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I knock on the examination room’s door, and a dour-faced Christine answers.
“Give me one good reason why I shouldn’t castrate every man in this place?”
“Because you know damn well that if any of us knew what was going on, we would have done exactly that to Suki’s husband.”
She sighs and moves away from the door. “You may enter, but you guys better start being better ‘Keepers’ of the ‘Kept Women’.”
Suki’s face brightens when she sees me.
“She’s doing fine, but I’m not a psychiatrist and there’s always the potential for miscommunication until she learns more English.”
“Give us a moment.”
“Ah, this ismyoffice.”
“You can stay if you want, but I don’t think you’re going to like what you see.”
“You guys are disgusting,” Christine says with a huff, then exits her office.
I’d tried to deny my feelings for so long, but that’s impossible now. My heart is brimming with madness, and there’s only one way to sate the beast roaring inside me.
“Suki,” I whisper, struggling to get the word out.
“Yes?”
“I…ah…I love you.” I form a heart with both of my hands, hoping she understands what I mean.
Her smile widens. “I-love-yeew-too!”
I wrap my arms around her, lifting, twirling, covering her in kisses until she can no longer breathe.
She pushes me off, her lips twisting in an amused grin.
Then I remember what she had to go through and shame hits me like a freight train.
As I’m about to apologize, she presses a finger over my lips, censoring me.
“Let’s-get-boys.”
Maybe I don’t apologize. Words are shit. Maybe I’ll just spend the rest of my life making it up to her. Actions speak louder than words.
I nod enthusiastically. “Yeah, let’s go get the boys.”
* * *
SUKI
I can never escape what Ji-hoon did to me. Nor do I want to. Without my years with him, I might not appreciate Trent and the life I now have.
To some, it’s horrifying, living in an underground bunker, all but forced to choose a partner. Christine, the doctor, seems enraged by it, but it’s what I’ve suffered my entire adult life, being kept in a plush penthouse apartment, out of sight, unable to choose my partner.
Luckily, the Keep has become my salvation. The underground might seem oppressive, but the world outside is terrifying, and while they may insist that I take on a mate, the one I’ve picked I’d want regardless.
If the world was right as rain, I’d still crave Trent with every fiber of my being. He’s kind, capable, and absolutely stunning.
And he’s going to make an amazing father to my boys, and perhaps, another later down the road.
The moment Duri sees Trent, his face lights with joy.
