His Forbidden Scarlett
My body felt like lead as I pushed myself up from the splintered floor, my knuckles raw and bloody.
Nino and the guards stood ten feet back, their hands hovering near their weapons, staring at me like I was a wild animal that needed to be put down.
I ignored them. My eyes frantically searched the room until they found her.
Scarlett was huddled against the base of the bed. Her white silk dress was crumpled, her hair wild, her small hands shaking violently as she pressed them against her chest. Tears silently overflowed her eyes.
And on her pale neck, right above the heavy diamond choker... were four red, bleeding punctures where my fangs had pressed into her flesh.