149 iv. Amusement

Mary didn’t bother to protest when Dominus lead her to his car and put blindfolds over her eyes.

Normally she would have said no, or at least let out a curse. However, she felt so exhausted over a week-long of being tied up in his bed.

The fact of being tied is not the exhausting part of course, it is what he does to her while she was in such a defenseless position that took away all of her energy.

So instead of protesting, she welcomed his request that she get dressed in casual outerwear and was led into his car. She wore a simple shirt and skirt as he requested, and he wore matching pants and shirt of the same color.

She was so grateful to have even a momentary rest that she didn’t let out even a word when he blindfolded her once she got inside the car.

Thankfully, his bodyguards were in different cars surrounding theirs, instead of joining them in one car like before. He probably was tired too or just not in the mood to scathe people’s eyes out once he couldn’t help but do things to her body.

He opened the radio and played a familiar playlist. Of course, it is exactly what was on her Spotify.

As to how he found out about it, it is obviously through some person he asked to investigate even the tiniest details about her.

She pretended to have fallen asleep, hoping he wouldn’t be having his hands on her legs out of pity from her almost vegetative state. It worked somehow and she finally had like a less than an hour’s rest, which is more than she could have expected.

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When the car stopped, she didn’t stupidly take off her blinders. She knew very well how he would use it as an excuse to punish her.

While her body does enjoy his punishments more than she would like to admit, she felt like any more action would just make her body collapse. She felt like she would just physically die somehow.

When he carried her in his arms, she wrapped her hands around his neck, for support more than for anything else. She even felt the need to rest her head on his chest for fear of being off-balanced.

He probably smiled, though she couldn’t see it because of the blindfolds. He does like making her depend on him. That much she can tell.

He held her closer as she lay her head on his chest, feeling a sort of pride that she willingly clings to him now. He would take it as a sign that her feelings for him have started to deepen.

Of course, he knew he was deceiving himself. The girl seemed to have taken a dislike to him the more he tighten his hold on her. And the more she pulls away, the more he felt the need to never let her out of his grasp.

It is mostly a very lamentable cycle that seemed to have trapped them both. He didn’t like it a bit, and yet even he felt like it was all out of his control.

He pressed a kiss on her forehead but she did not stir up. He knew it was not because she was comfortable being held by him, but more out of not having a fight left in her for the day.

He took off her blindfold and watched her slowly open her eyes. They first landed on him, meeting his eyes of gold.

He wished he could say that there was love and admiration he can find in her gaze, but he knew very well there was none.

“Thank you,” her lips opened and came out the words.

He tilted his head as if lost about her words. He didn’t expect her to be thanking him.

“For what?” he asked, his lonely eyes giving melancholy to her heart.

She didn’t know why he seemed to be hurt as much as she is hurting. She has been the one deprived of basic human liberties, the one kept from even seeing her family.

“For letting me out of the house. I knew you were not comfortable with this. But you finally let me out,” she mumbled in a weak voice.

He smiled and pulled her closer, “Look around,” he instructed.

She hesitated momentarily thinking it can be just one of his incomprehensible tests. He was always trying to bait her like this, trying to see any motive on her part to run away.

“I am serious,” he chuckled, aware exactly of what was in her mind.

As if somehow reassured, she turned her head around, finally taking in the place where they are. She looked in amazement and wonder as she recognized the type of place they were in.

“What are we doing here?” she asked.

She couldn’t be mistaken, they were in the center of an amusement park. Though it looked like it has been abandoned.

“I promised you, didn’t I? I will do my best to court you properly. You said you will only agree to marry me if I make you fall in love with me through dating you,” he said sincerely.

She pouted, “You say that but you refuse to let me see my family and friends. Kept me locked from the outside world and even chained me to your bed.”

“If you continue complaining over trivial things then you will not be able to appreciate the beauty of the moment, I did read that in a book,” he told her in a serious voice.

She frowned, as to how this man thought that being captured and kidnapped by him doesn’t matter is just beyond her. Surely this handsome, perfect, sexy man is out of his damned mind.

“As if we can enjoy this moment when there is literally nothing but us around,” she complained.

It felt like walking in a zombie apocalypse abandoned theme park. Well, she knew he was trying his best, and appreciated that, but she didn’t want to show him.

Why would she like for her kidnapper to delight in any moment with her? He will just hold into her even more tightly until she couldn’t even breathe.

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She felt a tug on her heart as his face dimmed, his eyes which shone with happiness just a while ago now filled with hurt. Still, he offered his hand to her which she accepted out of guilt.

Isn’t it so unfair that she feels guilty every time she would end up hurting him? He was in the wrong for taking her against her consent and just turning her world upside down all of a sudden, without even a single warning.

So why should she care if he is hurting? Why does it fucking hurt her to see him this way?

They passed by a popcorn stand with waiting popcorn already prepared inside the booth. He handed her a popcorn sprinkled with sugar, but she kept looking at the one he got for himself which was filled with cheese.

“You wanted to exchange?” he asked her.

She nodded shyly. See what he does to her? How easily the rollercoaster of emotions made her dizzy, from angry to sad, to just all over nervous. She had no doubts this guy will surely be the end of her one day.

“But you liked that flavor,” she felt compelled to decline.

She doesn’t like it when he is super nice to her, her feelings become justified somehow when he is.

He smiled and exchanged the paper containers filled with popcorn. She couldn’t protest when he started popping the little puffs into her mouth.

It is hard to resist him when he tries so hard to be cute. Though it looks so awkward having a towering all muscles walk beside her as he tried to be sweet, she couldn’t help but feel helpless to his charms.

One must admit he is a charmer, she justified as they stopped in front of a costume booth and he placed a bunny ears headband on her. She contemplated on what to choose for himself, and she settled on a wolf hat.

She giggled as she made him wear that, “There you go. For now, you are my adorable alpha.”

“Ahhh, I once was,” he said, making her laugh more.

“Were you my alpha then in one of our lives?” she asked him, making him smile.

It was a genuine smile that adorned his pretty face. She blushed. Where did that adjective come from? Who was she calling a pretty face just now?

“I was your alpha once,” he said, the deep voice somehow making her believe it could be true.

Nearly every impossible thing he say became conceivable just because he said it. His baritone voice hypnotized her and his golden eyes command her eyes on him.

She simply couldn’t look away as he leaned in for a kiss. She closed her eyes in anticipation as her heart throbbed painfully against her chest.

She opened her eyes wide as her cheeks turned redder when he uttered, “You had some cheese powder in your lips, I just needed to wipe it.”

She blushed as he wiped his thumb and padded it on her lips. Why is he teasing her just now?

“Were you waiting for something?” he asked, his voice serious but his eyes had a mischievous light as he asked her.

“No, of course I wasn’t,” she denied, shaking her head.

He laughed and leaned closer, “It will be a shame if you deny it now. I was also looking forward to it.”

“Looking forward to what?” her eyes were sharp. She has been humiliated by his endless teasing anyway.

“This,” he bridged the gap between their lips and kissed her poor lips mercilessly.

“It is wonderful having you around,” he whispered. “For one it is like having a deep well with me every time I feel thirsty. Secondly, I feel my body heat rising just from the fact that you are near.”

She wanted to collapse just hearing his lustful words. This noona was just a virgin a few months ago!