Bride of the vampire
Chapter fifty seven

"ONE WRONG MOVE FROM YOU. A BULLET WILL PASS THROUGH YOUR HEAD". Someone said, placing a Gun on Adrian's head.

As the figure spoke, Max raised his head a little, and noticed a glint of metal in the shadows. He followed the glint with his eyes, and his breath caught in his throat. It was Damien, he quickly disengaged from Aiden.. Max's heart was pounding in his chest, his hands shaking as he stared at his boss in fear. His worst fear just came through.

He was hoping after he set things right with Aiden then he would come out openly to damien. But now,things are not going as planned

Damien steps out of the dark with crystal by his side. Holding his gun steadily on Adrian's head, ready to burst his head open if he makes any move.

"Adrian?". Crystal was shocked.

"What are you doing here?". She asked, she clearly knows Adrian works at a barbering salon.

How did he get to Paris?

"Best!". Adrian whispered, trying to think of a way to get out of this situation.

If crystal finds out who he really was. Then he's so done for. The queen was going to kill him. And there's no way he would gain more powers.

"You know this bastard?". Damien whispered, looking at Crystal.

"He is Adrian, he is my best friend". She responded.

Damien chuckled.

"So best friend you wanna explain what a silver knife is doing with you?".

Adrian hesitated, his eyes darting from Max Damien.

"It's not what you think," he said, his voice trembling.

"I am not here to hurt anyone. I just - I just saw it on the floor now and I picked it up"

Damien pressed the gun harder on his head. Even though he was not going to kill him, he needed to get the truth out of him.

Damien remembers the first time he saw him, he knew something was off about him. He always has this dangerous aura coming from him. And no one is supposed to have that. "Fine, fine, I will tell you". He yelled, raising his hands up.

"It was given to me".

"By who?".

"I can't tell you".

Damien's frustration grew with that response.

Crystal quickly holds him, calming him down.

"Calm down, let me talk to him". She whispered, standing in between them.

"Adrian, I thought you weren't feeling well". Crystal said, moving towards him. As she tries to touch his arm. He yanked her away immediately.

"You promised you won't see him again, and here you're with him like a little slut". Adrian scoff.

Damien grabbed him by the neck, smashing him against the wall.

"I dare you to say that again". He yelled, choking him.

As he started gasping for air, Crystal started panicking. Damien was going to kill him if he didn't let go.

"Damien let's go, let go of him you're hurting him". She whispered, trying to remove his hand around Adrian's neck.

Damien let go and stared at him angrily.

He walked out of the room as Crystal hurriedly followed him giving Adrian one last look.

Max follows too even though Aiden tries to hold him. He gently smiled and removed his hand. "Damien, damien". Crystal ran after him, holding her grown up.

"Would you slow down please?".

She quickly caught her breath when he slowed down.

"Look, I was...". Crystal raised her hands up, clearly frustrated and having no idea what to say. "Save it amore".

Damien's chest rises and falls, his anger is getting the better of him, and he can't seem to control it.

"Why would you defend him?" he shouts, his voice rising with each word.

"He's clearly in the wrong! He dared call you a slut and you're just defending him? Do you have any idea what he's really like??" He yelled out of frustration.

Crystal looks taken aback by his outburst. She's shocked and hurt by his words.

"Damien, he's my best friend. I have known him for ten years now". She whispered.

"I don't give a shit about your history together. Do you know the nature of his work?".

"I don't and I don't care. You need to stop yelling at me. He would not have been like that if you hadn't hurt him in the first place. And I know Adrian better than you could ever". "Hurt him? What do you mean to hurt him?".

"You know what I mean Damien. So quit pretending. That night you dropped me at home. Adrian has come back late with bruises all over his body. He said you'd sent your men after him". Crystal said, breathing heavily. "Oh my goodness". Damien exclaimed as he ran his hands through his hair.

"And you believe that?".

"What am I supposed to do? Adrian doesn't tell lies".

"So I'm the bad one here?".

"I never said that".

"Look crystal, it doesn't matter whether you guys have been friends for years. He's a terrible person, and you should know better than to defend him!". Crystal frown.

Why was he calling her crystal now? What happened to Amore or Tesoro?

"Why my name now? What happened to the sweet names?".

"Are you being serious?". Damien yelled, playfully.

"Of course I am. I'm always serious. Well, maybe not always, but at least most of the time," Crystal replied with a twinkle in her eye.

"Princess, look, Adrian is not who you think he is". He said cupping her face.

"It's true I might not have known him for long but the little I know is enough to break you and the trust you have in him".

"What do you mean? What have you heard about him?" Crystal asked, her brow furrowed in concern. She felt a knot in her stomach as she waited for Damien's answer. "He..."