Don’t eat me Riven

CHAPTER SIX

Hazel’s POV




My throat was dry, and my voice trembled as if I was trying to speak but couldn't. His gaze swept back and forth over my body, looking at every detail, making me feel ashamed but unable to look away.

I swallowed a mouthful of saliva and tried to control my emotions as I said, "I don't know how I got here. I just suddenly woke up."

He frowned at my words, as if he didn't believe what I was saying. He took a step closer to me and I unconsciously took a step back, but he quickly cornered me against the wall. His body was pressed against mine, and I could clearly feel his muscles, causing my heart to tremble. He looked down at me and said in a hoarse voice, "You'd better not deceive me, or else you will regret it."

With his one hand on my face he pulled his free hand and reached for my school uniform. 

“N-no, please!” I protested to his sick smile. In one strong motion he tore through my clothes. 

My face turned bright red as my heart began to beat faster and faster. My lips couldn’t move, I was too stunned to protest as he shamelessly ripped my skirt in half too. 

Did this cult weirdo want me to be a naked member of hell too?!

“Ah!” I screamed, using my hands to try to cover myself. I couldn’t stand this exposure. I had never been naked in front of a man before, but maybe this evil man wasn’t a man at all. 

“Please-please I’m so sorry.” I said to him as his eyes examined my now exposed breasts. 

The handsome, snake eyed evil man grabbed my wrist with one hand, and placed his other hand over my mouth. 

“Shh.” He said to me. His face was inches from mine, his strange half scaled chest pressed into my body. How could he be so comfortable in our nakedness?!

I jerked my body away from him and accidentally fell to the floor. I stood and dusted myself off, still trying to cover myself. 

“Please, please tell me where I am, what is going on? I want to leave, I want to go home.” I said to him, small tears forming at the corners of my eyes. 

The man laughed. But he soon froze for some unknown reason.

“You’re not going anywhere sweetheart.” He said to me cruelly. 

“How dare you-” I began. 

“If you continue to whine I will throw you in the magma, and enjoy watching that gorgeous yet annoying body melt.” He threatened me with a flare in his eyes. That shut me up. 

I had to calm down. I had to figure out what he wanted. Why would he keep me here? Think Hazel, think. My eyes once again flickered to the purgatory seal, I had to escape through the magic circle.

The only possible thing I could come up with from the history books I had read on dragons is that they enjoyed eating women. Especially younger women. 

I had to figure out a way to show him that I was weak and get him to trust me. Once he trusted me I would have to figure out a way to climb up to the magic circle on the ceiling. But I trembled uncontrollably with fear.

The man looked at me curiously. I watched as his white blue eyes flickered back to his normal blue ones, then white again. 

Was his consciousness fighting through whatever evil was in front of me right now?

For a short second, it looked like the man was scared too, and like he wanted to run away from this evil place. Just as quickly however, his eyes flickered back to the evil snake eyes. 

The evil man took a step towards me again. I was frozen still as he looked across my face. He looked confused all of a sudden. 

His eyes flickered back to the evil white eyes and he lunged forward at me. 

I yelped and willed all of my powers forward. 

“Don’t eat me!” I screamed, using my powers to propel myself high into the air. My powers were very weak, and flying was not my strong suit, but I had to try in order not to be eaten by this strange man. 

I had to at least try. 

However, something blocked my way. 

My body began to suffer again. White hot pain like electric bolts began to shoot through my body. Of course there had been a trap set up.

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*Author’s note: Smart as you, you must have noticed that Hazel and Riven have secretly signed a mysterious contract that neither of them knows about: their emotions and physical reactions are linked together. But only Riven is affected by Hazel, so Hazel realizes this later and more slowly than Riven.*