The Prison Project Chapter 41 - Humiliation Margot's POV Time had passed - how much , I couldn't say . Minutes , hours . It all blurred together after the storm of Coban had swept through the room , leaving behind a silence louder than his shouting . My hands didn't stop moving , even when my mind screamed at me to collapse again to cry more . - I folded the last shirt with trembling fingers , placing it gently into the box I'd used to serve as a makeshift laundry bin . The floor had been totally cleared , the sheets stripped off and redone three times before I felt it was perfect , each corner tucked in so sharply it could've drawn blood . I even smoothed over my own fluffy blanket three times , folding it on top of the bed as a sort of peace offering to him ... Praying deep down that he wouldn't actually keep it for himself . I'd so far managed to clean the stain of his rage from the space room would work for a clean mind , especially for Coban . - or tried my best to - hoping that a clean His tantrum still clung to the air , thick and poisonous , as I began to turn to look around , ensuring I hadn't missed a single area . When everything was done , and I couldn't find another excuse to stay on my feet , I gave myself one small mercy . The shower . I had longed for one all day . My teeth screaming at me mentally for a brush . I peeled off my clothes and stepped under the stream like I was shedding the memory of everything he'd just said to me . Be lucky that I haven't beat the shit out of you like your daddy used to ... He had used what I had told him right back against me like the sharpest of weapons . Throwing the private admission right back in my face ... The memory of his words was enough to make me tear up again , the water helping to rinse them off as though they were never actually there .... I took my time after that , deciding I deserved it . Washed my hair twice . 1/5 3:21 pm Chapter 41 Humiliation Scrubbed at my skin until it was red and raw and I wasn't sure if it was dirt coming off or just layers of myself ... When I got out , I brushed my teeth for so long that the taste of mint turned bitter ... - Eventually , with damp hair and a towel wrapped tightly around me , I stepped back into the room cleaner , lighter , but still hollowed out on the inside ... Until the darkness spread across it like a gaping black hole ... I saw him . Coban . Back again . Standing in the centre of the room like he'd never even left . Arms folded . Eyes unreadable . Sweat coating his naked torso once again - acting as a trophy of how hard he had obviously worked in the gym . I froze mid - step when I spotted him , my body going cold despite the warmth clinging to my skin from the shower . For a moment , neither of us said anything . Just silence . Again . A silence that I dreaded being in now . But this time , it wasn't heavy with rage . It was ... quieter . Suspiciously so . - He looked around slowly at the tidied sheets , the box of clothes , the lack of chaos that had once cluttered the floor . Then , finally , his eyes landed on me again . Still damp . Barely dressed . Fragile before him . And for the first time , I couldn't tell what he was thinking .... Coban's gaze didn't drift . Didn't flinch . He just watched me . Studied me like I was some creature in a lab- 2/5 3:21 pm P DD Chapter 41 - Humiliation something under glass . Something he was deciding the fate of I swallowed , my throat tight and dry . " I didn't hear you come in ... " I whispered , barely above the hum of the bathroom fan still running from behind me . He didn't answer . Instead , he tilted his head just slightly , eyes trailing down the length of me in a way that made heat rise to my face not from desire , but from sheer panic . - Like a predator deciding how deep to sink his teeth . The tension snapped taut . He took a step forward . instinctively backed up , my heel knocking the corner of the door frame behind me . The towel slipped just a fraction , before I scrambled to fix it . Coban stopped . His eyes locked on mine . " You finally look clean , " he said with amusement . Voice low . Too low . " Better than you did before . " I didn't know how to respond . I didn't even know if he wanted a response . Another step towards me , all the while I was trapped , unable to go back any further than I already had ... " Is that all it takes ? " he asked , quieter now . " What ? " I whisper , watching him stalk closer at a horrifyingly slow pace . " Being a little rough with you ? To break you down ? I barely had to use any force ... " He mocked , as my chest heaved up and down ; panic surging . " You had one night without me and you forgot how to behave ? All of the things we worked on ? The things we discussed ? " Coban's eyes were near black now , hollow and terrifying ; testing me . My mouth parted , the words trembling at the edge of my lips . " I didn't forget . I can behave . " He studied me for a long beat , closer now . Before he suddenly made his move .... It was fast . 3/5 3:21 pm P DD PS Chapter 41 - Humiliation Quick . The towel was yanked away from me before I could even react . One rough tug , and it was gone , leaving my skin and landing in his grip as a loud shriek left my lips ... arms flailing up to cover myself as much as I could . " You fucking scared of upsetting me now , Bella ?! " He ground out , as I trembled . " P - Please ... don't ... " I begged , weak and helpless and hurt that he had turned on me so quickly after yesterday . This wasn't the same guy ... This was a monster ! " You need to very quickly understand that you're mine in here . Not Cara's . Not Leo's . Mine ! " He snapped , before he shoved the towel back at me in a fast push , as I scrambled to cover up my bare skin again . He had humiliated me ... broke me down to feeling as small as an ant ... and for what ?! What did I do that was so damn bad ?! Sure , I messed up the room a little , but couldn't he see that I fixed it?! His face was quickly inches from mine as he moved in on me . Breath hot . Words venom . " You think a shower washes away what you owe me ? " My chest heaved at his words . I didn't know if I was about to cry again or scream or shatter into a thousand pieces . But then- The door banged open . A voice . " Coban ! " It was Leo . His tone was sharp . Unafraid . Within a flash , I was moved and shoved back in to the bathroom , door pulled shut on his end to lock me in , hiding me like a kid who had been caught stealing in a candy store ! I pressed my ear to the door , heart hammering and thankful Leo had stepped in to distract him for a moment ... " What the fuck is it now ? " I heard him bark at his friend . 4/5 3:21 pm P DD Chapter 41 Humiliation " There's a situation in block C , " Leo said . " You're needed . Now . " A long pause , before low murmuring was heard , as I squinted to hear a thing . The door was quickly pulled open again , as I almost fell through it from the force , before Coban stuck his neck inside - keeping me hidden . " Put clothes on , and don't leave this fucking room until I get back . I'm serious this time , Bella! " He warned , eyes flashing with a look of authority . I nodded like a bobble head , as he sighed heavily , slamming the door back in my face ... Wow . Chapter Comments 36 Write Comments « SHARE