When the night fell, Alyssa left the police office to her car. She wanted to go home to work on the unofficial case.
"Aly!" she heard Alex call her. She stopped and looked back at him, crossing her arms under her breasts. "baby, please can we talk?"
Alyssa pressed her lips and sighed but she said nothing. Still Alex spoke.
"I am very sorry. I shouldn't have said what I said, I am sorry"
"okay, I've heard" she turned to her car but he grabbed her arm to make her turn to him again.
"do you think an ice-cream can make you forgive me?" he gave her a lopsided smile. Alyssa swung her jaw thinking about it. She didn't like to stay angry with her boyfriend too. And he apologized plus he was offering her ice-cream. How could she say no?
"are you trying to bribe me?" she asked, narrowing her eyes.
"is it working?" he asked back winning a little smile from her.
"fine but only if it's vanilla."
"go for vanilla" he agreed. Alyssa smiled dropping her car key in his hand before climbing into the passenger seat. Alex drove them to a coffee shop and they ordered a big pot of vanilla ice-cream, then the smile returned to Alyssa's face.
"I prefer when you smile" Alex told her, holding her hand over the table.
"I prefer vanilla ice-cream" she replied and he rolled his eyes, making her laugh.
"we won't fight again okay, I don't like it when you don't talk to me"
"if you don't cross the limits, then we won't" he smiled at her and she smiled back.
"so what is it that you were really doing yesterday?" Alex changed subject.
"I did nothing interesting" apart pacing an empty room and signing a stupid contract made to shut her mouth. She couldn't tell him.
"you were investigating the exsanguination case, what did you find?"
"I have no solid leads for the moment" she replied looking down at the ice-cream she was picking. Alex was quiet for a second before he called her name.
"Alyssa"
"hmm?" she looked into his horrified eyes.
"don't tell me you went there" Alyssa blinked wondering how he could guess that. Was she so predictable?
"I don't know what you mean" she shrugged and looked down again. 'mistakes is not an excuse before the court, and you know that detective' a dark voice repeated in her mind.
"don't take me for an idiot, I know you very well. When you have something in mind, nothing stops you and surely not rumors. Look at me" she looked at him through her lashes. "you went there, didn't you?" she didn't reply but he could understand. "I can't believe you" he rubbed his face to calm himself. "okay, what did you find?"
"I can't tell you"
"why?"
"I signed a contract"
"what does that mean?" Alyssa explained the term of the contract she signed. "that's crazy! Who did you sign with?"
"can't say"
"what are they hiding?" Alyssa bit on her tongue not to speak. "hmm… okay. But at least you can tell me what you got? Are they… deranged vampire actors?" he whispered the last word.
"No. now let's change subject. I don't want to talk about him"
"him?" Alex raised a brow.
"let's change subject" she said. And he relented.
They switched to another more pleasing subject. They spent the evening together and happily. At the end of the day, Alex suggested to stay with her at night but she wasn't in the mood. So she found an excuse and dropped him off at his building and drove home.
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Daemon sat at his parlor, the fire crackling in the fireplace, looking through the report of Alyssa's movement, Nate just brought to him. Nothing was wrong in her movement so far, she seemed to be holding the secret quite well. Maybe they didn't have to worry about her after all but he knew he shouldn't stop until after she was dead, because this human in particular turned out to be different, more determined. If she tried to speak, he would have to send her where he doesn't want to.
Right now, she was on a date with her boyfriend. Alexander Stanford. Daemon didn't know why the thought disturbed him. He shouldn't care about what she did but it disturbed him more than he cared to admit. Most especially knowing who was her boyfriend. Daemon couldn't believe a woman like her was dating a man like him. Humans could be blind at times, but the detective seem to be rather smart.
Right before him was all her information, from her birth certificate to her CV. Her schools grades and every contest she participated to while in school, high school and university. With her grades she could have had a totally different and brilliant career in different sectors. She was surely very intelligent and smart. None of the cases she was given was left unsolved, maybe that's why she's still investigating the exsanguination case. Anyways, as long as she didn't speak, he didn't care.
Daemon closed the file and put it on the table before looking up and meeting Nate's gaze.
"are you okay?" Nate asked.
"what makes you think I wouldn't be?" Daemon replied.
"you look kinda troubled"
"when did you become a psychologist expert Nate?"
"I am not but centuries of walking by your side made me know you a bit well" Nate explained.
