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What the hell?
“We’re practically untouchable, don’t worry,” Layne said proudly as she picked up her fork and shoved a heaping bite into her mouth. She danced happily in her chair as she ate like she didn’t have a care in the world. “Dr. Vane’s prized freaks.”
The ominous words had a chill running down my spine. What was special about our group, and why was I chosen to join them? What was he going to do to us?
I’d stared long enough, not eating, that Roman was nudging me. I took a reluctant bite. That was all it took to realize how hungry I was, digging in and barely coming up for a breath.
“Oh god, what did I miss?” Hiro’s voice was now softer again and one look at him confirmed my suspicions. He was no longer sitting tall but looked on in confusion, startling at the whispers.
His gaze landed on the pool of blood, and he went pale as he turned back to us.
“Did Roman do that?”
Holy shit, what have I gotten myself into?
Harlow
Saturday Early Morning
The Third Floor
The sound of my name being called jolted me from a dead sleep. I sat up, eyes bleary still from being woken abruptly and sleeping like shit. Even after I finally did fall asleep, my dreams were filled with Vane’s awful face and his hands on me.
My room was empty and silent, the door closed tight just like Layne had warned me to keep it. The lights in the hall spilled through the tiny window on my door, but there was no one on the other side.
At least from what I could see.
“Hello?” I called out lightly, despite my better judgment.
For once, no one answered. But I had that creepy feeling of being watched. The hair on the back of my neck prickled, and I pulled my cover tighter over me before laying back down.
“Cozy place, isn’t it?” Monty’s voice taunted just as I was falling back asleep. The sound of his voice alone was enough for indignation to take over. We still hadn’t talked about him abandoning me and now felt like a perfect time.
Rage boiled in me as I sat up, glaring at him. All my grogginess was gone in an instant.
“So much for meeting me inside, huh?” I growled, shoving my cover off and standing, turning when I didn’t see him.
“I did meet you inside,” he drawled. I spun around, fighting a shiver as I glared at him perched on my desk. His skeletal face was pulled into a look of amusement that didn’t help my anger.
This was not funny in the least.
“I called out for you to save me from that monster,” I bit out. Angry tears burned my eyes, and I had to fight them back with everything I had.
I felt betrayed. I’d let this hallucination of mine get a bit too close.
“Well, I didn’t hear it.” He shrugged, completely unaffected by my obvious hurt over this. Rage burned brightly in my chest, and I picked up a book from my desk and chucked it at his face. He blinked out of the way just as it passed him, slamming into the wall and causing plaster to rain down on my desk.
“Fuck you, Monty! You’re always leaving when I need you, so you can just go now. I’m good. I don’t need anyone!”
His low chuckle echoed in the room, like nails on a chalkboard. A smarter person would have backed down when facing off with a large monster. But in my anger and pain, I didn’t give a damn about who this hallucination thought he was. Because right now, he was just like everyone else in my life, a fucking disappointment.
My breath caught as he materialized in front of me, his scent clouding my senses. It held a hint of fury that I refused to acknowledge. He towered over my five-seven height and bent forward until his fiery blue eyes were boring into me.
“What part of the horns made you think I was a guardian angel, Harlow?” he asked in a deadly calm voice.
“He hurt me,” I said harshly, my voice shaking with rage and disgust. It wasn’t the first time I was used for my body or the choice was taken altogether, but I’d promised myself never again.
Yet here I was, facing it once more.
