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“What?” I screech.
“Maybe give her a break,” Cal says.
“You’re not backing out now,” Wes snaps. “This part was your fucking idea.”
Kellan grabs something from one of the drawers underneath his bed. I try to turn away as he approaches, but Wes and Cal hold my head still.
“What the fuck, guys?” I exclaim. “Agag?This is too far.Waytoo—”
Kellan shoves the ball gag into my mouth and quickly fastens the straps behind my head. It keeps my mouth open with the ball stuffed behind my teeth. The taste of silicone fills my mouth, andI scream in frustration. The sound is muffled, which only pisses me off more.
“Finally.” Wes pats my cheek, his voice dripping with smug satisfaction. “I won’t tell you again, Harper. I’m done with your fucking games. You lie to us, I’ll take away your ability to speak.” He pinches my nostrils shut. “And breathe.”
I try to knock his arm away, but he catches my wrist with his free hand. The gag is big enough that I can barely get any air in through my mouth.
“Look at her, Kellan,” Wes says. “Look how scared she is.”
I whimper, humiliated and angry at how pitiful I sound. Wes keeps me there until my body is screaming for oxygen. I begin to slump into Cal, and finally, Wes lets go.
All three of them watch me as I take in the deepest breath I can. I can’t stand it, so I turn and bury my face in Cal’s chest, still trying to get in more air. He makes a worried sound and rubs my back. It’s strangely comforting, but I don’t have the brain space to think about how worrying that is right now.
Wes snorts. “Careful, Cal. Don’t let her get under your skin. You can’t go soft on us now.”
“I won’t,” he says lowly.
Wes grabs my chin, yanking it up so I’m forced to look at him. Like this, he’s terrifying. His eyes are void of any emotion except a sick, twisted satisfaction at seeing me like this.
Why me? What did I do to you to make you hate me?
“Kellan, come downstairs with me for a minute,” Wes says when he lets me go.
“Sure thing.”
They grab their masks and disappear down the stairs. I’m left alone in Cal’s lap, too tired and humiliated to fight now that I actually have a chance at escape.
He’s still rubbing my back, and when he realizes I’m shivering, he wraps a blanket around my shoulders. All I can do is blink back tears. If I cry, my nose might get clogged up, and then I won’t be able to breathe at all.
With a pleading noise, I look to Cal. He sighs and shakes his head. The red light reflects off his blond hair and light skin, making him look more attractive than he has any right to at the moment.
“Please,” I try to say, grabbing one of his hands with both of mine. I bring it to the gag’s buckle, and when he doesn’t move to undo it, I try to figure it out myself.
“Ah ah, Athelia. It stays on.” Gently, he takes my hands and places them in my lap.
My scream is desperate, and I fist his shirt, trying to beg him with my eyes.
All Cal does is give me a pitying frown. “I can’t, baby. This is part of our plan. And dammit, I knew I’d like how you looked with this on.” He strokes his knuckles across my tear-stained cheeks. “You’re so fucking sexy like this. Even if I could take it off, I wouldn’t.”
With a scoff, I look away from him. I hold my chin high, but saliva pools at the back of my throat. No matter how hard I try, I can’t seem to swallow. At this rate, I’m going to die by choking on my own spit.
“Tip your head forward,” Cal says when I let out a panicked sob. “It’ll drain out of your mouth.”
I shake my head. Absolutely not. If it was someone else—someone I fuckingtrusted,then it’d be a different story. But I’m not drooling all over myself in front of my bullies. They’ll enjoy it too much.
“Trust me,” Cal says assuringly, applying pressure to the back of my head until I look down at my lap.
I hate you. I hate all of you, and I’m going to find a way to make you pay for this.
Drool drips from my mouth, leaking from around the ball gag. It’s humiliating—degrading—but that’s how they want this to feel.
