Chapter 79. Day Five: Tall Order (1)

2021, February 22nd. Venatores, Warlanda

Aaron felt Keira’s struggling body just in time to cover her mouth with his hand. It helped to know it was coming. As her struggling became more aggressive, so did Aaron. He pulled his hand away from her mouth and rolled her onto her stomach, shoving her head face first into the pillow. She let loose, muffled screams pouring out of her. Then he was on top of her, straddling her, pinning her down with his thighs, locking her arms behind her back as he looped them into his own.

“It’s okay. You’re okay,” he said, pressing his body into hers, lowering his lips to her ear. “Come back to me. Come back for me, Keira.”

He couldn’t make himself say the rest of it. She wasn’t his hope and peace anymore. All she was now was agony. No promise of it letting up. He wouldn’t get her back if he hung in there a while. Just pain, no pleasure. Nothing to hope and fight for.

Evidently, it had been enough just the same. Soon she stopped st