Four or Dead by G O A

Four or Dead

When I am done with the airplanes, I turn my attention to the books

While many are about airplanes, there are some written by Charles Dickens, Tolkien, and Bram Stoker, and other authors. Some of them are bound in leather or are rare editions. I run the tip of my index finger across the spines of the books

Only one caught my eye

The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne. First edition

It is Alekos' favorite story. Mine as well. We read it together many times

I pick it up and open it. I am no expert on old books, but how much is a first edition worth? Moving a finger up and down a page, I leave a trail of blood behind it. A thousand dollars? I flip a few pages and circle some drawings. More? Should I rip some pages? Will he even notice it? I love books, and I would have a heart attack to see books torn apart

While Alekos deserves it, the book did nothing to me

If Stefan would take me to Carlos for flushing his precious ring, Alekos would probably snap my neck for destroying his book

After the sacrilege of destroying a few more pages with my bloodied fingers, I put the book on the bed and look around the room. While I could do more, it is a matter of time before I am found. And I still have to destroy something of Reyes'

I return to the door, and I am about to unlock it when I hear the voices of Alekos and Stefan in the hallway. I lean my ear against the cold surface of the door and listen

"T will take Giselle to the basement, and after that, we will see how our Angel is doing," says Alekos. "Wait for me in the living room."

Their Angel? Is this some kind of a joke? My gaze travels to his bed

Wait until they discover what I've done

Giselle whimpers and tries to say something, but Reyes snarls at her, his voice low and thick with hatred, "Shut the fuck up! Be grateful that Alekos is willing to give you one more chance to prove your loyalty to us. During the next gathering, Lords from other cities will be at our Blood Lodge. Make sure to put that mouth to good use while they are here. Until tomorrow night, you can perfect your skill with the men of the house."

"She is not one of the pornai girls," Alekos intervenes

What is a pornai girl? I've never heard of that term before

"The fuck she isn't. I don't care that your demon is a Leviathan and is stronger than our Belials, when it comes to things that affect our bonded, we should make decisions together. Giselle needs to learn never to disrespect our woman, our Lady, ever again." Reyes sounds very

angry

Belials? Leviathan? What is Reyes talking about? What lies did Giselle tell about me?

Not that it comes as a surprise that Giselle lied about me. From my experience, some women do that when it comes to getting into men's pants. My shoulders slump. I would have gladly let her have Alekos if she really wanted him that badly. There was no need to get in so much trouble

When they see what I have done, would they take me to the Blood Lodge-probably similar to the Celestial Heaven, where the Dukes gather every Sunday and have me service the Lords together with Giselle?

Maybe I should not have flushed Stefan's ring and destroyed Alekos' stuff..

"Reyes is right. I told you many times that I don't trust Giselle, but you wouldn't listen," Stefan says next. "Now, look what happened when we trusted her. Angel is going to be livid when she wakes up."

My eyebrows shook up. Livid? I am more than livid. But at least now they know the truth

Giselle starts crying hysterically. "I did not lie."

I let out a faint sigh. In a way, I understand Giselle. What Lord would

take home the daughter of a Duke who is supposed to get married to Carlos de la Torre and name her the new Lady of the house? She did

what she thought was best for her and everyone living in the house. I don't think it was only because of jealousy but because of fear

"Shut up," all three men growl at Giselle at the same time. A whimper followed

I feel sorry for Giselle. Even if she did spread lies about me, I don't want her to get punished. If not for me asking for Alekos' help, Giselle would not be in trouble right now

The sound of the elevator opening makes Giselle beg. "Please. I am telling the truth."

"Get inside!" Alekos orders her

"Let's see if our Nena is awake," Reyes suggests to Stefan after the elevator leaves

"Didn't Alekos say to wait for him in the living room?" "Since when do we do whatever Alekos asks of us?"

"Fine," Stefan gives in. "But if she is still asleep, we will go to the living

room."

My heart starts pounding in my chest. I am in so much shit. If they almost drove me to the edge of insanity for only thinking I was spying

for Carlos, what would they do to me now?

I listen as they go to Stefan's room, and with great care, I unlock the door, open it, and peek into the hallway. Reyes and Stefan have their

backs to me and make no sound as they walk. How can they be that quiet? The floor always squeaks under my feet

I wait until they enter Stefan's room to tiptoe down the hallway in the opposite direction, toward Reyes' room

"Nena?" Reyes' voice reaches me. He sounds... scared? I must be imagining it

I open the door to Reyes' room and get inside

"Reyes, come here!" Stefan shouts. "There are bloody footprints in the hallway."

Fuck! Not only did I cut my hands, but my feet as well. I barely register the pain so I forgot about the blood or the shards stuck in my damaged flesh, but there is no time to get them out. I have to hide

Someone whistles

"T don't even want to know what Alekos will do when he sees his room

Isn't that the book Nikolas gave Alekos a day before he was killed?" Reyes says loud enough for me to hear him

Nikolas gave Alekos the book I destroyed? Shit. I am in shit up to my

neck

"She is in your room now. We should stop whatever damage she is doing to your stuff before she harms herself even more," Stefan says next

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"What stuff?" Reyes asks, confused. "Fuck! The guitar!"

I furrow my brows. I vaguely remember a guitar in Reyes' closet. Well, if I am going to be killed or taken to the Blood Lodge, at least I will go, knowing I destroyed something precious to all three of the guys. I march over to the closet where the guitar is

Not even half a minute later, Reyes and Stefan find me in the middle of the walk-in closet, sitting on the ottoman, the electric guitar in my hands

"Take one more step, and I will smash it to the ground," I warn them when they keep advancing toward me

They stop a few feet away from me

Reyes turns pale. "Nena, put the guitar on the floor and let me see your feet and hands. You are bleeding."

I laugh. "Who the fuck do you think you are to always order me around?"

Stefan crosses his arms over his chest. "We are your Lords. And must I remind you that you made a contract with us?"

"Except I didn't sign any contract," I say. I brush my fingers on top of the strings

Reyes looks like he is going to be sick

The guitar is apparently very important to him

"Put the guitar down, and we won't do anything to you." Reyes' voice is trembling. "Let me take care of your wounds."

I laugh again, and only seconds later, my laughter turns into crying- ugly crying. "You think I care about some stupid cuts? I flushed Gollum's precious ring down the toilet and destroyed Alekos' book. I think I am pretty much screwed at this point."

Stefan's eyes go wide. "What ring are you talking about?"

ignore him as I look into Reyes' green gaze, tears running down my cheeks. "Fuck you for pushing me inside that room last night. It makes me not feel bad for what I will do now."Content rights belong to NôvelDrama.Org.

I stand. Before Reyes can stop me, I smash the guitar on the floor

"Fuck you all," I whimper before falling to my knees and burying my face in my palms, sobs escaping from my mouth