hold your breathe.

"The movie was wonderful," Savannah was quick to speak even as the credits began to roll. She turned toward him and smiled brightly, leaning up to kiss Jason's cheek. She squeezed his hand gently, only moving to stand when Jason had. She leaned against his side, quiet as Jason started to speak. The tone of voice he used was enough to send fear shooting through her, despite how eager Jason's friends seemed. She doubted they realized it but with the way Jason's arm didn't leave her waist, it was enough to tell Savannah something was wrong.

Her breath caught in the back of her throat as Ben was all too eager to jump in. Lifting her gaze long enough to look at Jason, even as Gal and Ben encouraged them to join them, Savannah wasn't sure what she was supposed to do. She just knew that whatever was going on in his thoughts, Savannah didn't want to make it any worse.

"What do you think?" Savannah asked, brushing her hand against Jason's arm in a weak attempt to help calm him down. Her smile grew a bit because she remembered all too well that she had to play the part of an excited woman. Someone who was happy to be by Jason's side instead of completely and utterly terrified of so much as breathing in the wrong direction.

Whatever Jason decided on, Savannah was all too eager to agree with. She was pressed against him as they started toward their car to head to wherever Jason had decided on. It wasn't until the door closed on the vehicle that Savannah smile fell, dread filling every fibre of her being. "J-Jason.. is.. is everything.. okay?"

Sliding into the car, after agreeing to go to dinner with his friends, Jason found his hands shaking, almost biting down on the inside of his cheek so hard he could taste blood. When Savannah questioned him, her voice shaking, he couldn't help but jerk his head around to face her, snapping at her out of frustration, "Does everything look okay?!" In that moment, he had looked like a completely different person, almost inhuman, almost like some monster. Not like the bubbly, friendly, smiling man he had been throughout the premier. "How did Ben's hands feel all over you, hmm?" He questioned her now, trying to force himself to relax into the seat, knowing he couldn't lay a hand on her... yet. He couldn't grab her by the throat like he wanted to and choke her because he couldn't chance to mess up her hair or smear her makeup.

Her punishment would have to wait.

The driver in the front of the car new to stay silent, pretending like he didn't hear the commotion in the back seat. He knew better than to turn around and try to come to Savannah's aid. "You did a great job in front of the cameras, but I don't remember telling you to be such a slut with my friends." His teeth gnashed together as he screamed at her, his face turning red. The car pulled away from the curb, heading in the direction of the fancy steakhouse the group had decided on. "You have throughout dinner to try and please me, or I swear to god, Savannah, I don't know if you'll leave my hotel room alive tonight."

@ castle.

Savannah's lips parted, the colour draining from her features as Jason snapped at her. She had just a moment of confusion before Jason was accusing her of enjoying Ben's attention. She spluttered, fear curling into the pit of her stomach as she stared at him. She wanted to reason with him, to beg and grovel at his feet but she was at a loss for words. Tears welled in her eyes at the threat that he finished with and she had to struggle to keep herself together. Ruining her makeup wouldn't exactly be a good look for her when they arrived at the restaurant that Ben and Gal had picked out.

She shrank under his gaze, pressing herself as hard into the door as she could. As if she pressed just a bit harder, Savannah could completely disappear. "I-I.. I.." Savannah stuttered, trying hopelessly to come up with something to say in her defense. "I-I.. I w-was.. was.. j-just..." she stumbled over her words, whimpering as fear continued to flow through her. "I-I.. was j-just.. be-being friendly. I s-swear," Savannah grimaced, hating just how badly her voice shook but she was utterly terrified that she was heading to her last meal.

It was all she could bring herself to say, squeezing her eyes shut as she braced herself against the door. Savannah half expected Jason to lash out at her right now. It would be so easy for Jason to call Ben or Gal and explain that she wasn't feeling up to idinner after the premiere after all. Swallowing thickly, Savannah was quiet to speak. "Sh-Should we.. j-just go back? To the hotel? You can say I d-don't.. don't feel up to having dinner after..."

