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  “I can’t get humans pregnant and I can’t catch your diseases. I also know you’ve only been with one man and you have none.” She counted to three. “Okay.” Her voice sounded hollow to her own ears.

  Could she really do this? All she wanted to do was kick his sorry ass and watch him burn slow and painfully. Could she pretend to like him and be his fuck toy? She didn’t know if she was that good of an actress but she was about to find out.

  Chapter Thirteen

  “You can call me Caed.” He said after a few minutes of silence and thank fuck for that she was not the “Master.” type of woman. “Anything else?” He asked. She shook her head.

  He left again and a few minutes later a silver dinner cart was wheeled into the room. He sat on the bed beside her and sat a silver lap tray across her lap as he pushed her legs down.

  He placed a plate in front of her. It was clear there was mashed potatoes, vegetables and what looked like steak. He had the same meal.

  He cut his steak and she looked away as the blood ran from it. “Yours is well done.” He looked at her. “You need to eat.” She picked up a spoon. “What is it?” He actually laughed. “Ah, yes you did see the freezers. We don’t eat humans. Those parts will be sold. That is a very expensive steak.”

  After that explanation she had no appetite, they sold body parts? She ate her potatoes to appease him. “Eat the steak.” She picked up a bottle of steak sauce and dumped it on the piece of meat. She picked up a steak knife and fork and cut a piece off. She bit into it. It was steak, the best steak she had ever tasted.

  He didn’t speak again until the cart was wheeled away by one of his staff and she had a glass of water on a coaster on his nightstand.

  “This won’t work if you don’t open up to me.” Open up to him? “Are you fucking serious?” She couldn’t believe how he fell just into this natural relationship like they had been together and knew each other for years. He grinned. “Yes, that’s what I want, give me attitude, and test me, I love it.” She raised her brows at him.

  “It’s not an act with you. Many fake bravery just to scream my name or fuck me like Rachel did.” She didn’t know who Rachel was. “The woman from the barn.”

  Well, now she knew who Rachel was. “Lay back.” He said after a minute. “If you think you’re going to fuck me after you just fucked someone else your sadly mistaken.” She snapped.

  “Are you jealous?” He asked. “Are you insane?” She shot back. He started to laugh. She wasn’t trying to make him like her she was actually pissed off at the nerve of him.

  He went to his bathroom and showered. She sat on his bed thinking of how she was going to get away again. He came back completely naked. She got a good look at his body now. He was ethereal, he should have been fat, balding and sweaty not a spectacular display of sexy muscle.

  He hit a switch on the wall and all the lights turned off. He climbed in the bed. He lay on his back and made her lay on his chest. She had already slept so much she laid there staring into the dark room.

  “I know you see me as a monster of some sort, we are two very different species but I will make you a very happy woman, I swear to you.” She didn’t respond to that. How could he want to do all of this? They didn’t know each other at all.

  She lye in the dark for awhile before finally dozing back off. She was woken by his firm body on top of hers. Her eyes flew open and her heart caught in her throat. He was looking down at her. “I’ve been waiting for you to wake up.” His fangs were down she saw them as he spoke.

  He leaned down and captured her mouth with his. She didn’t want this, why couldn’t this have all been a dream? She didn’t realize she was crying until he pulled back and looked down at her. “That will not work.” He sounded mad.

  He slammed his mouth back to hers and his fangs nicked her lip. He sucked it into his mouth.

  He shoved her legs apart and she fought to stay outwardly calm. She wasn’t at all ready for him.

  He plunged a finger in and began pumping it before adding another he dipped his head and sucked her left nipple into his mouth stroking it with his tongue. She fought hard to ignore the sensations, how could her body react like this to him? She felt herself grow wet as he continued moving his fingers in and out of her.

  She knew she needed to start doing something. He would never trust her at this rate. She closed her eyes and relaxed slowly but surely. She opened her eyes and he was kissing down her navel to her core.

