Be Careful When You Bite Me novel 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 was completely 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 planned the entire thing, they cornered me completely, 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 planned 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 blame?”

“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 plan 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 glanced up at the clock that ticked above the bar.

12:31 am.

“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 council law 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 related 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.

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 too late,” Mathoes straightened himself out and as did Elisabeth,” had you been a minute late, we would have drained her.”