Save Riley by Yolanda Olson Page B

put an arm around her shoulders, pulling her close to me. I kissed the side of her head as she rested against me. I had almost forgotten that Perry was hanging in the room had it not been for her sudden outbreak of sobs.
    Riley picked her head up and I could tell that she was trying to figure out where the sound was coming from.
    “I won’t hang you back up. Not any time soon, Perry here is going to take your spot for a bit. Would you like to see her, Riley? I kept her for you; for us,” I said softly.
    Riley pulled away from me and scooted back toward the top of the bed. She brought her legs up to her chest in an effort to keep as far away from me as she could. I sighed and moved toward her, I pulled the blindfold off of her and she stared at me with wild, angry eyes.
    “You have permission to speak,” I said softly.
    “Are you out of your fucking mind?!” she shouted. “It’s bad enough that I’m a pawn in your sex games, but now you kidnapped someone else too?”
    I shrugged. The truth was that in a way I did feel as though I were out of my mind. It took so little to catch my eye but yet so much to keep my attention long enough to invest time into what I did. I considered it an art really; a sexually charged art in where I would test the limits of the female  body and if they broke too soon or before I felt I was done with them then I would dispose of them. Depending on the conquest or the length of time it took me to break them, some would get dumped while others, the ones that survived the longest, would get quite poetic send offs.
    “I thought you would like some company is all. I actually resisted the urges I had earlier with this one. I think that says a lot about how I feel about our arrangement,” I replied clearing my throat.
    “Good for you,” she spat sarcastically. Apparently the water had given her all of her fire back.
    I crossed my hands behind my head and sighed deeply. I was obviously in a bit of a predicament. I assumed that by keeping little Anberlin, Riley would do anything, anything , to gain her freedom from this room, but it seemed that I was mistaken.
    “I have a proposition for you,” I said resting my hand on her ankle, which she promptly pulled away. I raised my eyebrows at her gesture and she hesitantly put them back within reach of my hand. “Thank you. As I was saying, I have a proposition for you.”
    “What?” she barked.
    “I will let you out of this room once you prove us to be equals. Perry will be your test. Either fuck her or kill her to prove it to me. I’ll give you all the time you need to make your decision Riley. And I will be watching,” I said, pointing to all four corners of the room in turn.
    Perry burst into hysterical tears. I got to my feet and snatched the silk wrap I had used to quiet Riley and roughly shoved it into Perry’s mouth.
    “I told you I don’t appreciate shouts and loud noises in my home. Now be quiet!”
    She closed her eyes and whimpered. I stared at her dangerously for a moment before I shook my head and turned around. Riley was on her feet and she actually looked like she wanted to fight me. I smirked as she stood there looking as fierce as an angry small creature who would kill to gain freedom.
    “Have a go, Riley. I’ll allow it this once,” I said in amusement holding my arms out to my sides.
    She stared at me for a moment, and I could see the contemplation creep across her beautiful face before disappearing. She sighed unhappily and sat down on the bed, crossing her legs underneath her. She looked up at me with defeated eyes and held up her wrists.
    “Please?” she asked.
    I nodded and made my way back to the bed and sat next to her. She turned slightly and kept her hands still while I undid the rope and set her wrists free. I watched her wrap her arms around herself and look at Perry with tears in her eyes.
    “Why are you doing this to us, Jax?” she asked avoiding my gaze.
    “I’m only doing to you what was done to me,