not going anywhere.” She grumbled.
“You know I need space to sleep.”
He laughed softly and kissed the back of
her neck. “I’m leaving soon to go on watch with Eone. Indulge me until then.”
She sighed and relaxed against him. “Will
you come back before you go to your daysleep?”
He nodded. “Yes, little dove. I’ll see you
in a few hours. Go to sleep, Abigail.”
Chapter
9
“Abby will you take a walk with me?”
She smiled at David before glancing quickly
at the wagon. After a long day of traveling, they had been unable to find
shelter and were once more camping in the open. It was almost twilight, Val
would be awake soon and looking for her.
“Right now, David?”
He nodded. “Please? I wish to speak with
you in private.”
She pressed her lips together and then
nodded. “Just a quick walk, okay? I need to help Maria with dinner.”
He smiled and tried to take her hand as
they walked deeper into the woods. She folded her arms across her torso,
ignoring the disappointed look he gave her.
“You’ve done very well in denying the leech,
Abby. I want you to know how proud I am of you.”
“Thank you.” She muttered. She looked
down at the ground. She hated lying and was horrible at it. If she looked
David in the eye, he would see the truth in her face.
“I know it hasn’t been easy, not with that
asshole leech staring at you all the time but –“
“Don’t call him an asshole, David.” She
said softly. “He’s saved all of our lives.”
He snorted angrily. “He almost killed you
by drinking too much of your blood after you offered to save his miserable life.
And trust me, if push came to shove, he’d abandon our asses.”
“Did he abandon you at the village? Neil
said if it hadn’t been for him and Eone, none of you would have survived.
Remember?”
He stopped suddenly and took her arms.
“Why do you defend him, Abby?”
He tilted her chin up and stared into her
face. “Why are you so quick to…”
He trailed off, his ruddy face paling at
the look on her face. “Oh my God.”
“David I – “
“You’ve been letting him feed from you.”
He whispered. “Haven’t you?”
“That’s none of your business, David.”
He surprised her by grabbing her hair and
yanking her head back. She gave a soft cry of pain as he searched her throat
for the tell-tale marks.
“Where is he biting you?” He snarled.
“Let me go!” She punched at him and he
grabbed her wrists with one hand and ground the thin bones together.
She cried out with pain again as he tore at
the neckline of her t-shirt. He sucked in his breath at the lightly-bruised
bite marks on the soft meat of her shoulder and cursed vehemently before
shoving her away.
She stumbled and nearly fell before rubbing
her wrists and glaring at him. “You’re a dickhead, David.”
“Yeah, well you’re nothing but a dirty
leech whore. I should have known you – “
She slapped him as hard as she could across
the face and his head rocked back. He cupped his cheek, staring in disbelief
at her. She turned to run as he lunged for her, her scream cut off by his hard
hand clamping across her mouth.
“I thought you were different, Abigail.”
He whispered into her ear. He turned her around and stared into her frightened
eyes as he tightened his arm around her waist. “I was falling in love with you.
Did you know that? I was so amazed by your ability to resist him, so
impressed by your strength, that I actually thought I was in love with you.”
She made a muffled sound against his palm
and tried to pull away.
“Shh, don’t do that. I should have known
better than to think you were strong. The ones that come from your world are
always so weak. They never survive long in our world.”
He lowered her to the ground and straddled
her before putting his thick hands around her throat. “You lied to me,
Abigail. I could
“You know I need space to sleep.”
He laughed softly and kissed the back of
her neck. “I’m leaving soon to go on watch with Eone. Indulge me until then.”
She sighed and relaxed against him. “Will
you come back before you go to your daysleep?”
He nodded. “Yes, little dove. I’ll see you
in a few hours. Go to sleep, Abigail.”
Chapter
9
“Abby will you take a walk with me?”
She smiled at David before glancing quickly
at the wagon. After a long day of traveling, they had been unable to find
shelter and were once more camping in the open. It was almost twilight, Val
would be awake soon and looking for her.
“Right now, David?”
He nodded. “Please? I wish to speak with
you in private.”
She pressed her lips together and then
nodded. “Just a quick walk, okay? I need to help Maria with dinner.”
He smiled and tried to take her hand as
they walked deeper into the woods. She folded her arms across her torso,
ignoring the disappointed look he gave her.
“You’ve done very well in denying the leech,
Abby. I want you to know how proud I am of you.”
“Thank you.” She muttered. She looked
down at the ground. She hated lying and was horrible at it. If she looked
David in the eye, he would see the truth in her face.
“I know it hasn’t been easy, not with that
asshole leech staring at you all the time but –“
“Don’t call him an asshole, David.” She
said softly. “He’s saved all of our lives.”
He snorted angrily. “He almost killed you
by drinking too much of your blood after you offered to save his miserable life.
And trust me, if push came to shove, he’d abandon our asses.”
“Did he abandon you at the village? Neil
said if it hadn’t been for him and Eone, none of you would have survived.
Remember?”
He stopped suddenly and took her arms.
“Why do you defend him, Abby?”
He tilted her chin up and stared into her
face. “Why are you so quick to…”
He trailed off, his ruddy face paling at
the look on her face. “Oh my God.”
“David I – “
“You’ve been letting him feed from you.”
He whispered. “Haven’t you?”
“That’s none of your business, David.”
He surprised her by grabbing her hair and
yanking her head back. She gave a soft cry of pain as he searched her throat
for the tell-tale marks.
“Where is he biting you?” He snarled.
“Let me go!” She punched at him and he
grabbed her wrists with one hand and ground the thin bones together.
She cried out with pain again as he tore at
the neckline of her t-shirt. He sucked in his breath at the lightly-bruised
bite marks on the soft meat of her shoulder and cursed vehemently before
shoving her away.
She stumbled and nearly fell before rubbing
her wrists and glaring at him. “You’re a dickhead, David.”
“Yeah, well you’re nothing but a dirty
leech whore. I should have known you – “
She slapped him as hard as she could across
the face and his head rocked back. He cupped his cheek, staring in disbelief
at her. She turned to run as he lunged for her, her scream cut off by his hard
hand clamping across her mouth.
“I thought you were different, Abigail.”
He whispered into her ear. He turned her around and stared into her frightened
eyes as he tightened his arm around her waist. “I was falling in love with you.
Did you know that? I was so amazed by your ability to resist him, so
impressed by your strength, that I actually thought I was in love with you.”
She made a muffled sound against his palm
and tried to pull away.
“Shh, don’t do that. I should have known
better than to think you were strong. The ones that come from your world are
always so weak. They never survive long in our world.”
He lowered her to the ground and straddled
her before putting his thick hands around her throat. “You lied to me,
Abigail. I could
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