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I mean, he wasn't wrong there. I was tired of all the bullshit. I was tired of trusting someone I obviously shouldn't. I should have seen right through his stony-but-nice-guy facade. That begged the question, did Dex have any idea what was going on?
No, he couldn't, or he would have kept me back at the Residence. I wasn't sure I could trust him either, but he seemed to think he owned me. Guys like him didn't give up their toys easily. At least, I didn't think they did. Max Crane, my so-called fated mate, was quick enough to give me away. Correction,throwme away.
Asshole.
"Set her down here," Bain said.
Why did he get to boss the Alpha's brother around? Surely Knox outranked a mere guard. It might just be an alpha—lowercase—thing. Bain was a bossy bastard in general. He probably bossed Dex around when no one else was watching.
Knox lowered me onto what felt like a bed. The mattress lowered when he sat beside me. A hand brushed across my brow.
"Viva," Knox whispered. "If you can hear me, get some rest."
"Yeah, rest," Bain said. "Get some sleep."
How much sleep?I wanted to ask.Forever, or just long enough for you to pull of whatever the fuck you're up to?
I managed to move my fingers to curl them into fists. I wanted to plant them in Bain's smug face, but my arms were as limp as his cock must be.
"I'll stay with her," Knox said.
"I don't think that's necessary," Bain said. "She's only going to sleep. She'll be fine."
Will I, or will you come back and cut my throat when there's no one to stop you?
I wanted to shout in frustration, but all I managed was a tear which slid down my cheek. If anyone noticed, no one brushed it away.
I hated this. Feeling vulnerable was at the very top of my shit list. I'd worked so hard to avoid putting myself in a position where anyone got the better of me. Helene showed me I hadn't worked hard enough. She'd made me dance on the end of her strings. That didn't end well for her. This wouldn't end well for Bain.
Or me.
Either way, I promised myself I would never be at the mercy of anyone again, but here I was.
Fuck.
"I suppose so," Knox said finally.
Lips brushed my forehead and the mattress moved, suggesting he'd stood.
Please, don't go, I begged silently. Knox would hate himself if anything bad happened to me and he wasn't here to stop it. At least, I was almost certain he would. I would certainly be as frustrated as fuck. This was in no way an even playing field. I couldn't fight back, couldn't defend myself. Hades, I couldn't even run.
I was as helpless as a wet spaghetti noodle under a car tyre. Or a dry one for that matter.
Oh great, now I was delirious. Maybe I really was sick. I could have caught some kind of virus that lay dormant until it hit like a ton of bricks. I more than half hoped that was what it was. That would mean Bain was innocent of any plots. Unless he wasn't and this was just convenient.
I felt heavy, exhausted. I didn't want to sleep, in case I didn't wake, but I couldn't fight it.
I tried. Struggled to move, to speak, to open my eyes, anything. No part of my body would obey. Even my hands uncurled and went floppy.
I tried desperately to draw in power, even just a sliver. Like before, nothing came. I couldn't even feel where it should be. It was as if someone built a brick wall between it and me.
Or a wall made of bloodstone.
11
Viva
I wokein near total darkness, but with the feeling I wasn’t alone.
