The girl woke with the distinct feeling that something was wrong. Not seriously wrong, but awkward somehow. Through the haze of sleep she realized that she was splayed out on her back. She never slept on her back. Her pose of choice during slumber was curled on her side, her arm tightly wrapped around a pillow. And yet, she had woken on her back, and all of her limbs were stretched out, forming an 'X'.
She tried to open her eyes, and felt resistance. The last tendrils of sleep dissipated quickly as alarm coursed through her system. She realized that something very smooth and cool was wrapped around her head, covering her eyes.
Struggling to sit up, she felt the same material bound around her wrists and ankles, allowing her very little mobility. She tried not to panic, jerking her limbs to loosen the bonds, but to no avail. The material was strong enough to hold, and bit slightly into her skin.
Again, she felt absolutely helpless, and naked. There was a thin blanket covering her body, but she knew that she wore nothing underneath.
"Ahhhh," She heard the half-sigh to her left. "You're awake." The voice was soft, but there was only one voice she knew that sounded like dark melted chocolate. It was
him
. The one who had bitten her. The sound of his voice sent a shiver of fear and, surprisingly, anticipation, across her skin.
"Wha⦠what are you doing�" Her voice was hoarse and the words felt like glass scraping the inside of her throat.
The vampire sat in a large leather chair at the side of the bed that the girl lay upon. He wore only a black silk robe, and despite his casual pose, his eyes were glinting red with a predatory energy. He stood slowly, silently, approaching the bed.
"I'm proving a point." He crooned. His gaze slid over her hungrily, and then flicked over to the figure sitting on the other side of the bed.
Fort sat glaring at the vampire, his eyes radiant with anger. He had been arranged in a chair, his hands were bound tightly behind him, and duct tape had been smoothed over his mouth. The vampire chuckled softly, watching Fortinbras carefully as he reached down to pull the silk cover off of the girl's naked form.
The girl was trembling, having heard the vampire's calculated chuckle.
"Honey, you never did tell me your name..." The vampire admonished quietly. The sheet started to slide slowly off of her form and she jerked against the restraints, but it was more of an automatic reaction than any real attempt to free herself.
"L-Lia." She whispered. Air rushed against her bared skin, and her nipples puckered against the cold and the magnified feeling of being naked and unable to cover herself. She moaned softly, powerless as sensations crawled across her flesh.
Though the master was slowly uncovering Lia, he was watching Fort, enjoying his reaction. Fort was seething, straining against his restraints. The rough rope scraped his wrists as he twisted and yanked. In all his years of service to the master, he had never had to witness any of the vampire's cruelties.