“Into the carriages.”
I stepped forward and got into one of the carriages. I dared a look at the clearing. Brad was carrying a screaming Mya away and Chad was dragging my father away. I swallowed the lump in my throat. My view was blocked by the other girls getting into the carriage. I couldn’t help but wonder where I was going to be taken and what I would be forced to do.
Faith continually glared at me. She seemed really angry. I didn’t see Ricki or her parents in the clearing. That must really suck. I would have gone insane if I couldn’t say goodbye to my family. However despite our misfortune with my mother’s violent death we are really close and I happen to know that Faith doesn’t like any of her family members. Or that’s all I’ve ever seen her show to them, hostility. Maybe she regrets that now.
“I’m Grace Ceran” the girl to my right said softly as if she was afraid to speak.
“Leah Winters” I take a good look at her.
Grace had shoulder length honey blonde, light tanned skin and brown eyes.
“No one f*****g cares who you are” Faith growled.
“Don’t be a b***h” said the girl on my left “This will probably be a long ride and she was just trying to be nice.”
“You know what f**k you” Faith growled.
“Stop it” said the girl across from me “No one asked you to open your mouth so shut up. I’m Jessica Mills it’s nice to meet you Grace and Leah.”
“I’m Ashley Davis” said the girls to my left.
“Just shut the f**k up” Faith said “I’d like the last few hours of my life to be silent. So just shut the f**k up. No one cares who you are and when we get to where they are taking us it won’t f*****g matter anymore.”
“Ignore Faith she’s always like that” I tell the other girls.
“You’re the f*****g reason I’m here, you f*****g thief and no one f*****g asked you.”
“News flash your f*****g brother is an asshole who’s been taking money from your families store for years. So guess what blame him not me. He raised the price at the register and there was no f*****g way in hell I was going to let my family go hungry.”
“Yeah and your f*****g brother is a saint.”
“We aren’t perfect but at least we try and think of someone other than ourselves. Maybe that’s why they didn’t show up to say goodbye to you. Because they don’t give a f**k that there selfish b***h of a daughter who has to have everything for herself is gone now.”
“I will f*****g kill you, you f*****g bitch.”
Something hit the door.
“Shut up in there. I don’t want to hear another word from any of you.”
None of us spoke again and the ride was silent and long. After the first warning none us them dared to speak. After what seemed like hours the carriage jolted to a stop and the door was opened.
“Out.”
I tried to follow Grace out of the carriage but Faith pushed me back into the seat. Tired of her s**t I stick out my foot and she tripped and fell face first out of the carriage. She didn’t get hurt but she glared at me when I stepped out without a problem.
I took a look at where we now were and my breath was taken away. We were now outside a giant mansion. It was beautiful I heard a few gasps as we were shoved forward into the entrance. We were now in a large entrance hall. I had never seen anything like it in my life.
I looked up the stairs and saw someone standing there watching us file in. I couldn’t make out his features very well but from what I could see he had short black hair and pale skin. He was tall but I couldn’t tell his build from where I was standing. He shifted his gaze to me. His eyes locked on mine and I was memorized didn’t know how but I could see his eyes they were a beautiful gray-green color. His eyes seemed to be drawing me in. He was beautiful.
“Everyone is here My Prince.”
The man moved down the stairs not taking his eyes off of me and then he spoke briefly glancing at the other girls.
“Welcome ladies to Blackthorn Manson” his voice was deep and masculine it made me feel like I was vibrating with every word he spoke I couldn’t help but find it and him sexy “I am Kane Blackthorn. You are here because you or your family could not pay the debt for the protection I offer. For those of you who don’t understand what that means I’ll explain it to you slowly. I own you, you are my property. You will do what I say when I say exactly how I say it. I do hope I am being clear. If I am not, speak up now I will not say it a second time.”
No one spoke.
“Now, I’m sure you’re all wanting to begin” Kane looked at his guards and we were surrounded in a blink of an eye. “You will each undergo test and trials if you pass them all when they are over you will get a choice. You can either become a vampire or you can stay a human. You will serve me either way. If you fail, you die. It’s that simple. One of you may be lucky enough to receive my affection and be able to become my princess. That is something I doubt very much so let’s keep it simple shall we. You will be locked in a room at all times unless you are summoned. You are to do nothing without permission if you ignore this warning the consequences will be worse than you can ever imagine. Two to a room make sure the doors are locked.”
Kane looked at me as a guard grabbed me by the arm and pulled me forward up the stairs after the other girls. Kane watched me as I was practically drug down the hallway. We turned a corner and then another until we got to a long hallway with doors on both sides and it was a dead end. Girls were pushed into the rooms I was dragged to the very end of the hall and pushed into a room after a girl with long curly brown hair. The door was closed and locked.
The room wasn’t much to look at. There was only one window and it had thick curtains over it. There were two twin beds one on the left against the wall and one on the other side of the room against the wall. I decided to take the right side of the room because the girl was just standing there. When I sat down the girl ran to the window and opened the curtains. I looked at the disappointment on her face when the curtains reviled to have bars on the inside of the window and the outside.
“Oh god I’m going to die here aren’t I.”
“It’s ok, just try and stay calm.”
“Stay calm are you on drugs you heard him. If we fail whatever trials he has set up for us we die.”
“At least we are being given a chance to live. Something tells me the other possible places we could have been sent to wouldn’t be as accommodating. My name is Leah.”
“I’m Charity.”
“Well Charity it looks like we are roommates. Take a seat and calm down something tells me we could be called at any time.”
“Your right.”
I’m hoping that calms her down. If she doesn’t then she will only be doing herself harm. I look out at the night sky. I can see the stars perfectly now. I couldn’t see them in my town not like this anyway, too many lights. I let out a sigh and closed the curtains. If I continued to look outside I would just get depressed.