Chapter 324: Turn It Off
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"Let go of me! I said let go of me!" Samantha forced her sore arm free from Marius’s grip, refusing to move further away from the candle-lit corridor he was presently dragging her through. Her fears had been overshadowed by her own anger, and she reacted violently, but gazing at Marius, he seemed more stunned than her.
When he took a step towards her, Samantha took a hesitant step back, her breath leaving her lips with a trembling gasp.
"You’re in no position to make such commands. A dog can bark at its master, but it should never bite off the hands that fed it. Come with me." Grabbing her arm without considering the pain he was putting her through, he led her down the staircase to the grand hall.
When they arrived at the center of the hall, he let go of her delicate arm, but Samantha hadn’t regained her stamina in time and stumbled to the tiled floor.
Controlling her breathing, Samantha pushed herself up into a sitting position. Her eyes scanned the hall she had been brought into, whilst she recognized it, except it wasn’t crowded like the last time they had brought her here, as if to auction her away. The only sound her ears could grasp was the approaching steps of Marius’s footfalls, and she could see his black polished shoe before her eyes.
"Why do you keep trying to make matters worse for yourself?" He tilted his head at her, "you have no control here. You cannot lead, and most importantly, you have a weak persona. You should be grateful to me, you should bow your head and serve me, cause I’m the only one capable of unleashing the strength that resides inside of you. Hmmm?"
His eyes crinkled at her lack of response, and he gave her head a pat, one that made her recoil from his creepy touch. He exasperated with a sigh, his thumb and index finger pinching in-between his eyebrows as a sign of him restraining his frustration. He knew beforehand that her reaction wouldn’t be any less, but he couldn’t wait to finally gain full authority over her, and only when he’s done that, she won’t have the audacity to avoid his touch.
"Look over there for a moment will you?" Crouching before her with his lips curved slyly, he pointed at a corner, whilst directing her eyes in that direction. When Samantha followed his finger, her heart skipped for a second, and her pupils dilated at the presence of Alain. His brown eyes were presently gazing at her with the same reaction, and she could hear him gasp softly.