Willing Captive by Belle Aurora Read Free Book Online

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    Walking over to the
door, I close it, taking my time so as to not make a sound. Once
it’s shut, I open the dresser drawers, take out a pair of simple
white underwear and a matching plain bra, remove the tags, then
step into the panties.
    As soon as I reach
down to pull the panties up my legs, the door swings open. I see a
scowling Nox, but when he sees the position I’m in, his scowl
disappears to be replaced with a slightly gaping mouth.
    I’m mortified. But
the look on his face tells me he’s possibly just as mortified.
Maybe more. And I certainly got the results of my experiment.
Forcing down my flush to no avail, I clear my throat and check my
watch. Nodding with pursed lips, I say clinically, “Forty seconds,
give or take. Not bad, Nox.”
    Wide-eyed with a
furrowed brow, he turns on his heel and walks out of my room, the
open door gaping. Not a second later, he returns and closes the
door almost to the latch, leaving only an inch open. And I smirk.
Pulling my panties all the way up from under the towel, I
chuckle.
    I guess I won that
round.

Chapter Five Death wish

    Lily

    Sitting in the library, wearing the biggest, dorkiest smile I
can muster, I can confirm that this is heaven. It’s a shame I’ll have to leave here. And soon. Nox
says he’s protecting me, but I can’t trust him.
    I won’t trust
him.
    It’s true that I
haven’t been treated poorly in the short time I’ve been here, but I
can’t help but feel I’m being duped. If he would just let me speak
to my father or sister, I wouldn’t have to do what I’m doing.
    I take three books
off the shelf and go back to my room. During the course of the
evening, I take small bits of food and bottled water and stash them
in a pillowcase hidden in the depths of my closet.
    The time reads
11:51pm when Nox appears at my doorway, checking in as he has been
the whole night. I look up at him and force a yawn. “I think I’m
going to go to sleep. Today was a long day.”
    For a second, he
looks apologetic before he nods and says a gruff, “G’night.” He
waits until I slide under the covers and switch off the lamp, then
he closes the door almost completely. I hear him walk down the hall
and I’m bathed in darkness when he turns the hall light off. Now, I
just need to be sure to stay awake.
    I wait and wait and
wait as patiently as I can. Almost an hour passes before I hear
footfalls down the hall. I force my breathing to deepen and steady
as if I’m asleep just as the door creaks. The door stays open a
long while and I hear him sigh before closing the door almost fully
again. The sounds of footsteps walking away from my room make my
heart skip a beat.
    It’s time.
    I hop out of bed,
and quiet as a mouse, I tiptoe over and reach into the back of the
closet for my escape pillowcase. I creep to the doorway and
listen.
    Nothing. Not a
sound. I’m good to go.
    I carefully
push the door as close to the frame as possible then walk over to
the window. I know Nox put me on the second floor for a reason; I’d
bet he’d never guess that I was the type to climb trees when I was
younger. It’s how I broke my arm when I was younger. It hurt like a
bitch. Pushing the window up as slowly as possible, I stick my hand
on the mesh bug screen and push. Hard. It pops out with little
force and I smirk.
    Not very secure for
a safe house.
    Taking my pillowcase
of goodies, I step out onto the ledge and look around.
    Gutter, three
o’clock.
    Shuffling over, my
heart races as I take hold of the white painted steel. I’m not
exactly fond of heights. I clutch the gutter tightly but my hands
sweat so much that I can’t get a good grip.
    I wonder what would
happen if I fell? Would I land on my feet?
    I
think that’s a great way to break your feet. You are not a cat. You know this,
right?
    Hmmm. True. I close
my eyes and try to steady myself by taking deep breaths.
    It’s now or never.
Don’t be a chickenshit, just do it.
    Okay. I wipe my
hands on my sweats and clasp the