Free Blood Prize (Bloody Dance #1) by A Muse Page B

really trying to pretty herself up for the man.
    “This is Ban. His car broke down. He wants to use our phone.” I filled her in on what was going on as she reached the door. She was smiling at Ban and his eyes shifted over her. He gave her a smile. I was sure that smile got him whatever he wanted.
    “Don’t be rude, Zero. Let him in.” She said and I frowned. What were we living in the forties? Since when did you just let strangers in your home?
    “What about the news? They said strangers could be demons.” It was on CNN even if it sounded like something only crazy people would believe. The government wasn’t laughing at this. They were warning people. They were sending the military in cities. This was serious.
    “I’m sorry,” my mother grabbed Ban’s arm pulling him into the door, “my son plays too many video games.” I rolled my eyes as I closed the door behind the handsome stranger. Even if I did play too many, that didn’t change what was going on in the world.
    My mother pulled Ban along behind her towards the kitchen. Shaking my head at her I walked back to the living room. My father and sister were still seated on the floor in their spots. I sat down on the floor in front of my green pawns plucking a card from the deck.
    “Who was at the door?” My father asked and I shrugged my shoulders.
    “Some guy that need the phone. I told mom not to let him in.” Not in that many words but I still warned her that Ban was bad news. Could someone that handsome really be a demon? Where were the horns and evil? I watched TV though. Sometimes demons are the hot guys.
    “Was he cute?” my sister asked and I rolled my eyes at her. She was only asking because Father was sitting right there. She knew that he was the only person in the house that didn’t know about my . . . interest in boys. She was trying to be a bitch and out me.
    I didn’t say anything and she jumped up from the floor.
    “You know you checked him out you little queer.” She moved her hand back and forward away from her mouth. Her tongue pressed against the inside of of her cheek in time with her hand. It was the universal dick sucking motion.
    “Amber, we don’t use that word in this house,” Father hissed. She walked away from the living room going to the kitchen to check out the stranger no doubt. I sighed pushing my fingers into my hair. This wasn’t the way that I wanted my father to find out about me.
    “There nothing to be ashamed of, son.” My eyes shifted to my father. Who said I was ashamed of it?
    “I’m not. I like girls and I like boys. I’m not ashamed of who I am.” I wasn’t. He looked at me for a moment. I could feel his eyes studying me. Was I suddenly different in the eyes of my father because who I choose to take to my bed? Not that I’ve taken many to my bed. Two girls and no guys so far in the sixteen years I’ve been alive.
    “Every boy goes through this stage.” Liking guys wasn’t a stage in my life. What was that suppose to mean anyway? Did my father have a gay stage in his life? “Just be happy and be safe, Zero.” He locked eyes with me. His gray eyes holding mine until he smiled rising up from the floor.
    “I’m going to see what’s taking them so long.” He walked away and I let out a breath. Looking around, I was alone in the living room. Picking up the cards I started to set the deck. Looking through and replacing the cards so I could turn this losing game into a winning one.
    “That’s called cheating.” I jumped at the sound of the stranger’s voice. Turning around Ban was leaning against the door jam between the dining room and the living room.
    “Where’s my family?” I stood up thinking the worse. I wasn’t stupid. I wasn’t going to be the idiot that died first in the horror film. He gave me that smile again before and I started towards the kitchen. I had to pass him in order to get here.
    When I moved closer to him, he grabbed my arm yanking me to the side he slammed me into