Prison of Tides

Chapter 6 - Recovery

Jasmine's Point of View

     The hospital monitor beeped as the brunette nurse inserted an IV into my arm. She noted something on my chart before requesting that Caspian leave the room.

     I knew that she needed to conduct an examination, collect evidence for a rape kit, make sure that everything was intact after the trauma I had endured. She told me she would give me something to help me relax during this. They had drawn my blood earlier, so it wouldn't affect any testing they needed to do to determine what Raymond had drugged me with.

     As the nurse drew liquid from a vial, she told me to let her know if anything hurt as she conducted the examination.

     The anxiety medication hit me quickly after she added it to the IV, and I felt much more comfortable as the nurse placed my legs in stirrups and spread my knees. The now familiar sensation of fingers probing me caused my body to react, and I took deep breaths to try and control myself. The medication he had given me to force my arousal was beginning to fade, but had not completely worn off yet.

     Swabs were taken and placed into sealed plastic bags, carefully labeled with my information. Photos were first taken between my legs, then my thighs. Next, she performed the actual exam, opening me with care as she inserted the speculum. She made notes on her chart once more. I thought of the last time I was exposed like this. Raymond measuring me, recording my depths, seeing to what extent he could use me without actually causing me harm.

     The nurse apologized and let me know that the next few parts would be uncomfortable. She examined my anus and urethra, and I bit my lip to keep from crying out. I'm sure she thought it was from pain, but in reality, I had become aroused once more. I dug my nails into the skin of my sore wrists to try and counteract my body's reaction, a sense of shame filling me deeply.

     Finally, it was over. She took my legs out of the stirrups and let me know she needed to photograph my other injuries. After documenting everything, she patted my arm and told me that I was safe now, and to try and relax.

     She called an officer into the room and handed him the evidence, instructing him to make copies of the chart for their records. The officer left the room, and the nurse turned back to me.

     "Jasmine, I'm going to discuss the results of your exam with the doctor while we wait for your bloodwork to come back. Do you want me to bring the prince in while the officers ask their questions?"

     "Yes, please. I need him here."

     She nodded and walked out of the room, returning a few moments later with Chief Bennett and Prince Caspian. Caspian immediately came to me, taking my hand in his and kissing it as he sat by my bed. The chief approached, nodding his head in acknowledgement as we made eye contact.

     "How are you feeling, Jasmine?" Bennett asked. Caspian squeezed my hand tightly, rubbing his thumb along my wrists. The skin was raw from the restraints.

     "Sore. Exhausted. Humiliated." I turned my head into Caspian's arm, not wanting to look at their faces as I thought of them all seeing me exposed.

     "I understand. You don't have to answer all of the questions now, but we would appreciate as much as you can do today. Is that okay?" 

     "Yes, I can do that." Caspian's hands were in my hair, a comfort. I was so ashamed. They all saw me being raped - and liking it. They saw me on the brink of pleasure while I begged another man to stop. They must have known how much I had wanted it - at least, wanted the s****l release once I had gotten a taste of it.

     The guilt was almost too much to bear.

     "Where do you want me to start?"

     "We know he took you from the party. How did he get you from the party to the cave?"

     Memories of that night came rushing back. "He spilled something on my dress and said he had some of his wife's old clothes in the car that he'd been meaning to donate. I followed him to pick something out. When we got to the car, there were no clothes." Chief Bennett wrote my account down on his notepad. I waited for him to finish before continuing.

     "He grabbed me from behind and put his hand over my mouth. I tried to kick him but he held me too tight. He... " I trailed off, burying my face deeper in Caspian for a moment. I needed his comfort. "He ripped my ring off and said he had been planning this. He had a needle, with medicine in it. He put it in here," I pointed to my neck.

     The chief stopled scribbling. "When you woke up, what happened?"

     My mind flashed back to those horrifying moments when I realized my captor's intentions for me. "He had my hands tied to the headboard. He’d drugged me, and I couldn't move."

     I didn't realize I was crying until I felt Caspian's hands wiping my tears away.

     "Take your time. You've been through a lot. We have the general idea of what happened. Your account is just to further solidify the case against him. We have enough evidence from his home and finding him with you and Cherry captive to put him away, but your account of events could be the difference between 20 years, a life sentence, or execution."