Jason balled his hand up into a fist, raising it up to her eye level, every muscle in his body trying to refrain from launching it at her face. He squeezed his eyes shut, instead, letting his fist slam into the headrest of the empty passenger seat in front of him. "No." He grimaced, his voice booming throughout the car. "Gal is excited to get to know you over dinner." The words tasted bitter on his tongue because he knew dinner was a bad idea. How could he let his peers actually get to know and grow fond of Savannah if he was ultimately going to cut her loose, or worse, kill her? Part of him knew neither of those things would happen, that she was stuck with him for the rest of her life. There was something about him that had been different when he picked her out the first night they had met. Something that was different from all his prior victims.

He slumped his shoulders, letting his head rest back against the seat, eyes closed as he tried to breathe to calm himself down. "Relax." He growled, "you better calm down and continue pretending like you're having the best night of your life because if you tip off anything to my friends, I will end you."

The rest of the car ride Jason remained dead silent, only forcing a smile on his face when the car came to a stop. He hurried out of the car, seeing Ben and Gal right inside the doors of the restaurant. Running around to the other side of the car, Jason opened Savannah's door and held his hand out to her, trying to appear as a perfect gentleman once again.

@ castle.

Savannah flinched when Jason punched the headrest of the car, only giving a small nod of her head when Jason told her to relax. She stared down at her lap, utterly terrified of what was about to happen. Savannah was going to have to pretend everything was okay once they got to the restaurant, on a more personal level and that was what terrified her even worse than the premiere had. That had been basically smiling and looking happy. Now she had to hold a conversation without being too much.

When the car pulled to a stop in front of the restaurant, Savannah turned to get out. She prayed that no one would be able to figure out that she had been upset. When Jason helped her out of the car, Savannah managed to force a smile to her face. She turned her head toward him, her voice lowered to a whisper. "W-What.. what do I order?" Savannah didn't want to order something and somehow manage to upset Jason with any little thing.

Jason's warning rang loud and clear through her mind. If she didn't make him happy, Jason was going to make her sorry. Savannah realized she had no appetite, she had no desire to eat anything but they were going to a fancy restaurant to eat. Savannah had to at least have something to seem happy and like nothing was wrong.

Jason lead Savannah to the doors, pulling them open and letting her lead the way in. "Order whatever you want." He let his hand linger on her shoulder, a heavy reminder of how she better behave herself and do everything she could to make him happy. Ben and Gal turned to greet them, having just arrived and still grabbing the group a table.

"There you guys are! Come on, they just got our table!" Gal smiled, reaching out to take Savannah's hand. Jason squeezed her shoulder, reassuring her that it was fine to go with Gal. It was Ben he had a problem with. He loosened his grip on her shoulder, releasing her from him as Gal took her by the arm and followed after the hostess.

He hoped this dinner went by quickly.

Once at the table, Jason pulled Savannah's seat out for her and watched her sit before he took his own. He pulled his menu up, quickly ordering a Guinness for himself from the waiter as the rest of the table ordered their drinks.

"So, how did you two meet?" Ben smiled, laying his menu down as the waiter left with their drink orders.

Jason looked towards Savannah, before back with Ben with a little gleam in his eye. "Believe it or not, we actually just met a few nights ago."

@ castle.

Savannah could only bring herself to nod her head when Jason told her that she was able to get whatever she wanted. She thought that she would probably just get a salad because it would be light and she would have to stress so much about ruining her dress or something similar. She didn't know if it would upset Jason but she knew that she didn't want to risk it either way.

Forcing a smile to her face when she spotted the duo that they were meeting, Savannah hesitated to follow after Gal even as the actress tried to tug her forward. It wasn't until Jason squeezed her shoulder that she stepped after her, her shoulders tensing slightly. All She knew was that she didn't want to take even a single misstep.

