Alexi walked up to her and touched the ends of her bright hair. “What will we do with you?” He grabbed a fistful of it and shoved her face into his, seething. “What did you tell Lord Mordred, you bitch?”
“What’re you talking about?” she asked him, calmly staring into his angry eyes.
“He said that no one is allowed totouchyou. That no one is allowed to impregnate you!” A snarl tore from him as he roughly grabbed the hair in his fist and pressed it to his nose, inhaling it deeply.
Seda did not reply. He reached down and grabbed her butt, squeezing it forcefully. “I may not be allowed to fill you with my seed, Seda. But I’m in charge of this room, and when I’m here,I am your lord.” He pushed her down to her knees.
White-hot anger flashed through her. She pushed herself back onto her feet and stared into Alexi’s eyes. “No.”
“What do you mean, ‘no’? You will suck my cock like the good little whore you are.” He pushed her down again and quickly unzipped his pants. He struggled to keep her down as she scratched at him, leaving marks on his still-healing arms.
“You fucking bitch!” he yelled as blood dripped down. He backhanded her across the face, and she flew to the side, catching herself on the bed.
Seda’s mind flashed back to the day fifteen years ago. The pain and the torment it left on her soul. Then she thought about Cahir and how he tore into Michael, how it made hersatisfiedto see his heart ripped from his chest. Alexi jumped onto her, holding her down. “He won’t know if I do it just this once.”
Anger exploded within her, and she felt a rush of energy pulsate through her body, starting in her chest and radiating out to her fingertips. She shoved Alexi away, and a burst of purple sparks flew from her hands, sending him crashing against the bars.
His body jolted with an electric shock, shaking as he convulsedacross the bars. The smell of fried hair and burning flesh filled the room. Seda watched in horror as his skin turned black. Her eyes went wide with shock, and she continued watching until his body froze, then crumpled to the ground, motionless.
Elco watched from outside the cell before entering through the open door and snagging Alexi’s burnt figure between his teeth. His set of keys clattered to the ground as they flew aside.
The sound of crunching bones and flesh echoed within the long hall.
Elco ate him, clothing and all.
Seda stood frozen in horror, looking down at her hands and seeing the glowing purple veins etched into her skin, reaching up her forearms. “W-What was that?”
Elco finished his meal and burped loudly. He looked over to Seda. “I knew you were not fully human. He was a little burnt. Next time, don’t toast for so long, please.”
Seda saton her disgusting bed and looked at her fading hands.
Where did that come from?
The purple slowly receded with each passing hour. She picked up Alexi’s keys and hid them under her mattress, making sure to lock herself back in for when the next Rozzer came in. She had no idea what to say to them when they arrived, which might lead to questions about her.Questions she couldn’t answer.
Now that she had the keys, she might be able to plan an escape. She just needed to figure out how and when.
Elco made his way back to the front of the vast hall and sprawled his body out, quickly falling asleep. The sound of his gurgling stomach filled the space.
She killed someone.
She should feel bad about taking a life, but oddly, she didn’t. He deserved his pain for torturing her and who knows how many others in his weak existence of a life, for attempting to hurt her again. She wondered about his mother, how often he visited her, and how she might miss him the next time he was supposed to show up.
My mom says girls like her like to gloat to make us feel inferior.
No, she wouldn’t feel bad for his mother, nor anyone else who did not care for the lives of others. She felt slightly good, happy even. Seeing his body writhe on the floor and the smell of his burning skin made her smile.
The hall door opened, and Seda stood up from the bed, hiding her faded purple hands behind her.
“Where is Alexi?” A large, burly Rozzer came into view and stood at her bars, looking at her. His low, slithering voice crawled up her spine.
“Who?” She did not know what to say; playing dumb was in her best interests.
Elco popped his head up and looked over at them, slanting his eyes at the Rozzer. She looked at him and slightly shook her head as the Rozzer looked back at Elco.
“Your guard. He came in here a few hours ago, and I have not seen him since. Why do I smell something burnt?” He looked back at Elco.
“Oh, he left earlier,” she tried to make her voice sound weak, pretending to be upset from Alexi’s visit. She struggled to hide a smile and pouted instead, catching the eye of the Rozzer.