     I understood. I would give Bennett whatever they needed to send the man who had taken my innocence away from me to his death.

     "I want him eradicated from the face of this Earth, sentenced to his end before the gods!" Caspian's voice raised and I flinched, remembering the punishment that I endured following other raised voices.

     Seeing my reaction, he apologized and kissed my forehead.

     "I'm ready to continue," I let them know.

    "Are you sure you want Prince Caspian to stay for this, Jasmine? I know there are rather... sensitive details that will be brought to light in your account."

     I looked at my betrothed. I was mortified at how I had reacted to the assaults on my body, but he told me they’d found there were drugs which forced my reaction. He’d told me it wasn’t my fault.

     "I need him here."

     "Very well, carry on then."

     "He had a knife. He cut my dress and bra off of me. He... he began kissing me. I begged him to stop, but he didn’t care, and I couldn’t move."

     Caspian's face was stoic as his arm found its way around my shoulders.

     "He... he kissed me... everywhere. He kept saying that he'd waited so long for this. That he... that he would make it so I knew my place as his property, and would want him and only him."

     Caspian's fingers tightened around me, and I leaned into him, needing the only man I trusted not to harm me.

     "After he finished, he... was inside of me. He made me say his name and ask for more. When I didn't, he hit me." I turned to show one of the bruises on my face, this one fading. "He finished there and then he got... hard... again. He put it in my mouth and came again."

     "I know this is difficult to discuss, but I have to ask. Where did he finish?"

     "The first time, he finished inside me... between my legs." Chief Bennett and Caspian looked at one another. "The second time, inside of my mouth. He made me swallow it." I looked away from them, not wanting to talk about this anymore. I knew it wasn’t my fault, so why did it feel like it was? I didn't want to see the look on their faces as they saw me with my mouth around him in their mind's eyes.

     "I ask because we found evidence that he was dosing you with fertility drugs. The doctors are testing for you now to ensure there is no pregnancy." The room became blurry as I remembered Raymond saying he was going to put his children in me.

     Caspian's touch brought me back to reality. "Can you tell us what happened after that?"

     "I fell asleep after he put his fingers inside me." 

    Caspian spoke. "I'll kill him." I had never seen the look on his face before. This reaction from him, so strong, so dominant, made the warmth I’d gotten familiar with during my time in the cave flare up. I needed to share every piece of myself with Caspian that Raymond had tried to claim as his own.

     "When I woke up, I tried to run away. But there was no escape from the cave. There was an underwater entrance that led to the sea, but it was blocked by his ship. I couldn't move it. He caught me and brought me back to the surface. I tried running the other way but it was no use. All that I found were disturbing photos of me. Proof that he's been in my home, watching my every move for a long time now."

     The chief spoke. "Yes, we discovered when we searched his home that he had installed cameras throughout your home. The footage dates years back. Everything in his home centered around you."

     "When he took me back to the bedroom, he was angry at me because I had tried to escape. Because I told him I would never love him. He put my panties in my mouth so that I couldn't scream while he spanked me. He said I needed to learn my place. Then, he said it was time for my measurements and... Examination." I paused, breathing heavily.

     I heard the monitor beep faster as I came back to that moment. As many things as he had done to me, for some reason, the examination seemed to be one of the worst. Even worse than the mark. I tried to calm myself down. It wasn't working. The tube was down my throat again. My legs and hands were bound in the air, no escape as he pried me open and looked into my very core.

     "Jasmine." I heard Caspian's voice and felt his hands on my back, but I couldn't see him. All I could see was that ring in my mouth, his p***s hard between my breasts while I couldn't breathe. Him telling me to take the tube like a good girl so he could see how deep I could take him. Him putting the vibrator in my ass. The other vibrator in the far too small hole under my c******s.

    "Chief, go get the nurse." As if on cue, I heard the door open and footsteps approached.

     "What happened?" The nurse asked. Chief Bennett answered her question.

    "We were discussing the events that took place after she was taken. She just froze up like this. She hasn't moved, but she's hyperventilating and her heart rate has skyrocketed."

