Captured Innocence

Chapter 3

All rational thought left my mind as anger overruled my gut that was telling me to sit down, I stood up ready to lunge at the smirking bastard. I went to prance over the table before I a thick strong arm wrapped tightly round my waist. The man looked at Theo glaring for some unknown reason. Turning towards Vincent with an unimpressed manner he opened his mouth. "Father I'm the one that lured her out here I think it's only fair she's my girl," he growled out his glare still focused on the man behind me. Hearing what he was saying the arm that was snaked around me constricted pulling me further onto his lap.

"Now Seth you and I both know that's not how it works. If you had brought her home with you she could have been your girl but she landed on our doorstep and you know our traditions. The eldest or next in line gets the girl and that's your brother, if I see you sulking or any nonsense from you son you'll regret it!"he warned in a flat tone with a deadly look in his eyes. I didn't really want to ask Vincent about their family traditions I'd leave that question for Theo.

Emmy's small frame carried plates over two at a time. "Sit down in your own seat darling," Theo's strong voice whispered in my ear making me realize he had let go of my waist and I was still sitting on his lap.

Quickly I slid over to my own seat as he chuckled. Emmy settled down beside me as I stared down at the Sunday dinner in front of me. "Now a moment of silence to thank the lord for gracing us with this meal," Vincent smiled as if he sincerely believed in god.
No follower of God would do this to anyone.

I watched as everyone began to eat, feeling a hand squeeze my leg I looked at Theo who was staring at me and nodding towards my food. My stomach began eating away at me the hunger was unbearable as the delicious smell wafted around me. Slowly I picked up my fork and knife cutting into a roast potato, placing it in my mouth I nearly moaned as it was short of melting on my tongue. I scarfed everything down except the meat that looked similar to steak. I was never the biggest fan of meat I set my fork down keeping my eyes downcasted. "Isa eat the rest of your dinner." Theo's loud voice made me jump with a fright.

"Oh I'm not that much of a meat lover," I mumbled shrugging my shoulders. I glanced around the table to see everyone giving me a strange look incuding the little kid.

"I said eat your food," he said firmly gripping my leg. I glared at him pushing my plate away from me defiantly."Your not leaving this table until your plate is empty. You can eat it on your own or I'll ram it down your throat" he growled out promisingly.

My lip raised in a slight sneer before his hand fisted itself in my hair as he pulled me towards him as his other hand gripped my jaw painfully making me groan. His lips ghosted across the back of my ear as he whispered "Are you going to eat your food or am I going to have to knock some sense into you?" he snarled his finger nails digging into my tender skin puncturing it. I nodded my head quickly before he threw my head away from him.

I hastily began eating, my stomach churning as I ate the meat. Although the meat looked like steak it didn't taste anything remotely close to it. Polishing off the rest of my plate he smiled at me."Good girl now that wasn't that hard was it?" He asked me I just nodded, unable to open my mouth in fear of vomiting.

"Isa your going to clean up after dinner with Emmy understood?" Vincent wasn't asking me he was telling me. My head nodded not wanting a bad outcome, If I was to get out of here I needed my strength and a beating from Vincent would only weaken me and delay me further. The men left the room venturing off somewhere that I didn't care to know.

Emmy slowly began to collect all the plates I stood up helping her, If there was anyone that could get me out of here it was her. Emmy began stacking the plates to the right hand side of the sink unable to fit them into the sink with all the dirty pots.