Fuck.
“The ring for your freedom.”
I stare at the ring. I will get you back. I promise.
Carefully, I take the ring off. I toss the ring at him. He catches it.
“Good girl.”
“Unlock the door.”
He moves to the door, and I train the gun on him.
He starts to enter a code, and I hear the door mechanism unlocking. “Move away from the door,” I say when he’s finished.
I keep the gun on him as he moves away from the door, and I head to it. I try the handle, but it doesn’t open. Words flash on the screen.
The door will unlock in twenty-four-hours.
Twenty-four-hours!
“What did you do?”
“I unlocked the door.”
“No, you fucking didn’t! Do you have a death wish? I will kill you.”
“No, you won’t.” He walks closer to me until the gun is pressing against his chest.
He grabs the gun before I can react. Why the hell didn’t I pull the trigger?
“You bastard.”
He smirks. “I’m not a bastard. I unlocked the door as requested. You were the one who didn’t confirm the details first before coming to an agreement. I’m a businessman, Kai. The key to winning is in the details. I unlocked the door; it just won’t open for twenty-four-hours.”
I tremble. I’m trapped with this bastard for twenty-four-hours.
“You won’t fuck me. You promised.”
“No, I won’t fuck you, not until you beg me—which you will.”
I cross my arms. “I think I can go twenty-four-hours without wanting to fuck an asshole.”
He grins. “Not if I beat you for every second we are in here, only providing you with relief when you beg for my cock.”
The first blow is always the hardest. It’s the one that knocks you into reality. I never thought I’d get beaten on a yacht again. Never be trapped in a room while the ship rocks. But when Milo’s fist flies into my chest, it all comes back.
The fear.
The agony.
The pain.
All of the memories consume me again. And I hate myself for falling victim again. There was a reason I hated boats. A reason I hated the water. Because you can’t run from the monsters when there is nowhere to go.
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Enzo