Master

Chapter Fifteen

I laid in my bed, staring at the ceiling as my mind went wild. Tomorrow? He was coming back for me tomorrow? Why did he even want me back? I was worthless to him. He was willing to let me die, and now he's just taking me back.

Life with Master Baekhyun was awful. In Kai's possession, the only thing I had to fear was Xiumin, and the only responsibility I had was cleaning house. But with Baekhyun, I feared waking up in the morning because I knew that every day brought new horrors.

I tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep with these thoughts clouding my mind. Eventually, I couldn't take it anymore. I got up out of bed and walked down the hallway to Kyungsoo's room. We became close friends after he healed me when Xiumin tortured me. I knew he wouldn't mind my presence.

I lightly knocked on his door, hoping not to awaken any other slaves. I heard rustling in the room, and a few seconds later, a messy-haired Kyungsoo opened the door.

"I can't sleep," I said quietly. He nodded and signaled for me to enter his room.

"Still stressing about tomorrow?" he asked as he closed the door. I nodded.

He sighed and sat on the bed beside me. "What do you think's going to happen?" he asked me.

"I don't know," I replied. "I worried that he's just gonna kill me, or torture me, or... just..." I sighed and ran my hands through my hair.

"To address your first concern," Kyungsoo began. "Masters don't just trade their one and only slave for a girl that they're planning on killing immediately. As far as torture goes, you've seen the worst. The only thing he could do now that would be worse than what you've already been through would be to actually kill you or dismember you limb by limb."

A shiver ran down my spine at the thought of being dismembered. Suddenly, I felt a tear running down my cheek, only to be wiped away by Kyungsoo.

"Don't cry," Kyungsoo comforted. "Don't think about him. Think about all you're going to do once you get outta this hell hole."

"And what if I never do get out?"

"You will," he assured. There was a long silence between us.

"Kyungsoo," I began. "Can I stay in here with you tonight?"

He nodded his head. "Sure."

I laid down on the bed. Kyungsoo laid down beside me and pulled the covers over us.

"Thank you," I told him.

He draped his arm over me. "It's no problem," he said. "All we've had for the past few months is each other. Now... we won't even have that."

There was another long silence between us. We were just enjoying the moment.

"I wish this could last forever," I said.

"I do too," he responded. "But I know it won't, so just enjoy it while it lasts."

My mind wasn't focused on Baekhyun or Kai anymore. It was focused on Kyungsoo. I listened to what he said about enjoying the moment while it lasts, and that's exactly what I did. I fell asleep in his arms.

"Why is this rat in bed with my slave?" a familiar voice asked angrily. It awoke both me and Kyungsoo. Looking up, I saw who the voice belonged to: Baekhyun. Why was he here so early in the morning?

"They do that a lot," said Kai, who was standing at the foot of the bed with his arms crossed. "I know what you're thinking, but their relationship isn't like that."

"I still don't appreciate this deadbeat being so close to her," Baekhyun replied. With the flick of his wrist, Kyungsoo was slammed against the wall. I gasped.