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hand in his. “I’ll show you the closet and then I’ll leave you to shower.”
Sliding off the counter, I followed Calix across the bathroom to another door. He opened it before stepping into a large closet. The room was bigger than my living room at home. I was freaking massive and the walls were lined with clothes and accessories. Any woman would think she’d died and gone to heaven at the sight of all the clothes.
“These are for you,” Calix said. “They should all fit. I made sure everything was in your size.”
My mouth felt dry. Looking more specifically at the clothing, I realized every article was something I would have chosen for myself. He knew my style exactly. As though trying to prove myself wrong, I plucked a maxi skirt from the mass. It was simple and light and flowing.
Turning to face Calix with the skirt still firmly in my hand, I asked. “Exactly how long have you been watching me?”
He lifted his chin, shoving his hands deep into the pockets of his jeans. “Why?”
“I need to know.” I replied quietly.
For a moment, I thought he was going to deny me an answer. But at the last second, he spoke. “Two years.”
I don’t know what I was expecting - but his answer definitely wasn’t it. Two years? Calix had been watching me, lurking in the background of my life for two years? How hadn’t I seen him? How hadn’t I noticed? The truth in his response made me feel hopeless. If he had said a few months or even six months, I might have been able to hold onto the belief - the hope - that I had a chance at being released. But two years? No, he’d committed to me long before he’d taken me. He knew what he was going to do and now I knew there was no chance of him releasing me.
If I was going to find freedom from Calix, I’d have to kill him.
“Say something, Nova.” Calix commanded.
I blinked, “I don’t know what to say.”
“Anything,” his tone was tense. “Tell me how you’re feeling. Tell me what you’re thinking.”
At a loss, I shook my head. “I feel violated.”
I watched as his eyes closed slowly before he replied. “I never wanted to make you feel that way and I’m sorry that I have. But I can’t change it.”
“You can.” I whispered.
“How?”
“Let me go.” I pleaded. “I’ll never tell anyone you took me. I’ll never breathe your name to another soul.”
The little emotion I’d seen in his face vanished. “No. I’ll never let you go, Nova.”
“Please,”
“If you want a shower, I suggest you take it now.” He turned to walk from the closet, calling behind him. “Dinner will be ready in an hour.”
And then he was gone.
Chapter 7
Steam floated around me as I sat in the stone shower. I was slightly afraid that Calix might barge into the bathroom and see me naked, but I’d locked the door. I could only hope he didn’t have a key.
Pushing the thought from my mind, I tried to cook up a plan. I had to find a way out of this mess I was in. No matter what happened, I couldn’t spend my entire life with Calix. I just couldn’t. The man was a monster of the cruelest kind.
The thought brought about a new round of tears. Despite the heat of the water washing over my face, I felt my tears roll from my eyes. Thankfully, they mixed with the water quickly and washed down the drain.
I’d been sitting in the shower for the better half of an hour and in that time, I’d cried on three separate occasions. If my life weren’t in such a ruin, I would think myself pathetic. But I didn’t bother putting myself down - not with the horror that I was already facing. I didn’t need to be any more distraught than I already was. Putting myself down would only heighten my emotional turmoil.
A heavy knock sounded on the door and I jumped. My heart pounded relentlessly in my ears and I could have sworn it was louder than a drum.
At my silence, Calix spoke. “It’s time for dinner, Nova.”
“I’m not hungry.” I called in answer.
“You’re
Sliding off the counter, I followed Calix across the bathroom to another door. He opened it before stepping into a large closet. The room was bigger than my living room at home. I was freaking massive and the walls were lined with clothes and accessories. Any woman would think she’d died and gone to heaven at the sight of all the clothes.
“These are for you,” Calix said. “They should all fit. I made sure everything was in your size.”
My mouth felt dry. Looking more specifically at the clothing, I realized every article was something I would have chosen for myself. He knew my style exactly. As though trying to prove myself wrong, I plucked a maxi skirt from the mass. It was simple and light and flowing.
Turning to face Calix with the skirt still firmly in my hand, I asked. “Exactly how long have you been watching me?”
He lifted his chin, shoving his hands deep into the pockets of his jeans. “Why?”
“I need to know.” I replied quietly.
For a moment, I thought he was going to deny me an answer. But at the last second, he spoke. “Two years.”
I don’t know what I was expecting - but his answer definitely wasn’t it. Two years? Calix had been watching me, lurking in the background of my life for two years? How hadn’t I seen him? How hadn’t I noticed? The truth in his response made me feel hopeless. If he had said a few months or even six months, I might have been able to hold onto the belief - the hope - that I had a chance at being released. But two years? No, he’d committed to me long before he’d taken me. He knew what he was going to do and now I knew there was no chance of him releasing me.
If I was going to find freedom from Calix, I’d have to kill him.
“Say something, Nova.” Calix commanded.
I blinked, “I don’t know what to say.”
“Anything,” his tone was tense. “Tell me how you’re feeling. Tell me what you’re thinking.”
At a loss, I shook my head. “I feel violated.”
I watched as his eyes closed slowly before he replied. “I never wanted to make you feel that way and I’m sorry that I have. But I can’t change it.”
“You can.” I whispered.
“How?”
“Let me go.” I pleaded. “I’ll never tell anyone you took me. I’ll never breathe your name to another soul.”
The little emotion I’d seen in his face vanished. “No. I’ll never let you go, Nova.”
“Please,”
“If you want a shower, I suggest you take it now.” He turned to walk from the closet, calling behind him. “Dinner will be ready in an hour.”
And then he was gone.
Chapter 7
Steam floated around me as I sat in the stone shower. I was slightly afraid that Calix might barge into the bathroom and see me naked, but I’d locked the door. I could only hope he didn’t have a key.
Pushing the thought from my mind, I tried to cook up a plan. I had to find a way out of this mess I was in. No matter what happened, I couldn’t spend my entire life with Calix. I just couldn’t. The man was a monster of the cruelest kind.
The thought brought about a new round of tears. Despite the heat of the water washing over my face, I felt my tears roll from my eyes. Thankfully, they mixed with the water quickly and washed down the drain.
I’d been sitting in the shower for the better half of an hour and in that time, I’d cried on three separate occasions. If my life weren’t in such a ruin, I would think myself pathetic. But I didn’t bother putting myself down - not with the horror that I was already facing. I didn’t need to be any more distraught than I already was. Putting myself down would only heighten my emotional turmoil.
A heavy knock sounded on the door and I jumped. My heart pounded relentlessly in my ears and I could have sworn it was louder than a drum.
At my silence, Calix spoke. “It’s time for dinner, Nova.”
“I’m not hungry.” I called in answer.
“You’re
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