Black Romance Chapter 35

I felt the material first, then the stabbing burn that radiated over my skin . The welt began to swell instantly, but he just kept coming .

Strike after strike, Virgo slapped my bare legs . Each lashing the skin turned red and raw, and I could feel warm blood trickling down my calves .

Moving against the wall, I tried to cover my body the best I could . My eyes kept scanning, looking for anything I could use as weapon . With my back to the old brick wall, I turned around, squishing my chest into the rock as he continued to hit me .

Pressing my palms into the wall, I felt a brick as it moved loosely in place . I didn't have to think about it, my brain knew what to do instantly . Working the small stone free, I gripped it in my palm .

'Stop! Just stop!' I screamed, jerking my body around quickly and chucking the brick blindly in his direction .

'Fuck!' Virgo yelled, dropping his belt to the ground and grabbing his face .
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I stood stunned, unsure if he was screwing with me to make me drop my guard, or if I had actually hit him .

Pulling his hand away, blood was spilling from a wound under his eye . 'You little fucking bitch . ' Grinding his teeth, he glared at me .

'Kill me! Go on, just kill me already! I can't live like this!'

Growling, Virgo charged forward, curling both his hands around my throat before I could even react . 'Kill you?' Whispering through his teeth, his eyes turned to ice . 'Killing you would be too easy, I'm going to make your life living hell . '

The air thinned, the room swayed, growing fuzzy and purple as he kept squeezing . Raking my fingers over his wrists, I tried to pull him off, but it didn't work .

The look in his eyes was terrifying . There was nothing there . No emotion, no care, no love . All I saw was control .

The room slowly began to fade, and for a moment I was actually happy . I thought I was leaving for good, I thought I was going to see my mother again .

I thought I was going to be free . . .

I was none of those things .

Opening my eyes, I was laying in my bed, with the old blanket pulled up to my chin . My body hurt all over, my throat was sore and scratchy, but I wasn't dead .

Sitting up, I felt different . It was a feeling I couldn't explain, but one that a girl just knows deep inside her being .

Removing the blankets from my lap, a small pool of blood was on the sheet between my legs . Leaning my head over the side of the bed, I threw up all over the floor .

He had done the unthinkable . He had taken me without permission . He had taken me while I was unconscious and couldn't fight .

He was a fucking monster .

And that was when I knew I had been captured by pure evil .

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Virgo chuckled, drawing me back into reality as he looked between the frightened girl and myself . "This is Blue, he's going to show you to your room . Don't forget what I told you, listening keeps you safe, fighting gets you hurt . " Winking at the girl, Virgo let Blue pass by . Holding out his arm for me to take, he said, "You've seen better days . I take it you weren't too happy to see Blue at your door . " His laugh sent chills up my spine as he glanced over my new bruises and open cuts . Wriggling his arm, he let out an annoyed sigh . "Come on, I don't have all day . "

"What's going on?" I asked, nervously fiddling with my hands, reluctant to place my arm in his . "Why do you need me right now?"

"It's business, Jessie, that's all I'm going to tell you . Come," he said, jerking his head and moving his arm . "Take my arm before I get angry . "

Slipping my arm into his, I let him lead me back the way I had come . Looking over my shoulder, I spotted the basement door, and was relieved to be walking away from it .

What the hell is happening here?

Virgo caught me, following my gaze . "Did you think you were in trouble?" he asked as the corner of his lip twitched up with a smirk .

"What was I suppose to think?"

"Did you do something I need to know about?" I didn't answer, allowing my eyes to float to his . "I know about the stunt you pulled with Aubrey, and I was going to punish you too, but then I thought it would be more fun to give her a few extra instead . "

Chapter end