  His tongue swept up her folds and his fingers continued to move in and out of her. Ryan never did anything like this. She felt her orgasm building as he continued what he was doing. He pulled her clit into his mouth and the feeling shot up tenfold she almost came off the bed when the orgasm hit.

  He chuckled and kissed his way back up her body. He didn’t waste time and he pushed inside of her. He immediately started thrusting deep and hard at a steady pace.

  She was ashamed at the sounds she was making. “That’s it gorgeous.” He murmured from above her. She grabbed the sheets as he picked his pace up.

  He opened his mouth and leaned towards her neck. Her body seemed to go in instant fight or flight mode at the sight of fangs coming near down her neck. Her arms went up to try and push him off but he grabbed them and pinned them above her head.

  “No, don’t.” She pleaded and tried to move and couldn’t. He had a firm grip on her arms.

  He ignored her pleading and she felt the sharp points pierce her skin. His tongue lapped at the blood that began to trickle out of the puncture.

  She had expected pain from the time her shoulder had been bit into but she didn’t get anything but a warm blissful feeling. She wrapped her arms around him and pulled him closer.

  He stopped a few seconds later and leant up. “Your taste is incomparable.” He kissed her lips softly. His thrust picked back up and she watched as he took his wrist to his mouth and nicked it. “Drink.”

  He pressed it to her mouth and she refused to open. He gripped her jaw painfully and when she squeaked out in pain he shoved his wrist down. The blood tasted sweet and coppery. He made her take it for a few seconds before pulling his wrist away and she watched the puncture close.

  She could still taste it as he continued pounding into her. They came together a few minutes after that. She swallowed and refused to meet his gaze as he looked at her from above her. “Now, the real fun can begin.” He kissed her deeply before lifting off of her and the bed.

  Chapter Fourteen

  He led her to the bathroom and opened a large walk in closet. One whole side of the closet was woman’s clothing. “I prepared for your arrival, as you can see. This is all yours, your under garments are in the wardrobe, get what you want to wear.” He went to the other side of the closet that held his clothes.

  She went to the wardrobe first. It had bras hanging on silver carved hangers and the drawers held varieties of underwear and some other bras.

  The largest three drawers held lingerie and sleepwear. Everything had tags on it, and was her size. She selected a matching black bra and underwear set. All the clothes were nicer than anything she’d ever worn.

  She chose a simple casual silk slip dress. It was a deep gray with spaghetti straps. It wouldn’t bother her back and it went past her knees a little ways.

  He had already left the closet. She walked into the bathroom. He took what she had and sat aside and led her to a shower.

  It was massive, it had dual shower heads and a glass fireplace lit in the wall. He hit a button as he pulled her in it and water sprayed from different directions. She flinched as it hit her back. He turned her so her back was pressed to him and the water hit her front.

  The creature behind her was the biggest enigma. He had hurt her once, yet he had watched her fight for her life and be hurt and he was the one who hurt her back in the first place but now he stopped water from hitting it to cause her further pain. He handed her a wash rag and a vanilla body wash. She scrubbed her face and body. He took a differ
ent rag and carefully washed her back. When he was done washing himself he stepped out and came back with a towel around his waist and wrapped one around her.

  They dressed and brushed their teeth silently. He watched her brush her hair and then he led her through the bedroom, through the sitting room and out into the hall. The first thing she noticed was Piper wearing the same dress she was in red. “You two can explore the house; do not leave from inside of here.”

  He kissed her and walked away with his brother who winked at Piper before walking with him.

  They immediately hugged each other in the gentlest fashion aware of each other’s back injuries. They listened and when they could no longer here the brothers on the stairs they went forward. The house was like a castle, room, after room, after room.

  “How has he been to you?” She asked her friend. Instead of a response her friend slightly lifted her dress. Hickies were trailed up her thighs. “I don’t understand it Morgan, were not that special, and were missing something.” She felt the same exact way.

