“Are you hungry?” he asked, gently and slowly. I felt as if he was saying that I had no choice but to surrender. He will get what he wants from me in the end. I teased him with silence. Sometimes he sneered at me. And then, Eric's specter seemed more obvious. When I couldn't answer, his right fingers slid beneath my right breast again. Just today, he was the one who turned away first and turned his attention back to the laptop in front of him. He typed and flipped through the information I couldn't see. I inhaled abruptly and shied away from his touch, pressing my closed eyes over my bound arm above my head. Slowly, he reached for a leather briefcase on the floor beside the seat and pulled out a few brown folders. He opened one of them and took notes while frowning. His lips caressed my earlobe… I know. I know Eric isn't here. My mind is all messed up. Honestly, I found Agent Kudo to be a very good looking man. Not as handsome as Eric. But he still made the same strong impress
“I know this is not easy for you. What you've been through…” I heard her swallow. “I can't imagine it,” she continued. It reeks of pity, and I don't want that. Not from her. The woman reached out to touch my hand and I immediately pulled back. The shrill jingle as my hand smacked against the bars of the bed sounded like the threat of an outbreak of violence. I'm more than ready to use violence if she tries to touch me again. She raised her hands and stepped back. My breathing became more steady and the black halo that surrounded my vision dissipated, until the whole world became clear and colorful once more. Now that she's caught my attention, I realize she's not alone. There was a man with her. He tilted his head and stared at me like I was a puzzle to be solved. That look was painfully familiar. I turned my head toward the window, watching the light flood into the room through the horizontal blinds. My stomach twisted. Eric. His name resounded in my mind. He used to look at me lik
It seemed to Eric that human nature revolved around an age-old truth: we crave what we can't have. For Eve, it was the forbidden fruit. For Eric, it was Nana. Tonight has been an erratic night. Nana kept whimpering and shaking in her sleep, and Eric's chest seemed to associate with each of those sounds. He injected her with more morphine and after a while her body almost calmed down although there still seemed to be uncontrollable movements behind her eyelids. Nightmare, he supposed. Without fear of embarrassment or shame, he felt compelled to touch her. He held her close and comforted them both, but he couldn't get Raymond's message out of his mind: How soon will he land in Mexico? How would he react to Nana and her desperate condition? How long was he with Nana before she was taken from him? Bag. Stripping. Win. Weird, horrible and unfamiliar words. He closed his eyes and brought his mind back to reality. I will give her away. He opened his eyes. As soon as possible. He cannot
The boy refused to take a bath. “Eric, I won't say it again! You stink! He stinks terribly. It's been days and you're still covered in blood. Someone will see you and you'll be in real trouble, boy." “I am Keleb. The dog! I tore my master to pieces. I have tasted blood and I love it! I won't wash it. I want to wear it forever, like a medal of honor.” Raymond's dark face contorted, his eyes narrowed. "Take a shower. Right." The boy strained his shoulders and glared at his new owner. Raymond was so handsome, much, much more than Narweh, the trained male prostitute inside him was agitated by the act. Raymond is also stronger than Narweh, capable of causing havoc, but the boy won't allow himself to fear, cowardly before the man who is destined to be his new boss. Now you're a man, a man! He could make his own decisions about whether to wash the blood off his face or not. "Is not!" Raymond stood up. His eyes were hard and menacing. The boy swallowed hard, and no matter how hard he tr
Tears hurt Eric's eyes, and because he was alone, he let them fall. Surely Raymond wouldn't come back, he turned the faucet on to hot water and leaned in closer, hoping it would warm him up faster. Pulling the soaked clothes over his head, he threw them in a heap on the bathroom floor, satisfied with the mess he'd made. The primordial anger that had just been released ran through him like a tangible object. Pulling his legs under his chin, he bit into the flesh above his knees, scraping them with his teeth. Tears won't stop! They continued to ooze out of his eyes. He felt weak and despicable. You can't stop Raymond from doing this to you. He bit harder, wishing the physical pain would free him from his misery. He wanted to scream. He wanted to hit something. He wanted to kill again. He scratched his fingernails over his arm, feeling both pain and relief as his skin ripped open and tiny drops of machine leaked out. He repeated the process - more pain - more relief. Under the water
Eric. He just looked at her. Once again his name was used. He knew he should correct her, force her to call himself Master, and re-establish the line, the line between them, but he couldn't do it. He's so tired! Very tired. “Breakfast, I suppose. Then we have to leave. Other than that, I don't want to discuss any further," he said. He tried to look smug but failed miserably and Kitten knew it. "And last night?" She tried to keep her voice emotionless, but now that Eric knew her so well, he didn't have to guess what she really wanted to ask. She wanted to know if she meant anything to him, if the fact that they almost…had sex would change his mind about selling her as a slave. The answer is yes…and, no. Vladek still needs to pay the price, and Kitten still has a role to play. They have already passed the point of no return. "I told you everything you wanted to know." He paused, his voice stiffened. “I will say no more. So stop asking questions." He jumped out of bed and rushed to th
She did not smile back, choosing instead to remain angry. It was like a challenge and he accepted it because one day her hatred for him would help her survive. She needed him and he was determined to do what he could for her. He owed her at least that much. He stepped back into the shower stall as she approached. Her head was lowered and her cheeks were pink, but at the same time purple, green, yellow, and blue as she walked cautiously toward him. Suddenly, fleeting images of her bloody bruised body, and of his past merge into one, as if a human being was reliving a terrifying memory. A strong emotion swept through him, and he was glad that the steam from the shower and the sound of water rushing against the wall had covered it all up. Eric blinked, fighting the thoughts and voices in his head. When Kitten reached forward, using his arms and shoulders for support, he only saw and thought of her. “God, it's like a sauna in here,” said Kitten. She looked up, her face full of tension.
One of Nana's hands reached up and Eric held out his arm to support her. He didn't think that she would bring her free hand up to wrap around his manhood and squeeze. Eric groaned loudly. “No,” she said. Her tone did not allow any argument. "I don't want to stop. I don't want to think. I want to stay here and pretend there's nothing waiting for us out there." Nana's words seemed to touch something deep inside him, something he couldn't touch on his own. Of course, there was also the touch of her palm against his manhood. He hissed through clenched teeth. Her arms wrapped around him tightly; fingers not long enough to touch each other. She squeezed again. More pleasure. More pain. "We can not. I'll hurt you," Eric said. Nana's hand relaxed slightly, and the feeling of blood rushing to the boy's head was enough to make him want to rub her hand. He groaned as her fingertips slid over his hard flesh. “Well, you can see that, Eric. Are they all…like this? I mean…are all men this big?”