Chapter 50
Riley
It’s dark. Nate must have put my blindfold back on. I shift in the bed and it’s then I realize my hands and legs are both free. And I’m not blindfolded, it’s just dark out. I bolt upright, unsure of where I am and what’s happening. A warm hand presses against my back then and I jump.
“Riley,” a soothing voice says. “You’re safe now.”
It’s Sebastian. But why is he here? Or where am I? And where’s Nate? His hand begins to rub my back and I flinch and scoot away from him. I realize he’s sitting in a chair next to the bed. I look around and start noticing my surroundings. I’m in a huge bed, and floor to ceiling windows take up one side of the room. The lights of the city bring me comfort.
“Riley?” he says my name again. “What do you need?”
It’s weird to hear Sebastian being nice. The last time I saw him comes flooding back, The couch, the club, then trying to find him.
“I was trying to find you..” I whisper. “That night, at the club, I was looking for you and ran into Nate.”
“I know Riley,” he says. “We don’t need to talk about that right now. Listen, your sister is here, and Kaz is coming by in a bit. They don’t want to bother you, but they want to make sure you are okay. My personal physician is going to make sure you’re physically okay as well, she’ll come here to the condo.”
I start to shake my head, whispering “No,” but he continues. “Corrine will be with you the entire time. You will never be alone or vulnerable ever again.”
I look at him then. What’s happened to him?
“Riley,” he says. “Nothing and no one will ever keep me away from you again. I know right now you’re not ready, but rest assured that one day, I will fill your entire soul, and everything you do with me will be because you want to. And I will fucking kill anyone who dares to defy me. Or you.”
I realize I’m shaking, and he must see it too. He gently encourages me to lie back in the pillows. And he brings the layers of soft blankets higher up on my body. “Don’t worry little mouse. You’re forever with me now.”