||Chapter Six||
Her Return||
T A L I A||
His eyes sparkled with delight.
Almost glowing ever so slightly.
He took another step closer towering over me. Our bodies only inches apart. His scent of Chocolate mint finally reaching my nose. I bit my lip staring down to his lips then looking up at his beautiful vividly blue eyes. I had to raise my head just to look at his beautiful face with his impressive height.
"Do that again I dare you" He warns his voice simmered with warning.
My eyebrows furrowed in confusion.
What did he mean?
I then noticed his diluting dark eyes staring down at my lips. I gulped quickly releasing them from my teeth's grip. I felt the blood burn my face making me look like a blushing mess.
Embarrassed, I lowered my head and stared at the ground.
Wait... Embarrassed?...
I was never one to care for someone's thoughts, so why would I care now?
"Look at me" He demands, placing his finger under my chin making me look up to him. My lips part once feeling unfamiliar sparks. Like tiny little firecrackers making it's way throughout my skin. A pleasurable feeling. I jumped ever so slightly at the touch. I bit my tongue to stop the strange sounds from escaping my lips.
I stared into his beautiful blue eyes. He stared into my boring brown eyes. All amusement good as gone. He stared at me without any emotion, but the stare alone was enough for butterflies to soar through my stomach. His hand traced down from my chin to my jaw.
"You are the most beautiful human I've ever seen" He whispered. Low enough for me for me to wonder if my ears were playing tricks on me.
His hand then traced down to my neck. I flinched as his finger traced over the wound. He stared at it. His blue eyes darkening. I watched as they slowly diluted into a dark and dangerous shade of Amethyst.
I blinked twice.
Was I that light headed?
Or did his eyes actually just change color? This house was strange... Everyone changed their eye colors, everyone moved way too fast, everyone here was strange.
The man before me was even stranger than all of that.
He had me hooked by just the sound of his name.
Must be some creepy Voodoo spell.
'Creepy?... You know you love it.' The strange voice told me.
He quickly closed his eyes sighing and opening them revealing them their normal beautiful shades of blue.
He took another step closer closing the space between us. My head was getting fuzzy as I felt his warm body come closer. It was then I realized that his upper body was completely bare. My face grew warm as I stared at his masculine pecked body. His sharp jaw showing off his bare neck. My eyes trailed down to his broad shoulders. His biceps were huge.
I trailed down to his hard chest then down to his, Hard and firm defined abs. His body was the definition of perfection. I subconsciously count his every ab.
One, two, three.... Eight?...
My eyes then trailed down to his loose waistband. Showing off his V-Line. My face grew warmer as I wondered just how perfect can one be? I jumped at the feeling of his finger on my chin pulling my face up. Exposing my blushing face.
I could only stare.
"My eyes are up here" He bemused. My face went warmer. My heart hammered against my chest. Fast enough for me to hear it. And fast enough to hurt...
Damonous tilted his head to the side making a strand of his hair fall to the side. "What a pretty heartbeat you have... Like a hummingbirds wings..."
He inched closer. His face only inches away from mine. He bit his lip as his dark eyes trailed down to my own. Blushing, I turned my head away. He then leaned to the open advantage pushing a strand of my hair behind my ear and moved my hair to the other side exposing my wounded neck.
"You smell so sweet...." He told me into my ear before brushing his perfectly rough lips to my ear possessively.
Slowly he trailed it down to my wounded neck. He kissed the wound.
"You're mine"
I gasped once his tongue swirled against my neck. Tasting the flesh. I bit my lip letting out a muffled whimper at the pain.
'Kiss him...'
My eyes rolled to the back of my head with pleasure. This was so bad, and so wrong, but why did it feel so deliciously divine? A tiny voice screamed in the back of my mine to push him away and run off screaming.
I never listened.
The voice of reason had suddenly become nothing but a nuisance to my pleasure.
My eyes fluttered open and shut again once inhaling the scent of Chocolate mint. It embraced me like a warm blanket. The scent suited him in a strange way. So warm and inviting, yet so refreshingly cold.
A thought had suddenly daunted me.
What would mother think?
My eyes snapped open.
