Double Bait (Stone Blade Book 2) by Cox James

Author:Cox, James [Cox, James]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2014-08-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9. The Seduction

Robin moved in to attack, slowly. She hurt in several places but she defended well in spite of it. She tried three feints in quick succession followed by a shift and hard kick. A perfect strike! Again she drew blood, this time a large patch of it.

"Why," asked Tracy, tears forming and spilling out of her eyes.

"You're weak," spat Robin, "Weak and worthless!"

"I... I can't help it," she sniffled, "P-please..."

Robin attacked again and hit again. Tracy tried to defend but failed miserably.

"You deserve that," said Robin as she bruised Tracy's face, "If that's the best you can do you deserve every milli of it!"

Tracy attacked clumsily. Robin felt contempt oozing out of her as she defended, counterattacked and punched, again and again. Tracy coughed a sob and slumped against the wall struggling to breathe.

"Fight back, rut you!" This time Robin kicked.

"I can't... I..."

"Then suffer!"

Tracy looked up at her...

Robin sat up suddenly with her heart racing and her breath coming in gasps. She fumbled until she found the light. The bedcovers lay strewn about the floor. Her room blurred into focus around her, no different than when she fell asleep. She stumbled to the sink, drew a glass of water and rinsed out her mouth.

"That isn't me," she said to the haggard reflection in the mirror.

The mirror said nothing.

"It isn't!"

Again silence. The last vestiges of the dream haunting her finally evaporated.

It wasn't Tracy looking up at her.

Robin lit a strong 'stick and glared across the table. Tracy cringed at it, whimpering all the while Robin cleaned and fixed her wounds. Without looking up she slid a 'stick out of the pack, lit it and promptly started coughing. So hard that Robin feared she'd throw up.

"I'm sorry," said Tracy, almost inaudible.

"For what?"

"I'm... I'm weak," sniffled Tracy, tears rolling down her face, "I c-can't help it."

"You are weak."

Robin sipped her wine. Tracy followed suit and almost gagged on it.

"Wh-why are you doing this to me?"

"Ask Jose."

"I don't like him," said Tracy, "He... He scares me. I think he wants... He wants..."

"He wants to torque you."

Tracy sniffled and nodded.

"And why not? You should be grateful for it!"

Tracy shook her head and sobbed even harder. Disgustedly Robin grabbed her under the chin and forced her gaze up.

"You know who we're after," she said, "You can help! It's the least you can do."

Tracy's lower lip started quivering. Robin released her and looked away...

Robin jerked awake again. This time her room shrank into focus quicker thanks to the dim light she left on. Without thinking she wiped her hand on her shirt. The alarm showed a little over an hour before it sounded; Robin knew better than to try for more sleep. Tiredly she rose, dressed and powered up her terminal.

***

Carl moved in with a double-feint-kick. Robin's ribs, already sore, screamed at her as the kick landed. Again. After she stabilized herself she moved to ready stance. Carl simply stared, arms folded, and said nothing.

"I'm not weak," said Robin defiantly. Carl said nothing. "I'm not," she repeated.

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