"John!" Jake's voice thundered in the forest making John's rush pause allowing the vampire to reach the King.

"He took Roselyn." John's voice murmured in a groan before beginning his run again once Jake reached him.

"You're giving him what he wants by following him!" Jake breathed out trying to keep up with John's speediness.

"What else shall I do? Let her die?" His voice was so loud that the ground quaked.

"I didn't mean that but..."

"John help!" Roselyn's voice echoed weakly from afar causing John to abruptly change his direction and run toward the voice's source.

***

"Shut up!" That guy screamed and his eyes reddened in the darkness.

"Who are you?" Roselyn murmured while she felt him tying her hands tightly around a pole.

"If you scream another time I'll be the last person to see you." His groan and sharp fangs scared her enough to prevent her to speak a single word.

"From what I saw he seemed to care a lot about you." He said tying a bloody knot around her wrists. The lady clenched her teeth for the pain the grip caused.

"John?" Roselyn asked trying to catch a glimpse of him but all she could see was his red eyes that flashed in the dark. A further detail she carefully perceived was his extreme speediness, at each movement he took he provoked a wale of wind.

In a matter of a second, he tied up all her body around the pole.

"Yes, John." He said when he enunciated that name Roselyn saw his eyes tightened letting her deduce his clear anger in the King's regards.

Noticing that, Roselyn knowledged she couldn't admit to him that John may care for her as he probably was aiming to use her to hurt him. So she nodded no with her head but as soon as her head shook to reproduce that gesture she felt his hand around her neck.

"Don't lie." His voice was even more threatening and his grip was tight impeding her to swallow properly.

The lady shut her eyes in fear and clenched her fists trying to bear the pain. She pictured John and for a second she saw him closing her eyes, she saw him not far from where they were.

His eyes widened when she successfully linked with him and murmured, "what do you see in front of you?"

Roselyn opened her eyes and tried to breathe out what she saw in front of her despite the powerful grip, "an abandoned house."

The supernatural creature which was tightening her throat lowered the grip, "who were you talking to?"

The lady took some air and breathed hastily when suddenly her eyes sparkled and her lips curved into a smile.

He turned around but John already jumped on him throwing him against the ground, injuring him enough to make him bleed. He disappeared right after but his blood left track upon the ground.

"Follow him," John ordered to Jake whose immediately turned around trying to follow the blood tracks on the floor. Then he rushed to get the lady free from the knots that prevented her any movement.

Roselyn caught her breath and just after some minutes found the energy to speak, "thank you."

He caught her completely off guards and her haw dropped when he embraced her tightly.

Was she dreaming?

"I am sorry it took me so long to find you." He spoke, his voice sounded vulnerable and weak.

He moved back to look at her, his arm was still placed around her back as he smiled at her most kindly.

"I would have died if something happened to you." He admitted, hearing those words Roselyn knitted her eyebrows wondering if she heard it right.

"W-what?" She asked in disbelief making him take a laugh seeing her confused facial expression.

He brushed his fingers toward her arm and when his touch met his hand he wrapped his fingers with hers holding her hand.

Her cheeks blushed and he smiled at her innocent embarrassment. "You heard correctly." He murmured as he leaned closer to her.

With his other hand still placed on her back, he pushed her gently toward him. Her gaze fell on his lips.

"I am fine." She reassured him, her legs lightly shaken. He glanced down and caressed her knees concerned by her trembling.

"I have to tell you something." Those words tumbled out of her mouth when her heartbeat increased.

He lifted her legs from the ground to gently lay them upon his and then cover them with his jacket. Little did he know that the real reason her legs were trembling wasn't the coldness.

She smiled at his unexpected nice gesture and climbed to sit nearer to him.

"Tell me." He said as he stroke her hair behind her ear.

"I have thought of you, when alone in my room." She confessed admiring his pupils widening and taking a chuckle.

It was probably obvious to him but Roselyn felt the need to admit it to him.

He leaned so close that, she could hear his breath upon her lips. The time stopped for a second and his touch became warmer as he moved his hand from the side of her head down to her neck.

Her heart pounded down her chest. His eyes exuded protection and safety before she saw him lean one last time closer.

Roselyn tilted her head to the side and closed her eyes, her heart was about to beat out of her chest and the shivers she felt were no more due to the fear.

Now she understood why her home didn't felt like home anymore. Because he felt like home now.

Their lips locked, his lips caressed her in a soft yet deep way. His arm wrapped her. Right then, in the middle of the night and a cold forest, she hoped he would never let go.

He inhaled her breath feeling the warmth of her skin and for the first time in his life, he felt like he had never felt before.. Alive.