It felt as if someone had thrown cold icy water over my head.
What the hell was I doing?!
I pushed him away.
"W-What are you doing?!" I yelled.
Damonous rose an eyebrow.
"And why were you enjoying?" He bemused.
I blinked twice.
My eyes widened in horror.
I enjoyed it...
I let him touch me. I let a boy touch me. Not just any boy. A Medici, and out of all of them it was Damonous...
'What would mother think?' A voice tantalized.
Tears welled up my eyes.
My mother! She's done everything for me, and this is how I repay her?! She's in the hospital for gods sakes. And this is what I do? I had one god forsaken Job! One, only one and I messed it up.
"I hate you..." I whispered as tears gushed down my eyes.
I rushed out with two things on my mind.
The stabbing pain in my stomach suspiciously came back. It was worse than before making me cry out in pain and number two.
Damonous's face after I'd said those words.
Trust me when I say that I'm not usually this weak. If Zayn ever did this to me I would have punched him in the balls until they were blue.
I rarely ever cried.
Ever.
But this whole situation was slowly getting to me.
For it was all too much for my small almost none existent little brain. After all I was only seventeen. I shouldn't have to be worrying about these things. Things like would my mother live and breathe normally again? Or will I ever get out of this mansion unharmed?
I rushed out of the house. That god awful house.
Running away from the savagery of Elisé, the manipulation of Zayn, the cruelty of Lady Vera, and the clutches of Damonous.
Stop! All of it I wanted it to stop!
I wanted this heavy weight off my shoulders. I wanted this big burden off my back.
Screw this. Screw all of it.
I ran out of the house accidentally slamming the doors behind me with a bang.
I give up...
Hell no I won't be dealing with that! No thank you bye, toodle-oo, Au revoir, adiós!
It was dark. It was now night time. I stared up at the glowing french moon.
But it wasn't the same.
Not glowing in it's usual white shade. But was red...
How strange...
N A R R A T I V E||
Elisé sat on the dungeon floors. Her wound radiated the stench of blood as it was dried. Matting against her porcelain skin. She sat in a cage on her own, they didn't want her to befriend with anyone.
'They care for her this much...' Her wolf spoke.
Elise remained silent.
'Do not look so disheartened my human...' The wolf comforts.
'This punishment changes nothing... I will bring you her head on a silver platter...'
Elisé sighed leaning her head on the dirty wall behind her as she stared up at the cement ceiling. Her hand wrapped around her knees as they were pressed against her chest.
'We will see garnet... we will see...'
T A L I A ||
Beep. Beep. Beep.
I stared at my mother's sleeping state. Listening to the monitor's steady beats.
She was asleep.
I stared at the bandaid which wrapped around my arms.
The one on my neck.
Damn it...
My neck.
Tears fell down my eyes as I clutched onto my aching lower abdomen. The pain of cold stabbing knives were back again. Why won't it just go away? I stared at the clock.
5:30.
Just thirty minutes before I have to go back there again.
Nope. Not happening.
How could I simply leave as I watch as my mother in the hospital bed all alone?
Helpless tears continued to trickle down my cheeks.
Why couldn't they just simplify the job?
And I did not mean by the cleaning. I was not a spoiled brat to deny the work load. In fact I would have welcomed the job with open arms if it weren't as complicated as this one.
I wouldn't mine the work if it could happen without having any of my blood spilled. No mind games which had me lurk within the halls, and no kissing as though I were some kind of object.
I closed my stinging eyes and lightly banged my head on the wall behind me as I sat crouched on the floor. My arms hugged around my knees that were pressed against my chest.
I've cried too much these past 24 hours and I've barely slept a wink. I sighed opening my tired eyes and saw the tiny maid uniform from the corner of my vision. With a final groan I got up and got dressed. Sulking like a child ready for another round of hell today...
I was no weakling and mama raised no quitter. I'll show those assholes just who the hell I am and there was no stopping me.
I am Talia De Mara, my mother lost her voice saving my life and this crap is the least I can do to repay her sacrifice.
Nodding at my little inspirational pep talk, I walked to my mother staring at her blinding beauty. She will and always will be beautiful in my eyes, even in this state. I kissed her forehead before leaving her be.
