I stood frozen as the doors slammed shut behind me, my eyes focused on all the- dead- female children in the room. Their horrified impressions printing themselves into my memory, sad faces with tears streaming down their cheeks. Mouths parted to scream, screams that were now forever silenced.All of them had boards carved right beneath their feet, boards that gave away their names, ages and time of death. Almost like a cemetery, this one though was only for kids. My eyes went from one girl to the next, there were so many. I simply couldn't believe what I was seeing. This wasn't a work of art, it was cruelty and maybe if I didn't know that these were real people at a point, I might've praised the artist.My head was swimming, my heart was thumping and my eyes were filling with tears as they followed the trail, every next girl breaking my heart into another piece. I could only imagine the fate they had suffered before this.
My breathing halted as my eyes landed on one specific girl, the board read:
Rossie Samuel's9 years old4th July 2011, Thursday, 11:20 PM.My knees gave out as I fell to the ground, my tears being unleashed and flowing down my cheeks as I realized what I had just read. Rossie was a friend, she was the new girl of our school. She was... dead. While I was alive, could this have been my fate too?
I looked around with a blurry gaze, tears freely falling down my cheeks as I spotted an empty slot. Empty with nothing but the name of the girl who would've had the misfortune of being buried there.AMRITA Blaustein- special addition 8 years old
I froze as my eyes darted to the girls beside the empty one. 15 other special editions were there, all of them in a more pitiful state than the first. The lot of them were injured, I could see from the curving of their bones and the blankness of their faces.Edward came to stand behind me, I flinched as I pictured the lazy smirk that had adorned his features."This is what happens to the flocks taken in by father's men."I gritted my teeth together as I read the names and ages of all the girls. I only stopped when I realize that I had reached the very first one:
Caitlyn Perry11 years old13 August 2000, monday, 2:00 AMI went back in order, jumping from year to year. At least 12 girls were killed every year that they abducted them in, one or sometimes two of them being the special addition."It would be a total waste to kill them immediately and very dangerous to set them free, instead of doing that. Father sells some of them that he knows will get a good price, or like all of those girls, they are for the pleasure of his men and as for the special additions, they're his very own slaves."I stood up on shaky legs as he continued saying "The reason this all stopped is because of you, if Julian hadn't chosen you then you would've been the 12th one of the 2010 batch. But since it was left incomplete, father lost all interest in this hobby of his. His habit of being a perfectionist didn't let him settle with the lack of one girl, hence he couldn't continue.So you see Donna, you've saved many girls by simply being chosen." he said.Their eyes seemed to be staring deep into my soul, silently crying for help. I pictured them being tortured, tied up, bound, chained, violated. Abused, broken, again and again, before they buried them into the walls.
I could've been one of them...Chills ran down my spine as I though about it, my heart picked up beating and nearly thumped out of my chest. I would've...I couldn't complete my thoughts as my feet moved on their own accord and I ran out of the room. The door slammed against the wall as I pushed it, the sound of my footsteps thudding inside the hallway. My feet digging into the ground as I ran without seeing where I was headed.All I knew was that I had to get away from there. I could tell that Edward was hot on my heels but I kept running. The tears continuing their descent as I fisted my hands, and sped up.
I had to get aw~....My thoughts were cut off as I ran into someone, I didn't have to look up to know who he was. The familiar scent and the arms that kept me from falling were enough assurance for me.Through the tears in my eyes, I glanced up at Julian. His eyes were locked on mine, a furrow between his brows as he tightened his hold on me. His gaze slid past me for a moment- to Edward- and he cursed under his breath before picking me up bridal style.I wrapped my arms around his neck as he strode through halls, my head was tucked into his neck as I fought back the urge to cry."Open the door."I heard him command followed by the shuffling of feet and I was brought into a room, my room. He placed me down at the bed and went back to lock the door."You could've waited for me ,Love." he said.His voice wasn't hard, instead it was patient and tired. I wiped at my tears and hiccuped. Before two warm hands cupped my face and lifted it up as he wiped away the tears."Y-You don't have time for me anymore." I said.I whispered and he let out a defeated sigh."I would love to spend all my time with you Love, but I have to establish control before everything else. The possibility that we might get attacked cannot be ignored."I nodded my head and sniffed again, he took out his handkerchief and extended it to me. Dabbing away at my eyes and nose with it, I put it aside and pulled him in for a hug. Since he was kneeling in front of the bed, his head came to rest against the crook of my neck, his arms wrapped around my waist as he released a deep sigh."...Was there no way to save the others?"I questioned and he stiffened before replying, his voice coming out muffled against my skin."I didn't know about it till he demanded that I pick a bride." he replied.I nodded slowly as the tears once again started to slip from the corner of my eyes. Julian sighed and pulled back to wipe them away."I didn't know what he did with the rest of them until a few years ago but by then he had already stopped."he said.His hands rubbed circles into my back, gently lulling me to a drowsy state, barely managing to keep my eyes open, the last thing my ears heard was him muttering something like: "I'll protect you, with my life if I have to."
