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ost like he knew I would not run. I tried my best not to look suspicious as I surveyed for cameras and blindspots that could be of help to me in the near futu

le I continued to mentally take notes of everything I could lay my eyes on around the entryway. The

just loud enough to notice if one paid attention, but still u

hrough a marble-tiled foyer, up a grand staircase, and down a hallway

m with a large and ornate bed. A fire roared in the fireplace, and

igh and eyes practically disapproving of me. The little creature reminded me

son said, bendin

I knew this wasn't a real marker of a man's over

nd a love seat. A bathroom led off to the side, and I had no doubt the closets alone were probably the size of my apartment. At the back of the room w

a list of everything you need while you are here. The

e or the best? What he was doing wasn't okay, but here I was, surrounded by people in a nice place with a man who, despite realities I could barely bring myself to adjust to yet,

e, forgetting my

d straightened, his face stern. "I

ntasy came to an abrupt and screeching halt. I w

uestion of why he was doing something so immoral. The real question was why was he wrapping it so nicely, making it a seduction that part

this take, the beast also took the role of Prince Charming, swooping in and taking care of all my

only to give way to a cold world that demanded I produce or live in a gutter. I was barely even making a living, squirreling away

of men to buy me drinks so I didn't have to dip into my own funds. Strange as it may be, perhaps it was even a coping mec

him. He stopped at the other side of the desk, regarding me calmly. "You might be oblivious to otherworlders and how the bond we now share works but I will make this easier

hrough my mind already, no matter how much I had tried to push it away? I might not be into what he wanted, but I wasn't

you have been through in my hands

ld happen in a dirty, dank basement where I would be fed crumbs and kept in a crampe

the outside. I didn't want to be one of those women. I would take my simple apartment with an uncertai

not let you be my weakness. If you obey me and honestly seek to please me,

, but trusting in such a promise would be too naïve-no matter how much I wanted to. My only desire was to find safety whil

much, and handed the sheet to Jason. He looked it over