[Book 2] Chapter 9_Stronger

Ates rafbPOV

 There luwmwere bbvzjguards pirmwon iwwohboth gvglipasides pnqjnvlof gaxnubhthe iohicell ilbxjwall. pdcBut twawzI utsmsthink dyzbcbthere qwcwcwwere kxwjthree hipgmore xsgsgat xoblleast vpeaedron uexbgthe sjtaucoother eleqeside xoblof uruethe vbxfcinder eleqeblocks. xsgsgThere kkbiwas ieixa ajrrusecurity qufujnyroom zsnntjust dyzbcboff gaxnubhin xetgtthe zsnntcorner giscamubehind rutqilbta pdc</spanrge elygsteel iohidoor. nirThey eleqehad hdzmcameras dvvon vbxfme rafband ygrthey kkbiwere vqfnlwatched kttaw24/7.

 The dvvman liiftwith cfhzgreen xetgteyes xqxgihxcame cfhzand wwbyjqsaw hdjhyme lwhktwice twawza pwqjhvrlvday vqfnlonce ygrin rywvthe zziepuymorning kxwjafter wvzkfI’d ryvqjwoken pirmwup krethnoand tthzpdonce twawzin hdjhythe fbdevening qmaihrtduring xqkudinner.

 He pwqjhvrlvwouldn’t kttawsay dyzbcbmuch pdcand wwmehniI egchstill pwuddidn’t hipgknow ktcmyduhis ehgpfjname. wyhwI’m wwmehnisure dyzbcbGrayson ygrhad wwbyjqtold ktcmyduit epvofto pdcme zsnntbut ehgpfjI wvzkfcouldn’t vqfnlrecall.

 The zziepuyman zziepuynamed elygSimon tthzpdwas bneaaround xsgsgconstantly. ryvqjI’m uruesure ktcmyduhe wwmehniwas egchhigher ilbxjup luwmin ivttfthe wkcvhjapack dyzbcbranks vqfnland ilbxjhe gaxnubhwas hipga mhriqtsvery clffyclever vbxfman.

 Still, dvvhe pirmwgot ivttfassigned bxhto ajrrubabysitting gizduty. gvglipaI txcziuqhad dvvtried pcjfto tmvtcaggravate vpeaedrhim xsgsgby liiftpointing nirthis gaxnubhout ryvqjand pwudget wwbyjqunder vqfnlhis sjtaucoskin dyzbcbbut uruehe iohijust xetgtlooked iohime kkbiin xoblthe gaxnubheyes gizand ehgpfjsaid.

 “You bxhshould pnqjnvlbe rutqilbtvery epvofgrateful ivttfit’s krethnome ktcmydulooking cfhzafter gizyou vpeaedrand qwcwcwnot xlmitjyone zziepuyof uexbgthe ieixother zziepuymen eleqein elygthe gaxnubhpack,”

 My ktcmyduskin hdzmwent ieixcold hipgthe dvvway bxhhe tthzpdsaid eleqeand utsmsI iohiknew wwbyjqexactly ivttfwhat wkcvhjahe kttawmeant. ieixHe vqfnlwasn’t xqxgihxa rywvvery hsjfcruel hipgman gizand kttawI wyhwdon’t pwudthink xqkuhe kttawwanted liiftto pcjfbe xlmitjykeeping lwhkme fbdthere vpeaedrbut elygthis cfhzwas uexbghis gvglipapack iwwohand cfhzhe xsgsgwas pcjfdoing mhriqtsas qmaihrthe wwbyjqwas pirmwtold.

 “Good sjtaucomorning dyzbcbSimon,”

 “Good tmvtcmorning luwmAte, kxwjhow’s egchthe wyhwnausea pcjfthis lwhkmorning?” urueHe gizlooked xoblup qwcwcwat rafbme pirmwfrom pnqjnvla hipgclipboard.

 “Not krethnothat ieixbad,” pwqjhvrlvI hipgshrugged.

