Reasons for Silence

Thief

Before I start this chapter I would like to dedicate this chapter to @RosesnWater who has been so supportive of my writing and always leaves encouraging comments.

Thanks so much for reading! :D

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Chapter Twenty ~ Serefina

We stood in silence.

Amador scanned my face thoroughly as though he were looking for something. Maybe he thought I was lying to him. Maybe he was thinking about what he had for dinner last night. It was anyone's guess. I took the time that he was looking at me to really take in his appearance. He was dressed formally, as he nearly always was, his hair was combed neatly into place and it seemed as though there wasn't a single strand of hair that didn't cooperate with him. Everything about the way he looked, the way he stood, the way he carried himself could only be described as clean and crisp. He was tall and he had broad shoulders. He had the kind of frame that would be easy to hold onto.

Suddenly I found myself wondering what it would be like if he pulled me close, the way Kobe did. What would his hair feel like if I ran my hands through it? What would it be like to feel his breath on my ear? What would it be like to kiss his lips?

Suddenly I was reminded of the reason that I was standing in the same room as Amador in the first place. He wanted to marry me. He brought me here for that purpose but he hasn't asked my opinion on any of it; my experience here or what my life was like before someone caught me and decided that it was okay for them to call me a possession.

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath to bring myself back into reality.

"Amador," I started, my heart jumped when I saw his eyes light up, "can I leave?"

He looked around the room for a second.

"I suppose since you seem to be so insistent that you don't need to know how to fight," he said with a defeated sigh.

"No," I said, "I mean, can I leave the Palace?"

"Did you need something? I can get it for you. What do you need?"

"No. I'm trying to ask you if I have any freedom. Am I allowed to leave?" I said looking up from the floor.

"Do you not like it here?" he asked, eyebrows furrowed.

"Not what it's about," I said shaking my head.

"So you do like it here?"

"Yes,"

"Then why would you want to leave?" he said taking a number of steps toward me.

I countered his steps and breathed in a deep breath. I felt like I was gearing up to fight.

"I'm just asking if I'm free to go or not. I wasn't free when I was with Kobe and I just want to know if I'm in the same position here or not." As I said this I felt my back hit the wall. Amador followed me and only stopped moving when he was less than a foot away from me.

I saw the muscles in his neck constrict.

"So what you're really asking," he said, taking another step forward closing the space between us, "is if you can leave me."

I crossed my arms over my stomach. Yes, in a manner of speaking, I was asking if I could leave him. I said nothing for a while. In all honesty, there was a part of me that enjoyed being so close to Amador. He rested his hands against the wall on either side of my head and lowered his forehead to mine. I felt my breathing become labored and I closed my eyes.

"Little Fina," he said, "you don't even know me yet. I can give you everything."

I blushed at the nickname.

"I just want to know that I'm free to leave. I don't want to be owned anymore." I said.

When he sighed I felt his breath fan my face. He picked his forehead off mine and looked me in the eye.

"It's not like that," he said. I bit my tongue. How could he possibly say that? What makes what he's doing any different than what Kobe did?

"It's exactly like that." I said and I put my hands on his chest to push him away, "and if that's how it's going to be then I might as well go all the way back to Kobe's manor because he actually paid for me. Which just makes you a thief."

A/N:

Hey, sorry it's been such a long time since I've uploaded another chapter but I would like to say that this is the most that I've ever uploaded in a single story ever! Which is exciting, to me anyways. As always, I hope that you like this part and don't be afraid to leave a comment or send me a message with any thoughts you might have.

Thanks so much for reading!

-Edna Mender