Curse the Mainframe! 315 Blood and Fire

The three men circled Alec and Travis predatorily, which caused Travis to tense up a little before he forcibly untensed himself.

Alec, on the other hand, remained relaxed and dare they say it, almost innocent looking. It just made them feel like they were set on fire with desire.

"Travis," Joe cooed, and Travis felt like puking at the man's sickeningly sweet voice. The next time someone said his name in that tone of voice he was going to stab them. "How nice of you to introduce your friend to us."

"Yes," Connor said, grinning in a lecherous manner, his eyes never once leaving Alec's form. "We're going to have a lot of fun tonight."

Travis was growing more nervous, but he hid it reasonably well. To the three men in the room, he even appeared as if he was remarkably composed compared to his usual self.

Suddenly, he felt as if he shouldn't have dragged Alec into this at all, regardless of the teen's promise of help. He should have taken care of this using his own power.

"He's leaving soon."

"No, he's not," Bill sneered, narrowing his eyes.

The young master of the Ross Clan suddenly picked this time to have courage, and his eyes blazed. "He is. Whether or not you agree doesn't matter. You can't just take someone that didn't give you their consent."

Joe, Bill and Connor exchanged looks amongst each other, starting to laugh.

"And what are you going to do, young master?"

The words 'young master' were used in a mocking and almost derogatory way, causing Travis to flush as his skin crawled. It was a mix of disgust and anger.

He didn't think that he would ever be able to hear those words the same way ever again, when he managed to get rid of them.

The entire time, as they exchanged barbs with each other, Alec just watched them silently, his eyes cool. Though, his normal 'gentle' smile remained on his face, as if nothing was amiss here.

Travis glared at the three with fire and anger that hadn't been seen on his face since the first couple of nights they spent together.

The change in his disposition excited them, and the atmosphere in the room grew more heated than before.

The three men were now fully paying attention to Travis' display, their attention off Alec completely.

Travis was too lost in his anger to heed his instincts screaming at him to keep his head down.

Instead, he curled his lips into a sneer, looking and feeling more like the young master of the Ross Clan than he had in a long time. "I don't think so. If you continue down this road, I will definitely expose you to my clan. Don't push me too far."

The three men felt their heart rate pick up a little at his threat, briefly scared.

Travis looked at them with cold, mocking eyes, which caused their anger to flare up as well. The spike of anger overwrote the fear inside them.

"Well? Do it then. Go and expose yourself for the wanton slut that you are. The young master of the Ross Clan sleeping with three men at the same time. And more than once, too!" Joe taunted, hiding his fear.

How could he have allowed this inexperienced young master to threaten him? He would have to be put in his place before he thought he had certain… liberties yet again.

The only reason why they'd let him wander around 'alone' was because they took turns to follow him discreetly. Not that Travis noticed, of course.

However, now they would take that privilege away from him.

He was starting to gain back some confidence, and though they liked it, it wasn't good.

Bill walked forward and grabbed Travis' arm, causing the teen to flinch.

But then, Travis seemed incensed that he had *flinched*, and the deeply suppressed rage bubbled up. He forcefully knocked the man's hand away, taking him by surprise.

He was still stronger than them, even though he couldn't overpower three of them together.

He was sick and tired of this shit and taking it lying down. Well, no longer. He looked at Alec and seemed spurred on by Alec's almost approving gaze.

So fucking *what* if they had evidence of what had happened to him? Something that had happened because they *threatened* him to do? Forced him to do?

Travis did not want for the rest of his life to continue going down this particular path, nor did he want it for anyone else.

He didn't know how strong Alec was, but he had more than a fighting chance if the two of them teamed up together.

He felt a bit sorry that he'd already dragged the other teen into this, but since he was already here, then Travis would make use of it.

He didn't need much. Hell, the other teen could just hold off one of them for him, and he would be able to take down the other two by himself eventually.

Travis Ross was not a coward.

Travis roared and slammed his forehead into Bill's, causing the man to shout in pain as he went down in disorientation and pain.

Travis' actions alarmed Joe and Connor when his foot instantly slammed down on the man's windpipe, causing his neck to snap before he was able to fight back.

Bill let out a wheezing gasp as his hands scrabbled on Travis' pant legs before his eyes went blank, his hands dropping to the floor.

Travis cracked his knuckles, surprised at how therapeutic if felt for him to kill someone that had wreaked harm on his body and his psyche. He felt as if he was being born anew again, bathed in blood and fire.

Joe and Connor rushed forward to subdue their suddenly rebelling plaything, when they suddenly heard chuckling in the serious atmosphere.

For some reason, that low, mocking laughter made the hair on the back of their necks stand up straight.

They warily looked from Travis to Alec, but they didn't know what was setting them off in the first place.

Why did a teenager's laughter sound so threatening to them?

All they saw was his innocent, pure face, and his gentle smile. However, the fact that he was still smiling and laughing in this situation indeed wasn't normal.

Connor couldn't handle it anymore. "Shut up!" he said fiercely towards Alec.

Travis sneered at the cowardly men. How could he ever have been so afraid of them? Of their threats? He was disgusted at both them and himself.

After all, he could just sic his clan on them, regardless of his 'shame'. He knew that they were following him when they gave him 'free time' but he was certain that he would have been able to slip away before long.

He was certain that his clan could and would cover it up for him. He was, after all, the young master of the Ross Clan.

For a brief moment, Travis felt a stab of guilt when he remembered how he'd called out to Alec without any thought, damning him to come into this room with him.

Now that his head was clear, he could see that they'd been preying on his fears and his doubts, causing him to lose faith and play into their hands.

For this, Travis was thankful for Alec opening his eyes. If it hadn't been for that little push that gave him courage, he would likely have stayed in a bad headspace, unwilling but fearful to rebel against his captors.

Alec's laughter indeed quietened down after Connor's shout, but the smile on his face remained.

The two men felt a little creeped out by him. He definitely wasn't normal. Someone had *died* in front of him, but he was still laughing like that!

Alec looked at Travis with a hint of approval in his eyes, now more than before. He thought that the other teen was just a beaten-down, abused teen, but there was still fire in him after all. Even if he did give up for a bit.

Travis huffed. "I suppose I have to say thank you for snapping me out of my mindset."

Alec's gentle smile took on a little bit more of a sly edge, and Travis actually felt a little better at that.

"Well, go on, then. There's still two of them."

Alec crossed his arms and leaned against the door, blocking off the escape route.

Chapter end

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