The Selection.

Part 3

That evening all the girls lined up in masters office.

"Welcome ladies. Three of you have been chosen to serve tonight. The rest of you will join me in my room."

We all nodded our heads looking down at the ground.

"Olivia." He said coldly.

She stepped forward.

"Yes master."

"You will join Darius in his chambers tonight."

She nodded her head once.

"Dismissed." He said and she turned and left the room.

"Brinn, your with Jake. Dismissed." She nodded once as well and left the room.

I closed my eyes waiting to hear who's name would be next, remembering what that vampire said earlier.

After what felt like forever master called my name.

"Aria, your with Corbin. Dismissed."

I nodded and left the room.

I met up with the other girls in the hall.

We we're instructed to wait there until we we're collected by the vampires.

The other girls were taken away first and I was left last.

I watched as the boys hands roamed the girls bodies as they walked away.

A wave of disgust washed over me.

"I told you I'd see you again." A voice said from the shadows.

I could tell his head was tipped to the side as if watching in fascination.

"Let's get this over with." I whispered.

I was expecting him to immediately put his hands on me or start harassing me but instead he began walking down the hallway.

Something was different about him.

He showed hardly any emotion and at the same time seemed completely uninterested.

Part of me wondered if it was a show and that once we got to the room I'd hate myself.

I saw him open a door to the left and stood back to let me in.

Immediately I went to the bed and sat down to take my shoes off.

"That won't be necessary." He said quietly.

"What?" I said shocked.

He turned around to face me and a flash of anger crossed his features.

He raised his hand and I flinched back covering my face.

There was a deep sadness in his eyes as he moved to sit down beside me.

I didn't know what to do so I reached out and placed my hand on his.

Then his eyes snapped up to mine.

"What's the matter?" I whispered into the silence.

After a moment he replied hesitantly. "I can't do this anymore-" he pulled his hand from mine and looked at it.

"I can feel the blood on my hands, always. The things they make me do to prove my loyalty. And the fact you flinch as if I'm going to strike you when I merely raise my hand!"

Suddenly he disappeared from next to me and was standing by the window causing me to jump.

I waited in silence remembering my purpose. Then I stood up and walked to him tugging lightly at his sleeve.

"Come to bed, let me serve you and we can complete tonight's task."

"No." He said coldly and turned to me "I know you don't want this."

I bristled at his words. "What I want doesn't matter. I know what I was instructed to do."

His face was blank. "Do you not wish you could choose to do what you want? To make the decision on your own?"

"Yes." I whispered looking down.

Then he took my hand in his. "Then it is decided. We are leaving."

"What?!" I cried a little too loud.

He took a breath before continuing.

"When selections come, I will not actually mark you, unless you want me to. Then we will be free to do as we wish, and once we are I will let you go."

My heart fluttered and before I knew what I was doing, my arms were flying around his shoulders as I embraced him.

"I'm sorry. I had to." I said smiling and looking down.

Confusion crossed his face. "What was that?"

I raised my eyebrow at him. "What do you mean?"

He reached out and put my arms around him again. "That."

"You.. don't know what a hug is?" I breathed.

"No."

I looked down at his arms still around me, then back up at him.

Suddenly he tensed up a bit and I could feel his bulge grow against me.

Feeling the rise of heat in me I quickly looked away trying not to blush. 

I have to say he was certainly attractive...

He must have realized what I was thinking because he turned us and lifted me effortlessly onto the bed.

He hovered above me as I looked up at him in shock.

A smile graced his lips and I tilted my head at him.

"Something in me wants you very badly, Mrs. Aria Luray. It's almost out of my control." He said as he bent his head down to kiss my neck.

I flipped us over so that I was on top and straddled him. "We'll... you can have me but only if you treat me right." I said as I felt the need for him grow stronger in me.

He grinned up at me.

"Yes Ma'am."