Black Romance

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.

"f.u.c.k!" Virgo yelled, dropping his belt to the ground and grabbing his face.

I stood stunned, unsure if he was s.c.r.e.w.i.n.g 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 f.u.c.king b.i.t.c.h." 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 h.e.l.l."

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 f.u.c.king 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 pa.s.s 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 bas.e.m.e.nt door, and was relieved to be walking away from it.

What the h.e.l.l 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."