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Slave of Love – Chapter 13

Sonic's POV

I was sitting on my bed while Neris bandaged my head, pulling once in a while at the ribbon so that it wouldn't fall off easily. I just stared absentmindedly on the ground, organizing my thoughts. "Done!" Neris suddenly said as I felt her hands leaving my head. I lifted my gaze to look at her smiling face. "Thanks." I mumbled, going back to staring at the ground right after. I could see her frowning, out of the corner of my eyes, and turned slightly to look at her. She sighed and crouched down beside me, laying her hand on my shoulder. "What's eating you?" she asked, concerned. My eyes wandered back to the ground as I thought back to what happened a few hours ago. "It's Amy - she...we had a fight..." I told her, still not making eye contact. I heard her gasp slightly as her grip on my shoulder tightened. "I-I'm sorry…" she whispered, looking away. "I shouldn't have tried to pull you apart. I always knew you two were a cute couple in the back of my mind, but I always thought about the money I would get for separating you. Gosh, I was so selfish! I wish I could change the past…" she added, chocking on her upcoming tears. I cupped her face in my hand to make her look at me, wiping the tears away with my thumb. "Nobody could do that, Neris." I told her. "And everyone makes mistakes. We're no exception." I added, fazing away from her. "It doesn't matter anyways. She hates me now and wants me to stay out of her life…forever. And I'm going to obey her. She's my mistress, after all. And anyhow, she's supposed to marry someone else, someone wealthy. I'm just her slave. And nobody cares about us. We're just the scum of society to them, after all. We're their servants, who don't get paid for anything we do, heck; they not even dare to think about thanking us. And it's gonna be always like that…" I trailed off, looking out of the dirty window, longing for…freedom. I missed the feeling of my feet pounding against the ground, the wind whipping my quills as I ran across the landscapes at speeds one could only dream of – faster than the roaring thunder after lightning flashed – and leaving all my sorrows behind.

But I wouldn't be able to enjoy this feeling anymore in my life. I was trapped here with the other captives who were robbed of their own life and only existed to serve their masters.

And now, that the only happiness left in my life has turned away from me, I felt empty. Like, I dunno, as if your heart has just been ripped out of your chest. As if all good things in your life had disappeared and only grief and sadness was left. Yep, I think that pretty much describes how I feel like right now.

I jumped as I felt a hand on my shoulder. Oh right, Neris was still there too.

I turned to meet her gaze, signalling her that I was listening. "Try it again." she said. "What?" I asked. "Try to speak to her, Sonic." she replied. "But—"I started, but she interrupted me.

"No buts. You're gonna talk to her. I'll even come with you, so if she doesn't listen, I'll make her." she told me, smirking. I just shook my head and smiled at her. "Alright." I replied.

I was answered with a loud 'Yay!' as she jumped into the air and cheered.

Amy's POV

I was still sobbing, but my crying had stopped for there were no more tears to shed. Scourge had his arms around me and was whispering soothing words in my ear. It worked, for my weeping slowly ceased as I calmed down. "All better?" Scourge asked me. I looked up at him and nodded, before burying my face into his chest. He was so warm and soft, like a big pillow. I was about to fall asleep when I felt Scourge picking me up bridal-style and carefully laying me on my king-sized bed. I turned to face him, confused. "You looked tired. I just wanted to make you more comfortable." he told me, flashing a kind smile towards. I smiled back, mouthing a quite "Thanks." towards him. He then tugged me in and was about to leave the room as I stopped him. "W-wait!" I shouted, louder than intended. I blushed bright red as he turned back. "What is it?" he asked. "Uhm…c-could you…maybe...uhm, I mean...you don't have…to, but—"he stopped my rambling by putting a finger on my lips. "Just spit it out, already." he chuckled. I giggled nervously and cleared my throat. "I just wanted to ask you if you could stay for the night." I told him, shyly. He just smiled, mumbling a quiet "Sure." before slipping under the covers beside me and wrapped his arm around my waist. I leaned back and snuggled into his chest. "That's better." I replied as he chuckled again. I giggled, but was silenced when he gave me a peck on my lips. I flushed bright scarlet. He just chuckled at me before kissing me again, but this time more passionately. My eyes widened from surprise. His kisses were amazing, yeah, but, somewhere, in the pit of my stomach, I felt…sick. Like it was wrong to be here, in my bed, kissing Scourge.

But the feeling went away as he started to trail kisses down my collarbone, ending up at my chest. Reality started to fade away as I closed my eyes and moaned in ecstasy. I heard him chuckling as his hands went around my back, slowly starting to unzip the dress, but I didn't care. We were going to get married anyway, so it didn't matter if we made love now or after the celebration. I just let him take control as we sank into the rush of pleasure.

Sonic's POV

We were heading towards the mansion when we heard a loud moan. Fearing the worst, I ran full speed to her room, leaving Neris behind in the dust. I yanked the door open, nearly tripping over my feet as my body jerked forward into her chamber. As I regained my balance, I looked up.

My heart nearly stopped at the sight before me.

Amy's POV

Scourge had already discarded most of my clothing and was about to remove my underwear as we heard a clicking sound. We turned around, both with an annoyed look, but mine changed to shock immediately.

Sonic was standing in the doorway, staring at us. His expression was blank, but his eyes were the most dreadful things I've ever seen in my life. They were filled with sadness, grief, shock, anger and…was that hurt?

Sonic's POV

I couldn't believe it. Scourge, on top of…her. My one true love was in bed

…with another man.

I felt my heart cracking, slowly, as if to torture me. Then, suddenly, it crashed into million pieces, piercing my insides with sharp, cold shards. The pain was unbearable.

I couldn't stand it any longer. I ran, as fast as I could.

I just wanted to get out of there, away from the other slaves, away from my master, away from Scourge and, most importantly…away from her.

I didn't care where I ran off to, I was too caught up into my thoughts.

I didn't even notice the ground below my feet disappearing as I fell down the cliff…

into ice-cold water…

I actually cried while writing this...