Free Sophie's Surrender [Viper's Dungeon 4] (Siren Publishing Ménage Everlasting) by Abby Blake Page B

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Chapter Six
     
    “You’re insane. You know that, right?”
    Adrian’s reflection didn’t answer—which considering the subject was probably a good thing—but it didn’t settle any of the endless thoughts going through his head. Only a few weeks ago he’d joked about there being many subs in the dungeon. Why was he even considering trying to build a relationship with a woman who would also be involved with his brother and another man she’d known for years and had once been married to?
    Yet even that thought couldn’t quell the rush of excitement that curled through him at the thought of seeing her again.
    He’d stayed away the past two mornings, giving her space but also happy to know that Malcolm was there in the wee hours of the night to make certain she was safe. She’d probably be pissed at them for worrying so much but with the dungeon closing each night around the same time they were all still awake anyway so it wasn’t exactly an inconvenience.
    “Are you ready to pick up Sophie?” Adrian asked his brother as he passed through the kitchen area in search of his keys. He was surprised to find Alex wearing the leather pants and chains he usually wore in the Dungeon.
    “Malcolm and I will have to meet you at the restaurant,” he said with a worried frown. “Remember the sub who pissed off Zack a couple of weeks ago?” Adrian nodded, very clearly remembering the skinny young woman that Cooper had been speaking to after The Enforcer had canceled her scene. “She agreed to Shibari as a form of therapy, a chance to maybe think clearly without any distractions. We were hoping to get to the bottom of why she seemed to want such harsh punishments, but unfortunately, it might have worked a little too well. Viper, Bianca, Malcolm, and Cooper are with her at the moment, but I’ve put a call in to an old friend of mine who specializes in PTSD. I’m waiting for him to call back so I can get his opinion on how to handle this before Gina ends up catatonic.”
    “Is she still in the rope?”
    Cooper was very experienced at Shibari rope tying. The subs were usually completely immobilized by the time he was finished, and for many of them it was a chance to truly relax and not worry about anything at all. But if Gina was having an emotional breakdown, not being able to move could add to her distress—especially if it had something to do with why she was so upset. It could even set off breathing difficulties, vomiting, and panic attacks.
    “We cut her down the moment she started to react,” Alex said quietly, “but she was completely hysterical by the time we’d finished.”
    It wouldn’t have taken long to get her down—mere moments thanks to Cooper’s experience and forward planning—but when a sub was panicking it would likely seem very much longer.
    Alex rubbed a hand down his face, obviously distressed by everything that had happened. “She keeps screaming for her father and now she won’t let anyone touch her. No one can get through to her. It’s like she’s in a different world, having a full-blown delusion. Whatever memories being bound have brought up, they’re clearly traumatic.”
    “Has Viper seen this type of thing before?” Adrian asked.
    “Yes,” Alex said, sounding conflicted in his relief. “Apparently it’s the same sort of thing Bianca went through after her parents were murdered in front of her.”
    “Fuck,” Adrian whispered as he thought about the sweet, beautiful woman who was Viper’s sub going through something so horrible. But at least it gave them hope that they could help the woman battle her way through whatever demons she’d been living with for so long.
    “I have my cell phone if you need anything. What should I tell Sophie?”
    Alex shook his head, apparently as worried about how Sophie would react to a situation like this as Adrian was. Gina’s experience was very unusual but likely tapped into every fear that Sophie had ever held about the