Lexie's heart that was foolish enough to believe him tore right open, her eyes leaking hot tears as she drowned in betrayal. He promised! He said he wouldn't, yet he still went ahead and did.   What a fool she was, thinking she could change him.   What a fool she was, to have believed him.   What a damn fool!   She had made a complete idiot out of herself all because she was too gullible.   Tearing her gaze away from the floor and up to his dark eyes, Lexie rubbed her burning cheek. "Why...?"   Her voice was croaky and dry, subdued and audibly vulnerable, yet still Zheme tucked his hands in the closure of his pockets, eyes assessing her rather coldly as he voiced out..."Wasn't it a rule to stay away from my office? Or did you foolishly forget?"   His words hit her right in the chest and it seems that was his aim all along; to puncture her

Lexie woke up in the same room she had grown to dread, eyes droopy, lips dry, body overly weak. Her hands were shackled above her head, feet restrained to the floor and though she wasn't sure how to feel about her current position, she was certain that fear was what she felt most.   Fear of what to come, fear of who he had become, so much fear that she felt as though it was stifling her. It was settled around her neck, tightening as the seconds ticked by, it was like a snake, slithering down her skin, planning to eat her alive.   It was frustrating, to fear the person you were once so comfortable around and it was sad to still think that everything he did up until now was just a slip up.   He had promised her and he had kept that promise for so long, so why break it now, why hit her? Why restrain her?   Why..?   Just why...?   She had glared at him before, sh

Zheme sat her in his lap by the table, pulling the dish closer. "Here Kitten, eat."With tears in her heart, Lexie took ahold of her fork and started doing just what she had been told... She ate and when she was done, she turned to look at him, eyes still red and not withholding anything but the pain of his betrayal. "I'm full."Zheme nodded at that, lifting her and taking her up the flight of stairs to their shared bedroom. "I already ran you a bath." He sat her on his right knee, using his now free hand to twist the knob and push the door open. "Take a shower and I'll be waiting for you on the bed."He placed her on her feet on the bathroom floor and watched as she staggered further inside without uttering a word. This wasn't his Lexie, his Lexie had never been this quiet and this obedient before, his Lexie had never looked at him with such eyes before, but maybe it was because she —his Lexie— had never been this hurt before.Her pain was almost tan

Lexie forced herself to swallow the last piece of chicken on her plate, then glared up at Zheme who was currently washing his dish. His back was turned to her, broad shoulders shifting along with every movement of his hands.Three days had passed since he had locked her in the dungeon, and oh, how she wished she could just stab him in the neck, or in the side, or better yet in the head, after all, thats where his sickness was...in his damn head.Since breakfast, he kept ordering her around, kept demanding control and Lexie just wanted to shove something down his throat. He had taken enough from her, her trust, her heart and now he wanted her submission. He'd get submission alright, but only until Lexie found out how to screw off those bars off of those damn windows."Lexie, bring your plate."Lexie's glare intensified, he didn't even ask if she was finished with it, but either way, Lexie rose out of her chair, grabbed her plate and brought it to him.

"She's pregnant."Pregnant..?Zheme's eyes widened, face supporting a dumbfounded look. "Pregnant...?"The doctor nodded, shoving his hands in the pocket of his coat. "She's two weeks pregnant, thus the starting of morning sickness, isn't that happy news?""Happy news? How could this be happy news when I'm pregnant for him of all persons?""For me of all persons?" Zheme looked over at Lexie who sat on the hospital bed, a hurt look crossing his face. "What's wrong with me?""You're a...a..." She groaned, palm clinging to her still aching head. "Never mind."Zheme frowned. "I think I have the right to know.""But I don't have to tell you.""You do.""I don't and I won't, so j-"The doctor stepped between them, face blank. "Sorry for intruding, but there are other patients in need of my help." He offered Lexie a seal bottle of pills. "Here, take them in the morning before you eat, they're