Chapter 135

Macey POV

The following morning, I woke to a pinch in my neck. I had hardly slept all night as I fought the urge, vet my attempts to stay awake were unsuccessful, exhaustion eventually taking me.

“Shh, my love, it is just a sedative,” Carter murmured as he pulled the syringe from my neck. My fingertips touched the spot. He had handcuffed me to him during the night. I had tried to shift out of my restraints, yet he pounced on me before I even made it a step from the bed. Which earned me the handcuffs for my efforts. He had also drugged me when he wrestled me back into the restraints. I had cursed myself all night. I should have held out longer and earned his trust. All night I had stared at the ceiling, completely paralyzed. Panic coursed through me as he stabbed me again, this time. “It’s just a precaution. This won’t paralyze you completely. It just stops you from shifting mostly and is more of a muscle relaxant. My father’s invention, shitty man, but a smart one,” he says. There was so much I could say about his father’s intelligence or lack thereof. Yet I held my tongue.

Carter waited for the drug to start taking effect, watching me as he got changed as my limbs became heavy, yet I still had feeling in them. He sets a bucket by the bed and my brows furrow.

“In case you need to use the bathroom. It should start to wear off just before I get back,” he says. I growled at him, disgusted that he would even think I would use it. If that f*cker thinks I am using that, he is undoubtedly mistaken. I would rather shit my pants and watch him clean me with no working water here.

Payback for keeping me locked up like a dog. “I know it isn’t ideal, but just in case. I won’t be long.” My tongue feels thick in my mouth, so I smile at him, cursing him to the goddess. He leans over the bed as if he sees nothing wrong with the entire scenario and pecks my lips.

I hate how the bond reacts to his affections. The goddess really f*cked up when she created us. No matter how vile and despicable our mates were, our bonds flourished and got excited from any form of attention. All I know is when I meet her in the afterlife, I have few choice words for her about this absolute mate bond bullshit.