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"It wasn't supposed to happen like that! I needed to talk to you. I was fucking weak, and I'm a horrible fucking person—"

Alex grabbed his arm. "You had sex with him?"

"Yeah, he did," I sneered. "Had a grand old fucking time."

Alex shoved Vic away and leaned close to me, whispering, "It wasn't supposed to happen like that. Vic was supposed to go to Hobbs and find out how much a simple session with you was." He glared at the man in question. "You weren't supposed to accept the session right then. Not until we told Isaac what our plan was!"

"We needed to talk to him."

"Not then and there! You were supposed to book it for later that week." Alex lowered his voice, drawing me in closer. "We were trying to calculate—"

"Mr. Hobbs wants you back now!" Mason interrupted. He violently grabbed my arm and tugged me towards the exit. I tried to resist, but the man was resilient. I glanced back at Alex and Vic. I needed to know what Alex was talking about. What were they calculating? And why was Vic really in that room with me?

Chapter 25

I fought the entire way home, but I was still too weak to fight much. Eventually, I just gave up. When I was shoved into my room, Hobbs already stood near my bed with a scowl deeply etched on his face. "Leave us," he growled to Mason.

I cowered as the door slammed shut, but Trevor just stood there, gritting his teeth.

"I—"

Trevor grabbed my wrist, pulling me close to him. I could feel his hot breath on my face as he huffed, "What did I tell you about the drugs?"

For a moment, I considered coming up with an excuse. Anything to get my sponsor out of my room, but only the truth spilled out. "I just want to die."

Gripping my chin, he forced me to look at him. "Haven't I given you everything?"

"Not my freedom."

"The system took your freedom away, Isaac. Not me!" He leaned in for a kiss, but I pulled away. His grip on my chin became painful. "Stop acting like a spoiled little child."

I scowled.

"It won't be much longer until we can stop all of this nonsense, and it can be just you and me again."

"I don't want you," I whispered.

He released his grip and took several steps back. "Who do you want then?"

"Not you."

I could see the anger in his eyes, but I didn't care. Let him become unhinged. Maybe he would finish the job I started earlier. "You don't mean that."

"I do. You're pure poison, Trevor. And you've been pumping it into me since the day we met. I loved it once upon a time. I just kept drinking it up. I couldn't get enough of it. But now, it's finally killing me. One day, I won't be your shining star anymore. I'll be nothing more than mulch."

"I give you everything!"

"You rape me!" I snapped. "You turn me into a toy for other men to play with, and then you rape me."

"I never raped you!"

"You raped me after we came back from Hell's Gate. I said no, and you took it anyway. When I was hurt and terrified after that sadistic client, you forced yourself on me, even when you knew he made me bleed. When a person says 'no,' but you do it anyway, that's rape. Servant or not. And that makes you a rapist."

Hobbs gripped my shoulder so tight it hurt. "You are not to leave this room until I give you permission." He released me abruptly and stormed out the door, locking it behind him.

Chapter 26

I spent four days locked up in my room, unable to leave. Trevor never came to see me but would sendovera servant to bring me food and water. As I lay on the bed reading, my door audibly unlocked. There was the distinct sound of shuffling, and then a tall womanwalked intomy bedroom. Despite her yellow uniform and white apron, her appearance was anything but a "typical" maid. Tiny star tattoos speckled her bright blue hairline, and neon orange shackles circled her wrists.

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