   Another voice, this one unfamiliar. "Alright, Jasmine, nod if you can hear me." I nodded slightly after a moment. "I'm Dr. Lun. I'm going to give you more of the anxiety medication we gave you earlier, ok? Then we'll go over the results of your blood work and exam."

   I didn't respond as the doctor administered more of the drug. A moment passed and I could breathe again.

     I collapsed into Caspian's arms. Dr. Lun looked at Chief Bennett. "Chief, you can continue your discussion later. Miss Belden needs to rest. Caspian, you can stay, but you must be careful that she does not become worked up again."

     The chief bid his farewells and said he would come back tomorrow to see me. Caspian let the doctor know that he understood.

     "Alright Jasmine, I want to go over the results of your labs and exam. Did you want for the prince to give us some privacy, or for him to stay?"

     I gripped Caspian's hand. I couldn't find the words, but I needed him here. I pleaded with my eyes for him to not leave me. I could see in his eyes that he understood as he brushed my hair out of my eyes and tucked it behind my ear, kissing the scab on my forehead that was revealed.

     "I think I should stay."

     "Is that what you want, Jasmine?" I nodded, pulling Caspian towards me. I wanted him in the bed, holding me. Would they let him do that? He sat on the edge of the bed and I lay my head on his lap, letting him stroke my hair. He always knew what I wanted, what I needed. So gentle. So kind.

     "Your pregnancy test came back negative. Still, we're going to give you a round of medicine that will prevent pregnancy, as you had high doses of fertility drugs in your system and it can take up to several days after intercourse for a pregnancy to take. We'll also give you medicine to help prevent any STDs from taking hold, in addition to flushing out the female enhancement drugs he dosed you with." I sighed with relief, and I heard Caspian sigh, as well. They gave me some pills and water. I eagerly swallowed them.

     "Your bruises should heal within a few weeks, as should the bite marks and other surface wounds. Your wrists and ankles will hurt for a while, but we're applying ointment to them and will keep them bandaged." He wrapped my wrists in waterproof gauze as he spoke. "There is no vaginal damage aside from bruising, but there is tearing in your anus. That will heal over the next few days, so long as you take it easy. I'll administer a dose of pain medication, and I'll also give you a prescription to take home once you've been discharged." I nodded, grateful as he inserted pain medication into my IV. I felt it almost immediately.

     "Now, it looks like you have a bladder infection, probably from urethral intercourse. Antibiotics will help with that. We'll want to monitor the healing there. In some cases, the dilation returns to normal after being stretched out, but in others, reconstructive surgery may be necessary to regain bladder control. Have you had any issues urinating?"

     I shook my head. "It burns and I'm very sore, but I have been able to go."

     "No leakage or inability to push it out?" Dr. Lun asked. 

     "No leakage, no issues going. That's good, right?"

     "It's definitely an encouraging sign. I would still like to keep an eye on it. In cases like this, it's better safe than sorry."

     I understood.

     "You do have scrapes in your throat, as well as deep bruising on your larynx. That, too, will heal on its own shortly. The pain medicine will help with that as well. The biggest concern at this moment for me is the urethral damage and the wounds on your chest."

     Raymond's name. 

     "We have a couple of options to address that. Option one is we leave it as is. The other is leave it until you've healed up some more. I'm sure you don't want to live with this on you forever, but there could be benefits to waiting until your healing is further along before attempting any reconstruction."

     I looked at Caspian. I didn't want to wait too long, but a few days wouldn't hurt. Just to be sure my body could take it.

     "As far as what we can do, I would recommend a skin graft. We would take a piece of skin from somewhere else on your body and graft it in the place of the trauma to your chest. I would recommend letting us see how your healing is going over the next few days. If all is well, we can attempt the graft a week from now. If it's taking a little longer than we would ideally like, we can make an appointment for a later time."

     "Yes, doctor. When can I go home?"

     "I'd like to keep you a few more hours to administer some more fluids and ensure your vitals are still stable. If all goes well, you'll be out tonight. We'll schedule a follow up for the end of the week, and during that exam, we'll clear you for s****l intercourse and schedule your skin graft if all is well."

     With that, Dr. Lun left the room. Caspian climbed into bed with me and held me as I drifted into sleep, feeling safe for the first time in so long.