It had been about two weeks since Stella began to live with the Zukao brothers. Rather it had been two weeks since she was their prisoner, that was more accurate.
Stella was sitting on the floor a few paces away from the window of her small room. It was a cold night and the wind coming in should have felt very cold to Stella, who was wearing a tank top and denim shorts.
But Stella knew that the cold wind was the only thing keeping her awake as she slipped between consciousness and unconsciousness.
She was barely conscious and the goosebumps that the cold wind sent through her body seemed to tell Stella that she was still alive. Lately, the only thing she had been feeling was pain. It was only because of it that Stella believed she was alive, because she couldn't accept that there would be so much pain after dying.
Stella heard, or thought she heard, the door of her room open, but neither did she care, nor she had enough strength to give any reaction.
Stella knew she had been right as she heard the second one's voice beside her. What was his name? That was right! Maybe Mazata something.
"Look at you! Am I supposed to enjoy a meal that is half dead." He spoke in disdain.
Stella used all her strength and tried to speak clearly, but what came out was really just a whisper, "With the kind of person you are, you don't even deserve a dead meal."
Stella knew that any normal person wouldn't have caught what she said, but knew that this filthy vampire would have.
Sure enough, he took a handful of Stella's hair in his hands and pulled them up. Mazata did it until Stella was almost standing. Stella screamed and tried to punch and kick any part of this monster she could reach, but she could have been kicking a tree for all the effect it had.
The next instant, Stella heard him whisper beside her ear, "A livestock really shouldn't talk back to it's masters."
And then Stella felt the sting she had come to know so much on her throat behind her ear.
She moaned in pain but knew it would do no good. It would all be over after ten minutes anyway.
But to Stella's surprise, the mouth left her throat after a minute or two.
Though Stella's eyes widened seeing those maroon eyes and blood dripping out of his mouth, she gathered up courage and smirked, "What? Did you get indigestion from eating half dead food?"
WHAAAMMMMM!!!!! Stella winced in pain as she received the full force of the slap and the corner of her lip began to bleed.
Mazata wiped off the blood coming from Stella's lip and licked it. An evil smile spread across his face as he said, "How about I teach you today how an animal should behave."
Stella, though knowing the consequences of her actions, but deciding to go ahead nonetheless, spit on Mazata's face.
But the only effect it had was to further anger the vampire in front of her as he dodged the spit and Stella received another slap across the face.
Mazata Zukao then grabbed Stella's hair and pulled her out of the room with them.