The Predator's Shadow

Esmeralda's POV

I couldn't sleep. I watched the ceiling fan swirling nonchalantly, watching it made my mind focused just a little bit.

Everytime I closed my eyes, I saw them. I saw Mr Rick's muscles, the way he slammed her ass cheeks. It honestly made me feel some kind of way. I remembered the way he watched me while he increased the pace on her. I guessed his anger toward me made him hurt her more.

You know what was funny? I think she was enjoying it and hating it the same damn time.

I got up from my bed and sat down on my chair. My room was decorated in the colour blue, my mum said it matched with my scales and body. But honestly I didn't think I even liked blue.

I stared at the mirror on my table, this was a makeup table so I heard. I doubt any kind of makeup would even make me pretty. I smirked at my reflection on it.

I reached out to the device she had dropped for me. It was a 100%, time 11:00 pm. It was so late already, I needed to sleep but hold, on let me check one tiny thing. I could check anything on this device. I mean I wasn't a total blank head, I had been schooled by my mother, yet what I had just seen, she had never told me about it before.

I opened the g****e app on my phone and typed in "man pinning woman on the bed yelling fuck, what does it mean?"

Immediately I was directed to a site and you wouldn't believe what I saw. I saw a video of the exact same thing my mum and Rick were doing. It was honestly so disgusting. This must be how humans made babies, so how come my mum never had a child of her own until she created me?

I got fed up with the videos and dropped my phone. I jumped on my bed, yanking the duvet over me.

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I curled up tightly in my bed when the smell of bacon drifted up my nose. I opened my eyes and the sun was already stretching over my room through my window. I guessed it was food time, I loved food so much. I jumped off my bed, stretching like a rubber band would.

I ran downstairs heading to the kitchen. My mum was there already, she wore a really tight red dress. Her eyes beaming in genuine light I had never seen before. It looked like she had the best time of her life last night.

"Good morning, my angel!" she said, spinning around to hand me a glass of water. "I have some news. My boss called. So I have to go on a short trip to Las Vegas today, we have an important meeting with a very special lab scientist. I will be back tomorrow okay."

I froze, the cool water halfway to my lips. "You are leaving me alone?"

"No dear, Your uhm...step father will be watching over you," she stuttered, patting my hair. Mr Rick walked into the kitchen holding a cup of coffee in his hands. He was wearing a black shirt and didn't button up completely, exposing some skin of his broad chest that had little dark strands of hair on it.

"Honey, you will look after our girl right? Mr Rick just nodded. He dropped the coffee on the kitchen counter and walked out the door, this time he didn't even take a look at me. Not even once.

"I will be back before you know it," mum said. She kissed my cheek, handed me a tray of food and left the kitchen.

I just stood in the kitchen wondering. Could I really cope with mean Rick in this house? I just need to stay in my room and avoid him till my mum gets back. I reassured myself, nodding but my heart kept pounding.

I watched my mum from the window as she pulled out the driveway leaving the mansion in a dead silence. I kept walking with my tray and headed for the stairs.

"Come back here and sit," a husky voice cut through the silence. It was definitely Mr Rick.

I froze on the first step of the stairs. My heart hammered against my ribs like a trapped bird. I gripped the edges of the food tray so hard and turned around heading to the dining table he was seated.

I sat down facing him. I buried my face on my plate as my fingers trembled while I tried to hold my fork. He reached out and snatched a piece of bacon from my tray, eating it slowly while he stared at my face hungrily.

"Your mum is away, so new rules hybrid," his voice was a low growl. Like your mother's wish to watch over you. I don't want you out of my sight. We eat together. Bathe together. Sleep together. You get me!" he barked.

I nodded my head.

"No...no don't do that. Say yes daddy!"

"Yes...daddy!" my voice tiny and frail. I thought he had just hated the fact I was his daughter. What's this title of daddy he was claiming now.

He kept on eating normally while I struggled to eat my food. He may be mean to me but the memory of his bare chest wouldn't leave my head. Should I ask him about what I saw last night? I wondered.

I was done eating and so was he. He stood up from his chair, crossing over to my side. He leaned forward at my back, picking my tray up when he maybe unintentionally spilled the remaining tea on my laps."

"Ouuu," the tea stinged my thigh. It was still hot. Mr Rick didn't flinch, he just swung the chair around to him. He went down on his knees and raised my long gown up. He raised it high enough my whole thigh was exposed.

"I think you are a fish," he said as he ran his veiny hand through my wet thigh. He suddenly stopped in between my thigh. My body was already screaming for help, I loved what he just did. He should have kept running his fingers like that."

"Something tells me, you just enjoyed this and it makes me really mad. I want you to hate it!" he growled.

Before I could blink, he raised his both palms up and pressed them on my boobs, squeezing it so tightly. I finally let out a low whimper. His eyes suddenly darkened.

Did I just do something wrong? I mean this is my mum's husband I shouldn't be enjoying this. This was what they called taboo in that video wasn't it?

"Still enjoying it, little monster?" Rick whispered, as he squeezed tighter. His eyes wide with an expression I couldn't even read.