Deadly Rose

Chapter 16: Jazlyn

Jazlyn...kill...

The voice in my head was whispering me an order. I concentrated on the voice so that I can understand what he was saying to me. I knew that I had to obey it. I can't refuse him. I won't refuse him. A strong force made me have to obey it.

I felt a hand hold onto mine.

Kill...

Fingers moved my hair away from my face. A faded voice called out to me. “Baby, wake up,” the voice begged. “If you can hear me, please wake up.”

“Maybe you should eat something,” said another. “Or at least get some sleep.”

You need to kill him. Kill him...

“I'm not leaving her side.”

“Well, can you just eat something at least?”

Kill him...

“Liam, I don’t want anything.”

Kill...

“Harry,” Liam sighed.

Harry...

My eyes popped open and I lashed out at Harry. I whipped my fist across his face, hitting his eye. Then I threw another fist at his cheek. He seemed at shock from the blow, but I continued to fight him. I got up from the couch and began attacking him. Harry lifted his arms up to block my moves, but I managed to get strike him regardless. I grabbed a nearby vase and threw it at him. He barely dodged it. I grabbed another vase and this time, I didn't miss.

“Jazlyn, stop!” Harry said, gripping my arms. “It's me, Harry.”

I screeched, wrenching my arms away from him and kicked him against the wall. I slammed a wooden chair close to me against the ground, breaking it. I picked up one of the now sharp broken legs of the chair and charged at Harry. His eyes widened as I stepped closer to him.

Kill him!

I felt two strong arms snake around me and pull me away from him. I tried pulling free, but their grips remained strong. Angelina stared at me with confusion as she grabbed the stake away from my hand and threw it across the room. She stared back at Harry and then back at me.

“Tie her to a chair,” she instructed. The others willingly obeyed her. She glanced back at Harry. “What happened?”

“She woke up and started to attack me.”

She looked over at me. “Why would you do that to him?” she asked me. “Don't you know who he is, Jazlyn?”

“Kill him,” I mumbled. “I have to kill him.”

“Why?”

“Because he is telling me to,” I answered.

“Who is this 'he' you're talking about?”

“The master,” I told her.

“The one who bit you in the forest is the master, right?” Angelina asked.

I nodded.

“Do you know who we are?”

“Yes, I know who you all are. The master has no interest in the others. He only has interest in us and wants the others dead if they continue to get in his way.”

“Well, if this vampire keeps attacking us, I can assure you that he will be the one to die.” Angelina looked at Harry for a moment. She walked over to Harry and whispered something softly in his ear. Harry nodded and approached me. My fists tightened. He looked back at Angelina and she nodded. Again, he took a step closer to me. My fists tightened again. Every step he took, my muscles began to tighten.