A/N: How do you guys like the new cover? Also this book went down to 33 but then jumped back up to number 5!! I was totally like hyperventilating!! and it was 17 on werewolf!! My dream is to have this at number ne on both vampire and werewolf!! I thought the song at the side fit for this chapter I hope you like it!! Please keep commenting and voting I absolutely love your comments especially the rants they are hilarious because I love ranting to on stories lol And who do you guys see as Dorian and Tara and Romulus? Or any songs for the book. I want to hear your guys opinions!!
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Ladybird and I raced through the forest on the horse. I hope Nicolas was ok or at least left before Dorian got back to the castle.
"I think we should stop. I don't think their following us and Dorian won't be back till tomorrow. We'll be long gone and in werewolf territory by then." I shouted to Ladybird.
"I don't know about that Tara. I don't think it'll be wise. But if you insist." Ladybird walked the horse over to an area with thick trees covering all around. I dismounted and went on a search for fire wood. I heard soft breathing and rustling and instantly stopped. Only to see it was a red squirrel running up a tree. I headed back to the campsite and dropped the wood so Ladybird could light it.
"Tara. There's something I need to tell you."
"Yes Ladybird?"
"When we get to the werewolf's land. They're going to treat you differently than you would expect."
"Is it because I'm human?" Sadness filling me. But then I realized something wouldn't they treat Ladybird differently too because she was a human. She mentioned she had someone she loved there but maybe they were refugees and she already knew everyone. I on the other hand would be a complete stranger.
"No. No nothing like that it's because your their.." she stopped instantly looking around her surroundings.
"We have to go."
"What? Why? What's wrong?"
"They've found us."
My mind started whirling the last time I heard someone say those words it was my mother when the vampires came and took me away.
"Tara we have to go!"
I finally registered what was going on. I ran with Ladybird towards the horse and mounted on, and whipped the horse to go. The horse jolted forward sensing the urgency in the present situation around it.
We sped off into the forest hearing the pounding of heavy footsteps sprinting through the forest. Along with the thunderous pounds of horses.
"Faster Thor!" Ladybird shouted at the horse. The stallion sprinted faster as if understanding his master's words of desperation. The footsteps got louder, closer. I saw figures dash through the bushes and trees.
"Come on Thor!" Ladybird shouted and whipped the reins harder. But then one of the figures darted out in front of Thor making the horse rear up in fear knocking us off and running into the trees.
My vision went blurry from being knocked off. My head pounding. The figure walked towards us and smiled.
"We've found you princess."
Anton.
"Anton?" I slurred.
"Yes princess, and Dorian is here to take you home."
My eyes widened. "No!" I tried scrambling to my feet but when I stood up two arms wrapped around my waist pulling me close breathing in my scent.
"Oh how I've missed you my darling Yvette." He breathed.
I tried fighting his hold but it was no use . I was caught.
"Ladybird run!" I shouted
"I will not Tara. I will die than leave you here with that thing."
Dorian breathed in my scent again as he said. "Fine by me. I have what I want. Anton get rid of her."
"No! Please! Dorian don't kill her!" I squirmed as Anton wrapped his hands around Ladybird's neck.
Dorian sighed into my hair. "And what's in it for me love?"
"I wont fight I'll go with you. Willingly."
I could feel him smirk in my hair. "Oh really love?"
"Yes." I say simply.
"Hmm." He hummed. "That sounds so tempting. You completely giving up and letting me take you home without a fight. But why spare a lycanthrope?"
I stopped breathing and so did Ladybird.
"A what?" I asked softly.
Dorian pulled away from me finally. Looking me straight in the eyes. "You didn't know?" He asked smiling.
"Know what?"
"That your little friend here is a child of the moon. She is a lycanthrope."
Ladybird dropped her head in defeat. "I'm sorry Tara. I was only trying to get you home." She said softly.
"Where's home?" Curiosity getting the best of me.
"That's none of our concern now. Come Yvette we're going to home to where you belong not to some place where the filthy animals live."
"What is she talking about? Dorian I want to know!" I shouted at him.
He grabbed my chin tightly making me look him straight into his ocean blue eyes. Making me shiver at their intensity. Feeling myself drowning in his eyes I tried to pull away. But he held my chin tight.
"Remember our deal? Willingly or else the mutt dies." He said coldly. I watched as Anton tightened his grip on Ladybird's throat.
"Please don't hurt her. Take me home." I said in defeat. I watched as Anton let go of Ladybird and she ran into the forest only looking back once. With shiny green eyes filled with tears giving me a look saying she will be back for me. Then I saw a light brown wolf with her same green eyes fleeing into the forest.
"Let's go home Yvette." Dorian said and flung me on his shoulder. "We have some very important matters to discuss."
In a flash we were back on castle grounds. As we neared the castle I saw a huge fire. As we got closer I saw the fire was burning two stakes containing two people that already looked dead. My stomach wrenched at the sight.
