"What do I even say to her?"
"The truth would be a good start, troublemaker."
"Oh yeah, really? 'hey sis, my husband kept me here against my will and planned to have me sold but I love him now so it's fine.' That ought to go well."
"I think you're overreacting." I eyed Blake warily. He waved a hand dismissively at me.
Things would have been so much simpler to play off if Blake had just kept his cool. Instead, he grabbed my sister, despite my pleas, tossing her into one of the guest rooms. She barked and screamed, each word tearing apart my heart. I tried to follow Blake, but when I caught up, he threatened me with punishment.
I sat on the floor kneeling, tears flowing down my cheeks for the first time in four days. I promised myself to stay until I remembered what that magical turning point was that convinced me to marry Blake. Seeing Emily being dragged off by Blake only left me seething. If he hadn't told me to sit, I might have done something I'd regret.
Blake came back after a few minutes, told me to stand and walked me back to my room. He quickly fucked my ass, completing my punishment, then hastily unbound me. Blake was concerned about my sister. Blake knew he fucked it up and we could have passed it off as just how we lived. No one knew about our relationship, so who were they to second guess that there were ulterior secrets.
Now that it was all ruined, Blake wanted me to talk my sister into keeping this a secret. If I couldn't, she would take my place and our issue with Tyler would be done with. Blake still hadn't told me anything more about that particular issue. It was worrying to think my sister would somehow be the simple solution. If that was the case however, I assumed that to keep me Blake would have to sell more girls until he made up the deficit.
That thought alone was repulsing enough that it very well could be the case. Blake did say that I would hate him for settling his debt whenever he got around to it. If selling more innocent girls into slavery was that settlement, I'd never forgive him. It wouldn't matter what he said or did in the past or present, he and I would be through.
"So, ready to talk to her? Or you still need a minute?"
"This will not work," I started speaking weakly, "I can't imagine she'll ever understand my reasons for staying. And when Kylie finds out, she'll do anything to get you behind bars."
"I'm surprised you haven't already. Whatever those reasons are, I am surprised they are enough to get you to turn against your ideals, at least, turn so easily."
I eyed Blake with a hint of concern. Was he on to my ploy? Maybe he was predicting I was up to something else. Either way, he wasn't as convinced as I originally thought he was. I guess I submitted a little too easily to be believable.
Can't fix that now, so back to my problem at hand.
"I'll go talk to her," I commented.
Hastily, I made my way to face my sister. This was going to be the hardest conversation. I felt the jitters of the coming attack I'd have to withstand. My sister was a lot of things, and maybe she'll be understanding, but I highly doubted she would be happy about it. If Emily wasn't happy about something, she was a wild card. I couldn't let her send Blake to prison just yet.
Stopping in front of her new prison cell, a guest room on the second floor. It was like the one that Blake had kept me in until today. Following a deep breath, I entered the room. Emily, with a sullen expression, looked surprised to see me. This conversation was already showing the signs of being something I could never predict.
"Hi."
"Hi? Is that really all you have to say to me, Brittany?" Emily said flatly. There was a bit of a sting to her words, and I realized this might go exactly as I predicted this conversation would go.
"Can I at least explain what's going on before you jump to conclusions? You've always given me that in the past, just like I've given you."
"That was before your brute decided locking me up for what I saw was a good idea!" Emily shouted, taking a stand from the sheetless bed she had been sitting on. Fury covered her face now, and I felt nothing but shame. "I can't believe this shit. You lied to me! You both lied to me. I trusted you and now I'm stuck here with you because you betrayed me!"
"I did not betray you, Emily. It's complicated."
"Oh, that's such bullshit, Brittany."
"Then let me explain myself because trust me having you anywhere near this situation was the last thing I want right now."
Emily remained silent as she began pacing about the small square room. I'd notice this room had no bathroom or any kind of furniture then the bed. Taking me all of about two seconds to find Blake's reasoning for choosing this room. There were none this empty. Which meant he was seriously contemplating turning her over in my place.
"Kylie said you were being forced to marry him. That's why she never came to your wedding," Emily blurted out. "When she finds out about today, she'll go to the cops."
"Not if you stay quiet," I quietly replied. The look of disgust masked her fury, and I knew exactly what she was thinking. I wish I didn't, but I also wish this whole situation wasn't happening.
"Don't you dare ask me to do that."
"I'm asking you to, at least for a while."
"Why!?"
"Because I... I need to know something first and I won't get the truth when he's behind bars."