Chapter 21
Smoke on either sides of the alley blocked my sight and I decided to walk towards the right. I wondered
if I should be running, but I couldn’t bring my feet to do so. It was almost overbearing the feeling of
having ditched Damon back at the bar. It was so overbearing that I reconsidered and paused.
I thought of his face in the closet the night we had brought back the jester.
I felt his cold hands on my face as if he was really there. My heart began to throb.
Stop!
I forced myself to disperse of those thoughts. I moved my feet again and kept going until I passed the
foggy smoke and was confused when it had led me to a brick wall.
I grew sudden panicked and searched the brick wall for a way out.
It waspletely blocked and I banged my hands against the cold hard surface but it didn’t budge.
I spun on my heel and prepared myself to run past the fog again and towards the other side of the alley
where I hoped the real world would await me but to my absolute horror standing right there were two
figures. As if having nned the entire thing, they cornered mepletely, their gaze fused with
hunger, amusement and something else that I could only describe as evil.
Matheos and Elisabeth.
I couldn’t utter the words even if I knew what to say. I felt as if I had subconsciously already figured it
out what they nned on doing with me. For a slight second I debated making a run for it, straight past
Elisabeth, disappear into the fog and maybe find my way back towards the door. I knew it was
ridiculous to even think I had a chance.
I felt my breathing quicken and my chest begin to thud. I felt like a dear trapped in headlights.
“I can hear her heart beat,” Elisabeth’s slick voice broke through the silence,” she’s so scared.”
Matheos smiled in a way that was sadistic,” do you really believe Damon, when he says he hasn’t
tasted her.”
Within a second, Elisabeth was now standing face to face with me, her words grazing against my face
as she spoke,” I wouldn’t be able to resist that soft skin,” her finger nails trailed down my arm sending
shivers down my spine,” would you.”
“What do you want,” I choked the words out as if they had been stuck in my throat.
“We want you to make us royalty,” Matheos was now standing directly behind Elisabeth.
I was confused to say the least.
“What are you talking about?”
“Isabelle told us all about you,” this time is was Elisabeth speaking,” she told us all about how you will
be the reason Damon gets de-throned.”
“That’s not true-“ I began but I felt her fingernail press against the center of my throat resulting in a
painful twitch that made it almost impossible to talk.
“Yes it is,” she I felt her lips move against my neck,” when we drain and leave you here for the council
to find, who do you think will be there to catch the me?”
“P-please-“ I stuttered, and felt the fear explode in panic deep within my gut.
“Isabelle is going to be pleased that we ran into you today,” I heard Matheos voice now right behind my
ear,” her n will move along a lot faster once we finish with you.”
“Seth is the reason I’m here,” It hurt to talk and Elisabeth just pressed her fingernail deeper against my
skin,” it’s not Damon, it’s Seth-“
Matheos wrapped his fist around my hair and pulled it back against my back. I gasped out at the
sudden pain and looked up to see that he was staring right into my eyes,” Frankly , I don’t care if the
council even finds you, I don’t even care if Damon doesn’t get punished, I just want to taste you.”
Damon’s POV
I nced up at the clock that ticked above the bar.
12:31 am.
It was only getting busier and when I felt a figure approaching Holly’s empty stool, I ced my palm on
it.
I wondered where she was and why she was taking so long. The thought that she might have run away
crossed my head for a slight second. Had she found the exist and ran away, I think I would be relieved.
I hope she gets far.
I wouldn’t have to be responsible for getting rid of her anywhere. I signed out loud.
I remembered fathers disappointed face when I had told him it was me who brought in the foreigner.
The image of Holly in that cell crossed my mind and I quickly dispersed of it. She didn’t deserve that
and I knew that. I felt ashamed having done that to her but I had to prove to father that I was cable of
hating humans. I had to show him that I will not let love get in the way of that throne like Xavier did. He
was wicked and evil and vengeful and he absolutely dreaded the existence of every human. He would
have made a great King had he not mated with a witch.
I knew I couldn’t let my feelings for Holly distract me from getting the job done. Part of me wished I
never met her.
I thought about what Luna had said about Holly bearing the Mark of Eros. I didn’t even want to think of
who it might be that she’s mated with.
The Mark of Eros is a mating scar that someone from the Underworld gives to a human whom they
mated with. In most cases the mark is sworn by destiny. Neither of them would know they bear it.
I thought of Isabelle and wondered if she was my destiny. Ever since Holly had a told me about
Isabelle’s and Seth’s n to de-throne me, the puzzles had fallen into ce and I couldn’t admit it to
myself that I might have believed her. It hurt to even think of Isabelle in that way. How could someone
so loving and king turn out to be aplete stranger?
I had loved her with all my heart and dreamed of making her my Queen.
A sudden voice brought me back to reality and I looked up to see a smiling Ade leaned over the bar
counter,” whatcha doing after this.”
Ade was beautiful, breath taking even but getting involved with a faerie was trouble that I did not need,”
I’ll be going home.”
“I live a few blocks from here,” she leaned further down the counter, her breasts barely holding on in
the small shirt of hers,” you ever had faerie blood? I’ll let you taste me.”
She flickered her forked tongue across her lips. I felt absolutely no desire to sleep with Ade or anyone
for that matter.
“No thanks,” my lips quivered in slight disgust.
“Your loss, bloodsucker,” she leaned back up and rolled her eyes, strutting down the bar line.
I looked around to see if Holly was somewhere in the crowd. I remembered Mathoes and Elisabeth who
had left rather abruptly. Those two broke the councilw so often it was a wonder how they hadn’t been
staked a long time ago.
Mathoes and Elisabeth were cousins of Isabelle and I had always wondered how she could be rted
to people who were so conniving and careless.
I was slowly learning that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. I got up from my chair and headed
towards the hallway where the bathroom would be. I leaned my ear against the door and when I heard
moaning, I flung the door wide open to reveal two people that were not Holly.
A feeling of anxiousness boiled at the bottom of my stomach.
If she isn’t here, where is she.
I headed out back towards the bar when I caught sight of the exist sign that flickered in red light right
above an open door. I headed towards it, stepping out into an alley when I caught whiff of a pleasant
rich scent that I immediately recognized as Holly.
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I darted faster then wind through the foggy street and in the distance there stood Matheos and
Elisabeth ready to sink their hungry fangs into her neck.
I felt my anger surface and let out a growl as I grabbed them both simultaneously by their heads and
ripped them away from Holly.
Matheos hit the hard brick wall behind him and Elisabeth stumbled back, catching herself.
“What the hell are you doing!” I barked out, grabbing Holly by the waist and shoving her behind me.
“You were almost toote,” Mathoes straightened himself out and as did Elisabeth,” had you been a
minutete, we would have drained her.”