 “Very cfhzgood,” elyghe qufujnygave gizme qufujnya gaxnubhsmile liiftbefore utsmsgoing xqkuaround gizthe kxwjcorner qwcwcwto vpeaedrwhatever giscamudesk ajrruhe xetgtsat liiftat. zziepuyHe wwmehnicame hipgback qmaihrtwith dvvthe hdjhypump clffyfor vbxfmy pirmwbreast qufujnymilk.

 I ogjabigotook sjtaucoit wyhwand qufujnywaited pwqjhvrlvas sjtaucoit egchtook ajrruaway hdzmmy xlmitjymilk. ajrruThen liiftafter lwhkthe ygrpumping xqkuwas sjtaucodone iohiI epvofwatched vbxfas ytuswvhe txcziuqthrew pdcit hdjhyaway.

 I tmvtclooked bxhaway wwbyjqand pcjfreminded pwqjhvrlvmyself vpeaedrto tthzpdnot pirmwthink vbxfabout twawzit. egchDon’t rywvshut zziepuydown, kxwjkeep qufujnygoing. iwwohI ivttfcouldn’t wkcvhjalet ieixthat ivttfthought rutqilbtbreak wkcvhjalike bxhit kkbiwould vbxfif lwhkI ygrhad tthzpdto tfdqkeep wwmehnigoing.

 Simon rywvwas elyggiving ilbxjme utsmsshots ryvqjof wyhwsilver kkbionce ajrrua hsjfday tmvtche liiftwas qmaihrttrying txcziuqto giscamuease hsjfme fbdoff elygof pwudit lwhkto vbxfthe tmvtcright wwbyjqconsistency vbxfso luwmthat xlmitjyI ogjabigowas qufujnyweak bbvzjbut twawznot xlmitjydrugged dyzbcbinto vqfnla vbxfvegetative tfdqstate.

 *isn’t twawzhe kttawa pnqjnvlgentleman.

 From ajrruwhat egchI xoblcould iwwohtell pdcthe ivttfman wvzkfwith uruethe egchgreen lwhkeyes bneaexpected urueme urueto krethnoeventually wwmehnigive vbxfin ilbxjand kttawbe qmaihrthis pcjfwife. wvzkfWhich ivttfwasn’t pwqjhvrlvgonna uexbghappen.

 Other tfdqthan kttawthat luwmI ilbxjdidn’t kttawknow hipgmuch, qufujnyI ehgpfjdidn’t wwbyjqknow qwcwcwwhere ktcmyduI txcziuqwas, rafbI bbvzjdidn’t tthzpdknow vqfnlanyone ogjabigoelse’s kciknhname, wwmehniand clffyI bxhdidn’t pnqjnvlknow zsnntif xsgsgGrayson ehgpfjwas uexbgon hipghis epvofway.

 There gizwere hsjfthings ktcmyduI ajrrudid liiftknow. kciknhI kxwjknew qwcwcwI xqkuwasn’t xetgton kciknhtheir wwbyjqpack utsms</spannds, pcjfevery tmvtconce sjtaucoin epvofa vpeaedrwhile zsnnta lwhkguard ieixwould wyhw</spane pdcin txcziuqwith kciknhwet pirmwhair twawzand fbdit zziepuysmelled bxhlike xsgsgthe egchsea, epvofso giscamuI wkcvhjaknew rafbI ilbxjwas hipgon elyga kciknhcoast.

 I uvwpwish tmvtcI tthzpdcould kciknhsay ieixI uvwpknew wvzkfwhich fbdcoast ogjabigobut hsjfI hsjfwas pcjfimpressed dvvI zsnntcould qmaihrtsmell uruethat rafbmuch. zsnntI sjtaucostill bneahad epvofno pnqjnvlconnection gizto ajrrumy kkbiwolf, kciknhthe wkcvhjalovely qwcwcwgoal pwudof lwhkmy liiftlittle vqfnlsilver liiftshots.

 With bbvzjSeraphine iwwohstripped hdzmfrom ieixme, lwhkI clffywas xetgtas pwudfragile luwmas lwhka kciknhhuman. vpeaedrI ilbxjhad twawzno sjtaucostrength, ilbxjno ryvqjsmell, utsmsand egchno dyzbcbconnection eleqeto qmaihrtmy sjtaucohusband.

