Chapter 16 Monster.
I couldn't sleep because of Giovanni's screams. He had been screaming since yesterday when Domenic returned from his trip, and I had no idea what they were doing to him.
Yes he almost tried to kill me, but knowing that he's in pain because of me made me feel bad and uncomfortable.
Why would Domenic go so far just because he wants my blood for himself?! Why would he hurt his fellow vampire because of me? It would seem like a sweet thing for him to do, but he's obviously doing it for the wrong reasons.
I hated it here!
I hated Domenic because I don't even know how to feel about him. I hated how I despise Giovanni's screams. Is Domenic so cruel as to put the poor guy through so much pain? Hasn't he punished him enough?
His screams came again, and I covered my ears with my hand.
This has to stop! I have to talk to Domenic. Giovanni has paid enough.
I couldn't leave my room to go look for Domenic because I feared something bad might happen to me again. I don't want another vampire jumping on me and end up suffering the same fate as Giovanni. So I waited.
Lysander would come in soon with Sarah to get me ready for breakfast. I should wait until then. I will be having breakfast with Domenic and that's the perfect time to tell him to stop this madness.
However, Lysander did not come to my room that morning. Sarah was the only one who came to get me ready. I frowned when I saw Sarah. She had on a different cloth from her usual worn out white gown, she looks sort of tired and she was limping.
"Are you okay Sarah?" I asked softly. She stared at me and blushed madly, looking away quickly before nodding rapidly. I frowned at her strange behavior. What happened to her?
In silence, she got me ready for breakfast. Today a red dress was picked out for me. It stopped mid thigh and showed off my nice legs which seems to be getting nicer the longer I stayed here in the supernatural world. I could very well say that I have become a lot more beautiful than I originally am. Not to be narcissist and all, but I'm always startled when I look at myself in the mirror.
Such beauty!
Sarah lead me to the dining room, and I received the same stares from the vampire's as we passed. Some stared at me nastily and Linus even glared at me when we passed by him in the hallways. I am guessing Giovanni is the reason why they all hated me now.
Well it's not my fault. It's not like I'm the one who told on him. It's not like I even want to be here!
We got to the dining room and I found Domenic seated in his exact same spot looking dangerously handsome as always in his white t shirt. I held myself back from swooning.
I hate the guy remember?
He smirked when he saw me, and with a wave of his hand, he dismissed Sarah.
"Come sit," his powerful voice echoed in the wide silent room gesturing towards the seat beside him.
I walked forward and settled on the seat on his right. Even though I wanted to sit far away from him, I know he would just pester me until I sit close to him.
The dishes on the table was just as mouthwatering as always. It made my stomach growl and I didn't hesitate to dig in.
For a moment, nothing was said between the two of us and all we did was eat, but then I got curious and asked. "Why are we the only ones eating here everyday? What about the others?"
"Vampires don't eat human food. You know that."
I frowned in confusion. "But you're eating it with me everyday."
"That's because I am half human." He answered simply like his words were absolutely normal.
I stared long and hard at him. He's half human and yet he doesn't have a heart. I shook my head, "you're half human and yet you allow your vampire people to treat humans like toys, you made then slaves! What sort of a human are you?!"
His eyes held a darkness that frightened me as he answered. "I am not human kitty cat! Being half human is like a disease crawling through my veins, a weakness that makes me feel pathetic. I never want to associate myself with weaklings like them."
I scoffed angered by his answer, "and yet you need their blood to survive. You call them weaklings but you can't survive without them."
Domenic laughed, dark and hollow. "They are food Kitty. Nothing but a meal for us to devour. Nothing but a bag of blood."
My blood boiled in my veins, "they are people with feelings, people who have lives, people who wants to be free and live their own lives. How can you take that away from them so cruelly?!"
He shrugged like my words mean nothing to him. "They are nothing but food for us. If you want to kill a chicken, would you care about the chicken's feelings when eating it!"
I was repulsed, "you...you evil jerk! How can you compare humans to chickens?"
He grinned, "that's what they are to us." He stared up at the ceiling in deep thoughts and added, "And sometimes when we need pleasure, they are useful." He winked at me.
I balled my fist around my spoon. How could he say that with a straight face? Who does he think he is to treat humans like trash?!
I decided to drop the topic because I could not keep listening to the sick things he was saying. Instead I decided it is an appropriate time to bring up Giovanni, "what did you do to Giovanni?"
He tilted his head like he was surprised that I asked. "Apart from putting him under the sun for sometime and cutting off his arms every minute because it keeps regenerating, nothing harmful."
I dropped my spoon against the plate feeling sick. "Y__You what?!"
"Are you horrified Kitty?" He teased.
"You're a monster!" I said it as a matter of fact. How could he do that to a person? Vampire of not, that's just cruel.
"I'm glad you've realized that." He took a sip out of the red liquid in his glass cup and I could bet a hundred percent that it contains blood and not red wine like I desperately wanted to believe. "Although it's surprising that you feel sorry for someone who almost killed you. You should be thanking me."
"He's a person who feels pain! He may have hurt me, but no one deserves that."
"Anyone who touches what belongs to me deserve something a lot more worst than that." He said darkly and something in my chest twisted at his words. I don't know if I liked the words he said or hated it.
I know he doesn't care even though he made it sound like he does.
He only wants my blood. I should never forget that.
Linus rushed into the room like a whirlwind startling me out of my mind. His eyes were wide in panic and he was looking straight at the prince like I was invisible.
"Your highness, the king's condition just got worst. Julian thinks this might be his last on earth!" He rushed out the words.
Domenic's expression instantly became worried, an expression I have never seen on him before. Without wasting a second, he stood up and disappeared out of the room, Linus followed behind him.
How are they so fast?
Domenic's worried expression lingered in my mind.
He actually looks human just now.
Curiously, I stood up and went after them. I want to see just what makes Domenic put on a face filled with emotions.