Beautiful Deadly: Betrayal Vol. 2 by Aryanna Riles Page A

hurts her to the core. She continues to the bedroom and lies down in bed.
    It is times like this that Alex wishes that she could just pick up the phone and call one of her girlfriends to chat. She needs somebody to confide in, somebody to keep her company when Chris is in her presence with another woman on his mind. It is very hurtful and she feels isolated.
    When she had just turned, she felt like she would always be alone, but he changed that. He made her feel secure and loved and cherished. Now she feels alone, once more. He no longer feels like he belongs to her. He seems like a stranger, one who doesn’t want her to be with him anymore. It is hard for Alex to see him so distracted. After spending so much time with him, he is now her best friend.
    Alex picks up a book to read, trying to distract herself from her problems. Though she is looking at the words in the book, Alex doesn’t know what the book is saying. Her eyes scan the words, but none of them register in her mind. Her only thought is how much she misses the old Chris. Things just aren’t adding up. Something isn’t right about this whole thing.
    Just then a thought pops into her mind and she goes back into the living room to him.
    “Why did you change me?” she asks him.
    Chris looks up from the spot he was staring at in the wall. “Because I was very attracted and drawn to you. I just had to have you, I needed to taste you. The intention was never to change you, but once I started, I got lost and I just couldn’t bring myself to stop.”
    “Okay. Thanks for telling me.” She returns to the room without saying another word.
    His answer tell her everything that she needs to know. If he had only ever changed two women, one of them being the person he is pining over now, he must feel the same way about Jessica. The way he describes how he felt when he changed her sounds like he was making love to her, or that he was in love with her at that very moment. Isn’t it right then, to say that he feels the same way about Jessica?
    Alex is happy that she can no longer cry. Though her heart no longer beats, it feels like it is breaking into a million pieces. Chris is her man, her lover and friend. He is all she has and the thought of losing him to another woman crushes her.
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    Sensing that something is wrong with Alex, Chris walks into the bedroom to talk.
    “Alex, is everything okay?” He sits on the bed and stares down at her. He sees pain and sadness in her eyes, but he has no idea why. “Have I done something wrong?”
    Alex ignores him. It is too hard for her to say what she is feeling. She wants nothing more than for him to pull her into his arms and hold her, but they would only be pretending that everything is okay. How could everything go downhill so quickly? This man had given her hope for the future, hope that she could feel happy and that she is loved. Is it all an illusion? Is he only being content with her because he can’t have who he really wants? He put them both at risk by delaying their trip, so this woman must be very important for him to take such a huge risk.
    “Alex?” he says again.
    Alex finally turns to face him. “Why are you looking for Jessica? You told me that she ran away from you, so why search for her now? What do you have to gain?”
    “The only thing I have to gain is piece of mind. I feel responsible for her, in the same way that I feel responsible for you. You and I will be leaving, so I want to make sure that she is okay before I go. There is nothing else to it.” He tells her.
    Alex shakes her head. “No, there is more to it. You have changed. It’s like you went from being so engrossed with me, to barely knowing that I am here. Something is up with your feelings for her. Do you feel the same way for her as you do for me?”
    “Alex, she is just someone that I worry about. It isn’t that big of a deal. Stop worrying. I have to go out again, I won’t be gone long.” He kisses her on the forehead and leaves