Chapter Twenty-Nine
Days soon turned into weeks and Liv still hadn't set foot outside of Eric's apartment; he had claimed it was for her own safety but she knew what he really meant, it was for everyone elses safety. It wasn't like she blamed him for wanted to keep her caged up like an animal but the least he could do was be honest about it like he was everything else. Liv found the solitude to be some what comforting, at least she didn't have to worry about going psycho on her own. It was easier this way.
"You have a visitor."
Liv never had visitor's, since her slave status had been instated everyone had stopped seeing her as a person so she had no idea who it was that would be coming to see her. Slumping out of the bedroom, Liv padded slowly into the living room prepared for her so called visitor to be another doctor or some other person to try figure out what was wrong with her. "Mila?"
Mila's chin wobbled as she took in Liv's appearance, it was the first time she'd seen her since the take over and had she passed her in The Pit she would never had recognised her. The woman stood before her was not the Liv she remembered, this was a hollow shell of what used to be Liv. "Oh Liv," Mila whispered, taking a step forward so she could touch the sallow skin of Liv's face. "What did they do to you?"
Behind them Eric clicked his fingers at Mila warningly. "Remember who you're stood infront of Mila."
"I do remember Eric, but look at her! You think this is okay? You're fucking ego blinds you, as long as you're leading this faction you don't give a shit who gets trampled on! I don't even know why Gus likes you, you're disgusting."
Liv watched almost paralysed by shock as Mila tore into Eric unrelentingly, no care given for what consequences her actions might have. Her brain kept screaming at her to stop the petite blonde before she got her self in too deep but it was like her body was disconnected, all she could do was silently watch on as Mila yelled and Eric got visably more and more enraged.
"Get out Mila," Eric's stern voice silenced Mila instantly. "You can thank Gus for why you're getting away with this." He was fit to blow, and the only thing holding him back was the respect he had for his friend, otherwise it would have been ending very differently.
"Does she know? Have you told her?"
Liv's body finally caught up with her brain at Mila's words, what was being hidden from her now? She couldn't take much more of an emotional battering, it was clear her mental stability couldn't take it. "Tell me what Eric?" Icy eyes shot over to her silently warning her not to push her luck. "Eric?"
"I'll tell her then," Mila spat. "Your sister is here, as a slave to Dauntless. She and few others have been assigned to Max," Turning her attention back on Eric, Mila eyed him with disgust. "You can tell her the rest."
She had failed. After everything she had endured at Erudite the one thing pushing her through it was the knowledge that her sister was safe and away from Jeanine's crazy take down of Divergent's, but it had all been an illusion Felicity wasn't safe, she wasn't off with Four and Tris. She was there, stuck in the same shit as Liv. "Is this real?" A low buzz started at the back of Liv's skull as she tried to root herself to the moment, tried to figure out if she was imagining it all.
"It's real Olivia." Dropping down onto the couch, Eric took a generous swig from the whiskey bottle on the coffee table. "Your sister never made it out with Four, despite your efforts."
Liv knew Eric well enough to know when he was holding something back, there was something he wasn't telling her and it felt like something big. "What else? Tell me." It was the first time Liv had ever seen Eric look uncomfortable, he was always so cool and incontrol of everything but not now. It had to be bad, no two ways about it. "Please."
Eric stared at her for moment letting out a deep sigh before snatching up the whiskey bottle and downing a swig before answering Liv. "Dauntless has no time for real slaves, we can't trust them with weapons or to train them. In essence they are useless to this faction. But Max found a use for them."
Liv knew exactly what Eric meant, he didn't need to say it for her to know one hundred percent what he meant but still she had to hear it. For it to be real. "Yes."
"They are used for him to fuck." Eric answered bluntly after another swig of whiskey. "To entertain him and his guests in whatever way he see's fit. Your sister is one of six-"
Liv's mind was reeling, she hadn't expected anything like this to happen when she had first heard about Felicity being Divergent and the mere thought of Max touching her little sister made bile rise up her throat. "She's sixteen!" It was the only thing that she could manage to scream, her brain was working overload. "SIXTEEN!"
It had been as surprising to Eric as it was to her when he had found out that Felicty was to be part of Max's fucked up little hareem, regardless of her age it wasn't something he would want to partake in, he liked his women willing. "Is the age of consent in this city Olivia, and she's a slave even if it wasn't it wouldn't matter. Same as you."
"I want to see her. I need to check she's okay."
"Impossible." Liv eyed him incredulously and he scoffed. "The only way you are getting anywhere near her is if I take you to one of Max's little 'get togethers'," Images of Max pawing over Liv flashed across Eric's mind, there was no way he'd ever allow that to happen. Rising from the couch, he moved over to where Liv was pacing, pulling her into his solid body his hands holding her softly by the neck. "And we both know Olivia, I don't share."
"Please." Before, begging to Eric would have been the last thing she would ever want to do but not now. She had to get to Felicity, had to no matter what the cost.
"I'll see what I can do."
Without thinking Liv wrapped her arms tightly around Eric, her head nuzzling into his chest. He stiffened in her embrace, surprised and uncomfortable with the small act of kindness, but Liv couldn't have cared less. He was going to help her see her sister and as far as she was concerned a hug was the least he deserved.
A/N/ I know it's super short but I will be updating again soon :) I wanted to get in what had happened to poor Felicity and in the next chapter you'll see the full extent of it. I don't know what happened to the upload situation over the past week or so but it keeps not going through but I do upload atleast once a week. Hopefully the system error will be fixed soon though.
Thank you to Ariwolfe14, NiNa5 and the guest for your kind words :) Let me know what you though of this one :)
