Chapter 16
SIXTEEN
STONE
It’s been two weeks of having Lennon here with us, each day we change up what we do with her.
Some nights we make her put on a show while we film it before we fuck her, other nights we wear the masks and chase her ass down and fuck her hard.
We have defiled every surface of this cabin with our cum.
The whole house reeks of sex and I fucking love it.
I only wear my mask on the nights we hunt her, so does Hux, but Dad never takes his off whenever she is around.
“I think something is wrong with Lennon.” At Huxley’s panicked tone I turn away from the window in the living room.
“What do you mean?” Dad asks from his seat at the dining table. The concerned look on Hux’s face has me crossing the room to stand in front of him.
“Why do you think something is wrong with her?” I ask.
He shakes his head and frowns. “I went down to give her some lunch and she’s laying in the corner of the cage shivering and groaning—” He doesn’t get a chance to finish his sentence, Dad and I are both rushing past him and heading down to the basement.
I come to a halt in front of her cell. Yes, we may be fucking her every night but that doesn’t mean she gets to sleep upstairs with us.
Dad enters the cell and crouches down beside her. “His mask,” Hux whispers beside me.
My eyes widen when I realize he’s right, Dad isn’t wearing his mask but Lennon doesn’t seem coherent enough to even notice. Dad scoops her up into his arms and stands.
“She has a fever,” he states matter of factly and doesn’t hang around.
He just stalks out of the basement with Hux and me trailing after him.
I say nothing as he passes the living room and heads down the hall to the bathroom.
He gently places her on her feet then cups her face between his hands.
Her eyes open but you can tell she can’t focus on anything.
“My… head,” she says, barely above a whisper. I flinch at the hint of pain in her tone. When she begins to sway, I dart forward but the bathroom is so fucking small that my dad blocks my path to her. Huxley is right behind me, I can feel his hot breath on the back of my neck.
“Get her some painkillers,” Dad barks at Hux.
When he disappears from the room he looks at me.
“Help me strip her clothes off. She needs to get in the shower.” I help Dad remove her clothes, cringing every time she groans or whimpers, her skin is hot to the touch but she’s shivering like she’s outside in the snow.
“Turn the shower on warm.” I do as he asks and step back.
I watch him as he gently lifts her and climbs inside the stall with her plastered against his chest. His arms band around her waist, holding her upright.
Hux enters and stands beside me with a glass of water and two white pills in the palm of his hand.
Neither of us have any idea what the fuck to do, Dad is the only person with any type of experience when it comes to sickness and caring for someone. I feel utterly fucking useless and I hate it.
Looking at her and seeing how vulnerable she is right now, knowing we are the reason she is in this state, kills me. We knew there was a high chance she would get sick after being out in the snow naked, but when she didn’t get sick the next day we thought nothing of it.
“She was fine last night,” Hux mutters.
I place my hand on his shoulder and squeeze reassuringly. “It’s not your fault.” Guilt laces my own words and I know he won’t find comfort from what I said, but I won’t allow him to blame himself when we all had a hand in this happening.
“I… My… Sorry,” she mumbles. She’s so disoriented and weak. Dad is holding her weight completely and she hasn’t stopped shivering.
“Why isn’t she warm yet?” I snap.
Dad is grinding his teeth and trying to remain calm, this is the most tender he has been to her since we brought her here. His mouth says he hates her but the way he is holding her protectively tells a different story.
“Get some towels.” I snag a couple towels, then hold one open for him to pass her to me.
He gently turns and places her in my waiting arms, she falls into me as I wrap the towel around her quivering body.
Hux comes forward and helps her take the pills.
She coughs and struggles to swallow them down, but manages to do it.
Hux and I have barely finished drying her when my dad steps out and strips his soaked clothes off.
A groan escapes her before she passes out.
I catch her with ease and lift her into my arms.
I stalk out of the bathroom and head down the hall to my bedroom with Hux on my heels.
He draws the covers back on my bed for me.
I gently lay her down and growl at the sight of her shivering.
We tuck her in as best we can. Dad comes in with another blanket and places it on top of her for extra warmth, but her lips are still blue and the shivering hasn’t lessened.
“Body heat,” Hux mutters.
I turn to him and frown. “What?”
He rolls his eyes. “Body heat is the best thing. We need to strip down and climb in with her.” I nod and begin stripping off with him. We both climb on either side of her. When my skin comes into contact with her I hiss.
“She’s burning up,” I state.
“We need the fever to break,” Dad announces.
“How do we do that?” I ask.
He keeps his gaze on her as he answers me in a tight tone. “We can’t, she has to do it on her own.” I balk at him.
“There has to be something we can do!” I snap.
Dad shoots me a sympathetic look. “No. She has to do this on her own. We just have to try to help her through it and keep her fluids up so she doesn’t get dehydrated.” It’s only then I notice he is standing there in nothing but a towel.
“Go change before you end up like her.” My tone is firm and filled with anger but I can’t find it within myself to care.
It’s wrong of me to place blame on him but I can’t help it.
When he leaves the room, Hux and I press in closer to her so she is sandwiched between the both of us.
For the first time having her naked and pressed against me doesn’t make my cock hard.
Huxley snaps me out of my inner turmoil when he reaches over and cups my cheek, pulling my gaze to him.
“Are you ready to admit that this game of revenge is over?” he asks softly.
My brows bunch in confusion. “What are you saying?”
He smiles sadly. “I love you, Stone. Always have and always will, but I love her too and I know you feel the same way I do. She fucked up and cost us all something we can never get back. I think it’s time we all stopped lying to ourselves and admit that Lennon St James is here because we want her to be, not because we want to hurt her. ”
I mull over his words for a long while and allow them to sink in. I look down at her and stare at her pale face. I was so hell bent on making her pay for taking my dad from me that I didn’t realize I was falling in love with her all over again.
“She will never forgive us for what we have done to her,” I whisper.
Hux smiles knowingly. “Baby, that girl has been in love with you and your dad since you both walked into her life. If it’s forgiveness you’re looking for, then get on your knees and pray for it because nothing you have done to her isn’t something she didn’t want.”
Forgive me father for I give no fucks about passing those pearly gates as long as I get keep her.