Total pages in book: 82
Estimated words: 80055 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 400(@200wpm)___ 320(@250wpm)___ 267(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 80055 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 400(@200wpm)___ 320(@250wpm)___ 267(@300wpm)
“Stage one complete,” he said, climbing behind the wheel. “Now, let’s go and have some fun. I think it’s time you learned to let loose.”
I had a bad feeling about this.
Reaching for the door handle, intending to get out, I cried out as the locks kicked into place. Gael was already pulling away from the school.
I turned in my seat to see River holding the tip of a blade against his thigh.
“That’s dangerous,” I said.
“It’s not the first time I’d have stabbed myself and it’s not going to be the last.” He winked at me. “But I love that you care.”
Vadik and Caleb were following us.
“So, tell me, Emily. What’s the most exciting thing you’ve ever done?” Gael asked.
“Nothing.”
“I’m going to guess killing that guy, right?” Gael glanced at me. “If you’ve got nothing else, it had to be that loser.”
“Do you have a point to this?” I reach out and grab the door handle.
He pressed his foot to the gas, overtaking a minivan and a bus on a very narrow piece of road.
We drove out of the town. I saw the signpost wishing us goodbye and to come back soon. Most towns had them. I couldn’t imagine anyone wanting to live in Crude Hill for the rest of their lives, not with the people there.
Closing my eyes, I felt sick, but Gael wasn’t done. He spun the car around, twisting us across the dirt embankment, coming to a sudden stop, and making me hit the side of the car.
When I was finally able to open my eyes, I was so freaking angry. I started to hit him. Once, or twice wasn’t enough. Removing my seat belt, I turned and began using my fists, but again, I felt like there was too much distance.
Without thinking, I crawled over across the gap and started to hit him some more, only to stop when I realized something hard pressed between my thighs. Gael had stopped trying to block me and instead, held on to my hips. There was no mistaking the hard cock touching me, and he wasn’t even trying to hide it. Holy shit.
How did I get myself in this predicament?
Staring at him now, I couldn’t really think.
I’d thought about death so often. It was like a favorite pastime for me. It was how I gained power away from my dad. If I was thinking about dying anyway, it meant I wouldn’t put up as much of a fight. I’d focus and I would see an out. I wouldn’t scream or beg, even though that would be logical. I did scream when the pain got to be too much, but that was merely down to a physical reaction. It didn’t mean I wanted to actually do that.
Gael’s grip got a little firmer on my body. I shouldn’t like this. Just like I shouldn’t have liked the kiss Caleb had given me. Anyone who touched me like they owned me, I should naturally hate, and yet, here I was, grinding myself on top of him, loving every second of it. This was a giant mistake. My dad would kill me.
The doctor would give a reason for him to hurt me some more. No doubt about it. I was under no illusions that even if I felt I had some control, my dad did. Killing myself was a last resort.
Neither of us moved or spoke.
His breathing sounded heavy. Did I even want to move? I wasn’t sure what the answer was because the truth was my heart raced so fast. What would it hurt to just enjoy this? Would it really be so bad? There was no way this would lead to sex, so the doctor could do his exam, and I’d feel smug in knowing I’d had some fun at least.
****
Gael
Well, fuck me.
Damn.
This woman has some amazing hips on her. Not to mention how good she felt straddled across my lap. In my time, I’d had a lot of chicks in this position. Admittedly, none of them had made me feel like Emily. They hadn’t killed someone for me. Emily was different. She’d taken a life all for me, and that kind of action deserved loyalty, even if she did fight it.
There was a darkness inside her. We all could see it.
She didn’t want to see all the pretties and pretend like was fucking normal. No, we were all past that. We saw the pain and suffering in the world. We were the true monsters in this world, and there was no way we could get past that. I didn’t want to.
I liked to hurt people.
My favorite thing was to humiliate them. Like Lauren, I had no desire for her. She was easy, but putting her in her place, showing the entire cafeteria she wasn’t worthy of the Monsters was the fun part.