No Regard by Carolyn Barber (e book reader free txt) 📖

four post bed made of cherrywood, sleek, and smooth wood which matched the other furniture in the room. Across from the bed was a black marble fireplace with a small fire causing shadows to dance around the room.

I slid myself off the bed and quietly headed for the door, just as I got to it a voice coming from a shadow in the corner of the room softly said, "You won't be able to get out my dear, I'm sorry." I turned towards the voice recognizing it as Adam's. I kept my composure, "Why are you doing this Adam?" I calmly asked him. He stepped out of the shadows moving slowly towards me, stopping a couple feet from me he looked into my eyes and said, "Because I love you Silvie" he made a motion to hold me, I stepped back, "No Adam, I love Ty, please take me back to him now." He stepped closer, I stepped back against the door, he closed in the gap between us. "Silvie, you will love me in time." Not really having a choice I stood my ground, "No Adam, I will never love you, you're the one who took Ty's life from him." He took a step back, "Oh I see, you won't love me because I killed your love, yet you love the very man who took your life from you?" Tears swelled up, a part of me knew he was right, but still I felt love for Ty. "Adam, you can't force someone to love you, just as you can't help who you fall in love with, Ty loved me so much that he couldn't live an eternity without me, he did what he did for the sake of love." A slight smile came over Adam's face, knowing his next words would hit home, "No Silvie you can't help who you fall in love with, just as I fell in love with you years ago. So many nights I watched you sleep, I could have taken you at anytime with one bite, but I couldn't do that to you because I loved you so much, I knew it would destroy your world. The idea of living an eternity without you was unbearable, but I would do it before ever hurting you. Yes, I killed him, I had my reasons, had I thought it through I wouldn't have. Ty selfishly gave into his carnal desire for you, because he doesn't love you like I love you. What he did was for his own sake, what I did was for the sake of love." I stood there feeling defeated, I could feel the anger starting to rise. I was angry at Ty, I was angry at Adam, I felt myself clenching my fist. Then I remembered what Ty told me, "don't let your emotions run you", I unclenched my fist. "At one time we were friends Adam, but now I hate you, I will never love you. NEVER!" I took a step to move past him, as I did he grabbed my wrist, then the other and pinned me to the door, pressing against me, he forced his mouth against mine, I resisted, he forced harder, my knee shot up between his legs rendering him to his knees, I grabbed the doorknob and turned it, but the door wouldn't open. I knew I wouldn't be able to escape, there was no where for me to run, I rested my head on the door as I heard him begin to laugh. I closed my eyes tight. Awaiting my fate.

Chapter 15: Desperation

"Where would he take her?" Ty yelled out. No one had any information to offer him. The crowd had begun to disperse with the sun about to rise on the horizon. "This is far from over, she is mine dammit, I want her back! Someone knows something! he yelled out in desperation. One of the bartenders who was cleaning up came over to him, "Look, he broke a code amongst us, you don't steal another vamps mate. Like you said someone knows something, try coming back tomorrow night when there's a full crowd, that's the best I can suggest for you buddy. The guys in here quite a bit.  In the meantime go get rested up and heal, I suspect you're going to need your strength". Ty rubbed his hair back with his fingers, exhausted he patted the bartender on the shoulder, "You're right, thanks Mac, I'll see you tomorrow." Ty vanished into what was left of the night.

The house was dark, quiet and lonely. The walls felt as though they were breathing her name. Ty walked over to the fireplace, placing his hands on the mantle, he held his head down and mournfully cried. "SILVIA" he screamed out, tormenting himself for letting him take her from him. "I'll end you Adam, I'll find you and end you, you will cease to exist, if you hurt her, or touch her..." he couldn't bring himself to utter another word. His thoughts were too painful. In anger he ran his hands furiously across the top of the mantel, sending candles and crystal figures flying across the room and shattering against the wall. 

He showered, put on his black silk pajama bottoms and climbed into bed. "I'll find you Silvie, somehow, someway I'll find you, you belong to me." He said aloud and then drifted off to sleep.

Chapter 16: Hospitality?

Adam stood up slowly, regaining his composure "Well, I can see this is not going to be easy, and that's okay, I love that you're a fighter, it suits you well" He came up behind me, my forehead resting on the door, he gently pulled my hair back from my face, my eyes still tightly closed. "Don't worry, I'm not going to hurt you Silvie, I love you." He stepped back, "Feel free to use the tub, it's yours now, everything you see is yours. Clothes are in the closet and also the drawers. Make yourself at home, after all it is your home now. I'll leave you to do what you want, get some rest. Just so you know, there is no way you can leave this room without my permission, there is a spell on it, so don't even bother trying, you'll just get frustrated. There's a bell on the nightstand should you need anything, just ring it. I'll be checking in on you so you don't get lonely. Okay Sil, I think that covers it for now. Any questions before I leave?" I turned to face him, "No, I think you covered it all, thank you Adam and good-night." I said coldly. He leaned in towards me gently clasping my face with his hands, tilting my head down, he kissed the top of my head. "Good-night my love" and with that he was gone.

 I looked in the drawers and found a modest white gown, the panties however, not so modest, white, lace, g-string. "What? No granny panties?" I thought to myself.

I opened a door that seemingly would be the bathroom. I flicked on the light to expose an enormous bathroom with a huge sunken marble tub with a step that led down into it. The bathroom was flawlessly clean. The counter-top was white and gray marble that matched the tub, and had two sinks carved into it. The shower was of the same marble and could fit a dozen people in it. There were a total of twelve shower heads at various intervals. The floor was black marble that shined like Orion's belt. Everything about the bathroom reflected taste and wealth. I turned the water on to fill the tub, when it was almost filled I lowered myself in, that's when I noticed sitting on the edge of the tub was a container of sandalwood and vanilla bubble bath. "Well there's a big surprise" I thought to myself as I unscrewed the container and poured it in under the running water filling my senses with a familiar warm, calming scent. I let the tub fill completely, turned off the facet, laid my head back and cried for Ty. God how I missed him, I hated that I would have to sleep without him by my side. "Be strong", I told myself while telling Ty at the same time in my mind.

I must have drifted off to sleep at some point, when I woke the water was no longer hot. In fact I was chilled. I climb out shivering, grabbed a towel and dried myself off. I pulled on the scanty panties and the nightgown, and headed for bed. As I reached to pull down the comforter I noticed there on the pillow, was a red rose. At some point Adam had come back into the room, I had left the bathroom door open, I shuttered at the thought that he may have been watching me. I took the rose, walked across the room, threw it into the fireplace and watched it burn. Like a zombie I turned and headed towards the bed, by the time my head hit the pillow I was out. 

Chapter 17: The Healing Begins

Reese woke up earlier than usual. She lay in bed vaguely recollecting her dream, trying desperately to piece it together. She thought of how beautiful her daughter looked, her flawless pale skin creating a sharp contrast against her bright blue eyes and long, dark brown hair, accentuating her features beautifully. She looked so grown up and elegant in the light blue gown that fit her slender form beautifully. She thought of how soft and loving her voice was, she remembered her telling her everything will be alright, that her and her dad's love will see her through. She cried, not from sadness, but from