I, tragically, do not own any of The Secret Circle characters. They belong
to LJ Smith. But Jeremy is of my own creation.
Trapped
Chapter One: Stolen
She opened her weary eyes. Things were definitely not going well for her. She felt exhausted drained of all energy. She had no more adrenaline to fuel her. She could hardly lift her head off the wall. She felt an arm go around her waist. She felt the body heat and leaned in.
"I knew you'd just see things my way."
Suddenly, her eyes jolted open. "Oh, no," she moaned quietly.
Unfortunately, he had heard. "Oh, yes, my dear. Things are going to be very different from now on. That much I can definitely promise you."
"No, please you don't understand. I don't love you. I haven't ever loved you. I just want to be with." she sighed. The image of his face popped up. It was a sweet shock, but she was unable to push that image away. If only he was here to hold me.to take care of me.
"Don't even think about it. You're only hurting yourself you know. Besides, who cares about little old Adam Conant when you have me around."
She lifted her fingers to feel the wetness on her cheeks. She brought her knees up to her chest and wrapped her arms around them for warmth.
"If it is warmth you want, it's warmth you will get." With that, he brought his lips to hers.
Where is she? She said she'd be here hours ago, Adam thought. She's never been late before, unless it was really important.
"Adam? Is that you?"
A distant voice was calling his name. He could barely hear it over his thoughts.
"Adam. It's me, Diana. Where's Cassie? She was supposed to call me this morning, but I haven't heard from her. In fact, no one has heard from her all day." Diana's green eyes were bright with concern.and fear. They had all endured so much. They would never fully recover. Whenever someone was missing, they would grow cold with fear. It was an overwhelming emotion.
"I don't know." What he didn't say was what he thought was going on.
"You know something, don't you, Adam. Tell me. Please."
"I think it was."
"Who?" When he didn't answer she added, "No! It can't be."
"It can."
"But."
"I know."
Diana looked into Adam's distant gray eyes. Adam was so surprised. It had been so long since it had been just the two of them, together. It had been before everything had happened, before Cassie.. I don't know what I would do without her.
But it looks like you're going to find out, buddy.
Hey! Where did that come from? Adam abruptly thought.
From me.
"What's going on? What's happening? Who's saying that?" Adam asked aloud.
"What are you talking about, Adam? I don't hear anything," Diana answered. "Are you sure you're feeling all right. We all had a touch of the flu. Maybe you caught the bug."
Adam was startled. Diana hadn't heard, he thought. Interesting, one part of him said. The other part of him was scared out of his mind.
The ground was wet, soaking wet. The water leaked through Cassie's thin jacket. For a moment, she opened her eyes, confused. She had no clue where she was. Then she remembered. Jeremy. She thought the name with such venom, with such hate she had never felt before, not even for her father. She remembered what had happened, what he had done to her, how he had violated her. He had touched her in ways no other person ever had. He had.but then again, she couldn't remember ever resisting. She didn't put up much of a fight. She had allowed him to.she could hardly stand to think about it.
But the images kept coming. His eyes had been on her the entire night. He had kissed her all over, gently at first. Then his kisses became more passionate, if that was even the right word. He began looking for the bare skin on her back. He had found it. He pulled her in close to his body, almost fusing them as one person. Then.then he did it. He had performed the dreadful deed.
Tears were stinging her eyes, threatening to fall.
"Thinking of me, my sweet. I knew you were." When she refused to answer, he continued. "I was certainly thinking about you. I hope you're feeling better, especially after last night." He waited for the full effect of his words to take place. He could see the tears welling up in her eyes again. "I think we'd better get moving. I'm rather tired of this New England climate. Let's go out west somewhere. Maybe somewhere like.California."
How could you.? Cassie thought.
"Have possibly known? It's rather simple. I'll tell you all about it later, though. I think we have to get out of here. But I'm sure we won't leave until I take care of a few things."
He picked up her limp body as easily as a rag doll. She shuddered involuntarily. She was afraid. She kept on shuddering. He pulled her closer in an attempt to keep her warm. She felt herself going limp in his arms. He was pulling her close to his body. She began drifting and rested her head on his shoulder.
Oh, Adam, I need you so much, Cassie thought, longing to be with him. I never quite knew how much until now. I thought I was strong, but I'm not. I need your strength and your love. I want you here with me. Or better yet, I want to be with you, in your arms, not in his.
She kept on shivering in his arms. She had stopped crying.
"Do not distress, Cassandra. We will soon be out of this wretched place."
I don't want to be, Cassie thought sadly. I want to be home.
He put her in the front seat of the sleek, black Jaguar. He fastened her seatbelt tightly, as if she were going to jump up at any given moment. He slammed the door and walked around to the other side. He smiled brilliantly at Cassie. He put his arm around her shoulders and began driving.
Hey! What do you guys think? I want, like, at least ONE review, if you can manage it. Let me know if there's anything I should do, change, whatever (but any suggestions might be helpful). Just r and r (not rest and relaxation - lol).
