Ava! Are you in there, girl?” Benjamin shouted as he knocked on the wooden door.
Ava pulled the comforters over her head in a bid to hide from Benjamin’s presence. It didn’t work as much, for he kept banging at the door like it was some sort of musical equipment.
Groaning, she threw the cover off, and went towards the door. She flung it open, then stepped aside for Benjamin to enter. He’d changed to a long top, and painfully looking pants. The fashion sense was so crazy to look at.
“You’ve not changed. The Alpha wants you in his bed, and trust me, he doesn’t like to wait.” Benjamin said dramatically.
Ava shrugged. She was not in the business of fusing over a man that barely wanted her. She walked down to her bed and sat down heavily on it. Benjamin eyed her literally, and figuratively. In an alternate universe, she’d have had a good laugh at him, but she wasn’t in the mood right now. Nothing about her present situation was worth being hyper about.
“Look, you need to quit the attitude, if you wish to survive here. I don’t know the situation around what you must have left behind or why you were sold. But, know this; No-one is going to come for you. You’ve been sold, and you’re practically as good as forgotten. This is your world now, so kindly adjust,” Benjamin advised in one short breath.
He moved towards her wardrobe, and grabbed a blue robe from the hanger, throwing it at her. She looked at the flimsy wear while her head was practically spinning with his words.
“Wear it,” He said with a snap of his fingers.
She nodded, grabbing the robe. “I will, but can you please wait outside?” She asked quietly.
He rolled his eyes at her. “It’s not like it’s nothing, I haven’t seen it before.” He said smugly, winking at her in the process.
She glared at him in response, and then respectfully, he made his way out of the room. With him gone, she had ample time to think. Once more, she called Ivanka, but her wolf was determined to snub her.
“I just wish I was so stubborn, I didn’t need to conform to all of Alpha Jax’s nonsense demands. But, I’m not. I never was, and that’s going to make me a puppet in his hands. No matter the self-hype I did earlier, I don’t know how long I would be able to stay aloof. The only thing I can do is think, and act up in my spare time. And, if what Benjamin says is true, then I need to stop arguing so I don’t become a scapegoat for him to feast on,” She thought out-loud.
With a sigh, she pulled her nightwear off, and donned the blue robe on. It fit like a fiddle, like she had fit in his hands back at the training center. She shook her head at how silly she was talking about such an encounter when he didn’t even acknowledge her. She really needed to get it together. She was starting to act like a moving contradiction.
“I’m done,” She called out.
Benjamin sashayed back in the room, then squealed at the same moment. “Babe, you’re hot without me even trying.” He clapped his hands together like he was a kid. “But, that hair needs to tumble down your shins. It’s short already, so what’s the need for packing it up?” He asked incredulously.
She shrugged nonchalantly. “It’s just a bad habit, I guess,” She said as an afterthought.
He took the pins out. “Right! Bad habit!” He agreed with her. He pulled backwards, and examined her hair. “Ok, you’re good to go. The gloss is just enough for what we’re about to do. Alpha Jax doesn’t like too much make-up at nighttime.” He added softly.
She nodded, as she walked alongside him. She was out her door in seconds, and they made a beeline for the Alpha’s room. She turned briefly to look at Benjamin. He was also on lip gloss, but he seemed to sparkle. There must be a reason he was the head of the sex-slaves, and she couldn’t think of something other than his energy that catapulted him.
“If you keep staring at me like a snack, you’d get us both in big trouble. Remember the Alpha said you’re out of bounds until he says otherwise. So, kindly keep your admiration in small perk size breasts,” He said seriously.
Ava looked away from him, her eyes heating up in embarrassment. She had not been thinking of boning him at all, but the way he’d framed his words, made her hot. The man may be gay, but he was beyond attractive when he opened his mouth.
In her flustered rush, she didn’t realize when she went face first on a female. The lady pushed her backwards none-too-gently and Ava found herself struggling to gain her footing as quickly as she could. She was aware of Benjamin’s hands on her arm as he tried to help her keep her balance.
“Can’t you see, slave?” The lady snapped at her.
Ava swallowed as she looked up at her. It was the same lady who had helped her earlier. “I can. It’s just that…”
“What? You’re in a hurry to satisfy my brother’s bed?” She mocked coldly.
She stared at her stunned. She couldn’t believe how rude she was to her. She looked at her once more to be sure she was the same person, and she hadn’t made a mistake in judgment. It was her! She wasn’t this mean to her the last time they connected. What had happened to her?
“Lily! Please, spare Ava, ok? We got to run,” Benjamin said, pulling me away from the beauty and further into the hall.
I looked behind me, catching her silhouette. She was standing slumped, and somehow, I linked it with pity. I was truly in for a long ride this time.