22 I believe in equality. A bite for a bite.

To say everyone in the room was shocked would be an understatement. They looked at their cold friend who is known to never touch a woman before looking at each other.

Everyone has the same expression on their faces. 'Was this happening for real? Was their friend manhandling a woman?'

Alexander kept looking into the eyes of the girl in front of him. There is no way he would've mistaken her earlier. It was indeed her.

He had been thinking about it for quite some time. After a few minutes when he couldn't control his thoughts, he walked to the door, and as soon as he opened the door, there she was, walking to another room.

"Who are you?" Evangeline asked, and Alexander narrowed his eyes.

"You don't know who I am? Do you have short-term memory loss problems? I am -"

"I mean to ask, who are you to ask me any kind of questions? Are you my dad? My friend? My boyfriend? Or my husband?" Evangeline's voice was a rebellious hiss, and Alexander suppressed the urge to grab her neck.

Blake and Sean looked at each other, asking through their eyes if anybody knew what was going on, but seeing each other shaking their heads, they sighed before looking back at their friend.

"Leave me, I said," She tried, struggling against his steel-like grip, her raging fire.

Alexander liked the fire he was seeing. It made him want to tease her even more.

"The hell are you doing?!" Evangeline struggled even harder, and when he didn't budge, Evangeline gritted her teeth.

"Mr. Alexander, I am warning you. If you don't move this instant, I'll do something you'll regret," She said, and Alexander quirked his brows.

"Is that so? What would you do?" Alexander challenged.

"I will bite you,"

Alexander's friends - "..." As if Alexander would allow that.

"I dare you to do so," Alexander's eyes turned dark, his eyes daring her.

Evangeline looked back into the dark brown eyes with a deep rebellion. She never had this thing in mind.

"I bet -" Alexander couldn't complete his sentence because the next second, to his surprise, rather than trying to push him away like she was doing earlier, she grabbed his shirt and yanked it to the side.

The sound of buttons falling on the ground echoed in the silent room, making everyone gulp in anticipation.

Everyone wanted to see if the girl would dare to do what she threatened him and if their friend would really allow that.

This was better than any soap opera or movie. There was thrill, suspension, humor, and was it romance? Sean smirked at Blake.

"I hate challenges," She whispered, and without another warning, Evangeline placed her mouth in the junction between his neck and shoulder before biting him, making his eyes widen.

Alexander was shocked. He hadn't expected the girl to actually go for it. He had thought she was just making empty threats. But what shocked him, even more, was that he didn't mind it.

What the hell was wrong with him?

"Get out!" Alexander shouted angrily.

Evangeline sighed and was about to pull back when to her surprise, Alexander snaked his hand around her waist and pulled her closer, her chest pressed to his body as he hid her face inside his shirt, confusing her.

"Do I need to repeat myself?" Alexander asked, and everyone realized he was talking to them.

Was Alexander so angry that he wanted to teach her a lesson alone? What kind of lesson would that be? He won't lay a hand on a girl, would he? Everyone looked at the girl pitifully, whose face was hidden before they started exiting the room one by one.

"Alexander, be gentle with her. Remember, you are the one who brought her inside," Blake said before leaving, and Alexander took a deep shaky breath before he bolted the door.

"Mr. Alexander, what are you doing?" Evangeline widened her eyes, and Alexander looked at her, his gaze flickering to the small drop of blood on the corner of her lips.

"Did you like it? The taste of my blood?" He asked, and Evangeline wiped her lower lip with her thumb.

"Mhhhh, it tasted like wine," She smirked, feeling quite playful, and Alexander slammed his hand on the wall, caging her between his arms, making her look at him with wide eyes.

"I... It's not my fault. You wouldn't let go," Evangeline said.

"Are you a feminist, Evangeline?" Alexander asked after a pause, and Evangeline hummed.

"I strongly believe in equality. Why is it that girls are always judged for doing jobs and -"

"Me too," Alexander whispered, stepping ahead, pressing her body into the wall.

"Hmm?" She asked, confused.

"I too believe in equality. Why should girls be judged? I don't want to judge you, that's why I am going to play fair and square," Alexander smirked.

"I don't understand what you are talking about -"

"Oh you will," he removed her bandana softly and bent before placing his lips on the base of the side of her neck, making Evangeline gasp.

A weird sensation traveled down all the way in her body, and her heart skipped a beat, her fingers tingling with pleasure as the urge to arch her back started taking over her body that was already submitting to him.

She wanted to push him away, but his large body was holding her captive like a sandwich between a wall along with his hand that was cupping the back of her neck and the other hand snaked around her waist, stopping her from doing so.

"Since you bit my neck and drew blood, leaving a mark on my body, it's only fair that I get to do it too, no?" Alexander smirked before pressing his lips on her skin harder, biting her skin softly as he sucked the spot.

It was hard to control what her body was feeling. These sensations were new to her, and as much as she hated this man, she couldn't deny how good she was feeling.

"Aaahh," A moan escaped Evangeline's lips when Alexander took her skin between his teeth softly and bit a little harder. She widened her eyes at the shameful voice, her face completely hot with embarrassment.

"Mr. Alexander, I think you have shown me enough equality," Evangeline said in a controlled voice, her legs feeling jello.

She needed to get away from here. She didn't trust her body with what she was feeling now.

"Is that so? The time flies quite fast," Alexander pecked her neck one last time as if promising her another time or that he loved every bit of it, and now that he has put his mark on that pretty neck of hers, he owns her.

He didn't step back, rather he looked straight into her alluring dazed eyes. A foreign smile that even he didn't know he was capable of, spread across his lips.

He turned around and grabbed his glass of wine before walking back to her.

"Shall we drink some wine? Since you liked it so much," Alexander smirked, and Evangeline's face turned even redder before she turned around and left the room in a hurry, looking at the room one last time.

Alexander opened the door and looked at the back of the running girl with a distant smile as he took a sip of his wine.

"Interesting," He sighed before looking at his phone.

"Sir, the man we have been trying to tail and have entered your club has been terribly wounded by someone. Strangely his room is three rooms ahead of you," the message said, and Alexander took another sip of his wine before looking at the girl again.

"Quite interesting," He smirked thoughtfully.