Immortal Love Book #2. Evil

26. "Death is just a part of life"

The tip of the knife pressed up against my skin was cold and sharp. Ramona was threatening to kill me with a subtle movement from her wrist, and neither Alexander nor Dennis were thrilled about it.

"I think we should start by asking the difficult questions." Ramona said, removing the knife from my neck. Even though the pressure it was allying wasn't that much, it still felt like an immense relief to be rid of it. I took a deep breath. I realized I could move my hands very little, and my head and neck as well, the only things that were completely paralyzed were my feet. Ramona was still standing in front of me, with the knife in her hand, and a killer look on her face. "Did you drink his blood?" she asked, briefly pointing the knife at Alexander. I looked at Dennis, who was standing still to my left, and then I looked at Alexander, who was the same, but to my right. I sighed. There was no way around that question.

"Yes." I answered. I felt a sharp pain in my stomach, and I quickly realized it came from Dennis. I felt guilty, but I wasn't sure why.

"How was it?" she asked. I looked at the floor for a second before answering.

"Fine." I lied. It wasn't fine, it was amazing, but I didn't want to say that in front of Dennis. He already felt betrayed because I fed on Alexander, he didn't have to know more about it.

"Fine?" Ramona asked, incredulous. "I've drunk his blood before, it's not just fine." she said. I gave her a surprised look. I had a feeling Alexander had slept with Ramona before, and it made me realize Alexander really did have sex with everyone he found attractive. Ramona was really attractive. "What? Are you jealous?" she asked. I rolled my eyes.

"No." I said softly, looking down.

"Dennis, I forgot about you." Ramona said loudly, changing her attention towards Dennis, who was still shirtless and had traces of blood on his toned body. Dennis sighed. "I'm having so much fun, I'm all over the place." she said in a playful tone. Fun? She was having fun? I kept my anger inside, knowing nothing good would come of it.

"I'm glad." Dennis said sarcastically. He was tired of this as well, I could feel it.

"I hope you keep up the attitude for a while, most times you pass out only after a few cuts." Ramona said, and the fear invaded me and Dennis at the same time.

She had been torturing him for a while, I knew that subconsciously because the first time I saw him here he was on the verge of death. I swallowed nervously, hoping nothing would happen to Dennis. The frustration that came with having to look at Dennis about to get hurt and not being able to do anything about it was overwhelming. Ramona pointed the knife at him one more time, pressing it against the skin of his chest. I tried to move again, but it was useless. She drew a heart with the tip of her knife, right where his heart would be, in a sort of poetic sense. She pressed a little bit harder when she finished the heart, and some blood dripped down his body. I looked away, unable to look at Dennis hurting. He didn't make a sound, maybe he was trying to seem strong.

"You woke up stronger today." Ramona said, confirming what I had already thought of. Dennis was trying to seem stronger so I wouldn't freak out, but it was useless. "I guess we'll have to apply more pressure." she said, now pressing the knife against Dennis' abdomen.

I briefly looked at Dennis and I saw that his recent injury was almost healed completely, and a shiver went down my spine. If he kept healing, she would keep cutting him. The thought of Dennis going through this who knows how many times while I was doing nothing about it horrified me. Ramona stabbed Dennis this time, without warning or preamble. Half of the knife was now inside Dennis' stomach, and this time he couldn't keep quiet about it. He didn't scream as I would have, but he let out a moan full of pain. He didn't want me to worry about him, or maybe he didn't want to seem weak, but he couldn't help himself. He was in a lot of pain, and I was feeling it too.