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“You have to stay awake, Red. Just a few more bites,” I coaxed.
When I got her to finish eating, Bryce got her to drink an entire glass of water. We’d have to push more food and water on her tomorrow, but for now, she was barely keeping her head up.
“Before you go to sleep, I need to explain the rules for the next week to you,” Jack said.
“Do you have to do it now?” I asked. “She’s barely coherent.”
“Yes, because when she wakes up in the morning, tied up, she might have questions.”
“But she might not remember the answers tonight,” I argued.
“Then we’ll go over them again. Dyana, Doll, are you paying attention?”
She tried hard to focus on Jack, but I could tell her brain had shut down.
“Just explain in the morning and let her sleep,” Bryce said, climbing into bed beside her and pulling her into his arms. “She’s already asleep.”
Jack begrudgingly agreed, and we shut out the lights and climbed in around her. I wish I could say I slept well, but I woke up several times just to make sure Dyana was still in bed with us and hadn’t snuck out again. While I had thought the whole ‘tied to the bed for a week’ idea was a little extreme before, after a shitty night’s sleep, I was on board with the plan. Hopefully, by the end of the week, my brain will be able to relax.
Dyana
Day Two
I didn’t want to wake up, but my body was demanding a trip to the bathroom. Groggily, I tried to get out of bed but couldn’t untangle my limbs from the blankets. With rising panic, I tried to sit up and found I couldn’t. My eyes opened wide and wild as I looked around.
“Oh good, you’re awake,” Jack said as he sauntered over to the bed, followed by Bryce and Evan.
“What the hell is going on?” I rasped.
“Your punishment,” Jack replied.
I tried to move my arm again unsuccessfully, and when my eyes finally focused on my wrist, I saw why. Silk scarves tied each of my limbs to the bed. Fucking hell, he had been serious. “Is this really necessary?”
“You drugged us and ran off to give yourself up to a monster. Then you ran off into the woods after him to kill him.” Jack replied evenly. “I’ve never been more scared in my life than I have in the last twenty-four hours. Yes, it’s necessary.”
“Ok, well, I have to pee, so exactly how do bathroom breaks work?”
“We’ll untie you for bathroom breaks,” Evan replied.
Nobody moved to untie me. “Then can you?”
“After I explain the rules,” Jack replied.
“But I really have to go,” I whined.
“Then stop interrupting,” Bryce replied. “The sooner you hear the rules, the sooner you can go to the bathroom.”
“Rule One,” Jack said, “You will be tied to the bed for the next week. We’re calling yesterday Day One, so today will be Day Two. The only time you will be untied is to use the restroom, bathe, eat, and sleep. Oh, and we’ll untie you for spankings.”
“Actually,” Evan interjected, making me groan, “I’d like to revisit the sleeping arrangements. I slept like shit last night because I kept waking up to make sure she was still in bed. I might sleep better if I knew she couldn’t escape.”
“We can make that work. Thoughts, Bryce?”
“Fine by me.”
“Then it’s settled,” Jack grinned. “You’ll also be tied up at night.”
“Rule Two: No clothes. When you go to the bathroom, you can come back naked.”
