Bound: Toxic Bite (Book 1)

Chapter IX

I could hear my blood rushing in my ears. My cheeks heat up and I felt like my heart was gonna escape my chest. I had no idea what to say. Where to start. He would know if I tried lying. And he cannot find out about my family just yet. He'll kill me. "You better start talking." Dimitri warned trough his teeth, but there was more self control than anger there. I gulped, knowing that this might be the end. My end.

Right before I came here, I was was witness of this unmerciful torture that his guards were performing over that guy. That werewolf. I still couldn't quite find myself from what I saw, and heard, but I knew I had to start talking. Soon. "You lied to me." He said after a minute, before I could mouth out anything. I closed my eyes for a second, not wanting to see the anger in his eyes... The hurt? "I don't tolerate liars, Amelia. If that's even your real name," He pushed himself from the desk and walked closer to me. His tone was louder, but he had a point. "Lying is the only thing I punish for. And you disobeyed me." I looked down as a tear slipped and fell on my shoe.

I knew that I might get in big trouble for keeping my silence, but when Dimitri realized that I didn't have the intention to talk, he ran his hand trough his hair and then pinched the bridge on his nose. He looked frustrated, but I really had no excuse. I really don't know why I didn't tell him about me being a slave before. I guess I just wanted to put everything behind, hoping that one day I'll find my way out of this hell again. Plus, I ran away. That automatically made me a target.

"Just,-" He cut himself off, turning around. "Leave." He said carelessly, giving me the urge to want to tell him everything. He saved my life, shared his secrets with me, asked me if I trusted him, but he was still a Vampire. So my huntress instincts were telling me keep my distance. And I did. However, just then, the moment when he showed me his coldness was when I realized that I was maybe wrong. "Go, Amelia!" He growled, making me jump in fear.

Turning around, I left the room, but my knees were once again starting to give out on me. I leaned on his door, but after a few seconds I heard another growl and a crash from the inside. I closed my eyes, listening to his fury. I had no idea what was gonna happen with me next, but I knew that the 'path' that I chose wasn't gonna bring me good. Maybe I should've trusted him. Maybe I should've told him. I sighed deeply, hardly, and pushed myself to walk faster and get away from this hallway as far as possible. If I went left than I would've had to listen to the pain they were putting that werewolf trough, and if I stayed here, I would've listened to Dimitri's fury.

My strength gave out on me. I couldn't hold back my tears anymore. I rushed down the hallway, covering my mouth with my hand. Suddenly, I crashed into someone, almost swinging backwards, but I managed to keep my balance. In front of me was Christian. Just what I needed right now. More correctly, in front of me was a very pissed of Christian. He had his dark eyebrows frowned, and he looked at me with disgust, but before I could apologize for bumping into him, he closed his eyes for a second, and then passed by me continuing down the hall. He seemed in a hurry.

I didn't know where else to go than in the schedule room. I managed to get myself together a little, but I knew my end was coming sooner or later. The vampires that were owning this castle were after me. After Waldorf's daughter. And I on the other hand, pretending to be someone else had disobeyed their son, pissed him off by keeping silent, and all he's ever done to me was being nice. He never even punished me. Yet.

I closed the door behind me, feeling like my head was gonna explode from the fact that I was trying so hard not to cry. But I've been trough this. I don't cry, I thought and wiped a hot tear that rolled down my cheek. I inhaled deeply, and pushed myself off the door and to the schedule book. I couldn't just sit around and wait for my punishment. I still had a lot to do till the day was over.