Chapter Sixteen
The First Step
WARNING! This chapter and a few later ones contain sensitive material that is not appropriate for children and/or some adults and teens. It has severe suggestive themes during scenes as well as the acts themselves.
Aquarius sat perfectly still in the chair she'd been assigned to in the dinning room at Pegasus's castle. The plane ride had been turbulent and she was painfully afraid of heights. There were to many guards to count in the room, alerting her to the fact that she had no chance of escape.
Croquette walked into the room and stopped in front of her. "Mr. Pegasus would like to see you now." He said with a smirk. "Either follow me willingly or we will get violent." He finished.
Aquarius stood and glared at the men that surrounded her as she silently followed the older man. He led her upstairs and to a door, which he opened and pushed her through. Pegasus sat at a small table a smile on his face as the lock on the outside of the door slid home.
"What's going on?" Aquarius asked her voice shaking.
"Our deal, it's time to pay up." Pegasus stated sipping his glass of wine.
"I never said yes, I would have won fair and square!" Aquarius exclaimed.
"As I recall, it was a tie. I could have taken your soul, but I didn't. I'm trying to be logical about this." Pegasus stated slowly trying to keep his patience.
"I, uh, I… No!" Aquarius stuttered out her eyes shinning with tears as her back hit the wall and reality sunk in.
"Calm down, child, I'm quite the gentleman." Pegasus smiled standing up and walking over to the crumpled girl.
"It wasn't supposed to be this way." Aquarius murmured blinking away the tears.
Pegasus's hand invaded her line of sight and she looked up at him. "Come along, Aquarius." He murmured gently his eyes softening.
Aquarius took his hand, knowing that there had never been a way out from the beginning.