"Are you mad?", I ask him for the third time since we have left Ruarc's house. Sia hasn't spoken to me since then, brooding, eyes fixed on the road before him. I wonder if he stole this car as well. He is driving with only one hand, and the car smelt of Sia, leather and Anita. He doesn't answer, just puts on the radio, to block out my voice. That means he is mad. But he has no right to be! I was simply enjoying myself with Ruarc, just as he was enjoying himself with Anita. Despite the unwanted sound, I still shouted so he could hear my voice over the sound. "Fine. Don't answer me. It's not like I care.""Get out".I wince at his harshness. I hadn't even known we had reached the cabin and I get down, my arse asleep. Sia slams the door of the cabin shut, throwing the car keys on the table. I'm guessing he didn't steal it then. Seriously I am pissed with his behaviour."Will you stop behaving like a child?", I yell. He blinks, as if he is surprised I am still talking to him."I don't ev
"So what do we do now? Cecilia is not with Massa and neither is she with Eloive". I asked, taking off my shoes. Sia popped a button on his shirt. "Nothing. I only volunteered to help so I can decide to wash her case off my hands". "But don't you think you owe it to Eloive to help? He would get in serious trouble with his father". "I do well to avoid situations like this. Cecilia is not missing and neither does she want to be found. You were right after all, she is with her lover". What was he saying? Eloive clearly stated that he had no idea where Cecilia was. "What do you mean?". "I don't know why he lied and it doesn't matter how I know about that". "Maybe he doesn't trust you. Perharps he was scared you would report him to Ruarc. Forget it. Where's your lover?", I ask looking around the cabin. I didn't see her when we left for Eloive's, and I haven't seen her today. "She left. Gone to him. Just like you initially wanted. And stop acting like you care about her whereabouts",
"Close your eyes. If you open them, I'll know and I'll collar you"."You're an asshole. A filthy, malignant piece of..."His snide laughter shuts me up. "You insult me, you insult yourself. So shut up and keep moving".I wish I had provided proof. I wish I hadn't gotten carried away by him. But it is too late for wishes now. I have no idea where he's taking me, but I just hope it's not what I am thinking. I stumble behind him, eyes closed. I can feel jarred rocks beneath the worn out sneakers he had forced on my feet. "Open your eyes".I oblige, marveling at the sight of burning candles on rose petals floating on top of water. There's a small boat, canoe rather, to my right. It has a lit candle on the deck, and I can see the faint outline of wine glasses, and a bottle. Sia and wine.Even though the scenery is nice, why would he bring me here? To this place? I am suspicious, but I don't let it show when I said, "You didn't have to".He just shrugged, pushing the boat, so that it staye
Move!But I don't know how to! I don't even know how to swim!Oh quit with the I don't know how! If you don't move now! We are gonna die! And if I die, how would I be able to put you in place?, my subconscious snarls at me.You would have no need for that once we die, I shout back.Don't just give up! Move your arse girl!. I move. Oh not like that!Crinka think! Think! Think!I try to lie down on the water, but that doesn't work. So I start pushing my body forward. It's a lot of work, but I'm moving. Yay me! I try to increase my speed. It's difficult, but I've reached the boat, staring at Sia's back. The water has washed away my scent so he hasn't noticed me. Judging from the slight tilt of his head, it's obvious he's looking for me. Does he think I have drowned?“You know if you wanted to hide, you could have stopped breathing and stopped your heart from beating”.I freeze upon hearing his voice. Sia turns around, pushing his hair out of his eyes. “See? I got away with it, and you g
"If I don't come knocking on your door, know it is not your time"-Death. Pain.Intense and mortifying pain.It spread from his toenails upwards, choking him. Ruarc could barely understand what was happening to him. He felt this pain when Nuella died. Now it is here again, and Ruarc hopes the goddess is not playing games with him. Second chance mates are rare, and only the good people have them. Heaven knows, he's not a good person. Whoever this person is, is dying and Ruarc hopes the person had spent their dying momets in good hands. His heart skipped a beat every now and then and Ruarc could feel himself getting hotter. The AC was on."Cocci!"No answer. Ruarc muttered a curse. His chest is getting congested, and lower, he felt like his intenstines are being ripped out. Bullet and stab wounds he could endure. But not this. He wondered how Davidson had survived this.It stopped. Just like that and Ruarc wondered if the person is dead. He gets up quickly leaning against the wall, tryi
Sia hadn’t gone to get me painkillers. There were actually painkillers in the house and I’m hurt he lied about it. No. Sia had gotten me something I never expected from him.A pregnancy test.I stare at the stick he’s handing to me, incomprehensible thoughts flooding my brain. Why had he done it? Did he think I was pregnant? Do I think I’m pregnant? Can I even be pregnant? Is this the reason he asked me to go see a doctor? To check if I’m positive? If I am, what would happen next? Would Sia reject it? Me? My life and baby will be in danger because of Anita. Will I even accept it? I don’t like children and even if I ever wanted one, not like this. Not when I’m omega. Not when I’m a rogue and also not as a slave. Sia’s slave, Sia’s property. If Sia and I haven’t had sex, I would have wondered how this child came about. Sia waits patiently for me to get over my shock and say something and I do.“You think I am pregnant?”, I ask in disbelief. “Seriously?”.Sia exhales. “I don’t want to th
I am breathing hard when I finish yelling. "And you say you're dizzy? You don't need coffee but a fucking chill pill", Eloive says, dropping the mug of coffee on the table."What she needs is to get examined by a doctor. She's not in the right frame of mind".What a fucking asshole!"I'm not in the right frame of mind? And you are? Well sorry to burst your bubble Sia, but people in the right frame of mind do not...""That's enough! Jesus! You guys fight like married couples, it's sickening! I don't like arguments in my house. You can go sort out your marital problems elsewhere. Now if all is calm and cool, I'll like to say something".Sia gestures for him to continue. "Go ahead". "Ceci and I were out on a date. Not dating as some people would think", Eloive says, narrowing his eyes at me."Then what were you guys doing?", Sia asks."Getting rid of problems and discussing them. Father didn't kill Cecilia's mother but my sperm donor tried to arrest father for what he didn't do. Father
Ruarc could not get up. He laid facedown there in the mud and dirt taking painful breaths. The metallic stench of blood is so strong and Ruarc feels sick to his gut. He would have thrown up if he could. His wounds were not healing. No wound hurt more than the wound of the heart, his mother always said whenever Ruarc spots a bruise on a body part. He knew his mother was abused, is still abused, for a reason he could not understand. He did not know what to feel when Massa stopped. It meant that she was wide awake. Ruarc closed his eyes and envisioned her. She would be standing before a mirror, tracing Sia's mark with her fingers, still trying to come to terms with what happened. He heard the sound of approaching footsteps and rustling of leaves. He sniffed the air.Humans. "Oh Daniel look what I've found". A human female. He heard a grunt, and he figured that was Daniel. "A naked man Sarai. Come on now let's go". "But we can't leave him like this". "Of course we can". "Danny!". "D