CHAPTER FIFTY-THREEMALAKAI **Yet again, I break. "The night before your birthday, my parents found out about us. I got sent away..." I halt at Pierce's sharp inhale; he blinks, and I watch as his face crumbles with realization. "Then, that letter...?""I never wrote any letter, I've been in a correction facility all this while!" "They took you away from me, the reason why you left is not because you hated me? You don't hate me, right?" His voice is raw, his jaw trembling with emotions as his forehead presses against mine. "I thought you broke your promise, I thought you hated me, I thought you...you left just like..." His voice cracks, his eyes are wet with emotions, a vein tickling in his neck.The hardness from him is gone; the tears in his eyes drop to my cheek, mixing with mine. This is one of the few times when I can see the vulnerable child that resides in this hard twisted man. Like who...?I want to ask, but his next words silence me."I want to hear all the details,
CHAPTER FIFTY-FOURMALAKAI **As I stand in this bathroom, my legs a quivering mess, I'm starting to rethink my whole existence. I want to be closer to Pierce, but I really underestimated him, his clinginess is to a whole new level. It's as though he wants to make up for the two years we spent apart, and physically, my body can't take it anymore. "Baby, open the door." I shiver at the smooth tone of his voice, the knock sounds again, and my eyes close briefly in exasperation. We can't continue like this; every muscle in my body is on fire, and even my penis is sore; I don't even want to talk about my butthole.It doesn't matter how many times I shower, I always end up in this same sticky mess. The chains have been replaced by his dick, I can't walk anywhere in this state. "Baby?" I hear the hint of panic in his voice when I don't respond. You are going to kill me, bastard. I need some time alone, just one second... Maybe two."I don't want to break down this door, so be a good
CHAPTER FIFTY-FIVEMALAKAI **For some reason, the nightmares have been occurring more and more frequently. My eyes frantic flutter open to see Pierce watching me keenly, and the tightness in my chest loosens. I start to reach for him, like always, squeezing my arms around him, and leaning my head so close to his chest to hear his solid heartbeat is the only way I can confirm that he's real.That I'm safe. "What the hell are you counting for? Why do you always stop at 90...?" The tension radiating off him is subtle but unmistakable. How does he know that?"And who the fuck is the Reverend and sister Agatha? You keep mentioning the names repeatedly in your sleep," He tilts my face to meet his fiercely dark gaze and I grow tensed. Hearing those names out loud spreads chills through my veins. "They don't matter anymore," I whisper. Pierce's jaw clenches, his hand brushing over my arm, trailing upward until he suddenly grasps my neck. "That's not what I asked you, "He flexes his f
CHAPTER FIFTY-SIXPIERCE **"I love you, Baby"And unlike the last time, he responds."... I won't leave", He whispers just before his eyes shut. It's what I expected to hear, but for some reason, I feel very unsatisfied, upset even. My greedy heart aches to hear something different, even just for once. I inhale deeply deciding to let it slide for now, taking account of the fresh marks on his body, adding to the previous ones. His bruised lips, the red marks in the shape of my fingers on his hips and teeth marks that beautified his smooth body.My insatiable eyes shift to his chest; the flesh around his nipple is raised and red from my bite, and I wince at the sight. This one in particular has to hurt, but he'd brought this upon himself and I don't regret what I've done. When he'd not responded at that moment, something deranged inside of me had snapped. My obsession and lust for him are insane; his momentary silence to my confession quickly released the savage beasts from me th
CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVENMALAKAITrigger warning: This chapter contains depictions of violence, readers discretion is advised.**It is difficult to escape the darkness, but it only takes a second to be drawn back into it, and you are buried deeper than you can imagine.I hiss at Pierce in betrayal; how many times will I realize that there is nothing scarier than the person who put me in this situation?Pierce knows of my nightmares. Still, he drags me into it, blocking every escape route as he stands behind me, his heavy hands clenching on my shoulders like red hot steel. His hot breath presses against my ears as he whispers softly to me; his velvety voice teases me like a tempter's kiss."Kai, I told you that I used to be afraid like you, but it was not until I caught my tormentors and killed them one by one that the bad dreams stopped because I knew they could not hurt me any longer..." My eyes remain wild from the power of my fears, and his arms, which slit around me like a serpent,
CHAPTER FIFTY-EIGHT MALAKAI * * I stare blankly at the mixture of blood and water trickling down the drainage. Pierce dries our bodies with a towel after the shower, I walk behind him mutely as he leads us back to the bedroom and gets us ready for bed. We still don't speak to each other, the drive back to the house had also been in silence, but I noticed him casting me a frequent concerned look. For someone who just witnessed a gruesome murder, I'm doing far better than I could have ever imagined, and that's the problem. I shouldn't be okay, but there is no fear nor desire to fight within me. I feel oddly peaceful and light, as though I've won something huge after trying for a long time. Are the monsters truly gone? Then, what do I do about the one beside me? ...Or the ones within me? Maybe I don't have to do anything, it doesn't matter what he is, I'm not going to leave anyway. '...Tell me everything they did to you and let me love you either way ' I lift
