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onfining me. I'm left alone with the haunting presence of the corps

sn't something I have gone throu

I hear the door creak open once more. The

into my throat when their boss

ght I'd let these men have sex with me wi

hole in his head and blood that forms a halo around his he

man? If he could kill one of his own without rem

my arm to pull - yank me to my feet. They are a bi

, I chant loudly in

ip on my arms, I'm escorted out of the room

, Lily

We reach our destination and before I can react, I'm bound to another unforgiving chair

th. It would be better to slit my own throat than le

g, except for a small window high above -

rm I'm alone. But before I can process grim rea

o clench my teeth together. The water sinks its iciness

arks at me before they al

ll my efforts to not make any. Tears drip down my face hidden by

e next, I was kidnapped and brought to the

Not only have I brought trouble upon, I have succeeded

liana. Brilliant, I think to

l a sense of relief wash over me but I know it's short-lived.

here is deafening silence punctuated by the sound of wa

l my eyelids close and lure me to unconsciousness. Instead, I st

a vulnerabilit

eon casting eerie shadows on the walls, I straighten my aching

pped in here at night to do the

k twisting his face. His mismatched blue and brown or

d at the moment, I would lo

at stupid baritone voice. "Did

it was fabulous. The five-star accommodation and excel

tling as it travels throughout my body

the

hidden by the growing shadows. I see the bruise I'd given him ea

lint in the

r hospitality. Now, shall we

an the part where you try to break me and I refused to crack? Yo

is face says something different. "I

easure for bastards of your

like to put that mouth to." A corner of his li

e body and I wonder why it's not from

st how cuckoo in the head he is. "You're q

ame. "Don't bother trying to charm me. Your fake smiles and e

re giving an unperturbed roll of his b

as if I wasn't already tied to a stifling immobility.

ripping with malice. Gone was the friendly steward and in his

e I'm u

for the ordeal ahead. I know I

and his eyes come to burn wi

e secret of your husband's whereabouts away from me? Thi

o pin something on me, but you have nothing. I already told y

hiver has my teeth chattering for a second. "You

lls my name like that. I just want to bash his head in with a

ng its time, his agitation fueling. "You know, I'v

e. "A mere prop in your twisted game? Perhap

. His eyes flash with anger that odd

n my seat even though the restraints only allow me so little room. "I'm al

ce, our breaths mingling together. I don't mind that m

ws. For a moment, I think he'll lose control and strike me. But he

, surprising me. "I'll let you

e as well. As I sit there in the dim light of dawn, I realize t

ter, more hesitant than his. The