Chapter 14: It’s time
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For the next few days, nothing happened, the queen didn’t demand any more depraved acts of entertainment and Hunter was back to being cold as ice, acting like I didn’t exist.
The next time we were woken up, I had to rub my eyes to believe what I was seeing. The queen herself was in the room and stood before us both. “Wake up, my dears, today is the day.”
Fear gripped me, it didn’t take a genius to figure out what she meant…the moon phase she had been waiting for would be tonight. Somehow, regardless of what Jake had said before taking me, I didn’t think the queen had any intentions of letting either of us girls live.
Both me and Melissa watched the queen as she lay a white dress down for us each. “I want you looking your best tonight, girls.” She left the room and me wondering what the hell that was all about, surely she could have just sent in the brothers to lay the dresses down, but I was starting to realize the queen liked to make a dramatic entrance.
As usual, Hunter and Jake came in with our breakfasts. Hunter was cold and silent as always, but today I didn’t care, I didn’t touch my food, I felt too anxious to eat or even talk. Jake flirted with Melissa and I knew she was afraid too because she suddenly burst into tears. “What’s wrong babe?” Jake asked, sniffling, Melissa answered, “I don’t want to die.”
Jake held her, “baby, we aren’t going to kill you.”
“Really? You think she’s going to just let us walk out of here alive? I’ve watched her Jake, she loves the dramatic, what’s more dramatic than a ritual that includes human sacrifice?”
Jake didn’t know what to say to that, realizing Melisa was more than likely right I assumed.
I buried my head into my knees and began to cry too, my tears were a mix of sadness, fear and anger. Jake was too busy consoling Melissa to notice, unfortunately it was Hunter who noticed, and he spoke to me for the first time in days.
“Why are you crying?” He asked. Peeking up at him, I answered, “I’m going to die tonight.”
He frowned at me, “so why cry? That’s not going to change anything.” I felt like punching him, Melissa got sweet, cuddly Jake while I was stuck with ice cold, sociopath Hunter.
“What should I do instead then?” I asked sarcastically. He shrugged, not catching the sarcasm, “just accept it.”
I scowled up at him, “I really hate you.”
“I really hate you too,” he replied in that emotionless tone.
“Pfft, you hate everyone,” I retorted.
“Not true, I like Melissa,” he responded matter of factly. I was surprised how much those words hurt me, he hated me but not Melissa?
“Why,” I asked.
“Why what?”
“Why do you hate me but like Melissa?” I realized how jealous that sounded, but I had to know why.
He shrugged, “Melissa is tough but sensible and knows how to follow the rules, she seems nice too and makes my brother happy. You are stubborn as f**k and just don’t know when to quit, you’re bitchy too.”
I raised my eyebrows at that, “I’m sorry, what? I’m bitchy? You’re the bitchy one.”
He frowned at that, and I held a hand up, “ok no, you’re not bitchy, you’re just cold, dead, and empty inside.” Under my breath, I muttered, “you only like Melissa because she’s beautiful.”
I spoke quietly enough a human couldn’t have heard, forgetting that he wasn’t human, so I jumped in surprise when he answered, “yes, you’re right, I’m an emotionless demon and only like her because she’s so pretty to look at, and you’re not,” he responded angrily.
He grabbed my tray of uneaten food and going over to Melissa and Jake, he gently grabbed Melissa’s chin in his hand where she was cuddled between Jake’s arms, leaning down, Hunter kissed her lingeringly on the lips, “don’t worry beautiful, I’ll make sure nothing bad happens to you.” Looking at me, he sneered, “you on the other hand can die for all I care.”
I didn’t show the hurt I felt, I scowled at his back as he left and muttered, “ditto, fucker.”
“What happened there?” Jake asked.
I rolled my eyes, “it’s Hunter, did anything need to happen?” I didn’t know how Hunter got away with it, but everything was left to Jake, he had to shower Melissa, and then he took me. While I was showering and washing my body, Jake, was of course, staring.
“Quit watching me,” I snapped. He smirked, “come on, I’ve already f****d you, does it really matter if I watch you wash?”
He had a point, but I was having none of it, “you’re kind of weirdly dating my best friend, so yes it matters.”
He grinned, “we’ve already discussed that, and she understands being a s*x demon means I have a lot of needs, we’ve agreed to have an open relationship.”
My eyebrows rose at that, “you’ve seriously discussed your lives outside of this place? And she seriously is willing to share you?”
He shrugged, grinning and nodded, “yep, although not quite share as in dating, I’m all hers, come home to her every night, and we tell each other about who we are meeting and talk about whether we are happy with it or not.”
“And if you’re not happy?” I grabbed a towel and climbed out of the shower while he was distracted talking.
“Then we look for someone else.”
I didn’t think Jake gave a damn about s*x or who he f****d or who Melissa f****d, so I knew it was Melissa who had come up with those rules.
I pulled on the tight white dress, it clung to my body and showed off my curves and hour glass figure, I wished I had small breasts like Melissa because right now, with the cleavage so low, I worried they might fall out if I so much as sneezed.
“Mm, hello baby,” Jake looked me up and down, placing his hands on my hips he pulled me in against his body so that my already big breasts looked even bigger pressed up against his chest. “I want to f**k you so bad right now,” he murmured.
“Umm, Melissa?” I snapped.
“Don’t worry, baby, you’re on my list of females I’m allowed to f**k,” he winked.
I pushed Jake out of the way and headed back into the arena looking room. Jake looked at Melissa. “f**k me, I forgot how beautiful you are in makeup and all dressed up.”
He instantly lost interest in me and went over to Melissa and kissed her.
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