Mia
It was only a few seconds later that he returned with a bottle of water in his hand. Of course he wouldn’t leave for too long since I was fully awake.
Sitting back down on the side of the bed, he handed me the bottle.
I took it, thoroughly noting that the seal was not broken and the bottle hadn’t been tampered with.
I twisted the lid open and then drank to my heart’s content. Once I was satisfied, I put the lid back on and returned my eyes to Herbert, who was obviously watching me with something akin to adoration.
I began. “Do you do this sort of thing you’ve done to me with other—”
I wanted to say children but felt rather sick thinking about that word in relation to Herbert. In the end, I decided to use the word people instead.
“People? I mean do you do this sort of thing to ot
