The future

Juss Pov

The beeping sound of the electronic vital sign monitor echoed loudly in the room, causing my head to throb even more. I barely slept last night, and it weighed on me immensely.

I continued to pace the room, nervously chewing on my nails, while Eggust sat down calmly, scrolling on his phone. His expression was hard to read, the only thing obvious was that he was deep in thoughts.

I wish I could read his thoughts, to know what it was that was going on in that head of his, but he was too stoic to even get a glint of what he was feeling at the moment. Well except anger, that was sort of emanating from him.

I thought of starting a conversation to ease the tension, but I wasn’t exactly ready to stretch an arm to Eggust.

For the first time since I let him fuck me, he has respected my needs and boundaries. I didn’t want to lose that because I can’t put myself together. I had a feeling that I had Ezekiel to thank for this.

I stared at Marlani, as she laid unconscious,