Forbidden (Blood Ties #7)

Nothing.

Nothing…

I jerked my hand away and reached for the blindfold until my wrist was caught. My muscles strained, pulling against him.

“You’re a strong one, aren’t you?” He roared. “There is always one who fights the programming.That’s enough, everyone! You can remove your blindfolds.”

My hand trembled as I tore the covering free. I scanned the room to find Daughters kissing Daughters. One had her hand buried in another’s hair, her hand moving between her legs. Heat rushed to my cheeks, making me look away.

This wasn’t me.

None of this was.

But the current of this place was far too strong and as I lifted my gaze to the Devil in front of me, I felt my hold slipping. The crook of my arm stung with the mark of a fresh needle. I didn’t know when it had happened, only that it had.

“Walker.” The Devil called and from out of the darkness came the guard. “Take them to their rooms. Make sure they’re fed, but they’re to be isolated until tomorrow.”

“Will do.” He muttered, then took a step toward me.

“No.” The Devil stopped him. “Not this one. She’s with me.”

I jerked my gaze to his, fighting the haze of distortion. His face blurred, then sharpened. Light green eyes shimmered as they fixed on me. There was a scowl before those eyes widened. “That’s all.” He murmured.

Walker turned and motioned in the air.

The guards came again.

Like they always did.

How many times?I was fighting the delirium, kicking against that dark, seedy undercurrent that was wrapped around my ankle like a stone, pulling me all the way under.

Fight.

The word roared inside me.

But I couldn’t quite remember what I was fighting for.

I shook my head, watching as those wide eyes of the Devil grew wider. He jerked his gaze toward the edge of the room, then jerked his gaze back and moved fast, surging forward to grab my arm.

I stumbled forward under the force. Panic surged as I glanced toward the edge of the room where he’d looked a second ago. Something was happening. Something that made my stomach clench with fear.

“You want to ruin this completely?” He hissed, those green eyes growing darker. “Move…I said, move.”

My feet didn’t work like they should. My knees buckled, his vise-like grip around my arm the only thing keeping me upright as I was taken away from the others and shoved across the expansive room. Only, I didn’t quite remember how I got here…or where I was?

“Wait.” I whispered, wrenching my gaze over my shoulder.

The rest of the Daughters were gone, ushered through the doors on the other side of the room.

“I increased your goddamn dosage and still you continue to fight me.” He seethed. “You’re one fucking speech away from ruining everything, you know that?”

He jerked that savage glare my way as we disappeared into the gloom. He shoved heavy black curtains out of the way and slammed his hand against the lock.

Beep.

One shove and we were through. But the moment we were out, I was yanked backwards and spun around.

“You were the one who wanted this,remember?”The Devil stepped forward.