Total pages in book: 37
Estimated words: 32429 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 162(@200wpm)___ 130(@250wpm)___ 108(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 32429 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 162(@200wpm)___ 130(@250wpm)___ 108(@300wpm)
In the hallway, I brace myself against the door and hope to hear her crying, but she doesn't break. I can imagine her inside the bedroom, trying to clean herself of the evidence of my orgasm. And yet she doesn't cry.
Walking away, my hands fist at my sides and once I come back into my office, I slam my fist into the wall, nearly breaking my knuckles.
I feel like a monster. But maybe that's what I was meant to be all along. After all, I was born to be a monster and so was my brother.
I thought Tallulah could change me, but clearly, there is no one who can.
Chapter 7
TALLULAH
A maid appears in my room.
I am still blindfolded and I know she feels sorry for me. From the way she's talking to me, I can tell - she must pity me and my situation.
I don't know what to tell her, because my tongue had been tied since Xander last left the room. But once she takes care of me and cleans me up, I find myself latching onto her arm, begging her for help I know won't come. She won't budge now, won't speak to me, so neither of us says a word. But from the way she grabs my arm back, I know she sees I'm scared and afraid.
"Mr. Xander asked me to give something to you," she finally says, her voice shaking as she gets the words out. "He wants you to chew bubblegum, so you can always be ready for him."
My stomach sinks. I don't know what this means, but it's clear that bastard wants to keep my mouth occupied so he can use me again. The mere thought of being back in Xander's reach makes me terrified. I'm so afraid of him and afraid of what it means for my relationship with Xavier, who I know won't take kindly to his brother kidnapping me. Over the past few days, I've felt my mind going mad and seeping into the dark abyss that Xander and Xavier love so much. The two brothers have destroyed me. Now, there is no running left for me anymore. I'm just going to have to submit to one of them, whether or not I like it.
The maid deposits a wad of bubble gum in my mouth and I start chewing with tears falling down my face. I promised myself not to cry, but I think it's safe while Xander isn't here. I'm going to have to hide them next time he makes an appearance in my bedroom. I can always tell him apart from the maids from his dark presence. The way he takes up the whole room, even though I can't see anything... His presence is undeniable.
I still don't understand why he keeps a blindfold on me, but I've gotten the impression from Xavier that his brother is a secretive man, who wants nobody to know his business.
As I chew the gum and the maid finally leaves, I feel my mind spinning in circles again. Now I finally know why my friend was so afraid of her husband, who turned out to be none other than Xavier's brother.
Xander is a dangerous man. He's a monster. I know full well if he could have ruined Ivette's life just like he's ruining mine right now.
I lay in bed for a long time. The maid comes in again, helps me to the bathroom and gives me some food to eat. My hands are bound most of the time. I haven't been able to take the ties off yet and so my eyes remain covered. I wonder whether I'll ever get out of here and how long this nightmare will continue.
There's nothing I want more than to go back. Memories of my family have already faded. What I have left is Xavier. His cruel but loving touch, and the dogs we trained together, Zeus and Hades. I wish they were close by. Sometimes it feels like I can feel them in the room, almost hear the barking in the background and smell their scent, all of it enveloping my senses. But I know they're far away now. After all, I'm not with Xavier anymore. My heartless guard has long gone and now I'm at the mercy of his brother.
Some more time passes before I hear the front door of my bedroom opening again.
I don't need to see to know it's Xander who's walked into the room. His dark and demonic presence reminds me just how afraid I am.
I don't say a word, but my body tenses up on the bed as I wait for him to approach me, and sure enough, he does.
"I see you've been cleaned up," he says. "I rather hoped they would leave you the way I left you, so I could see the wreck you were after what I've done to you. And what about you, Tallulah? Are you excited about all the marks I left on your body? I really wish you were able to see them, but we can't risk taking that blindfold off."