Blood mixed with a sticky white substance leaked out from her center as she laid wrecked at the bottom of the bed. The trauma of the abuse she’d just gone through was so intensive that she couldn’t even cry.Her breathing hitched as she caught a glimpse of the small wooden stick that was abandoned in the center of the room. She couldn’t believe that minutes ago, that stick had been shoved up into her private part by Reginald as he tied her down to the bed and raped her with it. It hurt so much.As the door clicked open, a fearful gasp tore through her lips and she forced herself to sit upright, slumping back against the wood of the bed as it turned out to be Bernice.“What did he do to you, oh goddess?!” She exclaimed as she walked into the room. Her eyes widened as large as saucers when she noticed the stick coated with blood on the floor. “Don’t tell me… Don’t tell me he…did that to you…with…that!” Bernice’s short hair flung every which way as she shook her head in disbelief, instea
Darkness. Not the stark inky scary blackness but a soft willowy shadow fell behind her closed lids. It felt safe and thought the pain still radiated in her body, somehow it felt distant, a little out of reach. It felt like the pain that had become part of her had somehow drifted outwards, still present but not with her.“Savannah!” that peaceful lull of darkness and quiet was shattered by a chirpy exclamation of her name and she jerked upright, heart beating furiously against her ribcage like a trapped bird furiously flapping its wings in a bid to escape confinement.The sleep was instantly cleared from her eyes and with a deftness gotten from months of practice, she shot to her feet, rolling up the bedcovers that were on the floor and shoving them under the bed before the door flew open. Reginald hadn’t been subtle in his warning that no one must find out that she didn’t sleep in the same bed as he.“Little sister,” Celia murmured sardonically, lips twisting in a cynical smile. “We d
Her mouth opened on a loud gasped as she snapped awake, taking in her surroundings in a panic. The fear and five-eyed monsters from her dreams still lingered at the edge of her consciousness and it wasn’t until, she sucked in another gulp of fresh air did she come fully awake. It was just a nightmare. She slowly repeated to herself.To her left, a soft wind tussled the curtains, moving them in a slight dance as the sunlight filtered through the drapes.Soon her eyes caught on the couch beneath her and she slowly realized Reginald had dropped her there sometimes in the night. Without warning, tears stung her eyes and she fought them, refusing to start the day on such miserable note. The ache in her bones was barely present this morning and that was something she could be grateful for.Yawning and stretching, Savannah struggled to her feet and just then, the door pushed open and stood by the doorway was Bernice, cup in hand.“Good morning,” She chirped brightly, seeming to catch on Sava
Celia clenched her jaw as Lex complimented Savannah. How dare he praise her sister, who was nothing but a weakling and a slave? Celia wanted to wipe that smug smile off Savannah's face, but she knew she had to play along. She curved her mouth into a sweet smile and pretended to be impressed by Savannah's skill.After a moment, she spoke up."I think this particular sword is too heavy for me to lift." She fluttered her eyelashes at Lex, hoping to catch his eye.He looked at her with a puzzled expression, unaware of her hidden agenda. “But this sword is easily lifted by even our omegas and even by your sister.” He explained in bewilderment, oblivious to the signals Celia was shooting him.“Well, I guess I’m fragile and ladylike.” She giggled, raking her fingers over his barechest.From the side, Savannah watched them, stomach twisted in knots at what was unfolding before her eyes. It was so clear what Celia was trying to do and it terrified the living daylights out of Savannah. Did Cel
“Thank you.” She beamed up at him, wrapping her thighs tightly around his waist as he slowly drifted down the stairs. “I don’t know what I’ll do if not for you.”“You’re welcome,” Prince Lexington replied dryly, a little disconcerted at the princess who seemed to be a little clingy. At her insistence, the physician wrapped her ankle in bandages, after the insistence that there was really nothing wrong with her. Now, she was on his back and he carried her to the dining hall.The fat smile on her face dropped as soon as they neared the dining hall.Ryker who was on the side couldn’t stop his brows from shooting up when he saw his brother carrying Savannah’s sister into the hall. Prince Lexington was a no nonsense strict guy so what in the world could have between them to make him carry her. Hmm.Wordlessly, he watched as the princess winced when sliding down Prince Lexington’s back.“Does it hurt that bad?” he heard his brother ask in a cold, distant tone and he grew even more confused.
Savannah froze in shock, her heart racing at the thought of Reginald finding her with Ryker. She knew that hell was going to break loose if he found them together...in an embrace even if they really had nothing going on between them. Or did they? Savannah was acutely aware of how hard and firm Ryker's muscles felt around her and the heat of his body was doing strange things to her body, regardless of Reginald's presence right outside the door. Oh goddess, this was bad. In a panic, she quickly pushed Ryker away from her and pressed her ears to the door, trying to listen to Reginald's words."Savannah, I--" Ryker started to say, taking a step closer to the frantic Savannah and she cut him a glare and pressed a finger to her lips. "Shh!"Thankfully, he took the hint and pressed his lips into a firm line, crossing his arms over his chest. "Rachel, baby." Reginald's deep voice filtered through the door and unlike most times with her, his voice sounded pleading and way too soft. It sent a
A low growl erupted from Ryker's lips on seeing the movement of Savannah's head. He was pissed, I'd not beyond that. Everyone had always known how heartless his brother was not but he didn't expect him to be this cruel to her– his supposed wife.Shoving down the lump in his throat by a hard swallow, Ryker reached out to hold Savannah's hand, "Why haven't you said anything to anyone?"An eon-long silence dragged between them and when he was almost sure that Savannah wasn't going to respond, she slowly lifted her head to look at him. The room was dim but not enough to make the tears glistening in her eyes as she spoke through clogged throat. "Who exactly would I tell? I have no one to complain to and will definitely be punished if I try to say anything to the king either by the queen, Amelia and worse Reginald himself."The pain on her voice made his blood bubble and it took a few drags of the air to calm him and then Ryker squeezed her fingers in his. "You know what? You're right but
“You should have said so if you wanted sex,” He wrapped a hand around her neck, pinning her to the bed as his other hand began pulling at the straps of her dress, like an uncontrolled beast. “I would have given it to you, you fucking slut.”“No, Let me go. I don’t want it. let me go!” Savannah screamed, writhing beneath as she tried to push him off but he simply tightened his grip around her neck, cutting off her airflow, till she couldn’t breathe any longer.She reached her hands up, clawing at the iron-fingers on her neck but it didn’t give way. Black dots spotted her sight and suddenly, there were five Reginalds on her, tearing off her clothes with reckless, beastly abandon.With alarming precision, he lifted her slim hips off the bed, and shimmied the dress down the length of her legs and then removed his hands from her neck, seeing that she was already close to losing consciousness.As his hands left her neck, Savannah could finally breathe. Her lungs almost combusted at how fast