The Dragon's Mate

Chapter 21

Before Emerald could ask anymore questions, Hunter takes her hand and brings her back inside through the secret passage until they come down a hall hearing moans and people screaming out; Hunter opens a door as Emerald looks around shocked saying, "hold on, is this a-." Hunter points his finger to his lips and tells her to be quiet as he thrust the door shut as Emerald's heart begins to pound heavily. Emerald sees the whips, gags and iron cuff around the bed thinking, 'what the hell?! Is he trying to be fifty shades on me?.' Emerald says, "this better be a place for sleeping ONLY!." Hunter says, "look this place is a brothel, Emerald." Emerald says, "you did not answer my question, Hunter." Hunter heads over to the wardrobe and brings out a particularly revealing piece of lingerie. Hunter says, "they leave these for all the slaves, to... prepare them!." Emerald feels a cold shiver run down her spine as she stares at the lingerie and then at Hunter saying angrily, "look I don't care what this place is, I will not be your sex slave- what do you think I am?! some kind of girl that likes it kink-." Before she could say anything else Hunter came over saying, "that is the last thing I want you to be, Emerald." Emerald was stunned saying, "what? you are not going to do fifty shades on me?!." Hunter turns back to the wardrobe and picks up all the degrading pieces of clothing and throws them away as he opens a drawer to carefully choose three modest pyjamas and gives them to Emerald. He says, "here, change." Emerald says, "that is all, just get change?." 

Hunter replies, "unless you want to sleep in a torn, scorched ball gown... we are staying here for the night just to lie low, nothing more." Emerald sighs saying, "oh thank god, I was so worried." Hunter looks at her replying, "worried? whatever for?." Emerald says, "I really thought... for a second there... why didn't you just say that sooner?." Hunter answers, "this is only place Damien will not come looking, he knows I hate it down here." Hunter looks around the room with disgust as he gestures Emerald to change into the pyjamas in her hand saying, "get change, Emerald that's an order." Emerald looks at them asking, "which one should I wear?." Hunter answers, "just choose the one you feel most yourself in." Emerald was surprised saying, "the one I feel my.. myself in? nobody has ever asked me to do this before." Hunter says, "well, I am asking you now." His stern expression softens to something kind and gently as he says, "since we are alone, I would like to see you choose something for yourself, something you like." Emerald says, "really something that is... just for me?." Hunter nods as Emerald places the pyjamas on the bed and feels the fabric before choosing the soft silk white one; she grabs it and goes into the bathroom to freshen up while Hunter sets up the bed; as Emerald finishes in the shower, she changes the cloth on the mark and soon wears the white pyjamas as she stares in the mirror surprised in which it hugs her curves and makes her feels cosy. 

She comes out saying, "I have never worn anything like this before and yet I feel more myself than ever, Hunter." Hunter looks at her asking, "so, do you like it?." Emerald smiles and nods as she sees a smile forming on Hunter's lip saying, "I mean... I am not sure, you tell me." Hunter checks her out from top to bottom saying, "wow, Emerald you look." He coughs nervously before saying, "well let's just say that it was made for you, you selected well." Emerald thanks him as she turns to go back to get her gown however Hunter notices something shocking on her skin asking, "wait, what is this?." Emerald freezes as Hunter brushes his hand over her lower back where a violent burned scar mutilates on her skin. Emerald turns back to Hunter saying, "um... that is nothing... something I would rather forget about." Hunter says, "it looks much deeper and worse than your other injuries, what happened?." Emerald hesitated as Hunter says, "I won't force you to tell me but just know I am right here, and you are safe." Emerald had tears in her eyes replying, "I do not know what really happened, but I got it the day my twin brother died, it was many years ago and we were both playing in this old abandoned barn... when everything soon went dark, when I awoke he was gone, and my back was very burned." Hunter says, "oh my god, I am very sorry." Emerald says, "it is probably what I deserve for surviving and does not hurt as much as the pain in my heart."