Chapter 10
Awakening The Hate
Erik rose out of the bed putting on a red silk robe over his naked body. He turned to Nadir and asked "May one bathe in your bathroom Nadir?" He shook his head but did not like the icy tone to his voice when last night it was full of surrender and vulnerability. He strolled into the bathroom and turned on the hot steamy water into the tub.
When it was full he undressed & sank into the water. His head buzzed with new ways of killing as the heat radiated off of him. He threw the mask off and dunked his head below the surface. It was a good 45 minutes before Nadir tapped quietly on the door nervous "Erik? Are you alright my friend?" When no answer came he cautiously opened the door and peered in.
Erik still laid in the ice cold water his breath coming in shallow gasps as he shivered. Nadir ran over to him but before he got closer he heard Erik's voice "If you want to end your life Deroga I wouldn't come any closer." Nadir stopped as he got out of the tub goose bumps were all over his emancipated body. Nadir tried to get close to him but he rose a hand stopping him.
He unrolled a towel wrapping it around his waist and went out the door as Nadir followed him. He got into his clothes as Nadir sighed "Erik have I not gained your trust? Did you & I last night…."
Before he could finish his sentence Erik turned to him his golden eyes flashed with an emotion that Nadir could not comprehend "Last night was nothing Deroga just a mere distraction." With that he turned and walked out the door. Nadir stared after him breathless "It's time to go back Deroga."
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