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“I love you, Rhys,” I whisper back. “Let’s go and do this. I want it to be over.”
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As soon as I enter the manor, I tuck the small jar under Rhys’ hockey jersey and in between my jeans pocket. Thankfully it’s small enough.
Rhys lets go of my hand and slips away into the darkened corridors. As soon as I’m done with my part, he’ll take over the rest of the way this evening plays out.
I then make my way into the kitchen and grab a whiskey glass from the cupboard. I add in a little of the clear liquid GHB that Rhys had given me before we walked into the house. He said it would make him sleepy faster.
I make my way around the granite countertop and head towards the small bar, before pulling out some of my father’s whiskey. I pour a little bit into the glass and stir it with a spoon, letting it all mix.
My father is probably in his office doing work at this part of the evening, so I slip my shoes off and go upstairs with Rhys quietly following behind me.
I know he’s on edge from the game earlier and these past few days. I feel it too. The anger, the emotional strain on my past and all the memories and sickening truth.
My heart is beating in my throat and my tongue feels dry. In a way, I feel like prey going right towards the hunter. And I’m irrationally afraid that he’ll catch me and do whatever he wants to me.
I move towards the dark oak door of his office, glancing down at the yellow glow emitting from the bottom and I stop. I can’t do this.
As much as I want to. I know I’m going to mess up. Something bad will happen and I know I won’t be able to stop it.
But Rhys steps in behind me and I feel his strong hands on my lower back, his lips brush against my ear, and his body moves against mine. “I’m here, Rabbit. I won’t let him fucking touch you again. I promised you that from the moment I knew. I will kill him if he tries anything. I promise you that, Pi. Do you trust me?”
I nod because I do. I only trust Rhys and even if my life depends on it, I know he’ll do everything in his power to protect me. It’s just the way he is and always will be.
“You need to say it for me, Pi, so that I know you trust me.” His low voice, and his steady hands, reassure me.
“I trust you.”
“Good girl.” He kisses the back of my neck sending a small shiver down my spine. The good kind. “Now do this and it’ll be over much sooner, baby.”
I take a deep breath and leave Rhys standing in the shadows before knocking on my father’s door.
There’s silence for a few seconds.
“Come in.”
I turn the silver knob and take a step into my father’s office, before closing the door, leaving it slightly ajar.
He’s sitting behind his desk and as soon as he glances up from his laptop, I feel uneasy. His dark eyes travel over me and I have to try my hardest not to run out of there, or worse crumble to the floor in front of him.
“Pike,” he says and nods to the glass in my hand. “You stopped bringing me drinks when your mother left. You were such a good little girl. Remember you’d bring me my drinks?”
I force myself to nod even though all I want to do is vomit. “I remember.”
“Why did you bring one now?” he asks and shuts his laptop closed. “You’ve been avoiding me.”
My lips tremble as I set the glass down in front of him. “I understand what you mean. I missed you. And I just want it to be us, Father.”
I watch as a look of surprise passes over his face. “You want to be with me?”
I place the glass in front of him and watch as he lifts it to his lips before taking a sip and then another and it’s all gone. Now all I have to do is wait.
“Yes,” I say.
“Why did it take you so long to realise, pretty girl?” he asks as he settles back into his leather office chair. “You took so long to realise that you belong with me, Pi.”
The way he says my nickname makes me want to vomit. I don’t want him to say it. My name doesn’t belong in his mouth.
