Be Careful When You Bite Me novel Chapter 7

"Get up!" she ordered," we have things to do and little time!"

She looked me up and down before rushing me out of the room and down the hall towards the bathroom,"In!"

I obeyed and entered the bathroom wondering what she meant by things to do and little time. There was a pack of toothbrushes and some soap on the sink. I brushed my teeth then washed my face in the shower. .After wiping down with a red towel, I exited the bathroom. The maid stood there, impatiently tapping her foot.

"Come on come on!" she rushed me back down the hall.

Her short figure shoved me inside the bedroom and opened the closet.

"What are we doing?" I finally asked.

Instead of answering, she ran out of the room leaving me confused. A couple of minutes, she reappeared with a bag full of stuff.

"Sit child," she smiled.

I obeyed when I realized that that was the first genuine smile I had seen since I had arrived at this place. She went to work on my hair and face and I couldn't help but notice she had the same scar on her neck as the previous maid did. When she noticed me staring, she smiled down at her, her brown eyes soft and gentle.

"You're the first human we have seen here that isn't from the village," she spoke softly," You're a foreigner to the Cold Ones, caused quite a mess."

"The bite on your neck, is it-" I fumbled with my words as I searched my brain for a polite way to ask," Did they do that to you?"

The smile on her face lessened and she focused on plucking my eyebrows," I come from a breed that was meant to serve the Cold Ones. They don't feed on me anymore."

"What do you mean by breed?"

Instead of answering my question, she handed me a mirror.I almost gasped at my reflection.

My brown hair was styled into thick curls that nested down my shoulders. The black eyeliner on my lids made my green eyes shine.My skin sparkled slightly and my lips were a glossy red.

I turned to the maid," Why did you do this?"

She smiled slightly,"Do you like it?"

"Yes of course, but why?"

"You get to go home tonight. Tomorrow, you'll have no memory of this and you can go back to being a human. That's never happened here before," I saw a glint in her eyes that turned into a tear," People like us, we don't just walk out of here, unscarred."

"I'm Holly," I replied, having no idea what to say to her or how to help her," and you are?"

"Im Meredith."

"Nice to meet you, Meredith," I took her hands in mine and smiled up at her.

"The ritual is tonight. The last one was over a decade ago."

"Did it... work?" I asked.

"I'm not sure but I hope it will tonight."

She strutted past me and headed toward her bag," Now, wear this," she said, pulling out a white skin tight silk dress.

The dress was sleeveless and looked more like lingerie. All in all, it was beautiful.

I grabbed it from her hands,"This looks too small.

"It's traditional," she simply replied.

She handed me the matching heels and when I was done slipping everything on, I was taken back by my reflexion in the mirror. I looked beautiful. Seductive but elegant.

I look like I can compete with Isabelle.