396 The difference (1/2)

Alex smashed the bottle on the floor before he charged towards Zeke, grabbing his collar.

”Tell me, Zeke… what the hell is going on with me?” he hissed. His fangs lengthened and his eyes were back to being red again. It almost looked like he was just one of them, a normal, pure blooded vampire. ”And about Abigail… is she really my wife? Am I the husband who left her? How? Why? Why did I forget her?!”

He was raging, hissing at Zeke, looking so lost and utterly confused.

”Answer me, Zeke!!”

”Yes, you're right. You are her husband who left her and then you forgot about her,” Zeke finally told him, causing Alex to freeze, as if he was unsure how to react.

He just stared at Zeke for a while, wide-eyed, shaking his head in disbelief as he mumbled. ”So I… already loved her before and even married her… since when? How long ago did I leave her?”

”Alex, isn't it better if you ask her all these questions of yours?”

”I can't stand it!!!”

Alex dropped his head as his grip on Zeke's collar tightened. ”I can't stand seeing her cry. She's been begging, crying, even doing all these things to… She's trying so hard… and yet… I still don't remember a thing!” he exploded. ”All I have are tiny fragments of memories flashing in my head but they aren't coming together, even after all this!”

Zeke sighed, pulling Alex's hands off him. ”Tell her about those tiny flashes you remember. I'm certain hearing those would be enough to make her happy. And that is a good sign, Alex, that you might be able to remember more soon.”

Those words made Alex's face look a little better and he closed his eyes, stepped back until he hit the wall and let himself slide down on the floor. His elbow rested on his folded knee as his fingers ran through his hair.

”Tell me… I want to know what happened. Don't leave anything out,” he ordered and Zeke could only give in.

”Are you saying that I'm no longer a half-blood?”

”I am still unsure but my theory is that perhaps what died or is dying right now is the human part of yourself. That's why you're now craving blood, like us. I believe your vampire blood has now fully taken over as self-preservation. It is trying to keep you alive.”