Shadows In Durango

Chapter 108

*****Sofia's POV*****

"Are you still a virgin Sofia?" He asks, as my heart sinks.

My stomach lurches, the sudden question hanging in the air like a dark overpowering cloud.

The words hit me harder than I had ever expected, leaving me breathless, trapped between the crushing weight of fear and the sickening truth of just how far Ashton was willing to push this.

His eyes gleam with something dark, something predatory, and I want nothing more than to retreat into myself, to escape the situation, but I can't.

I have literally nowhere to run or to hide...

My hand tightens around the water bottle, the plastic creaking under my grip as I try to hold it together, to keep the panic at bay. I force my breath to remain steady, but inside, I'm unraveling quicker than I can even comprehend.

I know the question isn't just a question. It's a test, a way for him to see if he can break me, if he can control me any further. He wants to see how I react, whether I'll flinch or crumble or whether I'll just give in. But I won't give him that satisfaction.

I can't.

I look at him, my heart hammering in my chest, trying to project that I was calm, trying to keep the mask in place.

"That's really none of your business Ashton, come on now..." I reply, my voice shaking despite my best effort to sound firm. It's a weak answer, but it's the only defense I have.

His smile widens, but there's no warmth in it. It's a cold, calculated expression, one that only makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up even more.

"Oh, I think it is though, Sofia. I think I have a right to know if my girlfriend has wasted herself on another man..." He states, before his smile quickly falls and he looks straight through me.

shudder, hearing him refer to me

unlike how I had ever felt around Ashton. "We aren't together though Ashton... we haven't been for a long time

he would attempt and that alone

anymore. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I actually think you love the idea of being chased and

was he saying? He

the walls of the basement closing in on me and I try to suppress the urge to curl into myself, to escape into my mind and

his, fighting the tremor in my hands as he takes a

stretches between us like a taut wire, and every

on my skin, the burn in my chest, and the bile rising at the back of my throat as his words echo around in my mind. But no matter how much I want to break down,

at least I

your game," I finally say, my voice firmer now, though it's a struggle to keep it steady. "You can't force me into

He doesn't even flinch.

don't have a choice in the matter because I just love to win. It might be forced in the beginning, but soon enough, you'll love me. I'll keep you down here until you worship me. As long as it takes!"

is he doing

my arm back through the struggle but it's no use against his strength, as he pulls me up to

are you doing?! Stop this!" I argue, before he begins to tug

you break me, Ashton. No matter what you do, I'll never give in." I yell, panicked by

take things this far, but it seemed

scramble to pull my knees up to my chest on the bed,

you later and you don't want to piss me off more than you already have..." he states, shocking me

game? Tormenting me until I

hear him climbing the steps, jingling his keys before locking the basement door - trapping me once

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then that I drop my guard and break down in deep sobs, choking as I fall in to a fully blown panic attack as everything seems

silence after