CHAPTER FOUR

Taker dropped Kofi and Raven off at Kofi's house. Once inside, Kofi led Raven to the sofa. He went to the kitchen, got a glass of water and handed it to Raven. He sat down and watched as Raven took large sips of water.

"How do you Ezekiel?" Kofi asked

"He's my ex-boyfriend. We dated for three years. He was a gentleman at first, sweet and caring. Then the last year and a half, he started becoming possessive and abusive. At first, it was small. It didn't come out as much. I would brush it off and think nothing of it. As the months went on, I began to see more of this possessiveness and I confronted him on it.

"That's was when he slapped for the first time and told me to never talk back to him again. As time went on, he would find reasons to hit me and told me that I was useless. I couldn't satisfy him in the bedroom. He would belittle me in front of his friends. One time, he tried to pimp me out to them.

"The abuse had gotten worse. Black eyes, a split lip every other week, both of my arms were broken at one point or another. One time, he had broken both of my arms at the same time. By that time, I had enough. I packed up everything while he was gone and gotten my own apartment. I went back to give him the key and told him it was over. He was pissed. He gave me a black eye, but I got out before he could do anything else."

Kofi had a murderous look on his face. He got up and started pacing the living room floor. Raven put the glass on the table and stared at Kofi. He was breathing hard and moved his shoulders around. He looked every bit of an alpha male like Ezekiel was, but, with Kofi, it's more comforting. She knew Kofi would never hurt her.

"Ko – Master?"

Kofi stopped pacing and looked at Raven. He sat down and cupped Raven's face.

"You don't have to worry about him anymore. He's not going to mess with you."

Raven nodded and Kofi kissed her. Raven kissed back, but Kofi pulled away.

"What's wrong?" asked Raven

"You're vulnerable right now. I'm not going to take advantage of that." Kofi said

"I want it."

Kofi shook his head.

"No, I'm not going to do that."

Raven sighed in resignation.

"I have a question." Said Raven

Kofi turned to Raven.

"Yes?"

"How do you know Ezekiel?"

"I worked with him for the last four years."

"Did he say anything about me?"

"Not one thing. It's still kind of a shock."

Raven nodded.

"Well, I know how he really felt about me, so I was wondering if he was talking about me."

The clock chimed signaling it was 2 am.

"It's late. Why don't you stay the night? You take my bed and I'll take the couch." Said Kofi

Raven hesitated for a moment. Should she go back to her empty apartment where she knows Ezekiel will find her or she stay in the warmth of her new found master.

"Yes."

Kofi led Raven to his room. The room was beautiful. The color of the room was a warm rich brown, like chocolate. There was a big dresser in the corner of the room, a huge California king bed in the middle of the room, and a medium size desk by a huge window. There were hardwood floors, a huge closet, and a decent sized bathroom. There were a few framed pictures of sunset drawings hanging on the wall.

"Did you draw these?" asked Raven

"Yeah. I like to draw on my down time."

"They're beautiful.

"Thanks."

Kofi gave Raven some clothes and she thanked him with a kiss. She went into the bathroom and closed the door. 30 minutes later, she came out of the bathroom with her original clothes in her hand, folded. She put them on the dresser and went to find Kofi. She found him on the couch watching TV and sat next to him. She saw a pillow and blanket on the couch. Kofi wrapped his arm around her and pulled her close to him.

He began rubbing her arm, trying to bring some type of comfort. He then noticed that every time he over a certain area, Raven winced.

"What's wrong?" he asked

Raven hesitated for a moment then spoke.

"My arm is a little bruised from when Ezekiel grabbed me."

"Show me."

Raven showed him her arm. Kofi looked it over. He saw the slight fingerprints on her arm and rubbed them lightly. Raven shuddered slightly. He then looked her over, starting with her face. He saw a slight bruising on her face.

"I'm going to kill him."

"He's not worth it."

"Raven, he should've never put his hands on you."

Raven was about to argue, but stopped when she saw the look on Kofi's face. She knew better than to argue with him. Kofi continued to look Raven over, making sure he didn't miss anything. once he was finished, he pulled Raven into his arms and kissed her forehead.

"He's gonna get what's coming to him."