"Thank you," Savannah was quick to speak when Jason pulled out her chair, moving to sit down. She relaxed back against the chair, her heart skipping a beat when Ben started to speak. She turned toward Jason, admittedly a bit worried to even answer Ben because what if Jason saw it as a reason to be upset? She had already upset him so much, she knew that making it any worse would just cement the fact that she wouldn't make it through the night.

It wasn't until Gal looked toward her that she found the courage to speak up. "I actually met him at a convention a few days ago. I didn't think anything special was going to happen but I guess Jason just thought I was special," she added, biting down on the inside of her lip as she gave a shy smile.

Jason could tell how nervous Savannah was, watching as her body stiffened and she seemed to think about every single word before she spoke. It only served to make him angrier, for a second knowing she didn't intend to entertain Ben, knowing she was doing her best to please Jason, but it didn't matter. He had already decided that she would pay for Ben's actions.

"Definitely something special, alright." Jason smiled, leaning forward to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear that had fallen out of place.

The waiter returned with their drinks, setting down a glass of wine in front of Savannah that Jason had ordered for her. If she was smart, she'd catch a buzz to help numb her from the pain she was sure to endure later that night. The table ordered their food and the night continued without anymore snags, and by the time the group had finished eating, Jason was quick to make up a reason as to why they had to leave.

He took the last sip of his beer before bringing a hand up to rest on Savannah's shoulder. "Well guys, I gotta get this one home." He chuckled, "I'm sure she is exhausted, but you'll see her again." He winked in Gal's direction who seemed a little sad that the dinner was over so soon. The two girls had really been hitting it off together.

@ castle.

Savannah faltered when Jason set his hand on her shoulder. She knew what he was about to do, he was about to pull her away from the safety that Ben and Gal provided. Savannah hesitated for a moment longer than she probably should have, forcing a small smile to her face. It was okay - she would be okay. She prayed, reaching out to toss back the last bit of her third glass of wine.

When Gal stood to hug her goodbye, Savannah was quick to stand. She wasn't all too surprised when Ben stood to do the same and she had a moment where she struggled with what she was supposed to do - if she upset Ben, would Jason be angry? But if she hugged Ben and Jason was jealous? Savannah tightened her smile and hugged Ben, quick to pull away the moment that she could.

Her arm slid into Jason's and she followed after him, leaning against her arm. Savannah wanted nothing more than to start yelling about how she needed help, how Jason was going to hurt her the moment that they were alone, but all she could think about was Jason hurting her mother. If it meant her mom being safe, Savannah knew she would do anything she needed.

Once they were in the car, Savannah's shoulders sagged and she felt a surge of panic. Tears welled in her eyes as she tried to consider how to weasel her way out of this but she remembered all too well. Jason wasn't kind when it came to pleas for mercy or apologies, she simply had to take whatever came her way. There wasn't really another option.

Jason was silent the entire car ride, something he was sure probably put Savannah on edge. He didn't berate her or scream or even look in her direction. He sat like a rock on his side of the car, running his hands through his hair before pulling it into a bun with the baby blue scrunchie he wore on his wrist. He was torn, because on one hand she had done a marvelous job pretending everything was fine, but on the other, she had caught the eye of his friend and that did not fly with him.

When the car pulled up to the hotel, he climbed out, slamming the door with such ferocity that the whole car seemed to tremble. There were still fans lingering around outside, so he had to pull himself together and force a smile on his face as he helped Savannah out of the car, his hand finding it's way to her lower back.

She was safe but only for a few more moments.

The walk to their room from the elevator was a quiet one, the silence seeming almost suffocating as Jason unlocked the door to their room, all but shoving her inside once it was open.

"If only Batman was here to save you," he finally spoke, a sneer on his face as he shut the door. The sound of the lock clicking back into place causing Savannah to flinch as he dropped his jacket to the floor.

@ castle.

