Amelia's POV
"Are you hungry? Would you like something to eat?" Elizabeth asked as she pulled away from me and hurried back to chopping the vegetables in a hurry.
It made me momentarily forget about my own troubles and be truly intrigued about what could be happening that made her so rattled and looking like she was running out of time.
Speaking of which, I was also here to ask about the reason why I had been sent to the kitchen by Cassius or the Master as he often reminded us.
"Is something happening? Do you know why I was ordered to come to the kitchen?" I asked her and she didn't answer immediately, hurrying over to check for something in the kitchen drawer and shaking her head when she didn't find what she was looking for before finally turning to face me.
"We don't know either. All we know is that the Master is having a guest over tomorrow and has ordered us to ensure that all the preparations are in place. Perhaps that is why you were sent here. Sit, I'll whip up something quick for you to eat."
Nodding gratefully, I sat on a stool, resting on the kitchen counter as I tried to understand why Cassius was having a guest over when everyone knew how much he hated guests in his home.
The hate was so bad that the number of people that entered and left his house was very limited. It also explained why besides me, there were only about eight maids including the security guards in the vampire's mansion.
Did he have a secret that made him so secretive?
Then again, it could be thanks to that cruel personality of his that no one wanted to associate with him anymore.
I knew Elizabeth wouldn't know who was coming and what their plans had been put in place. So I decided to not probe and ask more than that.
"What about Elena? Where is she?" I asked Elizabeth as she placed a plate of hot porridge in front of me and rubbed my hair affectionately before returning to what she was chopping.
Elena was one of the Master's maids but more importantly, she was a friend even though it was sometimes impossible to find time to just sit with her and speak about the mundane things of this life.
"She is decorating the dining room with two others and another maid is preparing a room for the guest."
This sounded like a big deal and I was curious about who the guest would be.
Heading over to the sink to wash the plate, I thanked Elizabeth and she directed me to find Elena who had been placed in charge of sharing the chores for the day.
By the time I was done, it was nightfall and I slumped on my bed, my body aching even more after the events of today.
Looking at the huge clock on the wall, my fatigue turned to anger as I remembered that I still had to go back to the Master's room tonight to see if he needed me.
More like if he needed to torture, molest and rape me.
The urge to murder him came with a vengeance even though I knew it was no longer possible after trying and failing so many times.
Forcing myself up, I sighed and started to arrange my room, wondering who the guest was that had us scrubbing the floors with such intensity and making everyone walk around on eggshells, desperate to ensure that everything was perfect for tomorrow.
My eyes caught my necklace on the dressing table and I abandoned the bed I was making and reached for it.
Opening the locket, I touched the picture of my mother with shaky fingers and sat in front of the table.
This necklace was the only thing I had from my past life. Before I was taken by Cassius. Before I became a sex slave to a ruthless vampire.
I didn't have any memories before I was taken by him and all that I remembered was when Cassius took me seven years ago, at the young age of thirteen, I was wearing this necklace with this picture in it.
I didn't even have any memories of my mother besides this picture that without a doubt proved that I was her child.
I'd inherited her long straight ebony hair. I didn't know how long hers was because, in this picture, it was packed into a bun away from her face. Mine stopped at my waist and tangled so much, I chose sometimes to not comb it for days.
We both shared emerald green eyes and even her smile was the same, though I couldn't remember the last time I had ever looked as happy as she was in this picture.
I didn't think it was possible to be happy again, because since Cassius took me to use for his own pleasure and pain, I had tried so many times to escape and it had only ended in torture and my near death. I had given up when I tried to kill myself and even that was not allowed with him watching my every move.
There was a knock on the door and I shoved the necklace into the drawer just as Elena entered my room, turning around to give her a nervous smile. No one could know I still had this necklace, especially Master Cassius who would see it as something that gave me joy and take it away. This was the only thing from my life that was not under his control.
"Hey, you look like you need to sleep for a couple of days," Elena said with a tired smile and I nodded with a yawn. We were all tired after working so hard today.
