Bailey
I slowly open my eyes, having fell asleep after an intense two rounds of rough sex with Eli and I feel a bit sore down there. I sit up and look around the room for him but I don't see him and he doesn't seem to be in the bathroom too. I glance at the window and I'm a bit surprised that it's already night time and the moon is out, it looks like the rain stopped.
Maybe he's in the kitchen.
I hop out of bed and put on his boxers and sweatshirt before making my way out of the room, I frown in confusion when I don't find him in the kitchen or living room. "Eli?"
No answer.
A hint of sadness goes through me thinking that he left me here all alone and went back to campus, so I look through the living window to see if his car is there and I let out a sigh of relief when I see him standing outside talking with Maya.
What is she doing here though?
Before I can wrap my head around what's happening they make their way into the cabin and I run back to the bedroom to hide, because the last thing I need is more people finding out me and Eli. I can vividly hear Eli tell her "Give it to me."
"What? No. I'll give her the potion myself."
"She's sleeping and won't expect a thing if she wakes up to my face. Yours is a completely different story."
I blink about a thousand times as I realise Maya knows I'm here and I'm a bit confused about what potion they are talking about but I'm not stupid, if my mom taught me anything is that people never make potions with a good intention.
I hear Maya tell him "Fine, you give her the potion but I'll be doing the ritual."
Yeah, fuck that.
I'm not staying around to find out what ritual they plan to do so I open the bedroom window at the exact same time the bedroom door opens and Eli looks at me with a dark expression "Don't, Bailey."
I shake my head "Potions and rituals, Eli. What for?"
He grits his teeth and for a second I think he won't tell me but then he says "Magic transformation."
My blood runs cold as his words sink in, he enters the room but before he can reach me I ask "For you?"
"For Maya."
My stomach churns at the thought that he's willing to take my powers and give it to her. I'm broken out of my thoughts when I see him take another step toward me and without saying another word, I jump through the window. "Bailey, fuck!"
I ignore his yell as I land on my feet on the ground but before I can take another step, I feel someone grab my arm "Got you."
I tense when I see Maya and I demand "Let me go."
She scoffs "Not a chance. Eli, I got her bring the potion!"
"I'm coming."
I try to yank my arm free from her but she just tightens her hold and I start panicking as I think of what to do. She leans closer and whispers "And just so you know, he never liked you. It was all lies, darling. He's mine"
I blink in surprise as I stare at her smug face and without hesitation I raise my other arm and ram my elbow into her throat. She lets out a gasp for air as tears stream down her face but she lets go of me to clutch her throat and I immediately start running through the woods. I know I can't take the road because chances that they'll catch me in their car is pretty high, so I just run through the woods hoping that I can find my way back to campus. After a moment I lean against a tree as I try catching my breath.
I need to work on my cardio.
I almost groan in frustration when it starts raining again, my feet hurt and I didn't even take my cellphone. I hear Eli's voice a good distance away "Bailey! Come back and I'll explain!"
I glare at nothing in particular in the darkness, I can't believe I thought he liked me. I feel so stupid and humiliated, I bet all this time him and Maya were laughing behind my back while I fell in love with him.
"Angel."
My head snaps to the side to find Eli standing a few feet away from me "Leave me alone."
He raises my school shoes and the pair of sweatpants I had on earlier today "Just put these on."
I ignore that and ask "You and Maya huh?" I let out a humourless laugh as I shake my head "Was any of it real?"
He nods as he takes a hesitated step closer to me "I do like you, Bailey. But it's because of my father that Maya no longer has her powers so I have to do this for her."
I nod slowly as I feel my chest tighten "You chose her."
His entire expression darkens dangerously and he lunges at me but I bolt before he can grab me and I start running again in the darkness as I hear his footsteps chasing me. I trap on something extremely sharp and let out a cry of pain as I fall on the floor and see my foot bleeding.
Eli stops a few feet in front of me and I could've sworn I saw a hint of concern but it's gone so fast that I think I imagined it "Please don't, Eli"
"This is for the best."
Before he can reach for me, I feel a gush of wind as someone speeds in front of me and I startle when I see Marcus blocking Eli from reaching me "Fuck off, professor"
Eli growls "Mr Riley, this is between Bailey and I."
"And I decided to participate so if you don't go back to wherever you came from then I'll take your head off your shoulders."
I shiver at the absolute coldness behind Marcus' words and he and Eli stare each other down before Eli glances at me "We'll talk tomorrow."
"We will do no such thing. I want nothing to do with you."
He grits his teeth and he leaves my shoes and sweatpants on the floor before he walks away and I close my eyes as I let out a long sigh.
"Let's go."
My eyes snap open again at Marcus' voice and he holds the pants and shoes out to me while he looks around "I need help, my foot is bleeding and I'm not sure I can walk."
He pinches the bridge of his nose in frustration "Fine, I'll carry you."
I frown "Will my blood bother you?"
"Stop asking questions and let's go."
I huff and let him pick me up and he uses the sweatpants to stop the blood before using his vampire speed to take us back to campus and we reach the dorm in no time. He all but dumps me on the couch and I send him a glare "Thanks."
He glares right back "Welcome."
"I smell blood-" Liliana stops mid-sentence when she comes out of her room and see that I'm the source of the blood.
"It's a long story, is Tyler here? Might as well explain one time to everyone."
Marcus bangs his fist on Tyler's door and not a second it's open "What?"
Marcus nods to me and I point to the couch "Sit"
Tyler raises an eyebrow as he sits down "What the hell happened to you?"
I sigh as I rub my temple before just blurting "I was in a relationship with my professor"
I gauge their expressions but neither look surprised and Liliana asks cautiously "Was? What happened?"
I feel a pit in my stomach in the shape of him but I try to keep my voice steady "It turns out he was just…pretending. He used my feelings to get closer to me so that he could steal my magic."
"That fucking bastard" Liliana says with a stomp of her foot
Tyler looks at me in concern "Are you okay? You should tell the dean so that Mr Matthews can get fired."
My nose crinkles "The dean and I are not on the best of terms right now and I don't certainly don't want to speak to him."
"Why?" Marcus demands and I resist the urge to throw my shoe at him because I'm still mad at him.
"Because I found out his actually my dad and he doesn't want shit to do with me."
Liliana gasps and Tyler makes a choked sound while Marcus just narrows his eyes as he says "You should leave campus."
I blink about a thousand times "I beg your finest pardon?"
He sighs like his done with this night already "Your boyfriend slashed professor won't just leave you alone, I saw his expression and it was one of a man who knows what he wants and won't stop until he gets it."
I nod in agreement "Maya probably will come searching for me too, she seemed beyond desperate to do the ritual."
"Hold up." Liliana says with a slightly tilted head "Maya is in on it?"
"Yes. I don't want to talk about it right now because I'll probably throw something out the window."
"Preferably Marcus." Liliana mutters under her breath but he heard her because he shoots her a glare
"We should get you somewhere safe, Bailey." Tyler says.
I close my eyes as I think of where I can go that they won't easily find me, because I need a break from everything and everyone. I could just go to my aunt but I don't think I can face her right now with the whole Cory situation. A place comes into mind and it's not a guarantee but fuck it "I may have a place."