Black Romance Chapter 33

He didn't have to tell me . Virgo knew what I had done, and it was time for me to pay for it . He was a man who loved games, and him forcing the anxiety to flow through my veins as I waited for my punishment was his playtime with me .

Reaching the bottom, Blue curled his free hand into my hair, and pulled me to my feet . "Time to walk, Jessie . " Slinking his fingers down my neck, he gripped me around my throat and pushed me forward .

We walked through the house, down a long hall that lead to the basement . I hated going down that hall, I hated the feeling that came over me when I got close to that door . It made my mind go back to that first night in the states when I was brought to Virgo's home .

Blindfolded with my hands tied, my poor nine year old self was petrified . I heard Virgo's voice first, a deep grunt that ricocheted through my skull like an ax splitting wood .

'What's this?' he asked as I felt him stalk around me like a shark circling its prey .

Advertisement'This is the eldest child,' a man said .

'Why do you have her?'

'You wanted answers, April wasn't talking . '

'And?'

'And we did what you asked us to do . '

'So she's . . . '

'Yes, do I need to spell it out for you?' I heard a weighted breath, feeling the man beside me shift on his feet . 'But just so we're clear, I'm never doing that again . It's not what we do . '

'Don't worry, you'll be paid accordingly, you'll forget all about it when you're eating caviar and drinking gold . But, what about her father?' Virgo asked, softly lifting a lock of my hair and spinning it around his fingers .

'We still don't know where he is, but we'll find him . '

'You need to find the shit stain, Trent . That's all I want . ' His voice was sharp, angry and upset . I felt him slide his hand underneath the crease of my arm, the tips of his fingers ice cold, sending a rush of chills down my spine . 'I'll take her, she might be useful . '

'Are you sure? Because I can take—'

'I told you, I'll take her . '

Leading me down a long flight of stairs, I could see a sliver of the steps through a small crack in the bottom of my blindfold . Reaching the bottom, Virgo tore the cloth off, forcing the light to blind me .

Blinking hard, I tried to focus on where I was . There was a light bulb hanging from the center of the ceiling, dangling back and forth on a thin wire . It smelled musty, like wet clothes that had been left in the washer for days .

Virgo took a step back, his smile thick and coy as he tilted his head and examined me . His fingers ran through my hair, gripping my chin and tipping it up to look at my face . His eyes studied every detail, but he didn't say a word .

'Do you know where your father is, little girl?' I had no words, shaking my head no to answer him . 'Are you sure about that?' he asked, arching a brow .

It felt like I couldn't find my voice . There was no air in my lungs to make a sound, no saliva on my tongue to wet my lips . So I shook my head no again .

'No? Well, let's make this a little easier for you . I know I'm a stranger, so how about I tell you my name, this way I'm not a stranger anymore . ' His lips lifted higher as he crossed his arms over his chest . 'I'm Virgo . '

'Where am I?' I finally asked, my voice weak and frail as I spoke . I could feel the tears as they welled up, bubbling over the surface . Blinking once, the large drops fell down my cheeks one after the other . 'Where are my brother and sister?'

'Don't cry, sweet child, your tears will get you nothing here . ' Running a thumb beneath my eye, he dipped down so we were face to face . 'I don't know anything about your brother and sister, but what I do know is that you're home now, sweet girl . '

The way he said it made me cry harder . The pit in my stomach exploded into dry heaves as I gagged between breaths . I couldn't breathe, I couldn't think, I couldn't run away .

I was trapped in a place that was unfamiliar with a man who scared me to death . A man who would make me the center of his fucked up existence, training me for a future that felt more like being strangled than being alive .

And that feeling, it stayed with me . Every time I was near the basement, or he threw me in the ditch, that feeling would come back . It made me sick, it made me hate him over and over again .

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