Tied (Voyeur Book 2) by N. Isabelle Blanco & Elena M. Reyes

Author:N. Isabelle Blanco & Elena M. Reyes [Blanco, N. Isabelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-07-24T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 16

“He must bleed for your salvation, Ivy. How does that make you feel?”

Ivy’s body is slowly breaking down. Her mental state slipping into a helpless plain where nightmares dominate the subconscious. At this moment, I can see the imaginary cracks form and extend.

Seeing Robert die will haunt her.

Break her.

Might break us.

Cupping her cheeks with my hands, I tip her face up and wipe the tears rolling down with my thumb. “Don’t leave me. Focus on me. On my touch.” I lay my forehead against hers and breathe her in, try and give her the fortitude to play this sick and twisted game.

To fight alongside me.

No matter how much I hate him, I’ll do whatever I have to—set my ego aside—to help her save him. If there is a way to spare his life.

There won’t be one.

Ignoring the truth, I kiss the tip of her nose and wait. For a reaction. For anything that signals her faith that we will make it through this.

“I asked you a question, Ivy. How does that make you feel?”

“It hurts,” she whispers, but the nun hears and nods her head in acceptance.

“Pain cleanses the soul.” Agnes slips a hand beneath the still covered tray and pulls something out. It’s not a knife, no gleam from the metal and the item is pliable. Her fingers smooth over it.

She’s beside Robert with her mask-covered face tilted in his direction. As if she’s admiring—

“. . . hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done.”

“Oh God, Noah. She’s—”

“Praying for him,” I finish for her and pull her in closer, shielding her from the horror of what this psychotic woman will do to him.

The moment she sobs into my chest, the familiar crackle from our captor’s microphone carries through the room. “You are offending my guest, pets. Turn to face them or I will have my guards force you to watch. Bring Ivy into the room, gift her a front row seat to her lover’s demise.”

“Please don’t let them take me in there. I can’t,” Ivy cries out, her fingernails digging into my chest. Breaking the skin. That slight twinge of pain is welcome, helps me center and pull myself together for her.

Skimming my lips over her skin, I whisper my plea. “From now on we do as we are told, Ivy. We have to or we won’t survive this.” She nods but makes no move to turn around and face Robert. Her fear is palpable. “Turn around, love.”

It doesn’t help one bloody bit that the drugs they have us on are fucking with our emotions. The highs are brutal. The sudden anguish this moment brings is magnified tenfold.

“Okay.” Slowly, while choking on shuddering sobs, she faces Agnes once more. Ivy bites her lip. Her eyes are frantic and scared, but she remains facing the now visible room.

Moving behind my girl, I take my place and support her short frame. Let her body lean on mine. “I got you. No matter what happens, and how much it hurts, I’ll be here to do whatever you need.

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