CHAPTER FIFTY-NINEMALAKAI **"I love you too, Pierce" Uttering these words feels to me like I'm sealing my fate. The world may condemn me for my actions, but I need Pierce as much as he needs me, but now I can't fucking breathe.His thick arms are suffocating me, his face is nearly inches from mine, and his dark, excited gaze is consuming me."Pierce, I can't breathe..""No, I can't breath, baby, say it to me again, please!" He breathes harshly; I meet his eyes, which are nearly covered by his unruly hair, forming a veil; the burning intensity and desperation in it make my heart start to pound wildly. "I love you, Pierce,"And he cracks before my very eyes, his features are softer than they've ever been, the happiness radiating from him is like a contagious disease, enveloping me, and the smile he gives me makes my stomach clench tightly and the only thing I can think is that, he's so beautiful.I love that he's happy because of me. I feel as though I've just accomplished my purpo
CHAPTER SIXTYMALAKAI**I awake to this full sensation in my stomach; I stare at Pierce dazedly; he's still inside of me, and it feels as though we are one person.No, something feels weird. I can feel something trickling down my thigh, his semen?My eyes jerk further awake at the explosive sensation in my rectum, and the realization of what he's just done."You crazy bastard! Take it out of me!" My shout should be loud enough to even wake the dead. I push away from him instantly. "I just don't feel like pulling out of you, baby...""You're disgusting!"I wobble my way to the bathroom, pressing a hand over my abdomen; I felt as though it would burst earlier. "You will clean everywhere after, and be sure to change the bed!" I yell furiously, before slamming the door close.I turn on the shower, only to hear the door open, and Pierce walks inside."You are bathing without me, Are you angry with me or something?" How dare he look so upset?!He stretches lazily and starts to approac
EPILOGUE PIERCE** TWO YEARS LATER I broke him, my little bird. My prettiest boy, and my husband. Yes, we have been legally bound for almost two years now, and even though some time has passed, Kai is still broken by that incident. He is like a beautiful reflective glass that has been splintered into a million pieces, and I'm not going to try to fix him, because I know that each piece of him loves me dearly. Glass is beautiful when it is whole, but have you ever noticed the way it shines brighter when it is broken? That is exactly how Kai is to me, and I love to think that if that situation two years ago is played all over again, he's going to choose me again. And he knows it too which is why he's never going to forgive me for manipulating him into doing what he did. Even right now, as I watch him, everyone else around him feels inferior. He's like that bright star in the sky that no one else can reach, but somehow, he is mine, which makes me the luckiest bastard on the planet
CHAPTER EIGHTY ONEMALAKAI **Liam freezes, the knife still suspended in the air, as I make cold eye contact with him."Get away from him, don't make me do it__" My voice is oddly firm even though desperation is boiling and pumping through my veins.The gun feels heavy in my hands, "Get away from him, I won't repeat myself!" My hands start to tremble. I don't want to do this. I meet Pierce's gaze, the blood seeping from his hand catches my attention and this is probably the first time I've seen him hurt. And it does something to me, like every thread of reasoning in my brain snaps and all I'm left with is protective and murderous instinct. How dare Liam hurt what is mine?! The voices in my head are screaming to pull the trigger. I want to kill him!"You're not going to hurt me, you can't even hold a gun!"Liam sneers.Pierce starts to shove him off, and Liam raises the knife high; the next events happen in a blur, and the shot explodes, not just once, but twice.Time and everythi
CHAPTER EIGHTY MALAKAI **"Pierce?""Hmm?"'Just tell him, don't think about anything else, tell him everything!'It's only sensible to let him know, but my mouth feels frozen when I open it, and I can not find the words to tell him that we could possibly be in danger. That I've been giving money to Liam."What's wrong?" Here is an opening again to confess everything."If something is bothering you, you can always tell me, you know that, right?" Pierce says softly, gazing at me in the most adoring way that makes my heart clench. I have been lying to him a lot lately, and I don't like it one bit because keeping this secret means distancing myself from him and he keeps providing me with these opportunities, so why do I keep hesitating? The reason is simply that I still want to give Liam a chance; I feel that he is just lost. I've been at that point once. If I tell Pierce, there's no way Liam is going to be left alive. So, what am I going to do about the loanshark? I don't want to