  “He made me take his blood.” She said as they walked down a hallway. “So did Cieran.” She had never called Caedmon by his name, Piper was making more progress than she was apparently.

  “Listen, we can’t escape from here. We have to get them to trust us enough to take us somewhere ‘Private’.” Piper said with air quotes. “How though?” She asked.

  “I just let Cieran have his way with me and not hold back in bed, call it whatever you want but them and sex seem to go hand in hand for power plays, where else does a woman give her all at?” She hadn’t looked at it like that. “Last night..I touched him, and he reacted like a shotgun going off, if sex gets us freedom then

  I’m willing to do whatever it takes, we can’t live here, I don’t want to be like them Morgs.” She didn’t either but she had never been as sexually comfortable as Piper was.

  “I can’t forget who he is and what he has done Pipes, how can I just let go?” Piper placed her arm on hers and they stopped walking. “We have to do this if we ever want the hell out of here, sex isn’t bad it’s actually the best I’ve ever head and there’s something wrong with me for saying that, fake it, we can do this, this should be easy compared to what we were just doing.” She looked at her friend.

  “When did you become the level-headed one?” She teased. “Since our lives became a nightmare.” They entered into a large kitchen where a man with a butcher knife was chopping up fish and another was drinking something. Both stopped and looked at them. The hostility was obvious.

  Chapter Fifteen

  “You’re the bitches who killed my brother.” The man with the butcher knife said facing them. “Then he deserved it.” She shrugged. His face went red and he lunged at her knife raised. Piper was slammed to the ground by the coffee cup man and he slammed his foot down on her back.

  She yelled in pain but she couldn’t help her she barely missed getting sliced into. She grabbed the man’s hand with the knife and they struggled against one another. He wouldn’t drop the knife. He was far stronger than she was and tore out of her grasp. He shoved her and knocked her across the kitchen.

  She saw a pot of water bubbling on the stove and went for it. As he ran after her she grabbed the pot and tossed the water on him. He screamed in agony and she swung the large pot and hit him in the head. She grabbed his dropped knife and plunged it into the other mans shoulder who was trying to drag Piper to him. He yelled and she grabbed her friend and they took off through the house.

  She heard yelling and then the sound of footsteps running after them. She didn’t know the house well enough to know where to go. They turned down a hall and ran into the homes foyer where she smacked into Caedmon and Piper was grabbed by Cieran.

  The two men skidded into the foyer and Caedmon moved her beside him. “Is there a reason she is running from you two?” He looked them over. “Wesley.” He called out. A big bald headed man came into the foyer. “Yes Master Caedon?” What was with this master stuff?

  “Please take your two broodmates to the red room.” Wesley grinned and snatched the two now very scared men up. They begged for him to not do whatever he was about to. She didn’t want to know what the red room was and she felt a little sorry for the men.

  They had reacted to them killing their family. Even if they deserved it she knew it had to hurt.

  “Come on.” He led her to a dining room where breakfast foods were sat on the table. He pulled out a chair for her and she sat. He sat beside her. Piper and Cieran sat across from them.

  “After the Apex tonight I’m taking you to dinner.” Caedmon said to her. How romantic she thought grimly. “What will happen to them?” She skipped over the dinner comment. “They will be skinned and left to hang for awhile.”

  He sipped his drink after saying this like he just announced the weather. He was a very sick man. “I have something for you.” He said again as they finished eating. On their way out of the dining room, Piper and Cieran with them they headed towards the stairs.

  “How many are there?” She asked as they walked. “After tonight there is one more trial in four weeks, the winner of tonight’s trial will be moved to the main house until then.” She nodded. She wondered who that would be.

  He led her back to his room where a long white box lay on his bed. “Open it.” He said from beside her. She slowly went to the bed and lifted the lid off of the box. She stared down at a long sheer white dress; black heels were laid on top of it. She didn’t know what to say.

