"Where did you find him?" A voice whispered.
"I found him skulking around the lower district," another voice whispered.
"And you brought him here?" the first the voice said.
"I couldn't very well leave him down there, could I? Who knows what he would get up to!"
"What did you think he was looking for? Not many come around these parts nowadays. It's been such a dry year."
"Mother will be pleased," a third voice said. "we should notify her immediately!"
One of the voices hissed. "You want to hand him over so easily?"
"What other path is there? We can't hide him for long. She knows everything."
"But I wanted to play, at least for a little while!" The second voice sounded like she was pouting.
"You're so young, Daniela. You've never felt Mother's wrath like we have!" the third voice said. "You've no idea what she'll do if she finds out we kept this from her."
"I don't care, I've been so hungry for so long. I can smell his blood. And the sound of his heart is thumping in my ears!" Daniela said.
"Bella, let the girl have her fun." The second voice said.
"You remember what happened last time, don't you, Cassandra?" Bella said.
"All Too Well, sister," Cassandra said. "But mother is sleeping right now. She has no idea we have him in this dungeon. We could sate our hunger, and once we're done with him, we will take him straight to her."
"She will know," Bella said. "Wake him up, we will find out exactly what he's doing here before taking him to Mother!"
Cassandra walks over to their captive and slaps him across the face with a crack.
Ethan groans and blinks his eyes as he stirs from his sleep. "Where am I?"
"Somewhere you shouldn't be," Cassandra grinned at him.
"Tell us, human, what are you doing here? Why were you skulking around the lower levels of the castle? Are you a hunter?" Bella growled from across the room. She was leaning with her back against the wall.
Ethan shakes his head. "My car crashed, and these things started attacking me!"
Daniela lets out a high-pitched laugh. "he's met to the lycans!"
"I'm surprised they didn't tear him apart. Is he human?" Cassandra said.
"he smells human," Daniela giggled and gracefully slinked across the room like a snake. She reached out to brush the palm of her hand on Ethan's cheek.
"Let me go, I'm just looking for my daughter. That's all!"
All three women let out a laugh, showing three sets of fanged teeth.
"There is no hope for you, human. What you seek can not be retrieved. Miranda has taken her!" Bella said and stood up straight. "and in any case, you belong to us now. We will take you to Mother!"
"No!" Daniela screeched. "Just let me have a taste, please. She'll never know. She won't even be awake for a few hours!"
Bella sighed and looked over at the Cassandra, who was smiling. "What do you think?"
"You're the eldest. Perhaps you should decide!"
"So you can blame it on me to get yourself out of trouble?"
"I'll take the blame. If she discovers us, she can punish me!" Daniela said.
Bella sighed again, then waved her hand in the air in agreement, causing Daniella to shiver with excitement as she turned and gave Ethan a hungry look.
"Are you going to join me, sisters?" Daniella asked, looking from one sister to the other.
Ethan struggled against the chains wrapped around his wrists. He was hanging from the ceiling just high enough for the tips of his toes to touch the floor.
"There's no use in struggling," Cassandra purred as she and the other two women began to circle him like a hungry pack of wolves. "You can't escape, and even if you did, you wouldn't make it out of this room!"
"Get away from me, leave me alone!"
"Strip him!" Bella commanded.
The other two women wasted no time. One gripped his shirt and tugged, ripping it clean from his chest. The other hissed with excitement as she gripped his tattered shorts, ripped them from his legs, and tossed them into the corner of the room.
"Tell us, human, are you willing to die for your daughter?"
Ethan looked at the three smiling women and nodded. They were all roughly the same height. They were each wearing a black hooded robe, and all three of them had a choker around their necks embroidered with delicate gemstones. Bella was blonde, Cassandra a brunette, and the youngest of the three, Daniela, had fiery red hair. They were each smiling and wild-eyed as the circle they were walking in grew smaller, drawing them closer to him.
"Are we just going to drain him?" Daniela asked.
Bella chuckled under her breath. "You have a lot to learn, Daniela."
"Yes, sister," Cassandra hissed. "Where's the fun in just draining him? Do you think that's the only way we feed?"
"Then what?" Daniela asked.
"Isn't it obvious?" Cassandra said.
"we are going to fuck him!" Bella growled.