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Pausing a moment, she fully expected her captor to come running to her room as he had every morning since her arrival. Hearing only the eerie sound of silence, she flung the heavy blankets from her legs and climbed out of the warm bed to find him. Normally, she would relish the thought of being completely alone. After what had just happened however, she found that it was the last thing she wanted.

Smoothing her hands over her wrinkled nighty, she cautiously walked towards the entrance of the room. Flipping on the light switch, she winced as the fluorescent overhead light flickered tolife. After giving her tired eyes a moment to adjust, she turned and gave stock of the sparse space. Honing her gaze to where the necklaces hung the night before, she took in a tight breath as she noticed that the hooks were now empty.

Realizing that he had removed the jewelry and sticky notes for her benefit, she couldn’t help but grin. It seemed that her little plan had worked. He truly believed that she was jealous of those poor women. She had him hook, line, and sinker.

“Hmm, I wonder what else you’ll do for me?” she whispered, folding her arms over her chest.

Letting out a long sigh, she pulled her attention away from the golden hooks and debated on what she should do. Knowing that the door was most likely locked, she shrugged her sore shoulders and resigned herself to crawl back into bed.

Slowly stepping towards the mattress, she noticed a random sheet of notebook paper lying on the nightstand. Placed next to the note was a plastic bottle of water and a singular white pill. With her curiosity piqued, she quickly clearing the space. Snatching the note with shaky fingers, she scanned over the hastily scribbled words.

Sweetheart-

I had a quick job to take care of, but I will be home soon. Both the bedroom and bathroom doors are unlocked. Take a long shower, there is plenty of water. I’ll bring back breakfast. I miss you, already.

Love-

K

PS-Take the pill

After reading the note twice, she tossed the paper on the bed. Rolling her eyes, she scoffed with a snort at her abductor’s demand. Like hell she would take the fucking pill.

Reaching down, she picked up the tiny tablet with the tips of her index finger and thumb. Holding the pill up to the light, she tried to find any identifiable numbers or markings. While there wasn’t a brand name present, she did see the letters “I.N.O.R.”etched into the pill. There was something oddly familiar about it, but she couldn’t quite place where she had seen it before. It didn’t look like aspirin or ibuprofen, and it wasn’t her old faithful Ambien. What the fuck was it?

Feeling the artificial eye of the security camera boring into the back of her skull, she grabbed the bottle of water and opened the lid. Knowing that she was being recorded, she decided to play along.

Turning back around towards the door, she pretended to put the pill into her mouth. Chasing the phantom tablet with a large gulp of water, she walked towards the exit. She hoped her movements would blur the fact that the circular pill was now pinched between her index and middle fingers.

Clutching the water bottle in the hand that held her secret, Lexi lifted her free hand and tugged on the unlocked handle of the door to the room. Pulling the creaky door open, she peeked her head into the hallway to make sure that she was indeed alone. Satisfied that Kade wasn’t there, she made her way to the small bathroom. It had been days since soap had touched her skin and she was beyond ecstatic to have the opportunity to be clean again; if only physically.

Keeping her weary gaze towards the floor, Lexi stepped to the white porcelain vanity near the shower stall. Arching a sculptedbrow, she was surprised to see a gray fluffy towel and a change of clothes folded neatly on the side of the sink. She still didn’t understand how she hadn’t heard him getting everything ready for her. Had she really slept so hard that she didn’t hear a single peep during the night? Or had he somehow been able to drug her, again?

Shaking the thoughts from her mind, she carefully placed the water bottle on the vanity and let her hands fall to the torn hem of her silk negligee. Lifting the stained garment up and over her head, she closed her eyes and held her breath. The moment of truth had arrived for her to take a good look in the mirror and hold herself accountable for her actions.

Counting to three in her head, she dropped the fabric on the cold floor and opened her green eyes. Gasping audibly, she shook her head in disbelief as her brain processed the woman staring back at her through the looking glass. She didn’t recognize the broken shell standing before her. It made her suddenly sick to her stomach.

Chewed up and spit out,she thought to herself before surveying the damage done.

Her dirty, tangled hair fell around her sallow face in total disarray. Dark purple circles stained the skin under her bloodshot eyes, her cheeks were sunken in and hollow. A large black and blue love bite marred the delicate skin of her throat. Only a few inches lower, another bite mark clung to her sharp collarbone, the skin surrounding that wound torn and bloodied.

“What the fuck happened to me?” she asked in shock.

Really? What happened? Gee let’s see...oh! That’s right! You were FUCKED. Fucked by an insane serial killer,her mind answered flippantly.Duh.

Unable to turn away from her garish image, her gaze drifted lower to her chest. Vibrant red and purple hickeys colored the skin of her pert breasts, so large that she was certain that Kade had tried his best to fit her entire tit into his mouth. Looking lower still, her eyes widened in horror as she noticed large claw marks grazing the fair skin covering her narrow hips. She knew her captor had fucked her hard, but she didn’t realize he had beenthatrough.

“Oh my God,” she breathed in twisted wonder. “And what’s crazy is that you loved it, Lexi! Youlovedevery single second of it!”

Unable to see past her hips in the looking glass, she glanced down to the sore apex between her tender thighs. Her skin was a fiery shade of red and visibly swollen, like a badge of honor screaming to the world that she had just experienced the most debased sex of her entire life. She should feel like a disgusting slut for letting him use her body in such a way. Only she didn’t.

It wasn’t until she turned away andfeltthe remnants of his release seeping from her torn cunt did she feel any remorse.

“Why did you let him cum inside you? You stupid...stupidwhore!”she growled viciously at herself.

Wait,her mind spat back.Wait...wait...wait. Now calm down. You have never, ever used protection with Leo, and you’ve never fallen pregnant, have you? It’s ok, don’t worry. You know Kade can’t get you pregnant because your body doesn’t work.

Nodding in agreement with the voice, she repeated the comforting words in her head to calm her frazzled nerves. Her periods had always been irregular, and she and Leo had been having unprotected sex for the better part of two years. Odds were if she could get pregnant, she would have by now. Right?

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