D A M O N O U S ||
The glaring sun entered it's bright rays into my room, waking me. I groaned pushing my face against the pillows. Her scent still lingered within the victorian sheets.
'The girl is coming today' Asmodeus' voice whispered within the back of my mind.
Instantly flashbacks of yesterday swarmed through my mind.
'I hate you...' A small whisper escaped her lips.
Tears streamed down her chocolate brown eyes.
I was never one to care of what others thought of me. I was a cruel, barbaric and unmerciful man. I never minded what people thought of me, their opinions meaning little to nothing.
So why did hers bring a growl to my lips.
'Because she's mate' I rolled my eyes at his logic and got out of bed.
'No human girl is my mate.' I deadpanned before blocking him out of my mind giving me a slight headache. I shrugged off my clothes then walked my way to the shower. I opened the water making sure it was hot enough to burn.
I closed my eyes reliving the moments of last night.
"Look at me" I hissed, placing my finger under her chin making me look up to me. Unbearably agitated not to be able to look her in the eyes. I felt her jump under my touch.
Those damned sparks...
I watched as she bit her lip. My body tensed as my mind wandered to the most sinful of thoughts.
The things I wanted to do to her...
She looked into my eyes. I stared back.
I wondered if the innocence in her eyes would remain if I submitted to my darkest desires.
Beautiful beads of chocolate brown eyes looked back at my own blues, reflecting the madness in my eyes.
She was so maddening, and was a mockery to my self control.
Her eyes withheld so much emotion... so much hope.
Hope of what?..
I wanted nothing more than to find out, and there would be nothing I'd not give to give her whatever she had hoped for.
All amusement seemed to leave my face.
I seemed to have forgotten my plan.
I stared at her admiring every inch of her beauty. She had the type of face that would stop you dead in your tracks. Her unbearably desirable skin, however it wasn't as porcelain as mine. They had a sun-kissed touch to them, telling me that she must have spent her entire childhood under the sun.
She had two defying chocolaty brown eyes, they stared back at me in defiance. Light freckles peppered her rosy cheeks and small nose. She had luscious pink and plump lips. I wondered if they were as soft as they looked. How strange was it to own such soft lips, but have a fiery tongue which didn't seem to have a filter.
She never stayed silent.
A little troublemaker she was.
With every step she took danger and chaos had followed her as though they were her own shadow.
She wasn't my mate. She couldn't be. Just one squeeze to her neck could crush her windpipe. Just one flick of my fingers and it would stab her delicate skin, and just simple word from my mouth could break her tiny beating heart.
I drank in her features, memorizing every single bloody detail.
"You are the most beautiful human i've ever seen" I told her in all honesty.
I watched how her eyes twinkled at my words as her brows tinged in confusion.
My fingers traced her wound. I glared at it. Anger burning within me like a disgusting bile of sin.
'Kill Elisé' Asmodeus hissed.
I then realized she was staring at the color of my eyes. I close them not wanting her to see my purple hues. She can't know of our family. Nor of our species. She'd flee the first chance she'd get.
Asmodeus growled at the thought.
I opened my eyes closing the shower after a familiar scent entered the palace doors.
Honeysuckle...
The little troublemaker was here.
I walk out of the shower, my ears listening to every sound within the palace looking for her.
Footsteps.
She was getting changed in the maid's room. Walking to my dressing room I had gotten dressed, not bothered to put any sort of effort then left the room at a blinding speed where to walking by passers I was nothing but a gust of wind.
I sped down the stairs not bothering to dry my hair either then rushed past the kitchen before finally sitting down in my seat at the dining table. No one saw my arrival, but only my final presence on the chair.
Zayn rose an eyebrow as Vera blinked twice.
Elisé's was in the dungeons.
Where she deserved to be.
Asmodeus' returned but once her scent came even closer the anger was quick to vanish. He sat within my mind wagging his tail in excitement. A move of which he wouldn't be caught dead doing.
How pathetic.
The Alpha to be was acting like a pet dog. He could chase after the mailman while he was at it.
I heard her tiny little footsteps.
