THE MOON'S FALL

Chapter Seventeen

Adriana's POV

My eyes flutter open gently and I'm greeted by an unfamiliar surrounding. 'Where am I? ' I subconsciously ask. I sit up from the bed and notice the bars then everything from yesterday comes back to me.

Yesterday was one f*****g rollercoaster. I finally found out what happened to Jeremy. That motherfucker had his guards knock me out and bundle me out of his office when I asked for Jeremy's release.

Right now I'm sitting in a cell thinking of what next to do. Mira and Luis are going to be worried out of their mind when they find out I've gone missing too.

I get up from the bed and walk towards the cell door. " I need to speak with the king " I yell at the guard standing in front of the door. " You think you have some sort of power here. You think you can summon the king ? just shut up and sit pretty while you wait for your sentence. I honestly hope the king finally gets rid of you. " the guard spat.

" look at me " I say to the guard calmly. He turns to face me and I smile. " i just needed to get a clearer view. I promise you that the first opportunity I get I'll stick a knife through your chest. Always remember that I never break a promise " I say with a mischievous grin then I return to the bed.

I don't know for how long I've been down here but I finally hear footsteps. Another guard approached the guard standing in front of my call and whispered something to him. Immediately, the guard opened my cell. " Seems like it's already time for your sentencing " he said with excitement.

Right now he isn't my problem. My main concern now is finding Jeremy so I follow the guards quietly without making a fuss. He led me down a dark corridor. We get to a door at the end of the corridor then the guard pushed it open and signalled for me to go in.

As I walk into the room I'm hit in the face by the stench of blood then his scent fills the entire room. The king is here, I could smell him. I keep on moving forward then stop when I see a figure tied with rope hanging from the ceiling. Immediately, I recognise the figure to be Jeremy. " Teddy is that you " I call out praying internally that he is still alive.

" Adriana, is that you( I walk closer). What are you doing here ? please leave, don't let him see you here " Jeremy says sounding very weak. I rush towards him but I'm stopped in my tracks by a huge wall. I look up and see an ugly looking creature. The creature looked like a mixture of a wolf and a human. I can't place what exact species it is but it is definitely the most ugly looking thing I've seen in my life.

" I'm excited, The show can finally begin. Bring her here, I need her to get a very clear view " he instructs the creature.

The creature lifts me off the ground like a weigh nothing. I fight against his hold but to no avail. I'm put in a chair and strapped in with a belt. I look to around me trying to scan me environment. My eyes meet with the table on my left. There are a lot of torture equipments on the table ranging form whips to needle and knives.

The king was on my right saying something to the creature in a language I do not understand.

The creature brings a tray before me. I looked at it confused then I heard the command "Take your pick ". The tray contained various types of whips. He is crazy if he thinks I'll actually pick an instrument for him to play with my brother.

" You're more delusional than I thought. I'm not picking s**t just let him go and do what you want to do with me " I offer. " I did not give you a choice on what is going to happen here. The only choice you are to make is what whip I'm going to use to teach this lad a lesson. If I pick one by myself then consider your friend a dead man " he warns.

" Adriana listen to him" Jeremy shouts. I take in a deep breath then look at the options in front of me. I have tortured people before to get the truth out of them but never in my life have I used any of the things I'm seeing in this room. The tray had whips with spikes, one with nails attached around it. The only one that looked a bit normal and the least painful was the roped one. I picked up the whip and handed it over to the creature.

The creature returned the tray to the table then walked to Jeremy. " you'll be hit forty times. You're to stay silent through it, any sound either of you make will earn you( he pointed at Jeremy)an extra strike " the creature says as he picks up the whip.

He struck Jeremy across the back and I could see the pain across his eyes. The creature kept hitting him and he kept counting. He counted audibly till 35. After the forty fifth Stoke he was silent. His head had fallen down and I am sure tears are pooling down his face.

Jeremy has never been one to be scared of showing his emotions, that was Luis's strength. It was aLways easy to know when something really hurt him because he wears his emotions like an armour. He doesn't care if you term him weak.

He looks up and directly at me. His eyes are red and stained with pain. I mouth ' just a few more, please just a few more ' in an inaudible tone. His strokes had already been increased by two because of the times he stayed mute.

Fortunately he was able to count through the remaining.

Immediately, the creature dropped the whip on the floor and looked at the king. I stare at both of them trying to understand what was going on. After the long stare down, the creature nodded, then started untying Jeremy. They were obviously communicating. I don't know how that is possible because none of them spoke so the only explanation is that these creatures can speak using their minds.

As Jeremy hit the floor, I heard him wince in pain. The creature picked him up from the floor and placed on a chair then buckled his hands and feet. " What's going on ? let him be already " I ask clearly confused at what is going on.

" Theon you can leave now " he commanded. The creature whose name I now know to be Theon bows then leaves the room.

" The beating your friend just received wasn't punishment for leaving his scent on you. I'm going to handle that personally. Theon whipped him for breaking some other rules" He said while walking towards the place Jeremy sat.

" You have no control over who I decide to be intimate with. I could decide to f**k any guy in this place. It's not your place to have a say in anything that doesn't involve my work or service to you. If he broke any rule, your creature has already punished him for it so let it rest " I say blankly.

" If you believe I have no control, I dare you to even as much as stare at any man here for more than a minute. I'll make sure you wake up to a shredded dead body and I'll make you f**k the remains of the body " he threatens with an evil smile.

" Now be quiet " he says in a tone I've never heard him speak in. I open my mouth ready to disobey his order but for some reason I can't. I keep trying to speak but no sounds are produced.

" Stop trying, There are specs of being the most powerful creature in the world. Fortunately mind and body control is one of them " He brags as he walks towards Jeremy. I wriggle in the chair trying to get out but all my efforts turned out futile.

He picks up Jeremy's hand, then takes a finger and cracks it. Jeremy pain filled scream echoes through the room. " I wanted to break every bone in your body but I decided to be lenient this time so I'll kill you after having a little fun " he states then moves to the next finger. I could hear the snapping of bones.

I try to scream for him to stop but nothing is working.

He continued the torture till he was done with the left hand. He shifted to the right to continue his torture then something hit me.

' My blood does something to him, it distracts him ' I thought. I stretch to the table beside me then pick up a knife from his torture kit.

The belt straps holding my hands are very tight so my movement is limited. I turn the knife in my hand so that the blade is on my palm then I tighten my fist. I feel the hot liquid rolling down my palm before I drop the knife.

As the knife touched the ground. He turned to face me. His eyes were red. The same colour they turned into the first night he drank from me.

Before I could tell what was going on my back hit the wall. I don't even know how I left the chair I was strapped in. I looked into his eyes and one thing was evident, they showed hunger. He immediately dropped me once our eyes met.

" What are you offering? " he asks as he takes few steps backwards.

" I'll let you feed off me, if you let him live " I say blankly before even thinking about my decision. I just need Jeremy safe.