Beautiful Tyrant (Enemies to Lovers - Dark Romance Book 3) by C. P. Mandara

Author:C. P. Mandara [Mandara, C. P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Chimera Books
Published: 2020-08-18T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen - Gabriel

'Here, have mine. I'm not hungry.' Pushing my plate of stale pizza towards Harper, I watch as she shakes her head. The action maddens me. She's sick. She's needs to eat. There is no convincing her though. It's like she's already accepted the fact she's going to die in here. I'm not having it.

'Eat,' I threaten, almost growling at her. I can't watch her starve herself to death. She looks bad enough as it is.

'No.' She pushes the plate back at me. 'You need it more than I do. If we stand any chance at getting out of here, it will be because of you. Keep your strength up. I'm used to being hungry. This is no big deal for me.' To make matters worse she then pats me on the arm, encouraging me to go ahead and eat the damn thing. I want to scream. The girl is so selfless and unassuming that I just want to wrap her up in my arms and tell her everything will be okay. I don't, because I don't like lying. At the moment there is no guarantee of anything at all.

Picking up a slice of pizza that's seen better days, I split it in two and hand her half. 'Eat. If you don't eat yours I won't eat mine.' This tactic has worked for me before, and my fingers are crossed that it will work again. 'I mean it,' I add when she looks ready to argue.

She sighs but accepts the offering. We both then bite into the cold dough and grimace. It's unpleasant, but it's some kind of sustenance, I guess.

Mal's kept Harper and I locked up for days inside this pathetically tiny room. Sometimes he remembers to feed us, sometimes he doesn't. We're lucky there's a bathroom, else we'd probably have died of dehydration by now too.

And speaking of Mal, the bastard is on his cell phone outside. I swear he should have that thing glued to his ear. Mind you, it's probably the only thing keeping him from spending all day in here with us, so his phone is a godsend.

'Are you okay?' I've been awake for hours, but Harper is sleeping longer and longer. Her body is weak and it can't heal itself, not without proper nourishment, and she's not going to get that here. We both know we're not leaving here alive - which is why we can't stay here much longer. It will only be another day or two before Harper is unable to walk, and I'm not leaving her here. I can't leave her with him. Even though I'm already going to hell, the devil would have a special place for me if I left this poor girl here with that monster. There are no words for what he does to her. No. Fucking. Words.

'I'm fine,' she whispers. It's a standard response. She's not fine, and she hasn't been fine for a long time. I have no idea how she's managed to last as long as she has, but I'm praying she can last just a day or two longer.

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