I turned to the doors of which she was going to enter from.
Let the games begin troublemaker.
I hid my grin once I heard the footsteps echoing closer. Her scent of Honeysuckle came closer. I inhale the innocent mouth-watering scent.
The doors opened. My eyes trained on the troublesome girl. Ignoring such a wasteful conversation.
"But Mother when will Father come?" Zayn asked.
Normally I'd roll my eyes at the repeated question, but my eyes were trained on the young human girl who busily placed the plates of pancakes and waffles on the table and poured Vera he tea. Her hair tied high up in a messy bun exposing her delicate neck.
I noticed the bandage which covered her healing wound.
Good.
There was no need for me to do it myself.
Vera shook her head. "He said he'd be here tonight, but we still can't be so sure" She replies. It was then I heard Asmodeus's growling in the back of my mind. I felt his irritation.
'What is it?' I asked.
'Look!' He snarled.
She almost tripped over her own feet making Zayn chuckle, her cheeks burn in response before she giggled but no one seemed to notice.
No other than me of course.
It was then the fool felt my burning glare. His head turned as he shrugged. 'What?' He asked.
I rose a brow, unamused.
I then felt tension.
The nervousness, the fear.
The excitement...
Once again these weren't my emotions. Which could only mean one thing. I turned to see the troublemaking cub hesitantly walk to my direction not baring me a second glance. As if I wasn't there.
I growled lowly enough for only her to hear.
She let out a trembling breath.
Still ignoring me, she leaned forward. A small strand of her hair fell by my side escaping her bun which was tied poorly. Her scent hovered around me like a tantalizing blanket. Taunting me under her spell.
Her neck was too dangerously close to my jaw...
My canines rip out of my gums, however not so violently like always. It was rather peaceful. Painless. My lips part as my tongue brushed against one of my canines.
I saw the goosebumps pepper through her skin.
She saw.
However as much as I felt her fear I felt her arousal.
She then turned to leave.
"Pour me a Coffee" I said stopping her by her tracks.
I fought against a smirk as I watched her jaw clench.
She balled her tiny hands to tight fists by her sides.
I felt her tiny bubble of frustration as well as her anger towards me. It was nothing less than adorable.
After a moment of silence Vera spoke.
"Well?" she said. "Go on and pour him a Coffee!" Vera snapped.
Asmodeus lifts his head from where he laid within my mind. Eyes glaring at Vera, not liking her tone.
The girl balled her hands into tighter fists as she forced up a tight and fake smile.
"Yes Lady Vera" Her soft voice said.
She then pushed the moving tray and took out the coffee I ordered. I felt her emotions. The annoyance, her frustration and her adorable pique. Her anger amused me.
I fought the urge to laugh.
The young cub then leaned over my shoulder to pour it, having her front only inches away from my back. I could hear her heartbeat stutter at my every movement...
I tried focusing on her scent but the coffee inconveniently overshadowed the sweet smell with it's heavy scent. Overpowering the only one I wanted to smell. I could hear her irregular and uneven breaths. She was nervous. Her hands slightly trembled as she poured the coffee.
I fought the pestering urge to hold her hand in comfort.
When it was half filled she put the coffee back down and turned to leave.
"We must know his arrival Vera. His absence is the only thing that's keeping this house it's peace..." Zayn said, his bright eyes trailing to meet with mine that still paid him no mind as I continued to look at the troublemaker as she walked away, disappearing behind the kitchen doors.
Vera sighed in frustration.
"Honey, your father will come whenever he feels like it. I thought you would have understood that by now-" We all jumped at the sound of glass shattering, however my focus was on the little yelp that came after it.
I felt a hot burn arise from my arm. I felt her fear.
The next couple of seconds was a complete blur. Going to her was instinctive.
I stood from my seat, the chair fell backwards at the force unable to handle such the quickness of my pace. I then rushed to the kitchen with my gifted speed.
Horrified at the sight I saw.
Broken shards of glass splattered all over the floors. Hot coffee spilled all over her little maid uniform, but what made the scene all too baffling was the man who stood before her.
His familiar dark hair. Similar to mine. The same pale skin and the same tall height. His presence gave himself away. The power of which radiated the room. The power which forced people to bow down.
