Alex was waiting for the final blow, he was sure that Aries was going to rip him apart just like any other vampire would, but instead, Aries merely stared at him while he wreathed... It was eerie, remembering the chipper vampire he had met a few years ago and seeing how the male was acting now... Maybe he had gone about things wrong, maybe he should have been kinder to the vampire... But he had been so sure his plan would work. He gruit his teeth as Luca knelt down, but the human seemed to be ignoring him and instead Aries was soon made to look to Luca.<br/><br/>Aries flinched at the soft touch, looking to Luca before averting his eyes, though he didn't pull away... He was still scared of what he might see in Luca's eyes, maybe he was just to see himself reflected in them. Aries nodded softly, though even when he finally pulled away from Luca the scent of the human's blood from the wound on his arm was hard to bear. He wanted it so badly... But he had to resist, and so he slowly stood and took a few steps back away from the two humans, hand reaching up nervously to his neck before he fidgeted with the sides of his hood... He knew he should get away from Luca, but he couldn't when the human was clearly so weak and with Alex still here... And the threat of the night.<br/><br/>When Alex was freed he wasted no time in standing, shoving Luca away as he pulled a knife of his own. "Listen, I know I can't win. I'll leave." He offered, taking a few tentative steps back as his broken arm hung loosely, Aries had truly crushed it. Alex knew that he couldn't attack Luca, the vampire wouldn't allow it, this was his only option. "What do you say? You always offer the choice to the other leeches, even when they have a corpse in their hands, right?" He shot this latter part to Aries, but the vampire ignored him, he was too focused on the sweet scent in the air and of wanting to keep Luca safe. Alex growled in annoyance before looking to Luca again, the vampire clearly would listen to his choice.