Red Riding Hood

Chapter 6

"...You"

I whispered softly under my breath.

His eyes were striking under the soft orange light, the corner of his mouth rose up. Smirking he leaned back in his chair pleased. A glass of Bordeaux red wine in his right hand, he gently circled his glass before raising it up to his lips. I watched him, my eyes never leaving his. He parted his lips allowing the aged red liquor to invade his taste bubs and glide down his throat. I watched him...and he watched me.

"You must be hungry, please let us eat"

His voice was much darker than I remember, more venom in his tone, his eyes more devious.

"how?" I asked under my breath

I looked down at my lap, then back at him. His eyes dead at mines, he replied...

"You've managed to kill two of my men, maybe I should be the one to ask you...How?"

His eyes never seemed to leave mines, the longer I looked into his them the more vile he became, I couldn't help but smile.

"Mm, well maybe I can personally show you"

He leaned in a little, after a short pause and fixing the cuff of his nicely tailored black suit, he motioned for one of the servants to come to him. He whispered, words barely escaping his lips. After the servant walked away, he looked back at me and cleared his throat.

"seems I've lost my appetite and have some business to attend to, but don't wait on me please do eat. My home is your home make yourself comfortable, Gabriel here will take you back to your room when you're ready. " He said pointing to the dark and handsome man I had first encountered in my cell

Hearing no response, he stood up raised his glass and wickedly winked at me.

On my plate was a grilled streak with a garlic glace, steamed vegetables and rice. I gripped onto the knife that was placed on the right side of the plate and stood up. I threw the steak knife aiming for his right chest, body acting faster then his brain he caught the knife inches from piercing his skin. Blood began to drip from his tight grip, slightly staining his white button up under his dark suit.

"Bad girl, you seem to have made a mess" he said

He placed the knife down on the table gently then wiped his hand off with the handkerchief placed in the front pocket of his suit. After doing so he looked at me, smiling he made his way around the six foot long dark wooden table. Once he was close enough to me he pushed the hair that covered my ear to the side. I became very aware of every movement he made, each breath he took, each exhale seemed to hit my left ear, he bent down enough to whisper softly for only the two of us to hear...

"Behave yourself"

He stepped away from me and made his way out the room, leaving me still standing in front of my dinner without words and a dark chill running down my spine.

I no longer had an appetite and was escorted by Gabriel to the same bedroom I had been in earlier. After the door was closed and locked from the outside, I unzipped my gown and stepped out of it, I made my way to the bed that was in the middle of the room. I slid under the covers within minutes I fell into a somber sleep.

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I woke up abruptly to the sound of glass breaking, looking around the room I saw a small woman. Her eyes dark, hair brown with slight streaks of gray, her body hunched over just slightly, though her face still young, her body held more years.

"sorry madame" she spoke her voice shaking as though it held fear in it " I...I..I dropped the glass, bu...but I will clean it immediately."

"um, uh..." trying to find my words

The door opened and entered Gabriel, he marched over to the woman anger in his body and tone.

"Break anything else and your neck will be the next thing breaking!" his voice seemed to shake the woman, she jumped with each word he said.

Gabriel then glanced at me, he scanned me slowly then smirked. Looking down at myself, I pulled the covers up to my neck after realizing I was bare and nude.

"Ever look at me like that again and it wont be her neck breaking but yours." I said all without hesitation.

Staring back at me he huffed then told the woman to clean the glass up before walking out the room.

Still covering myself with the cover I watched as the aged woman bent down picking up the glass carefully.

"Please stop, I can clean that." I told her

"I'm sorry madame but I must listen to sir Gabriel...no need to worry I've finished cleaning. Would you like your breakfast?" she spoke

"Simply leave it, I will eat when I'm reading, you're dismissed." I told her, my hands firm on the covers.

Once she left the room, I stepped out of the covers. The cold frosted air seemed to circulate the room, the small hairs on my bare body rose and nipples hardened. My feet touching the cold amber floor I walked over to where she left my breakfast.

On a silver tray was a plate of strawberries,on another omelette with toast and sausage and on the side was a kettle full of tea with a beautiful rose gold cup. next to my meal was a single snow white rose with a note.

" Can't meet you for breakfast, my apologizes more meetings to attend to. There's a dress in the closet, I'll see you for dinner. Behave yourself Ru

-A.H"

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