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Chapter 4- Deal
Tessa POV.
A demon stepped forward to hook an arm around Will's waist and I jabbed my fist into its chest.
I heard another demon shriek and realised that Jem had hit a demon to.
More closed in, getting closer and closer to us.
Jem and me glanced at each other and nodded, knowing what we had to do.
We both let Will slump to the ground, then quickly spun back to back.
Fending of demon after demon, it soon became clear that we weren't going to be able to keep fighting them off. There seemed to be a never-ending supply of demons piling into the room. You took down one group and another appeared- as if by magic.
I felt as if my air was being sucked away from me. And in a way it was. There were so many people in the room, that there wasn't enough air for everyone.
"Enough! Stop!" I yelled, bringing my foot up and kicking a demon in the stomach.
A click echoed ominously through the room, bouncing off of the stonewalls and vibrating in my ears.
Everyone froze as Cam spoke.
"Now, Now Tessa Darling…your not going to ruin my plan are you?" he purred at me.
I restrained myself from cringing and concentrated on keeping my breathing under control. After all the fighting and lack of air I felt quite light-headed.
"Why are you doing this?" I asked, keeping a firm hold on Will, who thankfully, was starting to come around now.
"I thought my intentions were obvious my darling. I want you. For me. No one else. Mine." He explained.
I thought for a moment. "Are you saying that you think someone else is…interested…in me?"
"Oh Tessa" he sighed, while letting out a throaty chuckle. "This boy before me" he stabbed a finger in Will's direction. "Is the boy who has an interest in you."
Will growled low in his throat as I tried to process this.
"Will doesn't like me…does he? I like him but I never dreamed that he would return my feelings. Sir Douglas had to mistaken.
"I believe you are mistaken." I said flatly, glaring at Cam.
He walked towards me and slowly made a circle around me. "Oh no my dear" he purred, far to close to my ear for my liking. I pulled away slightly. "You really don't see yourself very clearly do you? You are a true beauty." A picked up one my knotty curls and rubbed it between his fingers. "A true beauty…" he purred again. "Don't you agree ?"
I moved my gaze from Cam's face and glared at the floor. I wasn't used to being complimented like this. But when Cam asked this I glanced up at Will almost instantly.
Will was staring intently at Cam, his delicious green eyes bright with malice and mischief.
He looked like he had a snide sharp comment coiled on the tip of his tongue just waiting to pounce. But he suddenly turned to face me and smiled. A real genuine smile.
He gazed at me intently, so intently that I felt my own gaze start to falter. A hundred different thoughts were rushing through my mind at an inhuman pace when he leaned toward me and caught my face in his hands.
Without another hesitation he brought my face closer to his own and gently pressed out lips together.
The kiss soon turned passionate. It went from a little peck to a lustful locking of lips, moving in perfect sync with each other. As if this kiss was meant to be.
I was too surprised to pull away and in all honesty, I didn't want to. I loved Will. And this could be the only time I get to kiss him.
A sharp crack and a hard yank had Will and me sprawling in opposite sides of the cold stone room.
I rubbed my hand across my head to try and soothe the searing pain burning my scalp. Someone had grabbed my hair, and brutally yanked on it.
I was trying to fix my gaze on Will as he was being hauled up off the floor By two demons, and a bloody hand print was imprinted on him cheek.
"Tessa, are you alright?" Jem asked me, quickly bending down and grasping my hand.
"Uh…." I said, as I let him pull me up off the ground.
"How dare you!" Cam shouted, gripping a handful of Will's soft brown hair and viciously yanking his neck back so that it was strained in an arch shape.
Will grunted, struggling to break free from the demon's grasp.
"How dare you!" Cam shouted again, his voice as loud as thunder. He pulled his arm back and went to let it smash into Will's face, but Jem was quicker, and he latched onto Cam's raised fist, preventing any movement.
"Stop!" I shrieked, as Cam whirled on Jem, his eyes blazing with two more demons behind him, slowly closing in on Jem.
Cam paused a moment, staring at me.
I swallowed. "Cam…how about we have a little chat outside?" I tried to smile flirtatiously at him.
He instantly brightened at the sound of his name coming out of my mouth and he raised a hand to call off nay attack.
"Of course darling, anything for you." He said, leering expectantly at me.
He turned towards the door and the demons immediately parted to let him precede them. He opened the door and gestured dramatically for me to pass.
I gathered my tattered skirts in my hands and tried to not to snag the material with my chipped nails.
As I walked past Cam and his army I heard him whisper, "Watch them," before following me out into the slightly warmer hallway.
Once I felt we were far enough away from the room that we wouldn't be over heard, but not too far away so that I wouldn't hear them if anything happened to them, I turned face him.
He stepped close to me, so close that he was almost leaning against me. I took a moment to calm myself.
Slowly, I gave him what I hoped was an alluring smile. "Cam…honey" I resisted the strong urge to cringe, "I'll make you a deal…"
"Anything for you my love." He purred, placing his arms on my hips.
I swallowed. "If I stay with you here, will you please let the others go?" I asked.
He paused a moment.
"Please?" I hurriedly gushed. "Please?"
"I suppose it wouldn't hurt to let the others go since you have agreed to stay with me." He said slowly, nodding to him self.
"Thank you" I sighed, my head sagging slightly in relief.
"I will have them released immedi…wait…yes…. yes…" he said quietly, as if to himself. Suddenly, he gripped my wrist tightly in his and gave a hard yank in the direction of the room we just came out off.
We barged back into the room. All eyes shot to us, Will and Jem's eyes concerned, the demons' eyes solid black and uncaring.
"Tessa has agreed to stay with me. Please take the prisoners to the dungeons and then report back here. We have things to discuss." He turned abruptly on his heel and flounced over to his desk and sat down heavily in the chair.
Three demons stepped forward from their rows and snatched Will, Jem and Jessamine in their arms and started herding them out of the door.
"What are you doing?" I hissed angrily at Cam. "We have a deal_"
He clicked his fingers and signalled another demon forward. "The room." Was all he said, before I was yanked of my feet into the demons' arms and carried out of the room.
I heard Jessamine shrieking as we followed them down the hall towards the dungeons.
We staggered down the stairs and finally we were all placed on the floor. Jem was pushed into a cell nearest the door; Will was shoved roughly into a cell farthest from the door and Jessamine was thrown into the cell between them.
Before any of us could say anything I was being dragged across the floor towards the opposite side of the dungeon.
I held in a grunt of pain that was burning my leg as my bare skin was dragged along the ragged stone floor.
We came to a halt as we stood by a stonewall. Everything was silent as we all waited impatiently for what was going to happen next.
The demon thumped the wall and it swung open. I gasped as I stared into black hole.
Without a moments hesitation I was bodily thrown into the blackness.
"Wait!" I shrieked, as the door ground shut.
I was left in absolute blackness.
No sound.
No light.
Nothing.
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