Note: this chapter contains rated r content.
Ellie waited nervously for the Dragoons to arrive. She could not believe anything that was happening.She sat in the study, staring out the window. In the kitchen, the servants bustled around trying to get everything ready. Ellie had visited John a couple of times that day. He was very worried about Margo. Probably more then Ellie was.
"She might get killed out there on that raid,Miss Ellie," he had said.
"No," Ellie said," If the Colonel wants what I think he wants he wont let anything happen to her."
She had gone back into the study, and had been in there ever since. The sun was starting to go down, and Ellie's eyes began to fill with tears. How could someone she finally fell in love with go against her like that.
"Miss Ellie," said Tabitha," We're ready."
Ellie didn't answer her right away," That's fine. Go into the dining room and wait for them to come."
Tabitha left the room. Ellie sighed and continued staring out the window. A torch light came into view a little ways down the path. Ellie got up and ran into the tiny entrance hall. Now that she thought of it, she didn't want to eat with the Dragoons. She ran upstairs and into her room. She listened for voices downstairs.
"All of you are to go and enjoy yourselves," she heard Tavington say," I will be speaking with Miss Ellie. Don't let this one out of your site. If any servants give you trouble, shoot them."
Ellie put her face in her hands. She could not believe this was happening to her. Footsteps could be heard coming up the stairs. Tavington entered her room without knocking.
"I believe you are in the wrong room," he said.
"Are you daft," Ellie asked," Of course I'm in the right room. Yours is down the hallway."
"No Miss Ellie," Tavington said,"our room is down the hall."
Ellie's eyes widened," No."
"Yes Ellie," Tavington said," If you want your sister to stay in good health, you will give me your body."
"Colonel Tavington, please," Ellie said,"I will do anything for you, except that. I cannot give my body so willingly."
"You will," Tavington said with an air of amusement," Or you and Margo will die."
With that he grbbed her arm and yanked her off her bed. Ellie was not going to go without a fight. She struggled the whole way down the hall. Tavington pushed her into the room and shut the door. He took a key out of his belt an dlocked the door.
"I know you too well," he said to her," Come now Ellie. You know that deep down inside, you want this as much as I."
"Not by force," Ellie squeaked.
Tavington watched her with amusement in his eyes. Every person had some sort of weakness, and this seemed to be Ellie's. She got up and went to Tavington.
"Please," she said," I know there has to be something other than this that I can do."
"Miss Ellie your attempts at bargaining only amuse me more," Tavington said," Now I believe I have laid down my terms."
Without another word, he swept Ellie off her feet and put her back on his bed. Ellie was already more humiliated then she wanted to be, and she didn't think that he would go back on his 'terms' any time soon. Ellie did admit to herself that Tavington was right. Part of her did want this, but she didn't want it to happen like this. Tavingtons body weighed down on her.
"Just relax," he muttered to her as he kissed her neck. He reached behind her andunbuttoned her dress. Ellie cooperated with him, and slipped out of it as he pulled it down. He took off his jacket and tunic, revealing a stunningly muscular front. Ellie felt her cares slipping away as she stared at him. He smirked at her as he took off his remaining clothes.
Ellie felt herself blushing. She had never seen a man fully exposed. He got back down on her and began kissing her again. The time passed by, and Ellie wanted to be in her own room.When Tavington had finished with her, he layed down next to her, and fell asleep. Ellie was appalled. How the hell can he possibly fall asleep, she asked herself. She got up slowly and started to put her clothes back on, but Tavington stopped her.
"Where do you think you're going," he asked.
"To my room," Ellie said," You got what you wanted."
"Did you not hear what I said earlier, Miss Ellie," Tavington said. He hadn't opened his eyes at all.
"Colonel, please," Ellie said.
"Ellie," Tavington said over her," This is now our room. Come back here and go to sleep."
Ellie went slowly back over to the bed, got in it and layed down. Tavington ran a hand down her cheek.
"That's more like it," he said. He then rolled over and went back to sleep.
Ellie woke the next morning and found Tavington gone. She went downstairs after dressing in a clean dress, and found Margo in the study.
"Margo," Ellie said. Margo looked up.
"Ellie," she said jumping out of her chair," What did he do. Tell me everything."
Ellie was not going to tell Margo that she and Tavington had had sexual intercourse. Margo couldn't take things like that, and there was no telling what she would do once she heard.
"He just told me that he wanted more respect, and such," Ellie invented. Wonderful lie geneous,Ellie told herself sarcastically.
"Ellie you're lying," Margo said.
"Oh Margo don't make me repeat it," Ellie snapped.
"Ellie," Margo said.
"Now you listen to me," Ellie said,"Don't worry about what happened last night. We have to get out of here. Tavington has gone crazy. We can't stay here."
"What if he catches us," Margo asked. She was more then willing to leave. Tavington had scared the crap out of her, and now there was no way she would live out this war with that insane prik in her sisters house.
"It's me he'll deal with," Ellie said," Now come on. I left a note with Tabitha. When Tavington gets back she'll tell him we ran away."
"You want him to find out," Margo asked.
"Margo if she and the other servants tell him right away he wont kill any of them," Ellie said.
"Right," Margo said getting up," Let's go."
The two ran out of the house, and towards the stream. They crossed over it and ran off the property. Ellie hoped Tavington wouldn't come back until late.
"Margo what are you doing," Ellie asked," Get off the road."
"How are we supposed to know where we are going," Margo asked.
"I know where I'm going Margo," Ellie said," I've been off the property more then you think."
Margo followed Ellie off the road. They were going for at least thirty minutes, when Margo asked to stop.
"I'm sorry Ellie," she said," But I just haven't been out this long before. You know how mother and father were. "
"It's alright," Ellie said,"We should be safe here for a little while."
A pistol cocked behind her," Get up, both of you."
Ellie got up slowly, not daring to look behind her. More Pistols and bayonets cocked around them. Red coats poored out from all sides, surrounding them. Margo began to sob.
"I must remember to reward your servants later, Miss Ellie," said Tavington behind Ellie," They came running out to tell me you had run off. I thought you knew better. You know you can't escape the kings army."
"It's not the kings army I was trying to escape," Ellie said. Tavington came around in front of her.
"I warned you Miss Ellie," he said,"You are trying my patience. I'm this close to making you a lonely person in this world."
Ellie said nothing. Tavington ran his hand through her hair,"Don't ever do this again."
In flash he had grabbed her and was dragging her back to his horse.
"Captain take her sister," Tavington said," Back to the plantation."
Ellie suddenly had an idea. It was going to be a painful thing to do, but she had to do it. First she would tell her servants to leave one, by one, and they would meet her at her parents second plantation(the Rodkins were a very wealthy family).Once John was able to walk again, Ellie would have him sneak out with Margo, and then she would wait until Tavington left for a raid, and leave herself. The painful part of it was how she was getting protection. Ellie would have to side with the rebels.
