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My feet reeled backward, faster and faster "No!" I screairl like you!"
My father laughed It started as a chuckle but grew and grew until it felt as if the entire roo, boy You haveexactly what I need And there’s nothing you can do to fking stop it"
Hitting the blonde so hard she fell onto her knees, he held out his hand again "Now, come Take your place as ood Mercer boy I’ll even let you fk one of them"
I ran
I ran away fro a mentor in my life I ran to my mother, only to find she’d drunk herself into a stupor
I found out later she drank to drown out the screaet what her husband did down the hall Leaving her son to fend for himself
The memory shattered, and I stumbled to the side I’d never had a flashback--such an intense recollection coust and hatred I’d felt that day lodged itself in ainst the dark whispers in my head I didn’t need to e I’d come fro her fate or acting like the docile prisoner I didn’t trust her one bit Not after her strength in the hotel Fuck she ild And beautiful, so ht ht With the abandonladly takenenough to survive this? Was I strong enough to step into the role as trafficking assle and come out on the other side intact?
The questions were irrelevant I had to be
I a on the binds
Tess’s head snapped up, eyes blazing grey fire "Just kill ath mixed with equal terror ainst her feet
I wanted to caress her cheek and ht It will be easier to hit rock bottom if you just let yourself slide’
But Tess would never just give up She ht think she had But she didn’t know herself like I did
She would never stop fighting And I needed to teach her how, so I could build her up again
Forgivemy teeth, I cuffed her around the side of the head My ck thickened, throbbed
She narrowed her eyes "Don’t touch me!"
It was pain she hated Pain was the catalyst in this ain, this tih to knock her to her knees She swayed but shook her head, snarling, "Back to your old tricks? Back to beating up woet off? You’re sick!" She spat on the floor, her saliva e of blood "Just sell me already, at least a new master will kno to fk"
Her tirade tore my chest open How dark was her elic face?
Squatting oninto her eyes "Do you want to be fked? Is that it? You want a ive no shit to your happiness or hu, "I have a ladly givestolen and drugged and hurt Sell ain!"
I couldn’t s I couldn’t breathe
I wanted to stop this terrible fking idea
"Tess…" I murmured
Her eyes practically popped out of her head "How do you knowsobs clawed up her throat; the crack in her ferocity gave ive rowled, "That’s right We know your name Tess Snow Tess Tess Tess"
She shoved me, but her arms eak I shoved back She sprawled onto her side, before cowering into a ball
Standing upright, I said, "We know you let youryou up and taste your blood We know you let hiiving fking blowjobs--apparently you have quite the talent"
Fuck, I’ her balled body with my foot, I added, "So, Tess…are you sure you want to be sold Knowing you’ll survive only on the cu the up and at their mercy?"
Just like the poor women who servedinnocent now"
Every word I uttered whipped Tess worse than any cat o’ nine tails I broke down her defences, throwing back ht as treasured and totally private I ripped herher by the hair, I hauled her to her feet She clutchedto control the burn in her scalp, but I shook her instead "Tell me! Do you wish to be sold? Or do you wish to be free?"
She hiccupped, her face flushed with tears "Free I want to be free Letanswer"
"But you said--"
I couldn’t suck in a decent breath--I felt lightheaded, high, and sick tostomach My ck rippled with prcum I had to close my eyes fro said I asked if you wanted to be free or be sold I didn’t ask for anything in return Did I ask you to suck my cock? Did I ask to fk you in return for your freedom?"
I wobbled onher to do just that I’d blow right down her throat with one lick of her tongue
Her head hung, hiding her feverish face with tangled blonde curls Between ragged pants she said, "I don’t knohat you want fro!" I roared I want you to take back your destiny Take it Ad in return Just take it
Her sobs took over, dragging her into sorrow