Page 154 of Stutter

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When Raven doesn’t show up the next day or to her birthday or Sunday morning, without us knowing, Sofia calls the police while we're on our way to RMU to be initiated. Because who survives that much blood loss?

Had one of the Initiates not forgotten to put his phone on silent, we never would have known she had survived.

It was kismet.

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Raven being thrown into an asylum was not on my bingo card and every day I’m sicker than the last. I let Tyler kiss me. I let him do whatever he wants. I can’t feel it anyway and he remains oblivious.

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It's when I have an individual meeting with the Elders about my future… about having to re-do my initiation… that it all comes into focus.

“While we do our best to keep up with the times and tie them in with our traditions… my grandson's proclivities and tastes are still not within the marginal bounds of our society nor the adjacent chapters. An heir must be produced,” Stephen's father says. “Due to the circumstances, should the girl ever speak-"

“Stephen and I are making sure she doesn’t,” John intersects. “His half-breed will be taking vital steps in making sure she doesn’t say a word.”

“Be that as it may, your son still owes blood and arrangements for him are called off. There will be no merging of the families. Tyler doesn’t want her in her state and she’s useless to Stephen behind barred windows and steel doors.”

“The contract has been signed!”

“The contract is null and void, John. No heir is capable of being produced. She’s unable to sign a marriage certification in her constant state of drug-induced interventions and therapies if what I’m told is correct. It’s in the fine print.”

If my blood wasn’t boiling I’d laugh at that last bit.

Oh how the tables have turned, John.

“Tyler is now signed off to marry a daughter from the Bones chapter. Your family is no longer needed and your boy… will now have to prove himself for the time being. New blood and five years of Watcher affairs and operations.”

Five years.

It’s a prison sentence.

What did Tyler get?

A fucking duchess.

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The night of the annual homecoming ball, I take a Viagra. It may be the dumbest or smartest thing I’ve ever done. I set up a camera in the coat closet and when we have a moment alone, I pay the attendant to go elsewhere. It’s not perfect. It’ll never beenough to avenge her or redeem myself, but I keep my mask on the entire time I have Tyler bent over, fucking his tight ass making him moan like a bitch in heat. I almost laugh when he makes a mess on the floor of the coat room, and I fuck him till his asshole is sore and red.

I take the condom off and make sure to cum all over his face where the camera can see where he licks and sucks on my balls. He thinks he’s adorable like this, but all I can see as I douse his face is a retribution.

I kindly clean him up as if I care about him and have him leave first so I can take the camera.

I edit.

Then I post.

Everywhere.

Then… I’m ghost.

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I sign up for sessions with Dr. Archer as part of my Watcher “duties,” but it helps a lot. For four fucking years. I can almost taste freedom.

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