I stood frozen as the doors slammed shut behind me, my eyes focused on all the- dead- female children in the room. Their horrified impressions printing themselves into my memory, sad faces with tears streaming down their cheeks. Mouths parted to scream, screams that were now forever silenced.All of them had boards carved right beneath their feet, boards that gave away their names, ages and time of death. Almost like a cemetery, this one though was only for kids. My eyes went from one girl to the next, there were so many. I simply couldn't believe what I was seeing. This wasn't a work of art, it was cruelty and maybe if I didn't know that these were real people at a point, I might've praised the artist.My head was swimming, my heart was thumping and my eyes were filling with tears as they followed the trail, every next girl breaking my heart into another piece. I could only imagine the fate they had suffered before this.
My breathing halted as my eyes landed on one specific girl, the board read:
Rossie Samuel's9 years old4th July 2011, Thursday, 11:20 PM.My knees gave out as I fell to the ground, my tears being unleashed and flowing down my cheeks as I realized what I had just read. Rossie was a friend, she was the new girl of our school. She was... dead. While I was alive, could this have been my fate too?
I looked around with a blurry gaze, tears freely falling down my cheeks as I spotted an empty slot. Empty with nothing but the name of the girl who would've had the misfortune of being buried there.AMRITA Blaustein- special addition 8 years old
I froze as my eyes darted to the girls beside the empty one. 15 other special editions were there, all of them in a more pitiful state than the first. The lot of them were injured, I could see from the curving of their bones and the blankness of their faces.Edward came to stand behind me, I flinched as I pictured the lazy smirk that had adorned his features."This is what happens to the flocks taken in by father's men."I gritted my teeth together as I read the names and ages of all the girls. I only stopped when I realize that I had reached the very first one:
Caitlyn Perry11 years old13 August 2000, monday, 2:00 AMI went back in order, jumping from year to year. At least 12 girls were killed every year that they abducted them in, one or sometimes two of them being the special addition."It would be a total waste to kill them immediately and very dangerous to set them free, instead of doing that. Father sells some of them that he knows will get a good price, or like all of those girls, they are for the pleasure of his men and as for the special additions, they're his very own slaves."I stood up on shaky legs as he continued saying "The reason this all stopped is because of you, if Julian hadn't chosen you then you would've been the 12th one of the 2010 batch. But since it was left incomplete, father lost all interest in this hobby of his. His habit of being a perfectionist didn't let him settle with the lack of one girl, hence he couldn't continue.So you see Donna, you've saved many girls by simply being chosen." he said.Their eyes seemed to be staring deep into my soul, silently crying for help. I pictured them being tortured, tied up, bound, chained, violated. Abused, broken, again and again, before they buried them into the walls.
I could've been one of them...Chills ran down my spine as I though about it, my heart picked up beating and nearly thumped out of my chest. I would've...I couldn't complete my thoughts as my feet moved on their own accord and I ran out of the room. The door slammed against the wall as I pushed it, the sound of my footsteps thudding inside the hallway. My feet digging into the ground as I ran without seeing where I was headed.All I knew was that I had to get away from there. I could tell that Edward was hot on my heels but I kept running. The tears continuing their descent as I fisted my hands, and sped up.
