Page 11 of Pushed Through The Dark
It should have felt strange to be calling to a man who had done nothing but hurt me. I had dreams about running away, about breaking out, about killing him so I could be free again. Four months of my life was nothing compared to some of the girls here, but any amount of time was still too much. Yet, I still called for him, I called to him for help.
Virgo shot me a look over his shoulder, his smile big and toothy. "Normally, I love hearing a woman beg for me. . ." Pausing, he stopped in the doorway as Blue held it open and adjusted his jacket before speaking again. "But you don't belong to me anymore."
He took pleasure knowing that I would choose the safety of what he gave me, no matter how terrible it was, no matter how ruthless he might be, to the danger of the unknown. He reveled in the fact that I would call his name in a time of need, instead of running into the arms of a stranger.
Koa's fingers squeezed down harder around my wrist as Virgo and Blue turned their backs on me, and walked out the door. Slowly, I twisted my head and looked up at him. His eyes sparkled with delight as he quickly swept me off my feet, and threw me over his shoulder.
"No! No!" Punching his back, I hit and slapped and kicked my legs.
He didn't care. Koa wrapped his arm firmly around my waist, and the other around my lower back.
"Your way it is."
Chapter Two
Aubrey
"Let me ask you something. . ."
Koa's voice softened as he massaged my neck for a brief moment. His fingers dug deep into the muscle, almost soothing. My eyes fluttered as if they wanted to close, my body relaxing to the foreign tenderness.
He isn't a kind man. He's a devil in disguise.
The tips of his fingers pinched my skin, jarring my nerves. Jerking away, he chuckled to himself. Pulling his phone from his pocket, he looked down at it. "How long have you been behind these walls?" he asked, tapping the screen of his phone.
We were standing in the front entrance, a place I hadn't seen since day one, an escape that had been kept well out of my reach. I could feel the adrenaline as it started to fill my veins like coffee percolating under the surface.
My legs wanted to run, my heart was speeding up, my lungs were starting to take in air rapidly. Every piece of my being was ready to go. This was what I had always hoped for; a chance to break away.
Take it, Aubrey! Take it!
The window by the front door teased me with earthy images; trees, the sky, the moon as it twinkled like a spotlight. Biting my lower lip, all I could think about was charging the door and running for the woods.
Shrugging my shoulder, I kept my eyes down. Virgo's rules flashed in my head like a beacon, stealing my tongue as if he had cut it out. I'm actually surprised Virgo hadn't done that to all the girls anyway.
He couldn't. He enjoyed hearing you beg for mercy too much to deny him that privilege.
