My Silver Protector

Chapter 8

For the next few days I did not venture out of Ginji's room. I couldn't really complain about being shut in. Ginji treated me like a Queen when he was there with me. He told me to focus on healing while he finished up business.

How long would it be until we could go back to Tenjin-ya?

A knock on the door interrupts the book I'm reading. The fourth one since my shut in. This one is a cookbook. Too bad I can't practice any of these recipes.

Who on earth could it be? A servant? I feel uneasy but wouldn't it be worse to ignore the person? Everyone knows Ginji-san is safeguarding me.

I walk toward the door and hesitate. When is Ginji due back? I slide the door open and gasp.

"Little pet."

I scramble back in horror as he pushes his way into my safe haven. "Raiju-sama!"

The look he gives me is nonchalant. In fact, he looks like the very sight of me is disgusting. Well... that's sort of an improvement. Rather than eyeing me like I'm something to eat.

"Is your master around?" His eyes scan the room, lingering on the more feminine things lying about. This guy is no gentleman, but I knew this from the start.

I clear my throat and he turns toward me with a pointed look. "I don't know when he'll be back," my words come out a little firmer than I wanted.

Raiju-sama's nonchalant attitude disappears and I step back at his grin. I should have known it was all simply a ploy to get me to drop my guard. What a little naïve human I am.

"The kitsune dares to let you out of his sight for even a moment?" He laughs, and it sounds like thunder. The rumble turns my spine rigid. He didn't come to see Ginji. It was always me. He steps closer and my heart pounds. "How lucky for me."

"Don't come any closer!" I grab the closest weapon, unfortunately it's a book and can't do much damage. A girl can hope right? "Aghh!" I throw it at his head and connect.

Raiju-sama roars and it vibrates the room.

I spring past him toward the door but I'm not fast enough. I scream as he yanks me back by my hair.

"I will finish what I started, wench. How dare you refuse me." Raiju-sama slams me into the far wall.

"No!" I bite his hand and he shakes me off to give me a sound slap. I taste blood, trickling off my lip.

The ayakashi is not listening to my pleas. My scalp is on fire. Ginji, hurry and get back!

Raiju-sama pins me against the wall once more with a knee between mine Horrible man!

I spit at him and he growls. "I'll take that sass right out of you." He grabs my face to force me to look at him.

"You won't get away with this!"

"You think anybody cares besides Ginji-san?" He let's go of my face to rip my kimono down my shoulders. Was that necessary? I shoot daggers at him.

"Scream, they won't come. Not until it's much too late."

I open my mouth to do just that but Raiju-sama takes advantage of that moment to push his hot vile mouth against mine.

Something twists inside me. I can't move, going slack right into his arms. The thunder god sinks us to the tatami mats.

While I thought he had every intention on violating my body, I didn't expect him to try and eat me. This could be much worse. A horrible tugging forces a scream right into his mouth. He's sucking the life from me.