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Me

She belongs to me now

And that complicated my existence a shit ton

Stalking up the large gangway, I left the dealing of the car to Selix (it had its own berth in the hold below) and strode aboard the luxury yacht valued in excess of two-hundred leam and untouchable power of such a vessel didn’t hold my attention nearly as much as the wraith in my arms

Her blood soaked through ging glittered with fresh white ropes and the tileamed with nautical speed

Pi at the turquoise sea and the sudden flurry of white dressed staff as they flew around deck to cast off Before, I’d liked their unifors fucking white Lies and sins and abuse all hid in the achromatic palate Alrik and his colour preference had ensured I’d change the dress code as soon as possible

Pi fro

Taking her to a mainland hospital was not an option All the doctors in Crete were butchers I didn’t live on the land for a reason I hated conceited assholes and brain-dead morons who believed their opinion mattered to those around them

Instead, I’d claimed the sea as my home

I’d lived on her waves and swam in her belly every day for the past four years Even when I was on earth,back on the gentle roll stoleworry over what I’d sentenced myself to and allowed me to breathe fully for the first tio

Five days was far too fucking long

I needed to be far away from here I needed empty horizons and lonely expanses

Ignoring the staff who glancedruby droplets in my wake, I entered the first-floor deck and pressed the silver button for the elevator

It yaide as if waiting for such a task and closed silently, descending the moment I touched button nine

Thea man who’d stepped over his boundaries of survivable circuan The repetitive thoughts of what I would expect from her in return for this I’d fucked up my own life to save hers

She owes me more than she can ever repay

As the lift slowed and the doors opened, Michaels met me

“Selix called ahead, told lanced at the stolen slave in my embrace He didn’t flinch at the blood or look at me with accusation Mainly because he knew me He knew I inflicted violence to those who deserved it but did my best to prevent those who didn’t

Selix had once again proven his excessive salary orth it by streaue is partially severed”

“But not fully?” Michaels narrowed his eyes, tipping her chin up with a gentle finger “That’s workable”

His no-nonsense lish doctor from a sabbatical in India He was one of the best in his field, and his field included eries and other complicated care I trusted hio when ot me killed

I clutched the unconscious girl tighter “Severe blood loss Multiple injuries—some old, some new Doubt she’s seen a doctor in years”