Page 64 of The General's Captive
“I cannot give you my word.”
My mouth dropped before I hissed,“Why the fuck not!?”
His eyes narrowed dangerously as if he wasn’t used to anyone challenging him this way. Which was when I started taking quick steps backward when he started to take angry strides toward me.
“Because, Little Human, despite what you think, your intelligence in this regard is lacking, for I do not have control over the dark ones like you think I do.”
My eyes widened in shock, not realizing he was backing me toward a tree, making me nearly stumble when he suddenly caught me by the waist. His grip was surprisingly gentle as he righted me and guided me against the tree, after forcing me to take the last step back. Then one of his hands left my side to rest at the tree above my head, caging me in. As for his other hand, this remained at my waist, making me swallow hard at the possessive touch.
“You don’t?” I asked, ignoring his scathing tone.
“Not much in your journal about that, now is there?” he mocked, making me grit my teeth at the reminder that he not only had it, but that he was reading it too. I desperately wanted to know what he had thought when seeing his image there, as much as I didn’t.
“I didn’t know,” I admitted, my voice quiet and deep in thought.
“No, and there is much you still don’t know, but assumptions made only makes fools out of the ones who speak them,” he said,giving my waist a squeeze as if to emphasize his point before he pushed away from the tree. Something I was thankful for because I needed the space to think.
“Is that why you helped us fight them?”
“It would seem so, wouldn’t it,” he replied, still in that hard, unyielding tone, as if he was pissed off by something I couldn’t see. But before I could ask, he continued. “However, as part of our bargain and a gesture of good faith I am willing to have some of my men watch over your little base, incase those fed by the darkness think to attack, only then will they interfere,” he offered, surprising me further.
“And the people at the base, will they know?”
“Not unless you wish to tell them, although I do not see a need considering my people can be quite discrete when they want to be. Unlike some lesser species I know,” he said, looking down his nose at me and making me scowl back at him, his lips curling into a grin when he saw my fists clenched at my sides.
“I welcome you to try, Little Warrior, for I can imagine it will be amusing,” he taunted after leaning down to catch my eyes, as if making a point of our height difference… and I so badly wanted to punch the smug look off his face because of it.
“That’s what I thought,” he said after I remained silent, and I didn’t know what came over me, because I suddenly launched my fist before I could stop myself. Of course, it ended the way that he thought it would.
He moved quicker than my eyes could track, and he grabbed my wrist, using my own momentum against me as I was spun away from him. Then he swiped his leg out and dropped me to the floor, his hold on me making sure I landed without injuring myself.
However, before I could scramble to my feet, he was on top of me. Quick to pin my hands above my head with one of his knees to the side of my hip as he held himself above me. Which meantdespite the counterattack, he was still careful enough to keep his weight off me. His eyes glowed white in the darkness as his anger surfaced.
“Foolish little human,” he taunted.
“Bastard.”
“Oh, but you have no idea, Little Bird, but you soon will. Now have you finished your tantrum?”
I sneered at him, hating how weak he made me feel.
“Let go of me!” I snapped.
“You have courage, I will give you that, for there is not many that would dare attack me unless they wished for death to follow,” he warned.
“Yeah, well shame then that you need me,” I mocked in return, making him snarl as if he hated the reminder.
“Careful, for you forget yourself… or should I say, what I hold within my grasp to break if I so wish it,” he threatened, talking about Riley, making me suck back a quick breath. It also prevented the next lot of insults I wanted to hurl his way from spilling out.
“That’s what I thought, not so quick with your temper when being reminded of what you want from me,” he said in triumph, making me grit my teeth as I forced out,
“Get off me.”
But this was when he lowered closer and ran his nose up my cheek before whispering,“Say please and I will think about it.”
I closed my eyes at this and in a strained voice, one full of loathing, I gave him what he wanted.
“Please.”
