Chapter 3- never listen

When I woke up I was so cold and realised I was on the bed, all alone. I closed my eyes trying to think what happened last night and then it hit me.

I rolled over and ran to the mirror to look at my neck, but there was no blood and no mark, there were no fang marks.

Was it all a dream? I asked myself but it couldn't have been, the pain was so real.

Just when I thought I was crazy victoria walked in and smiled warmly at me.

"Morning dear, time for your bath" she said and smiled sadly at me.

"Victoria you have to listen to me, I have to get out of here...please" I pleaded with her but she shook her head and pulled me to the bathroom.

"Victoria please look at me" I asked her and as she looked into my eyes it seemed like she was awed by my appearance.

"Please you need don't help me get out of here" I said and she nodded at me.

She smiled at me like I was the best dream she ever had.

I thought what was wrong with her but perhaps she wasn't used to politeness.

"Please show me to the door victoria, if I stay he will kill me. Please let me go" I said and she replied with an "okay".

I was so happy that I ran to her and hugged her, I don't know what changed her mind but I was happy.

She took me down the stairs and unlocked the door for me, I was about to go out but then I looked at her "come with me" I said but she explained that this was her home.

I couldn't understand how she could call this her home, there was a monster here and I wondered if he had her under some kind of spell.

Finally she convinced me to go alone and I just ran as I ran I looked at my surroundings and all I could see was big trees, I don't know how long I ran but when I stopped to take a break I saw it was nightfall.

Wow did I really ran that much?

I looked around me to see there were only trees around, I must have gone thru the woods because there wasn't even a road just trees and swamp water.

I sat for another 20 minutes before I started walking the other way I came.

It was weird how victoria one moment didn't want me to go and then the next she let me go without struggle.

I was tired walking after about two hours, the moon was full and high in the sky.

I thought about how much longer would it be before I found a road.

Not looking where I was walking I tripped over a log and fell down face first and hitting my knee on a rock.

"Dammit" I screamed and heard a twig snap to my right.

I quickly looked around me but didn't see anything it was too dark and my mind always played tricks on me.

"Hello?" I called out and I know it was stupid of me because that's how the girl in the movie always die.

I heard nothing else but jumped when I heard a howl, let me tell you something I'm a little scared of the dark but not much, but when it comes to werewolf's?

I am more than scared and I'm not talking about a normal wolf, I'm talking about the kind of werewolf in the movie underworld.

Looking around frantically, searching the woods but my heart stopped when I spotted a pair of yellow eyes looking at me.

I turned around and ran as fast as I could but the wolf was faster and jumped on my back knocking me to the ground.

I turned over on my back and looked at the wolf, its paw was pushing me down and it was growling at me but not biting.

How odd I thought that it wasn't biting me. It was just warning me to stay still and not fight back.

I saw the wolf sniffing me and tried to push him off but he growled again and pushed me harder down.

I closed my eyes as I saw him bringing his teeth down to bite my neck but suddenly his weight was gone.

When I opened my eyes again and looked up I saw a naked man in front of me.

What the hell? How did he change into a man.

I was about to scream when he lurched forward and put his hand over my mouth.

"Don't scream, I'm not going to hurt you." The man said softly and I frowned was he the wolf?

Just as he was removing his hand I kicked him off and scrambled up and ran again.

Not five seconds and I was down face first in the dirt again.

"Don't run" he growled at me and I laid as still as I could. While panting and trying to catch my breath. My heart was beating so fast I could hear it and feel it thumping against my chest.

"What do you want?" I asked him in a whispered voice. Because I was scared if I talked any louder he would attack me.

"I don't want anything this is just a debt I have to pay" he said and sighed into my neck.

"Can you let me go?" I asked him and felt him sigh again, he got off of me and helped me up.

"Sorry but I need to take you back" he said and I just looked at him like he was crazy.

"Are you nuts I'm not going back, he nearly kill me last night, and… and I'm not someone's property and you're naked, why are you naked?. Oh shit you're a werewolf, well a small one but still a were, werewolf" I rambled out and looked at him with a panicked face.

"Shit werewolfs exist, if you do and vampires and then there is me… what else?" I asked to nobody particular. Starting to get a panic attack.

"Come on I need to get you back" he said and I took a step back and he took one towards me while holding his hand out.

"Don't make this harder for yourself" he said and I just shook my head, getting ready to run I heard him say "I'm sorry about this" and then it felt like a brick hit my head and I collapsed on the ground lights out.

When I woke again my head was throbbing and pounding.

"I really need to listen and do what I'm told" I grumbled and looked to my right where I saw the vampire and the wolf staring at me.

"What are you doing with her?" The wolf asked but the vampire dropped his fangs "none of your business wolf, now go you've done you're part" he growled and the wolf literally growled back.

The wolf started to walk but the vampire stopped him "oh and alcide the debt of your father is still not done".

So alcide was his name, I watched as he growled and walked out but before he was gone he looked back at me and said something but I couldn't read his lips because of my head.

"What is your name" he asked me again and I thought for a moment to give him a snarky remark but decided otherwise as I held my neck.

"Tell me yours first" I said and watched as he walked to me on the couch.

"I am eric northman, now who are you my sweet girl?" He asked and I shivered when he touched my cheek.

"Layla short for danalynne" I said and watched as he smiled and bent down "now how is it victoria let you go, it's too bad cause she had to pay the price" he said and my eyes grew wide "what did you do to her?" I screeched.

"Well she let you go and that just won't do, let's just say she is no longer with us" he said with a chuckle and I squirmed away from him.

"You're a monster!" I screamed at him and ran for the door hoping he would have had enough of this cat and mouse game.

Eric was in front of me in two seconds and grabbed my arms "victoria was my maid and now that she is gone, you will take over her duties" he said and I frowned "but...but" I tried to say but he stopped me.

"No buts" he said and pulled me after him "her duties were cooking when guests came and cleaning, you will do it all and follow my orders exactly as I say, or you will be punished" he said and again I wondered how bad it would be if I didn't listen.