Beyond the Woods - Chapter Eighteen
A knock came from behind the bathroom door and I hesitated to open it. Finally I did and I let out a terrifying gasp as I saw who it was. "Hey beautiful, miss me?"
Ava's POV
My eyes slowly opened wider and wider. My vision was blurry and as a dim light turned on in the room my head began to ache. I carefully sat up feeling so sore and bruised. My thoughts suddenly flew back to the car crash and the man in the road. It was the man from the forest.
But where is Christian? Is he alright? Wait, where am I? "Confused," I heard a luring voice call out. I rubbed my eyes with my hands and my vision became clearer. I glanced about my surroundings and noticed I was in a large, dark room. I way laying in King sized bed, covered in bandages and sheets. My eyes ventured over to where I thought I heard the voice. In the left hand corner of the room was an outline of a pair of legs sitting on a chair. The rest of the body was hidden behind darkness.
"Who's there?" I shouted. All I heard back was a devilish laugh. The pair of legs unfolded themselves and the outline turned into a full body. "Sleep well, Princess?" I heard a dangerous voice ask. The man walked towards the bed and revealed his face. It was my kidnapper. Everything about him screamed dangerous yet sexy. I could tell I wouldn't be getting along with this brute. His body inched closer and as a reflex I scouted back farther into the bed. He laughed, "Afraid?" He questioned. "Who are you and where the hell am I? I demanded. "Such an intimidating tone for such a fragile human girl. I recommend you don't talk to me like that Princess," He sneered.
I tried jumping out of the bed but my reflexes were no match for his. Within a mere second his fingers wrapped around my ankle and with incredible strength he pulled me up to his face. One hand on my back held me to him while another around my cheek held my face up close to his. "Astounding how such beauty can live within a measly human," The man commented.
"You are a beauty I will enjoy having." This monster began leaning in to kiss my lips but I would never disrespect myself or Christian like that. I didn't like the fact that I was apparently being held hostage either so I spit in his face. His body erupted into aloud growl and he released his hold on me but threw my body back into the bed. I made a low whimper as I felt the pain in my body increase from the hard impact. "You are very feisty Princess," He grinned. "You know, I like my women feisty. It means that they're wilder in bed," He said with a wink. I looked up at him mortified. Oh Christian where are you?
"I don't know who you think you are, but I can assure you that you will never have me in your bed." I declared. He chuckled sadistically. "Oh but Ava, you already are!" He smirked. "Maybe so, but not with you!" I argued. "We will see about that," He said before leaving the room. I ran after the door but as soon as I tried to turn the knob a heard a clicking sound. That bastard locked me in! "Let me out!" I screamed. I was feeling woozy from the running and yelling. My forehead felt wet and as I dabbed it with my sleeve, the cloth turned red. I wasn't sure what I was most concerned about, my apparent wound or who changed me into these clothes.
I explored the massive room and all the doors it contained. One of them opened up into a large marble bathroom. I examined my body in the mirror. My forehead had a small cut but it seemed to be stitched up. The only problem was that I ripped my stitches. After being in a car crash I didn't look to terribly bad. Yes, I had a few cuts and bruises here and there but they're nothing that I can't handle. From across the room I heard the door lock unlatch and footsteps wandering around the room.
A knock came from behind the bathroom door and I hesitated to open it. Finally I did and I let out a terrifying gasp as I saw who it was. "Hey beautiful, miss me?" He asked. My eyes started watering and I stumbled back, falling down onto the tile. "Get away!" I screamed at the boy I once knew, the boy who tried to strip off my innocence. The boy who I thought was dead after what Sean and Christian did to him. "Ava, settle down. I smelt blood and came to check on you." He said. "Nick," I stuttered while staring in disbelief.
