Trained | 18+

Chapter Nine

Tanner swings open the door and I almost fall in.
"Delia you should know better than to eavesdrop," he scoops down and picks me up again. Evan doesn't follow behind him.

"Angel get a hot bath ready for her please. And deal with him." Angel swiftly moves into Tanner's room. I want Evan, it's been days since I've seen him. I'm grateful he's up and walking at least. We move down the hall towards the girls rooms.

"Do you like what you heard darling? Do you enjoy the thought of being mine," he whispers into my ear. Goosebumps crawl up my arms.

"You're disgusting. I'm too tired to deal with you right now," I'm not in the mood to entertain Tanner's stupid taunts. I haven't eaten for days. I'm exhausted and dirty. He smirks at my response.

"Don't worry about James, he'll be dealt with. No one is going to hurt you like that again." We reach the door and he holds me up with one arm like I weigh nothing as he opens the door. He gently places me on the edge of the bed.

"Deal with him the way you did with Evan? Maybe if he wasn't in hospital this wouldn't have happened. Maybe if you were around it wouldn't have happened," I turn away not giving him the satisfaction of eye contact. This only happened because he brought me here. He puts me in danger letting me stay here every day. Who knows what those men have done to the other slaves here.

"You're right. We won't be letting you out of our sight again." We? Does that include Evan?

"Let me undress you Delia." I don't move.

"Please," he adds his voice lowering. I nod.
He kneels in-front of me gently tugging at my panties. I don't want him to see how dirty I am. Covered in my own piss, what an embarrassment. He gently pulls them off and I'm too weak to try and cover myself.

"I won't touch you, I just need to unclasp your bra," he reaches behind me embracing me. Warmth radiates off him. His cologne makes me drowsy, it's so comforting and sweet. This almost makes me feel nostalgic for when we used to cuddle together in bed at night. That life seems to far away from us now. He slowly pulls my bra off as my breasts spill out. Tanner takes a moment to sit on his knees watching me. He's never undressed me before. His fingers trace down my side stopping at the bruises on my thighs before gently trailing over them. His eyes fill with an expression I've never seen before. Pain? I can't fixate on it, I'm feeezing. The sound of my teeth chattering pulls Tanner out of his trance and he helps me pull a shower robe over my arms.

"Eat this please, slowly. You haven't eaten for a couple of days so your stomach is sensitive," a bread roll appears in my hand.

"I'll make you dinner after you've showered, this is just so you have something in your stomach." He collects my underwear and begins tidying the room while I eat. Trying to keep himself busy it seems.

"Where were you?" Did nobody look for me for days?

"On a business trip." Quite the blunt response.

"Are you leaving again?" My voice trembles. I don't want to appear weak in front of Tanner, I don't want him to wear me down. The thought of James makes me sick and I can't stop the cascade of tears that form. Tanner held  me stand up from the bed. His hands fumble with my robe as he ties it in bow on my hip. His face is so close to mine.

"No I won't leave you again." His eyes wander down my exposed neck. He draws in a quick breath before fixing the robe over my shoulder.

"I just have one last item of business to attend to, I'll be back in an hour, Angel will bathe you," he turns to leave but I instinctively grab his arm.

"Please don't leave me alone," it sounds like I'm begging. Maybe I am. James could come back for me again and I'd much prefer Tanner be here when he does.