Part 2
I managed to let myself out of his apartment walking to my car. He is still alive and he's not human. I thought getting in my car driving away. I knew my life was upside down but I have a feeling this time it will be a roller coaster.
I was already in love with him but it took me awhile to realize and now I'll promise myself that will do everything to protect him. All those dreams and sleepless nights caused me to feel restless as I craved about him.
He was so unique and different as a beast but as a human, he was mysterious like his eyes that held so much depth into them and it was enticing. I dreamt about him a lot since then and fell hard for him, unknowingly.
I am a very open person since I always tell my sister Ariel and mom Priya about everything but him. He was my guilty pleasure, my drug...
He beguiled me.
But whatever is after him, I promise to protect him with my life. Maybe he was my destined lover that God sent after I lost three important people.
My dad is the pastor of the local church in Scio and in his sermon a long time ago, he talked about God sending angels to protect His followers so maybe he is sent for me. Val is my angel.
Yet he's a beast but he's my hero and I love him.
I parked my car in front of the NYPD station, thinking about everything. I let out a sigh before getting out and walking into the building.
"Ames, did you find anything?" I ask sit at our desk. Ambrosia Vega was about five years older than me. She is cool yet strict but she is like my older sister for me and Ariel after Appi died.
"Kingston, I got nothing but shit." She glared at her computer. She never really used my name except for 'Farooqui' when upset but normally she uses 'Kingston.' As for Ariel, she uses 'Knight' since that is her last name after her marriage to Ryan.
"Really, I found an old, abandon house where Alan Torres resides but no one is there." I replied packing my stuff to go out.
"Cool, tomorrow we're going to check it out but I have to clean up my apartment because Ariel and my brother in law are coming over. Sp bye." I replied as she walked to the door and waved.
"Okay whatever, tell Knight I said hi." Amy smirked at me before walking into the office with her paperwork.
I walked out to see men in black with a NASA logo. So I walked up to them, "Sir, I hope your not trying to steal our case."
"It's nothing like that Detective Kingston. We need to-" The officer was interrupted by his commanding officer.
"I believe that is none of your business Detective Kingston so I suggest you keep your pretty little head out of this." The officer glared at me and shoved me.
I stumbled back a little and stared at them as they left, I had this feeling in my gut that they were the ones probably after Val. I got in her quickly and drove on the abandon rode to his house but on the way I noticed that was being followed.
The car behind me sped up and rammed itself into my car.
It flipped over as my car broke down, the person who got out of the car was the murdered editor's husband Nick Lambert.
"You were this close to figuring out this crime and that I am the culprit but too bad you're going to die." he yelled at me before lifting up his gun to shoot me but a dark figure flew out and attacked him.
I had injured my head from the car as head had hit the head so I felt my vision blurred and was slowly passing out. I felt my body go limp in someone's arms as they got me out.
"Zoya, don't worry I'm here." I heard Val so it was him who cradled me to his chest and now I know because I was always comfortable around him in my dreams.
I could feel that he was running but he stopped. I felt that I was placed on a soft material and then got covered by a warm material as all my senses calmed down.
After what seems like hours, I felt that I was being watched so I raised my hand to touch something but then I felt a hand grasp my hand and interlocking our fingers.
My eyes opened up and I saw Val looking at me with a sad small smile.
"Hey." I rasped out as his thumb brushed against my hand in a comforting manner. "Hey yourself." He replied as he leaned forward and kissed my forehead.
"What?" I asked. He sigh before staring deep into my eyes.
"I can't believe that I was this close to losing you again." He replied staring at me with love?
"What?" I really couldn't say anything. He sighed once again as I sat up when he kneeled in front of me.
"After I saved you when you were ten, I kept coming back to see you from afar. Watching you grown from a brokenhearted ten year to a hilariously excited teenager to a mature and beautiful young adult. I felt proud of you. Seeing you as a kindhearted beautiful person I fell for you and I knew that when you were sixteen-seventeen years old. Zoya I love you." he let out.
I smiled happily knowing that I wasn't the only one crazy about him.
"I love you too." I replied kissing his forehead.
"I am so in love with you." He whispered cupped my face before kissing my lips slowly and we break apart.
I scoot over so he can lie down next which he did but he held my waist with his arms as his breathing lured me to sleep.
"I love you." I whispered.
He caressed my hair whispering sweet nothings in to my ear.
And at that moment I learned two things: Val is the beast who had saved me numerous times and he loves me as much as I.
After all, He is my hero...