Chapter 33

Brittany's POV

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A weight shifted beside me, making me aware of the sleeping beauty beside me. My eyes shifted to his disheveled golden hair that reached above his eyebrows, his long eyelashes-  wait, he had long eyelashes?

It made him more beautiful.

I noticed his flawless pale skin and those ever so soft and plump lips. Making me want to lean in and kiss him.

I didn't notice the smirk playing on his lips till he opened his eyes.

"Wanna kiss me huh?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.

I could feel the heat crawling up my cheeks. Screw this mind reading ability!

"Hmm, maybe I should read your thoughts more often". He said thoughtfully, getting up on his elbow.

"I- I huh... I umm-" I was totally speechless.

"You what?" He asked with an amused expression on his face. His tone was so seductive. He inched his face closer to mine.

"You know, you're such an amusing creature. I've had a few pets before you but you, you're different". He whispered in my ear.

He gently nibbled on my earlobe, almost earning a moan from me but my teeth and lips saved me from the embarrassing noise.

Such small actions brought out so many reactions out of me. Again, I had to decide if what was happening was actually wrong or right.

I was so indecisive... It had to stop at least until I could put a name to what was between us.

"S-sorry, excuse me". I said and rushed into the bathroom.

I leaned my head against the bathroom door. I knew I was falling for my master. It hurt to know that there was nothing I could do about it. I was just an ordinary pet so I had to forget about my feelings.

I didn't want to fall for him. Hell, I didn't even know if he felt the same way. Even if he did, obstacles were always there. The council, all the kingdoms in our region, the law, everything was against us. Things would get too complicated.

After taking in a couple of breaths to calm myself down, I rinsed my face and went back to the room.

Cole sat at the edge of the bed. He appeared to be deep in thought.

I cleared my throat.

"Umm, sorry for that". I apologized but he didn't reply.

I thought I saw some sort of emotion in his eyes but it was gone before I could put a name to it.

Standing close to the door was Larissa, looking not so vibrant. Her eyes were swirling with emotions but mostly hurt and something else I couldn't quite decipher.

"Is it because of her?" Her voice actually broke.

I thought vampires didn't have emotions but Larissa proved me wrong.

Cole was the first vampire you saw showing emotions, not Larissa.

Whatever.

Larissa looked like she was on the verge of crying but somehow, she still managed not to.

But seriously, what was happening here?

"Tell me, is it because of her?!?" Larissa yelled but she didn't get as much as a flinch from Cole.

Then I got the shock of my life! A tear drop ran down her right cheek. Another tear followed, running down her left cheek but she quickly wiped it off.

"You- do you seriously like your pet? Like are you falling in love with her?" She asked.

Silence. That was the only answer she got.

I was also curious so I was a bit disappointed. Cole just maintained a cold and emotionless face.

"Larissa,". He finally spoke.

"I don't care if you think I'm refusing your proposal for my pet. All I know is that I'm not getting married to you. I'm not ready to get married". He continued.

Marriage?

"Do you think I want this too?!?" She yelled. "It was all dad's decision. I have to get married to you or Kayden's kingdom will be merged with Damon's. You know what that means, don't you?"

"Since you're obviously not ready to get married, I'll tell dad to stop the wedding preparations but know this, I'm not the only person that will be affected, it'll affect your entire kingdom... Probably the entire east region". She said.

That seemed to get his attention. He turned sharply to look at her.

"What do you mean?" He asked. His voice was turning menacingly dark. His pureblood was surfacing. Any little slip up, his pureblood would fully surface.

I did the first thing I could think of.  I walked over to Larissa.

"M- ma'am, I think his pureblood is surfacing". I falsely stuttered, speaking in my meekest voice.

She nodded. No rude comment, she just nodded.

"I'll leave now but I have something to say so listen carefully". She said.

" I- I huh.. I'm huh, you know, I'm huh- I-" Was she trying to apologize? Maybe vampires didn't like saying 'sorry' too because Cole always avoided saying that word to everyone... Well, everyone except me.

"I'm huh- I apologize for always being mean to you. I just saw you as an obstacle between us, I mean, all his pets are but... I'm still surprised he hasn't ki- Never mind. I'll leave now". She said and left.

Well, what was that?

Maybe she hit her head against the wall and then forgot how to behave for a slight moment, that was definitely not the Larissa that I was used to.

I carefully walked over to where Cole was sitting and sat beside him, maintaining a safe distance between us.

"I'm scary, right?" Cole asked, laughing humorlessly.

"N-no, I just wanted you to have some personal space". I said.

At least that wasn't a total lie.

"You seem to have forgotten that I can read your thoughts". He said.

Oh, that's right.

"I'm not scared of you. It's just your pureblood... You seem to lose control when it surfaces". I said.

"But my pureblood is part of me... I've never hurt you, pureblood or not, so why can't you accept me just the way I am... Why can't you Britt?!" The anger in his voice was really evident.

This vampire had to be his period because what was up with him and his weird mood changes.

His eyes shifted from their normal golden color to black.

"Cole, I'm not scared of you anymore. Now that you mentioned it, you never hurt me even when your pureblood surfaces. You're still the same Cole to me. To others, you might have changed but you'll always be the same Cole to me". I said.

Okay, that sounded kind of cheesy.

I cupped his face and got lost into his eyes that were still shifting from golden orbs to black ones.

I told him the truth. My fear of him had vanished a long time ago. I had never seen him pour out so much emotion. His eyes had completely shifted back to normal.

"I'm not scared of you anymore". I said and engulfed his cold body in a warm hug.

He tensed up at first but later relaxed into the hug.

Ha! So it works on vampires too.

He hugged me back and buried his head in the crook of my neck.

"Do you know why I don't want to get married to Larissa?" He murmured but I heard and shook my head.

"I like someone else... I'm probably falling in love with her. Do you want to know who?" He asked.

I curiously nodded.

"I know falling for her is a bit uh- illegal but trust me, I've tried to suppress the feelings but it just didn't work... It just feels impossible". He said.

"She's a very amusing creature, she's beautiful without even realizing it... That girl is- That girl is you, Brittany. I think I have fallen in love with you".

That moment, the world around me stopped.

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A/N: Hey guys!

Cliffhanger yassss!!!

Sooo, I updated this chapter for you guys so you'd be patient enough to wait for the next chapter for the next... Two or three weeks.

I formed this chapter in a couple of boring classes... Hehehe- trust me, it killed the boredom.

Writing is just so much fun when you don't have writer's block :-)

Thoughts about this chapter?

Do you think Larissa was acting up or was she being sincere?

Well, we'll find out cause I don't know too.

Cole confessed to our darling Britt!!! This may mark the great beginning of Briole...

(Guys, ship their names too... It may be better than mine so hit that comment box below!)

See you in the next two or three weeks 😘

PS: (For all BTS fans)

What'd be your reaction when 'Black Swan' starts playing on the radio?

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