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“You know how to make me feel better, pet. On your knees.” He pulled his finger back and sat on the bed, spreading his legs. Smiling tersely, I kneeled, pulling his belt free. He couldn’t even take off his own belt.Prick.
Releasing him from his slacks, I pulled his cock free and began to stroke it. He watched me with a critical eye, and nerves rose up in my throat. I’d been too quiet lately. If I was going to redeem myself and help my family, I needed to convince him I wasn’t on to him. I knew I was in way too deep as it was, but at least now, I could try to make it worth it. It was the only thing that let me sleep at night.
Lessons from long along filtered through my head, the ones I’d excelled at, and I fell into my role flawlessly.
Keep them guessing.
Never let them know how smart you are.
Use your body as your weapon, and it can never be used against you.
If you’re in control, then you have the power. Don’t ever let a man think he has it. He only wins if you give it over to him.
You’re a Siren, so act like one.
Wrapping my lips around his cock, I went to the place in my head where I wouldn’t hate myself. I pictured the people I loved and the need to keep them safe and away from the dangers this man possessed. The love of Seb and Lark, for Nat, Lily, Loren, Stacy, and even the Mascros buoyed me to do my task.
I no longer believed I could save Darren. He’d shown me his true colors already. The love I thought I had for him had dissipated into shame, the realization I wasn’t anything special driving it home.
No, I’d made my choice, wrecking the best thing I had going for me and there wasn’t much I could do to save myself from the inevitable fate ahead of me. I only hoped by staying, I would find the information I needed and get the Mascros one step ahead of Darren.
It was that thought I focused on as he fucked my throat hard, roaring his release a moment later. He pushed me out of the way and trekked to the bathroom, leaving me sitting on the floor, half-clothed. Normally, I’d be pissed, but if it meant I didn’t have to endure any more of him tonight, then I would take his narcissistic bullshit with a smile.
When he returned to the room later, he turned off the lights, crawled into bed, and was out within a second. Not once did he say good night, tell me he loved me, or ask if I was good.
It shouldn’t have hurt, but it did.
It had to be the reason I did what I did next, pushing my limits to see how much I could get away with. Only this time, I got caught. There was that reckless abandonment getting me in trouble again.
I was in my thirties. I really should’ve learned by now.
Guess it was time to face the consequences.
Two
CAMILA
A FEW WEEKS LATER
Time hadno meaning to me anymore. The days blurred into one as I was kept prisoner, and I was definitely a prisoner.
I worried my finger would become infected, but I was too exhausted to care. I should probably care more. Darren had let me shower, wanting to show me off tonight, but I could barely stand without becoming fatigued. I stared at the wall; my hair dripped down my back as I sat on the bed of the room he’d brought me into.
After trying to escape and searching the room for a weapon, I’d grown tired and landed myself on the edge of the mattress, no longer motivated to move. Was this what my life would be from now on? Endless days of monotony. I was not a fan.
Something in the back of my mind stirred, a piece of long-forgotten advice surging forward.
“Pick one thing to focus on, and don’t let it go. That’s your anchor to the future, beyond whatever situation you’re in. As long as you never lose that, you’ll always have an escape.”
It had sounded so stupid that summer. For one, I never thought I’d be in this situation, determined to not have anything to do with the Sirens. But here I was, regretting not taking it seriously. Trying to find one thing to focus on, an image of Seb, Lark, and I in bed surged forward. It was one of our lazy Saturday mornings, and we were enjoying the carefree day.
“Whatcha thinking, boo?” Seb’s gravelly voice asked. His thumb brushed over my shoulder in an absentminded gesture, and I burrowed back into him, loving the intimacy of his touch. I marveled at the beauty of our embrace, his light brown skin against my porcelain skin always made a beautiful landscape of our joining. I smiled against him, remembering he’d asked a question.
“Nothing, really. Just that I’m happy.”
Lark opened one eye, peering at me. She smiled, peeking over to see Seb behind me. “You know what would be even better?” she asked, mischief ringing in her voice.
“If you say sex, I’m gonna need a minute,” Seb murmured, kissing my nape as he spoke. I chuckled, already feeling him start to grow hard behind me.
