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Chapter 5- Refusals
Tessa POV.
I was huddled in the darkness, slowly curling and uncurling my fists over and over again.
I didn't have a precise knowledge on how long I had been locked up in this dark stone wall/room. But if I had to guess then it would easily be an hour minimum.
"Hello!" I yelled again at the top of my voice. The sound bounced of the solid stonewalls and echoed loudly before fading into the silent darkness.
I picked myself up off the floor and threw myself at the stonewall, which was hopefully the direction that I came in from.
I thumped my fist against the wall, screaming, "Let me out!"
There was no reply, only the fading echoes of my voice.
I let out a scream of frustration and collapsed onto the hard floor. I drew my knees up to my chest and embraced them. My head fell onto my knees as I thought of what could be happening outside this stone room.
The thoughts running through my mind weren't pretty.
An age seemed to pass, but eventually, the hidden stone door ground open and a rectangle of bright candlelight illuminated the front portion of the stone room.
I spun around and, shielding my eyes, stared at the open doorway.
"Who's there?" I snapped, trying to untangle myself from my tattered dress and get up off the floor.
No reply was given, but I was quickly snatched up of the floor, and being held painfully tight to someone's chest.
I jabbed the demon in the chest with my elbow, and fought to break free from its grip.
A sharp slap to my face had me slightly disoriented and a harsh stinging sensation flowed across that cheek.
We walked past the dungeons and I caught sight of Jessamine cowering in her cell, a fierce pout clouding her face.
I looped my arm out from under the demon's elbow and quickly snatched onto an iron bar of Jessamine's cell. The sudden halting brought the demon and myself tumbling down to the ground.
"Jessamine! Where are the others? Are you all right? What happened?" I frantically asked.
"They took them." She snapped, scrubbing at her face.
"What do you mean?" I yelled.
"They_" she didn't get to finish as I was wrenched away from the cell door and lifted up over a demon's shoulder.
"Tessa!" Jessamine shrieked, crawling forward until she could press up close to the cell bars.
"Jessamine! Its going to be fine!" I called, as I was carried up the steps and into the previous room we were in.
I was slammed onto my feet, and I staggered forward slightly into the waiting arms of Jem.
"Are you okay?" he whispered, peering into my face.
"Never better." I muttered, as I righted myself.
Then I caught sight of the sickly purple colour covering Jem's cheek. I gasped.
"What on earth happened?" I asked, tilting his chin so I could see his face more clearly.
"Nothing, its fine." He answered, giving me a forced smile.
I turned to face Will and held back another gasp. "Will…your throat." I whispered.
He had a jagged bloody mark running along his throat.
"Its nothing, its fine. What happened to you?" he asked, indicating my hands, which were outstretched towards him.
I flipped them round to face me and saw that they were all red and bloody. "Oh." I said slowly. "It must have happened when I was banging on the wall."
"Now Tessa darling…" Cam drawled, taking my hands in his. "We have_"
I wrenched them out of his grasp and scowled at him. He raised an eyebrow. "We had a deal…and you violated it!" I snarled.
"I beg your pardon," he said cynically, "but I'll think you'll find that we agreed that I would let them go if you stayed here with me. We didn't agree when they would be set free."
I couldn't believe it. I stared at him in disbelief. "You monster!" I growled.
He smirked clearly proud of himself. "Now, now darling, lets not get upset about such trivial matters."
"Let them go." I said.
He grinned at me. "Oh I will, don't you worry your pretty little head about that. In fact, I was planning on letting them go now. I have no further use for them."
"What do you mean? What deal?" Will snapped, glaring at Cam maliciously.
"Would care to do the honours?" Cam smirked at me.
It made m skin crawl.
I turned to face Will and Jem. Well, Jem more than Will, I had a sudden irrational fear about what I would see if I looked up into Will's eyes.
"I can get you out of here. It's all going to be okay. Cam's has agreed to let you go now_" I began quietly.
"Oh, I didn't realise that you and He were on first term basis now!" Will hissed. I could feel the intensity of his glare before I met his eyes.
I glanced up, begging with my own eyes for him to keep quiet and understand what I was doing, but when I caught his eye I was shocked to see that his expression was slightly agonised.
"Take them away now!" yelled Cam angrily, reaching out and yanking me harshly, almost possessively to his chest.
Suddenly, a ice cold wave of fear washed over me, engulfing me. I wanted to break away from Cam's grip and throw myself into Will's arms and never ever let go.
Will reached out to me, and without thinking I reached back towards his outstretched hand.
He caught hold of my hand roughly in his own and wrenched me forward.
I clung to him, trembling suddenly.
He griped my chin and pulled it upwards, planting a rough, hot kiss on my lips. I pressed my self closer to him, savouring it.
Out of nowhere, Will pulled back from me and pushed me away from him, sending me staggering into the wall.
He spun round, caught Jem tightly by the shoulder and flung him towards the door.
"Go. Get Jess and go!" he shouted.
Jem, seeing that this might be his only chance to get Jess out without a bunch of demons guarding them, ran for it.
Will turned back round to face Cam and myself, a calm demeanour about him.
"You monster!" Cam suddenly snarled.
I turned to him, startled.
Will smirked proudly. "A deal is a deal."
"W-w-what?" I stuttered out.
"He was using you! A diversion!" Cam yelled, clearly outraged.
I whipped my head round to face Will. "Will…is that true?" I whispered.
"Needs must Tessa honey" he drawled, an uncaring sparkle in his eyes.
I staggered back and leant against the wall, clutching my stomach, desperately praying for me not to throw up.
"I see." I managed to choke out.
"Toodle pips." Will waved cheerfully at me before darting out of the room.
I stood there a moment, frozen to the spot. It was all a lie. I knew it was too good to be true. I knew it. Why did I let myself believe? You foolish girl Tessa!
"May I be excused?" I asked faintly.
"You will be shown to your room." He replied, motioning a demon forward out of its carefully protective stance in its line against the door.
I walked swiftly out of the room, fighting back the explosion of emotion burning within me.
Chapter end.
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