bChapter /b210

Sienna’s POV:

My eyes snapped open and I groaned as I shifted.

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My head was pounding, a dull, persistent throb that resonated deep in my skull. I pushed up from the unfamiliar bed. A hiss of pain escaped my lips, before I pped my hand over my mouth. My back was sore. My eyes, still bleary from sleep, caught on to the manying naked beside me on his stomach. His back is onplete disy. My mind was a nk, half empty te, with a single, powerful thought echoing through the void: what had I done?

A wave of vertigo washed over me, a nauseating thing that made the room spin. I squeezed my eyes shut trying to recall the events of the morning. Bits and pieces, like a broken mirror, shed through my mind: his face, his lips, his hands, the feel of his skin against mine.

The memory was a hot, searing thing that made my cheeks burn.

Had I gonepletely insane? I looked down at my own naked self, my hands trembling as they reached down to my body. I wasn’t wet, nor did I smell funky like I’d expected. Had he cleaned me up? A soft, quiet sense of disbelief washed over me. But did that even matter when my whole body was proof of our encounter? I pushed off the bed, my limbs shaky from the exhaustion and made my way to the bathroom mirror.

My jaw dropped open at the sight before me.

I was covered in hickeys and bruises. My heart jumped as I moved forward, my feet slow. I ran a shaky hand over my chest, over my stomach, over my hips, the phantom pain of each touch, each bite, a sharp, searing thing. Each bite brought back shes of memory that left me breathless. Then my eyes snapped on something.

What the… My gaze focused on the ck and purple bite mark at the side of my neck, a deep, angry thing that stood out against the pale skin of my throat. My heart jumped ferociously, a wild, panicked idea formed in my mind.

No. No. No. Please let this be a joke. It couldn’t be right? How was this even possible? It had to be… what had I done?! The question was a loud, frantic screaming in my head.

I pulled the bathroom door open softly and grabbed my clothes from the floor silently before I pulled them on over myself. I didn’t even care to take a shower before I made my way out of the hotel.

I cursed under my breath as I remembered leaving my phone in my car in the morning. It was past midnight. I had been with him there for hours. The thought made my stomach churn in fear. I grabbed a cab- thankfully it wasn’t hard to find them in this area–and I made my way home as I sighed in defeat.

I was in for it, wasn’t I?

I didn’t feel any heat anymore, the fire was gone, but the ghost of it remained, a dull, aching thing in my bones. I could tell my emotions had calmed a lot. But no matter what, it felt like things would never be the same again. My surroundings were bright with colors, the vibrant hues of the night city reflecting against the car window as I traced circles on it.

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This only confirmed my belief that him being near me somehow affected my color perception.

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Damn it, was he a magical unicorn or what? I didn’t feel thirsty either, the raw, gnawing hunger I had felt for Haider’s blood waspletely gone. Did I drink his blood earlier? I must have. The thought was a blogical /bconclusion. I just didn’t remember much after he…..prated me, except for bits and memories.

We soon reached the Legacy tower. As soon as I entered through the back door to make my way to the penthouse, my eyes locked onto Priyanka’s, who looked taken aback. Her body had gone rigid, her with shock and relief.

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“Sienna?!” She almost shouted, the sound a sharp, piercing thing that made me wince. “God, where were you? Your Aunt has been looking all over, we were about to call the police.” She said, her voice frantic. I wanted to p my hand over her mouth, to silence her agitating voice. I wasn’t in the mood for this when I knew I’d have to listen to Anna prattle onter as well.

But instead, I nodded. “I’m sorry. I was with a friend and lost my phone, and track of time.” I made up a dumb excuse, and made my way into the elevator. I waved her goodbye as she stood there watching dumbly.

The elevator was slow, the seconds stretching into an eternity. As soon as it opened, my gaze locked with Anna’s.

Her arms were crossed as she looked at me up and down. Her gaze was a cold and piercing thing that was trying to dissect me.

My clothes were disheveled, the sight a clear, undeniable sign of my recklessness. It wasn’t hard to put two and two together. However, what came out of her mouth next was what left mepletely stunned.

“Go to your room and pack your bags.” She said. The words were calm, but the tone was filled with a deep, powerful anger.

I frowned. “Excuse me?” I couldn’t help but say, and she repeated, her voice low, “You heard me. You’re going to go live with your grandpa for a while before we work and figure things out here.” She said.

My stomach dropped. My so–called grandfather was someone I hadn’t even met before. He wasn’t even my biological grandfather. Just the person who sired Mkai and Anna, the one who turned them into vampires.

“What do you n on figuring out?” I asked and watched her jaw clench.

“Figure out how to remove this bond between you and Haider.” My eyes widened at her words. “You knew—”

“Yes! We found out Sienna. Did you really think removing the CCTV footage would be enough?” She said, her voice a low, furious thing. “God, of all people it had to be the one person we couldn’t afford to touch.” She said and my heart which had been racing rapidly slowed down.

Couldn’t touch him? Did that mean he was safe? They wouldn’t hurt him?

“What are you going to do then? What is me going out of the country going to help with?” bI /bquestioned.

She looked at me like I had gone insane, her eyes tired. “Sienna. You can’t stay hereb! /bNow that he’s imprinted on you… you’ll want to keep going back to him. You can’t stop that no matter how psychopathic you are. And you–a vampire–being with him, a human with Alpha genes is out of the question. Niki wouldn’t allow it, and once Elena found out… she’s too protective of her son. Not to mention you have no future-”

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“Enough.” I finally spoke, the word quiet and exhausted.

Each sentence of her was a punch to the gut, a sharp, powerful thing that was trying to shatter me. It hurt to hear her, the one person I trusted with my everything, say this. And the worst part was that she was right.

However, It’s not like I had even asked to stay with Haider.

Me and him? We really didn’t have a future. I was a Vampire.

We wouldn’t even be able to make a family, my body wasn’t capable of it… My hands were a shaky, trembling thing as they moved up to rub against the mark on my neck. A faint, aching thing.

So then…. will this fade? Had I just freaked out over nothing? Of course… how could a human mark a hybrid?

AD