Here we go people!
Chapter 23
When I opened my eyes, I was lying in bed, alone, thank goodness. I knew my mind was gone again. I could only hope I could fight back again soon to take control again.
The door opened and three women entered.
"Your highness, we are to get you dressed and take you to your husband."
I sat up immediately and allowed them to dress me. I tried to fight the movement, but I couldn't feel any connection to my own body anymore.
They dressed me in a simple black dress that was too revealing for me. After I was dressed, I followed them deep into the place. I assumed it was the dungeon they were leading me to. The walls were made of stone and torches lit the way. It reminded me of a medieval castle.
We entered a room that was lit by a fireplace. It was large with a red rug on the floor. In the room was a table with restraints to hold a person down. In the center, chains hung down to hold the wrists of a prisoner. A wall held several different tools that made me want to shudder.
And he was there. The Dark King.
Today, he was dressed in all black. He held no smile as he looked at me.
"Leave us." He commanded and the women left.
I stood there staring at him as he approached me. H stood inches from my face. I wish I could spit in it.
"You hate me. I can see it in your eyes. Your body may listen to me, but your eyes hate and loathe me. They should not. You are supposed to love and obey me. Only me!"
I didn't flinch as he yelled the words. Only stared, finally happy to make him furious at something.
He walked away from me, admiring a whip on the wall.
"As soon as we were joined by blood, I was able to see into your mind. Every little memory was mine to see."
I felt my heart skip a beat at a realization.
He turned back to me, fury in his face.
"You slept with him. Jaiden."
My heart pounded but the rest of my body didn't respond. He took the whip down and turned to face me.
"I never wanted to hurt you. I wanted you to see how things should be willingly. But you choose to be stubborn. And you betrayed me by giving your boy to another."
My heart seemed to stop and he paced in front of me.
"I will have my way, Brianna. In the end I will have you as mine. And it will be willingly."
He stopped pacing and faced me.
"Stand below the chains."
I moved forward, my heart speeding as I realized what he was going to do.
He raised my arms and chained them, leaving me chained in the middle of the room. I began fighting again, trying to get control of my body.
He paced around me, looking my boy up and down. I felt like a piece of meat.
"I don't want to damage your beauty. Thankfully you will heal."
He cracked the whip.
"This is going to hurt."
In a flash, I felt the first strike of the whip on my back. In screamed in pain and felt blood run down my back. He whipped again and I screamed.
"I HATE YOU!" I screamed. He froze and I quickly looked down. The necklace had broken when he stuck me with the whip. I turned to face him and gave him what I hoped was a cold smile as he stared at me, obviously surprised.
"I hate you! With every fiber of my being! I will never love you! Do what you want to me, but I will not give in to you!"
He snarled and slammed the whip into me again, making me scream.
"YOU WILL LOVE ME!"
"I HATE YOU!"
It went on for a long time, from what I remember. Pain seared into me with every lash. I could feel my blood rolling down my body. If I was human, I would be dead by now.
Finally, I felt myself black out.
…..
I woke later in the bedroom. My body was in pain all over. I also felt the necklace tight around my neck again. He must have fixed it. Large band-aids covered most of my body. All but my face.
Guess he still wants me to look pretty for him…
I felt my body sit up. Even while I wasn't in control of my body, I still winced in pain. I still managed to stand and go over to the large window. Nothing but trees could be seen but even those were almost swallowed by the darkness.
This whole place is nothing but darkness…
After about ten minutes, there was a knock on the door and two servants entered.
"Your majesty, we are here to remove your bandages."
It took some time and they tried to be gentle, but I sat in a large armchair while they took of the bandages. The whip marks had become small red stripes on my skin. They felt tender, but mostly healed.
After they were removed, they helped me into a deep red dress that, again, was too revealing for my taste.
The door opened and the Dark King entered, a smile back on his lips. I wanted to beat that smile off of him until he stopped moving.
"How is my lovely wife today?"
My body smiled obediently. "I feel wonderful, love."
Oh yeah, he's in control again. I would never call him that.
He waved his hand and the servants left, bowing and never turning their backs to him.
He sat in the opposite armchair and gestured me over to him. My body went obediently and I sat in his lap. He started stroking my hair.
"You know why you had to be punished."
"Of course, Love."
"Your body is mine now. No other man may touch you. Not ever. As soon as your body fully heals, I intend to take what's mine."
My body smiled but inside, I wanted to vomit. He was going to rape me as soon as I was physically fit.
"Jaiden stole something very precious from me. It's a shame I wont get to have my revenge either."
The way he said it made me worry.
"What do you mean?" I asked. I couldn't tell if the necklace allowed me to say it, or if I was finally mentally strong enough for myself to ask.
"My men caught Jaiden and a few of his petty followers a few days ago. They wont be bothering us anymore."
My mind froze and my body started shaking.
He gave me a dark smile. "Something wrong my love?"
He was torturing me with this… and enjoying it…
My body allowed tears to leave my eyes.
His smile seemed to widen. "Yes, my love?"
"I… I'm just…so happy…"
I screamed inside my head.
He chuckled. "That's what I thought."
He leaned in for a kiss as I felt my heart turn to ice
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TADA! Sorry for the short chapter, but I wanted to update as soon as I could. Oh, and a heads up… THE END IS COMING SOON! MUAHAHAHAHA!