Myrnin circled me like a wolf would it's prey. Taunting, menacing, and unmerciful. He was going to kill me.

I shifted my eyes from one side of the lab to the other, looking for a route to take that wouldn't excite the monster that I'd already awakened. I've already pushed my luck to far, I'd allowed Myrnin a look inside, gave him a glance of the fear I held for him and the minute he saw it, how much of it actually consumed me, he changed, turning into the beast that currently thought I was it's next meal.

"Well, little Claire, what will I do with you?"

"Let me go?"

He tutted at me, "wrong answer. Let's play a game," he jumped up and down, squealing like a child, "yes, yes, yes! A game, if you loose, I get to have you, body, mind, and soul, but if you win, you get to go free."

I stood, rooted to the spot, my wondering eyes, now caught in Myrnin's dangerous, black gaze. "W-what are the rules?"

Myrnin's eyes lit up when I stuttered and I silently cursed myself. I was being stupid. I'd dealt with Myrnin like this plenty of times before, what the hell made this time any different?

Suddenly my head was yanked back and Myrnin was pressed against me, hand in my hair, face buried in my neck. His other arm snaked around my waist and pulled me even closer, he turned his face upward so his lips brushed my ear.

"You answer some questions... Okay?"

"Okay."

I felt his teeth scrape against the shell of my ear before he pulled away to grin at me. He let go if me, and languidly began to walk around me again, assessing my as I tried to get my breathing back in check. I turned to face him and found him sitting in a chair, one of his legs thrown over the arm.

He looked me up and down, licking his lips. "Now, little one, who am I?"

My eyebrows furrowed together, "uh, Myrnin?"

"Yes, yes.

"Do you feel any attraction towards me? Remember, you want to go free, so don't lie."

I stood there, silent for an age, I wasn't sure how to answer this question. If I lied, he'd keep me here forever and would make me turn it to the truth but if I just told the truth now...I wouldn't be set free. If I just told him how I felt, he would assume that I didn't want him to set me free, and it would only excite him more. I was literally stuck.

Ugh.

"What kind of question is that?"

"Apparently a good one."

I scowled. Bitch. "Fine. Yeah, I feel attracted to you. You're smart, and I'm attracted to every one who knows how to get the problem to a solution."

"Shame isn't smart."

"He is in his own right. And it's Shane."

Myrnin smirked at me, "Of course. Are you only attracted me because of my intelligence?" He asked, raised both eyebrows.

Shit. He had me there. "Yes."

"Don't lie to me, little Claire."

"I'm not lying." I raised my chin and looked at him defiantly. "I speak the truth and the truth only."

"No, you don't. Now, I'll ask again. This time I want the honest answer, or I will use force to get it out of you. Are you only attracted me because of my intelligence?"

He enunciated each word carefully, making sure they all reached my ears. I swallowed, "...no..." It slipped out of my mouth before I could stop it, very softly but I knew he heard it.

"Have you grown to love me?"

I choked on my words, but he was doing something to me, making me tell the truth. I wanted to so badly lie, but it came out there and hung around us like an annoying fly, "yes."

"And what of... What of Shane?"

"I love him like I would a family member. When I first met him, sure there was the attraction of looks, but he wasn't like you."

"So why do you fornicate with him?"

"Be... Look, this is personal!" I spat at him. "Do you need to pry into my God damned private life!"

"Very well, but you will answer that question. You will keep nothing from me, because after this little game I will make you mine."

"What if I win?"

"Darling you lost the minute you decided to play the game," he growled shooting up from the chair and crashed into me. If felt every thing for a minute before every thing went black.