Chapter 5: The Mark
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"I will be sending you back to your family for the time being" Dylan declared, making me choke on the water I'm drinking. I swallowed hard, my eyes masked with disbelief.
"REALLY?!" I shouted, now standing up in front of him. Instead of clear response, he just stared at me while slicing his stake.
I can't believe it! I'm so happy I could scream!
"I figured that you need to stay with your family first before I can finally take you with me to my home" he explained which made me stop dead from moving. Struggling to find my voice, I asked him the most difficult question.
"what do you mean?" I asked my voice sounding low and cautious. I should've known that he has something deep within his sleeves. A chill ran down my spine when he looked at me straight in the eye, it almost seemed like he's peering through my soul.
Chewing slowly, he just gave me a smirk before finishing his wine.
"you'll see" He responded vaguely which left me so dumbfounded, I could already hear my heart beating so fast.
why is he doing this...
what does he want.....
"pack your things, you're going home tomorrow," He said before retreating to his room. When I heard his door closing I just realized that he left me downstairs, with the door unlocked. This could be my chance. But by the looks of the dark forest outside, I decided to just clean up the table and go back upstairs.
As soon as I get away from his grasp, there's no returning to him. I'll never let myself end on this weirdo's hands again.
but before that, I need answers AND I NEED THEM NOW!
Stepping loudly on the wooden stairs, I marched towards his room and banged on his door furiously. Who does he think he is?! k********g me then returning me to my parents and acting as nothing happened at all? He must be really a weird mouthwatering sicko!
"OPEN UP DYLAN! I WANT YOU TO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW!" I demanded like a madwoman. When he didn't answer me right away, I banged his door even louder. "You son of a mad cow! OPEN THIS DOOR OR I'LL BREAK YOUR FACE! DON'T YOU DARE IGNORE ME!"
I know I'm sounding insane but he can't just take me away and return me like a grocery item.
and his last words bothered me..
taking me to his home? What the heck? He may be handsome but I'm not that desperate to be taken home by this nutjob!
Besides, I have a future to work on! I still have to become a nurse and help a lot of people! Not to be kidnapped by some stranger I met on the streets on a romantic windy rainy night.
"Open up right no-" I was about to bang my hands again when the door suddenly opened up, revealing a very annoyed but shirtless Dylan.
It could've been a very nice sight, but when I noticed his eyes, they kinda looked so different, they are glowing gold, and something is peeking from his lips
..they looked like fangs.
wait a minute...
before I even had time to comprehend what's happening, he pulled me inside his room and threw me on his king-sized bed. Oh god, this scene is familiar...
"What do you want to know" He growled as he stood in front of me, his hands now folded across his chest.
focus Anna. FOCUS!
"I need you to tell me what's going on. Why are your eyes like that, why do you have extra teeth? WHY AM I HERE?!" I shouted in one breath. "Why are you keeping me here for such a long time? Why do you need to claim me? What are you?" I finished breathing heavily.
Gosh, I need some water.
"Anna, I have a question for you instead" As he began talking, he started lowering himself to me and sat at the edge of the bed, causing it to dip a little.
Don't answer a question with a question stupid.
"did you know what killed the cat?" he asked, his eyes still glowing gold. His fangs are now gone, but his vibe..it's scaring me. I almost had a feeling that this guy is a dangerous one, aside from that handsome kidnapper facade he usually kept most of the time.
when I didn't answer him, he continued. But this time, he is moving slowly forward towards me, like a lion stalking its prey.
"Sometimes, there are things better left unsaid, better left unknown. I have lived in this place for such a long time and those people who had too many questions were the ones who usually ended up dead" he whispered, his face now dangerously closer to mine. "but I could answer one question for you princess"
His lips reached the soft spot on my neck and gave it a tiny kiss making me shiver involuntarily. Then I felt something sharp is grazing through my skin, and an unfamiliar feeling engulfed my system.
What is this?
"Wha-what are you doing?" I managed to ask. His face is buried at the crook of my neck while his body is now laying on top of me. I can feel his heart beating so loudly against his chest as his hands found their way around my shoulder.
"don't move, or else it will hurt. I wasn't supposed to do this now, but you leave me no choice" I frowned at his words. What does he mean by that?
Before I could even ask him, something painful began piercing against my skin. It's so painful I doubt I could even bear it. Instinctively, I began hitting his back to get him off me. "STOP!! LET ME GO!" I wanted to scream even louder, but my voice failed me. What is he doing to me?!
I shivered when I heard him gulp down my blood before he continued on sucking a mouthful of it down his throat. I'm still struggling under his grasp, punching him, slapping him, biting him back in order to make him stop from what he is doing.
"Dylan, please.." I begged. I am now crying because I feel so helpless. I can't accept the fact that I'll die in the hands of a monster without getting the chance of seeing my family once again.
Mom...help me
"Now you're mine" were the last words I heard before everything went black.
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