Well I forgot to change Alec to Alex in my first Chapter. I hope it didn't upset anyone too much. The reasoning for it was that I couldn't make myself type the name and remembering to had me stopping and slowly typing it out. It killed my momentum so I just planned on changing it while proofing. Hah. That didn't turn out.
All rights to the respective parties.
Hope you enjoy.
I woke with a bad taste in my mouth and something sharp poking my thigh. I opened my eyes instantly regretting it. I wanted more sleep but it was too late, she had noticed. She giggled and withdrew her claws. I sat up slowly, pressing my back to the headboard. I felt pain shoot out under my skin and across my body and my abdomen felt like it was on fire.
When we made eye she gave me a little grin and I wanted to bring the blanket up around me to shield my naked body from her. That would have been if there was a blanket on the bed and if I was allowed to touch it. I knew my boundaries and most of the time I followed the rules.
Last month was not one of those times.
I had paid dearly, nearly with my life for the little stunt I pulled. I was a fool, a bigger fool for keeping the business card. Esme's business card I felt the urge to find my sock and check to make sure it was safe. I heard a door open and Alec appeared from the bathroom spruced up in a navy tux.
I wanted to gag. Check that, I wanted to rip his eyeballs from their sockets as his eyes seemed to scorch my skin with the gleaming stare. I could see hell in his eyes, my hell. But he was leaving. Business trip...or whatever you'd like to call it in his line of work.
He seemed to catch onto my thoughts and splayed a knowing smirk across his lips. I withdrew into myself as he approached the bed and sat down on the edge next to me. Jane who had been checking her manicured nails moved her gaze to her brother and I shuddered remembering seeing that gaze directed at me so many times before.
Alec grabbed my hand and trapped it with his long, slim manicured fingers. I could feel his nails piercing my flesh and so I gave in. I hadn't even lasted a second. I was losing. I made eye contact with him and he gave me a look that made lady's swoon.
"Now don't be upset my dear Isabella. I won't be gone long, and Jane has promised to take good care of you. She always takes good care of you my sweet." His words seemed so genuine and kind or at least they would have if I didn't know him. That's how people got to know him though. That's why he was so good at his job.
I wanted to wretch my hand from his grasp and yell at him. At least I thought I wanted to. I felt like I should've been angrier but god I was tired. I would've killed him for a good night's sleep.
I nodded my head in understanding leaving my face a vague mask.
He stole a kiss from me and I hardly batted an eyelash. He was always stealing them from me. He'd never earn them. I watched and he ran the back of his hand over Jane's cheek, stroking as lightly as you would stroke a baby's. Then he gave her the sweetest kiss on the lips. Except that they were siblings and they both loved to torture me. They embraced and sweet nothings were passed between them until Alec forced himself out of the apartment looking longingly over his shoulder at his sister.
Even after the years went by I had never gotten comfortable with the fact they were a thing. And I was even more so uncomfortable that I was in the middle of their thing. How many times had Jane or Alec beat me thinking something more was happening with the other party? On my behalf no one ever spoke and they usually made up the next day and all was forgotten. That's how it had always been.
Sometimes when Alec brought me to a john I was relieved. Because the john's didn't know me, they didn't care to know me. Jane and Alec had made it a point to know me very well. They knew everything about me. Where my hometown was, who my parents were, my middle name, my favorite color, my height, my weight. You named it they knew. Along with my weaknesses, they knew what made me really hurt.
Those john's knew jackshit about me. Which gave me some sort of power in my head. They couldn't truly control, not like they thought they could.
I watched Jane muck around with her make up for the next few hours. Sitting still and silent I watched her naked from the bed, my back still pressed up to the headboard. It was routine for me to stay there now. Where else would I go? What else would I do? Felix was probably outside guarding the door. He would love to have the chance to knock me around.
On so many occasions Alec had used it as a scared tactic. Felix was big and scary and he always had a face made of stone. Alec never did let Felix touch me though. He said I was not Felix's and that just had Felix chomping at the bit. I shuddered pushing Felix out of my head as my thoughts took a turn for the worse.
Jane seemed aware and she quickly finished her makeup and stood. "Up, now." Her voice was harsh and I quickly followed orders. She pointed to my things and waved her hand. I grabbed them and walked quietly into the bathroom leaving the door as it was, open. I did my business on the toilet while shrugging on my bra and my flimsy little blue dress. It left just enough to the eye Alec said. To hell with that.
I quickly took the business card from my sock and shoved it into my shoe inconspicuously, knowing full well that Jane could be watching me. I pulled on my other shoe and stood, flushed and walked out of the bathrooms the heels already making me wince in pain.
Jane was in the kitchen drinking a cup of coffee and holding the newspaper in a nice summer dress. She looked quite domestic that was until she looked over at me and her eyes slid up and down my frame. I was used to it, but it still made me feel like a piece of meat. The look of lust, delirious desire. All I really am is a meal of wheels to them.
She set down her coffee and folded the newspaper. "Good. Let's go." I didn't ask questions I just followed in my unforgivable heels. Felix was indeed sitting outside the apartment at a tiny alcove meant for some sort of hostess. He could never pass for that kind of person. He and his stony face walked in front of us, down the stairs and out into muggy Seattle. It was drizzle now, it hadn't been this morning. At least I didn't think it was.
He walked up to an SUV parked in front of the large brick building, he held the door for me first and not because his mama raised him right. He was on his guard since I flew the coop last time. He wouldn't let it happen on his watch. After I was in her help Jane in, offering his hand and carefully closing her door before walking around and sliding into the driver's seat.
And off we were.
10 minutes later we stopped at a ritzy hotel in the smack dab middle of the city. Felix and Jane both walked me in. Jane spoke with a man in a fine tux, almost as fine as Alec's. I bet he didn't sell girls to buy that tux. He stepped up to me and Felix led him to a room. The man in the tuxedo stepped in first and then I did. Felix shut the door behind me and I knew he would be out there for the next however long the guy wanted. I swallowed the lump in my throat. I was never going to make this easy for them.
Sadly they always seemed to like it more that way.
I do realize it's super slow right now and I'm going to try and pick it up. Maybe I'll fit more content per chapter soon.
I've been feeling really into this but this story wasn't given much thought before it was started. I'll keep trying to let the ball roll.
Anybody with me?
