoke sternly, "I am not nervous."

"Then, tell me. Why do you want me to stick around?"

She sighed and seemed to make up her mind. She looked at me in the eye, "You chose to hear it. Just don't try to run, alright? You won't succeed."

I rose a brow. Great! What does she have in stock for me? I could only hope that it wasn't anything intense.

"I don't just want you around, Evan. I need you around! I can't tolerate the idea of someone else touching you. You are mine. Mine to touch. Mine to kiss and even make love to," her eyes seemed to take on a red tinge, her fingers curled over the collar of my shirt. She bent down and ran her tongue around my neck over the bruise that she gave me earlier. I threw my head back in ecstasy and let her tongue work wonders. 

 She had more to say as she nibbled and licked my wound, "Mine to care for. Even your heart belongs to me. Fall in love with me, Evan..."

She placed a kiss on my throat and I gasp as sensations hit my nether regions. My mind went fuzzy, unable to comprehend what she was saying.

"Give your heart to me. I want to be your everything... I want to be yours until the end." She held my face gently and pressed her lips to mine. Her tongue slipped into my mouth without my permission but I didn't care. I wanted this.

She kissed me deep and hot. She explored me like the way she did the very first time that she kissed me. I pulled her closer to myself and slipped my fingers into her soft hair. I tried to kiss her back but she was getting rough and almost desperate. It became difficult to keep up.

When I thought that she was going to break my neck, she realized and drew away. She was panting and looked slightly pink in the face. I didn't think it was possible in Vampires. 

My mind then quickly recalled whatever she confessed. I just stilled as I waited for it to sink into my brain. I was still panting from the kiss. What the hell did she just say?!

Fall in love with me, Evan...

Give your heart to me. I want to be your everything... I want to be yours until the end.

She looked worried as if she was afraid of how I'd take in the information. I blinked several times trying to make sense of those words as if I'd forgotten English in a matter of minutes. My brain felt fried and disoriented. What a kiss can do to a person...

After about three minutes of cooling my brain, I spoke out. "What do you mean?" 

Her frown deepened and she let out a sigh. I watched her lick her lips, "I love you." She rested a hand on the side of my neck.

My heart was falling and I felt my breathing quicken, "You- You do?"

She nodded her head and looked very serious, "Fall in love with me, Evan... Work it out with me. I want to keep kissing you every single day until the end. I don't care how difficult it may be. I just want to be with you." 

I breathed deeply letting the new information sink in. Hope blossomed in my chest, "does this mean that you'll change me into a vampire?"

She laughed as if I just spoke a hilarious joke. I narrowed my eyes at her as I felt extreme embarrassment burn through me. 

"Nope. Not at all! You'll always be a human. How else would I dominate you?" she whispered and placed a chaste kiss on my lips. I groaned at her revelation. 

"So, will you work it out with me? I don't care how long it takes but you'll love me eventually," She gave her cocky signature smirk. 

I rolled my eyes, "Do I have a choice?"

She put on an act as if to think over it deeply. I rose an eyebrow at her mock pondering. She shook her head sternly, "Nope! You don't seem to have a choice. You're stuck with me until the end."

I chuckled, "That's what I thought."

"You wanna grab that ice cream now?"

"Yes. Yes, please!"

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A/N:

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