He disappeared out through the front door almost instantly not giving me time to process anything that had happened.

Someone had just broken into my house, touched me and then left abruptly. I hugged my knees to my chest and grabbed my phone from my desk.

There were no messages at all as I slid down my notification bar and it was moments like these that I wished I had anyone to talk to, to run to or to simply pour my problems out too.

This wasn't a small thing that had occurred. Someone had access to entering into my apartment and that only meant I was in danger.

The texts from the anonymous person started playing in my mind and suddenly everything started to make sense. I was being stalked,and whoever had broke into my room was the possible suspect.

I couldn't think of anyone who would do such a thing, I barely had friends or even knew many people. I replayed the husky voice in my mind of my stalker but his whisper wasn't enough for me to be able to distinguish who it could possibly be.

I needed to rule out every possible person who I knew and that left me with probably only two options. Erebus and Vidarr. But I knew that it didn't make any sense.

They were both two powerful individuals who could get anything they ever wanted to and wouldn't resort to stalking someone as insignificant as me.

I knew Erebus hated me, but he didn't seem the type to waste his time doing petty things to this extent. As for Vidarr, I had only recently met him and that too coincidentally because of Erebus which meant I was getting no where with my self investigation.

I placed my hands on my face and began yelling like a mad person when suddenly it struck me. The stalkers words rang in my head.

I'm coming back for you

His words reminded me of the words of the strange man I had met in the forest long ago. Was it possible for the man in the forest to have known my location? My life and stalk me? Yes and no.

He did steal my phone and was at an advantage of retrieving a-lot of personal information which could have been detrimental to me.

Or he simply could have thrown my phone away or sold it which would leave us with the option no.

There was no solution except going back to that very forest  and seeing if he kept his promise of being there every full moon.

Apart of me shivered as I imagined his presence,and another part might have been the tiniest bit filled with adrenaline . Sure he called himself a murderer and had seemed like the most dangerous person, but ever since that day the feelings that arose in my chest when I met him had never resurfaced with anyone else.

I sat up against my headboard as my eyes began scanning the dark room. Sleep... sleep. My eyes began flitting close until I slumped back into a deep  sleep.

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The next day as I stepped into Vidarrs art gallery he was no where to be seen in sight just yet. It was my first day of work here and I wouldn't dare being late, but perhaps I was a little too early.

I glanced at my wrist watch and then at the emptiness of my surroundings and crossed my arms against my chest to fight the morning winds that surrounded me.

I heard footsteps behind me and immediately spun around with a huge smile.

"Vidarr—-".

That smiled vanished as I saw Erebus fix his cuffs on the sleeves of his suit as his eyes found mine.

"I don't think I resemble Vidarr". There it was,that same deep voice that could melt any girl and yet I hated it and I  hated him because of the jerk that he was.

"No you don't, I don't think you guys have anything in common except for the place that you reside in".

I retorted back as I lifted my brow. I wouldn't be the weak girl he trampled on  simply because he thought that he had the power to. No, I would try to be stronger and I would defend myself from anyone who thought that they could walk all over me.

"Hmm, let's go for coffee".

I was stunned as he asked me that sounding like a normal person for once but I still wasn't satisfied with the way that it sounded more like an order than request.

"You don't order someone to go with you. You politely ask them and see if they want to".

He stared at me from under his lashes as his lips curled up and he dusted his sleeve.

"Eira, would you mind going for coffee with me?" If I didn't already hate him I'd say he sounded hot but we weren't going there with someone who humiliated me.

"No Erebus, No I won't". It felt good to reject him outright as I watched the smirk wipe off his face.

His anger issues weren't that hard to spot as he couldn't hide the face that the tips of his ears reddened and the way the veins in his hands became more prominent.

"Oh Eira , why do you keep trying to challenge me?" He rolled his shoulders back and stepped forward towards me slowly.

"I'm not. You just don't have respect or know how to treat me. If you hated me you could have just rejected me from the modelling contract instead of continuously humiliating me—".

I went on and on and on rambling out to my hearts content as he stood there listening to every word I said.

"—-I didn't humiliate you". He placed a finger over my lips as he silenced me which made my anger rage even more. I tried to grab his hand but he was way faster and held both my wrists up as he pinned me against the wall.