"I could say the same for you," I answered and when she yawned, I raised my eyebrows and she chuckled.
"Well, I have good news. Master says to tell you that you do not need to come to his chambers tonight."
I was shocked. I wasn't sure if this was good news. Was I supposed to be happy or worried about my life now that for the first time, Cassius did not want me to please him tonight?
I doubted Elena would know the reason for this so I just nodded.
"Thank you."
"You can finally get some rest. I'll see you tomorrow. Good night." She said and waved at me before she left the room.
Immediately the door closed, I rushed to hide my necklace in the wardrobe between my clothes and quickly tidied up my room before I climbed the bed. Sometimes, I wondered why I was the only one Master likes to torture. Not that I wanted him to do what he did to me to any of the other maids, hell, I wouldn't even wish that for my enemy. But, there was Elena and others and he chose to make me his only sex and blood slave.
Staring at the ceiling, I wondered if Master Cassius had an ulterior motive for not inviting me to his chambers tonight and who the guest was that made him allow visitors when he did not ordinarily allow outsiders into his mansion.
I yawned again and the fatigue made my eyes groggy, but I feared sleep.
I feared that when I closed my eyes, I would be plagued with nothing but nightmares like every other night.
I feared that when I closed my eyes, I wouldn't wake up.
I feared that the nightmare of Cassius sucking my blood until I was nothing but an empty husk would become a reality.
Amelia's POVI was running in the woods, my breaths coming fast as I dreaded looking back because he was chasing me. My master and prisoner. A beast with the face of a man. Running as fast as my legs could carry me, I gasped as my legs made a connection with a branch and I fell on my face. "Thought you could run away from me, Amelia love?" His menacing voice said and I froze, turning around on the ground to see him looking down at me with a sinister smile. "Tell me, Amelia, how loud do you think you can scream? Let's find out." And then he grabbed my neck and sank his fangs into my throat. I screamed and opened my eyes, jumping from the bed. It had been a dream, I realized as I stared at the four walls of my bedroom and touched my throat which was slick with sweat. Inhaling deeply, I shuddered because the nightmare had felt so real this time. I could feel my pulse rising and it felt like Cassius was really there, taunting me. Looking at the clock, my eyes widened when I saw
Amelia's POV I had thought that when the blue jade eyes landed on me just as they had on all of the other staff, they would move of their own accord so it made me self-conscious and almost entranced when we both stared at each other, the silence around us thick and tense as his eyes watched me like he was observing a phenomenon that could not be possible. His pupils dilated and I swallowed, unable to break our stare. Elizabeth cleared her throat and from the corner of my eye, I saw her step forward and give a deep bow. "Welcome Alpha, to our Master's home." The rest of us followed suit, bowing and repeating her words and when I raised my head, he was still staring at me. Pulling me behind her gently, Elizabeth smiled at him and gestured towards the large entrance doors. "Let me show you to where the Master is waiting." He nodded and as he walked forward, I noticed how his hands had turned into fists, his knuckles, white, and his jaw, clenched. It made me wonder what he
Amelia's POVI didn't know whether walking in front of Damien was such a good idea as I led him toward the room that had been prepared for him.I could feel all the hairs on my neck stand, my movements were stiff and almost uncoordinated like I didn't know where I was going. My face was hot and red and I had a strong urge to turn around to see if he was looking at me. I wanted to know what he was thinking. His voice had been so cold and emotionless as he ordered me to show him to his quarters and even though I was used to Cassius's cruelty, I didn't understand why Damien's coldness surprised me. Perhaps it was because of the way he looked, his eyes filled with a fire that Cassius lacked. And then there were the butterflies in my stomach that seemed to flutter whenever he was near. What was this feeling? And why was it happening now? Touching my forehead with the back of my hand as I stopped in front of the huge black door that led into the room the Alpha would be staying in, I tu