~ Little Mermaid (from now on LM)
Trapped
Chapter One: Stolen
She opened her weary eyes. Things were definitely not going well for her. She felt exhausted drained of all energy. She had no more adrenaline to fuel her. She could hardly lift her head off the wall. She felt an arm go around her waist. She felt the body heat and leaned in.
"I knew you'd just see things my way."
Suddenly, her eyes jolted open. "Oh, no," she moaned quietly.
Unfortunately, he had heard. "Oh, yes, my dear. Things are going to be very different from now on. That much I can definitely promise you."
"No, please you don't understand. I don't love you. I haven't ever loved you. I just want to be with." she sighed. The image of his face popped up. It was a sweet shock, but she was unable to push that image away. If only he was here to hold me.to take care of me.
"Don't even think about it. You're only hurting yourself you know. Besides, who cares about little old Adam Conant when you have me around."
She lifted her fingers to feel the wetness on her cheeks. She brought her knees up to her chest and wrapped her arms around them for warmth.
"If it is warmth you want, it's warmth you will get." With that, he brought his lips to hers.
Where is she? She said she'd be here hours ago, Adam thought. She's never been late before, unless it was really important.
"Adam? Is that you?"
A distant voice was calling his name. He could barely hear it over his thoughts.
"Adam. It's me, Diana. Where's Cassie? She was supposed to call me this morning, but I haven't heard from her. In fact, no one has heard from her all day." Diana's green eyes were bright with concern.and fear. They had all endured so much. They would never fully recover. Whenever someone was missing, they would grow cold with fear. It was an overwhelming emotion.
"I don't know." What he didn't say was what he thought was going on.
"You know something, don't you, Adam. Tell me. Please."
"I think it was."
"Who?" When he didn't answer she added, "No! It can't be."
"It can."
"But."
"I know."
Diana looked into Adam's distant gray eyes. Adam was so surprised. It had been so long since it had been just the two of them, together. It had been before everything had happened, before Cassie.. I don't know what I would do without her.
But it looks like you're going to find out, buddy.
Hey! Where did that come from? Adam abruptly thought.
From me.
"What's going on? What's happening? Who's saying that?" Adam asked aloud.
"What are you talking about, Adam? I don't hear anything," Diana answered. "Are you sure you're feeling all right. We all had a touch of the flu. Maybe you caught the bug."
Adam was startled. Diana hadn't heard, he thought. Interesting, one part of him said. The other part of him was scared out of his mind.
The ground was wet, soaking wet. The water leaked through Cassie's thin jacket. For a moment, she opened her eyes, confused. She had no clue where she was. Then she remembered. Jeremy. She thought the name with such venom, with such hate she had never felt before, not even for her father. She remembered what had happened, what he had done to her, how he had violated her. He had touched her in ways no other person ever had. He had.but then again, she couldn't remember ever resisting. She didn't put up much of a fight. She had allowed him to.she could hardly stand to think about it.
But the images kept coming. His eyes had been on her the entire night. He had kissed her all over, gently at first. Then his kisses became more passionate, if that was even the right word. He began looking for the bare skin on her back. He had found it. He pulled her in close to his body, almost fusing them as one person. Then.then he did it. He had performed the dreadful deed.
Tears were stinging her eyes, threatening to fall.
"Thinking of me, my sweet. I knew you were." When she refused to answer, he continued. "I was certainly thinking about you. I hope you're feeling better, especially after last night." He waited for the full effect of his words to take place. He could see the tears welling up in her eyes again. "I think we'd better get moving. I'm rather tired of this New England climate. Let's go out west somewhere. Maybe somewhere like.California."
How could you.? Cassie thought.
"Have possibly known? It's rather simple. I'll tell you all about it later, though. I think we have to get out of here. But I'm sure we won't leave until I take care of a few things."
He picked up her limp body as easily as a rag doll. She shuddered involuntarily. She was afraid. She kept on shuddering. He pulled her closer in an attempt to keep her warm. She felt herself going limp in his arms. He was pulling her close to his body. She began drifting and rested her head on his shoulder.
Oh, Adam, I need you so much, Cassie thought, longing to be with him. I never quite knew how much until now. I thought I was strong, but I'm not. I need your strength and your love. I want you here with me. Or better yet, I want to be with you, in your arms, not in his.
She kept on shivering in his arms. She had stopped crying.
"Do not distress, Cassandra. We will soon be out of this wretched place."
I don't want to be, Cassie thought sadly. I want to be home.
He put her in the front seat of the sleek, black Jaguar. He fastened her seatbelt tightly, as if she were going to jump up at any given moment. He slammed the door and walked around to the other side. He smiled brilliantly at Cassie. He put his arm around her shoulders and began driving.
Hey! What do you guys think? I want, like, at least ONE review, if you can manage it. Let me know if there's anything I should do, change, whatever (but any suggestions might be helpful). Just r and r (not rest and relaxation - lol).
~ Little Mermaid (from now on LM)