Chapter Twenty Four #3
“Well, I was locked in a room for two days before I was taken up to his office. He raped me over his desk, but Declan showed up near the end of it. They discussed what would happen, and it was basically that he’d give you the baby and knock me up when he could.
We need a scan to confirm. I got to see the bean, and then he had Declan take me to a conference room, which was just a bunch of men lining up to rape me.
He had me on a spanking bench, but made Declan go first.”
“Oh? Is that right?” Thane asks.
“Mhmm. And before you get weird, understand I have a massive apology to give you three so… just shh,” I say.
“After that, everyone else ran through me. Declan took me up to a different room and cleaned me but told me I was very swollen, so I had medicine for that. Josh, shockingly enough, didn’t mess with me besides making me blow him for like two weeks.
But it was just a lot of nothing. I watched TV, movies, read, wrote, played cards with Declan when he ate lunch with me.
Josh would come in a few times during the day and rape me.
At night I’d eat dinner downstairs but end up being made to blow him up in his room.
Then I’d get locked in my room. I shared a vent with Declan, so we’d talk quietly through the vents at night until he made me actually go lay in bed instead of the floor.
Tonight, Declan said he was planning to sell the baby to someone who made child porn, and I needed to get her and me out.
Josh tested me to see if I’d argue with him.
I have gotten good at faking it because I played it off well.
Told him I wanted to ride him. He had me do it in the living room with Declan sitting there.
To make a long story short, I slit his throat after getting myself off. ”
“So all of the blood is his?” Thane asks.
“Yes, Sir,” I say.
“Nope. Do not do that. You are not my submissive right now. Okay?” Thane says
“What? Why…”
“Ayla, baby. You were held captive for four months. You were forced into submission for a long time, and you didn’t want to be there. It’s not right to put you right back in that position,” Thane says.
“I want to go back there, though, Thane. I want to be on my knees for you three, and I’m going to need a shower and then to get fucked by all of you.”
“Including Declan?” Giovanni asks simply.
“Look…” I say. “I… Shit…”
“Say it,” Reid says gently.
“I fell in love with him through those vent conversations,” I say. “I fell in love with how he made me feel safe and reminded me of you three. I fell in love, and I want all four of you. I’m not asking you to stay, but I’m asking for you to think about…”
“Shh. Stop,” Thane says gently, cupping my cheek.
“Declan is my little brother, but he is the one that I prayed to God would bring you comfort. I prayed every waking moment of the day that he was with you. I know you well, and I know him well. If you fell in love with him, I want you both to have that. Okay? I did just fine sharing my toys with him growing up; I can share with you, too.”
“Four ways, though?”
“Are you trying to talk him out of it?” Giovanni laughs.
“Declan,” Thane says.
“Yep?” he answers, emotions making his voice break.
“Do you love her, man?”
“More than life, Thane,” Declan says.
“No more gambling. No more bullshit. Got it? If you are going to be in her life, you get your head out of your ass. Like it or not, you are going to be a daddy to this baby, too, so shape up. Okay?”
“Okay,” Declan says. “What will Mom and Dad say?”
“It’s none of their concern,” Thane says. “But as long as we treat Ayla right and everyone is happy, they won’t care.”
“What about me slaughtering a mafia dude?” I ask.
“Dad is going to meet us at the house,” Thane says. “He will handle it, but you should know… My family is the mafia.”
“I know. I picked up on that. Did you just not want to be part of it?” I ask.
“Not really,” he says. “But I want to be closer to my family. That might mean we take on more risk, but I swear to you, this will never ever happen again. You and our baby will be taken care of and safe,” Thane promises.
“I know,” I say with a smile. “Wanna know the name I chose?”
“Yes,” Giovanni says happily.
“Please don’t be a dumb name,” Reid prays to himself, making me laugh.
“Grace,” I say with a smile. They all gasp, realizing it’s a little girl, and all hug me tightly.
“Wait, is sex safe during pregnancy?” Giovanni asks.
“Yes,” I laugh. “Just please, for the love of all that is holy, don’t go smashing against my cervix. That shit hurts in not a good way.”
“What about your ass?” he asks, grinning.
“Oh, all the way to pound town,” I say.
“Yes!” he celebrates, making me laugh again.
“I think… I think I’m okay,” I say. “I think having Declan saved me from losing my goddamn mind.”
“That is honestly the best situation we could have hoped for,” Reid says. “I’m so sorry all of this happened, though.”
“I… so I did cut a few times,” I admit. “It was early on, but the last time I just imagined like… What if Grace was four years old and asked why Mommy has cuts? What the fuck am I supposed to say? I just didn’t think it was right to do, knowing I needed to set an example for my child.”
“We are proud of you, Ayla,” Thane says.
I smile and lay my head on Giovanni’s chest. I listen to his heartbeat, reminding me that he is alive, and it eventually lulls me to sleep.