chapter 86

The door to the dungeon opened giving me the first glimpse of light and fresh air for God knows how many days. My back and shoulders hurt like hell and I didn’t think I would be able to stand on my own after being released, but I was going to try, to keep my dignity and walk because I was never going to lean on Xavier to give me happiness again.

“Aww long time no see, baby girl” Xavier cooed, I do not get how he turned against me so quickly, I don’t see why he was treating me like this, I don't see why I didn't see this episode coming “Your friend came by yesterday” I looked up slowly, what did he do?

“W- who” I couldn't talk properly because my voice was hoarse and cracked.

“That boy, Alec yes Alec” ALEC, he came here oh no “what did I do to him” I looked up quickly waiting for an answer

“I may have tortured him a little and sent him on his way, ergo I threw him in the middle of the forest, and let's hope he finds his way home, a little number of blows to the face, of course. He now knows never to come here again without prior consent from me”

My throat was extremely dry, I just needed a drop of water on my tongue, cold refreshing water then a warm bath, then food, and I would go to bed and sleep for a week straight. Xavier walked to me and held my jaw, I pulled it away.

“Tell me what you want and I will give it to you, everything except freedom from our relationship” How did he know I was going to ask for that. Choose carefully, girl.

“Let me leave this place"

“Your wish is my command my queen” He bowed then unlocked the chains around my hand, immediately the support left me I fell to the floor, only I didn’t feel the impact of the floor I landed in Xavier’s arms. He led me up to our bedroom and when the sunlight hit my eyes I felt like I was completely blind. My eyes had adjusted so well to the darkness so the light was temporarily new to me.

“You can take a shower while Gillian prepares food for you” he sat me on the bad and walked out of the room. I fell to the floor and managed to crawl to the mirror. I stared at my reflection, I looked like a raccoon and a koala had a baby and that baby was dipped inside water. I crawled to the bathroom a sweet smell of buttermilk and rose, filled my nose. Great, he was already trying to gain my trust again. After locking me up for how long?

I removed my clothes from Wednesday then slipped into the bath, hoping that I will mistakenly hit my head on something and die there. The water seemed to relax my sore body but it made my injured wrist sting a little, I rolled my wrist around to get the feeling in my hand again.

I grabbed the water immediately my eyes spotted it I drank it and I even went to the fridge to get more. The food on the table looked divine, Oh God I have missed food so fucking much, the few days I spent in that dungeon felt like months and I think I am mute now because of the abuse.

All the while I was eating I remembered how Xavier killed my father, I immediately lost my appetite. I carried the plate and dumped the remaining food in the trash and washed up my plate quickly. Not something I would normally do but he had broken me to that extent. I felt Gillian’s eyes on me as I walked out of the kitchen.

“Are you done?” Xavier asked me, I nodded then walked up the stairs to the bedroom

“You must put something in your stomach Winter, you haven’t eaten in six days” he frowned. Wow, I stayed down there for that long, I guess I really could go camping all those years with my father, My poor father that was laying in burnt bits at the bottom of the crystal lake that was slowly sizzling his body to nothingness.

“Whose fault is that?” I asked, my voice cracked a little at the end “Xavier I don’t want to talk to you, let us just go our separate ways when we marry we marry I don’t think we have to talk to each other while we are married. My father was still married to my mother even when she died, he was always wearing his wedding ring but he was not talking to her” while I talked my voice kept breaking and it was fucking annoying and by the time I was done with that hard to get out speech my throat started hurting.

“My...”

“ I am not your love Xavier just go away”

“Baby girl?” he held my hand

“XAVIER!!! LEAVE... ME... ALONE, I think that is easy for you to understand” I pulled my hand out of his grip roughly then walked to the bed, I heard him sigh loudly. “Xavier I want you to know that we can never get back to the way we were before” his head snapped toward my direction immediately I said that.

“Why do you say that?”

“You killed my father in front of my eyes, Xavier If that is not your idea of pure wickedness I can’t imagine what is it is only a matter of time before you get Chloe then Alec then Chloe and then you go for everyone in my school and you finally kill me” God the cracking in my voice, what was I going to do about that

“That’s not true, you know I did those things...” I cut him off.

“To punish me, I get it that is why we should keep our distance I will sleep on the floor and you will sleep on the bed. If we stay away from each other there is no risk of me vexing you to the point where you commit murder”

“Winter, look at me”

“Don’t touch me, Xavier, I am pretty sure our relationship only goes down from here. If you won’t let me go on your own I will have to force you into doing it. I am sure there are a billion women who would love to suck your dick so they can get rid of toxic friends and daddy issues, that woman is not me I love my friends”

“You make it sound like I was using you for sex”

“Weren’t you”

“NO, for goodness sake I was not Winter, I love you and you love me” Of course I love him but I cannot believe I am going to say this.

“Never have I ever”