"Let me see your head," He demanded while reaching his hand towards me. I crawled backwards, not letting him get near me. "Ava, I am not going to hurt you," He retorted. "I am really sorry what happened that night. I couldn't control myself as much as I needed to." "You tried to rape me!" I screeched. "What!?" I heard a voice coming from behind Nick scream. "Dylan, I was just checking up on her..." Said Nick. I guess Dylan is the name of my capture. Within milliseconds Dylan was clutching Nick by his neck and slammed his head into the glass mirror. I screamed as glass flew towards my direction. Before any pieces had the chance to slice me I was inside someone's arms and back into the bedroom. I looked up at my savior and found Nick staring down at me. "Sorry he likes to overreact." Nick explained. Dylan was right behind him with a raging furry in his eyes.
They were about to break into a fight but I threw myself in between them. "Settle down!" I yelled while placing a hand on each of their chests. My words seemed to snap their faces back into reality and they both calmed down. "We will talk about that matter later," said Dylan. "Leave!" He told Nick. Regrettably, Nick left the room leaving Dylan and I to ourselves. As much as I disliked Nick, I would rather be left alone in a room with him then Dylan.
"Let me see your head," Dylan Said. This time I didn't hesitate while he touched me. "You'll be fine, now go shower we have plans tonight." "I'm not going anywhere with you," I replied back. "You are under my control now Princess and if you continue this behavior I guarantee you will be sorry." I gave him a disgusting glance and made my way over to the bathroom. When I locked the door I swore I could hear a laugh back in the bedroom. I took my sweet time hoping that it would anger Dylan. I really needed to wash myself. I was covered in dried up blood. While under the hot water I began thinking about my whole situation. Why did Dylan want me here? Probably because I was the Princess but what is he going to use me for? I was scared to think about it.
After shaving and washing my hair I grabbed a towel off the rack. I left the shower and found Dylan in the bathroom sitting on a lounge chair. "Pig!" I yelled. "Don't worry as much I wanted to watch you I didn't. Although I could hear everything -," I cut his perverted mouth off. "What do you need?" I asked angrily. "Besides your lips on mine?" He smirked.
"I need you to put this on," Dylan said while handing me a dress. "Fine," I muttered while grabbing the dress. After that he just stood there smiling. "You're not watching me!" I shouted angrily while shoving myself into the closet and locking the door. "You do realize that I could break down this door with no problem," Dylan said on the other side. I just ignored him and pulled on the dress. I looked at my reflection in the body length mirrored and gasped. "I am not wearing this!" I yelled from inside the closet. He opened the closet door even though I locked it. Damn vampires!
I felt his arms wrap around my waist. "Dylan, get off me!" I shouted. "You look so sexy," He whispered into my ear. "I am not wearing this slutty outfit anywhere especially around you!" I said while covering myself with a towel. "See that's the thing, Ava dear. You will wear this, especially around me. My house my rules." Dylan said. "Why am I here?" I demanded. "You are here to become my bride," He replied. I was in shock. I wasn't even ready to commit to a marriage with Christian let alone this monster. "You see your family, the Calivastros, and I do not get along. I don't expect you to understand since you barely know about our history. How do you feel about that? Your family feeding you lies. Your ex-fiancé telling you lies. I would never tell you lies Ava." He said. "They did it to protect me from monsters like you! And Christian still is my fiancé!" I replied. "Ah so young and so much to learn. Come it is time I present you to my own kingdom." Dylan pronounced. "Your own Kingdom? I thought the Northern and Southern Kingdoms were the only ones that existed." I questioned. "All lies Princess. All lies." Dylan said while escorting me out of his bedroom. I was in for a rude awakening.
Christian's POV
Sean heard everything that happened over the phone so immediately he, along with several guards and my brothers, came to get us. The only problem was that there was no "us". There was only me. How could I have let that bastard take her?
"Where is Ava?" Sean demanded. I frowned in complete sorrow. "Dylan took her. I was pinned down and I just sat there and let him take her!" I yelled. "We will get her back and I will kill him with my bare hands." "And I will be right there to help," Sean said angrily. How was I supposed to go back to the castle and tell the King and Queen that their precious daughter was taken? I could hardly accept it myself. I need to find her and bring her back safely. So help me God, if Dylan even laid so much as a finger on her I will make sure he dies a slow painful death.
