Read Online Vaulcron (Enigma Series Book 3) by Ditter Kellen - Free Book Online Page B
Authors: Ditter Kellen
Ads: Link
he was making a decision he could never come back from. “Don’t worry about me. I can handle myself.”
* * * *
Vaulcron gripped the ledge of the window he looked through as Mallory was told to position herself on a table with her feet in a pair of stirrups.
She appeared small and pale as she climbed onto the table, attempting to hold her gown closed where it gaped open in the back.
Jefferies stood next to Vaulcron at the window. “It’s not too late to tell us where the alien child is. I can stop this with one word.”
Vaulcron shifted his furious gaze to his enemy. “I will not soon forget this, land walker. When the time comes, and it will come, I will take your life for what you have done to Mallory.”
Fear flickered in Jefferies eyes, however briefly. “We shall see about that.”
Turning his attention back to Mallory, Vaulcron blocked out the heartless human now moving to a nearby chair.
Vaulcron watched in horror as the doctor rolled a stool around near Mallory’s feet and inserted a metallic object into her body.
Helpless rage overtook Vaulcron in that moment. It was one thing to force him to expel his seed into a cup, but to humiliate Mallory in such a way sickened him.
If not for Amy’s life on the line, Vaulcron would kill everyone in the building. Starting with Jefferies.
Mallory didn’t look at him. She laid completely still, staring up at the ceiling. A lone tear slipped from her eye.
“He’s hurting her,” Vaulcron snarled, heading toward the door.
Jefferies jumped to his feet, the barrel of his gun aimed at Vaulcron’s face. “Not another step.”
“Get her out of there,” Vaulcron snarled, batting the gun aside. “Or I will rip that doctor’s head off and force it down your throat.”
“All done,” Doctor Lambert announced over the intercom. “You can come in now.”
Vaulcron shoved past Jefferies and rushed to Mallory’s side. She sat up on the table and removed her feet from the stirrups. “My clothes, please.”
The deadpan sound of her voice tore at Vaulcron’s heart. He stood there, utterly powerless to do anything.
Snatching her clothes from Jefferies’s arms, Vaulcron scooped Mallory up into his arms and strode from the room. He didn’t stop until he reached their previous prison.
Laying Mallory in the center of the bed, he spun to face a hovering Jefferies. “We are done for the night.”
“You forget who has the upper hand here, alien. Make sure she gets plenty of rest. We’ll have her up bright and early for testing.”
“Get out,” Mallory whispered, rolling to her side. “Just leave me alone.”
Jefferies reluctantly left, stopping with his hand on the doorknob. “Like I said, none of this had to happen.” The door closed behind him with a clink.
Vaulcron slowly eased his weight down onto the bed and brushed Mallory’s hair back from her face to find her cheeks wet from tears. “Mallory?”
“They violated me, Vaulcron. They entered my body against my wishes.”
Emotion welled up inside him. He had to swallow around the lump in his throat in order to speak. “Tell me what to do, and I will do it. How can I take this pain from you?”
“Hold me. Please, just hold me.”
Vaulcron crawled into the bed beside Mallory, pulling her gently into his arms. She rolled over and rested her face against his neck.
He could feel the wetness on her cheeks as they brushed against his skin.
“Does it hurt?” he whispered, running his hand up and down her back.
She shook her head. “Just humiliated. What they did and are doing is wrong. It’s illegal.”
Vaulcron continued to soothe her, allowing her to talk, to purge the shame he knew she felt. “I will kill Jefferies as soon as you and your sister are safe.”
Mallory pulled back, her red-rimmed eyes searching his face. “No. If you do that, then that makes you just as guilty as him. The government would never stop hunting you.”
“They will hunt me, regardless.”
“But if I
* * * *
Vaulcron gripped the ledge of the window he looked through as Mallory was told to position herself on a table with her feet in a pair of stirrups.
She appeared small and pale as she climbed onto the table, attempting to hold her gown closed where it gaped open in the back.
Jefferies stood next to Vaulcron at the window. “It’s not too late to tell us where the alien child is. I can stop this with one word.”
Vaulcron shifted his furious gaze to his enemy. “I will not soon forget this, land walker. When the time comes, and it will come, I will take your life for what you have done to Mallory.”
Fear flickered in Jefferies eyes, however briefly. “We shall see about that.”
Turning his attention back to Mallory, Vaulcron blocked out the heartless human now moving to a nearby chair.
Vaulcron watched in horror as the doctor rolled a stool around near Mallory’s feet and inserted a metallic object into her body.
Helpless rage overtook Vaulcron in that moment. It was one thing to force him to expel his seed into a cup, but to humiliate Mallory in such a way sickened him.
If not for Amy’s life on the line, Vaulcron would kill everyone in the building. Starting with Jefferies.
Mallory didn’t look at him. She laid completely still, staring up at the ceiling. A lone tear slipped from her eye.
“He’s hurting her,” Vaulcron snarled, heading toward the door.
Jefferies jumped to his feet, the barrel of his gun aimed at Vaulcron’s face. “Not another step.”
“Get her out of there,” Vaulcron snarled, batting the gun aside. “Or I will rip that doctor’s head off and force it down your throat.”
“All done,” Doctor Lambert announced over the intercom. “You can come in now.”
Vaulcron shoved past Jefferies and rushed to Mallory’s side. She sat up on the table and removed her feet from the stirrups. “My clothes, please.”
The deadpan sound of her voice tore at Vaulcron’s heart. He stood there, utterly powerless to do anything.
Snatching her clothes from Jefferies’s arms, Vaulcron scooped Mallory up into his arms and strode from the room. He didn’t stop until he reached their previous prison.
Laying Mallory in the center of the bed, he spun to face a hovering Jefferies. “We are done for the night.”
“You forget who has the upper hand here, alien. Make sure she gets plenty of rest. We’ll have her up bright and early for testing.”
“Get out,” Mallory whispered, rolling to her side. “Just leave me alone.”
Jefferies reluctantly left, stopping with his hand on the doorknob. “Like I said, none of this had to happen.” The door closed behind him with a clink.
Vaulcron slowly eased his weight down onto the bed and brushed Mallory’s hair back from her face to find her cheeks wet from tears. “Mallory?”
“They violated me, Vaulcron. They entered my body against my wishes.”
Emotion welled up inside him. He had to swallow around the lump in his throat in order to speak. “Tell me what to do, and I will do it. How can I take this pain from you?”
“Hold me. Please, just hold me.”
Vaulcron crawled into the bed beside Mallory, pulling her gently into his arms. She rolled over and rested her face against his neck.
He could feel the wetness on her cheeks as they brushed against his skin.
“Does it hurt?” he whispered, running his hand up and down her back.
She shook her head. “Just humiliated. What they did and are doing is wrong. It’s illegal.”
Vaulcron continued to soothe her, allowing her to talk, to purge the shame he knew she felt. “I will kill Jefferies as soon as you and your sister are safe.”
Mallory pulled back, her red-rimmed eyes searching his face. “No. If you do that, then that makes you just as guilty as him. The government would never stop hunting you.”
“They will hunt me, regardless.”
“But if I
Similar Books
