Her Beast

Captured

I woke up from someone splashing unbearably cold water on me. I shot up from my spot on the ground and started spluttering. Wiping my face I looked up and saw piercing green eyes staring back at me. There were 2 men behind him and two on either side of me. They were insanely gorgeous. Especially the one with green eyes. He was just otherworldly. There's no reason for someone to be that good looking! 

"Who are you" green eyes spoke. His voice was deep and made my body vibrate. That's when I took my time to examine him. He was easily 6 ft tall, with a strong jaw line and strong chin. His face was scruffy from his beard that made him look like he hadn't shaven in days. His hair was sleeked with a few strands falling out of place. His eyes almost seemed to glow from how green they were. I realized I was staring with my mouth agape when he cleared his throat.

I snapped myself out of my trance, "m-my name i-is Chloe." I stammered. I wasn't stuttering because of fear. I was freezing cold. I brought my knees up to my chest shivered.

"Why are you trespassing on my land Chloe??" He rose his perfectly shaped eyebrow in question.

"I d-didn't k-now this was any-y body's p-place. I-it l-l-looked empty w-when I-I got here l-last night-t." Damn I was having a hard time speaking through my teeth chattering. I guess he noticed because he nodded his head once to the man on my right and he disappeared. Shortly after he came back with a towel that was fluffy and looked warm. I stood to my feet and grabbed it from him roughly and wrapped it around me tightly trying to warm my body.

"You mean to tell me, Chloe, that you were wondering in the woods at night with a horse, came across a castle with that is very well kept and assumed it was empty. If it was empty wouldn't it look run down with the yard out of control and the fountain not working or even gone?? So I'll ask you again. What are you doing here??"

He had a good point. It just never struck me last night that someone might actually live here. I was planning on being gone early in the morning anyway but it looks like I slept almost the entire day away.

I noticed now that one of the men was holding reins that were on Boone. Who was currently eating away at something in a bucket, paying no mind to anything else going on around him.

I didn't know how to respond to him to I just kept quiet. I didn't know if I could trust these men. What if they knew my father?? Would they return me? Then I'd have to go with that sleezeball.

Fear spread through me as I thought of being returned, and what would happen to me. Would he beat me? Or worse.

"Please, I'll just leave! I apologize for trespassing it wasn't my intent! Please hand me my horse and I'll get out of your hair." I reached for boomed reins only for them to be pulled back.

"No I don't think I can do that. Now that you know this place exists I can't just let you leave. Marco, please escort Chloe to a cell until she decides to tell us why she's here. Give her regular meals and put her in one of the cleaner cells." He commanded.

I started shaking my head no. I couldn't be locked up! I had a plan to escape from the one named Marco who was one of the guys standing behind green eyes. He reached for me and I stumbled back. He reached for me again and this time got ahold of me. "NO" I yelled and thrashed as hard as I could. I guess he didn't expect me to do that because my right arm got free and I swung slapping him hard across the face. His head whipped to the side and when he looked at me again, his eyes were glowing orange. A growling sound came out of his chest and he back handed me so hard I was seeing stars. I fell to the ground and tried getting back up but my head was spinning. Damn did he hit me hard. It was then I realized we were out in the open out side. I started crawling on the ground and felt my hair being pulled roughly. I kicked my foot back trying to come into contact with anything. I think I hit something because I heard a groan and then was dropped again. I looked up in front of me and saw shoes. I followed them up and saw Marco staring daggers at me.

"That wasn't very nice of you. I guess I'll have to repay the favor." He then proceeded to kick me as hard as he could in my pelvis. I heard a crack and screamed from the pain. My vision was starting to blur and I was beginning to black out. Not before I saw Marco and green eyes stand off with each other.

I slowly blinked wanting to fight to stay awake. When I blinked again a huge dragon stood over top of me and green eyes was nowhere to be seen. Marco was on his knees shaking with his head bowed. The dragon was growling and breathing out smoke.

I could feel myself slipping and blinked one last time to see green eyes starring directly at me worriedly. The dragon gone. Marco sprawled on the floor unconscious.

Reality set in right before I blacked out. This green eyed man somehow turned into that dragon. And he protected me.

I could feel him picking me up bridal style and went limp in his arms. It was then that I let myself fall into the dark abyss.