Knocked Down

Lightheaded

He was devastated and wanted to tear everyone apart. As he was about to go after the bastards who hurt and killed Leah, his vision started to get blurry, and then he passed out.

Coming out of his daze, he became aware of his surroundings. He was in a cabin, and as he started to wake up, he realised something else: he had no clothes on, except for the blanket covering his legs. What the f**k! Where the hell was he? Did the bastards catch him and take him to their base? So many f*****g questions. His head was killing him, those fuckers hit him hard. He touched his nape and felt a soft spot there, which was throbbing. Damn! He needed to focus, forget about the pain, and start planning how to get the hell out of here.

He wanted to chase the bastards, not the other way around, he was getting rusty. f**k! He needed to get the fuckers and make them pay.

As he was planning ways to torture the people who hurt Leah, a woman entered the cabin. She was tall, he guessed about 5.9 ft. She wasn't happy to have him there based on the look she gave him.

"Oh, look who's awake," she said in a chirpy tone. He didn't respond. "So, you're not talking? That's ok, darling. I already phoned your LT" she started." I must tell you he wasn't thrilled to hear what you were about to do when I found you and made you rethink your plans"

" What the hell? You didn't make me rethink anything, you almost smashed my head, and who are you? You had no say in what I wanted to do, it's none of your business," I told her.

"Well, you do speak, don't get too flustered darling, you're hurt, it will just worsen your headache "

" Yeah, which, by the way, you f*****g caused," I yelled," what the hell did you hit me with?, and why am I tied to the bed?"

"I had to make you meet reason, hon, you clearly weren't thinking straight. I made you meet reason, and as a good Samaritan, offered you a place to stay while your team gets here to take you home" she explained. " And by the way my name is Rhiann. As for the reason you're tied to the bed, I couldn't risk you putting yourself in any danger. Your team has offered good money to get you back to safety, no more scratches from now on, at least until I give you back to them." She gave him a little smirk.

" So, you just want money, I'll give it to you, just untie me, give me some clothes and I'll be out of your sight in no time, Rhia" I gave her my best smile

" Oh, you look cute when you're begging Matty, but that's not how it works. Besides, I kind of feel responsible for you now, you know the saying, save a life and it belongs to you." She gave me a wide smile and winked at me as she left the room.

"RHIA! Come back here, we can make this work! I'll give you what they offered!" I shouted at her.

I heard her laugh getting lost as she walked away.

Fuck. I need to get out of here. It couldn't be that hard. I tried the ties, they just felt tighter, Damn it! Thirty minutes passed until I heard her coming back.

" Here's dinner, hope you enjoy it." She was about to leave, but I called her name.

"Rhia, wait!" She turned around. "I really need to leave. We can make a deal, just tell me what you want?"

" Mmm, well. Let's see. I would like a new kitchen, maybe some renovations to the bathroom, ah, and don't forget about a new leash to take Colt on a walk"

" Rhia, I'm being serious, what do I have to do for you to let me go? I'll be out of your sight in a blink, no more responsibility, done"

"I was thinking of freeing one of your hands Matty, but now that I know how desperate you are to leave, I won't risk it " She grabbed the dish she brought earlier and said to me, "So be a good boy, Matty, and open wide"

" I'm not hungry," I said in a pissed tone.

"C'mon Matty, how are you supposed to escape if you're weak, be a smart boy and let me feed you, make it easy for the both of us" she said" If you eat it all, I might bring you dessert" he wasn't cooperating, she huffed out a breath" Look Matt, I won't let you go on your suicidal journey. Rayleigh would never forgive me, you're lucky we keep sending letters to each other and keep up to date with everything. If it wasn't for that Christmas picture she sent to me a few years back, I wouldn't have risked getting my ass killed by a bunch of shady dudes, so be cool and behave. Perhaps, I should have called her instead of your LT... I might just do that now," she started placing the plate on the bed.

" No, don't tell her anything about this, please, and I'm not suicidal, I needed to have some words with them, that's all, I'll wait for my LT here, no problem, ok?"

" Ok, Matty, I will believe you gave up, for now at least, just don't try anything tonight, I'm really tired and don't need to be up all night waiting for you to make a move, so let me feed you and be done with this day, alright?"

"Ok" he responded in a grumpy tone

"See, was that so hard? Now open wide for me, Matty." I started feeding him, and he finished all the food in no time. He must have been starving; the stubborn moron. "We're done here, I'll bring you some clean blankets so you can get ready to sleep"

"Can I have some clothes too?" He asked.

"I don't think so, buddy. You haven't earned my trust yet. Not that I think any lack of clothes will stop you from trying to leave," I told him and gave him a smirk before exiting the room.