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“Stupid bitch. You’ll get us all killed. Your pussy must be that good. Let’s see how good.”
His hand covers my mouth, and I twist in his arms, trying to free myself. I hit him with my hands, with my feet.
“Enough.”
That gruff voice seeps through me, awakening disgust in me. I crawl back to the end of the bed.
“I told you not to touch her,” Delaney says. He fires the gun, and blood splatters on my face, soaking the front of my dress. I don’t flinch, don’t breathe.
He advances and I scramble from the bed, wanting to run toward the opposite side, but my moves must be sluggish because he grips my leg. I try to shake him off, scrape at the sheet with my nails, but still, he yanks me to him.
“You can’t escape me, sweet Aurora.”
The hair on my arms stands up.
“Let go of me, you fucking leech. Where is my friend?”
He slaps my other cheek. Pain is replaced by fury and I jump to my feet, a cornered animal about to pounce. I will never show fear again. And if I die, I want to go out like a fighter, not a scared mouse. That will never be me again.
“First rule, no questions. I am asking them, and you will answer.”
“And if not?” I goad him and this time I am ready when he lifts his hand, but I kick him in his groin and dash through the door. Men with vicious, deadly stares are posted everywhere, butno one stops me. Up the stairs, the salty breeze has me covering my mouth. We are in the middle of the ocean. No island, no other boats, nothing. My heart smashes against my chest.
I turn around and that malicious sneer has me wrapping my arms around myself. Nausea rises inside my stomach.
“Second rule, obey me.”
“Never.”
“Hold her.”
Delaney gives a man the order, and he grabs me before I can run.
“Since the moment I saw you, I have waited for the day to possess you.”
“You’ll never have me,” I spit in his face.
“I will enjoy every minute of breaking you. You will be such a nice addition to my collection.”
“Dream on. And oops, you wanted a virgin? Sorry, Kieran took care of that.”
His face scrunches up in red anger. “You will regret that.”
I grin, revealing teeth, in his ugly face. “Actually, I don’t. I loved every minute.”
“Take her back to her room.”
The guard drags me back and shoves me inside before locking me in. Not wanting to think about what Delaney’s going to do with me, I pace around the room, thinking about how I can buy more time. Maybe I should stop provoking him. I could, but he looks at me in that derisive, superior way and I won’t stand for that. I want him to see he can never break me.
Spent from the adrenaline rush my body has been under, I slide down the wall. Lifting my knees to my chin, I rest my head on them. The door creaks open, and everything halts. I promised myself I would never cry again because of him or for him, but seeing my father entering, knowing I am here because of him, breaks me.
“What did I ever do to you?”
He looks right through me.
“Do you like to see me like this, beaten? He will probably rape me too.”
“Shut up, Aurora.”
