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9

Oliver shut the door and locked it as many times as it locked, and then he turned to Lora.

The smile on his face was almost as sickening as the expiration date on the condom. It was years out of use, and looked as old as hell. She struggled against the chains. Was this really happening? It couldn't be. But it was. He bent down to his knees so he could attach yet another chain to Lora's right ankle and secured it to the leg of the table.

Oliver grinned at her. He put his hands on the table, and he leant towards her, his lips twitching and his eyes quivering, studying her face as best as he could.

"Now," he held up the disgustingly old condom and put it on the table in front of her. "If you give me the information I want, I'll save you some pain. If you don't give me the information that I want, well..." his finger pushed the condom farther down the table to Lora. She winced away from it.

"Now, without further ado..." his grin didn't seem like it could get more malicious, but he proved that wrong.

"Wait." It was a whisper from pleading eyes which only wanted to keep themselves safe.

He rolled his eyes and his smile dropped. "What."

"What are you... what if I don't know the answer?" She quivered.

"I'll know."

She closed her eyes. I think he might rape me if I don't give him information.

Oh my god. I'm coming.

No. He'll kill you. Just please don't listen to what's about to happen. If it's not too bad I'll recount what I said for you and the RS.

David nodded sarcastically and rolled his eyes. No I've got to come for you! I'm not going to let this happen. I promise I won't listen, but I'm coming to get you.

No you're not. You know I have a way with words. I'll be fine. I don't want you dead.

I won't let him kill me or—

Stay away. He has guards surrounding the place. I'd love for you to come and rescue me, but there is a ninety-nine point nine percent change that you'll die.

Fine. But I'm not going to let him rape you.

I won't let him.

Okay. I guess. He couldn't believe he was actually not going to do anything. All of his instincts told him to run, but all of his mind was screaming at him to do what she had told him to do.
...
"Shall we begin?"

Lora grit her teeth.

"I take that that's a yes."

Lora closed her eyes took a deep unnecessary breath and opened her eyes. Smiling ironically, she refrained from letting foul things escape her mouth.

"How long have you been a part of the RS?"

Lora took a deep breath and answered honestly. This was going to take a long time.
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"It's been two hours, Loraine!"

She gulped nervously and eyed the condom still sitting on the table. She didn't think that he'd ever intended to use it.

"Two fucking hours since my question! It's an easy question to answer!"

She didn't dare look him in the eye, but her muscles flexed quietly against her chains. She wanted to see Larry again. Say hi to her old friends. What if she'd never met David again in that bar she so dearly loved? Or worse, what if he wouldn't've even been changed into a vampire? He wouldn't have seen her at the bar. What about Charles? James? Where was her beloved friend, Nori? She missed her. And what about Meaghan and Leah. She missed them too. And Mike and Jim and Julie? God how she'd love to see them all again. Lora saw Oliver's mouth open to shout at her again. So she answered.

"Yes."

His jaw dropped.

"You...you've tried?"

"Yes."

He held his hand up to his forehead and stared at her in disbelief. "Oh my god. Fuck. What happened to you?"

"Nothing."

"Nothing..." he repeated. He didn't think that it could be true. It was the unbreakable oath that every vampire young or old knew about or was taught about, and she'd broken it? It didn't seem likely. She'd broken one and she hadn't gotten hurt? Well, damn.

She could tell precisely what he was thinking, even if she wasn't trying to directly read his thoughts. She did have a way with her words, it was only a matter of looking at the situation in a different way.

I mean of course she hadn't actually broken the oath that she'd made with Jamie.