ManyWriters

I was a purveyor of erotic goods, walking the tightrope of legality, supplying adult toys to overseas scam operations.
One day when the delivery guy called in sick, I personally made the drop-off. I woke up in a basement, trapped in a metal cage meant for poultry.
Thankfully, I had shared my real-time location with my boyfriend of many years before setting out.
My boyfriend came to save me, but I watched in horror as Granger tortured him and his team to death right before my eyes.
With his dying breath, my boyfriend whispered: "Run."
I swallowed my pride and became Granger's obedient lapdog in a remote bamboo village deep in the rainforest.
After my carefully plotted revenge failed a year later, I decided to end my life on December 28th. But on that very day, I met her.

I Was Atoning For My Boyfriend's Death When I Met Her

Early the next morning, I went to find her.


Looking at the large patches of blue and purple bruises on her neck, I struggled to suppress the growing bitterness in my heart.


"Weren't you supposed to be so strong-willed? Weren't you ready to die rather than submit when you first came here?"


She remained silent, just sitting on the room's only chair, fidgeting with her fingers.


"What happened? Did Granger's wealth and riches blind you?!"


One sentence after another, I grew angrier as I spoke, until finally, I couldn't help but push her.


I thought of Blackwood, I thought of the old lady...


Just as I was about to break down, she suddenly embraced me tightly.


I buried my face in her shoulder, sobbing uncontrollably.


Deep down, I knew she did it for me... but it pained me that she had ultimately been dragged into the quagmire.


Chapter 9