The Bloodmaid's Tale

Chapter 18

June got up quickly from the floor, her body backing away quickly until it found the wall of the Ceremony Room. Fredrick stood with the necklace, his body confident and intimidating as June tried to think of a way to stop him. She had the letter opener still in her sleeve, but she didn't dare get that close to him now. He was planning on taking her, her body and soul his to own forever. He would undress her, claim her, and then make her into one of himself. That collar would signify the change. Her neck would forever be marked from his bite that would turn her living blood into a cold river of lifelessness. 

She could slit her throat, but even then she wasn't sure if Fredrick would just take the opportunity to turn her faster. She was trapped, unable to kill herself to get away and unable to flee the vampire that was approaching her, nearly steps away now.

"Fredrick" she said "Please..."

"We made a deal" Fredrick said motioning for her to come to him "Now it's your turn."

June braced herself, closing her eyes and thinking of everything she was leaving behind. Sarah, Luke, Nico, everything was going to end as soon as she stepped forward. He would take her, but she would see the sun one last time before burning. She would kill the skin that he would think was his, she would burn from the inside where he would think he had touched her, she would die before he even could think she would be his.

June moved towards him, content with accepting her death now that she had a plan.

"Good girl" Fredrick said with a smile and it hit her hard. Nico had once said that to her, but his had been like a sweet kiss on the cheek next to the violent slap that was Fredrick's.

June didn't hide her hatred anymore, her eyes burning at him as she looked away as he brushed her long cream hair from her neck. Fredrick hissed out, his grip on her deadly as he saw the bite mark from where Nico had drank the night before.

"Never again will I let you whore yourself for his benefit" Fredrick said pulling her body against his "You'll never feel him against you, never taste him. You are mine. Now lean your head to the side."

June didn't move, making Fredrick move her for him, she would resist as much as she could at this point, not letting him have the satisfaction of her turning willingly for him.

Fredrick breathed her in, his breath hot on her skin. She wanted to vomit as he began kissing down her neckline, the opposite side where Nico's bite hid beneath her hair. His hands found the back of her dress, pulling at the buttons as they popped on the floor. His hands made quick work of removing her dress, leaving her in nothing but the white slip that she wore underneath. She already felt naked in front of him, the thin cloth barely hiding the curves of her breasts and hips as he eyed her like a hungry animal.

He pushed her down to the floor, her body landing on the fabric of her dress. She felt the letter opener poke her thigh as Fredrick began removing his shirt. Quickly she grabbed it, pressing it to her side as he bent down to be with her on the floor.

"Arista" he breathed out, looking down at her before he would devour his meal.

Grabbing her by the hips he thrusted her body so that his hips bore into hers, his hands holding down her shoulders. She struggled involuntarily, not wanting it to be like this, wanting death more than dealing with this. Fredrick was going to consume her if she didn't do something.

He bent down to her shoulder and neckline, his fangs scraping her skin as she started to cry, unable to do anything else, his strength too much as he continued to pin her to the floor. Without warning he sunk his fangs into her, her scream echoing in the air as he began to drink heavily from her. It felt like a string was being pulled from somewhere inside herself, like the unraveling of a fabric, quick and manic as Fredrick drank her blood. He was bringing her to the brink of death, her body going weak under him, her vision blurring at the sides. She couldn't speak, her mouth barely able to keep breathing as she saw Fredrick's face come into view of her blurry vision.