SCARLETT (Kiss From The Darkness)
Chapter 23

My clothes and Roland's clothes were scattered on the floor. We both gasped together. We just achieved such a terrible release. Roland was drooping weakly above me. I also felt myself drowning. Roland rolled over and lay down beside me. He lay on his side towards me while looking at me.

"you're so perfect" he whispered back to kissing me.

We both jumped in shock when Leda knocked on my bedroom door. Roland and I hurried to put on our clothes. After I finished getting dressed, I opened the door and saw Leda bring me a bag of blood. He peeked into the room and found Roland there. He looked at me with his eyebrows raised.

"The man needs to eat. I've prepared food for him." Leda gestured me to have Roland eat.

How could I forget that. I felt so floating that I forgot the fact that Roland was human. I took the blood bag he was carrying and I went back into the room. Leda closed the door to my room.

"You have to eat." I said that while holding my blood bag.

Roland looked towards the blood bag I was holding.

"I got it from the blood bank." I explained shyly.

Damnit. Why do I look like a teenage girl who just made love for the first time.

Roland walked towards me. I looked at him with a look of admiration. He was standing right in front of me. I was still holding my blood bag with a nervous feeling. Roland grabbed my cheek. I looked into his eyes.

"Scarlett, i ... " His speech came to a halt when Damon entered my room without knocking on the door.

"Hurry down! Someone's looking for you!" Damon said that with such an urgent tone.

I was about to ask who came but Damon was gone.

Roland and I looked at each other curiously. I finished my blood bag with a few quick gulps. I threw an empty bag on the floor. We both went downstairs and wanted to see who was coming.

In the living room, I saw Erick, Damon and Leda standing side by side as if they were facing an enemy. In front of them stood Robert with a gun in his hand pointed right at me. I stopped walking on the last step. I was so shocked by the sight I saw right now.

"You are a monster!" He said that and pulled the trigger. I avoided the gun by moving to the side.

Damon grabbed Robert and twisted his hand behind his shoulder and locked him in that position. Robert struggled to escape but Damon's grip was so strong. Robert shouted towards Roland.

"You traitor!" He said it with glaring eyes and a face full of hatred.

I looked towards Roland and my heart as if it was almost dislodged when I saw blood flowing from his shoulder towards his arm. Robert's shot must have hit Roland's shoulder. I walked over to Roland and saw his wound. I was so worried.

"You're friends with monsters!" Robert again shrieked and thrashed about to escape.

Roland walked towards her. I stood looking at him.

"I can explain everything to you." Roland said it slowly.

"You traitor!" Robert spit out toward Roland.

Damon tightened his grip on Robert's hand. It's getting thrashed.

"Robert, not all vampires are evil!" Roland explained in a serious tone.

"All monsters are the same! Monsters are monsters!" He shouted while thrashing.

"I'll complain to the clan leader!" He threatened Roland.

"Robert, please. Listen to my explanation first. They never attack humans!" This time Roland's tone of speech was urgent.

"Fuck up! You've had your mind poisoned by them!" Robert glared at Roland.

I saw Roland's blood rushing more and more down his arm. The scent of blood was pouring out in the air and filled my living room with a scent that was hard for vampires to resist. I looked at Erick with worry. He was the youngest and often found it difficult to resist his bloodlust. Hopefully Erick can hold back. I saw his face stiffen.

"There's another vampire in town that's attacking humans! They're not the culprits!" Roland raised his voice to convince Robert.

"I will report you to the clan leader! He'll kill a traitor like you!" Robert screaming.

Damon curled Robert's arm and caused a terrible sound like the sound of a broken bone. I grimaced when I saw Robert screaming in pain.

Suddenly I saw Erick scattering towards Roland and attacking Roland. I shouted and ran towards them while pulling Erick away from Roland. Erick is out of control. Perhaps it was because he had not drunk at all that the scent of Roland's blood took control of his instincts. I held Erick with my hand.

"You saw the monster!" Robert Jerit. "Later you'll be sorry you've been so lenient with them!"

Erick thrashed around wanting to get away from me. He bit my hand. I screamed. Damon immediately ran towards me and released Robert. I saw my hand hurt a little from Erick's bite. Robert took the opportunity and immediately ran away from my house.

Damon punched Erick.

"Be aware of the snot boy!" Damon punched him back.

Erick stopped struggling and looked around the room like a person who had just come to his senses.

Erick looked at my hand that was injured by the bite. He looked at me with a guilty feeling.

"It's okay." I said it to calm him down.

"I'm sorry." His eyes looked teary.

I patted her on the shoulder to reduce her guilt. He looked towards Roland.

"I'm sorry." He said it while running away from the living room. He ran to his room.

I walked towards Roland worriedly.

"You are hurt" I said softly.

"Just a little scuffed," he said with a smile at me.

"You're hurt because of me." I felt my tears welling up in my eyes.

I lead Roland towards the sofa. Leda immediately left the living room to pick up the medicine box and bandage. Damon left us both. My heart felt pierced to see Roland get hurt because of me. It would be too dangerous if he continued with me.

"What will happen to him Robert told this to the clan leader?" I asked with a worried look.

Roland took a deep breath and exhaled. He didn't answer my question. Leda returned to the living room carrying the equipment to take care of Roland's wounds. I watched Leda clean the wound and bandaged the bandage on Roland's shoulder. Fortunately the bullet missed and hit him only a little. Roland has been hurt twice because of me. I can't let him get hurt again. If I continue with him, maybe his safety will be at stake.