"Let go of me! Why do you keep touching me without my permission". I yelled as I glared at him but he only pressed himself against me even tighter.

"Eira, do you know you're not beautiful?" I rolled my eyes at his words, I wasn't surprised hearing that from him.

"You're something out of this world. No words are to fit to describe you". He whispered against my skin as I froze stunned by his words.

"Is this your way of shutting me up?" I narrowed my eyes at him as he ran his eyes from the top of my body down to my waist.

"If I wanted to shut you up I could definitely use other ways love".

His head was cocked as he spoke against my ears causing shivers to run down my body automatically.

"If I'm so out of this world, why the hell did you continue to reject me from every single place and get me fired?"

"Because from the moment I saw you, I knew I couldn't let another lay their eyes on you and see you the way I do".

Erebus seemed to be deeply intoxicated as he closed his eyes against my scent and spoke words that I weren't sure he even meant.

I wanted to know what he meant by the way he sees me. How did he see me?

"And what is the way that you see me?"I questioned him as he focused his gaze against my lips and grazed his fingers against them.

"I see you... as the one who dies sees oxygen. As the one who's pained sees intoxicants and the way a thirsty man sees water for the first time".

I felt my heart rate speed up and I was afraid the nearness of our bodies would cause him to feel my heart thumping against his chest.

I didn't know why my heart sped up,was it because his words were so deep? Or because I was trapped against him? Did I care about his words after the way he treated me all these days?

I felt like being brave, like I needed to stop being the scared girl who cowered against his words and his grip that always held me.

"Are you saying you need me Mr Erebus?" I ripped my hands out of his grip and placed a finger on his chest as I ran it down.

"Love, I don't fxcking need anyone. But if you understood my words carefully, this very air I'm breathing right now, that's you".

So in other words he he did need me. I twirled my finger against his tie and pulled him closer to my lips.

I could see the desire that grew in his dark orbs. The way his eyes darkened and the way his hands tightened in his palm.

"What if I told you... that I need you too?" I allowed my lips to graze his ever so slightly.

"Then you're treading on dangerous ground. Eira, I will make you forget your very own existence".

I stared at him with doe eyes as I bit my lips. I could see the way he strained himself and the way the sleeve of his suit began lifting up against his strained muscles.

"Dammit". He banged his hands against the wall beside my head as his eyes devoured me.

"I need you... to stay the hell away from me, Mr Erebus".

I pushed his chest as he inched backwards and it seemed the reality of what I had done began to struck him.

"So, you're sly arent you?" His eyes raged with anger as his chest heaved up and down from his heavy breaths.

"I'm not anything, I'm just telling you to leave me alone, and if you can't understand that then I'll have no choice but to get a restraining order against you".

He chuckled as I uttered those words and rolled up his sleeves to reveal his veiny but toned forearms.

"The police card, huh?" He questioned me,yet no fear seemed to fall over him, instead he simply seemed amused.

"Yes and I'll use that card over and over again if I want to".

"I dare you," His eyes challenged me dangerously.

"Dare accepted. I dare you not to stop troubling me and then your wish is my command".

I spoke without a fear in the world,but the truth is I did fear him. I knew from his stance and his expressions that he wasn't frightened by my threats and I wasn't sure if that was because he thought I wouldn't do it, or he was too powerful to the point even the police would protect him.

"Careful when you dare me. They don't call me the dare devil for nothing".

I glared at him as he began fixing his suit and tightened his tie against his neck.

He turned to the door and was about to step out when Vidarr entered at that very same moment. They both stopped in their tracks and stared at each other in the doorway.

Erebus's eyes flitted to mine from the side and then back to Vidarr again.

"Eira, is he troubling you?" Vidarr questioned me as his expression turned hard.

"Not at all". I spoke knowing I had taken care of the situation myself.

"Don't get too comfortable here Eira, I'm a man of my word. And I promise you that you're not going to be here for much longer".

His eyes held Vidarrs as he spoke to me and then he stormed out of the gallery leaving me to a lot of thoughts... and a racing heart.

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The update was a little later than usual(by a few hours)but I have finally completed this chapter.