"okay, so tell me what those years of walking by me thought you"
"that you have high esteem of people around you but not the humans. However, this particular one…" he pointed in the direction of the folder resting on the table like a heavy weight. "is troubling you" Daemon narrowed his eyes letting Nate continue "she's different and you know it"
"I think you are overestimating your psychologist instinct" Daemon said standing up.
"be careful Daemon, emotions are equal to danger and humans only bring problems" Nate warned following Daemon out.
"keep your warnings for yourself. I am the last person you need to warn about them" Daemon replied. Whatever Nate tried to insinuate was wrong. True he was surprised by the human's determination but there was nothing more to it because Daemon had no heart.
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Alyssa turned in her bed, unable to sleep because of the burning need between her legs. She let Alex go and now she had this terrible envy but the worst was that she wasn't craving Alex, another man with dark eyes, dark hair and equally dark voice was the one she thought about. She couldn't believe herself, she have always been a loyal person and she loved Alex, so why was this man constantly in her mind since she met him? What it the mystery?
Finally feeling frustrated with herself and not wanting to touch herself, she got up from the bed, undressed and went to stand under the shower. The cold water cleared her mind a bit but the burning was still there.
"get out of my head, Daemon Viserys" she mumbled. As if his name was an invocation, his big strong hands circled her toned stomach.
"you need me, detective" he whispered. Alyssa raised her head and looked into the mirror. Tall behind her, he stood. His hair was loosened and his face was partially hidden in between her dark hair and her neck, where he dropped a kiss that made her shiver. Alyssa pushed her head back on his shoulder to give him better access.
"yes" she moaned. His hand traveled low under her stomach to the place where she needed him and as soon as he touched her there she sighed in pleasure.
"you like this?" he asked lowly.
"yes" her lids became heavy and her body relaxed.
"what about this?" he asked as his hand cupped her breast.
"yes" she moaned again and louder when his fingers started to work where she needed.
Soon, she felt the first sign of the orgasm building at her spine.
"are you ready to come, detective?" he groaned in her ear.
"yes, Daemon"
"good, come for me, detective" he said.
As if he had a power over her body, she came immediately after that. Her knees bucked and she fell to the floor, her body trembling in the aftermath. As the fog of the orgasm dissipated, she started realizing what she just did. She just touched herself and came while thinking of a man who wasn't her boyfriend. She felt horrible thinking about what she just did.
It felt like she just cheated and she hated herself for it. Pulling her knees to her chest, she held her head in between her hands.
"get out of my head" she mumbled to her empty bathroom.
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The resounding music vibrated through him as he walked into the club through the VIP area, with Nate by his side. He needed to release the stress. Despite what he said, he felt the urge to release the stress and the best way was to have sex.
Special drinks were served to them and the sexiest women of the club came to 'assist' them. Daemon drank more than he usually did thinking he would be able to tame the need but all the women who touched him felt like cold water was poured over his body. The need was still there but those women repulsed him to a point he couldn't understand. Their whispers in his ears felt disgusting.
At a moment, he couldn't take it anymore and decided to leave.
"what is it handsome? Already going?" asked the woman who was flirting with him.
"yes, I have things to do." he replied before glancing at Nate, who gave him a questioning look. "stay if you like, I am going home" he replied to his unspoken question.
"see you" Nate replied before turning his attention back to the women next to him.
Daemon made his way out, climbed in his car and drove off feeling frustrated. Upon reaching his house, he poured himself a glass of blood and sat near the cold fire place. He closed his eyes and leaned his head back. Little hands suddenly came out of nowhere and caressed his chest. Heat spread through his body and stopped somewhere precise.
"you need me" she whispered hotly in his ear. Daemon didn't reply. He knew she was not real. He opened his eyes and looked as she walked around the couch before him wearing a skimpy outfit. Daemon's gaze darkened as his fantasies took life before him. He knew this was not real.
"leave" he told her.
"why? You know you need me"
"get out of my head" he growled at her. She tilted her head to the side and smirked. Daemon suddenly threw his glass at her, which ended up crashing against the wall. His hands clenched into fists as he thought about what just happened. He was literally talking alone to a fantasy; a fantasy which looked so real and so damn entrancing. Damn, he needed a shower.
Daemon stood up and ran to his room to get under the cold shower.
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What does Daemon know about Alex that Alyssa don't? I'm wondering.