  She wanted to cry. On one hand Caedmon acted so sweet, fucked like a beast, was sexy as hell, rich, and intelligent. On more than one hand Caedmon was something out of a mythical horror story, immortal, off his fucking rocker, sick, and a man whore.

  Her own suitors never did anything for her and here was this sick asshole giving her something. This didn’t mean shit in the big scheme of things. He had her fight for her life in these stupid Trials and hit her with a whip because she tried to get away.

  Kira had set them up to get them here and she didn’t feel bad about her death anymore. She had been responsible for so many women dying in that arena.

  “Why are you upset?” His smooth voice snapped her back to the moment. She shook her head and looked at him. His blue eyes were locked on her; she couldn’t look him in the face. She looked back at the dress.

  “It’s very pretty.” She said after a minute. He was silent for a moment before she felt him approaching her. “I’m not sure how to do this; it’s been a very long time since I’ve wanted to give to a woman. I’m sorry if I’m behind times or something.” She didn’t know what to say to him.

  Tell him she could never truly love or want someone or something like him? She didn’t think that would go over so well with him. Then she remembered Piper’s wise words. Fake it until their free. They had to gain their trust.

  She mentally said “Let’s do this Morgan.” She turned to him and hugged him. “Thank you.” He didn’t react at first but when he did instead of simply hugging her back he stepped back a little and bent his head to kiss her. She made herself stay calm as she kissed him back. He pulled her against him and she felt how hard he was.

  She was not ready to sleep with him again. Fortunately he had somewhere to be. “I have to go, I won’t see you until tonight, dress up with it.” He nodded towards the box. She nodded and gave him a small smile. He grinned at her and left the room.

  She released a breath as soon as he was gone.

  She wished she knew the real motive he had. There was no way he just chose her based off her looks and personality.

  She left the room to find Piper. She raised her hand to knock but the door swung open and Cieran appeared buttoning his suit jacket. He smiled at her and moved aside for her to enter.

  That’s how she found Piper naked in his bed. His room was exactly like his brothers but done in red. “Uh, Pipes?” She called. “Hand me that robe.” Piper said pointing to a silk robe on a dark red velvet chair. She pick
ed up a cream colored robe and walked to the bed and handed it to her. She was avoiding sleeping with Caedmon and Piper apparently loved her time with Cieran.

  “Piper…do you like him?” She looked at her friend. When she didn’t answer right away she knew she did. How could she like that twisted sick man? She looked at the ceiling and sighed. This would complicate things if her friend fell to hard. She knew it.

  “Morgs, I know what we have to do. I won’t risk our freedom.” She didn’t necessarily believe that. “How, I mean why?” She asked her. “I know what he is, who he is but when were together it doesn’t matter.” She just stared at her. Did she really think he would only be with her? Did she forget the sick shit these men did?

  “Okay Piper, I’ll see you tonight.” She left the room ignoring her friend calling after her so she didn’t say something she would later regret. Back in Caedmon’s room she lay on the bed and stared up at the ceiling. This was a giant cluster fuck.

  Chapter Sixteen

  She was awoken by someone knocking on the bedroom door. She got off the bed and went to the door. She pulled it open and two girls stood on the other side one a brunette with green eyes and the other a long haired blonde with blue. “Were here to get you ready.” The brunette spoke.

  “I can’t just get myself ready?” The blonde scoffed and pushed passed her into the room. “To the bathroom.” The brunette said following the blonde. They were each carrying supplies in their arms. She sighed and followed them to the bathroom.

  The blonde already had her dress. “This is beautiful he must really like you, he just fucks me and goes about his day.” She blinked at her, the brunette slapped her arm. She took the dress and stared at them. They apparently weren’t going anywhere. She ripped her old dress off and pulled on the new one.

  It fit perfectly, it had thin straps and hung to the floor. The slit bothered her though, it went beyond her thigh and she would have to be sure the dress hung how it was now all night or everyone would get a peep. They set to work immediately on her hair and put it in an up do, they applied almost no makeup and they covered her back with some type of cover up powder very gently.