My Demon Mate

Chapter Five

Chapter Five

Artemis POV

I wake up to the sound of a rather loud monitor beeping besides me. I groggily open my eyes, just to see myself tied down to the bed, in my cell. An IV is in my arm, pumping fluids into me. I try to pull on my restraints to take it out, but there’s no point.  

“JUST LET ME f*****g DIE!” I yell at the camera. Then I hear a little gasp from next to me. I crane my neck to see Bella looking at me, concern etched into her facial features.

“Art, you can’t die! Then you would leave me! Please don’t leave me!” She says while tears begin running down her face. I wish more than anything that I could embrace her, but I’m literally tied up. So I try to explain to her. I know I’m not in my right mind, and I know I will regret what I say terribly. But in the case that I loose my mind and commit suicide, she needs to know why.

“Babygirl, living is really painful right now.” I start, tears welling up in my eyes. “I want to be with mama and papa again, and dying would let me do that. Staying alive isn’t worth the pain I’ll go through. You’ll be okay, I promise. Someone very important made me an unbreakable promise that you’ll stay safe. If you ever get the chance to leave, however, go to grandma and grandpa. You know how grandma has similar gifts to me? She can keep you safe.”

“No! I don’t want to be without you!”

“And I don’t want to be without you, babygirl. But there’s not much I can do. It would be for the best all around.”

“But Art, I’d miss you so much.” She says with a heart wrenching sob.

“And I’d miss you too, sweetheart. But I would never stop watching over you, I promise. I’ll be your guardian angel.”

Tears well up in her eyes, and she throws her arms around me. I hear the door open, and see William walk in.  

“As adorable as that was, you’re not going anywhere, Artemis.” He walks over to check my vitals in the monitor before plucking out my IV and untying me. As soon as I’m free I pull away from him, and wrap my sister in a hug. She climbs on my lap, clinging to me. I stroke her hair and whisper how much I love her. I then see Williams eyes soften for a moment at how gentle I am with her, but then they go back to their cold, emotionless state.

“Bella, darling, it’s time for dinner, you can see your lovely sister tomorrow.”

Bella presses a kiss to my cheek before running out the door. William rounds on me.

“There will be three meals a day sent to you starting tomorrow. If you refuse them, I’ll tie you down and put the IV right back in your arm.”

He sits on the bed next to me, and before I have the chance to scramble off he gets a grip on me and pulls me close. His lips come down on mine, gently and sweetly. I turn my head away from him, trying to get away from him, but he just trails more kisses down my neck.

I start crying, unable to hold back the tears. I’m so, incredibly terrified, and I’m not someone who gets scared easily. This man is going to rape me. As soon as the thought crosses my mind I begins shuddering, and he pulls away.

“What the f**k will appeal to you, Artemis? I saw Arthur kissing you like that and you loved it. What does he have that I f*****g don’t? I’m rich. I’m generous. I’m a f*****g prince. I’m patient as hell with you. I treat your sister like royalty, yet you would rather starve yourself to death than be with me? You’d risk leaving your sister all alone just to escape me?”

I stay silent, and he heaves out a frustrated sigh before forcing me onto his lap and kissing my neck again.

“You know what, Artemis? I’m going to make you completely mine. Nobody else will dare touch you after what I’m going to do. Prepare yourself for tomorrow, it won’t be pretty. And it’ll be the few ways I’m allowed to hurt you, because it will be me staking my claim on you.”

He then walks out, leaving me heaving with sobs.