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The answer to sarcasm is being deeply literal, I’ve always found.
“Indeed. If you will forgive me, I need to attend to my duties. I understand you have none, being nothing more than a general entertainment piece for the alpha.”
“I think I’m a little more than a general entertainment piece,” I say. “I’m trying to apologize here. I hope you know I’ve suffered a great deal as a result of my actions yesterday, and there’s a very significant chance that I won’t do it again.”
Sona gives me an unimpressed look. “I knew the moment I saw you that you were trouble. I endeavored to rid the city of you, but unfortunately for us all, Alpha Thorn appears to be attached to you. Every alpha has his downfall, and it is usually a matter of poor taste.”
“So, apology not so much accepted then, I take it.”
“Your apology is received with thanks,” he says. Well, that’s what his words say, but his tone tells me to fuck right off, and I suppose I can’t blame him.
9CAPTIVITY
Thorn
We experience a few days of peace. I am beginning to believe that Suli understands and even enjoys her place with me, but I am not stupid. I do not trust her completely, so I have made arrangements to keep her safely contained when I cannot be physically with her.
“Why do you have that expression on your face?” She asks the question with sleepy suspicion as she lies naked in my bed, dripping with my seed and flushed from her recent orgasm. It is almost impossible for me not to fuck her every time we are reunited from even the shortest separation.
“I have something for you. Something you may eventually be spared, but something, for now, I think you need.”
She looks instantly more alert. “What is happening?”
“Nothing. And I intend to keep it that way. You are prone to mischief, and I know you will not be able to resist another escape attempt, simply out of habit. So. I have had an addition made to my chambers. I’ve made a room for you.”
Her eyes narrow at me, but before she can indulge any moodiness, I sweep her naked body up and off the bed. She cannot help her little shout of glee as she feels me take physical control of her. She has never been able to resist my power. She always melts against me, and she does so again now.
I carry her into an adjoining room. I said I had made a room for her, which is somewhat true. But in truth, I’ve had something made that will hold her much better than any room ever could.
She lets out a scandalized gasp. “A cage?!”
I feel her start to struggle and squirm, but I have no intention of letting her go. She is going to go into the cage. She is going to feel her captivity in this naked state, and she is going to submit to confinement.
“What is the matter? You told me once you were not afraid of being put away in a cell. You told me so boldly.” I chuckle as I put her inside and close the door.
“You…” Suli stands naked inside the cage, which is more than big enough for her to stand up, turn around, and lie down. I have been kind enough to provide a soft matted area and some pillows for a bed. She also has water. “What if I have to pee?”
“You will have to be allowed out to do that.”
“Thorn!” She stamps her foot, her face coloring with temper. “This isn’t fair!”
“Oh, it is eminently fair, Suli. After how many times I have had to chase you down, how many times I have almost lost you? I have no intention of allowing you any semblance of the freedom that would be required for you to try to run again. And I hope you know the entire household is united in that aim. I have you, Suli. You are mine. And I intend to keep you.”
Her expression softens as I speak, just a fraction, but enough to show that she understands what I am trying to tell her. I do this because I know her nature, and I do it because her nature cannot be allowed to express itself and rob us both of the mate bond between us.
A knocking at the door of my bedroom interrupts the moment. There is an urgency I must respond to.
“Thorn!” I hear her call out behind me.
“Be good,” I reply.
“THORN!” She shouts my name louder, outraged and spoiled, and as usual trying to have her own way.
Avel is at the door when I open it. He speaks with a low, intense urgency that immediately arrests my attention.
“A human ship is landing near the remains of the Ground Bar.”
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