Chapter 16: Help! My Love Life is Now a Warzone!
Chapter 16: Help! My Love Life is Now a Warzone!
Step One: Accept That I've Doomed Myself (Again)
Let's recap:
1. I threw a teapot at my over-possessive vampire fiancé.
2. He liked it.
3. My maid is still fighting for my affection.
4. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO ESCAPE THIS LOVE WAR.
I just wanted to survive.
I DID NOT sign up for being fought over like a rare delicacy!
Step Two: Attempt to Pretend This Never Happened
I ran.
Straight to my room. Locked the door. Slid to the floor.
"Okay," I whispered. "Okay, okay, okay."
New plan: Avoid Damian. Avoid Lila. Stay inside forever.
Perfect.
Flawless.
Brilliant—
BANG.
OH NO.
Step Three: Get Ambushed (Again)
My door BURST open.
I shrieked. "DO YOU PEOPLE KNOW WHAT PRIVACY IS?!"
Damian strolled in. Lila followed.
They both looked very determined.
I backed up. "I—uh—good evening?"
Damian smirked. "You can't avoid me, little villainess."
Lila smirked. "Or me, my lady."
I gulped.
DEAR UNIVERSE, WHY DO YOU HATE ME?!
Step Four: Get Dragged into a "Date" Against My Will
Damian offered his hand.
"We're going out."
I blinked. "We… what?"
Lila crossed her arms. "Who said you get to take her?"
Damian smirked. "Who's going to stop me?"
Lila smirked back. "Me."
…
OH.
OH NO.
Step Five: Watch as Chaos Ensues
Damian: "She's my fiancée."
Lila: "She's my lady."
Damian: "She belongs to me."
Lila: "She belongs to herself."
Damian: "She threw a teapot at me. That means she cares."
Lila: "That means she has good aim."
I facepalmed.
HOW.
HOW DID I END UP HERE?!
Step Six: Get Kidnapped (By My Own Fiancé?!)
Before I could escape—
Damian PICKED ME UP.
"WHAT—PUT ME DOWN, YOU OVERGROWN BAT!"
"No."
"YOU'RE KIDNAPPING ME!"
He smirked. "Exactly."
Lila gasped. "PUT HER DOWN!"
Damian disappeared in a swirl of shadows.
I screamed. "LILAAAA—"
Step Seven: Get Stuck on a "Date" With a Smug Vampire
We reappeared.
In a fancy restaurant.
Candlelight. Romantic music. Soft velvet chairs.
I stared.
"…You kidnapped me. To go on a date."
Damian nodded. "Of course."
I grabbed a breadstick and threw it at his head.
BONK.
He just grinned.
HE REALLY LIKES THIS, DOESN'T HE?!
To Be Continued…
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