Hellbound With You novel Chapter 829

The sun was already setting, but Zeke and Alicia were still on the road.

They had been travelling the entire day and Alicia could no longer help but ask him if everything was alright. No matter how Ezekiel tried to keep his calm, Alicia could feel that something was really wrong.

She had tried to talk to him a few times throughout the day. She had asked about that man who gave them the gun and clothes. Alicia asked if that man was one of his loyal men. But Ezekiel said that it was because that caretaker knew nothing about what he was planning to do, that was why he was still obedient to his orders. He told her that once that vampire caretaker found out about his secret, he too would go against him.

Alicia had thought of starting to ask more questions, not wanting to waste time but Ezekiel had put her to sleep for hours instead.

And now, the sun was already setting.

"Ezekiel… are we there yet? Or are you not stopping because we're being pursued right now?" Alicia finally asked. She had a feeling she had hit the nail on the head. Perhaps, he had changed course again because he knew they were being pursued.

"Yes." He replied and Alicia whipped her head to their rear. There was no car following them, but she realized that they were currently going along a road far from any human settlement.

Her head turned to her side and her heartbeat raced at the thought that their pursuers were running in the woods that ran on both their sides. No matter how fast their car was, if the vampires were already close, they would definitely catch up in no time. Cars could not compete with vampires who were supernatural beings – especially if they were the ones specially sent out to hunt for Ezekiel. Why? Why did he head to such a place where vampires could easily outrun them? If he had headed into the city instead…

Alicia's eyes widened a little at the realization that dawned on her. No. Ezekiel chose to head here because he would never want to risk the vampires being seen by the humans while they chased after them! That was why he could only head here! She could only marvel within herself. Even at this point when they were pursuing him so determinedly, he still kept their wellbeing in his mind and wanted to protect them from being discovered by the humans.

Alicia gripped her gun hard in her hand. She also realized that even if they did head into the populated areas with humans, they might get caught faster due to traffic. And with the way they were being pursued, she was quite sure that the vampires would not bother concealing themselves. They most likely would just reveal themselves just so they could capture both her and Ezekiel. So she realised that Ezekiel's decision was truly the best in the circumstances that they were in.

When she returned her gaze to Ezekiel, she noticed that sweat was beading along his temple. That was… a bad sign. He was not alright. He was definitely not feeling alright! No matter how he masks his exterior, and no matter how he tried to force himself to stay calm just to hide his inner turmoil from her, Alicia could still feel it. The link that existed between them somehow allowed her to sense that from him.

Something was immensely troubling him right now. And she believed it was not purely just the matter of their pursuers.

Suddenly, he slammed his feet on the brakes. The car screeched to a halt by the roadside. Alicia could smell the burned rubber of their tyres skidding on the asphalt. And in the blink of an eye, the vampires appeared, surrounding them on all sides.

Ezekiel pushed the car's door open and pulled Alicia along with him, covering her behind him.