Vampire Romance by Rin Tan Qian Yong (ebook pdf reader for pc .txt) 📕

The sky darkened, everything was silhouetted against the moonlit sky. A shadow lurked in the darkness, the lady gave a shiver as she looked around, swerving to the left, then to the right. She gasped as she faced a charming man. No one knew how old he was, maybe he had lived a hundred years, or even centuries. His hair, golden brown, was a huge contrast to his now bloodshot eyes. It ended fast, he punctured his fangs into her neck, and listened in pleasure as her crimson blood splattered onto the ground, onto the walls, onto him.

There was a knock on door, soft, but insistent. "Margaret? I'm entering," a sweet voice came from the other side of the door.

The door was pushed open gently as a young girl walked in, holding onto some drawing materials. As she turned around after closing the door, her materials fell to the ground and she stared at the gruesome scene in front of her. The young girl's scent caught his attention. What was it that made her smell so alluring?

The girl's gaze dropped, from the vampire to her dead aunt's body. Tears dripped down her pale face, mourning her aunt's death. The vampire wasn't hungry anymore, his eye colour returning from a bloody red to dark hazel colour. Still, his unfaltering gaze that never left the young girl scared her. He studied her. Her looks were no less than appealing, her long auburn hair complemented her huge tawny eyes, and her smooth pale skin made his hunger rise, even though he'd just had his fill. The juvenile backed away from him, retreating step by step, afraid a single mistake might cost her her life. He stared at her, amused by her reaction. Then, he made his move, he swiftly appeared behind her as her eyes widened in shock. Before she could turn to face him, he made a light hit at her back and watched surprisingly as she fainted.

Then, he spreaded out his raven black wings and took to the night sky.

The girl woke up, finding herself on a bed in a dark room. The windows were built to minimise the amount of sunlight passing through them. She felt scared, she hated the dark. Escaping to the only exit, she pulled on the heavy wooden door, creating a small opening huge enough for her to get out of the room.

Only one thought rang in her head, I have to get out of here. She walked down the left corridor, lost in the huge mansion. This is big, I wonder how many people live here. She thought to herself as she looked around for the exit. Paintings hung from the walls. As she stared at them, she realised all the paintings only depicted demons, hell, cursed creatures and the like. She shivered, the creepy paintings looked so real to her that they sent chills down her spine. Finally, after the walk along the long corridor, she found a spiral staircase and carefully descended it. She could see it. The exit from this disturbing place. Delighted that she was free, she hurriedly ran towards the huge entrance.

"And where, my dear, do you think you're going?" A deep voice asked from behind her. She gasped, her eyes widened in fear and her mouth opened, but nothing came out. She swerved her head around and looked into the eyes of the vampire. The vampire that killed her aunt. He didn't look happy, in fact, he was upset. Upset that she left the safety of his room, upset that she decided to run around without any protection, especially when she was such a fragile form of life.

"You're coming back with me."

"N-No! Let me go!" The teenager resisted but to no avail, the vampire was too strong for a frail girl like her. He zoomed back up the stairs with invincible speed and within a few seconds, he was right outside his bedroom's door.

The door slammed behind them and the girl gave a soft whimper as the strong vampire threw her on the bed she slept on before. She attempted to sit up on the bed but the vampire was faster. He closed in on her, so close that they could feel the warmth of each other's breath. He had his hands by her shoulders and pressed on the bed covers. "Don't. Don't you ever dare walk around alone again without my permission." He warned.

"I-I'm not your dog! I'll do what I want!" She retorted arrogantly.

That made the vampire furrow his brows, "Or will you? Do I have to remind you that I'm faster than you, stronger than you, and this mansion is filled with my followers." The girl couldn't talk back to that. It was true, she could never escape his possession if he wanted her to be his forever. But she didn't want to be controlled. She loved being free, and she chose her reply. "I would rather die than be in your possession." She talked confidently, but she didn't once look in his eyes. She wasn't sure she could hold eye contact with the vampire, and still say those words to him without witting out.

