Tainted Bloodline...🩸

3.

Asher drowned himself in tears, eventually drifting into a restless sleep.

Some hours later the door creaked open, and Asher felt himself being lifted onto a larger frame.

He slowly opened his eyes to find the man carrying him like he weighed nothing...tho he was really thin..inwardly he felt insulted

"Hey!Let me go!" Asher shouted, kicking and struggling.

But Cal's grip remained unyielding.

"Why are you doing this?" Asher asked.

Cal remained silent, his expression stoic.
Asher's questions poured out.

"Where are you taking me? I-I have nothing."

Cal finally spoke.

"They believe you have something...you weak pathetic....I don't know what they see in you honestly" he spat

His voice sent shivers down Asher's spine as tears pooled in his eyes

"Now shut up and lay low."

Cal dropped Asher onto a waiting cart.

Cold metal bit into Asher's wrists as Cal chained his hands.

Asher's eyes scanned his surroundings.
The darkness seemed oppressive.
The cart began moving.

Asher asked again, his voice trembling with fear

"Where are we going?" as Cal rode deeper into the forest.

Cal's response was a fierce yell, "Shut up, kid!"

Asher slumped, feeling hopeless, awaiting whatever fate lay ahead.

Suddenly, the cart came to a halt. Asher stood on high alert, his senses heightened. He peeked around the cart to see the man engaged in a hushed conversation with a mysterious stranger.

Asher's mind was consumed by dark thoughts; death seemed imminent. But then, a tiny spark caught his attention. It was like a firefly, glowing softly in the eerie darkness of the forest.

Intrigued, Asher reached out. The spark grew, transforming into a human form. Asher's eyes widened in shock as he took in the sight of a naked girl standing before him.

Her hand swiftly covered his mouth, silencing his impending scream. "Shh," she whispered, her eyes locking onto Asher's with a warning gleam.

Asher's gaze locked onto the girl's, his mind reeling.

She was stunning, with skin like polished marble and hair like wildflowers,with pointy ears.

Her eyes, an unnerving shade of green, Asher's eyes were roaming about her naked body when she snapped her fingers and he looked at her

"Keep looking like that and you won't know what will happen"

" W-who or w-what are you?"
Asher managed to talk with her hand over his mouth

The girl's gaze darted between Asher and the conversing pair as she helped Asher break the chains

"Nimue..." She said calmly

"Why are you helping me?..or if it's what you're doing"

She stopped abruptly staring at Asher

" Do you want to get out of here or not?"

Asher's initial panic subsided, replaced by caution.

"How do I know I can trust you?" he whispered back.

" Don't.." she said simply after taking the chains off his hands

"C'mon" Nimue urged, pulling Asher down from the cart...