Out Foxed by Fox novel Chapter 19

After swimming, Ella and Ander had been left to their own devices in the outdoor area until lunch. Ella still hadn't been able to get close to Emilia, Jackson had accompanied all three of them everywhere - even the bathroom. And he had barely let go of Emilia in all that time. The possessive hunger in his eyes every time he looked at her was almost frightening. He was constantly playing with her hair, which was such a similar shade to his own.

When Jackson first herded them back into the compound, she didn't know where they were going until they were brought to the same hall Fox had been in yesterday. Immediately she tensed, even though the atmosphere seemed slightly less fraught than it had the night before. There were a fair number of people in the room, although not as many as yesterday, and the bed had been raised in the center of the room again.

Ander reached out and put his arm around her, tightening it protectively, but this time it wasn't all that reassuring. She knew, far too well, that he couldn't do anything to protect her.

"Keep moving," Jackson said from behind them, and she felt Ander stumble slightly. He muttered a curse and glared over his shoulder; Jackson must have pushed him. Ella moved forward, hoping to distract Ander, knowing that his temper would be short now that they were being confronted by yet another one of Fox's games. Just having the bed, ready and waiting for occupants, was setting both of them on edge.

"Ah... Pet, Toy, and Jackson's little girl," Fox said from the dais, standing. His eyes glinted with appreciation as they came in, sweeping over their naked bodies. This time Emilia hadn't been allowed to dress and his gaze took her in as well. "Looking all shiny and new. I do hope you're hungry."

They were. They all were. It had been hours since Jackson had given them the sandwiches, which hadn't been all that big a meal to start with, and then they'd been swimming and moving around out in the sun. Ella felt her stomach tighten in anticipation. Whatever everyone was eating, it smelled amazing and made her feel even hungrier than she had before.

"Up on the dais," Jackson ordered, giving Ander a push. Ella started to follow him, but Jackson grabbed her arm. "You're going to the bed, Pet."

Immediately Ella started to tremble again, Ander turned around and Jackson shoved him hard enough to send him stumbling forward several steps before he fell to his knees in front of the dais. Several of the soldiers standing there flanked him before he could stand, ensuring that he wouldn't be able to interfere. Jackson pushed Ella, more gently than he had Ander, towards the bed, pulling Emilia with him.

"Who wants to see the girls eat?" Fox asked loudly. His words were met with a rowdy, enthusiastic cheer. Ella was reminded of an ancient Roman emperor, entertaining the masses. Except that she wasn't a gladiator and he didn't want them to fight. Looking down at the two young women as Jackson led them up onto the bed. "All you have to do for lunch, girls, is eat each other first."

Ella and Emilia looked at each other. Although Ella had experimented a bit with other women, especially her close friends, Emilia was only eighteen and from the look on her face, Ella didn't think she'd had any experience with another woman before.

"It's okay," Ella whispered to her, ignoring the catcalls coming from all sides. She reached out to take Emilia’s hand, which resulted in even more cheering, which she ignored. Squeezing the young woman's hand she attempted to smile. "We can do this."

Emilia nodded a little stiffly, her eyes going towards Jackson almost as if she expected him to step in and intervene, but he had already stepped back and was watching them with a hot look in his eyes. He was just as eager as anyone else to see Emilia and Ella performs for them.

She turned back to Ella. "I've never done this before," she whispered, looking a bit stricken. "I don't know how to do this... oh my god... everyone's watching!"

"Just follow my lead," Ella said, and she leaned forward and kissed Emilia on the mouth.

It made her feel very strange because Emilia was reluctant to kiss her back. She kept her lips tightly clamped against Ella's. Carefully, gently, Ella brought her hands up to cradle Emilia’s face, hoping to make the kiss look more passionate than it was. If Ella was guessing correctly, Fox wanted a show more than anything.