"Nicolas and Cara. Someone had to pay for your escape. Don't worry your punishment will be much more painful than death. Death is a merciful thing. I granted them mercy by killing them. You on the other hand will receive no mercy."
I shivered at the thought of Dorian whipping me again. Maybe it'll be even worse than that. Up until we got to the castle doors Dorian acted pretty calm. But when he kicked the doors open to the castle he immediately threw me onto the hard marble floor like a rag doll. Closing the doors behind him.
"HOW DARE YOU!!" His voice boomed.
"I'm sorry." I whispered but he didn't seem to hear me.
"I treated you decent! You stupid bitch! Your lucky your not on that stake with Cara and Nicolas!"
"I'm sorry Dorian." I whispered even softer.
"Don't you speak my name you filthy bitch! I even let your little friend go free when I should have ripped her head off as well as yours!" He was breathing rapidly now. Even though he didn't need o breathe. He was rapidly running his fingers threw his dark black hair. "I'm going to beat the fuck out of you!" He said while coming closer to me. I kept sliding back even farther until I hit the base of the stairs and he pulled me up by the collar pulling me to meet his face.
Tears were starting to form in my eyes from the fear of him taking my life right here and now.
He breathed in a slow and heavy breathe. Breathing out onto my face. "You have NO idea how bad I want to beat you with brutal force! But tomorrow I've decided will be the ceremony and I don't want the vampire council to think I beat my wife."
"Wife?" I said in a raggedy voice.
"Yes. This is the ceremony where once every blood moon the vampire king can take a wife and he can make her immortal in front of the entire vampire council. I keep thinking that once you turn you'll become the Yvette I know is in there. The blood thirsty vampire queen who loves killing people as much as I do. The one that will help me take down Romulus and his pack."
Fear instantly took over my body making me shake.
"You're going to turn me?" I said in a shaky voice fear clouding my mind.
"Yes I can't wait till I finally drain the remainder of your life and making you mine for eternity. Watching you have your first kill will be the most erotic thing for me to watch. As you drain the life out of some poor mortal. Throwing your head back in a euphoric state of satisfaction. I can tell your going to be a blood thirsty one."
"No! I'll never be like you i'll never be like that!"
He dropped me to my feet and lent down to my ears. "Yes you will. You'll love the taste of blood Yvette. And just wait till after I turn you. When I fuck your brains out, and make you scream so loud the earth will shake at the sound of your orgasm." He smirked and I shivered. "But now I have to give you your punishment."
He grabbed me and carried me bridal style down to the slave's quarters and down another staircase to where they kept the people they used for food. He dropped me down hard onto the concrete pavement and chained me to the wall. Clamping my hands and feet to the cold metal. It smelt of blood and rotting bodies here.
"Now that's a sight seeing you chained up here sure makes me. Thirsty. Bend you neck for me Yvette and the torture will be painless."
I spit at him.
He wiped his chest where my spit had landed. "Suit yourself." He smirked.
He lunged at me harshly bending my neck to the side licking his lips before licking and kissing the soft skin. Before plunging his sharp fangs into the skin. I heard his loud moans as he drank my life away. My mortality. He pulled out but not before licking over the wound letting his saliva drip inside the wound. Panic instantly started to fill my body. He finished then placed his lips next to my ear.
"You feel that darling Yvette. Do you feel the heat? Do you feel the scorching heat raking through your body? You know that I'm the only one who can soothe your aching burn." He traced his hands over my area. I moaned softly.
"Oh yes you know it don't you?" He moved his fingers lightly across my clothes just barely touching my center. I could feel the fire burning hotter. Awaiting his touch.
"Well this is your punishment Yvette fro leaving me! Don't you ever try and leave me again!" He shouted. He brought his face close to mine lips barely touching his breath fanning over my parted lips. "I will always find you. No matter where you are. I will find you." And with a flash he was gone to leave me in my heated misery.
I could feel my body heating even more now it was so unbelievably painful.
Breathe Tara you can beat this. My self conscience told me.
I tried breathing but it didn't seem to work. The heat was growing stronger and stronger until it felt like the wrath of hell of being unleashed upon me. I tried muffling my screams but it was no use. I cried out in pain. The burning working it's way up my body until I felt like I was suffocating. I was pouring sweat now. The flames licking up my body.
My whole body drenched in sweat I let out a blood curdling scream as I felt the flames on my face. Filling my body with immense pain and fire. I felt myself going over the edge almost my whole entire body consumed by the intense heat. My eyes felt like they were being roasted. I felt myself at the brick of my pain and then it hit me the most painful burn I screamed so loudly that anyone could hear me. Then it stopped like someone pouring water on me. The heat was gone.
I slumped down in my chains drenched in sweat. Praying to god for someone to help me then drifted off to sleep awaiting tomorrow and all that it brings.