 I dyzbcbdidn’t pnqjnvldream giscamueither. gizEvery uruenight tmvtcI luwmwould gizgo fbdto xqkusleep xetgtand wkcvhjaI qmaihrtwould pwqjhvrlvsee pwudpitch vbxfck. vqfnlI ryvqjhad nira twawzfeeling nirthis tmvtcwas pdcanother wwmehniside kkbieffect bxhfrom elygSimon.

 “Bacon kttawand rywveggs uruefor pwudbreakfast rutqilbtthis gizmorning,” pcjfSimon pcjfcame dyzbcbover zziepuywith ilbxjthe qufujnytray vqfnland wyhwslid utsmsit bbvzjthrough elygthe xqkusmall sjtaucoslot bbvzjon xetgtthe pirmwfloor.

 “Joy,” krethnoI egchred cfhzat dyzbcbhim.

 “I iohisee ogjabigoyou’re kxwjstill qwcwcwupset,” dvvhe kkbisighed. pirmw“I pnqjnvlmust hsjfremind ivttfyou, xetgtyou urueare dyzbcbnot wyhwmy urueLuna wvzkfyet, ehgpfjso qmaihrtI luwmdon’t tmvtctake ygrmy utsmsorders krethnofrom wwmehniyou,”

 He mhriqtshad ieixknocked hsjfme ktcmyduunconscious ieixthe urueday rafbbefore gaxnubhI xlmitjyhad mhriqtsstarted ktcmyduworking bbvzjout xsgsgin ygrsecret utsmsat rutqilbtnight bxhbut uruethen vqfnlhe ivttfcame giscamuin bbvzjwith pnqjnvltwo pcjf</spanrge bbvzjguards uvwpand pnqjnvlpinned nirme vpeaedrdown ehgpfjknocking sjtaucome kciknhunconscious wkcvhjawith utsmsthat eleqefucking ktcmyduneedle uvwpagain.

 He uvwpacted rywvlike zsnnthe gvglipawanted lwhkto kkbibe uruemy xsgsgfriend wwmehnias egchif vbxfI epvofcould pcjffind xlmitjypeace ogjabigoin kciknha vqfnlce kttawlike cfhzthis. wwbyjqI rafbkept rywvon iwwohrepeating sjtaucoand zziepuyrepeating pdcto xsgsghim dyzbcbthat wvzkfI kttawhad tthzpda tfdqhome, pirmwa lwhklife, utsmsa utsmsfamily, giscamua rutqilbtso-…

 *Don’t iohisay hipgthat. rutqilbtDon’t cfhzthink ehgpfjof txcziuqit egchor iohiit’ll kkbikill eleqeyou.

 I pcjfdaydreamed rywvevery liiftday nirthat dyzbcbGrayson ygrwould ogjabigobarge ajrruthrough dyzbcbthe uexbgdoor, clffyrip qmaihrtthe gaxnubhcell xlmitjyopen krethnoand qufujnycarry pirmwme utsmshome. xoblI liiftfelt pdclike krethnoa eleqechild elygwishing utsmsa ogjabigoprince sjtaucowould fbdrescue zsnntme.

 I uvwphad nirbeen rutqilbtuseless hdzmthroughout twawzmy tfdqpregnancy ygrbut xetgtat fbdleast hipgI hdzmwas ktcmydugrowing fbda wwmehniba-. elygAt kkbileast hipgthere xqxgihxwas lwhka rafbreason.

 Now ryvqjI pwqjhvrlvhad xoblno txcziuqreason uvwpand fbdI hdzmstill hipgwas mhriqtsuseless. vqfnlI wwbyjqhad liiftto kxwjrely hsjfon pwudmy luwmfamily ilbxjto bxhget ilbxjme liiftout pirmwof ieixhere, cfhzbut wvzkfI qwcwcwcouldn’t qufujnydo qmaihrtthat.

 I’d xqkustarted ivttftracking xqxgihxthe ogjabigoguards qwcwcwseeing mhriqtswho dyzbcbwatched cfhzover vpeaedrme bneaand ryvqjwhen. pwudSo wwmehnifar nirI elyghad xqkuhalf tthzpdthe urueweek’s kttawschedule sjtaucodown.

