72 More Of An Idiot Than I Though (2/2)
Her head pounded and her vision was fuzzy from lack of sleep. She may or may not have started hallucinating slightly as well; it was hard to tell what was real as opposed to what wasn't. Resisting the blood magic left her incredibly sore as well so she basically walked around feeling like she was hit by a truck.
Ruby wouldn't be able to take much more of this. She had no idea what was going on outside or what was taking so long but each passing day Dorian's torment grew more sadistic so she figured it wasn't going well for him.
What exactly was Ash doing? Had his plan to get into the barrier failed? What was taking him so long since he was obviously out there trying to get in?
”Nine vampires,” Dorian said in a deadly tone as he used blood control to twist Ruby's body into a pretzel. ”I have lost nine vampires because that miserable wretch Ash Mayhew keeps trying to get inside. He never would have dared attack here without resources so this is ENTIRELY. YOUR. FAULT.”
She groaned in pain but wasn't able to stay silent this time. How stupid was he to blame this all on her? It was his actions that spurred Ash's desire for revenge! He would have never bothered with the Cromwells if they hadn't destroyed everything he loved first.
”If you truly believe that, you're more of an idiot than I thought,” Ruby spat. ”You started this; you should have been prepared to deal with all possible consequences.”
Her words resulted in the impossible position her limbs were in to be pulled even tighter, causing a deep shudder to run through her. It hurt. It really hurt but she could not pass out and let this monster win!
Ruby glared up at him with all the ferocity she could muster. She could really tear him a good one but that would result in more pain for her. She spent a moment debating on whether or not it was worth it.
Pissing him off more than she already had might result in her death and then no one would be around to take care of Flora. The vampires would surely kill her once her value as a hostage was gone.
She didn't think Dorian would kill her purposely because that would result in his own death but if her body passed a certain pain threshold without having sleep she might die anyway. Even Flora had noticed something was off about her, though Ruby played it down for her sake.
She had caught her reflection in a window earlier and looked like a very colorful walking corpse. Holding on for her cousin's sake was imperative so she would keep her mouth shut. For now.
Dorian's eyes narrowed dangerously. ”What sort of bizarre relationship do you have with that pathetic excuse for a vampire? It almost sounds to me that you are in love with him.”
How exactly did he come to that conclusion? Because she defended him? That was a normal thing to do if you cared about someone. Being in love with him was a pretty big leap from there!