Page 49 of Darkest Game
“You actually think Liam cares about you?” She jams the gun harder against my temple. “He was forced to marry you. I’m sure he’ll be glad once you’re out of his life.”
“He’s killed for me. Multiple times now. Your husband being one of them.” Maybe it’s my fear but it’s making me stronger. Making me bolder.
Elaine’s face twists into an ugly mask. “Your ugly. I’m going to make two men rape you. I could have made a whole team of them take you. Night after night. Day after day. Hour after hour. Your body would be so bent and broken, you’d die from that alone. Maybe I’ll have the men take a knife and shove it right into your cunt.”
I shiver. “Please. Please have some humanity.”
“Little girl. I lost my humanity after years of being married to a mobster. If you were me, you’d lose your humanity too. In another world, where you’re married to Liam for years, you would become like me. Take comfort in that fact as you’re hurt today.”
We arrive at the kennel house. For some reason, I thought Elaine would take me somewhere new.
After pulling up to the house, the two men drag me from the car and throw me back into the kennel I was once in. The two dogs – the rottweiler girl and the pit bull boy – are still here. They look like they haven’t been fed in days. Their heads perk up when they see me but I can only offer them so much comfort. I need to save some for myself.
Elaine locks me inside. “You’re going to stay there for a minute.” She nods at the men and they head inside the house.
I sink to my knees beside the other kennel and lift my hand through the bars. The pit bull is the first one to come to me. He happily takes the head rubs I give him. The rottweiler is more cautious. She doesn’t want to get her hopes up she’ll be saved and I don’t blame her. I don’t want to get my hopes up either.
“I’m going to get you two to safety,” I say. “One of these times. I promise.”
They both look back at me with innocent, wide eyes. They just want love and I can relate: love is all I want too. The love of my mom and sisters. The love of my father who I’ll never see again.
And the love of a husband. My husband.
In an ideal world, Liam and I could explore the connection between us. My body does respond to him and I know he likes how I look. He’s gazed at me too many times for me to think he finds me ugly.
Could we have more in another world? Love?
Liam has never been in love so I’m not sure. I’ve never been in love. Maybe I’m the one not capable of it.
Footsteps approach me.
Spinning around and standing up, I see that it’s Sean, the guy who peed on me when I was in this kennel before.
“Hey, pretty girl,” he says, giving me a wicked smile. “Back for round two?” His eyes fall right to my bare legs. I’m only in Liam’s white button down shirt from the wedding. It doesn’t offer me any protection. “I can’t wait to grip those creamy thighs as I fuck you.”
My throat seizes up. The bravery I found in the car is gone. Back in the car, I had a slight hope that I could get out of this situation but now that I’m back in the kennel, I know I’m not going anywhere. I can’t escape my fate.
And my fate is to be hurt by Elaine and Jack’s men.
“Cat got your tongue?” he mocks before pulling his penis out of his pants. I scream when he begins to spray me with his pee once again. Sean only laughs like a madman as he whips his penis around, spraying not just me but the entire kennel. His urine reeks. I’m sure a man like him has a bad diet, judging from his body.
Liam clearly takes care of himself, given how strong and muscular he is. It only makes me miss him more. Not just because I find him physically attractive but because his strength makes me feel safe. He used to think he was invincible by jumping off stuff when he was younger but I believe his strength is the only thing that can keep me invincible now.
“Sean,” Elaine snaps, coming back with the other two men. “Stop stinking the place up. Now I have to smell your disgusting urine as I watch you men take the girl.”
“Can I have her first?” Sean asks. “Since you said she’s still a virgin.”
“I’m assuming she is. She and Liam spent the night in a motel together. He could have claimed her then.” Elaine looks me over in a scrutinizing way that makes me flinch. “Did you two fuck? Tell me now, girl. Are you still a virgin or not?”
“If I’m not?” I whisper.
Elaine shrugs. “Then it’s going to hurt less I’d imagine. But it’s still going to hurt.”
“Tell me,” Sean says. “I want to rip your virginity from you. So tell me.”
“L-Liam and I had sex,” I lie. I don’t want to give Sean the satisfaction of thinking he can have me for the first time. Even though Liam and I didn’t, I can imagine we did and I’ll hold onto that. I’ll picture myself making love for the first time when I’m being raped. I’ll get through this. I have no other choice.
Sean frowns. “Fuck. That’s disappointing.”
