We live, We love, We lie

Chapter 18

Angela's POV :

I woke up when the sunshine seeped through the room and I opened my eyes slowly to register what was going on. I don't remember anything from yesterday after I lashed out on Yakov. The Neanderthal! He must've made me forget what happened.

He was sleeping beside me and when he sensed that I got up, he got up too.

"Good morning sweetheart." He said groggily and I wanted to do nothing but kiss him like crazy, but I remembered what he did.

I narrowed my eyes at him and said, "Why did you erase my memory?"

He looked taken aback by my question. He looked the other way and said, "No I didn't."

"Look into my eyes and say that."

He ran his fingers through his hair and looked directly into my eyes. "I did it for your own good."

"What? You must've done something with Dorothy and I must've caught you, so you decided to erase my memory." I don't know, but something in my body is telling me to let out my tears and forcing me to give up the tough façade.

"What nonsense are you talking about Angela? I don't like Dorothy! For god's sake, why won't you believe me."

"You have no idea what it feels like. Feeling so insecure about yourself if someone takes away the person you like. My parents didn't want me, so I can't help but feel insecure about myself. One day, you will forget me and head on with some other girl.

Now, you look at me with so much adoration and love that I could just cry, but what if tomorrow you won't look at me with the same emotion? What if you look at some other girl with those eyes?

What if one day you get bored of me and decide to move on? It would be like putting a stake through my heart. That's why I don't love anyone so easily because I am afraid that they'll leave me one day.

I want to hate you, but I can't. I want to love you, but I can't. Why do you make me feel this way?"

By the time I finished my rant, I was in tears and before I could say anything else, Yakov's lips were gently placed on mine.

He pulled away and held me. "Oh baby, I'm so sorry. I didn't know that you felt this way. But, I swear that I will never leave you till my last breath. I won't be together with any other girl other than you. I won't look at any other girl with this much adoration. I will always love you and want only you as my soulmate. This is my swear to you." He cut open his palm and put the blood on my lips.

As vampire instinct, I instantly licked it off my lips and Yakov put his palm near my mouth to drink his blood and so I did. After I was done, I asked him,

"What was all that about?"

Before he could say anything, we both were lifted off the ground by a blue shield. We both were in the shield and the force crushed us together. Our bodies were crammed together and finally, our lips connected with each other. Even if we were trying to let go of each other's hold or lips, the force would not let us. At last, Yakov fell to the ground and landed on his feet. I fell and landed in his arms.

He said, "That blood you drank is my swear to you. Until I die, I should follow that swear. My heart is connected to your heart now. The day I break that promise will be the day all the blood in my body will turn into poison and I will die. If I die, you will die within the next hour. Now, I wouldn't want that. do you believe me now?"

I basically wasn't the emotional girl, but this time I covered my mouth to stop crying out of happiness. I flung my arms around him and he wrapped his arms around me in a possessive protective way.

He said, "You are all mine now."

I chuckled and said, "I am all yours now and YOU are mine. You did the impossible by making me say this cheesy line."

He chuckled and I said, "Yakov? I'm so sorry."

"For what darling?"

"For the things that I said to you before and making you swear to me. I'm so sorry. If you do anything against that swear-"

He placed his index finger on my lips and said, "Ssshhhh, I know that I will never go against that swear. I don't regret a second of my swear. I would make a billion swears just to be with you and you know what? You just did the impossible by making me into a cheesy guy. How would anyone think that the vampire king, a business man and a mafia leader would become cheesy?"

"Oh Yakov! I'm so honoured to make you feel this way my king. My heart will explode with your kindness oh good lord."

"Oh enough with the sarcasm. So you're finally calling me lord?"

"Yeah, so what happened to those two people that I scared off in that maid outfit?"

"Did you think that I would ever associate with humans?"

"You associated with me."

"Well that's different. Both of them were vampires and they knew the trick you were playing."

"Then....why did you go berserk that day when I didn't do anything."

"Angela.........I can't tell you that."

"We're mates Yakov. We were put together so that we can overcome our problems together."

I touched his cheek and said, "Tell me."

"If I tell you, will you run away from me?"

"How in the world did you think that I would run away from YOU? If it's anyone, it would be you running away from me."

He sighed and said, "I'm cursed. Every blood moon, I get cursed and hit anything that comes my way. Maybe kill. I beg of you Angela, stay away from me every blood moon."

I stood on my tippy-toes and pecked his lips, "We will overcome it together."

He gave me an unsure smile and sighed, "I have a wonderful mate and you know what else?"

"What?"

He came near my ear and whispered, "My wonderful mate can start loving me now."