Page 13 of Eat Me

He’s speaking to me in a soft tone, that’s something that causes my mind to pause and ask questions. Why was he so nice to me? Is it because I’m the only one here for him and his brothers? Feeling his hand leave my chin and go to my hair, gently pulling the leaves and twigs makes me want to pull away from him. Instead, I’m choosing to stay silent and let him do it with no fuss.

“You knew the other girl wanted my help….how?”

My mind is slow to catch up to what he said. Elijah’s lips twitch as he looks down at me in amusement. Like a puzzle, the pieces start to come together as I let my eyes survey the surroundings, trying to see if I was correct. The hairs on the back of my neck stand on end as I catch it from the edge of my vision.

A camera.

“So you see it now…?”

He brushes my hair out of my face, leaning down he takes the long ends between his pointer finger and his thumb, beforeletting them fall again. “We’re always watching…. it’s the best way to see how you react to every situation.”

A shiver travels down my spine at his words, as I lick my lips, “Even in the cells I take it?” I already knew the answer, but I want, need and for fuck’s sake deserve the confirmation.

“Of course. We need to make sure no one tries to kill themselves…..or vice versa.” I take a breath at that, his tone holds so such amusement at his own words, it almost makes me lose my shit. Do our lives mean so little? I don’t know if I want to know the answer, if I was to ask him.

“I take it both of those things have happened more than once.” I faintly ask, my voice barely above a whisper.

Elijah just gave a hum for an answer, as he moves to stand beside me. His hand moves slowly down my back until it comes to rest on the curve of my back.

“Now let's get you back. You can rest before we have bonding time.” Elijah doesn’t bother putting a hood over my head this time, and simply leads me through the woods. The whole time my body is stiff as a board. He keeps his hands on me as he leads me through the lush greenery of the forest.

Chapter Twelve

Victoria

Idon’t remember much as I’m being placed back into the cell I’ve been in since I got here. I vaguely remember feeling fingers going through my hair and being made to sip some water before I curled into myself. I know I’m in shock.

Everything that’s happened is beginning to catch up to me. I know I’ve got to shake myself out of it. I can't let them win. Blinking a few times, I see Jasper kneeling in front of me with a water bottle. I'm not sure when Elijah left.

“Snapping out of it I take it, are we?” Jasper asks, raising an eyebrow at me as he moves to sit down next to me. He holds out a water bottle to me and I pause, looking at the bottle, debating what might happen if I was to fling it at his face…

“Don’t even think about it.” I snap my eyes from the bottle to Jasper, who has his piercing blue eyes trained on me. I froze at the look, not moving a muscle.

“Take the drink but don’t waste it.” I can hear the edge to his voice and slowly reach out, taking the bottle, opening it and taking a tentative sip. This seems to appease Jasper as he gives me a small grin.

“I was beginning to wonder if we broke you. It’s good to see that you’re still functioning.” The way he talks about me makes it sound like I’m nothing more than a toy, like a doll. Then again, he might not classify me as a human like he is, since he’s use to death and probably killing others.

“What? Cat got your tongue?” Jasper asks, in a voice that’s almost taunting. He looks me over as he plays with one of the handful of the necklaces he has on.

“Not broken. Just tired,” I whisper. Taking another small sip of water, my eyes never leave Jasper. He watches every move I make. It’s unnerving to say the least. I’ve never had someone watch me like this. As if he’s trying to physically dissect me with his eyes.

“If you say so. You’re definitely stronger than the others that have come through here.” Jasper speaking up makes me look at him. He has his head tilted to the side, causing some of his hair to fall over one of his eyes. If he hadn’t been a kidnapper, I would say he’s a handsome guy.

“Thank you?” I say with a skeptical level of uncertainty. I don’t know how to read Jasper. He keeps throwing me off with his comments.

“Grandfather said you’d be a good fit, I can see what he means.” Leaning back a bit, Jasper’s eyes darken, as a small frown takes over his face. “Though, I do wonder if you’ll be able to handle all four of us.” His frown is quickly replaced with a smirk, and his eyes almost seem to glow in the low light of the room. Sucking in a breath, I try looking away, but I seem to be unable to.

He moves so quickly that he catches me off guard and the next thing I know my body hits the cold cement floor, with his body pressing into mine. One of Jasper’s hands wrap around my neck, while the other hand grabs my wrists, pinning them above my head.

“I do wonder if you will be able to see us for more than monsters. I know our mother had a hard time at first, even after we were all born.” He leans down so our noses brush, before giving my cheek a kiss. I can see his dark blue eyes catch my own, before a feral grin takes over his face.

“Contrary to what you think, I don’t want a doll. I want someone who’ll fight with me. Someone who will bathe in blood and enjoy the hunt.” I stay as still as I can. Feeling his weight shift on me, I yelp as his teeth sink into my shoulder. Clenching my teeth together, even as my body jerks against him trying to get him off me.

I can feel his teeth sinking harder into me before finally releasing me and pulling back. His grip on my neck and wrists tightens as he looks down at me. He has blood dripping down the side of his mouth, using his tongue he licks around his own mouth.

“You do taste ‘divine’.”He mutters, eyes half lidded as his smile is one of pure lust, “I bet you taste just as good everywhere.” This part was muttered softly, making my body freeze and look at him in horror.

I can see the amusement on his face as he leans back down, “Don’t worry. If it ever goes that far, you’ll definitely be a willing participant.” A shudder goes through me as I feel his hot breath by my ear.

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