AVA's POV
Dylan guided me through his castle. Everything was dark and dreary, which gave me the absolute feeling of dread. "This way Ava," he gestured. He led us onto a grand sized balcony full that opened up to the outside world. There were a few others along with us on the balcony including Nick and a couple of men that I didn't recognize. It then dawned on me that I was the only woman up here and the glares I was receiving from the other men did not excite me. Dylan seemed to notice their glares as well because he pulled me closer to him. I tried to resist but my body seemed powerless against his strength.
We walked to the very edge of the balcony and as I looked down I was faced with hundreds of people, actually vampires. "How?" I asked astounded. "Simple, we've been hiding from your foolish Kingdom, Princess. No one would ever suspect so many of us against your dumbfounded nation. Dylan, there is a better way to solve all of your problems. Whatever you have against my nation I am sure we can figure it out, peacefully."
I was honestly trying to help him, but once he started laughing I gave up. "Fine then, Christian and my father's army will come and slaughter your people with ease. I was only suggesting a peaceful compromise." Dylan's temper was beginning to flare. "A peaceful compromise? You are foolish, you don't even know what the reason for this war is!" He spat.
"My nation, today is the mark of the beginning of our success. We will soon be at war with our enemies but do not dare doubt yourselves my people. We have the advantage!" He shouted while grasping my arm and throwing it up along with his. Everyone down below roared as they found out I was kidnapped and held here against my will. Apparently I being a hostage was a major advantage over my kingdom. These barbaric beings have no sense of right and wrong whatsoever. "Two days my people, then the Princess and I shall be rulers of our new nation together. The Kings will fall!" Applause echoed throughout the palace as Dylan happily escorted me back inside. "I will never marry you!"
I muttered as we exited. He swung my body around and tightly cupped my face. "You will even if I have to chain you up and drag you down the aisle, you will." The way he spat out those words hurt me. This man scared the hell out of me. I cannot allow myself to be broken by this evil monster. I cannot and will not give him the satisfaction. Before leaving the room one single tear fell down my cheek. Thank god Dylan didn't see it but as I glanced over I saw Nick staring at me. He looked so mixed with emotions but right now he appeared to be miserable while watching me leave with Dylan. Why did he appear to feel this way? Nick doesn't have feelings for me beyond lust... does he?
My eyes slowly opened wider and wider. My vision was blurry and as a dim light turned on in the room my head began to ache. I carefully sat up feeling so sore and bruised. My thoughts suddenly flew back to the car crash and the man in the road. It was the man from the forest.
But where is Christian? Is he alright? Wait, where am I? "Confused," I heard a luring voice call out. I rubbed my eyes with my hands and my vision became clearer. I glanced about my surroundings and noticed I was in a large, dark room. I way laying in King sized bed, covered in bandages and sheets. My eyes ventured over to where I thought I heard the voice. In the left hand corner of the room was an outline of a pair of legs sitting on a chair. The rest of the body was hidden behind darkness.
"Who's there?" I shouted. All I heard back was a devilish laugh. The pair of legs unfolded themselves and the outline turned into a full body. "Sleep well, Princess?" I heard a dangerous voice ask. The man walked towards the bed and revealed his face. It was my kidnapper. Everything about him screamed dangerous yet sexy. I could tell I wouldn't be getting along with this brute. His body inched closer and as a reflex I scouted back farther into the bed. He laughed, "Afraid?" He questioned. "Who are you and where the hell am I? I demanded. "Such an intimidating tone for such a fragile human girl. I recommend you don't talk to me like that Princess," He sneered.
I tried jumping out of the bed but my reflexes were no match for his. Within a mere second his fingers wrapped around my ankle and with incredible strength he pulled me up to his face. One hand on my back held me to him while another around my cheek held my face up close to his. "Astounding how such beauty can live within a measly human," The man commented.
"You are a beauty I will enjoy having." This monster began leaning in to kiss my lips but I would never disrespect myself or Christian like that. I didn't like the fact that I was apparently being held hostage either so I spit in his face. His body erupted into aloud growl and he released his hold on me but threw my body back into the bed. I made a low whimper as I felt the pain in my body increase from the hard impact. "You are very feisty Princess," He grinned. "You know, I like my women feisty. It means that they're wilder in bed," He said with a wink. I looked up at him mortified. Oh Christian where are you?
