Taken by Touch and Torment (Eternal Obsession Book 2) by Maggie Sunseri

Author:Maggie Sunseri [Sunseri, Maggie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Join Maggie’s Newsletter
Published: 2024-06-28T00:00:00+00:00

38

SCARLETT

In the middle of the night, I woke up to the sound of my own screaming. Rune’s face was inches from mine, and I scrambled away, off the side of the bed and to the corner of the room. I pulled my knees to my chest and buried my head.

“Please, please, please,” I sobbed, snot dripping down my nose. “Don’t.” I imagined a blade sawing through my ligaments, and I prayed for Durian to come, to make Rune disappear.

My eyes were shut tight, but I felt the gentle stroke of a hand through my hair.

“Thank you, Master,” I choked, relieved as I sucked in air.

The touch halted, and I slowly opened my eyes and looked up.

Rune stared back.

I shrieked, backing up so quickly that I slammed my head against some sharp corner. A stab of pain erupted at the back of my head. My vision blurred, my body unable to sustain this level of terror as it slowly lost all sensation.

Rune cursed, and it didn’t make sense—because the Rune who hurt me didn’t speak, other than that time he told me I was dead to him. He didn’t react this way. He was cold and uncaring.

“You’re safe, Little Flame,” Rune said, his voice trembling, his face racked with horror. He hesitated, holding himself back and away from me as my confusion slowly morphed into understanding.

My eyes darted around. I wasn’t in my slave chambers. I was in Rune’s bedroom. The Rune who tortured me didn’t call me Little Flame.

I met his gaze and rubbed the back of my head. “I’m sorry.”

His face was utterly tortured for another second before he erased it all, replacing his crumpled features with calm and warmth.

He crouched down in front of me, and I nodded at him, giving him the unspoken permission he needed. Rune scooped me into his arms and brought me back to bed, holding me sideways in his lap as he leaned against the headboard. He gently stroked the back of my head, and his shadows crawled over me in smoke form.

“You’re safe,” he whispered. “You’re okay.”

I cried softly, my poor body confused by the conflict between my memories and my reality. The trembling was slow to ease.

“I don’t think it’s best for me to be sleeping with you, baby,” Rune said.

I tensed, grabbing his arm. “No, please don’t make me sleep alone.” The nightmares would still be there, and if I was alone, it would remind me even more of my living arrangement in the palace. I needed Rune.

“I’m hurting you, Scarlett.” He felt the back of my skull to assess the severity of the bump.

I tried not to wince. I didn’t want to see the healer right now.

“No, you’re not,” I said, my voice wavering. “It’s not you. I’m sorry. I just get confused. It won’t happen again. Please don’t leave.”

“Shhh,” Rune soothed, pulling me tighter against him. “You’re not in trouble. You didn’t do anything wrong. I will never leave you.”

I slowly relaxed, letting Rune guide me back to my body.

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