I woke up to massive pain in my temples. The pain reached all through my neck and through my shoulders. I opened my heavy eyes and then paused. This was not my house. The sheets and my surroundings were unfamiliar to me. The blinds were closed, barely letting light through to show it was morning. I looked down at my body and saw that I wasn't in my own clothes. I wore a dark V-neck that barely covered my panties.
"Where the hell am I?" I panicked. "Who the fuck changed my clothes?" As memories started flooding back from the previous night I jumped out of the bed and ran to the mirror across the room. I touched my neck and was astonished to see nothing. Not even a reflection. Nothing but the dark dimly lit room that was displayed behind me. I must've been drugged. It's the only possible solution.
"How long have I been out? What day is it?" My head burned. I looked down to my body below. The shirt fell further below my waist standing up. "I need to get out of here before-," my own thoughts were cut off by a voice from the corner behind the door.
"What are you doing here baby? You're up later than usual," a male voice said with a gritty voice. I froze.
"Who's there?" I barely shuttered out.
"We are done with your little games hun. You know who I am." His voice sounds almost familiar. Like an old friend. But it couldn't come to me. The door moved slowly forward. I saw a figure sitting in a wooden chair. He stood and walked out of his hiding place showing a tall, slim build. His skin was pale, almost sickly, but something about it made it almost impossible to look away from. A tinge of grey seemed to loom over his very presence, and the faint light shining through the curtains only highlighted his features.
"Come on. Don't keep up his act," he asked firmly, and increasingly less playful. He stretched out his arm and beckoned me toward him as he himself headed closer to me. I could tell he was getting agitated, so I walked toward him to keep on his good side. Although I had no clue who he was or what he was talking about for some reason, I felt like I could trust him. I grabbed the hand he held out and in one swift motion, he pulled my body next to his. He was cold. I, myself, don't mind the cold but he was cold. I was close enough to see his brilliant green eyes glare at me. He smelled my hand that he still held like it was the sweetest scent he had ever come across. Even being so close to him, I was not afraid. He then, without hesitation, pulled me into a kiss.
Pulling away, he said, "There we go darling, I was beginning to think something was wrong." He smiled. Something was off about his toothy grin, but it was charming in some sort of unexplainable way. He turned us back towards the large bed I woke up in moments before. Glancing back in the mirror, I once again saw nothing but the dinghy room. This must be some sort of fever dream or something. This is still just in my head. As I was thinking, I suddenly realized he had stopped pushing me toward the bed. I looked at his face. It burned with sudden anger.
"Whaaaa..." I could barely make out. I was terrified. One moment I felt like I could trust him but that immediately dissipated.
"You don't remember, do you?" My mind went into survival mode. I didn't know what he'd do to me If I told him the truth. I had to keep going along with it.
"Of course, dear," I said giving him a sly grin. I grabbed his cold hand and led him closer to the bed. He took his hand back but proceeded to push me down onto the mattress.
"What do you remember?" His green eyes flashed vividly in the low light. He rested his left knee upon the bed, never moving his gaze from me.
"Who am I?" he said, this time, cracking the tiniest of smiles. He inched ever so closer. With one fluid motion, he turned me over. I was left breathless. He traced a finger down the back of my bare thigh. I shivered.
"Who. Am. I," he chopped up his words.
"You're mine," I said, half hoping I said something right and half believing it. I wanted it to be true. Right now. At this moment. I wanted him. I wanted him so badly. "I want you," I said in a believable voice. He grabbed a hand full of my loose hair and pulled at it which yanked my neck backward. With his other hand, he held down my arm closest to him. He leaned closer until I could feel his lips on my ear. Silence.
Until he said, "I know it's you, Caroline." That name. It seemed. That name. I remembered that name. I remembered - What did I remember? His raspy voice in my ear, the almost nonexistent breath that grazed my earlobe. It was all too much. Nothing made sense but everything felt as if things were going exactly how they were supposed to. His lips seemed to push further into my ear, just as his weight shifted in the bed. All I could think was how much I wanted him. I got out of his grip and then threw him off me. He flew to the opposite side. He gained his balance quickly and gave me an angered look. With a quickness I did not know I had, I climbed on top of him and pinned him down. He still looked angered. But I didn't care.
"Caroline," he yelled and tried to get from my grip.
"Dimitri," I said but did not know where such a name came from.
"I will not sleep with you. You know how I feel about Alice," he said innocently. I became furious.