Vampire's Pet

Chapter 22

I wake up in a small closet sized room in the hallway with the other servants. I assume that I have cleaning to do, and walk over to the closet and put on a maids outfit. I slip in my high heels and turn the door handle, and walk out into the hallway.

I walk to the dining room where the party last night was held, and begin to wipe down and dust the long oak table.  After I'm finished, I push in all the chairs and make sure they're straight before walking to one of the many kitchens.

As I walk into the kitchen I see Master's back and heavily sigh, knowing that he will probably want to talk about what had happened the night before.  I walk over to the granite countertop and begin wipe it down, and as I do, Prince Riley intently watches my every move.

"What did you see last night, pet?"He asks as he spits out the word pet in disgust, my body wants to cower away, but my mind refuses to and continues to hold its courageous act.

"I don't know what you mean, master."I say and carry on with wiping down the countertop, but stop when I see Riley's cold glare.  He rises from his chair and stalks around the counter till he reaches my side of it.  He growls as he grabs my wrists and slams me onto the edge of the counter behind me.  Riley's eyes start to turn a shade of red and fear begins to fill me.

"I said-" Riley grates out, teeth scraping against each other, "What did you see?!"Riley says as his voice slowly raises in loudness and spit flus from his mouth.

"I don't know-"Before I can finish the lie that I was about to say Riley slams my back against the counter again, causing me to whimper at its impact.

"WHAT DID YOU SEE?!?!"Riley now screams, his fangs pertrude out of his lips and his rage is evident.  I whimper in fear, but still won't give up the answer.

"I don't-"I try to say, but Riley slaps me across the cheek and I fall to the floor with a huge thud.  I lay on the ground clutching my cheek, not daring to move an inch.  I hear Riley's panting out of his angered rage, and I try to make myself disappear, but to no avail.

"This is not over, Cameron."Riley calmly says as he stomps away to go calm himself down and return to his royal duties. 

I lie on the ground, still cradling my cheek, and waiting for someone to come and help me.  It feels like two hours before James finally finds me laying on the ground.

"Cameron, goodness gracious, what happened?!"James yelled as he quickly dropped his knees to the floor and pulled me into his arms. He pried my hand away from my cheek, and gasped when he saw the bruise that master had caused.

"What happened?"He asked as confusion and concern laced his words. He slowly rubbed his hand up and down my cheek, making me feel a sense of safety and comfort.

"I ticked master off'." I say with a light laugh, but James doesn't find it funny. He grabs my hand and lifts me off the ground, and drags me to a bathroom so I can see the damage for myself.

I look into the mirror and see that half of my face is turning a blueish purple and my lip is split and bleeding, I grab a towel and dip in water before trying to wipe the blood off.

"I lied to Riley, James. I probably deserved this."I say with a sigh.

"No one deserves this."James says while shaking his head, he walks out of the bathroom, leaving me be.

I look back into the mirror and see a different girl, one who looks broken. Maybe the vampires have finally gotten to me, in more than one way....