back at the park, remember?”
“Let me see it,” I said moving closer.
He glared at me and raised the gun. “Right, like I’m going to go and fall for that again.”
I released a deep sigh. “Look, I’m sorry, but you’re the one who kidnapped and put me in this situation. You can’t expect me to be passive about it.”
Austin stared at me for a few seconds then his eyes softened. He offered me his hand and I examined the wound.
“This looks really infected,” I said. There was a lot of puss and a redness that was beginning to extend up his arm. “Does it hurt?”
He nodded. “It hurts more than my shoulder, now. That reminds me, we need to get back to the truck so I can take some more Vicodin. Please, hand over your weapon before one of us gets hurt.”
I raised my chin defiantly. “I’m not letting you hold me prisoner, Austin.”
His mouth curled up into an angry scowl and he took a step closer to me. “You’re mine and I’m not letting you go,” he growled.
I knew he was crushing on me a little heavily, but the way he said that was enough to send anyone over the edge. I took a step back. “Austin…”
Before I could finish my sentence, his face went slack and he toppled to the ground, unconscious.
Chapter Ten
I hesitated about getting any closer to Austin, even though he appeared to be sleeping, but I really wanted his gun. As I leaned over him to pick it up, he grabbed me and pulled me to the ground.
“Looking for something?” he sneered, taking the war hammer from my grasp and tossing it aside.
“Let me go!” I demanded as I struggled to free myself. He was incredibly strong, even with his injuries. Before I knew it, he was on top of me, pinning me firmly to the ground.
He smiled nastily. “Now, let's see how “Wild” you really are.”
I turned my face away as he tried to capture my lips with his and attempted to knee him between the legs, but his heavy weight made it difficult. “Please Austin, don't do this!” I pleaded, my heart pounding madly in my chest.
“Not so courageous now, are you?” he whispered. His eyes burned into mine, shocking me into silence. Ruptured red capillaries lined the whites of his eyes and the skin on his forehead was beginning to get that same mottled look I'd seen on the zombies.
Either he’s turning into a zombie or one of us is completely losing their mind , I thought. Tears of frustration burned my eyes as I struggled to get away from him.
“You're all mine, now,” he growled. Then his mouth found my neck and he kissed me roughly, even grazing the tender skin with his teeth. When something warm began sliding down my neck and he moaned with pleasure, I shuddered in horror as I realized he was reveling in the taste of my blood.
Then, miraculously, he rolled off of me.
I sat up and watched, paralyzed in horror as Austin had some type of major seizure.
“Help me,” he gurgled as his head thrashed around and white foam bubbled out of his cracked lips.
As my shock wore off, I scrambled to my feet, grabbing both the gun and war hammer. I backed away from him, not knowing exactly what to do. My feelings were so jumbled, part of me wanted to help but the other wanted to get as far away from him as I could.
When Austin finally stopped convulsing on the floor, he turned to me and my pulse roared in my ears. The look in his bloodshot eyes was of a predator ready to pounce. I knew instinctively that he wanted to devour me, in a totally different sense than before. As I raised the war hammer to end it before he went all zombie on me, he snapped out of it and looked at me in horror.
“What the hell are you doing, Wild?” he asked sharply.
I backed away from him, holding my weapon up. “You're... changing Austin,” I said. “A moment ago you were ready to kill me. I saw it in your eyes.”
He looked at me like I was crazy and shook his head. “Jesus, I'd never kill you Cassie. I admit that I blacked out a second ago, but
“Let me see it,” I said moving closer.
He glared at me and raised the gun. “Right, like I’m going to go and fall for that again.”
I released a deep sigh. “Look, I’m sorry, but you’re the one who kidnapped and put me in this situation. You can’t expect me to be passive about it.”
Austin stared at me for a few seconds then his eyes softened. He offered me his hand and I examined the wound.
“This looks really infected,” I said. There was a lot of puss and a redness that was beginning to extend up his arm. “Does it hurt?”
He nodded. “It hurts more than my shoulder, now. That reminds me, we need to get back to the truck so I can take some more Vicodin. Please, hand over your weapon before one of us gets hurt.”
I raised my chin defiantly. “I’m not letting you hold me prisoner, Austin.”
His mouth curled up into an angry scowl and he took a step closer to me. “You’re mine and I’m not letting you go,” he growled.
I knew he was crushing on me a little heavily, but the way he said that was enough to send anyone over the edge. I took a step back. “Austin…”
Before I could finish my sentence, his face went slack and he toppled to the ground, unconscious.
Chapter Ten
I hesitated about getting any closer to Austin, even though he appeared to be sleeping, but I really wanted his gun. As I leaned over him to pick it up, he grabbed me and pulled me to the ground.
“Looking for something?” he sneered, taking the war hammer from my grasp and tossing it aside.
“Let me go!” I demanded as I struggled to free myself. He was incredibly strong, even with his injuries. Before I knew it, he was on top of me, pinning me firmly to the ground.
He smiled nastily. “Now, let's see how “Wild” you really are.”
I turned my face away as he tried to capture my lips with his and attempted to knee him between the legs, but his heavy weight made it difficult. “Please Austin, don't do this!” I pleaded, my heart pounding madly in my chest.
“Not so courageous now, are you?” he whispered. His eyes burned into mine, shocking me into silence. Ruptured red capillaries lined the whites of his eyes and the skin on his forehead was beginning to get that same mottled look I'd seen on the zombies.
Either he’s turning into a zombie or one of us is completely losing their mind , I thought. Tears of frustration burned my eyes as I struggled to get away from him.
“You're all mine, now,” he growled. Then his mouth found my neck and he kissed me roughly, even grazing the tender skin with his teeth. When something warm began sliding down my neck and he moaned with pleasure, I shuddered in horror as I realized he was reveling in the taste of my blood.
Then, miraculously, he rolled off of me.
I sat up and watched, paralyzed in horror as Austin had some type of major seizure.
“Help me,” he gurgled as his head thrashed around and white foam bubbled out of his cracked lips.
As my shock wore off, I scrambled to my feet, grabbing both the gun and war hammer. I backed away from him, not knowing exactly what to do. My feelings were so jumbled, part of me wanted to help but the other wanted to get as far away from him as I could.
When Austin finally stopped convulsing on the floor, he turned to me and my pulse roared in my ears. The look in his bloodshot eyes was of a predator ready to pounce. I knew instinctively that he wanted to devour me, in a totally different sense than before. As I raised the war hammer to end it before he went all zombie on me, he snapped out of it and looked at me in horror.
“What the hell are you doing, Wild?” he asked sharply.
I backed away from him, holding my weapon up. “You're... changing Austin,” I said. “A moment ago you were ready to kill me. I saw it in your eyes.”
He looked at me like I was crazy and shook his head. “Jesus, I'd never kill you Cassie. I admit that I blacked out a second ago, but
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