Power Play: Resistance by Cat Grant

Author:Cat Grant [Grant, Cat]
Language: nld
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 12

n the morning of the fourth day of Brandon’s refusal to eat,

Jonathan threw his fork down, grabbed Brandon by the arm, and

dragged him bodily into a chair. By now Brandon needed the help;

he was clearly lightheaded, not quite entirely with it. The weight loss

was starting to show—must’ve been three, four pounds already. Too

much for a man who’d started this process whip-lean.

“Brandon, this has to stop. Contract or no contract, I won’t allow

you to damage yourself.”

Brandon’s jaw clenched, just like every other time the subject of

eating had come up. “I won’t eat from your hand like . . . like a fucking

dog, Jonathan. So you can stop asking me. Or,” he added, like he didn’t

even want to say it, “you can order me.”

“I’m not asking, and I won’t order you. Not on this; you

have to come to it yourself or it doesn’t mean anything, do you

understand?”

Brandon nodded hesitantly, said even more hesitantly, “Pride.

Walls. All that. I get it, Jonathan.”

“Well, that’s something, I suppose. But if you can’t let that go, if

you insist on doing this to yourself . . . I won’t sit by and watch. Two

more days. And if you can’t make peace with letting me feed you, I’m

sending you home.”

“But you can’t—”

“Actually, I can. There’s a very clear medical provision in our

contract, and you’re on the cusp of seeing it breached. Any doctor in

the country would agree with me. I told you I’d never harm you and

I meant it; nor will I let you harm yourself.” He leaned forward in his

chair, laid a hand on Brandon’s thigh. “Two days, Brandon. Can you

do this?”

“Yes, Jonathan.” Too quick and automatic for him to have given

it any real consideration. He drew himself up, sucked in a breath,

almost as if he were bracing himself for a blow. “I just need a little

more . . .”

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