Page 52 of The Silencer

He grabs on to my finger and brings it to his mouth, sucking it between his lips, his tongue rolling around the tip like a lollipop before it pops from his lips.

“Mm. You taste real good.”

I wipe my finger on the sheets between us. “You sound hungry.”

“Yeah. It’s been a while. Been busy.”

We grin at each other, like old friends, and then I push myself up so I’m seated next to him.

“How did you get in here?” I ask, and Bane grins wider as he hops up and adjusts his still-hard dick. He’s wearing torn jeans and a t-shirt that says Someday I’ll Be Dead.

“A secret passage. Wanna see?”

I jump up, slightly lightheaded from the quick movement. But fuck, I’m excited. I’ve never been in a secret passageway before.

“Hell yes, I wanna see,” I say, trying to remember where I left my clothes. Everything from earlier is a bit of a blur.

“Okay, but you can’t tell the boss I took you.”

I peer back at Bane as I make my way to the bathroom and nod excitedly. “I’d never say a word. It’s our little secret.”

“You sure? You seem like you’d cave if he put his tongue up your asshole.”

I hesitate at that. Because it’s true. I probably would.

“Ah, I knew it. You’ll cave.”

“I won’t. I promise. Plus, I really wanna see. Please.”

Bane hesitates for just a second before he grabs something from the end table. Upon closer inspection, I see that it’s a glass jar full of eyeballs. They roll around in the clear liquid, the tendons and veins still attached to some.

Honestly, I should be more afraid than I am. But, secret passageway. Bane.

I’m a sucker for the intrigue.

“Why do you have a jar of eyeballs?” I shout from the bathroom as I pull my pants and t-shirt on.

I don’t know where my underwear ended up, but I don’t care to look for them. There’s no time. I don’t want Bane to change his mind. He seems…chaotic. He could disappear and I’d be left wondering what lies below this house.

My eyes hit my reflection in the mirror and I see the gigantic mark on my neck. Oh hell, I think as I pull the neck of my shirt down and see teeth marks lining my skin as well.

Well, that’s not good.

I’m going to need some of Agatha’s cream to help that shit heal.

“I have a really big collection, would you like to see it?” Bane asks excitedly from the other side of the room, and I feel my heart thunder in my chest.

I should not say yes. I should back away slowly.

“Hell yes, I want to see it!” I say as I nearly run out of the bathroom, just as Bane presses something on the wall and a door pops open out of nowhere. I gasp and then press a hand over my mouth in excitement. Why hasn’t Angel told me about these secret passageways in the house? I swear, this is not something you hide from a friend.

This is amazing.

This is something I need to see, to experience.

Bane steps inside the darkness without a light, and for the first time since meeting him, I feel trepidation slither up my spine.

“Um, Bane? You’re not going to kill me, right?” I ask, and Bane chuckles.