Chapter 111: Confused

Elinn I stared at the ceiling making shapes out of all the cracks that seemed to cover the majority of this place. Master had left me in here after he had rescued me from the machine that forced me to see my abusers. He was giving me two hours to recover before he came in here to continue with our lessons. I was so glad that Master had saved me from that machine, it used up so much of my energy after I finished a session. I wasn't sure how I was going to stay awake while master taught today's lesson. I would stay awake however, it would be disrespectful to not pay attention to what he was trying to teach me. "Come on Elinn, that man is the one who spent years abusing you! He has caused you so much pain and suffering, don't you remember?" It was one of the voices in my head again, my wolf's voice, I thought they were gone. "Elinn, He has done so many things to you why do you think he is saving you? Carter is coming to save you and get you away from these people. You will be safe then, he will take good care of you." The words reminded me of what Carter said every time he was about to cut me open when I was in the machine. "NO! DON'T LET HIM GET ME! DON'T LET CARTER FIND ME! I DON'T WANT TO BE HURT ANYMORE!" I yelled at the voice. I had already been through so much, I didn't want to go back to the man who had abused me the whole time I had been with him. I had to stay away from him no matter what else was going on. I couldn't let him take me again, I had to stay here with Master because Master would protect me. "STUPID GIRL! We are trying to keep you safe and you sit here saying he is saving you! Let me remind you about exactly what your 'Master' has done to you," This voice was different and I think I remembered her name being Demetre. The sound of blood hitting the floor was the only thing I could hear. I knew that Master was still in the room, he wasn't making any noise but I knew that he was there. He never left me alone for long and if he did, he wouldn't leave me tied up like this. He would untie me to allow me to tend to my wounds. Right now I was still chained to the ceiling meaning there was definitely more to come. "Now Pet, what have we learned here today?" Master asks me quietly and I feel his finger tracing the torn skin on my back from where he has used sandpaper to cut away at my flesh. I stayed silent because that was part of what Master was trying to teach me. I wasn't to answer him unless he specifically instructed me to speak to him. "Good Darling, now will you ever touch things that don't belong to you again?" He queried tilting my chin up with the knife in his hand, my signal to talk. "N…n….no Master, your g….g….girl will never d…d….do something like that ag….g….gain." I managed to stammer out as I held in the sobs that threatened to wrack my body. "That's good, now I have a friend of mine here to take you to stay with him for a few days. You will do whatever he asks of you without question, he understands my rules and will punish you if you misbehave. However, I want to make sure we are both on the same page before you leave." A slight tingle at the back of my neck warned me about what was about to happen. The sudden jolt of the electricity from the taser was intense and painful. I clamped down hard to keep in the scream that wanted to escape and in doing so also happened to catch my tongue as well. "You are mine Pet, every inch of your skin, every breath that escapes your lip, every drop of blood belongs to me. I own you and you will not disobey my orders, I am in control of every action you take. Never forget that I took you in when your parents disowned you, I raised you." Master whispered in my ear while pushing the knife slowly into my stomach. I could feel blood filling my mouth with the force I was using to keep myself from crying. I couldn't let him get any noise out of me, I was already so injured, there was no reason to add more power to the vendetta he had against me. His lips caressed my ear and I felt him pull me closer to his chest. "Soon, very soon, I will take everything you have to give me. Every last thing that could possibly make you worth something to someone else. I will claim you as my own," The knife went further into my abdomen and I could barely concentrate on his words. "STOP IT! Master wouldn't do that to us! Master would never do something like that to us, he loves us. Carter is the one who hurt us, he took us away from Master," I argued with the voice in my head. I probably looked like a crazy person and the guards outside the door would no doubt tell Master about my ranting to myself. "He didn't save you, you MORON! Carter rescued you from that bastards clutches and helped you learn how to be normal. He brought your family to see you and made sure that you were beginning to heal. Carter made it possible for me to finally show myself to you, not that pup you call a Master!" Now the voice was screaming at me in my head and I could feel tears slipping down my cheeks. I remembered that Carter had indeed helped me to get better, even taken me to the hospital on several different occasions. I had met Xander and Darius because of Carters concern about me having a true family. He had tried to make me feel happy, wanted, and needed. However, I also know had memories of the torture Carter had put me through. The hours he had spent tearing my flesh to pieces with the help of his family and my own. The way he had made sure to kill those I cared about and then sent them to hunt me in my dreams. How could this be the same person this being claimed loved me and cherish me. "He is messing with your mind Elinn. Don't worry, I will be getting us out of here soon anyway, two days if we are being exact. I will fix all of this, and we can get things back on track. You will see that we are stronger than you give yourself credit for, you just can't see it yet. But don't worry, you will."