Dark Boundaries(10)

“Don’t let the guilt eat away at you. We have to do this.” I glance at Kristine. I should take one of the other girls. I lied to Justin. It’s harder to break someone you like. I don’t feel attracted towards Cathy or Kelly. I should choose one of them.

I can’t help as my eyes wander to Kristine. She’s the smallest of the four. She looks so breakable, her silky blonde hair scattered over the cold stone floor.

The thought of Chase or Eric taking Kristine fills me with dread. I turn and face my brother. He’s just staring at the floor. “Please don’t fuck this up. It’s our only chance to get her back.” With the last warning I leave the room. Once Justin is out I lock the door and pocket the key.

Chase and Eric can fight over Kelly and Cathy. I’ll break Kristine.

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Chapter Six



Kristine~

Aches pulse through my body, waking me up to darkness. I blink a couple of times hoping to see something … anything.

My shoulder aches most. It’s dark … so very dark. I can’t even see my hand in front of my face, and it’s quiet.

“Kelly?” My voice is a mere whimper. “Riza?” Shivers rake down my spine as the silence grows deafening. Carefully, I move to sit up. There is something heavy around my ankle. It clanks against the floor as I pull my knees to my chest.

I’m chained … like an animal!

An unholy fear fills me. I hate the dark. I hate the silence. I hate the unknown.

Oh God, I’m so scared.

I don’t know for how long I sit in the dark, my body curled over my knees, minutes turn to hours. At moments it feels like days.

I start to feel around me, cold hard stone is under me. As I lift my left hand, I slam it into a wall, just as cold and hard as the floor. I use the wall to lean against and pull myself up. My head pulses with pain from the movement. The chain is long, and I manage to feel my way around the room.

It’s empty. It’s only me in here.

Where are my friends?

I can’t keep the tears from running a burning path down my face. At first I wipe them away, but when they keep coming, I give up and let them fall.

Hours later … there is no way for me to keep track of time. I don’t know if it’s night or morning.

I’m too scared to make a sound.

I don’t want be alone, but I don’t want those men to come back.

The sudden turn of a key in the lock makes my whole body jump and tense. A faint light spills into the room as the door opens. My eyes burn, even though the light isn’t bright. I catch a glimpse of Garrett as he walks into the room. Then he closes the door and the darkness engulfs us.

For minutes he doesn’t move. I can only hear his breathing, slow and steady he knows he’s in full control.

I hear a click and bright light floods the room. I pinch my eyes closed as they start to sting and water. I scramble to the wall and pull myself up, flattening my back against the rough surface.

“I have one rule,” Garrett starts to speak in a low, dangerous tone “You will obey me. If you disobey me in any way, your friends will be punished.”

“W-what?” I whimper, total dread flooding my veins with ice.

My eyes start to grow used to the light, just in time to see Garrett stalk towards me. I panic with a squeak and dart to my left side. Garrett is freaking fast. His arm shoots out and I slam hard into it. Lighting fast, his arms circle me. He picks me up only to throw me down on the floor. My body screams in agony at the impact with the hard floor. I’m too slow to recover. He straddles me, pinning my hands down next to my body.

“Please,” I start to beg and cry. “Please don’t hurt-” His hand wraps tightly around my neck and I choke on my words.

“Shh … I said as long as you obey me, your friends won’t be punished. I’m not going to repeat myself again!”

“Okay…” I sob. I’ll say just about anything to make him stop choking me.

His fingers ease from around my throat. “Now,” from the tone of his voice I can hear he’s clearly annoyed with me, “I’m going to get up and then you’re going to strip.”

Shock ripples through me in waves. No! I start to shake my head, but he grabs hold of my jaw and forces me to keep still. “You don’t have a fucking choice. Either you strip or I strip you and then your friends will be punished because you disobeyed me. Don’t be an idiot. Make this easy for everyone.”

With a jerk of his body, he lets me go and rises to his full height. I scramble back, sucking in hurried breaths.

His eyes bore into mine. I start to shake my head again. “Please don’t do this.” He keeps staring down at me, a merciless look that makes my panic grow.