"I don't know who you think you are, but I can assure you that you will never have me in your bed." I declared. He chuckled sadistically. "Oh but Ava, you already are!" He smirked. "Maybe so, but not with you!" I argued. "We will see about that," He said before leaving the room. I ran after the door but as soon as I tried to turn the knob a heard a clicking sound. That bastard locked me in! "Let me out!" I screamed. I was feeling woozy from the running and yelling. My forehead felt wet and as I dabbed it with my sleeve, the cloth turned red. I wasn't sure what I was most concerned about, my apparent wound or who changed me into these clothes.
I explored the massive room and all the doors it contained. One of them opened up into a large marble bathroom. I examined my body in the mirror. My forehead had a small cut but it seemed to be stitched up. The only problem was that I ripped my stitches. After being in a car crash I didn't look to terribly bad. Yes, I had a few cuts and bruises here and there but they're nothing that I can't handle. From across the room I heard the door lock unlatch and footsteps wandering around the room.
A knock came from behind the bathroom door and I hesitated to open it. Finally I did and I let out a terrifying gasp as I saw who it was. "Hey beautiful, miss me?" He asked. My eyes started watering and I stumbled back, falling down onto the tile. "Get away!" I screamed at the boy I once knew, the boy who tried to strip off my innocence. The boy who I thought was dead after what Sean and Christian did to him. "Ava, settle down. I smelt blood and came to check on you." He said. "Nick," I stuttered while staring in disbelief.
"Let me see your head," He demanded while reaching his hand towards me. I crawled backwards, not letting him get near me. "Ava, I am not going to hurt you," He retorted. "I am really sorry what happened that night. I couldn't control myself as much as I needed to." "You tried to rape me!" I screeched. "What!?" I heard a voice coming from behind Nick scream. "Dylan, I was just checking up on her..." Said Nick. I guess Dylan is the name of my capture. Within milliseconds Dylan was clutching Nick by his neck and slammed his head into the glass mirror. I screamed as glass flew towards my direction. Before any pieces had the chance to slice me I was inside someone's arms and back into the bedroom. I looked up at my savior and found Nick staring down at me. "Sorry he likes to overreact." Nick explained. Dylan was right behind him with a raging furry in his eyes.
They were about to break into a fight but I threw myself in between them. "Settle down!" I yelled while placing a hand on each of their chests. My words seemed to snap their faces back into reality and they both calmed down. "We will talk about that matter later," said Dylan. "Leave!" He told Nick. Regrettably, Nick left the room leaving Dylan and I to ourselves. As much as I disliked Nick, I would rather be left alone in a room with him then Dylan.
"Let me see your head," Dylan Said. This time I didn't hesitate while he touched me. "You'll be fine, now go shower we have plans tonight." "I'm not going anywhere with you," I replied back. "You are under my control now Princess and if you continue this behavior I guarantee you will be sorry." I gave him a disgusting glance and made my way over to the bathroom. When I locked the door I swore I could hear a laugh back in the bedroom. I took my sweet time hoping that it would anger Dylan. I really needed to wash myself. I was covered in dried up blood. While under the hot water I began thinking about my whole situation. Why did Dylan want me here? Probably because I was the Princess but what is he going to use me for? I was scared to think about it.
After shaving and washing my hair I grabbed a towel off the rack. I left the shower and found Dylan in the bathroom sitting on a lounge chair. "Pig!" I yelled. "Don't worry as much I wanted to watch you I didn't. Although I could hear everything -," I cut his perverted mouth off. "What do you need?" I asked angrily. "Besides your lips on mine?" He smirked.
"I need you to put this on," Dylan said while handing me a dress. "Fine," I muttered while grabbing the dress. After that he just stood there smiling. "You're not watching me!" I shouted angrily while shoving myself into the closet and locking the door. "You do realize that I could break down this door with no problem," Dylan said on the other side. I just ignored him and pulled on the dress. I looked at my reflection in the body length mirrored and gasped. "I am not wearing this!" I yelled from inside the closet. He opened the closet door even though I locked it. Damn vampires!
