Oh, Sacred Dark (Coven Ties Book 1) by Marina Vivancos

Author:Marina Vivancos [Vivancos, Marina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-03-13T16:00:00+00:00

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Technically, everything was going well. The weeks were passing Roman by, and he was eating, and going on walks, and cooking. He was talking to people—they would look at him straight in the eye and say his name as though he were a real person. He was scening regularly—every other day, practically—and nothing terrible had happened when he was with Tyler. Roman would get on his knees, close his eyes, and drift into the warmest and softest place he’d ever been.

The aftermath was almost better. They’d cuddle on the couch—Roman had searched for another word to describe what they did, but none fit. Tyler would be warm and solid, would murmur nice things, and nothing would hurt.

Roman would be filled with a golden light, right to the brim, and then he’d return to his room in the Main House, and it would start draining out of him. He’d sit on his bed and try to scoop it back up, but the crack inside him was getting bigger, and Roman didn’t know how to fix it.

He didn’t know what was wrong with him. He wasn’t being hit, whipped, made to crawl on a leash while the Doms jeered at the pretty little Worm, so well trained—

None of that was happening. He was fine. So why couldn’t he feel fine? Why couldn’t he just get over it?

Roman was so, so tired, and he didn’t know what to do.

And then, as if that weren’t enough, he was pushed into therapy.

His therapist’s name was Li-Shun. She was in her forties, probably, although she didn’t look a day over thirty. Her cheekbones were round and glittered with some sort of shimmer. Her hair would always be pulled away from her face. Her eyes were kind.

Roman didn’t trust her.

He knew that she must be reporting to Tyler and Dr Elise, maybe even to Archie.

Roman made the mistake of telling her he thought that.

“How have you been doing this week, Roman? Have you been eating well?” Dr Li-Shun asked. She always began the sessions with a variation of that questions: How are you doing, have you been sleeping? Any aches and pains this week? How’s the garden going?

Roman took a deep breath and debriefed her dutifully. “I’m good, thank you. I ate well. On Thursday, the day after I last saw you, I had porridge with bananas and cinnamon for breakfast. I…” The smile he’d plastered on his face wobbled. “I had a little Drop, so I didn’t have lunch, but you don’t have to tell Tyler and Dr Elise—they know, I promise.”

Roman paused there because she always asked about his Drops—he’d only had three in six weeks, so he was doing pretty well, he hoped, but it was always a punishing conversation after.

Instead of asking about the Drop, however, Li-Shun said, “I wouldn’t be able to tell Tyler and Dr Elise. These sessions are confidential, unless you are an immediate threat to yourself or others.”

Roman nodded. “Right. Sorry.”

Dr Li-Shun looked at him carefully. Dread crept into his stomach.

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