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"I’ to hurt you," he says "I just need you calm"

Then he sinks his teeth into my neck

Chapter 32

"What do you think it’s like to live in the outside world?" I’ on the concrete floor

The guy I speak to is a few years older, with dark hair, and eyes as black as ash Sylas

"Better than in here," he says, pointing at the red door "Anything would be better than living in here"

A scream reverberates from the hall and I shudder "You don’t think that’s Aiden, do you?" I ask

Sylas looks at erously "Do you worry about me like that? When I’m back there?"

"Do you want me to worry about you?" I try to sound confident, but hein "Never I only want you to worry about yourself" Then he brushes his lips against mine

"You’re next," Aiden says and we pull away His arms are covered in cuts and bruises cover his face

I ju" I touch his bruises

He covers my hand with his "He didn’t want me to heal today"

I frown "I’m sorry you’re hurt"

"It’s okay" He brushesbetter now"

Sylas jumps to his feet and stomps down the hall

"You shouldn’t let hiround and crosses his legs "He loves to get inside your head"

I sit down beside him and rest my head on his shoulder "It’s okay He won’t hurt me"

Aiden shakes his head and then rests it on top ofout of it"

"You shouldn’t be so mean to him," I say "He’s you brother"

"Only by blood," he whispers "And e"

My face rests in war from my neck My eyelids flutter open and I see shoes, black with clunky soles and broken shoelaces

"You sure she’s not dead?" A voice says "You dropped her pretty hard when you brought her in here"

"She’s not dead," another answers "Look, she’s still breathing And if you listen really really hard, you can detect her tiny little heart beat"

"So she’s turning hu--she chose not to take the medicine"

"Well, it’s not her choice now," the other replies "You know Sylas will make her do it--she has to be one of us, or this won’t work"

I analyze my options There are two of the I never bleed, whichain and is going to take th Sylas has, they’ll be able to kill ers

And what if they bite like hi fro? Strong or not, infected or not, I’ive up I take a deep breath and swiftly roll on ht behind the kneecap and the other one right between the legs One collapses to the concrete ground, but the other only stumbles I leap toles to his feet, while the other charges Both their eyes are black, but burn like a fire to kill I try to run, one foot in front of the other But I’rabsinto hs "Let " His teeth are sharp, his lips a deep red His sandy hair chops across his head He’s not afraid ofbehind ain

I knockto hit hirabs s at the roots "Knock that crap off"

I try not to wince or scream in pain, but it’s hard It hurts and I don’t kno to deal with pain It feels like fire, hot and unnatural and it won’t go away

"Easy, boys," Sylas says, e from the shadows of the beams He moves like he’s commander of an army, like he knows he holds all the control in his hand "Let her go"

They obey, but the blonde one shovesas the world spins a wild color of chaos

"Are you stupid?" Sylas asks, his words harsh, but his voice eerily calm "I said not to hurt her"

"I’h him "But she kicked me"

"She can do whatever she wants," Sylas answers, black eyes ondelicious he wants to sink his teeth into

"I’izes with a bow of his head "It won’t happen again"