Amelia's POVI hated my life. I hated how powerless I was. And as I tossed and turned on the bed, naked down to my bare skin just as Cassius had ordered, I fought the tears that refused to stop falling down my cheeks and sat up on the bed, bringing my knees to my chest as I waited with dread for the door to swing open and for him to walk in, eyes filled with malicious intent. I didn't know how long I rocked back and forth on the bed waiting for the door to open but as I looked up at the gigantic clock in the room, I realized that hours had passed since I was ordered to leave his office and come here. My anxiety increased as I wondered if this was one of his mind games at work again. Was he purposely delaying to make me squirm and lose my mind to panic? I was expecting him to rush in here so that I could leave as soon as he was done with me but perhaps he had other ideas. What was wrong? Has something bad happened to him at last? Has all of my prayers finally worked? Or was it Damie
Amelia's POV After the rollercoaster night that I had, I was not very surprised when I woke up to the sound of the alarm clock almost immediately the next morning. Taking a deep breath, I was already dreading what horrors today might bring to me when I remembered what had happened in the kitchen yesterday. With Damien. The Alpha who was too handsome and had a face that could scare the living daylights out of a person if he so wished. I remembered how his hand had wrapped around my neck and how my body had come alive with fear and something else that till now I could not quite describe, how his eyes had darkened with rage as he asked me who had touched me. Slapping my forehead to stop myself from daydreaming, I quickly showered and left my room, heading to Cassius' room first like I always did every morning. As I got to the front of the door, I remembered how he had kept me in his room for hours and hadn't come back. Would he punish me today instead? Instead of drinking the b
Amelia's POVWhen I woke up this morning, I remembered that I had already been dreading what horrors today might bring to me after what had happened in the kitchen yesterday. But, never in my wildest dreams had I anticipated that the horror I would be facing today would not be from my Master but from another even scarier being. "What the fuck?" Damien yelled, standing from the chair as he looked down at his wet pants from where I had spilled wine over his clothes after looking down at himself, his eyes finally landed on me again and the blue of his eyes suddenly looked darker with rage that was barely contained. The entire room vibrated from the sound of the harsh growl that was directed at me. But I couldn't seem to move. I couldn't seem to speak. I couldn't do anything. I had fallen into shock. My eyes moved from the two wolves that had also stood up in shock to the jug as it lay on the floor from where it had dropped from my flimsy grip as I tried to explain that I didn't mean i
Amelia's POV"Please, Alpha. Please forgive her." Elizabeth started to beg again immediately after Cassius left and I gasped when she fell to her knees, pulling me down on my knees with her. I was still shaken up from the fact that not only had Cassius agreed to the punishment, but he had also left with a smile that assured me I was in deep trouble. And now it was time to face Damien who from the way he was looking at Elizabeth and me like we were being dramatic, didn't have any intentions to pardon me for my mistake. "You should leave now, miss." The one that I believed was Damien's beta said and I wanted to throw the jug at him so hard.But the last thing I needed was another reason to increase my punishment especially when I didn't even know what it was. "Please spare the girl. You should please reconsider. It was a mistake, Alpha. The child has already been through enough..." My eyes that were swollen from crying widened as I realized that she had almost spoken out of turn and
Amelia's POV"Amelia? Oh my God!" A voice screeched and I jumped from the bed, falling to the ground in panic as I opened my eyes. Where was I?What had happened?"Why are you here? And sleeping on the Alpha's bed?" The same voice that had screeched asked again and when I looked towards the door, Elena was standing there with her eyes wide in shock. It finally registered in my mind where I was. I remembered all that happened before I slept on Damien's bed.How I had thought for certain that he was going to have his way with me and had waited in terror after watching him undress and head to the bathroom and how he had shocked me beyond what I had imagined when he knelt in front of me and applied balm on my wounds and my throbbing face where Cassius had left a cut with his nail as he slapped me. The last thing I remembered was falling asleep after Damien ordered me to lie on the bed. What had happened after that? I looked down at my clothes and saw that I was still fully dressed a