I felt his arms wrap around my waist. "Dylan, get off me!" I shouted. "You look so sexy," He whispered into my ear. "I am not wearing this slutty outfit anywhere especially around you!" I said while covering myself with a towel. "See that's the thing, Ava dear. You will wear this, especially around me. My house my rules." Dylan said. "Why am I here?" I demanded. "You are here to become my bride," He replied. I was in shock. I wasn't even ready to commit to a marriage with Christian let alone this monster. "You see your family, the Calivastros, and I do not get along. I don't expect you to understand since you barely know about our history. How do you feel about that? Your family feeding you lies. Your ex-fiancé telling you lies. I would never tell you lies Ava." He said. "They did it to protect me from monsters like you! And Christian still is my fiancé!" I replied. "Ah so young and so much to learn. Come it is time I present you to my own kingdom." Dylan pronounced. "Your own Kingdom? I thought the Northern and Southern Kingdoms were the only ones that existed." I questioned. "All lies Princess. All lies." Dylan said while escorting me out of his bedroom. I was in for a rude awakening.
Christian's POV
Sean heard everything that happened over the phone so immediately he, along with several guards and my brothers, came to get us. The only problem was that there was no "us". There was only me. How could I have let that bastard take her?
"Where is Ava?" Sean demanded. I frowned in complete sorrow. "Dylan took her. I was pinned down and I just sat there and let him take her!" I yelled. "We will get her back and I will kill him with my bare hands." "And I will be right there to help," Sean said angrily. How was I supposed to go back to the castle and tell the King and Queen that their precious daughter was taken? I could hardly accept it myself. I need to find her and bring her back safely. So help me God, if Dylan even laid so much as a finger on her I will make sure he dies a slow painful death.
AVA's POV
Dylan guided me through his castle. Everything was dark and dreary, which gave me the absolute feeling of dread. "This way Ava," he gestured. He led us onto a grand sized balcony full that opened up to the outside world. There were a few others along with us on the balcony including Nick and a couple of men that I didn't recognize. It then dawned on me that I was the only woman up here and the glares I was receiving from the other men did not excite me. Dylan seemed to notice their glares as well because he pulled me closer to him. I tried to resist but my body seemed powerless against his strength.
We walked to the very edge of the balcony and as I looked down I was faced with hundreds of people, actually vampires. "How?" I asked astounded. "Simple, we've been hiding from your foolish Kingdom, Princess. No one would ever suspect so many of us against your dumbfounded nation. Dylan, there is a better way to solve all of your problems. Whatever you have against my nation I am sure we can figure it out, peacefully."
I was honestly trying to help him, but once he started laughing I gave up. "Fine then, Christian and my father's army will come and slaughter your people with ease. I was only suggesting a peaceful compromise." Dylan's temper was beginning to flare. "A peaceful compromise? You are foolish, you don't even know what the reason for this war is!" He spat.
"My nation, today is the mark of the beginning of our success. We will soon be at war with our enemies but do not dare doubt yourselves my people. We have the advantage!" He shouted while grasping my arm and throwing it up along with his. Everyone down below roared as they found out I was kidnapped and held here against my will. Apparently I being a hostage was a major advantage over my kingdom. These barbaric beings have no sense of right and wrong whatsoever. "Two days my people, then the Princess and I shall be rulers of our new nation together. The Kings will fall!" Applause echoed throughout the palace as Dylan happily escorted me back inside. "I will never marry you!"
I muttered as we exited. He swung my body around and tightly cupped my face. "You will even if I have to chain you up and drag you down the aisle, you will." The way he spat out those words hurt me. This man scared the hell out of me. I cannot allow myself to be broken by this evil monster. I cannot and will not give him the satisfaction. Before leaving the room one single tear fell down my cheek. Thank god Dylan didn't see it but as I glanced over I saw Nick staring at me. He looked so mixed with emotions but right now he appeared to be miserable while watching me leave with Dylan. Why did he appear to feel this way? Nick doesn't have feelings for me beyond lust... does he?
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