Beauty's Web

Chapter 3

Hush, it's okay, I said, as I started to sing a lullaby that my mom once sang to me when I was young.

"In the darkness, I'll be your light,
Your safe haven, your guiding sight.
I'll hold you close and keep you tight,
And chase away the scary night.
You're my sunshine, my precious star,
My love for you will travel far.
I'll protect you with all my might,
And keep you safe through the dark of night.
So close your eyes and rest your head,
Your mama's here, you're not alone in bed.
I'll sing to you a gentle song,
And keep you safe all night long."

As I finished the song, Max fell asleep, and with a sigh, I placed him on the bed. Seeing he was no longer watching me, I finally cracked, and the tears started to fall, unable to stop. I cried because of how I was sold, and I cried for how the man who claimed to never hurt me did not even see our baby as a person.

A harsh knock could be heard from the door, and as expected, Riven's voice shouted at me to get out of the room, not wanting my baby to fall victim to his abuse. I wiped my tears and hurried to the door, quickly opening it, and just as quickly closing it. He placed a hand on my hips and told me sorry for his actions, saying things like "babe, it was my fault" and "I love you," but it was all a big joke; we both knew there was no love, so why pretend?

As he studied my expression, seeing that I was not doing what he expected—which was to tell him it was okay and smile at him—but how could I? He wanted to do that in front of my baby. Before I could let out a word, he slammed my head to the door, saying, "Since you don't have any manners, let me teach you some." His hands wandered all over my body, squeezing my breasts, pushing my shorts down, moving my panties to the side, and sliding his Index finger in me. As I was about to let out a painful whimper, he held my right breast, squeezing it so that milk came out, whispering how hot it was that I was "leaking," as he calls it. He began to move his index finger, and I tried not to make a sound, not wanting to alarm sleeping Max. Seeing that I was not making any noise, he pulled his index finger out, took out his penis, and held me against the door, ramming into me over and over. Being unable to take it, I let out moans occasionally"stop it. Max is sleeping," I uttered. "Shut up and let me enjoy this," he said, as he finished inside me. And then, he pushed me off him, telling me to get lost.

"And that I did, with my weak body. I raised myself and opened the door, then closing it. And then I just broke - all my emotions came rushing down, and I covered my mouth, not making a sound in fear of waking Max. I tried to hold in any noise that could alarm my baby. I fainted.

"No," I said, as I woke up. "What is it?" I heard a voice say from beside me. Turning my head, I realized it was just Erebus. As I stared into his eyes, I started to feel calm, so I laid back down and rested in his arms, trying to forget what I had just witnessed in my memories.

"You can talk to me, you know," he said, as he stroked my cheeks. As he did, tears streamed down my face. With a quick motion, he kissed my cheeks and told me to rest and come down for breakfast.

I couldn't move as I heard the door close, and so did my eyes. I somehow fell back into my own darkness. 'Max, Max,' I called, as the now one-year-old was playing hide-and-seek with me. Even though it was limited to our room, it was still fun. I bent down and looked under the bed to see a curly-headed child giggling. As I shouted, 'I found you!' I grabbed him from under the bed and started to tickle him. He laughed and tried to tell me to stop, seeing as he couldn't take it anymore. I let him go, telling him it was time for lunch. I placed him on the bed, telling him not to move, as I hurried downstairs.

Riven was sitting, eating his lunch, telling him not to mind me. I started to make lunch for my baby. He didn't say anything, just simply nodded and continued to eat.

Max Pov

Mom was taking too long, so I stepped out of the room and wondered, as I walked, what dad was doing. So I headed to his room. As I entered, I climbed onto the bed and dropped off to sleep, waiting for him to come.

Riven Pov

I stood up and told Astrid that I was leaving. As I said that, she came and gave me a kiss on the cheek. Satisfied, I headed up to my room. When I opened the door, our kid was sleeping on my bed. With this opportunity, I smiled and picked up the maybe one-year-old in my arms.

To be continued...

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ps I made up the song :-D