Feeders - Max and Axle

Chapter 2

I knew i should have worn the jeans and t-shirt, it might have put that arsehole off... Or at least i wouldn't be freezing my arse off in this cold room wearing a small bloody dress!!

I look around at the off coloured white walls, stained with.. i don't even know? blood? I cringe.

There are bars along one side of the room with a door, the floor is just grey cement and the only thing to sit on is a piss poor bed with no pillow or blanket, Lovely!

I end up falling asleep on a thin weird smelling mattress shivering. When morning comes a detective wakes me by banging his gun against the bars.

Sitting up on the bed i look over at him while rubbing my eyes.

"Richard is dead, you get no trial you will be sent straight to the castle with the next batch of feeders" I gasp and run to the bars as he goes to walk away "No, no, no you can't, it was self defence this is bullshit! I deserve a trial!"

The guard just smirks "Then you should of picked someone else's son to murder, everyone knows Richards father is on the council" he calls out as he heads out of the cells.

Shit! I am well and truly f****d. everyone knows the horrors of what goes on at the castle, the vampires were starving and because of that they was attacking our villages every night.

So many people were left dying in alleys or they simply disappeared! Something needed to be done so when their Sire approached our mayor and they made a deal.

Our prisoners do their time feeding the vampires. it saves the village money by not needing to house or feed them and it stops the brutal attacks.

By the afternoon i was being dragged out of the cell, they put chins on my wrists and ankles as they strapped supplies to our backs. With being just over a days walk for us humans to the castle grounds, the officers used us as pack mules to carry their food and water.

We're then escorted out of the village by the back streets so the view of us being marched away doesn't upset the citizens. there's 6 of us in chains with 3 officers... well i say officers but they're more like idiots that like to stroke their massive ego by saying they work alongside the vampires.

"Get moving" the guy in charge - Trevor says as he pushes me forward making me stumble "Stupid b***h!" He hisses "Richard was a good man! he didn't deserve what you did to him!"

I grunt as I got back to my feet "yes he did! That's what you get when you force yourself onto women" i spit back at him.

Trevor pushes me over again but this time he pushes my face into the floor with his boot on my head "Women like you make me sick, you're nothing but a c**k tease that cries wolf! Richard would never do something like that!"

Pain shoots through the side of my face as he puts on more pressure. i shift under his foot before i'm pulled up by another officer.

"Trevor enough! we need them all alive, do you know how much s**t we'll be in with the vamps if we're one short?" Trevor huffs and walks away "Keep moving!" He yells out.

The walk is a trial itself, there’s a path that wraps around the side of a mountain we have to pass, its narrow with loose rocks sliding under your feet, if you make one wrong move your as good as dead falling 200ft on to jagged rocks, some of the people with me had some close calls but we all made it through unscathed.

Following the mountain comes a scattered forest, Dehydrated and tired we start to slow our pace, seeing as we haven't eaten or drank anything in over 24 hours our bodies are starting to shut down.

An hour later the stone castle walls come into view followed by a few gasps and sobs coming from behind me, the closer we get a huge castle appears in the distance, it would be a beautiful view if i didn't know what torture awaits us there.

We stop at the edge of the trees so they can strip us of their supplies, that's when the other prisoners started falling apart.

I just watched them over my shoulder while facing the gates "Please, please i shouldn't be here" One woman begged as she sobbed. a one man even tried to run with the officers quickly stopping him before he could even get a few feet away. "On your feet! Get moving or it'll be a lot worse" one officer pulls a woman up off her knees and pushes her forward.

As we approach the gates Trevor keeps pushing me forward until i fall again, he kicks me in the ribs when my body slams against the floor "Get the f**k up" he grabs my hair and starts pulling me up making my scalp burn!

I lash out managing to scratch his face "Get the f**k off me you small dicked prick!" i scream out.

I'm absolutely fed up with these arseholes putting their hands on me! He lets go of my hair making me land on my knees, suddenly my face is snapped to the side as his hand slaps across my face making my lip split as blood drips down my chin.

"ENOUGH"

A booming voice shouts making me freeze, everyone turns towards the gates. there stands a huge 6ft4 man commanding obedience just by his stance.

Two smaller vamps stand on each side of him with their hands locked behind their backs waiting for orders.

His dark brown eyes flick over us all before he sniffs at the air, He steps forward as Trevor drags me to my feet placing me in front of him like a human shield.

I hold my head high as i face forward, refusing to show an ounce of fear to these monsters!

The other 5 prisoners are lined up next to me, they're crying and begging but this tall brute of a man doesn't even acknowledge them.

One of the offices steps to the large vampire in the middle and bows "Axle" he then hands him papers with our names, ages and crimes written on.

Axle walks along the line inspecting his offerings before he stops at me.

He gently places his hand around my throat and guides me forward with a careful pull, i flinch at the movement with my bruised / maybe broken ribs aching. I bring my hand to my side to try and ease the pain making his eyes dart down before coming up to my split lip.

He turns me around making me face the other prisoners and officers "Why is this one injured?"

Trevor shrugs and simply states "She fell."

The solid wall of muscle behind me growls as he leans down and sniffs at my neck "f*****g delicious" he whispers before walking past me to Trevor "You're lying." he says in a dark and dangerous tone.

Turning to me he demands "What happened?" I stare directly in front of me into Trevor's eyes.

"He pushed me over, kicked me in the ribs and split my lip" I say without even blinking.

"Bullshit" Trevor spits out. "She's a murderer nothing she says can be trusted" he says pointing at me.

"He deserved it! No one should ever force themselves on a woman!" I shout while taking a step forward as a challenge.

The vampire's hand quickly grips Trevor's neck "So you pathetic humans accept r**e now?" He growls.

Trevor starts frantically shaking his head "N-n-no y-you've got it w-wrong" he manages to croak out.

Axle's hand tightens on his neck as he turns to inspect my face.

In one swift movement he throws Trevor like he weighs nothing, flinging him over my head leaving him to land directly behind me between the other two Vampires.

"Feed"

The second that one vicious word left his lips chaos erupted, Trevor started screaming, i turned to see the two Vampires tearing into his throat.

Bile raised into my mouth as he started gurgling! I started rushing forward to get away from the feeding frenzy only to slam straight into their Sire's chest.

I slowly look up, over hIs toned chest, his pulsing throat and up to his dark eyes until they lock with mine "Stay" - not as a request but a demand.

I lift my chin and continue to keep eye contact as he raises an eyebrow "Interesting" he states tilting his head slightly to one side.

The moment the Vampire guards return to their spots Axle places his hand across the back of my neck.

"Take them in." He demands with a low steady tone, like he didn't just throw a man to his death.

He starts leading me forward through the solid iron gates, studying them i can see they are too tall to climb, as we enter the castle grounds i realise how massive it is!

There are dwellings everywhere along with shade sails blocking out any sun that would dare beam within these walls.

As we get closer to the castle there's what looks like small shops as well as food stores... Human food stores? my brows scrunch together in confusion but that's soon dismissed by the next place.

The door is open with a woman standing outside wearing a skimpy dress. As we pass the building you can see another woman riding a male through the doorway. there on a sofa and she has her back to us with her head thrown to the side, the Vampire she's riding is feeding from her neck as she moans and grinds on him.

A low chuckle brings me back from staring, only then i realise I've stopped moving. Axle tightens his grip on my neck slightly as he nudges me forward.