Ephemeral

Divide by Zero

I stared at the remote in my hands, which had been gifted to me by Zander, and glanced down at the numerous buttons displayed on the small rectangular device. My eyes had honed in on the red button that would activate the built in guns in the wall.

Would I need to use this...?

I had already locked the door behind me, wondering if I should barricade it as well for added security. I didn't know if I should move the makeup vanity that was over by the window, or if I should trust that the door lock would be able to keep someone like Aidan out...

I'll barricade it later before I sleep.

I tossed the remote onto the queen sized bed for the time being.

For the moment, I had been given a quick breather to let me have much needed solitude. It felt as though everything were happening at too fast of a pace, and it was overwhelming me. Bringing a clenched fist up to my left temple, there was a small migraine that was beginning to form.

After a few rotations of driving my knuckles into the affected temple to alleviate some of the pain, I let out a loud exhale before walking over to where the window was. I placed a hand against the cold glass of it, staring out into the dark forest in front of me – the very same forest that I had been lying paralyzed in not even an hour and a half ago.

My eyes wandered over to the dark, heavy red curtains that dangled from the rod installed at the top of the frame. I let my eyes travel downward back to the window sill, taking my hand off of the glass. The window wasn't barred, and it seemed like Zander wasn't at all too concerned about an escape attempt from me.

But...that was fine --

I wasn't going to break his trust...

Yet.

I was going to wait until that shopping trip tomorrow before I would call for help using the medallion hidden underneath my shirt. My hand wandered up to my neck, where my fingers touched the golden chain of it. It reinforced some much needed assurance inside of me that I would make it out of this bleak situation – I still had a trump card that Aidan didn't know about --

There was a knock on the heavy wooden bedroom door. My eyes scanned the remote that I had tossed on the bed a few minutes prior. I quickly took the remote in my hands just as the door opened up to reveal Aidan.

I was absolutely certain that I had locked that door –

Of course he had ways of unlocking it.

We stared at each other for a few seconds before I aimed the remote at him, my finger hovering over the red button threateningly. It didn't need to be spoken, since he and I both knew what this remote was capable of, and who the weapons would be aimed at when I had activated it.

"Vienna," he spoke causally, unable to move his eyes away from mine.

I tensed up at that name that he had called me by.

I swallowed nervously, realizing how dry my throat actually was. The running around outside, being paralyzed, and having a gut-wrenching dinner with him and his brother had severely worn me out. No matter how much my body had wanted to give up, I knew that it would never be an option for me.

I needed to keep fighting-!

"Sleep with me, tonight," he ordered lightly as he readjusted his body to a more comfortable position. The wooden door was now wide open, allowing him to see inside of the room I was in completely. He was also unfortunately blocking the only escape route that I had -- the window excluded.