I had to get aw~....My thoughts were cut off as I ran into someone, I didn't have to look up to know who he was. The familiar scent and the arms that kept me from falling were enough assurance for me.Through the tears in my eyes, I glanced up at Julian. His eyes were locked on mine, a furrow between his brows as he tightened his hold on me. His gaze slid past me for a moment- to Edward- and he cursed under his breath before picking me up bridal style.I wrapped my arms around his neck as he strode through halls, my head was tucked into his neck as I fought back the urge to cry."Open the door."I heard him command followed by the shuffling of feet and I was brought into a room, my room. He placed me down at the bed and went back to lock the door."You could've waited for me ,Love." he said.His voice wasn't hard, instead it was patient and tired. I wiped at my tears and hiccuped. Before two warm hands cupped my face and lifted it up as he wiped away the tears."Y-You don't have time for me anymore." I said.I whispered and he let out a defeated sigh."I would love to spend all my time with you Love, but I have to establish control before everything else. The possibility that we might get attacked cannot be ignored."I nodded my head and sniffed again, he took out his handkerchief and extended it to me. Dabbing away at my eyes and nose with it, I put it aside and pulled him in for a hug. Since he was kneeling in front of the bed, his head came to rest against the crook of my neck, his arms wrapped around my waist as he released a deep sigh."...Was there no way to save the others?"I questioned and he stiffened before replying, his voice coming out muffled against my skin."I didn't know about it till he demanded that I pick a bride." he replied.I nodded slowly as the tears once again started to slip from the corner of my eyes. Julian sighed and pulled back to wipe them away."I didn't know what he did with the rest of them until a few years ago but by then he had already stopped."he said.His hands rubbed circles into my back, gently lulling me to a drowsy state, barely managing to keep my eyes open, the last thing my ears heard was him muttering something like: "I'll protect you, with my life if I have to."
"I haven't mentioned this before so listen closely, it is very important information for your security." Julian said.I nodded in response and hugged the pillow tighter to my chest as Julian sat across from me, on the couch. A good few feet between us, as he put aside his laptop with care."The way it operates in the lair is slightly different than the rest. When a new boss is selected an oath is to be taken by the members of the gang, an oath that binds them to my command. But, after they had taken oath on my fathers hand, father introduced a method of choice and it's quite popular with the members so I can't remove it just yet."I nodded as he pinched the bridge of his nose in irritation, almost as if reminding himself of it gave him a headache."In the other gangs, an oath is taken right on the night the new boss is announced, thanks to my father, it doesn't work that way around here anymore. The members are given the time of a year to take an oath, during that year it is for them to de
His eyes raked over me in a way that would scare any maiden to death, in my case though, death wasn't an option. I was yet again, nearly bare in the presence of a man. It seemed that Edward and him were more likely to catch me off guard and undressed, than Julian was.But in Edwards case, I knew he couldn't touch me or Julian would be displeased, very displeased. I wasn't so sure about his father and from the way he was looking at me, I couldn't even force myself to relax."It seems I've caught you at the wrong time." he said.He tilted his head to a side and assessed me yet again before humming to himself. He looked away momentarily but when I made a move towards the cabinet his head snapped back to me."I would like to have a word with you." he said.I swallowed to moisten my dry mouth before nodding at him."Of course, just let me dre..."I was saying . "I'm afraid it cannot wait."He interrupted me making me frown as he met my eyes. What could've been so important that he would come all th
A hand threaded through my hair, lips tracing my cheek as an apology greeted my ear. The familiar voice and the familiar warmth made my nerves relax as I snuggled into him.His arms wrapped tightly around my waist, the soft material of his shirt rubbed against my nose as he sighed while burying his head into the crook of my neck."Have you eaten?" he asked.I shook my head in response, ready to doze back into Lala land but he kept me awake with slow and soft administrations of affection from him. When his lips connected with my neck, I jolted out of sleep and right into a panic attack.Julian pulled back with clear worry in his eyes as I became a sobbing mess. Curling up into a corner of the room, I ducked my head and hiccuped as the tears rained down my face.Julian tried to step forward, towards me, but when he realized that it sent me into a frenzy, he stopped and cussed under his breath."Amrita, Love, let me help you." he said.I shook my head without meeting his eyes through my half li
