Chapter 47

Demetri’s POV

He shakes his head as I struggle to understand what it is that he’s struggling with. No matter how I reassure him that this is what I want, he resists following my directions. It feels as if he was punished for doing what he was told as much as he was for defiance.

“Cole, please, pulling you towards me is going to cause you pain that I don’t want to cause. Come to me. I’m not going to hurt you.”

His body freezes in place as he puts his head in his hands. While I’m starting to understand why Red General feels the need to tie him to the bed, I also feel that it has ultimately made this situation that much more difficult for him to deal with. I move myself close