CHAPTER SEVENTY-NINEMALAKAI**Wandering hands and probing lips wake me up, the covers are pulled back and firm fingers are grasping my knees apart"Pierce," I sigh when I feel his warm breath on my flesh just before he gives my nipple a long lick, warming me up to the tingles of pleasure. Lying to Pierce about where I was last night had been easier than I expected.I created a false story about meeting some random street beggar, and he had been convinced he didn't suspect anything.Normal Pierce would have interrogated me deeper, why is why I feel weird, and I'm starting to think that maybe he__No, it can't be that. If he knew that I secretly met Liam, he would have raised hell. Not treating me gently like this. "Pierce..." I moan when I feel the thick head of his cock stretching me wide; my body is trembling for his touch."Hmmm," His low hum vibrates and encloses my nipple, sending a wave of electric shock through my spine. I bury my fingers into his back when he starts to thr
CHAPTER SEVENTY-EIGHTMALAKAI**As I watch, a delicate hummingbird flies into view, its feathers glowing like diamonds. I snap photo after photo, trying to freeze the moment. My camera lens views the curious butterfly as it lands on a nearby flower, its wings unfolding like tiny works of art.I lean in closer, capturing the intricate details of its delicate body. The theme of the assignment is animal versus nature, I just hope that the professor is going to like my work. I shift my camera to a new landscape and zoom only for all of my thoughts to freeze.It's him again.I look up from his image on my camera, and sure enough, he is still standing there, close enough for me to acknowledge his presence but too far for me to reach him. What does he want from me? He keeps following us everywhere. "What is it?"I jump at the sound of Pierce's voice, I try to smile but it falters from my sudden nervousness. "Can we return to the hotel? I'm a bit tired, and I need a drink,"We are in th
CHAPTER SEVENTY-SEVEN MALAKAI **SEVEN MONTHS LATER "I'm doomed, I already booked us dinner, but I still don't have his birthday gift!""Did you get him a ring or something like I told you?""Of course not!"I'm on face time with Ezra, and he snorts at my dumbfounded expression. His idea is horrible, but I can only blame myself for asking him for gift ideas in the first place; at times like this, I sort of wish that I had other friends to consult. Why is gifting Pierce something always so difficult? Or maybe I deserve the title of being the worst boyfriend because I still haven't figured out what Pierce is enthusiastic about. At this point, I may have to wrap my ass or my dick in a ribbon and give it to him. Wait__ can I do that? It's only reasonable because that's the one thing Pierce ever seems to always want."You even got two different cars on your birthday! If I were you, I'd marry him right away. Life's rough out here, you know"Actually, it's Pierce's dad who also gifted
CHAPTER SEVENTY-SIXMALAKAI**I fall asleep at some point, and it's probably due to the IV fluids, but it isn't a deep sleep because my eyes flutter open when I hear a sound at the door."Is it already time to go?" I mutter groggily to Pierce, who is sitting on the bedside chair close to me. I feel better, but my body is still weak, my gaze shifts to the door to see the nurse who had attended to me earlier enter, but she isn't alone.The familiar figure that walks in behind her makes my heart race with surprise.Uriel?She sees me, and her eyes instantly widen with a thunderstruck look that reflects mine."Malakai, It's really you!" She rushes towards me; my weak condition seems to sober her up, or I fear that she will just jump on me. "Where have you been?!"I stare at the attending nurse, who is giving us a bewildered look. Pierce had coldly told her off when she tried to take our picture earlier. I guess she still secretly did it, but who could have imagined the coincidence?Uri
CHAPTER SEVENTY-FIVEMALAKAI **I stare at the deep scars around my flesh in dismay. Most of the skin is reddish and purplish, almost like a tattoo all over my cock; not only that, the burning sensations scream to me that I have been overused. Just staring at my dick brings pitiful tears to my eyes,"What's wrong?"I hear Pierce's deep voice from behind me, and I clench my teeth; how dare he even ask? The nerve!"My... my... It's ugly because of you!"I can barely look at the dark hickeys covering every inch of it without wincing. At times like this, I wonder if Pierce loves me or hates me. "Son't see what you're talking about. It looks fine to me," He says, and he tries to touch it, but I swat off his hand.Of course, he's going to say that!"You're just jealous that my dick looks prettier and you had to make it ugly and scary looking like yours!" I glare at Pierce, his loud laughter at my upset state makes me even more mad. I see the dark circles beneath his eyes and can't h
CHAPTER SEVENTY-FOURMALAKAI **Can you love a person so much that you hate them for it?is such a thing even possible?Pierce is beyond horrible; words cannot even begin to describe it, but every fibre of my being is honest when I say that I love him. Even knowing that his insanity knows no bounds that he is a madman who has been allowed to roam freely. Nothing and no one is safe, but my damaged soul, my messed up mind, and my broken heart only know how to love him. "I love you..." because I'm terrified not to, without these feelings, I'll be an empty shell. I may breathe, but I won't have a purpose.I have no excuse. I'm fully aware that I have been dragged to the depths of hell by him, but he makes this hellish cage feel like heaven, and I'm so intoxicated. I feel like that insect sucking the sweet nectar of a carnivorous plant. Only destruction awaits it.Pierce has shown me yet again what he is capable of; he doesn't even hide his demons from me; he gives me a glimpse and