The Redemption of Maximus

Trapped-Emily

I'm breathing so hard I can hardly think. It almost feels as if I am burning alive as he surrounds me. In pure panic I start to thrash as memories of someone holding me completely still flash through my mind. If I don't fight this time I know I am going to die. There is no friend to protect me this time. I got myself into another situation with one of these monsters, and now I need to get myself out.

His arm moves to trap my hands so that I no longer have movement of my elbows. I hear him telling me to stop but I just know that I cant. I can't go through this again. I don't want to be the reason someone else dies. So I beg him to let me go as I feel the tears start to leak from my eyes.

I just want to go home. I want to see Julia again. I want to see my mom again. I want to get married and someday have babies. I can't die here in this place where no one knows where I am. This is a mistake. I never should have come here.

As he traps my legs my energy wanes. I know that I am losing this fight. But I will fight until I take my last breath rather than be on the other end of the anger I heard. He lied to me. he said he couldn't change into his monster, but I saw it in his eyes.

As the last of my energy drains against my struggles my ears pop and I can hear his voice. His tone has changed and for some reason the one he is using causes me to relax.

His arms loosen and for a brief moment I think he is going to let me go. Only his arms stay in place. The heat of the moment is intense, and I can feel my sweat slick skin. I can feel every contour of his muscled body pressed to my back as he holds me on the floor in this cabin.

".....I am not going to harm you" he whispers in my ear. "I promise" he says. I feel as he slightly shifts beneath me and my face heats. My breath hitches in my chest as I feel it. I'm cradled into the V of his body. The length of him is pressed against my butt. I start to panic again, and I feel my heart race once more as the his breath fans against my cheek. I feel my chicks redden at the thought that he is hard for me.

"If you mean me no harm, then you will let me go. You will let me get up, right now" I plead with him. If he is having this kind of reaction then I know exactly what he wants from me. And he is not going to get it. After a silent moment, his arms and legs release me. I push off of him as I hurriedly crawl away to the other side of the room. I just need to get away from him.

He sits up in the place that he held me on the floor and stares into my eyes. I flick my gaze to the door contemplating if I can make an honest run for it. I have no idea where I am in the forest, but I am willing to risk it.

"Please don't........don't leave me" I hear him say. I whip my gaze back to his and see that he has turned to face me. Looking into his eye I can see that they are back to normal. I no longer see the other side of him in them, but I'm still scared.

"I can't stay here. Not like this. You have to let me go" I explain. My voice is pleading as I beg him to hear me.

"I can't Em. I know you don't understand but I can't let you go" He says as he looks away from me. He almost sounds broken for a moment I feel a surge of sadness. The feeling causes me to fall right onto my butt from my crouched position. I look at him trying to get a read, but he refuses to meet my gaze. With a sigh I try to gather my courage. I think it's pretty obvious that I need more answers. We both do.

I don't know anything about him besides his name and that he is a guard. What does he want from me? Why did he bring me here? Why does he call me Em.

"Why don't you try to explain it to me then, Lee?" I ask with a sigh.

"I want to but it's so complicated. There are some things that I just can't tell you. I have protected my people since I came here, and I can't put them in danger. Even more so now that I can never leave them. There are so few humans that we can trust." He says as he gazes out the window.