pathological. Why not just kidnap me and be done with it?” I wondered.
“I was being genuine when I told you that if you cooperated you would be revered. It’s just that I don’t like you. You would challenge me and I can’t have that,” Violet told me. She was right. If I could, I’d have done it right then and there.
“So what happens now?” I wondered. I was getting sick of all the lies and the games.
“You will wait here until tomorrow morning. Then we strap you down to a table in Philip’s laboratory, cut you open and withdraw your essence. We could keep you alive during the procedure, but we won’t. I can’t have a girl like you run around causing trouble,” Violet said. My essence? Despite the fact Violet intended to kill me, I couldn’t help but wonder what she meant.
“What is my essence?” I pressed her.
“You needn’t worry about that. All you need to know is that I need it and I’m going to take it. In fact, maybe you are the one. Maybe I’ve failed because none of the other girls were as strong willed as you are. No matter. I’m close to getting what I want and whether it’s you or the next girl, I’ll get it and this world will be changed forever,” Violet said.
“You are truly insane,” I replied, taking a seat on the bed.
“I’m a visionary. Soon we will be the dominant species and the few humans we allow to live will serve us as slaves in retribution for all the sins they have visited on our kind,” Violet told me. Then she turned and went to the door. Violet knocked and as the guard opened the door for her, she turned and said, “By the way, your breakfast is here. We must keep your strength up. You’re going to need it.”
I didn’t feel like eating but I was going to anyway. Violet was right, I needed my strength. I was still bent on finding a way to get myself out of this situation. I should have never allowed myself to be influenced by Lady Violet. When she first told me I was special, one of a kind, I wanted to believe that. I was a fool, however. There were probably hundreds of female shifters here at the ranch and apparently, I wasn’t the only one born to a human mother either. It was all a lie.
Lady Violet only wanted me for my essence, whatever that was. I had no idea and it didn’t matter. She plied me with false promises and I was all too eager to believe them. I wanted to be special. I wanted to be revered. Who wouldn’t? I’d spent my whole life being just another girl working in a diner. I should have been satisfied that I’d found Yeager and that I was fortunate enough to be his mate and a shifter. But I let my feelings cloud my judgment and unless I could find a way out of this, I was going to pay the ultimate price.
Agnes brought me a tray of food, eggs, bacon, toast and juice. When she set it down, she glared at me and then once she had my attention, she glanced at the tray meaningfully. She turned and left after that, the door closing and the lock clicking closed behind her. I waited a moment and then looked the tray over. Under the plate, I found a folded slip of paper. I took it, opened it and read the note. It was short and to the point, hurriedly written:
Yeager comes
Tomorrow at dawn
Be ready and be naked
I read it again. I got most of it. Yeager was coming tomorrow at dawn and I should be ready. Why I needed to be naked, I wasn’t sure. But as I read it again, my heart soared. My mate was coming to my aid. I read it a fourth time trying to discern something else but I got no more out of the short note. I stood and went to the bathroom, crumpled the note up and flushed it.
Suddenly, I was hungry. I ate the meal but afterwards, I felt pensive. I needed to change and run. I needed release. There was nothing I could do, however, but sit and wait. I wondered what Yeager had in mind.
“I was being genuine when I told you that if you cooperated you would be revered. It’s just that I don’t like you. You would challenge me and I can’t have that,” Violet told me. She was right. If I could, I’d have done it right then and there.
“So what happens now?” I wondered. I was getting sick of all the lies and the games.
“You will wait here until tomorrow morning. Then we strap you down to a table in Philip’s laboratory, cut you open and withdraw your essence. We could keep you alive during the procedure, but we won’t. I can’t have a girl like you run around causing trouble,” Violet said. My essence? Despite the fact Violet intended to kill me, I couldn’t help but wonder what she meant.
“What is my essence?” I pressed her.
“You needn’t worry about that. All you need to know is that I need it and I’m going to take it. In fact, maybe you are the one. Maybe I’ve failed because none of the other girls were as strong willed as you are. No matter. I’m close to getting what I want and whether it’s you or the next girl, I’ll get it and this world will be changed forever,” Violet said.
“You are truly insane,” I replied, taking a seat on the bed.
“I’m a visionary. Soon we will be the dominant species and the few humans we allow to live will serve us as slaves in retribution for all the sins they have visited on our kind,” Violet told me. Then she turned and went to the door. Violet knocked and as the guard opened the door for her, she turned and said, “By the way, your breakfast is here. We must keep your strength up. You’re going to need it.”
I didn’t feel like eating but I was going to anyway. Violet was right, I needed my strength. I was still bent on finding a way to get myself out of this situation. I should have never allowed myself to be influenced by Lady Violet. When she first told me I was special, one of a kind, I wanted to believe that. I was a fool, however. There were probably hundreds of female shifters here at the ranch and apparently, I wasn’t the only one born to a human mother either. It was all a lie.
Lady Violet only wanted me for my essence, whatever that was. I had no idea and it didn’t matter. She plied me with false promises and I was all too eager to believe them. I wanted to be special. I wanted to be revered. Who wouldn’t? I’d spent my whole life being just another girl working in a diner. I should have been satisfied that I’d found Yeager and that I was fortunate enough to be his mate and a shifter. But I let my feelings cloud my judgment and unless I could find a way out of this, I was going to pay the ultimate price.
Agnes brought me a tray of food, eggs, bacon, toast and juice. When she set it down, she glared at me and then once she had my attention, she glanced at the tray meaningfully. She turned and left after that, the door closing and the lock clicking closed behind her. I waited a moment and then looked the tray over. Under the plate, I found a folded slip of paper. I took it, opened it and read the note. It was short and to the point, hurriedly written:
Yeager comes
Tomorrow at dawn
Be ready and be naked
I read it again. I got most of it. Yeager was coming tomorrow at dawn and I should be ready. Why I needed to be naked, I wasn’t sure. But as I read it again, my heart soared. My mate was coming to my aid. I read it a fourth time trying to discern something else but I got no more out of the short note. I stood and went to the bathroom, crumpled the note up and flushed it.
Suddenly, I was hungry. I ate the meal but afterwards, I felt pensive. I needed to change and run. I needed release. There was nothing I could do, however, but sit and wait. I wondered what Yeager had in mind.
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