Be Careful When You Bite Me

Chapter 29

“That’s not true Damon, I love you, and when I get my hands on that lying filthy Holly-“

“Get out!”

I jumped up at the sound of Damon’s roar and felt the goosebumps line my skin. I’ve never heard him

so angry before.

“Damon-“ Isabelle began again but he cut her off.

I seen Damon’s hands flash up faster then I could have imagined and grab Isabelle by her throat,” If

you ever come near her, I’ll bury you dead with a stake right through your heart.”

Isabelle struggled to get Damon’s hands off. I got up and quickly ran down the hallway and back down

the stairs to my room before anybody could tell I was there.

I didn’t know how long I should wait before I went out there again and part of me feared that my scent

would have lingered in the hallways. I replied what Holly had said about me in her head.

She was clearly planning something and I had to get out of here before she does.

I thought of Damon and how angry he had gotten at her for making that threat about me.

Does he care? Do I?

It was becoming more clear that Luna had been right about Damon having a soft spot, whether it was

for me or it was the fact that he was a good guy in general was beyond me. Part of me wanted to

believe that it was strictly the fact that he’s a decent person, just like he tried to spare the jester, he was

trying to spare me. Part of me knew that I was only trying to believe this to make it easier on my heavy

conscious when I finally break out of here with Dimitiri.

What ever the case may be, I needed to get out of my feels and focus.

A light knock on my door brought me back to reality.

“Come in,” I replied and to the irony of the situation, walked in Damon.

“Hi,” he greeted, watching me as if I were made out of glass,” I just wanted to check on you.”

The same feeling of guilt rose yet again and I tried to stabilize my breathing,” I’m alright, thank you for

last night.”

“It was my pleasure,” he smiled softly, making my heart melt just a little bit. I wondered what it would

have felt like to fall asleep in his arms,” I’m getting ready to go to the village now, are you ready.”

I quickly nodded and stood up,” yes I am.”

I followed behind him after fingering my bra to make sure the phone and the note were both in there.

We got downstairs to the main garden where the same black car was waiting, two guards standing as if

waiting for us.

Damon did something that sent me both speechless and surprised. He leaned down and opened my

door. I couldn’t manage to find a way to break eye contact from him. I tried to blink my eyes but they

were caught in the golden rays of his gaze. I pursed my lips to make out the words,”t-thank you,” but for

some reason my feet wouldn’t move.

It must have been a couple of seconds until I regained control over the movement of my body and

looked down at my feet before hurriedly getting into the car. Damon got in on his side and I could feel

his gaze on mines. I avoided it completely for the entire car ride and kept my eyes out the window.

When we finally neared the village, I began to memorize the street signs glued to the pavement brick

walls that made the small shops and houses.

4th street....6th street.

I remembered that Luna had said Dimitiri’s food stand was at 23rd street. The car finally came to a halt

at 17th street and Damon began to exit the car.

I quickly reached into my bra and took out the note I had made for Dimitiri and shoved it up my sleeve. I

mirrored then Damon’s actions and walked to his side,” Do you mind if I browse the shops?”

His face wrinkled in confusion,” why would you want to do that?”

I resisted the urge to swallow,”I’d like some fruit, the maids always bring me a sandwich, it kinda makes

me wish having something fresh.”

Damon nodded,” alright, don’t go far.”

He gestured for a guard who stepped out of the car and joined me,” stay with her.”

Shit.

“I don’t need a guard, it’s not necessary-“

Damon was already walking away,” it’s not negotiable.”

Before I could utter another word, he had already disappeared down the street. I wondered what he

was up to or what he was doing but I convinced myself that I didn’t care. I looked up at the guard who

was glued to my side and smiled,” okay.”

I just have to be more slick.

We walked up the slightly uphill street and I couldn’t help but feel sorrow for the people strolling the

streets. They looked like something out of an olden day movie, hauling carriages with fruit and

vegetables, dressed in rags for clothing, the main purpose of their life being to keep the vampires fed.

I wondered if they knew that there were other humans who didn’t have to live like this.

A lady holding hands with a toddler passed by me, her small son looking up at me and smiling.

I smiled back despite the sudden feeling of dread that captured my throat.

We kept walking, until I caught sight of the street sign that read 23rd street. I did a 360, trying to

examine my surroundings and there it was. A small, sodden carriage with two wheels, the end of it was

balancing on the wall. The carriage held apples, pears, oranges and banana. Standing beside the

carriage, speaking with an elderly lady, was a lean but slightly build Dimitiri, who reached up to push

back the shaggy blond hair from his eyes. He wore a sleeveless t-shirt that had stains on it. On the side

of his neck was a shiny new scar that resembled the ones I had.

I took in a deep breath and thought of how I might do this. I eyed the guard beside me who was staring

off into the distance somewhere.

At least his eyes aren’t glued to me.

I took a couple of casual steps towards the carriage, keeping my eyes levelled with the fruit. I felt the

guard beside me mirror my action.

“Hello,” said Dimitiri. His voice was deep although he looked young. His bright blue eyes were almost

as bright as his hair,” what can I get for you.”

I remembered what Luna had said about asking him for strawberries.

“Hi,” I replied,” I was wondering if you had some strawberries?”

He took a second to register, his face had gone from blank to confusion to sudden realization and he

said,” n-no, but I can get you some.”

I nodded,” I’d like that. I live in the castle, I’d need it delivered today, at around 8.” Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

He nodded and looked up at the guard nervously,” Okay, sure thing. I can do that.”

I fiddled with my sleeves until the note dropped to the palm of my hands.

With my other hand I poked the guard.

He looked down at me with big black eyes and said,” Yes?”

“I want to go back to the car, do you remember the way?”

He looked to his right and pointed and as he did that, I dropped the piece of paper in the direction that

Dimitiri was standing.

The guard looked back down at me,” this way, let’s do.”

I nodded and hurriedly walked behind the guard. I only looked back to see that Dimitiri now had the

note in his hands and was reading it.

When we got to the car, Damon was still not inside. I finally released the breath that I had not realized I

had been holding. I wiped the droplets of sweat off my forehead and attempted to slow down my

breathing.

I had to remind myself that that had been the easy part. The hard part was yet to come.

I wondered if Luna had figured out a plan yet. Isabelle didn’t seem like the type of person who would

breath their word and if she has something planned for me, it’s going to happen soon. I knew I had to

keep Damon close until then. For now, he was my only protection.

One more day, I reminded myself, just one more.

Damon finally got back into the car.

He looked down at my hands,” you didn’t get anything?”

“No, I-I really wanted strawberries and the guy at the shop said he could deliver it tonight, is that ok?”

He stayed silent for a second and I began to panic that I had just given the entire plan away.

Was I not supposed to mention that they were strawberries? Did he know?

I felt as if I was on the verge of vomiting when Damon finally broke the silence with,” what is it with girls

and strawberries?”

My heart still thudded abruptly through my chest and I tried to calm myself down.

I took that as a sign that it was alright and maintained my gaze outside like previously.

When we got back to the castle, I practically ran out of the car and down the hallways, back up into my

room. I clutched my covers and tried to push back the urge to vomit. Sweat poured down my face and I

realized that I felt worse then I had initially thought.

I took the phone out of my bra and turned it on. Seconds later, the Home Screen flashed white with the

words;

1 missed call.