Chains Of Obsession

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The shadows were tending to creep around me; the silence heavy, too strange. H

voice as cold as the rain outside. He held out the papers

myself to look down, my hands sha

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el's

eak unless

allowed, unless he was in the mood to he

my bedroom wit

erely raised an eyebrow, expecting me to cont

eave the ho

ervant, too? Great. I swallowe

look sex

awaiting a reaction. I bit my lip and forced myself to keep go

you need to and "n

n mean?" I muttered

said icily. "Don't make me repeat mys

teeth and

ay from th

basement... Why would he want me to avoid it?

in the eye when I

again. "So I can't even look at you now

urned without missing

will be no punishment.

e way he had said "punishment" had left little to t

estion that I as

didn't seem like the kind of man who accepted lies, but still... it made th

r try to

self lock gazes with him, my voice barely above

nshakeable. "The sooner you grasp that fact, Emily

make my hands jerk as I held the paper. "These... these rules

ser, looming over me. "You can either follow these rul

You know, there's only so much you can control," I said to h

ack of cold air came to me in his stare. "Emily," he said low-voiced but with an uncompromising gravity. "This isn't

ngth in his grasp, the earnestness in his stare-it was all so diffe

have two options, Emily. Either you learn to take your place

king me into this twisted life. But the way he stared at me, the calm, almost bored exp

asked, his voice cutti

t would be enough, barely mee

urling into a slight smile. "Then you'll

the hall. The door shut softly, clickingly behind him, leaving me in solitary sile

s, no trapdoor. I was dug in, l

, I had to