Feeling absolutely done with everything. The smallest of actions made breathing a hard task. Every time the doorknob would jiggle while I was awake. I would start hyperventilating, imagining him returning to finish what he had started.I didn't want to be alone, no matter how far I locked myself away and for how long I did, I didn't want to be left alone. It was so much scarier alone, so much worse than before. My senses were heightened when I was alone, especially in the dark.I peeked through my arms and found Julian still seated on the ground, his eyes locked with mine and he smiled. The small act encouraged me, and I hiccuped before unwinding from myself and slowly crawling over to him.He settled me against him in his lap. Arms wrapped around me and his forehead pressed against mine."Jul..jul..."I was saying.My sentence got cut off as I hiccuped again. He shushed me calmly, his hands resting on my cheeks and wiping away my tears as he whispered gently"I know love, I'm sorry." .Carefu
I opened my eyes slowly, the sound of intense typing pulling at my conscious to wake up. The first sight which I was greeted by after sitting up was of Julian. The furrow between his brows drawing my attention as I struggled between getting out of bed to remove it or sit back and frown at it, till it went away.Julian was quick to notice me assessing him with my eyes and put his laptop aside to walk over to me. It had become a routine now, after our actions of the previous night. I became even more sluggish when it came to getting out of bed and Julian took it upon himself every day to help me out and freshen me up."Come on Love, I've prepared the bath." he said.I shook my head slowly and frowned."I don't wanna move."I replied. His brows drew together in worry as I snuggled closer to the blanket, knowing the question that he was going to throw at me."Does it hurt?" he askedI looked to him and shook my head again as he approached his side of the bed. I had pulled his pillow to cover up t
"She's in danger isn't she, that's why you're pulling this shit with the training crap? You're just making sure that if you're not around then I am?" Edward asked."Yes, yes I am." Julian replied.Julian replied instantly making Edward sigh before muttering something like: "Stupid Whipped older brother."And Julian quickly corrected him saying "You mean, Boss."Huffing, both of them turned to me as I cleared my throat."Where should I change?"I questioned in a soft tone, barely containing my giggle when I spotted the sibling hating frowns -from dramas- on their faces.Julian opened another door and led me inside, He stood facing the wall with yet another frown on his face as I changed. He didn't really have to look away since he had already seen~..I cut off my thoughts as a blush rose to my face, taking a deep breath to calm my pounding heart. I slipped the corset off and hurriedly pulled on his unused tank top. As I'd guessed, it fell over my shoulders and down my chest revealing a bit too
Thanks to my 'condition', I didn't have to practice for a quite a while. Julian had been extra careful and cautious towards me. I didn't even have to ask for anything, everything was presented to me on a platter. It was easy to say that he was babying me and Edward, Oh god! He infuriated me beyond belief, acting as though I was carrying a contagious disease.This was the first time either of them had to deal with me on my periods since they were usually away on business. I was so offended by Edward's looks that I cried more than half the time around him, which ultimately led to Julian kicking him out of the room and him whining about me being too emotional. First of all, I was in so much pain. The first day had been bearable but around mid night, the cramps from both the exercise and the breaking muscle in my body, made themselves known.Leaving me groaning and whining in pain. Julian had ordered a bunch of hot gel packs, chocolates and a warm glass of milk to help me. As it turned out,
Julian had left me in the trusted hands of his brother. I was now under 24/7 surveillance by Edward, much to his dismay. Not only did he have to begin training with me all over again, he also had to look after-baby sit- me till Julian returned. He was not alone though as Shane had also taken up duty outside my room.From the little information Edward had slipped to me, Shane was the very first member to take oath on Julian's hand and hence he was one of the most trusted members of the gang. For now, Edward sat at the couch. Grumbling to himself while watching a K-drama I had started today.As soon as the episode finished, he was on his feet. Stretching his arms above his head and releasing a relaxed sigh as his shoulder popped. I stared at him-horrified- but when he rotated his shoulder again, I knew that he hadn't dislocated it."Let's go train." he said.I groaned in annoyance as Edward suggested the dreaded activity. Ever since Julian had left a few days ago, and Edward began baby sitt