Butterfly by Rebecca Sherwin

Author:Rebecca Sherwin [Sherwin, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-10-20T21:00:00+00:00

“Caterpillar.”

I open my eyes to bright sunlight and Cooper. I wince, curling my body up and attempting to get away from him; with a hand on my thigh, he stops me and holds me still. I freeze and look up into his eyes. Last night they were menacing. Today they’re…calm.

Without saying another word, Cooper helps me over onto my stomach, grips my knees to bring them up under me, and extends my arms so my body is lying flat on the floor. I shriek when he pulls the first bead out of me.

“Just relax,” he says. “Take a deep breath and relax.”

How can I relax? My body has been assaulted and it doesn’t want to relax around him. All he’ll do is hurt me again, because…because what?

“Cooper.”

“Hush, caterpillar.”

I clamp my mouth shut, along with my eyes, and just let him free me. When he’s done and my body is mine again, he helps me to my feet. I can’t stand, leaning into him instead while he supports my weight.

“What was the vibrating thing?” I ask, attempting to look up at him, and then change my mind.

“It’s just an egg,” he says, as if that’s all I need to know. He sighs when I say nothing, snuggling into him instead as he holds us motionless in the middle of the room. “Do you want to see it?”

I shake my head quickly. “No.”

“The only time you shut up and let go is when you’re coming. I just got a little carried away last night.”

“A little?”

“Yes, a little.” He wraps his arm around me and tucks me into his side. “Come on. It’s Monday morning.”

“And that means what exactly?”

My voice is dry and scratched. Cooper notices and grabs a bottle of water from the sideboard outside the tower as he leads us from it.

“It means it’s time to work.”

I sniffle a sob when Cooper leads us down the steps, my entire body singing with pain from his abuse last night. I feel like I’ve been tied up in knots, each one pulling tighter with every step I take.

“What is it?” he asks, stopping one step below me and turning to face me.

“Have you ever been sexually abused, Cooper?” I expect him to smack some obedience into me, but he blanches. “Do you know how much it hurts? I’ll let you in on a secret, to help you improve your game when it comes to breaking me piece by piece…it hurts more the day after.”

“I didn’t-”

“Stop with the ‘I didn’t mean to’ bullshit.”

“Erin-”

“What do you need from me today, boss? I’d like to complete the day’s missions and retire to my room, please.”

“I don’t have missions for you. But your snarky submission is actually kinda hot.”

He reaches for me, but I edge back.

“Don’t touch me.”

Of course he doesn’t listen; he grabs my wrist and drags me down the stairs, ignoring my cries and protests. When we reach the bottom of the stairs, he closes the door to conceal them and points to the main staircase.

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