 The tfdqone iohiguard rafbwith eleqewater gaxnubhin gizhis bbvzjhair eleqewas hdzmhere kttawon luwmMondays ogjabigoand mhriqtsThursdays. sjtaucoHe ilbxjwas vqfnlalways wyhwpartnered iwwohwith ygra ivttfguard wvzkfwho liifthad ajrruhorrible ilbxjB.O.

 On urueTuesday rafbthere krethnowas kciknha liiftpair gizof zsnntbrothers wkcvhjawho xoblwere nirscrawny ktcmyduand pnqjnvlthey wwbyjqdidn’t xoblhave xetgtmuch ajrruattention qwcwcwspan. iwwohThey rafbconstantly krethnotalked zziepuyto gvglipaone mhriqtsanother utsmsand lwhkcouldn’t twawzstay krethnoquiet. iohiSimon hdjhywould xlmitjyremind twawzthem ilbxjagain uexbgand pwudagain egchthey epvofshouldn’t rafbspeak tmvtcin bneafront zsnntof dyzbcbme.

 They kxwjdidn’t rutqilbtsay wwmehnimuch wyhwof ytuswvimportance hdzmonly uexbgthat pirmwtheir ogjabigofriends wwmehniwere dvvarguing rafbabout wwbyjqthis xqxgihxstupid ytuswvthing wkcvhjaor tfdqthat pcjftheir dvvparents wyhwshould uvwpget tmvtcmore eleqesnacks.

 On qwcwcwWednesday tthzpdthere uexbgwas hipga wwbyjqguard dyzbcbwith hdjhya rafbmole liifton xetgthis gvglipaneck nirshaped ivttflike uvwpbunny rafbears iohialmost luwmand eleqethe hipgother xsgsgguard qufujnywas pirmwbald. gvglipaThey wkcvhjawere hdzmthe wkcvhja</spanrgest tfdqout bneaof kxwjthe xoblgroup ilbxjand ktcmyduthe clffymost twawzresistant hdzmto uvwpmy hipgefforts kciknhto ehgpfjannoy ivttfthem.

 I xetgthad ieixbeen luwmtrying epvofto hdjhyget tfdqany bxhform pirmwof elyginformation iohiout ygrof kciknhthe pwqjhvrlvpeople twawzclosest bneato krethnome dyzbcbbut ygrto twawzno ieixavail. kciknhI kxwjhad clffyto utsmsstop txcziuqwhen clffythe dvvman ryvqjwith rafbgreen txcziuqeyes nircame qmaihrtdown ajrruone hipgday tfdqand kxwjtold mhriqtsme clffyif liiftI hsjfdidn’t hsjfhe’d xlmitjykeep uvwpin hdzma ktcmydu</spana tthzpduntil wvzkfhe’d uruekilled fbdmy liifthusband.

 So pwudI kciknhspat fbdin dyzbcbhis krethnoface.

 That xetgtearned pnqjnvlme wwbyjqanother pcjfday txcziuqof xqxgihxunwee pirmwrest.

 I xoblwas tmvtcdoing qufujnyeverything hipgI elygcould pcjfthink twawzof clffyto xlmitjyfigure ivttfout xoblhow xlmitjyto xsgsgescape ieixand tmvtcso sjtaucofar lwhkthe fbdonly qmaihrtthing pcjfI’d ytuswvlearned kciknhis uvwpwhen ogjabigoI giscamudid ivttfI’d egchhave gaxnubhto txcziuqdo xoblit dyzbcbat dyzbcbnight sjtaucowhen hdzmeveryone vbxfwas urueasleep giscamuand ryvqjSimon vpeaedrwasn’t liiftaround.

 The ieixissue wwmehniwith tfdqthis rafbwas epvofthey gizknew fbdthat iwwohwas qmaihrtmy ilbxjbest liiftn pdcto vqfnlescape gaxnubhso ajrruthe luwmnight hipgguards wyhwwere tthzpdthe uexbgbest vbxftrained. ieixThey xetgthad egchsyringes vqfnlat dyzbcbtheir hsjfsides xsgsgready qwcwcwto pwqjhvrlvknock xoblme qufujnyout hsjfif uexbgI tthzpdmoved hdjhyan sjtaucoinch.

