I gasp, “NO! He would not have left like that with out saying goodbye! What did you say to him to make him achieve this?”

Bain chuckles. “Nothing a lot in any respect. I had a heart-to-heart with my son, and he determined it could be finest if he left for some time.”

“That is FOUR years of his life, Bain! When will he be house once more?” I ask, my voice turning into extra frantic.

If he is enlisted, I am too late. I will not see him for months, at the very least! I am unsure how lengthy coaching takes or after they get go away, however even every week with out Beau goes to destroy me.Why?Why is that this taking place to me?

“I am uncertain when he can be house subsequent, however the longer he is gone, the higher will probably be for each of you. You want the time to face the details, Ryan. You and Beau are forbidden to be collectively so long as you’re siblings, even when it is solely stepsiblings. I’ve labored too onerous to construct my firm to the place it is at. I can’t have you ever and Beau disgracing the corporate together with your forbidden relationship.”

I glare at him with all the fashion I’ve inside me. “I. Hate. You.”

Bain wipes his mouth together with his serviette and stands up. “Come, bunny. It is time to go away.” He comes over to my chair and leans down. His sizzling breath brushes my neck as he says his subsequent phrases to me. “You’ll study to like me, Ryan. All of them study their place ultimately.”

I cease respiratory till he straightens and holds his hand out for my mom. I watch as they stroll from the room, hand in hand. My mom does not even say goodbye to me, and that hurts greater than something. We labored so onerous to construct our relationship again up, and now, it is all crumbling down.

Throwing my serviette on high of my plate, I am not hungry. As quickly as I go away the eating room, my wrist is grabbed, and I shriek solely to see that it is Bain. “I virtually forgot…”

He wraps a silver tennis bracelet round my wrist. “What’s this? I do not want any items from you, Bain. You possibly can’t purchase me…”

Bain snickers. “I need not purchase you, Ryan. You might be already mine; I personal you. No, this bracelet has a tracker in it. For those who go away the property, you’ll be hunted down and punished, even whereas we’re gone. Do not suppose you possibly can take it off, both. There is just one solution to take it off, and I’ve it. Be lady, and it may be eliminated.”

He leans in and presses his lips to my head like a loving father would, however there may be nothing loving about it. It is all about energy and possession for Bain. As a result of he is married to my mom, he assumes I now belong to him, too. I belong to 1 particular person solely. I consider Beau, however then my hope depletes a little bit as I take into consideration how he simply walked away…I could belong to him, however does he nonetheless belong to me?

The week has passed by so slowly. I keep on the Manor, not desirous to take the possibility that Bain would make good on his phrase. Inside the first few days, I’ve memorized the format, and now, I am simply bored. I run the paths twice a day, as a result of the loneliness is attending to me, and with the loneliness comes the darkness and the despair.

With out Beau, my demons are starting to rise as soon as extra, and I can do nothing about it. I’ve talked to my mom as soon as since they left, however now it goes straight to voicemail. I am certain that it is Bain’s doing. What’s it that he desires? I get the entire stepsibling factor, though I disagree with it, but it surely looks like there may be extra to it.

I am roaming the halls after I move his house workplace. Trying round, I slip inside and wander over to his desk. The huge wood construction dominates the room similar to its proprietor does, and I second guess what I am about to attempt to do. I shake it off, although. Shifting ahead, I sit within the padded chair behind the desk and stare on the darkish laptop display.

Bain mentioned I might use no matter I wanted, and since I not have my cellphone, I’ll get on-line. Booting up the pc takes no time in any respect, and surprisingly, there is no such thing as a password to get into it. Both he trusts sufficient that no one will snoop, or he is cocky to suppose no one woulddare snoop. It sucks for him that I am not a no one.

Scrolling via his work and opening file after file, I am arising with completely nothing. That’s till I come to a file within the household album that simply does not look proper. Amongst the images of a younger Beau and a stupendous lady with the identical piercing inexperienced eyes as my Beau—I can solely assume it is his mom—there’s a file that claims’previous instances’…I click on on it.

Images of some fairly scary males pop up, but it surely appears to be like like they do not know their image is being taken. Image after image, it is all the identical males…three, to be exact. Bain was cautious to not go away names, however there’s a slip-up on one of many information the place it says D’ Angelo. I write the title down so I can look it up afterward.

I am about to shut the folder after I discover a video file. I click on on it. Beau’s good-looking face seems, but it surely’s indignant. He is right here on this workplace, it appears to be like like. Do I dare open it? Will Bain know if I do? In some way, I really feel like Bain actually would not care if I noticed this or not. In spite of everything, he mentioned I might use no matter I wanted. Biting my decrease lip as I stare on the picture of Beau on the display, I make the choice and open it.

Twenty-One

Tingles shoot via me as quickly as I hear Beau’s voice. I want I had my cellphone, so I might play again the voicemails he has left me previously, simply to assuage my aching coronary heart. Although Beau’s voice is stuffed with anger, I nonetheless maintain tight to it, however then the phrases begin sinking in.

“I am not leaving her, Dad… I like her! I’ve beloved her for therefore lengthy…please simply settle for us!” Beau begs.

“I can’t have the corporate’s repute go down the drain as a result of my son, and accomplice, won’t cease fucking his sister!” Bain yells.

“Ryan just isn’t my sister, Dad! Get it via your head…fuck!”

“Watch your language when speaking to me…” Bain warns.

“Fuck you! For those who do not respect me or my emotions, do not anticipate me to respect you! The place is she, Dad? The place is Ryan? When you have harm her…”

“You may what? What’s going to you do, Beau?” Bain snarls, “I can do regardless of the fuck I need together with her, as a result of I personal her now!”

“What the fuck is your deal? Simply since you married Lacey doesn’t suggest you personal her daughter! You sound like a sick pervert!” Beau barks.

The sinister grin on Bain’s face as I proceed to observe this encounter, which have to be after I used to be taken, is giving me chills. I can not consider the audacity of Bain, however what’s worse are the phrases he says to his son subsequent.

“I am certain I could make a reasonably penny on the black marketplace for our fairly lady. What I’ve seen of Ryan, the monsters who purchase girls would like to get their palms on her tight little physique.” Bain’s grin is evil as he watches the horror develop on Beau’s face.

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