Royal Blood Book one(wattys2016)

kill me

I must have fallen asleep at some point because I woke up to the door unlocking. I sprang to my feet and made a dive towards the bed.  I was already shaking with fear and I haven't even seen his face yet. My face still burned from the lashes and my head was a little woozy trying to scramble together the events that lead me back to this room.
The door didn't open; it just unlocked but remained closed. I wanted to get up and walk out, but this looked like a trap so I decided to stay where I was. Why this room though? I thought. Tobias couldn't possibly know that I've been here before, so why here? If this where they brought all their prisoners?
I shifted off the bed and walked towards the door, trying to listen for any movement on the other side. Nothing. I grabbed the metal door handle and as slowly and quietly as I could turned the door open.   
I peeked my head out first, looking around for any sign of Tobias.  The living room was exactly the same as when I was here last. The fire place was smoking but there was no fire, giving me hope that he was gone. I didn't know where this cabin was, in the middle of the woods? On another mountain? But being lost was better than being held captive again. I looked around the living room and found an old white petty coat and threw it on over my blood stained clothes. I wanted to shower but I wasn't going to waste any time getting out of here.  I walked up to the front door ready to make a sprint for it, but something caught my eye in the corner of the room.
A white end table was kiddie corner by the fire place and sitting on that end table was a black flip phone. I dashed across the living room almost tripping over the couch and grabbed the cell phone as fast as I could. I scooped it into my jacket pocket and ran out the door at full speed.
I was in the woods, nothing but woods surrounding me on all sides. I didn't know which way was home, or even how to get back to a main road. Could I really go home? I wondered. Or would that be the first place they look for me? I ran until it hurt to breath, I tried my best to run in a straight line as to avoid going in circles but no matter how far I got, the trees all looked the same. After about fifteen minutes of running nonstop I huddled behind a tree trying to catch my breath. I pulled out the black phone and examined its contents, there was no phone numbers in the phone and it looked like a burner phone. I only had one number memorized and before I could even think about it, I was already hitting the buttons and the phone started ringing...
......ring
.....ring....
.......ring...... "Hello?"
My heart flickered at the sound of her voice and a wide smile grew on my face. How sweet and pure her voice was and how I missed her so.
"Hello?" She asked again.
Tears swelled up in my eyes and I had to choke back the words I so desperately wanted to say to her. I let out a small sob and sniffled as I waited for her to hang up.
"Natalia? Honey....is that you baby?" Her voice cracked and I could hear the tears falling from her eyes.
I squeezed my eyes shut and clapped my hand around my mouth so she wouldn't hear my sobs again; I was making this worse for her. Giving her false hope that I was okay, I didn't want to hurt her but I needed to hear her voice.
"I love you sweetheart..... Please..." she started to beg as I flipped the phone close.
I cut her off before I would have to break her heart. Hearing her beg for me would only want me to go home even more. I was now free and could run to her if I wanted but I couldn't. I would be putting her in danger, and as much as I wanted her to know I was safe and okay she could never know and my sobs turned into wails as I punched the tree next to me.
"FUCK!!" I SCREAMED. All the emotions I had been burying inside came exploding out in one loud burst. I was angry that I was in this situation, pissed that I had royal blood and how easy my family was in danger. I was hurt, my face and head were stinging and now my hand was swelled up and scratched.  I was worried, for Ari. He must be going crazy trying to find me, if he was okay at all. I was scared, scared to be alone in the woods but most of all I was sad. Sad that my old life was over and I could never return home to my mother. Sad knowing the pain she was in and I was causing it.
Crunching leaves snapped me out of my pity party as I rose to my feet. I tucked the phone back into my jacket and slowly peeked around the tree. It was getting dark, and for the first time in forever I could see the actual sun beginning to set. The clouds where pink and purple and a feeling of normalcy took over me. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.
Breathe Nat, just breath. I repeated to myself.
I opened my eyes and there he was. Standing in front of me, completely calm with a wide grin across his face. He was clean and perfectly dressed, his black suit was flawlessly ironed and his blond hair was combed back. He looked nothing like the monster I had encountered earlier but my stomach still clenched at the sight of him. His bright green eyes where back to normal and oh my God was he beautiful. I wanted to turn and run but I couldn't take my eyes off of him.
"Natalia Thorne." He spoke, shaking his head side to side.
His voice saying my name had the same effect as it did when Ari said it. I wanted him to say it again and again, the way he said my name was as striking as he was in this sunset.
I hated how I didn't have control over my emotions, I hated how perfect I thought he looked but most of all I hated the undeniable attraction I felt towards him.
With every ounce of courage I could muster up I lifted my hand and brought it down full force on his face.
He didn't even flinch, his face was harder than the tree and I screamed out in pain. The smug look on his face made me want to hit him again but I wasn't going to make that mistake twice.
All the anger started to boil up again, my fist clenched so hard my nails were digging into my skin. I but my lip trying to block out the pain.
"Kill me!" I shouted at him.
"Fucking kill me already! You fucking monster!" I yelled.
His head tilted almost automatically and before I knew it I was lying flat on my back, his face inches from mine.
"Listen here, you royal bitch; you best be careful who you order around because I don't think I have it in me to resist my instinct to kill you, when you talk like that." He spat.
He reached into my jacket and pulled out the black burner phone; and like a twig he snapped it in half.
He pulled me to my feet by my hair and in seconds I found myself trying to gain control of my footing as we teleported to a new location.