Savannah had no idea how she was supposed to feel when she realized that there were still fans lingering around the hotel. She swallowed thickly, replacing the mask of happiness on her face despite the dread that she felt. She had to play the part, even if she was completely terrified. She bit down on the inside of her lip as she followed Jason into the elevator. The silence was suffocating, it made her even more afraid because she had no clue if she was doing the right thing or not. She had no way of knowing if Jason was happy with her performance or if she should have somehow been better. How she didn't have a clue because she had done her absolute best.

Standing just in front of the beds, Savannah's tears started to run down her cheeks. She flinched as the lock sounded through the room, knowing that there was no escape for her. Her bottom lip wobbled and she fought to contain herself, her fingers wrapped tightly into the material of her dress.

"I-I.. I didn't... I was just.. Just trying to be nice, Jason. I swear!" She countered, her voice cracking as she took a slight step forward, away from Jason. As if she could put enough distance between them that she could be safe.

"I-I.. I don't like him. I don't want him! I-I.. I j-just... di-didn't.. want to upset him. Or offend him," Savannah tried to further explain. She couldn't bring herself to turn around and face him, positive that if she did, Jason would look nothing short of an absolute monster.

Stepping up behind the trembling girl, Jason gently began unpinning her hair, letting it fall loosely around her shoulders. A soft, intimate touch that he was sure would scare the shit out of her. He ran his fingers through her soft, blonde locks, quietly shushing her. "Oh, you were nice alright." He smiled, his hands sliding down over her shoulders, further down until he found the zipper on her dress. The room was so quiet besides her sobbing that the sound of her dress unzipping sent a chill down his spine as he watched it crumple around her feet on the floor.

"How did his hands feel?" Jason asked quietly, leaning down until his lips were tickling her ear, his hands running down until they stopped at the small of her back, the same place where Ben had held her. "Nice? Did it feel nice?" He breathed into her hair, feeling the anger and rage beginning to bubble up inside of him.

There might have been a slight chance that Savannah could talk her way out of the beating she was about to receive, but it was such a slim, slim chance. He held her hips, forcing his fingers so tightly into her skin that he knew he'd leave bruises. She would be littered with bruises by the time the sun rose in the morning. He kicked the back of her heels with his boots, forcing her to fall back against his chest, but he held her tightly up against him. "Tell me, Savannah. Do you wish he was here right now? To help you?"

@ castle.

Savannah started breathing heavily, her nails digging into her palms as Jason undressed her. She whimpered, starting to shake her head frantically at Jason's prompting. It had, Savannah knew that, but she wasn't about to tell Jason that. It was evident how jealous Jason was and she was confused about it but she wasn't about to start questioning him. "N-No. No. I s-swear," she stuttered, yelping as her heels were kicked out from under her.

She hated the way that her skin crawled - Jason had been someone she looked up to and lusted after. This was nothing compared to what she had found herself fantasizing about on the occasion. "No. N-No, I just.. just want you here," Savannah forced herself to speak, grimacing as Jason's lingering grip sent spasms of pain through her hips. Already she could feel bruises forming along her skin.

"I d-don't even like h-his movies," Savannah tried to reason, willing to say just about anything if it meant Jason being a bit kinder to her. She reached up a shaking hand, wiping against the tears that had wet her cheeks. "Please. I swear, Jason. Ben's n-nothing compared to you. You're a better actor, a better man.. than he ever will be. I swear it, Jason."

Jason couldn't stomach her lying anymore. He moved his hands away from her hips and in one quick strike, struck her against the head with his open hand. His force sent her tumbling towards the bed, falling limp against it as if she was nothing more than a rag doll. "Lies." He barked, stepping up behind her as she laid frozen against the foot of the bed. Tears were streaming down her face at this point, unable to hold them back. "Ungrateful bitch," he growled as he tangled his fist in her hair, yanking her back up to her feet before he threw her on the bed.

He glared at her, watching as she tried to shrink in on herself. He unbuttoned his shirt, throwing it to the floor before unbuckling his belt and sliding it free from his belt loops. "Lay flat on the bed." He commanded, moving around the side until he stood near the head, leaning over her and grabbing her wrists. He pulled them above her head, fastening them together, using his belt as a restraint as he secured them to the bed post.

