Chapter 32

Book:Therianthrope: A New Kind of Curse Published:2024-6-3

“Listen to me Lily,” he told her sharply. “I may not be on the good guy team, but I am being honest when I say I am not going to hurt you… again. I know what I did was wrong and if I could do things over I swear I would never go into your lab that day and destroy everything. Nor would I have hit you like that. Please believe me when I say I mean you no harm, but the men who’re coming will,” he told her, looking dead serious.
“Stay quiet if you don’t want to become the maker’s newest experiment,” he added and she mutely nodded not sure what to think. As soon as he closed and locked the bathroom door, she could hear someone knock on the door. She pressed her ear against the door wondering if it was the maker.
“Where is she Kyle?” she heard someone ask, that voice was familiar but she wasn’t sure from where.
“Where is who?” Fluffy’s teasing voice replied. So his name was Kyle, she’d have to remember that if she ever escaped.
“Don’t play dumb with me boy! You know very well who,” the other demanded and Lily suddenly got very excited as she recognized the voice. He wasn’t the maker; he was one of the good guys! If he was here everyone else probably was out hiding somewhere waiting for his order to rescue her, she was saved!
“Oh you mean the pretty little piece of bait, Lily I think is her name. Haven’t seen her,” Fluffy or Kyle, responded. She started pounding on the door and shouting that she was in the bathroom.
There were sounds of a struggle and someone cried out in pain and then all was silent. She wasn’t sure who had cried out, she just hoped it wasn’t her rescuer. The door suddenly opened and she let out a long slow breath of relief.
“I’m so glad to see you,” she told him and he smiled in return, grabbing her by the arm and pulling her out of the bathroom. She was surprised by the harsh treatment.
“Are the others here?” Lily asked but frowned when he didn’t respond. He just kept pulling her towards the living room. She saw Fluffy bound in silver on his knees as two humans, or at least that is what she thought by the scent, each had a hand on his shoulder. She looked from her rescuer to the blonde feeling as if something wasn’t quite right. “What exactly is going on?” she demanded, trying to get her rescuer to let go of her arm but his grip only tightened.
“I told you to be quiet,” Kyle growled, “Lily why can’t you keep your mouth shut! You’ve just put yourself into the maker’s hands. I hope you’re happy!”
She gasped, looking at the man who held her. “You… no it can’t be,” she cried and tried to pull herself away from him.
“Why not my guinea pig, am I not to your expectations?” The maker asked with cold amusement in his eyes. How could she be so stupid, she thought as she realized the clear indications that she had so foolishly overlooked. The man that held her knew she was here before she ever made a sound from the bathroom and he called Fluffy by his real name. Fluffy was right, she just gave herself to Dr. Frankenstein. Honestly knowing now who he was, she saw that they never had a chance to beat him.
Her captor released her arm and walked over to the wooden table. He picked up the silver knife stuck there and Lily got a sinking feeling. “Don’t call me guinea pig,” she snapped. Lily was determined not to go down without a fight. The man walked back toward her with the knife and she backed up a few steps.
“Don’t worry I am not going to cause you any harm, all I ever offered to you is a gift of being something better than what you are,” Her captor told her then turned to Kyle. “You, however, have betrayed me; after all I’ve done for you! It was a mistake to bestow on you the gift. You’re nothing more than a base born subspecies that has illusions of grandeur. She’s not yours; you stupid fool! She never was meant to be yours!” Lily’s irritation flared realizing they were talking about her. Who the hell did they think they were, treating her this way?
“Screw you, everyone is right! You’re a God damn psychopath! I’m never going to do anything for you again,” Kyle shouted at his maker, who simply gave him a cold smile.
“You are right about one thing Kyle; you won’t be working for me any longer,” He told him then plunged the dagger into Kyle’s chest. Lily gasped as she watched her new kidnapper pull the dagger from his chest with a cold laugh. He kicked Kyle to the floor as a piece of garbage and tossed the knife away from him.
Everything seemed to slow down to a painfully slow pace. Kyle looked absolutely shocked as he looked at his chest where blood gushed from the wound. He crumpled to the ground with a solid thud and Lily rushed over to him. She covered the stab wound with her hands, trying to stop the bleeding. He placed his hands on top of her bloodied hands.
“Thank you,” he told her with a gruff voice and she looked at him confused. “You’re the only one who’s ever been really nice to me… I… just… wanted to… repay the favor,” he told her, his voice growing weaker. Tears blurred her vision as guilt bubbled up inside her, this was all her fault. If only she had just stopped and listened to people.
“How touching,” her new captor sneered and she growled at him angrily. How could he treat a human life with such disrespect?
“I’m sorry Kyle, I’m sorry I didn’t listen to you,” she told him apologetically and he gave her a faint smile.
“Run… Lily… don’t… let him… do this… to you,” he told her so quietly that she almost didn’t hear him.
“Enough, if I want to see this kind of crap I’ll watch the lifetime channel,” her captor sneered again and the humans grabbed her by each arm. Lily was just about to toss them away from her when they wrapped a silver chain around her wrists and she cried out as it burned her skin. She looked back at Fluffy. He was deathly pale with a glazed over look in his eyes and she felt sick to her stomach as she realized he was now dead.
“Why did you do that?” She cried as a few tears fell down her face.
“Why do you care? Did you really believe all that crap he just spilled out? Come on Lily, you’re smarter than that,” her kidnapper scolded her with a harsh tone. Lily looked at him; he didn’t seem to have any remorse for taking another life. His eyes were dark and cold, void of any sign of kindness she once believed he possessed. She wondered how she hadn’t seen the evil that lay inside him this whole time.
“All he wanted was your respect you bastard,” Lily spat at him and struggled against the chains. Her kidnapper laughed coldly but frowned as a quiet whimper escaped her with the pain the chains caused her.
“Let’s go, we don’t want you too harmed. You must be healthy for the process,” he told her and she scowled at him.
“Why are you doing this? You and Andrew have been friends since forever,” she asked, feeling so defeated.