CHAPTER 9

"MAYBE it's about time she respected us." I heard someone say before Danny grabbed my hands again and I gasped before shaking my head.

"Stop! Let me go!" I yelled, trying to jerk my hands away but he was a lot stronger. His grip started to get a lot stronger and a whimper escaped through my lips as I struggled to free myself from his grasp.

"What's going on?" Draven's voice caused everyone to freeze and I turned my head to look at him enter the room before appearing in front of us within seconds.

"She's being difficult again. We can't even continue this meeting." Danny muttered, releasing his grip and I went silent, my stomach turning ice when I realized Draven was now burning holes through my face again.

"What's she done now?" He asked, softly yet harshly and Irene immediately explained how I refused to sit with any guy. I just kept silent as I stared at her, finding it hard to believe that she'd rather take a vampires side rather than her own kind.

"Sit. With anyone you want to." Draven ordered, sitting down on the sofa and I glimpsed back at him before giving a quick glance across the room. I could see Edward pointing his index finger towards his face as he kept mouthing the words 'pick me' but I ignored him and stared at each and every one of them.

"I don't want to sit anyone." I stated my words carefully, hoping it wouldn't annoy or piss of Draven but of course I was wrong.

"Just sit! We're already late because of you!" I heard him snap but I didn't turn to face him. I couldn't.

"Oh, for fuck's sake." I heard him mutter at my silence before two large hands grabbed my waist, pulling them down. I squealed and landed on his lap and turned to look up at him as he wrapped an arm around my waist before shooting me a glare.

"Stop, I feel uncomfortable-" I said quickly, trying to brush his hands away when he grasped my upper arm before giving them a tight squeeze, causing me to whimper in pain.

"Stop releasing." He whispered into my ears through gritted teeth and I went silent before nodding, feeling weak and helpless. "Begin." He instructed and everyone nodded before the so-called-meeting-began.

After half an hour or so, I started to have this sick feeling in my stomach as Draven kept going on and on about some special meeting with the humans. I'm surprised I wasn't shaking as much as I expected myself to.

"If only I picked Edward or anyone else rather than-" My thoughts trailed away when I felt Draven's hand trail down from my hands to my thighs before he started running circles on them with his fingers, causing my breath to hitch in fear. I glanced at him but he was still talking to the other guys, completely ignoring my presence. Was he doing it unintentionally?

I started squirming in my position uncomfortably and was about to say something when I noticed Ferra scowling at me as she mouthed the words 'you're dead.' It's no surprise that the girls were mad that of all the people, I got to sit with Draven. But it's not like I wanted to.

"So we hold a meeting and ask the girls to give a speech-"

"Um-" I interrupted Draven, who stopped to look at me before his eyebrows furrowed together in annoyance.

"What?" He muttered and I looked down to stare at his right hand that was still placed on my thighs. He followed my gaze and stopped to stare for a few seconds before going silent.

"Why? Does this make you uncomfortable?" He finally asked, squeezing my thigh softly and I gasped before grabbing his hands to brush them away but he held them firmly, making sure that I wasn't able to move.

"Yes!" I said, raising my voice a little and I watched him frown at me before speaking. 

"If you don't want my hands to move all the way then I suggest you stop-moving." He whispered into my ears, emphasizing the last two and I blushed slightly before turning away. He wouldn't dare... would he?

"The meeting will be tomorrow or within this week. Tonight we go out." Draven said before everyone agreed and nodded. I watched all of them get up and was about to stand up as well when Draven grabbed my upper arm, holding me in place.

"I suggest you don't do anything reckless today." He leaned closer to whisper in my ears and I shuddered when I felt his lips brushing against my earlobes. Little does he know that I was planning to escape tonight.

"Yeah." I said shortly, hoping he'd let me go now but apparently he had something else to say as well.

"If I catch you doing anything stupid, which I have no doubt you will, sooner or later." He started, sarcasm dripping in his words and I held back the urge to roll my eyes. Perhaps if he wasn't blood-thirsty, creepy and ill-tempered vampire who I was not afraid of then yes, I'd probably show off a lot of attitude. "I'll make sure you regret it." He finished, his voice turning dead serious within seconds and I gulped softly before nodding again. He released me from his grip and I quickly rushed out of the room, ignoring some guys and girls calling my name as I stormed out.

That night, I placed around the room, biting the tip of my fingernails as I tried to come up with the perfect plan.

"Oh god. Who am I kidding? The only way out for me is through the window." I muttered, turning to look at the window that was now wide open. Tonight was my second night here, which means that I'm going to have to let at least one of those vampires have a taste of my blood before I go to sleep. Like hell I was going to let that happen.