Bloodbath by K A Merikan

Author:K A Merikan [Merikan, K A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Acerbi & Villani Ltd.
Published: 2017-03-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14 - Mark

Mark was binge-watching a very shouty TV drama with Charlotte tucked under his arm while they sat on his bed. She barely spoke any Spanish, so he translated some of it for her, but they still came up with alternative conversations and put them into the characters’ mouths. It was the perfect pastime. Mark could turn off his brain and enjoy the scent of Charlotte’s freshly washed skin, kiss her, and run his hands over her arms, amazed how soft she was. Her hair was so fair it was barely visible on her arms, so unlike his own dusky skin with black hairs all over.

In this room, they remained untouched by anything that happened beyond the door, they could be themselves—two people in love. He still had to work out how to get her to safety, but he was confident Domenico and Seth would come up with a good plan. And Dana was here too, so she’d have to listen to Domenico’s orders. It would all be fine in the end.

The knock on the door made Charlotte frantically slide off Mark’s lap and rush through the open door to the cell. It became routine by now, and since they were barely ever visited by anyone, Mark wasn’t all that bothered by the sudden dash. He closed the cell on his way to the door, and walked over to the entrance.

He couldn’t help but be slightly annoyed by the visitor, since he was slowly getting ready to have sex again, but the sight of Seth and Domenico made him stiffen.

“Hi?”

Domenico nodded at him and pushed inside, looking above Mark’s head, at the cell. “How are you coping with being alone all the time?” he asked in Italian.

Mark took a few steps back to let them in and shrugged. “I watch a lot of TV.” As soon as he said it, guilt started trickling into his stomach. It’d been a few days, and he still hadn’t made an effort to go out and talk to Domenico about what was happening between him and Charlotte. He really wanted to, but no time felt right.

Just like now. If Domenico and Seth came here, it likely meant they needed his assistance, not more things to worry about.

Seth locked the door while Domenico walked up to the coffee table and picked up the remote. “You don’t speak to her at all? Isn’t she interested?” he asked.

Both Domenico and Seth had a whole bunch of tiny scratches on their skin, and their clothes were damp, jeans dirty as if they’d kneeled in mud.

Mark glanced toward Charlotte who seemed so frail when backed into a corner on her bed, cautiously watching the two men who spoke in a language she didn’t understand. She was terrified every single time someone came over. Mark wanted to hug her already. “I… No. I mean, we talk. It would be difficult not to.”

Domenico exhaled and looked at Charlotte as well. “Are you comfortable? Is he not a bother to you?” he asked in English, and she flinched, alarmed that someone new was paying attention to her.

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