He leaned down and brushed his lips against hers. The girl's eyes widened. "Wha-", she exclaimed as he brought his lips down to hers again. This time, the intensity increased. He broke away, "I beg you, stay with me." She breathed hard, gasping every now and then. It was a heavy blow, for she had never thought that she would have lost her first kiss to a vampire. "... Why?" She asked after a while, stopping for a breath before continuing, a spark of anger suddenly ignited into her, "Isn't it enough? You've killed my aunt, what's next? Do you want to torture me and then kill me when you're done playing with me?" His expression did not change, except for that almost unnoticeable wince, "I... I'm sorry about her, I would never if I knew she was your aunt, I swear. I don't know why either, I just... Feel this connection towards you, what's your name?" She hesitated and stared at him, a little afraid to answer, but somehow, she managed to snap out of it. "K-Kira, Kira Helsin Brienne."

"Well... Kira, don't leave this place without me or my permission. It's for your own safety, really, vampires roam around my place, often looking for a place to stay." He paused, as if he was trying to remember something he forgot to say, "Ah. And my name is Zen Halcele Gunter, just call me Zen." "Y-Yeah... I... Uh..." Kira did not know what to say to that. Call his name? Not reply him at all? Fortunately Zen stood up from the bed, heading towards the door. Leaving a red-faced Kira on the bed, lying, still suffering from the shock of the kiss.

As Zen reached the door, he paused and turned to ask, "Hey, you wanna come along or you want to stay in my room?" Kira quietly sat up from the bed, still unable to open her mouth and give him a proper reply. "So?" Zen insisted. "I... I wanna go with you," Kira answered after a while and walked towards him. Just then, Zen advanced towards her and lifted her up into his arms. "W-Wait! W-Wh-What are you doing?!" Kira exclaimed.

"You're too slow." Was all he said.

Then he kicked the door open and glanced down at Kira. Noticing the way she buried her face in her hands out of embarassment, he smirked. "Hey, Kira, where... Would you like to go?"

"I... Uh..."

 Zen teased, "If you won't tell me, I'll just leave you here..."

"L-Library...!" Kira panicked, "I-Is there a library here?" Zen smiled, "Of course, let's go."

When they reached the library, Zen warned, "Feel free to check out all the books, but do not enter the Northern section." Kira asked in curiosity, "Why? What's there?" "Just don't." Zen emphasised, his voice tainted with menace. Kira shivered, "O-Okay..." "I have some things to do, I'll pick you up later, yeah?" Zen's voice had returned to his low, gentle sound. Kira nodded obligingly, walking away and heading into the nearest section, the Western section.

"Wow..." Kira awed by the amount of books the millions of tall shelves in the library contained. There were all kinds of books. Comics, fictional books, non-fictional books, referential books, and others. She carefully picked out some fictional books she found interesting and carried them to the nearby table. As Kira read her books, engrossed by their wonderful storylines, she heard a whisper.

"Psst... Come here... Come to meee..."

"W-Who's there?!" A shocked Kira whipped her head around but saw no one. "Hereee... The Northern section, my dear..." Kira's memory flitted back to probably forty minutes ago, where Zen had warned her not to go to the Nothern section. "It's just a while, Zen wouldn't find outtt..." The voice replied as if it could read her mind. Easily convinced, Kira stood up from the chair and walked towards the source of the voice, where the Northern section was. When she opened the door to the Northern section, her eyes widened in horror and she let out a shrill scream. Then, her world was engulfed by the darkness and the last thing she heard, was the cackling of the voice.

"Fufufufu..."

"Nn..." Kira purred and rubbed her eyes with her right hand as she opened her eyes and immediately sat up at the sight of Zen sitting right beside her on a handmade chair. The chair was beautiful, gold glitter on its soft and comfortable pillow, embroidered so nicely.

But Zen's voice brought her