Silence

Chapter 3

If he truly was a demon, then that must mean he had made a contract with Ciel. Which meant that when all of this was over, Sebastian was going to eat his soul. The thought sent another shiver down her spine. Could Sebastian eat her soul even though she didn't have a contract with him? Could he just eat the soul of whoever he wanted? If that was the case, then surely he wouldn't make contracts with humans.

Then again, perhaps a contract was just a formality, and he didn't really need one. Maybe he was going to devour the souls of all those who resided at Phantomhive Manor once his contract with Ciel was complete. Perhaps that was why he had been so nice to her all this time. It was all just a ruse to get her to trust him before he devoured her soul.

"Adalina."

Adalina tensed up significantly when Sebastian appeared at the other end of the hall and began walking towards her.

"I notice you've been rather tense lately. I can imagine why. You went through quite an ordeal several days ago, and I'm sure that it's made you quite nervous for several reasons."

Adalina slowly took a few small steps backwards, trying to put some distance between her and Sebastian. However, it was useless. He was too quick for her.

Before she knew it, his hand was touching her face, his gloved thumb tracing her jawline. Her breathing quickened, unsure of what exactly he was doing to her. His hand moved to stroke her cheek and fondle her hair.

"You really are a beautiful woman, Adalina. Perhaps I might help...lessen the tension you are feeling. Just for a little while to calm you. A night of pleasure after all you have been through would be nice, would it not?"

As Sebastian came closer to her, Adalina took a step back. The more he came towards her, the more she stepped away from him. No matter what she did, his hand never left her face. His other hand came up to her neck and undid the first few buttons on the back of her dress. Then his hand moved to her shoulder and gently pushed the material away to uncover her creamy skin.

"Such perfect skin," Sebastian murmured as his lips pressed to her exposed flesh. "You are a gift to mortal men."

By now, Adalina realized that he had backed her into one of the spare bedrooms in the manor. Her heart was racing as she put together what his intentions were. And she was powerless to stop him.

Sebastian grabbed her right arm and flung her down onto the bed behind her. His other hand traveled to her neck and shoulders while his arm kept her pinned down as he firmly grasped her wrist. He continued to caress her skin and hair as he climbed on top of her.

Tears filled her eyes as she turned her head away. She didn't want this. She didn't want any part of it, demon or not. But she knew that a weak human like her didn't stand a chance against a powerful demon like him. If she did resist, he would probably just hurt her more. He could do whatever he wanted to her, and there wasn't a thing she could do about it. She couldn't even cry out for help, though she couldn't say for sure if Ciel would stop him or not even if she could. Was this her punishment for not defending him when they had been abducted?

Her eyes opened when she realized that all of Sebastian's movement had stopped. She looked up at him to find his eyes...surprised. He slowly released her arm and got off the bed.

"My apologies," he said as he put his hand to his chest.

He quickly strutted out of the room before Adalina could completely process what he had just said.

The young woman sat up and took heaving breaths as she tried to understand what had brought on the sudden display of affection.

Her dress had come clean off her shoulders but fortunately did not reveal anything extremely indecent, and her hair was in disarray from Sebastian running his fingers through it and then falling on the bed.