The Werewolf's Vampire Mate
Chapter 60: Roger and Gyles

Chapter 60: Roger and Gyles

Beau.

What year is this?

Everyone looks and are dressed differently. It is all cotton and wool. Not the usual clothing of my time. I know what this is, Cassius wanted to show me something. He said he was going to show me the reasons why he has become such a monster. This must be what he wanted to show me, the start of his madness.

I don’t know what I am supposed to see.

I am in a market square, there are people around but I don’t know who I am looking for. The place is packed and very noisy. There are women selling foodstuff, children running around. Nothing is really standing out at this moment, there is nothing special about this. What exactly does he want me to see?

Slowly, I notice a little boy sitting in a corner on the street. His clothes are torn and ragged, his hair is a mess on his head—full of dirt. There is dirt on his arms and legs as he is dressed in shorts and a shirt made out of a terrible material. The only reason why he stands out is the fact that everyone seems to pass this boy by, no one cares that he is shivering and looks to be starving. He is in the middle of the market square, looks like he is dying and no one gives a shit.

I walk over to the boy and his eyes are semi-closed. He is picking at his fingernails with his fingers. His eyes keep darting around like he is being hopeful, or should I say he is wishing for recognition.

There is a hat on the floor, probably his way of begging for money. No one seems to pay him any attention. This is baffling to me because he doesn’t even seem to be more than ten years old. He is just a kid, a fucking child, going through all this.

A man in a uniform stops in front of him and I am hopeful. Maybe there are still some good people.

"Boy, how many times will I tell you not to sleep here," the soldier yells at him.

I spoke too soon.

"I don’t have anywhere to go," he cries. His voice is frail and weak. He is using the only energy he has left in him.

This is cruel.

"Come on boy, leave right now," he warns him.

The boy grabs his hat from the cold ground and stands up. He walks away from the market square and I follow him. He keeps walking and my heart breaks from the sight. I see a group of boys on the street, he doesn’t seem to notice them, and he continues to walk past them. They are older than he is, maybe by a couple of years. One of the boys grabs him before he can get far. This catches him off guard and makes him trip and fall.

"If it isn’t Roger the loser," the redhead that tripped him announces.

So, the boy’s name is Roger.

"Leave me alone," he cries still on the ground.

He barely has the energy to stand up and these losers are being bullies to a fucking child. Roger doesn’t attempt to stand up, and I watch as another reaches for him and pulls him from his collar. You have to understand that this boy is tiny like he is really skinny and the way they are handling him is unjust. No one should treat a child like this. No one. They all drag him and I watch as his leg drags.

They lead him to the woods and he cries and pleads, begging them to stop but they ignore his cries. For no reason, these boys decided to abuse a little child. They stop in front of a lake and I get even angrier at the situation.

"What have I ever done to you,’’ he shouts so loud that it echoes into the trees and the skies.

Giggling, they throw him hard on the ground and I see the rock. He hits his head very hard. They didn’t expect it, I guess they are just kids after all.

’’What have you done Nicholl,’’ One of the boys’ cries. They are five in number and they are just staring at him unconscious and bleeding. These kids are monsters.

Fucking monsters.

’’We have to go,’’ Nicholl warns them and he turns around and starts to run away. I watch him and shake my head in disbelief. I can’t do anything even if I wanted to. They can’t even see me, this is a story that Cassius is showing me. Maybe the child is him, I don’t know but it has something to do with him, so all I just have to do Is wait and watch.

They all start to scatter except one boy, the quietest of the herd. He stays in place, shaking and terrified. I don’t understand why he was involved in such atrocities when he didn’t want to but there is fear in his eyes as he looks around.

He goes on the knees and places both arms under the boy’s neck, which raises him up. There is blood on the sand and his head. ’’I am so sorry Roger,’’ he cries.

He is bigger than the kid, so he lifts him up easily. I watch him head in the opposite direction as his friends and I follow him. The fact that he is helping means something, if only he had helped him earlier when he needed him. When he was starving in the middle of the street. When his friends were treating him like shit.

If only he wasn’t a coward, I would understand him now.

I follow them until they reach a house and I must say it is a massive house in the middle of the woods. This house is even bigger than Alanis’s house. The walls are dark brown, completely made of marble, there are vines on the walls in a beautiful decoration. The door to the entrance is big and made with dark brown mahogany.

’’Please don’t die,’’ he cries with desperation.

The door opens immediately, revealing a man with a frown on his face. There is no surprise as he watches what is in front of him.

’’What have you done now Gyles.’’

’’Can I get him in father?’’ Gyles asks the man who I now know is his father. The man shakes his head ’’We don’t bring humans into our house,’’ he reminds him.

’’I know, but we need to help him. He is barely breathing.’’

The man sighs ’’Did you do this to him?’’

The boy nods ’’At least I watched my friends hurt him. I can’t leave him to die. I will never forgive myself,’’

The man sighs again and this time he moves away for the boy to go in. I take a step into the house but suddenly I feel a pull. It is like a force, suddenly I am out of the narrative. I am out of the world I was in and back in the dungeon. With a heavy breath, I open my eyes and Cassius is no longer holding unto me.

He is still standing in front of me with a serious expression on his face. I have no idea why he took me out because I don’t see the point of whatever he just showed me.

He wasn’t even in the dream.

’’You are not strong enough. We will continue this tomorrow,’’ he heads over to the caged door.

’’I will never understand why you are doing this, no matter how much you show me,’’

That is the truth.

No matter what he has been through, doesn’t justify what he is doing right now. He is hurting innocent people because he has been hurt by their kind. It makes no sense to me.

’’We will see about that,’’ with that he walks out of the room and leaves me there, to my silence.

I rest my back on the wall, I am cold and hungry. I haven’t eaten in God knows how long. I have never been deprived of food this long. No red meat, no water. This is pure torture.

Closing my eyes, I think about his face. I think about his smile, his kiss. The way he felt against me. The memories I love so much. He is the only one that is giving me the strength I have left in me. He is the only one that makes me want to fight.

With slow breaths, I fall into a slumber. With the slumber I see him. At least memories of him.

’’What’s the first thing you would want to do once the mating ceremony is complete?’’ Lanis asks me as he brushes my hair with his fingers softly. We are lying down on my bed.

I manage a smile as he presses even closer to me. ’’I would fuck the daylight out of you,’’ I whisper those words into his ear and it is unexpected as he jolts away from me so fast and starts to laugh. I move over to him and grab him by his waist. He is no match for me and he doesn’t even want me to let go of him.

’’You can’t be saying stuff like that,’’ he wraps his arms around me still laughing.

With a chuckle ’’Why not?’’

He looks into my eyes ’’Cause its temptation,’’ his eyes are dark, sultry. This is hard for both of us. Even talking about sex is a tease. I can’t wait until this is no longer a barrier for us.

’’A temptation that will make all this worth it.’’

He nods.

’’Hells yeah.’’

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