The Sting Of The Bite (Not Finished) by Bri Rose (easy to read books for adults list txt) 📕

he just opened up the door. He hadn’t installed locks for this purpose, and he wanted to make sure that she wasn't hurt. When he opened up the door, he found Audrey sitting on her bed, her head between her knees, and she was crying. He didn't move from the doorway as not to scare her, but he asked her “Audrey? Are you ok? I heard you crying and I wanted to make sure that you weren't hurt.” Audrey didn't look up from her sitting position, but he could hear her taking deep breaths to try and calm herself down. After about thirty seconds, Audrey looked up, but her eyes were still red and puffy from her crying. “How long have you been watching me?” Damon was taken aback by this, but he caught himself quickly and thought about what he wanted to say. “Audrey, I have been watching you since that first day that I saw you. I knew that you had a boyfriend, but I thought that I would always be better for you. I wanted to be the best that I could be for  you, but you never let me have that chance. All you ever did was watch him, be with him, never even thinking about trying to be mine. I deserved a chance to be something more to you than just a stalker, but you never gave me that chance.” Audrey didn't know what to do now. This was a huge confession, but there was nothing that Damon could do to make up the fact that he had been stalking her for a few years now. Damon stepped into the room, but never more than a few steps so he wouldn't startle her. Audrey put her head back between her knees, and he could hear her taking deep breaths. He walked over next to the be, and laid his hand on her back, trying to calm her down. The only thing that that accomplished was to make her angry. She threw his hand off of her back and started screaming at him. “GET AWAY FROM ME! I DON'T WANT YOU ANYWHERE NEAR ME! YOU ARE A CREEP AND ALL I WANT TO DO IS GO HOME! WHY WON'T YOU LET ME GO?” Damon was so taken aback by Audrey tirade that he walked backwards so fast, he tripped over his own feet. He fell hard on the floor with a thud, and Audrey looked up from her slumped state. She glanced down at the floor where Dazmon was laying, and she started laughing hysterically. Audrey was laughing like she had just witnessed one of the funniest things on the planet. Damon laid there like he didn't know where he even was. Her laugh was one of the most beautiful things that he had ever heard. It had been a while since he had heard her laugh like that. Once she stopped and composed herself, she stood up, offered Damon her hand, and pulled him up off of the floor. Damon stood up and leaned in close to Audrey. There was still crumbs on her lips from the toast, and he reached up to wipe them off. She slightly recoiled from his touch, but then she stopped. She was captivated by the look on his face, and it allowed Damon to touch her lips. He grazed his thumb across her bottom lip, Audrey closed her eyes and leaned into his touch. Damon felt something stir inside of him that he never thought he would feel. Chapter 7

 The touch lasted for only a few seconds, but it felt like a lifetime to Audrey. The power she felt was too overwhelming. She lost all power, all control. She knew that there would be no going back now. Damon stepped back, but Audrey followed him. “No one has ever been that sweet to me... I… I kinda liked it.” Damon leaned back on his heels, taken aback by her comment. Was she really admitting that she was starting to like him? Or was the stress of the situation finally breaking her? He didn’t know, and he really didn’t care either. This is the most promising thing that he had gotten from her since he brought her here. Audrey sat down on the edge of her bed and put her head back between her knees. He could hear her taking deep breaths, and he wondered if she was going to be ok if he left the room. But then she did the most unexpected thing. She stood back up, met his eyes, and spoke. “Damon, I know that when you brought me here, you had the intention that I was going to fall for you instantly. Well, sir, let me tell you something. It is not going to be that easy. I still can not stand you for what you did, but I am hoping that I will someday be able to forgive you. You have been nicer to me than Jack ever was. All he wanted out of our relationship was sex. I thought that it was ok, but it actually hurt me, emotionally. If you are willing to make it about me than just my body, then I think that I will be able to forgive you. But it is going to take some time for me to warm up to you.” Damon smiled at her, and she returned the smile, but it still didn't quite reach her eyes. He frowned slightly, thinking about what might actually be the problem. “I know. All you ate for breakfast was a small piece of toast. Let's go out to the kitchen, and I can fix you whatever you want.” “But you have already made all of that french toast. I don't want to put you out of all of that good food. I guess that I will just suck it up and eat the food.” she smiled and a small laugh came out. She was actually laughing! How could she be laughing? She was just kidnapped by her crazy stalker that threatened her boyfriend, her stepmother tried to kill her, and she had no way of knowing if Jack even knew if she was alive. But Damon was just so funny… There was no way that she couldn't laugh at his jokes. She got up to exit the room, and Damon followed her.  She walked down the narrow hallway, and Damon tried to push past her. The hallway was so narrow though, that he got stuck pressed up against her. Their faces were inches apart, and she could smell his aftershave. It smelled like a fresh mountain stream. He was smiling, and she started laughing at how strange the situation was. He stopped smiling, looked down at her lips, and licked his own. Audrey stopped laughing then and went into another mild panic attack. She didn’t want this to happen yet! She wasn't ready! She still needed to earn his trust! She tried pushing away from him, but he slammed her head back against the wall. Stars danced in front of her eyes, and pain blossomed in the back of her head. This was it. He was going to force her. Damon dragged her back into her room and threw her against the bed. She started screaming, but he slammed his hand over her mouth. His brute strength was pressed against her, holding her to the bed. He reached over to the nightstand that stood next to the bed and opened the top drawer. He reached in and pulled out a roll of duct tape. Audrey’s eyes went wide with fear. This was it, she was going to get raped. He pulled a long piece off of the roll and placed it over her lips. He took another piece and wrapped it around her wrists, and a final piece around her ankles. He stepped back away from her then and smiled down at her. “I'm sorry my dear, but I have to keep you in here until tomorrow. Tonight is going to be dangerous for both of us, so I suggest that you stay here and try not to make any noise.” Audrey was extremely confused at this point. Dangerous for both of them? What the hell was that supposed to mean? The only thing that was dangerous for him right now was her furry when she got out of these restraints. He smiled at her and brushed the back of his hand down the length of her hair. He turned away from he then and left the room. She heard the unmistakable sound of a key turning in a lock, and she knew that she was going to be left alone. She decided that the best thing that she could do was to lay down and try to get some sleep.

Chapter 8

 Audrey woke up from a really amazing dream. Damon was sleeping next to her in her dream, and then they both woke up and things were just starting to get steamy. What had woken her up? She didn’t hear anything now, but something loud had to have woken her up from that deep of a sleep. She laid very still and listened again. There! It was a thumping noise as if someone was slamming something against a wall far away. She had to get up and see what was wrong, if it was Damon, if he was in trouble. She tried to stand up, but the duct tape was holding her back. She stopped and glanced wound the room to try and find anything that could help her escape. On the dresser across the room was a pair of scissors. Audrey knew that she had to get them. Damon might be in trouble. She tried to get up, but only managed to roll off f the bed. She sat up and faced away from the dresser. Pushing herself against the carpet, she managed to reach the dresser in only a few minutes. She used her bound hands to pull herself up using the knobs that stuck out of all the drawers. Her hands were just a few inches short of actually reaching the scissors, but she jumped and bent backward, managing to grab them with the hook of her pinky. She fell back down onto the floor and started trying to clip away at the duct tape. When she managed to get it enough that she could pull her hands apart, she stretched as hard as she could. The