Jaden. This is who I am. My skin is stained with more blood than you could ever
hope to wash away. It’s a part of me, and no amount of soap is going to change
that.”
I looked away, my eyes falling to the floor to watch little streams of red and pink
flow between us, swirling around the drain. And then I remembered that very same
blood covered me.
Ignoring his words, I moved under the center of the spray, tilting my head back,
so the water fell over my face and coated my hair. But then I was abruptly yanked
away from it.
“It coats you, too,” he said into my ear, his lips teasing my skin as he spoke to
me. “There’s no running from that. One day, you’ll be inside that ring destroying
my enemies, and I have a feeling you’re going to enjoy it just as much as I do.”
I tried to jerk myself away from him, seething anger from his words. Because he
was right; I probably would enjoy it but not in the same way he did. He would enjoy
the bloodshed, whereas I would only enjoy the fact one less person would be on his
side. Yes, I would have to kill, but that did not mean I had to maim and mutilate to
accomplish anything. I would not become a heartless monster like him. I was better
than that, goddammit.
“I will not become like you.”
Darren’s face turned sinister, his lips forming into a dark smile as his eyes
narrowed in on me. “You’re already closer than you think.”
I jerked again. “You’re wrong. I’m not like you because I’m better than you are. I
see right past your manipulative bullshit. You’ll shower me with hearts and flowers
and then bathe me in blood. I will not let you ruin me.”
A soft chuckle left Darren’s throat, and it had me seething with anger and fear. I
wanted to shrink away and punch him in the face at the same time. How could he
make me feel this way so systematically?
“Oh, my sweet little Jaden. You have no idea how much I plan to ruin you.”
Before I knew what was happening, my back hit the wall of the shower, my hips
suddenly lifted, only to be impaled right onto Darren’s rigid cock. I cried out from
pain and pleasure, my walls sealing around him in anguished welcome. My nails
dug into his shoulders as he pumped into me, his hands digging into my hair to pull
my head back and expose my neck. His teeth found my sensitive flesh, biting and
sucking until I was moaning for more.
“And I’ve got news for you, princess. You will not be leaving this room until
you’re good and ruined to my satisfaction.”
A harsh gasp tore from my throat as Darren gripped my neck and held tight, too
tightly as he thrust even harder into me. The reality of what he was planning had
me panicking inside, and as my oxygen supply faded, so did my grip on his
shoulders. I tried to push away from him, but with my back against the wall and the
wall of a man fucking me in front of me, I had nowhere to go. I fought against him,
gasping for air when none would come while he fucked me ruthlessly. He was going
to choke me out for real this time, and there wasn’t shit I could do about it.
“Darren … please,” I groaned, and just when I thought I was about to pass out,
he released my throat. The first gasp of air I took had nothing on the orgasm that
swiftly followed. It was the most unreal thing I had ever experienced, my entire
body melting with pleasure so strong it flowed through every vein, creating a moan
from my lips even I didn’t recognize. I could feel Darren’s cum coating my walls as
he finished, his satisfied grunts confirming as much. I felt myself go limp in his
arms, my chin resting on his shoulder while my arms hung lifelessly down his back.
And then it was lights out.
51
LAST RESORT
Jaden went limp in my arms just like I wanted her to. I didn’t feel like dealing
with her struggle right then. After rinsing her and myself off, I pulled us from
the shower and quickly toweled her dry just enough to collect the stray droplets of
water from her skin. After laying her down on the bed in my little basement
dungeon, I grabbed my phone and activated the electromagnetic coil I had installed
in the metal bedframe, the magnetic field strong enough to keep Jaden’s cuffed
wrists attached to the metal headboard. When she woke up, she was not going to be
happy.
I decided to allow her body some time to rest and changed into a pair of black
sweat pants and sat down in the chair next to the bed. Jaden was going to need the
rest after the shit I was about to put her through.
I was done with this idea that she was going to beat me. That she was going to
bring down my empire and escape me. The thought alone had me laughing inside at
her adorable naivety. She had no idea