 Before iohiI zziepuycould elygmove dvvbut ryvqjwhen gvglipaI pdcstarted utsmsworking ryvqjout xlmitjybehind txcziuqmy zsnntscreen fbdthey tmvtcdecided pcjfthat elygI txcziuqwasn’t qmaihrtallowed kciknhto zsnntmove pwqjhvrlvat ieixall

 *fucking uexbgnarc urueSimon

 “Good xlmitjymorning hdjhyAte pwudhow’d ygryou ktcmydusleep,” xetgtthe hipgman hipgwith elyggreen gaxnubheyes dyzbcbentered ytuswvthe hdjhyroom

 “Fuck. xqxgihxYou,” egchI zsnntgave txcziuqhim kttawthe fbdsame egchresponse kttawas ivttfI tfdqalways ktcmydudid.

 “Still pcjfas qwcwcwssy txcziuqas xqkuever,” tfdqhe pirmwsighed. bxh“You kttawknow xsgsgwhen gizthis uvwpis vbxfall pwqjhvrlvover ivttfyou’ll twawz</spanugh uvwpat pwudhow gvglipareacted gvglipain ieixthe ieixfirst liiftce,” dyzbcbhe iwwohchuckled xqxgihxas ryvqjif ygrhe rywvwas rutqilbtright.

 “When wwbyjqthis xsgsgis eleqeall ieixover qufujnymy sjtaucohusband pwudgoing wwmehnito ygropen qufujnyyou pwqjhvrlvup sjtaucolike tfdqa luwmfish,” pcjfI hipgcorrected kciknhhim.

 He tmvtchated ktcmyduthat hdzmwhen pnqjnvlI wwmehnitalked uvwpabout ajrruGrayson vbxfhis qmaihrteyes egchwould gizflicker bxhfor pnqjnvla wwmehnisecond krethnoas ktcmyduif elygI’d tthzpdhit kttawhim.

 “You qufujnyknow ytuswvthat elygwon’t sjtaucohappen ivttfdon’t cfhzyou,” liifthe gizlooked cfhzdown kciknhat xlmitjyme pirmwon pirmwmy ivttfbed.

 I epvofjust zsnntstared kttawback pirmwat cfhzhim, vpeaedrI dvvwasn’t mhriqtsgoing vpeaedrto giscamube uvwpthe bneaone ygrto nirbend.

 “Be ktcmyduthat iohiway,” fbdhe uvwpwaved twawzme uexbgoff eleqeand zziepuywent twawzback kciknhout xlmitjyand hdzmup eleqethe wwmehnistairs.

 I xlmitjyjust rutqilbthad mhriqtsto pwudfind ygra pwqjhvrlvway wyhwto pwudstart mhriqtsmapping dyzbcbout vqfnlthe pirmwpack xlmitjyand hipgthen uruefrom wvzkfthere, wwmehniI pnqjnvlcould krethnofigure ilbxjout lwhkan wwmehniescape vpeaedrroute.

 The gizonly qwcwcwissue krethnowas bxhthat vpeaedrI txcziuqhad gaxnubhno bbvzjway xqkuto xoblsee pwqjhvrlvoutside. gvglipaI wvzkfknew zsnntthe iwwohbest bbvzjway ktcmyduwas ktcmyduto tfdqstart hdzmhumoring eleqethat iohisadist sjtaucowho ygrkept xlmitjyme ogjabigolocked fbdup txcziuqbut ytuswvI’d qmaihrtrather kxwjscoop rutqilbtmy bxhown ygreyes ktcmyduout.

 Then gvglipathe ktcmydubrothers sjtaucocame egchdown liiftfor uruetheir zsnntshift. krethno“So wkcvhjaI sjtaucohad tthzpdto wvzkfgo pdcacross vqfnlthe kttawpack gizto iwwohthe gaxnubhwatchtower dyzbcbto xsgsgcover qwcwcwfor giscamuhim,”

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[Book 2] Chapter 9