Becoming Strangers Again by Lily

Chapter 128

JAKE

I was certain the effects of the drug should have kicked in by now. Turning off the radio, I made my way to the room where she was staying. Inserting the key, I unlocked the door and pushed it open.

There she lay, frozen and immobile, her eyes the only part of her body able to move. She was sprawled next to the untouched food, paralyzed.

Chuckling, I squatted down to her level and grabbed her cheek, feeling the helplessness radiate from her. "You really had the nerve to stab me, Lily, and then you went ahead and ate the food I presented? How foolish."

Her eyes spoke volumes, conveying the fear and regret her body couldn't express. Tears rolled down the corners of her eyes as she stared at me, unable to blink.

"You do realize that you are at my mercy right now?" I asked, wiping her tears away with my thumb. "I could do whatever I please with you, and you wouldn't be able to fight back."

She was fortunate that I wasn't the type to take sexual advantage of women. I might be guilty of many things, but rape was not one of them.

Sighing, I lifted her paralyzed form;and carried her over to the bed, gently laying her down. "Don't worry," I said in a calming tone, "you'll gradually regain your mobility as the effects of the drug wear off. That should be in about three to four hours. Just close your eyes and try to sleep through it. Tomorrow, we'll call Ryan to see if he has my demands ready. Otherwise, you might lose a pinky."

Patting her cheek, I leaned down and kissed her forehead softly. "For what it's worth, Lily, you were a lovely lady. You made me forget the darker aspects of my life, even if just for a little while."

I walked out of the room, closing the door softly behind me and making sure to lock it. I didn't trust her not to attempt running away once she regained her mobility.

The next morning, I woke up to a very quiet house. Chuckling at how well-behaved she was being, I went to the kitchen to prepare her final meal. After this, we would both be going hungry since there was nothing else left in the house, and I couldn't risk going out to shop. It amused me to think how I had been using the last of my supplies to make her food, and she was letting it go to waste.

I quickly whipped up some scrambled eggs for her, then carried the plate upstairs.

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to eat it or not

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me to eat it?" she

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the wall, seemingly uninterested in engaging with me any

shower. When I come back, we'll call Ryan and hopefully get some good news." Without

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returned to Lily's room to find the food still untouched, and Lily

ignore me, as usual. With a

elicited a chuckle from me. "I guess you were really expecting my call,"

Lily?" he demanded, his tone sharp

who continued to stare blankly at the

the fuck did you do to her?!" Ryan snapped angrily through the phone, his voice booming

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eyebrow at the sudden outburst, unfazed by his anger. "Nothing yet," deadpanned, "and you're going to have to stop yelling in my ear

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