I reached Aleron's room and knocked on the thick, inscribed door. I didn't know what I intended to accomplish by coming here, it had seemed like a good choice at the time, but now it seemed pointless and useless. I couldn't tell Aleron what had happened, and he certainly wouldn't be able to change anything regardless. But I was already here, outside the door to his room, and it seemed foolish to turn around at this point.

The door opened after a few moments and Aleron stood in front of me, a tired expression on his face. I assumed I had awoken him, after all I wouldn't be awake at this time had it not been for Kevin's interference. His brow arched as he realized it was me, and he ushered me into his room, closing the door behind us. I couldn't help but picture the look on Kevin's face if he saw me entering Aleron's room, it was clear that he disliked him, and a grin broke out on my face.

"Can I help you with something?" Aleron asked, likely puzzled by my change of expressions. He prompted me to take a seat on a cushion surrounding a small table and I did so.

"Just a little spooked I guess." I replied trying to avoid telling him what had just happened.

He clearly sensed I wasn't telling the whole story, but he didn't pry for details or an explanation, he merely accepted my answer. He brought a cup of tea and placed it in front of me on the table, holding his own in his hands. I picked up the cup and blew on it to cool it, then took a sip. I felt safe with Aleron. It was as if the events with Kevin were just melting away. In fact, my head was downright spinning. Then…everything went black.

…

I blinked as things blurred into focus. I couldn't remember what had happened but I was ninety-nine percent sure Kevin was responsible and was having a strong feeling of déjà vu. The room became clear and I realized it was a dimly lit, stone room with noting but a table and a chair in the middle. I tried to move my hands, in order to rub my eyes, and found they were fastened to the wall above my head with large metal clasps around my wrists.

"So you've awakened?" I heard a familiar voice ask rhetorically, considering the answer was clear.

I could tell immediately that it wasn't Kevin's voice, the husky, deep voice I had become accustomed to. I mentally kicked myself for ever trusting the man that now stood before me in this dim, dank room with a patronizing and downright creepy grin on his face. There before me stood Aleron, leaning on the table in the center of the room.

"What's going on?!" I demanded. "Let me go right now!"

He rolled his eyes and pushed off from the table so he was standing on his own now.

"Come now Gwen, you can't possibly be this naive." He stated, slowly closing the distance between us as he spoke. "You come to my room early in the morning, and expect me to do nothing?"

I looked away, unable to look at him. I felt like being sick, I had blindly trusted him and now I was paying for it.

"I put some herbs in your tea that I had the doctor give to me. They worked surprisingly quickly. Only a few small sips and you fell like a leaf from a tree." He stated smugly. It wasn't the smug that I knew, the lovable Kevin smug, this was a sickening superiority smug and it made me fear his intentions even more.

He grabbed my face in his hands and squeezed until I was forced to open my mouth from the pain. I could feel a strange sensation wash over me after he let me go. It was a heat that rose up and demanded to be acknowledged, undying and un-satisfy-able. My breathing became jagged and my eyes became hazy as I trying to fight the sensation that was taking over.

"That was a type of aphrodisiac, in case you're wondering. It's already taking affect so it's useless to fight it." He stated.

I could feel him running his hands over the parts of my skin that were uncovered and, although my mind was screaming for him to stop, goose bumps were arising in the spots he touched.

"Is this how he touches you?" I heard him ask as he leaned in towards me. "That thug you brought with you, Kevin."

At the sound of his name the heat in my body rose tenfold and I released a staggered breath. I could tell that Aleron noticed this because his face turned angry and he suddenly became much rougher.

"Just his name and you react so strongly?!" he demanded angrily.

"Please… stop!" I gasped through ragged breaths.

But he had not intention of stopping, my plead merely ignited his desire and prompted him to continue.

…

I had lost track of time. The minutes seemed like hours as I was unable to resist, unable to fight back. When I finally reached the brink of my despair and gave up hope of rescue, I heard a familiar voice in the distance and the heat in body rose once more.

"Gwen!" I hear him yell with relief, then anger as he stated "Who the hell do you think you're touching?! I hope you enjoy hell because that's were I'm sending you, slowly!"

My heart raced at his threats and I couldn't calm myself. He had actually come to save me. It was as if I was watching him as a third party, my eyes were so glazed over that I could only see his blurry outline, but I could hear his voice echoing through my mind as he spoke and I anticipated every word, longing for him to whisk me away from this dingy room.

Finally after what seemed like an eternity I noticed that I could not longer hear Aleron's shouts. Suddenly I felt Kevin's warm hands clamp over my wrists as he undid the shackles that bound me to the wall, my temperature rising with every touch I received.

"Are you okay?" he whispered in my ear as he undid the final shackle.

I fell into his arms, no longer able to resist the heat that was consuming me. "Kevin, I can't take it anymore! Please!" I begged through staggered breaths.

I felt Kevin's muscles flex and he inhaled deeply, clearly thinking over my plead. Then I felt his warm grip around me tighten and his answer was clear.