chapter3

The moment Merlin walked inside the mansion, he knew it was a big mistake. Uther ordered his security to stay outside while and Merlin went inside. Inside, Uther walked over to the middle of the living room while digging in his pocket.

"This... is your home." He turned towards Merlin who just stared back, motionless, speechless, with no way how to feel. He already wasted all his feelings on the ride towards his "new home".

Uther stared with dark wanting eyes. "I suggest you take one last look outside because the moment that door shuts, it will not open." He said dangerously low.

This got Merlin's attention, making new feelings he didn't know he had come to make his heart pound against his ribs. His brows narrowed trying to show strength and not the fear he felt.

"What are you taking about? I'm free to do whatever I a w-"

"No, you are not." Uther argued as he walked over to the door. "I own you now. That means you will stay here unless I give you permission to leave. Which, I doubt you would need to. Everything you need is already here. Food, water, the heat and air conditioning is built within these walls, so you won't suffer."

Merlin shook his head disbelieving. "You can't do that!"

Uther only stared. "I can and I will." He said lower.

Merlin shook his head harder. "I have to leave sometime." He said lower. "People will notice Uther Pendragon's adopted "new son" not making as much appearances as his other children did."

"I couldn't care less about what they think. You should know that by now, Merlin." He said lustful.

The boy stared, breathing heavy as he watched Uther slam the door shut with his foot and it made a clicking sound, louder than it should've made. The man pulled out a familiar small remote then pressed the button. Merlin gulped as heard the familiar voice, "Security system activated."

Uther nodded. "Now, you're going to know what it was like for that week you sent me to prison." He said as he started walking back towards the boy.

Merlin gulped nervously then turned and ran towards where he knew Arthur's bedroom was. There he locked the door then slid to the floor sobbing uncontrollably. It only took about a minute for the door to be banged on from the other side, making Merlin yelp and jump away from the door then scoot towards the bed with his knees to his chest.

"You'll have to come out sometime." Uther taunted. "I may or may not be back before then. Bye Merlin."

The boy could hear the smirk in the man's voice. He held his breath as he heard Uther's steps going back downstairs then heard the faint sound of a door opening then closing.

XOXOXOXO

Uther came home late that night, 1:33 AM. He knew the boy was already asleep, so he went up the stairs. The man had, had a bad day and he needed some release of his anger. He smiled as he dug in his pocket and pulled out a small key. The thing about having kids is that they always find some place to hide in the house and parents should always have a key to get inside every door. Uther learned that the day Arthur got a failing report card and when Uther had chased after him, the young Arthur at the time, had locked himself in the bathroom.

He stared inside the bedroom and smirked when he saw the thin body under loads of covers. "Thinks he can hide?" Uther shrugged then walked over to the bed as he loosened his tie from his neck. He smiled at the small fragile looking state Merlin slept in. He brought one knee to the bed, but quickly stopped as Merlin made a small noise then buried his head inside the pillow.

The man smiled again and brought his other knee to the bed then slowly slid a finger so he pushed a strand of hair from the boy's face. He leaned down and sent a kiss to Merlin's forehead, then another to his cheek then to his lips.

Merlin's eyes snapped open and he tried sliding to the other side of the bed, but Uther had him in his grasp already. Merlin was trapped in between the man's arms and legs. The boy screamed and tried kicking, when it didn't work, he screamed again.

"Get off m-" He whimpered when a harsh slap hit his cheek, making his whole boy turned to the left. He reached up to grab his cheek but Uther grabbed his wrist.

"I'm warning you now. Shut up." The man snarled. "This will be quick and painless if you just do as I say."

Merlin sniffled and refused to open his eyes.

"Understand?"

No answer.

Uther grabbed the boy's jaw and forced him to face him. "Do you!"

Merlin opened his eyes and only stared at the man.

Uther suddenly blinked as he watched the ocean blue eyes. "My you are... too beautiful." With that, he leaned down and crushed his salty lips to the boy's.

Merlin turned his head to the side leaving room for Uther to kiss and bite at his neck. Again, the boy tried to get himself loose but Uther held on tight. The man leaned in and bit Merlin's ear making the boy scream louder.

Uther leaned up, a look of death and anger on his face. "Shut up!" He grabbed Merlin's hair and pulled him off the bed then pushed him to the floor.

Merlin fell on his back and stared up, stunned with wide eyes. When he saw Uther climb down from the bed, he quickly shot up to his feet and ran towards the door. Before he could even touch the door, Uther grabbed his hair once more, making the boy sob and reach up to the rough grip.
He swung Merlin until he was back down on the floor then charged after him.

XOXOXOXO

Arthur sighed as he looked through the files in his hand. The anger he felt towards his father had grown into so much hatred, the blond was considering his threat to actually kill the man. HIs door bell rang, he knew who it was.

"It's open."

The door opened and in came Morgana. "Arthur, what is it?" She walked over to him and sat on the couch next to her brother. "You sounded so stressed. Did you hear from Merlin?"

Arthur shook his head sadly. "No." He then raised the papers in his hand. "But I did get this."

Morgana stared at him confused for a second before she grabbed the files. She read the first few lines and her brows narrowed. "This is..."

Arthur nodded. "A restraining order." The blond finished angrily. "Our father says if we come within a hundred feet of the mansion, we will get arrested."

Morgana read a little more and she frowned. "This only has your name on it, not mine." She looked at him, just as Arthur reached on the table and handed her an envelope.

"Surprise, you have mail." Arthur said sarcastically. Then he stood up and walked towards the kitchen.

Morgana stood stunned as she stared at the letter. "I always knew you were an asshole Uther Pendragon, now I have even more proof." She threw the letter on the table and glared at the name of the accuser. The woman scoffed. "Bitch." She snarled low. Then she smiled wide as she thought of something Uther Pendragon hadn't. "Arthur!"

The blond quickly ran out of the kitchen wide-eyed. "What!"

Morgana smiled wide. "We can still get Merlin out."

Arthur stared confused and shook his head. "And how do you suppose-"

"Arthur, me and you have restraining orders, but someone doesn't, someone Uther doesn't know about."

Arthur stared even more confused and Morgana smirked. "Cenred." She said.

Arthur took a step back then smiled wide. "You're right." He said.

Morgana jumped from the couch. "Let's go tell him to get Merlin."

"No!"

Morgana frowned and looked back at her brother.

Suddenly Arthur smiled. "The thing about being a Pendragon is you need body guards. Uther won't let anybody near Merlin, he'll think he can take better care of him."

"So..."

Arthur smiled again. "He works most of the time, so you know Merlin will be alone most of the time."

Morgana nodded. "And..."

Arthur's smile turned to a smirk. "And that's when we strike."

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