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 as his

certainly came close to it with Vincent... he was the only guy in my life that I felt it would have happened with eventually... since I felt safe with him, unlike how I had ever felt around Ashton. "We aren't together though Ashton... we haven't been for a long time now. Isn't this the whole point of you keeping me here? To build back that

didn't know what he would attempt and that alone

run from me anymore. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I actually think you love the idea of being chased and sought after... but I've eventually caught you now Sofia, so does that

saying? He

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

trained on his, fighting the tremor in

stretches between us like a taut wire,

bile rising at the back of my throat as his words echo around in my mind. But no matter how

least

it steady. "You can't force me into anything. I won't let you." I stumble out, referring to a topic that I

He doesn't even flinch.

look on his face only deepens, as if he's enjoying the struggle between us both. "Oh, Sofia, you 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!" He states, before moving to

is he

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

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

hard, forcing myself to keep from crying as he shoves me towards the bed. "I'll never let you break me, Ashton. No matter what you do, I'll never give in." I yell, panicked by what

take things this far, but

chest on the bed, as he remains stood by

for you later and you don't want to

his game? Tormenting

walks off, before I hear him climbing the steps, jingling his

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deep sobs, choking as I fall in to a fully blown panic attack as everything seems to crash down on

weight of the silence after he