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“I prefer antihero,” he said with a wink.
“Then your name suits you.”
He shook his head, still surprised I knew the reference. He gathered his things, a frown now on his face and he looked like he was thinking something over intensely.
Panic rose, hot and fast inside me and I made a small sound of distress as I choked on my breath. He looked at me.
“Take me with you—,” I said breathlessly before I couldn’t speak. He must have seen the dread in my eyes because he stepped to me again. “Please—Kraven—” I could barely get the words out and I hated how I was begging.
He put a finger on my trembling lips and shook his head to stop me. His fingers slid across my face and I couldn’t help my hand that grabbed onto his shirt and gripped it tightly.
“Shh—I know—I hate thinking of you going to someone like Roger,” he said gruffly. “I’ll see what I can do but if Cooper doesn’t agree—,” he gave me a knowing look. “—that avenue will take longer.”
I nodded and took a shaky breath.
“But you’ll try?” I asked, my voice hopeful.
He extracted my hand from his shirt and kissed my knuckles, his eyes on mine, dark and dangerous again.
“I don’t make promises,” he warned. “I’m not the man you want to put your hope in.”
“I wouldn’t dare.” My voice quavered as I tried to joke and he gave me a grim smile. He looked at me for another long moment and then with one last kiss, he headed out the door.
“Goodbye darlin’,” he said, and he met my terrified gaze one last time before I watched the door close behind him.
19
KAELIN
I fell apart in my cell later as I mourned the loss of my unconventional safety blanket.
I was told there wasn’t going to be another auction for the next two weeks in order to give all the women time to recover. I guess Cooper didn’t want his merchandise looking worn and abused when he put us up for bid again.
Unfortunately, a two week break didn’t really mean a break from being touched and I quickly learned who Vandal was. Cooper’s top commander was easily one of the biggest men I’d ever seen in terms of how much space he took up. He was tall and built like a brick wall. I was convinced his hand could easily have crushed my skull. He terrified me when I saw him looming in front of my cell the first time as he stared at me with sharp, cruel eyes. I fought viciously even knowing I wouldn’t make a single dent. Sure enough, it didn’t accomplish anything and when he slapped me across the face I was instantly dazed. He shoved me against the wall of my cell and raped me from behind.
That was how it went for the first week. He would visit me once a day, he always used a condom and it never took more than a few minutes before he was done. He never spoke a word to me and the only time he was rough was when I struggled. He always took me from behind. Sometimes pushing me againstthe wall, other times knocking me to the ground and holding my head down against the concrete with my hips up. Sometimes he’d stick his thumb in my ass and rub himself through my walls but he never did anything else to me. I would grit my teeth and endure, just thankful Sal couldn’t put his hands on me anymore.
After Kraven, my mind was a mess. Graham crossed my mind continually, making me depressed and at night I would think of Kraven and relive some of the orgasms he gave me only to feel so much shame for having enjoyed being raped I would cry myself to sleep. I only thought about Tyler occasionally. I didn’t know how I was going to face him if I ever got home.
Towards the end of the first week a guard came to get me and I found myself in an office across the desk from Cooper. The guard left and Cooper stood up and came around to look at me.
“You sure lucked out with Kraven,” he said. “He tried to buy you from me but I said no—you’re too valuable to let go just yet.”
Any hope of Kraven rescuing me was immediately ripped from me. I didn’t think Kraven would orchestrate an entire operation to try and steal me so I knew it was over.
I was stuck here. I scowled at him and fought to stay in control of my emotions.
“Why am I here?” I snarled, channeling my despair into anger.
Cooper chuckled and pointed to the ground.
“Why do you think? Get on your knees.” I didn’t move and his eyes narrowed. “I need you to remember I’m not Kraven.”
I still didn’t move. My collar went off and I collapsed to the ground, the pain was excruciating.
When it stopped, he dragged me up and slammed me over the edge of his desk. I fought to catch my breath and tried to struggle but I couldn’t get any purchase. He shoved his knee between my thighs and spread them just enough for his fingersto find their way to my pussy. He pushed them inside me and I went still. I didn’t even have any breath to speak.
Cooper’s fingers retreated to unbuckle his belt and I heard him pull his zipper down. Then he situated himself between my legs. I struggled again, but he pushed the button and I collapsed against the desk, wanting to scream in pain but unable to while the shock rendered me immobile. He drove into me and pushed the button again and my entire body tensed and convulsed around his cock. He groaned and drove into me a few more times while I was rigid. When he stopped I tried to gasp in air around my sobbing.
