Blood Moon
Chapter 10: Eva's POV
Eva came to painfully and slowly in a dark room. Surrounded by black, she groaned and found herself chained to a cold stone wall. When she tried to pull on the chains to test them, she crumpled in pain as her head felt like it'd been hit with a sharp hot needle. After a few long minutes, she tried to open her eyes slowly.
Her eyes adjusted immediately to the dark cell, for a cell it was, probably underground. She noticed that she was chained to the wall farthest from the newly-installed steel door. As she slowly sat up, trying to ignore the sharp pinpricks as she went too fast, she heard footsteps stomping towards the door.
One of the pups from before smirked cruelly at her as he entered, a bottle of liquid in his hand. Eva cringed at the smell of garlic and salt coming from it, and it made the pup grin wider.
"Yeah, you know what's comin, doncha?" he chuckled as he came closer to her, reeking of blood, dirt, and alcohol. As he got close enough for her to hear him as he lowered his voice, she almost gagged on the smell. "I'll go easy on ya if you're nice to me."
Eva quickly hawked and spat right in his eyes, and he growled as he fell back. She slumped over momentarily as well, the pain stabbing her from the exertion. The pup scrambled to his feet and uncapped the bottle. With deliberate slowness, he held it over her head and turned it over.
The water caused an immediate burning reaction the instant it touched her skin. The flesh bubbled and spat viciously, sizzling and smoking as Eva screamed, unable to move away or defend herself. The pup cackled as the liquid petered out, tossing the bottled aside once it was empty. Eva whimpered as he came close again, her eyes snapped shut in pain and concentration.
"Like I said, little whore. Play nice, and I'll go easy on ya," he laughed as she writhed in pain. As she felt about on the brink of unconciousness again, she heard him add a little threat on his way out. "Maybe your friend's in a more playful mood anyways. Always liked dark, curly hair better anyways."
"V-Victoria?" Eva stuttered, still in pain from the dose of deadly allergy-inducing water. She heard a door open not far from her, and a familiar voice scathe at the vicious werewolf.
"Fuck off, little bastard," Victoria's head snapped back as the pup slapped her hard across the face. She groaned as he yanked a fistful of her hair to make her face him. As his breath almost triggered her gag reflex, he growled darkly.
"You're lucky I used my special little potion on the newcomer, slut. Otherwise, you'd be begging me for mercy," he shoved her head back, grinning as her head hit the wall behind her and she curled into herself, clutching her head. As soon as her head didn't feel like splitting open, she spat at his feet.
"I wouldn't beg you for a sack of shit, so go jerk of to some other bitch," Victoria felt his hand crushing her throat before she actually saw it. He didn't even have time to utter another threat before she was out again, slumping to the floor. He slammed the door as he left, leaving the two girls in pain and the dark.
"Victoria? Is that really you?" Eva ventured as soon as she was sure the bastard was gone. She didn't feel up for another acid bath at the moment.
Victoria didn't answer for a long while. When Eva heard a shuffling sound indicating her consciousness, she asked again, raising her voice a little to make sure she was heard. Victoria didn't immediately respond, and when she did, her voice was full of skepticism.
"Eva?"
"Where the hell are we? Why are you here too? Where are the others?" Eva bombarded her with questions, inhaling sharply as the pain pricked again. Victoria shuffled as close to her door as the chains would allow.
"I don't know anything, other than the fact that that jackass Jared knocked me out somehow. I woke up her about a day ago," her voice quavered slightly.
"Is the only person down here that shit?" Eva asked after a while, breathing easier as the pain slowly eased away. She growled at the memory of Alex and William before she'd passed out.
"No. William and other pups come down to interrogate every once in a while. At least, that's what the other vampire down here said," Victoria was quiet for a moment before sighing sadly. "That was before the prick killed him."
"William?"
"No, the shit who just messed with us. William's the only reason we're still alive, according to him."
"What does William hope to accomplish by causing near death? We don't even know what he wants to know," Eva recalled his inquiry about Lia's companions.
"Apparently, he's only after Lia. Not even the other Grand Donors, just her."
"Alex said something about Lia killing pups when they'd entered city limits. Maybe William believes that story, and he's out for revenge?"
"Who the hell's Alex?"
Eva snarled. "The stupid bastard that tricked me and knocked me out."
"God, we just walked into it. Even Elaine hadn't a clue."
Eva waited a moment before responding. "Actually, maybe she did. After we separated to do our jobs, she just disappeared."
Their conversation was cut short as they heard numerous footsteps approaching. They waited silently as both their doors were opened. Three pups for each of them unchained them and half-carried them to a slightly larger room. Victoria and Eva hissed and struggled wildly before being shoved into it. The door quickly shut behind them and they waited.
They didn't have to wait long before the door opened again and William stepped in alone. As the door shut, he turned on a light and motioned for them to sit at a small table set up in the middle of the room.
"I'd like to just have a chat with you, ladies."
End Chapter