8th October, 2022 - Los Angeles, California
"You think she's okay in there?" Sebastian sighs, watching the small girl shift restlessly in her bed through the baby monitor.
They had put both August and Lux to bed for the night a few hours ago but whilst August fell asleep pretty quickly Lux seemed to be struggling a bit. She had managed to get a little sleep - little being the operative word.
"Just give her some time." Vincent says. "I'm sure she'll settle"
Sebastian nods, setting the monitor back onto the bedside table before begging to undress himself so he can change into a more comfortable set of clothes for the evening.
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Meanwhile, Lux lays in the tiny toddler bed, her back pressed against the soft guardrails that made her feel as though she were trapped in a cage. She was struggling to sleep, partially from the anxiety of being in this prison but also because she's been sleeping a lot during the past two days.
She shifts again in her bed, turning away from the wall to look out over the room instead. Her room. It felt weird hearing the men refer to it as her room. Her real room was back in New York.
Her eyes graze over her surroundings. It was dark but the nightlight that one of the men turned on before they left the room made it bright enough for her to see pretty well. Her eyes wander, her gaze drifting over the arm chair in the corner of the room, across the wardrobe, the chaining table and the curtains which have little red ladybugs decorating them. That's when a small bookshelf on the wall catches her eye. She must of missed it earlier but she wonders how because it seems to be filled up with many colourful books.
And to Lux, it looked kinda magical.
She found herself more than ever wanting to go over and pick up a book simply to cure the aching feeling of boredom which was starting to seep in.
Would she get in trouble? What if she got caught?
Her mind raced with thoughts. So far, she hadn't been abused or punished in any way but there was no saying what they would do if they found her out of her bed during the night. Lux chewed her bottom lip, her gaze fixed on the bookshelf.
The books seemed almost normal in comparison to this nightmare she found herself in.
Just one, she thought. I'll be quick. In and out. They won't even know.
Carefully, she pushed back the soft blanket covering her and swung her legs over the edge of the bed. Placing her feet on the floor, she slowly stands up, making her way towards the bookshelf; her heart pounding in her chest.
She reached out, running her fingers along the spines of the books. They were colorful, almost cheerful, and a pang of longing welled in her chest. Her hand paused on one—The Tale of Peter Rabbit. She hesitated, then carefully pulled it from the shelf, wincing as the book made a soft scraping sound against its neighbours.
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Little Lux
General Fiction//NON-SEXUAL AGE REGRESSION STORY// When 15 year Lux is suddenly kidnapped from her home in New York and forced to be the baby of 2 mysterious men, she doesn't know what to do. Things get even more weird when they introduce her to her 'older brothe...