Page 62 of Merciless Sinner

ChapterSixteen

Olivia

"Let’s take a break here and watch the ducks," Amelia suggests, pointing to the park bench opposite the pond.

“Sure.”

We sit next to each other, setting our shopping bags by our feet.

We just spent a few hours walking around the mall, and she showed me around the city. Virgo’s guards are with us, but I’ve been thankful that they didn’t follow us around like shadows and left us to ourselves.

They’re across from us now, so if anything were to happen, they’d be over here in a flash.

“That was a really good shopping session.” Amelia beams

“It was,” I agree.

“How are you feeling?” Amelia asks.

I think of how to answer her question. I've had fun today with her, and this morning’s appointment with Dr. Belmont went well, but I’m still conflicted.

With the wedding only a breath away and Virgo’s nightly punishments that don’t exactly feel like punishment, it’s no wonder I’m so torn.

I've never met anybody who could produce such strong emotions in me in such a short space of time. It's been barely over a week since he's been in my life, and he's already turned it upside down and had me thinking all sorts of different things that I shouldn't. And then there's the closeness, this closeness between us that keeps increasing day by day when he insists on this ritual of play. I know he's trying to get to me, trying to break me, break my resolve, and it's working.

"I'm not sure," I reply, deciding to be honest.

“Are you nervous about seeing Cillian?”

“Yes and no. I’m looking forward to seeing him. It’s the investigation I’m worried about.”

"Have you spoken to Virgo?"

"He won’t tell me anything. He wants me to focus on getting my memories back.”

“Maybe he’s right.” She grits her teeth and gives me a careful look. “I wouldn’t really want you worrying about the investigation when you have so much else to worry about.”

“I get it, but I want to know I’m safe. Everything is unnerving. In Monte Carlo, I didn’t need to be accompanied by guards everywhere I went.”

"I understand. I think you should try talking to him about it again. He’s not going to want you worrying about anything unnecessarily.”

I wish I could agree with her. She clearly must not know Virgo as well as she thinks she does.

A man who doesn’t want me to worry unnecessarily wouldn’t have chained me to a wall or thought of punishing my mouth with his cock.

“Maybe,” I decide to say because it’s best, and she smiles.

She glances at her watch and looks back at me. “We have a little over an hour before you have to leave for Seamus. How about we sit here for another ten minutes then head over to the museum? They have a Byzantium exhibition I’d love to book. It’s in two days’ time. You used to live for anything like that.”

I laugh at that. “Really?” I’m pretty sure I couldn’t even say the wordByzantium.

“Yes. You seriously did.”

“I don’t know if I want to go there yet. I feel like I need to study first. I don’t want to look silly amongst a group of people who know their stuff.”

Amelia starts laughing. “It’s not going to be like that. It’s just an exhibition. We should do it.”

“Okay. Let’s go. I guess I can rely on you to push me out of my comfort zone.”

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