I fought the urge to grin.
His power was weaker than ever now...
His stench of Oud wood made it clear that he was truly here.
He took a step back from the poor girl. With a step he turned to me and smiled.
"Damonous." He bemused.
I stare back at him in indifference.
"Daivat" I returned, choosing not to entertain him with emotion in my tone.
I gave away nothing.
He smiled. "No fatherly hug my son?" He asked.
Before I could reply, a high pitched snarl came through out the room.
"What is the meaning of this!" My head snapped at Vera who was sending daggers at the poor innocent girl.
My eyebrows furrowed. I then realized that I still didn't know her name.
'My Human is an idiot' Asmodeus mumbled. I ignored him before I forcefully forced him to the back of my mind giving me a severe headache. My jaw clenched at the pain.
It was then my eyes dart to the sight of the maid holding her scalp as if she too were in pain. I rose an eyebrow. 'Is she intertwined to my emotions as well?' I wondered.
"You ignorant fool!" Vera yelled storming up towards the maid.
"Don't you know who the hell this man is?!" She bellowed.
I was seconds away from throwing Vera out of the damn windows.
And this was a pretty high House.
"N-No Madame" She stuttered. Something she did when she was nervous I had come to notice.
Vera grabbed the girls wrist forcefully but she didn't bare a sound. However once her sharp nails dug into her delicate skin, threatening to cut the flesh I intervened.
Having enough, I moved at a inhuman speed grabbing the girl. I pulled her backwards making her back slam against my front. She only reached up to my chest with her tiny frame.
With a small 'hmf' she hit her head on my chest.
I wrapped my arms around her waist protectively pulling from behind her back and pressed her against my front. Her mouthwatering scent of honeysuckle filled through my senses like a drug. I glared at Vera. I felt the troublesome girls confusion and shock, but above all I felt her pleasure, Asmodeus purred in the back of my mind, completely satisfied that she was just as affected as we were.
Vera stared at me in shock. Her jaw hung open as though I'd grown a third head. I rolled my eyes.
Zayn walked in shock beholding his features too once seeing our position.
"Damonous what is the meaning of this!" Vera said.
I glared at her making her gaze falter and lock to the floor.
"Oh don't play all mother lover now Vera... You know better than that" I tell her, mocking her.
She looks away from me in shame.
I then shifted my attention to Daivat.
My supposed father.
I glared at him too.
"And You." I said making sure my voice gave nothing away. The sweet girl shouldn't be able to see my rage.
It would scare her away.
"What the hell are you doing here?" I said still glaring at him.
Daivat rose an eyebrow. "You are not Alpha yet Damonous. I could come here whenever I please" He said. I stiffened after feeling the little human I held wonder in confusion. She can't know.
Not yet.
I pressed my hands over her ears making sure she could not hear our conversation.
I have my eyes flash in their shade of violet. Bringing Asmodeus to the surface and my canines rip out of my teeth. The girl who stood in the mercy of my arms faced Daivat's fearful expression. She couldn't see me, nor did she fight against my hold, but only leaned to my touch subconsciously instead.
My lips stretch to a wolfish grin at the fear in his face. "Oh am I not?" I ask him not before tilting my head to the side.
"Then... why did you come here?.. Running?..."
Daivat stayed silent.
This made my grin broaden all the more.
"Did you feel your power rip away from you?" I asked.
Zayn tensed as Vera looks away from me in fear.
"You need your power... because without it you knew that you will be nothing. I do not need this power to have people bow under my command. However seeing your pathetic desperation makes it all the more fun"
Daivat opened his mouth however I was quick to interrupt him.
I hide away all of my beastly features.
"And this-" I said spinning the human making her gasp slightly. I held her by the arms and stared into those chocolate brown eyes. Like two Chocolate Chips, her body was the cookie itself. My tongue brushed over my lips at the thought.
"I'm to punish this little one" I mused.
I didn't know which was better.
The small widening of the girl's eyes which held nothing but fear once she had realized that she was now completely under my mercy, or the quickening pace of her beating heart in excitement knowing that I was the one punishing her.