Page 11 of Absentia Mori

My legs shake as I see Gorman hovering in the doorway, that sick smirk plastered on his face. He carries a tray with two paper cups on it.

“You said if I behave, you wouldn’t drug me.”Please, dear god, do not let this man sedate me again.

He stalks farther into the room, coming toward me. “Be a good girl and sit down on the bed.”

Fucking hell.

I stagger over and plop myself down. “Please, I don’t want to take them.”

He sits down next to me and hands me one of the cups. Two large blue pills sit inside it. “This is your medicine. You have to take it. Doctor’s orders.”

I can’t stop shaking. “I’m begging you…”

He sighs and reaches his hand toward the bedpost. My stomach drops when I see what’s attached to it. “You know what happens when you misbehave, little Doe.”

Restraints. Fuck.No.

I try to leap off the bed, but he yanks me back down. His thick, scaly hand wraps around my throat. “You can either swallow these pills, or I’ll be forced to get the syringe. One way or another, you’re taking your medicine.”

I can’t stop the tears from falling. They are going to keep drugging me. Everything Dr. Hall said is a lie. A deep gurgle lodges in my throat as my tears turn to sobs.

Gormon pats my head. “Too late, little Doe. You brought this on yourself.”

“No. Please. Fine, just give me the pills.”

He shakes his head. “We’re doing it the hard way tonight.”

Panic swells in my chest as I push past him and run for the door. He lets me. I claw at the knob, but it’s no use. You need a key to unlock it from either side.And he has the fucking key.

I turn slowly back around to face him. “I’m sorry. Please. I’ll take the pills.”

“Come here, little Doe.”

My knees wobble as I obey his order.

Without warning, he picks me up and slams me down on the bed. I let out a scream as I thrash against him.

It takes him less than three minutes to overpower me and strap in my wrists. He moves down and does the same to my ankles. “Relax…” He pulls a syringe from his pocket. “This will make you feel better.”

“You’re a monster,” I growl.

His eyes darken with lust. “You have no idea—”

“Out. Right now,” Mordecai commands from behind. I didn’t even hear him come in. Wait, how did he get in?

Gorman leaps from the bed, his face bright red. “I wasn’t going to touch her.”

“You’ve been warned already. Libra Thorn is off-limits. Now get the fuck out of here before I shove your nuts up into your asshole.”

Moisture pools between my thighs as the sight of Mordecai sends a tingle to my core. “You said my name to him,” I murmur.

They all know.

But they’re keeping me here anyway.The doctor is trying to make me think I’m going crazy.

As soon as Gormon scurries out of my room, I yank on my restraints. “Help me get these off.”

Mordecai doesn’t make any attempt to move. He just stands there, glaring at me. “Like you helped me when your cousin was carving me up like a pig?”

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