Her Destiny

Ch.16

I already was upset about the collar and leash and am now hungry. He expects me to skip breakfast with how hungry I am? Heck no. I turn and start walking back in but his grip on the leash and his stance did not change. He pulled me back to him.

"You're treating me like an actual pet. At least in normal pet ways those animals get fed breakfast." I slap him on his face, making a loud crack sound, in front of his family. They turn towards us and start cracking up at the red mark beginning to show.

"Son, you got such a beautiful soulmate right here I can't see why she's the one on a leash. I think you guys should swap. That way you see why she just smacked you." His mother chimed in with a wide smile of perfectly white sharp teeth.

"Thank you, but I don't need your support. Especially since I know what you did to get me to tell you something I would have said anyway if given the chance to do it on my own. You abused your gift and proved a point just to show me you have power. So thanks but no thanks." I can see the shock on her face but I turn towards her son one more time. He's shocked too, I quickly yank the leash out of his hands turn and stomp back to the table. I sit down and start eating.

He grumbles and stomps back in looking like a toddler whose mom took his favorite toy.

In a way she did..... I can see why now he's angry. But his glare at me is so heated I'm afraid to look up. So I stare at my plate and choose not to look up. I eat in silence while he waits for me to be done. I eat slowly, maybe trying to piss him off more. But it's his fault for rushing me, his fault I almost didn't get to eat and his fault for treating me like his little pet. He deserves to be angry.

I finally get done with one last drink of orange juice. I stand up and walk out. When I'm out of eyesight I turn around and see him following me. I hold out the leash for him to take. He does but that's when he realizes that while I was ahead of him I took off the collar. Well more like shredded it, just to get it off. Ha! A locking system isn't nothing compared to my banshee claws. Hehehe!

"What have you done!!??" He yells. His hands in fists are shaking in anger. Knuckles white. Demons start surrounding us. As well as the guards of hell. Including one I recognize. It's him!

I grabbed Taylor's hand. And stood behind him while grabbing one side if the leash. He smiled realizing he won with just a handful of demons scaring me and puts the old collar on me this time. I would have rolled my eyes if fear hadn't rooted me in place behind him.

"Whats your business here? You all have the grounds to cover and things to do. What is it you want?" His commanding voice has me in awe. He's so strong and handsome in this protective mode. If only he wasn't such an asshat.

"The girl behind you. I want her." The menacing guard points to me. "You give her to me and I'm sure I can make her death as painful as possible for you my prince!"

Taylor starts laughing. For a second I think he lost his mind. "She's mine. A Slave or Pet. I'm her master and I'm not going to hand her over to you." He's still laughing at this. His words resonate within me. I take my collar off. He looks at me with a 'are you crazy' stare. I stand next to him and take his hand in mine. "What are you doing?" He whispers to me. But I ignore him.

"My name is Raven. Your future Queen. I am engaged to this idiot. And if you have something you want with me then I am sure we can come to an understanding. If not then I suggest you leave!" I give a hard glare at him. On the inside I'm freaking out. Did I just say that? Ooh I'm so scared!!

"N-No I'm sorry to have disturbed your walk. Please forgive me!" He straightens and walks the other way. Me on the other hand am shaky and am very lightheaded.

Taylor seems to have a loss for words. He just stares at me. Not saying one word. Then he takes the leash and collar and lights it on fire. And with a last thought he stamps the fire out.

He turns to me and gets down on one knee. And I could laugh at this point. He thinks I'm just going to say yes and go with what I didn't actually want to do?

"Raven, will you be my bride? To cherish and to protect? To have and to help me lead? Will you be my queen?" He asks me with a bright smile.

Glaring at him. " No! I will not be yours, nor will I be this Raven Queen! I am Marcey! I have a life at home that I intend to get back to. If you dare stop me prepare to be deaf the rest of your life." I say in a huff as I turn to go. But he grabs my hand getting off his knee and takes a step to me.

"You realize you have to be Queen now right? You verbally told the demons that you would. If you don't then I'm sure eventually they'll kill you." He grabs my hand and I go along to not cause more of a scene.

We walk to the joining rooms with the shared bathroom. He sits me in my bed. And walks out. Locking me in the room again. What is with him and locked rooms!??

Stomping to the door I yanked on the handle. I pounded on the door and was screaming to be let out. Hearing something for a second I stopped my outburst and listened. It was getting closer. Whatever it was. Then all I heard was a noise that hurt my ears.

I ran to the bathroom. Shut the door and went into the still unlocked room of Taylor's. I closed the door there to and locked it. Then hid under his bed. All the while I could feel wetness coming from my ears.

In my room I was hearing footsteps and "come out, come out where ever you are Slave girl. I have a surprise for you". It was the sound of the guards voice. The bathroom door crashed open and light shined in through Taylor's room. I could hear a child crying. I knew that sound well. I took care of that cry a lot. It was my brother. He has my little brother from the human realm.

Getting out from under the bed I step towards him threateningly. "One step closer and I'm killing him!" I stopped.

"Please, he has nothing to do with this world! Please!!" I get in my knees and beg for my brother's life. "Spare him and I'll let you kill me in the painful way that you wanted. Please!" Tears are going down my face.

He smiles. "Watching you suffer is better. You will be in agony the rest of your life knowing that I'm the one who holds the leash." He pulls out a knife and stabs my brother three times. Then drops his lifeless body on the floor. "Scream your banshee scream and I'll be cutting out your voice box next. Tell Taylor about this and the cop friend you call uncle is next. Then the towns people you have known." He watches me a moment then walks out.

I'm staring at my brother's body. Lifeless. I crawl to him and hold his bloody form in my arms. Tears going down my face and then I couldn't hold back anymore. I'm sobbing on the floor and screaming for my brother. Screaming takes out the windows. Takes out the multiple windows in this place. As they shatter Taylor storms in. "What the hell is going on?"

I didn't explain. Too busy crying. I didn't want to be here. I didn't want any of this. They were supposed to be safe while I was gone. But no. I'm here and ones already dead. Why did I leave? I could have protected them better at home!

Taylor commands the guard from earlier to take my brother's body from me and bury him at a cemetery. But I'm glaring at the guard. Not letting him take my brother who he himself had killed.

"Not him. Anyone else but him please. I don't like him. And it wouldn't surprise me if he feels the same way." He's trying to pry my brother's body from my hands but I get my claws out super fast and claw down his arm. "Stay away!"

Taylor walks out and then walks in. " this is absurd!" And he has a small blanket with which he rolls my brother's body in it and sets him back in my arms so all I see is his little face. He looks like he's sleeping now. Maybe a few specks of blood on his face but you could barely see it there. I held him close to me. Holding his body close to me as if he would be taken from me.

In my absent mind of holding my brother's dead body, I feel something stab my neck. It was more like a prick but still hurt. A moment later I was out like a light.