---- Book 1 Chapter 30 tugging on my pants, and I grabbed his hands, stopping him. Sam, wait. Stop, I told him. He let go, walking off and sitting on his bed. Is this about your bosses? Are you fucking them? he demanded. What? No, why would you say that? Could have fooled me, he said, and I scrunched up my face in confusion. What the fuck was he talking about? I sat on the bed beside him. His room was cleaner than mine, not a speck of dust, the drawers clear of clutter while mine were covered with cosmetics and pictures. Though, he did have one photo of him and me at the fair on a Ferris wheel, where we took a selfie at the top. I got up, picking it up and looking at it. You still have this? I asked, and he looked up at me, giving a swift nod. He looked sad for some reason I didnt understand; maybe his fathers death was getting to him more than I'd thought. What happened the other night? I have little to no recollection. I remember us meeting at the diner, but 3/7 ---- Book 1 Chapter 30 thats where I go blank. Then I woke up at home, I told him. What, you think you can play dumb, and I would just fall for it? You made me look like a fool, he snapped, and I was surprised by his sudden anger. I turned to face him. T dont know what you're talking about. Why haven't you been answering my calls? Calls? You haven't tried to ring once, Adeline, and you disconnected your phone, so dont scold me. You should have told me you were involved with someone else instead of letting me find out when they catch you sneaking around with me, he said, standing up, his hands fisted close to his side. I had never seen him like this; he was angry, and his anger kind of frightened me. What are you talking about, Sam? You're not making any sense, I told him. He raised his eyebrows at me. I cant believe you. As soon as they sat down, I knew that you were fucking them, the way they looked at me. Then instead of choosing me, you just sat there. Do you know how humiliating that was? 4/7 ---- Book 1 Chapter 30 Who are you talking about? I dont remember anything from that night, Sam. Thats why I am here. I just remember waking up and finding that you bit me and wouldn't return my calls. Bit you? I never bit you, Adeline. We didnt even leave together. You left with your bosses. I saw the entire thing as they shoved you in their car, and you left with them. I cant believe you didnt tell me. You could have saved me the humiliation. T never left with them. I came back here with you, I told him, trying to wrack my brain. It sounded right, yet I just couldn't picture it. No, Adeline. You left with some man called Eli. I never got the other ones name, he said, rubbing his face. Did they do something to you? No, I... 1 dont remember. I just woke up with a huge bite mark on my neck. I thought you did it. You never came back home with me, Adeline. You went home with your bosses, not me, he said, standing up and reaching for my shirt. Where is it? he asked, lifting my shirt. 5/7 ---- Book 1 Chapter 30 No, it is on my neck, I told him, tugging my shirt down and moving my hair. Sam gasped, stepping back. Get out, get out now, Adeline! What? Get out of my house, Adeline. You have been marked. Marked? Get out! he bellowed, hitting his bedside drawers with his fist. [ran from the room and down the stairs. What got into him? One thing was clear, though: I needed to see Eli and Cyrus, and they needed to tell me what the fuck happened the other night. As I climbed into the car, Sam ran out the door, stopping on the step. I opened my door, and he shook his head, holding up his hand. Lam sorry, Adeline. I cant be with you now. What are you talking about? That mark on your neck, you have been claimed by one of them. You belong to them now. Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!