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His body language shifted and this time I could tell he’d grown uncomfortable. “What if this is only in your head, Alice? What if this cat only exists in your imagination?”
“Someone likehimis too real to deny. No one would be able to make up such a cruel, vile, and evil selfishness that dwells in that man.”
“A cruelty you seem to enjoy,” he observed, and I had to admit that he was partially right.
A wisp of a smile ghosted my lips as I remembered what truly lured me to that man in the beginning. In truth, I should blame Absolem for all of this. He introduced me to the unknown and brought me to the devil’s doorstep. Then again, maybe it was my fault for being curious and stepping through that threshold, but I had been so young, so naive.
I always wanted and craved more, a direct contradiction to the life I had led up to this point. Maybe that was why I sought to ruffle up the doctor, why I wanted to tear down his carefully constructed walls and bring him to his knees. I had an urge to feel his hands on my body, but I needed to be careful with that. Being detached had become instinctive and necessary for my survival. Yet, for some reason, this doctor had a magnetic pull that was hard to resist. A pull that I needed to keep away from in order to protect myself.
“Have you ever felt like drowning in another... Doctor?”
He shook his head. “No, I can honestly say that I have not. Although, lately . . .”
His words sparked interest and I filed them away for another time.
“There’s something surreal in becoming lost in another soul. A loss of control that brings out the demons you like to play with so much.” I was turning the tables on him and quite curious to observe how he would react.
His brow furrowed, a clear sign I was getting beneath his skin.
“That bothered you, didn’t it? I got a glimpse into your plans, Doctor, and I can tell you they won’t work with me. Unlike your other patients who try to deny their quirks and problems and hide away, I embrace mine. My demons, theyloveto come out to play.”
“You enjoy mind games, Alice.” His voice was mildly irritated. “I don’t play the kind that you speak of.”
The doctor stood and took a step in my direction, his thick bulge protruding through his slacks. My eyes roamed along the outline of his dick, my body awakening with desire at his closeness and the scent of his masculine need. A mixture of his cologne and his personal fragrance wafted throughout my body as I trembled.
“That’s truly a shame, Doctor.” My gaze lifted slowly as he stared down at my relaxed form, his tall frame dwarfing my own. “Because I wouldloveto play with you.”
He moved another step closer, and although I was chained to the chair, I leaned forward and pressed my cheek against his muscular thigh. The heat of my breath warmed the head of his cock. I smiled wickedly when the hitch in his breath proved to me that he was enjoying our close proximity.
“Unchain me, Doctor. Let me show you just how much I want to play with you.”
Looking down at me with that confident smirk of his, he spoke as if he lamented this whole situation. “Now if I did that, we’d both be lost.”
He was already lost the moment he made the decision to move closer. We both knew how this was going to end.
“Isn’t that the point?”
His lean fingers slid through the silky strands of my hair as I continued to rest my cheek against his thigh. “I’m not going to lie and tell you I’m not intrigued by the idea of your little game, but I also know that what you’re looking for, you won’t find it in me.”
I pulled back to stare up at his handsome face. His warm fingers traced my cheek softly and lingered on the curve of my jaw. “How would you know what I need?”
He smiled and leaned down, his lips only a breath away. “Because I know you, Alice Hardgrave, and you already told me . . .youwant to go home.”
Shocked, I stared at his broad back as he turned and walked briskly away. Frustration overwhelmed me and the scream that had been lodged in my throat exploded in a mournful wail. Tugging desperately, I pulled at the chains that bound my wrists to this goddamn place. Pain streaked up my arms from the recent lacerations as I fought back tears.
He won’t break me.
This wasn’t the outcome I anticipated, but I had been confronted with worse. I needed a way out. I could swear he was the one to lead me home.
If that’s the case, then why the fuck do I feel so lost?
Chapter 2
Alice
These four paddedwalls were now my home. After months of attempting to escape, this was my ultimate fate, and the man seated across from me was the one who held the key. He stared back at me, those emerald eyes shining with untold secrets. Secrets he held buried deep and didn’t have any intention of sharing. His hair was the color of rich, dark chocolate, and licked at his collar, curling slightly along his brow. And those lips, a tint of pink on that firm line, holding that incessant knowing smile of his that made me want to tear him apart. How could he smile so willingly in a place like this? Didn’t he know?
Neither of us belonged here.
