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I fought the entire way home, but I was still too weak to fight much. Eventually, I just gave up. When I was shoved into my room, Hobbs already stood near my bed with a scowl deeply etched on his face. "Leave us," he growled to Mason.

I cowered as the door slammed shut, but Trevor just stood there, gritting his teeth.

"I—"

Trevor grabbed my wrist, pulling me close to him. I could feel his hot breath on my face as he huffed, "What did I tell you about the drugs?"

For a moment, I considered coming up with an excuse. Anything to get my sponsor out of my room, but only the truth spilled out. "I just want to die."

Gripping my chin, he forced me to look at him. "Haven't I given you everything?"

"Not my freedom."

"The system took your freedom away, Isaac. Not me!" He leaned in for a kiss, but I pulled away. His grip on my chin became painful. "Stop acting like a spoiled little child."

I scowled.

"It won't be much longer until we can stop all of this nonsense, and it can be just you and me again."

"I don't want you," I whispered.

He released his grip and took several steps back. "Who do you want then?"

"Not you."

I could see the anger in his eyes, but I didn't care. Let him become unhinged. Maybe he would finish the job I started earlier. "You don't mean that."

"I do. You're pure poison, Trevor. And you've been pumping it into me since the day we met. I loved it once upon a time. I just kept drinking it up. I couldn't get enough of it. But now, it's finally killing me. One day, I won't be your shining star anymore. I'll be nothing more than mulch."

"I give you everything!"

"You rape me!" I snapped. "You turn me into a toy for other men to play with, and then you rape me."

"I never raped you!"

"You raped me after we came back from Hell's Gate. I said no, and you took it anyway. When I was hurt and terrified after that sadistic client, you forced yourself on me, even when you knew he made me bleed. When a person says 'no,' but you do it anyway, that's rape. Servant or not. And that makes you a rapist."

Hobbs gripped my shoulder so tight it hurt. "You are not to leave this room until I give you permission." He released me abruptly and stormed out the door, locking it behind him.