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before the party. She … pissed herself when
Marcus tried to pull her from the room.”
    Aaron’s voice thundered at what Xander had just explained, “Marcus ?! What the fuck was Marcus
doing anywhere near her ?! Is he the reason for the
mark on her face?”
    Xander let out a calming breath. “Yes.
Marcus was placed on our team today. He’ll be removed and never allowed near her
again for his inability to follow instruction.” Xander’s eyes looked directly into Aaron’s, his honesty and intent evident, but a touch
of guilt darkened his gaze. “I requested that Marcus retrieve her; I didn’t
consider that he would be violent in his task.”
    Brushing past Xander , Aaron exited
the room and walked briskly through the corridor, back out into the main room. He
approached Maddy , but stopped short when her body
began to visibly tremble at his close proximity.
    “I’ve brought you some clothes.” His voice thundered through
the room causing Maddy to whimper at the sound. Aaron’s
head tilted as he stretched his neck, relaxing the taut muscles. Lowering his
voice so that it was softer, he said, “They’re likely too big for you, but they
will warm you up.”
    Madeleine continued to quietly shake, Aaron’s patience
waning with each passing second that she didn’t respond. He opened his mouth to
command her, scare her into submission, but his compassion got the better of
him in that moment. She was so small, so absolutely terrified that she was
nearly catatonic. Xander entered the living room and
Aaron walked past him, forcefully shoving the clothing into Xander’s hands. “Make sure she puts these on. See to her basic needs, but let her sleep
after that. I’m in no mood for defiance tonight. We’ll start the training in
the morning.” He began to walk away, but stopped abruptly, turning to quietly
ask, “Has she spoken since she’s been here?”
    Nodding in response, Xander’s eyes
flicked to the huddled woman. “She spoke to me very little, but she spoke.”
    One curt nod and Aaron moved toward his office, disappearing
behind the large wooden doors before slamming them closed.

 
    Xander moved slowly toward Maddy . His steps were soft against the floor, not wanting
to startle her as he approached. In a soothing voice, he cooed, “Tsk, Tsk,
little Cricket. That is not the way we treat our Master.”

Chapter
Six
    Madeleine had heard bits and pieces of the men arguing
behind those large doors. The angry tone of Aaron’s words was terrifying, only
punctuated by the high-pitched splinter of crashing glass, the heavy sound of
the larger objects hitting the floor. Her muscles quivered and rippled in
revolt of their constant constriction from fear.
    Her mind was tired, flooded with chemicals, drowning in
panic and dread. However, even as terrifying as the heated argument had been,
it compared little to the moment he passed her by. Each step echoing, brushing
against her senses, warning her of his approach. Adrenaline coursing through
her veins, screaming for her to run even though she knew there was nowhere for
her to go. Her mind, racing with ideas and images of what he would do next. She’d
tightened into herself, pushing past the exhaustion of her body; but he’d kept
walking … without a touch or a sound. When he’d walked through the opposite set
of doors, she forced back a sob, finding that the waiting, the not knowing, was
the most terrifying part of all.
    “You’ll need to stand and get dressed, Cricket. There is no
tolerance for disobedience where you are concerned.”
    Cricket
….
    That name he kept calling her, a false semblance of
affection. It was the type of name you were given as a child: from a man to a
girl; from a father to a daughter; from an uncle to a niece. It sickened her to
hear the pet name, knowing full well this man held no affection for her at all.
    Xander’s hand came down to brush
against her face. Moving aside the clumped and knotted strands of her hair, he
removed her