“That’s right,” said Mira.
“Feels so good to let go, doesn’t it?”
“Yeah,” I mumbled
truthfully. It felt incredible, like sinking into that hot bath.
“I say to let go, you let go,
and it feels good.”
“Mm-hmm.”
“Doing as I say feels
good.”
“Yeah.” A scintillating conversation,
I know. As long as the pretty lights swirled, though, I’d agree to pretty much
anything.
“You do as I say and feel
good.”
“Yes…” Feeling so good.
That must be how she was able to say these things… technically saying
something that made me feel good counted as saying something nice, right?
“You’ll do as I say, because
you’re a good girl.”
“Yes…” Well, and there
we were.
“You’re a good girl who’ll
remove this curse on me as soon as she wakes up.”
Dammit. “Yes…” I smiled vaguely. It felt so good to
agree, and I knew I was going to do it.
She put the stone down, and it faded
to a dull glow. I blinked awake, and then, with a sigh, pulled the threads of
the curse off her, rolled them up in my hand, and then let them dissolve.
“Well?” she asked testily.
“It’s done,” I replied
with a sigh.
“Really?” she asked.
“And how can I trust you really did it, you stupid bitch?” She
grinned ecstatically. “It DID work! Oh, I can really speak again.
Ohh, I am going to tell you just what I think of you… but first, come
with me.” Picking up the stone, she exited the study.
“I’ll do as you say because I’m
a good girl,” I said automatically, and followed her out. Fuck. Fuck,
I’m under Mira’s control! How could this possibly get any worse?
Some day I’ll learn not to ask that
question.
Mira unlocked the meeting room–I
was right, she did have a key!–and led me in.
Sitting on the large, ornately
carved chair that had once been Brinksmoor’s, his booted feet up on the table,
was a man. On the floor next to him, facing him, Brea was naked and on her
knees. The moment we entered, Mira went up to him, knelt beside Brea, and
offered him the stone.
“Master,” she said.
“Fuck,” I whispered.
Hragulf grinned crookedly at me.
“Hello again, Lemma,” he said. He slid his feet off the table and
stood, taking the stone from Mira.
To be continued…
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