episode 8
Author
And thank you so much for your supporters
I wake up the next morning to a knock at the door before it opens to reveal a young woman carrying a couple of thin boxe
Sarah
Mike? I'm Sarah, one of the maids here
Sarah
Hi to you too, I know this isn't the best of circumstances to meet, but I'll do my best to make your stay here comfortable
I raise an eyebrow and look around the room
Mike
This is what you call "comfortable"
Sarah
not the best room in the house I know, but I have a peace offering
She raises the box in her hands
Sarah
since you didn't have time to retriever your own things. Mr. Roux bought some that he thought would suit you
Mike
Is this coming out of my indentured servitude
Sarah
of course not. Mr. Roux is a generous man. He wouldn't give you a gift and expect to pay it back
Mike
Generous? That monster?
Sarah
I know the circumstances are tough, but he's not so bad really
Sarah
Mr. Roux takes care of everyone in his household. That includes you
she plays to the box on my meager bed
Sarah
I'll let you change. Once you're done just knock at the door, and I'll show you to the library
She leaves and left with the clothes Elias bought me
Mike
I guess it's not so bad....right
I knocked at the door to signal Sarah that I was done
the door opens to reveal not Sarah but Elias
Elias
good, you've changed
I swallow, last night's events playing over in your mind
Mike
What are you doing here
Elias
checking on my newest guest of course
Mike
I'm so flattered Gee, thanks
Elias
sarcasm doesn't suit you Mike
He steps back and looks at me over as if I'm one of the paintings in his hall
If fits quite well it's very flattering.... except....
He steps so close to me that I can feel the heat of his body, smell his subtle cologne and the burn of cigarettes
He reaches out a single hand, his long fingers nimbly tracing over my throat. I stiffen
But his fingers flit downward until they reach my collar. Slowly, he straightens out the fabric adjusting it
Elias
Beaucoup mieux. (Much better)
The French roll off his tongue and I swallow a lump in my throat
Elias
I'll show you to the library
He leads me upstairs and throughout The shining foyer until finally I reach the library
I almost gasp as I take in the enormous space. Books line the walls, the ceilings... it's nothing short of magnificent
Elias
And how does it hold up to your standards bookkeeper
Elias
I'm glad you think so. You're welcome to read anything you like for pleasure as long as you do your work
I nod numbly, and he leaves me with a curt nod
for the next several days, I work from morning until night cataloging thousands of leather-bound books
Mike
I haven't seen anyone in a while
I have hardly seen anyone, even Elias and Sarah delivers my food to my directly
Mike
If it wasn't for the constant presence of all the armed men this wouldn't be a bad job
one evening I was going through the stacks of books to find one final book for the night
but as I turn down a new aisle of books, I see one of Ellie's men at the end almost like he's waiting for me
He smirks at me with all the charm of a snake and I took a step back
Mike
This is more than just supervision. What should I do
I cross the cavernous room to work right next to a different man
Author
Sorry for the late update... how is the story so far
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