Be Careful When You Bite Me

Chapter Sixteen

"A foreigner that had nothing to gain from telling me the truth. You and Seth want my place on the throne and that's going to happen over my dead body-"

"Damon please, listen to me, that pathetic girl likes you, she was jealous-"

"And you thought that if Seth couldn't have the throne, you'd at least have me hooked, either way, you'd be Queen, I must admit I underestimated you, but you're a worse than those slimy cousins of yours."

"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 than 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 Isabelle 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, that 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 Dimitri.

Whatever 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 with 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.