"Tell me another lie, Savannah. I fucking dare you." He stood to his full height, kicking off his boots as he watched her body squirm around on the sheets. "c'mon, baby, I'm waiting. Tell me another." He unbuttoned his jeans, his eyes washing over her body.

@ castle.

Savannah yelped as Jason slapped her, only to cry out as he dragged her back onto her feet. She choked on a sob, wrapping her arms around herself as she fought against the urge to try and break free. She knew that it wouldn't help, it would only serve to make him angrier than he already was. She scrambled on the bed, turning over until she laid flat against the bed. Savannah flinched as he reached for her arms, wishing that she could reason with him but all she could think about was how afraid she was. She was sure that Jason was about to make her regret even being born.

Shaking her head at Jason's prompting, Savannah only dissolved into a more hysterical fit of sobbing. She tried to calm down but all she could picture was Jason hurting her their first day together. It couldn't be any worse than that, right?

"P-Please, Jason," Savannah begged, trembling on the bed. "I-I had a g-good ti-time.. to-tonight. Please. I-I swear. It was a good night," she didn't even know why she was telling Jason these things as if it would help ease his anger but the look on his face made her desperate to do something to eas eher punishment.

Jason climbed onto the bed once he was undressed, pushing her legs apart so he could find his way between them. "Oh, it was a lovely night." He replied with a sneer, his cock twitching as his hand stroked his shaft. He always found himself the hardest when he was pissed off, and glancing down between her legs, he could tell she wasn't ready for him.

In one swift motion, he was inside of her, having to force himself in due to how dry she was. He groaned, feeling how her cunt squeezed around his dick, tightening down on him as if trying to stop him. "Think about it, just one word to Ben and he could've saved you. You could be all curled up with him tonight. He could be massaging your sore body, making it all feel better..." Jason snarled as he pulled himself out, only to slam back into her again.

Raising a hand, he slapped her hard across the face, before his hand found its way to her throat, squeezing so tightly he knew she wouldn't be able to breathe. "If only you hadn't been too terrified to tell him, he could've helped you." Jason cooed at her, loving how her body stiffened and did it's best to squirm and fight from his grip, but it was pointless. She was his.

"Remember when you were worried about getting pregnant earlier?" He leaned down, slowly rocking his hips as he admired her face, slowly turning blue. "I'm going to make sure that happens. You'll never be rid of me."

@ castle.

Savannah's lips parted as Jason pressed into her, crying out as she tried to pull out from under him. She openly sobbed, whimpering and squirming as she tried to get away from the pain. There was nowhere for her to go and his words, they made her skin crawl. She cried as he fucked her, trying to close her thighs but there was no way that she could protect herself from Jason's anger. Her hands balled into fists as she tried to brace herself against Jason's punishing thrusts, yelping as Jason slapped her so hard that she was sure she could taste blood.

When Jason's fingers wrapped around her throat, Savannah's fear settled further in her. She squirmed against him, her legs kicking out against him as she tried to get enough air in her lungs. She convulsed under him, gasping and spluttering as her face changed colours. Her eyes were wide as she struggled, her fear evident as Jason fucked her.

Savannah's struggling started growing weaker as Jason whispered about her getting pregnant. She could only give a slight nod of her head, the action enough to steal even more breath from her lungs. Savannah gave a weak tug on her arms, trying to get them free as if they could help her breathe. When Jason finally let go of her throat, Savannah was gasping for air, her back arched as she tried to focus on breathing. Each time Jason pressed into her, Savannah would whimper or cry out which just managed to make breathing that much harder.

"P-Please," Savannah managed to choke out. "D-Dont... don' want him," Savannah tried, just saying the only thing she thought Jason would want to hear at this point.

"You can try to lie to me all you want, Savannah, but I saw how you looked at him." He growled, his thrusts only becoming deeper and more forceful with each passing second. He only let loose of her throat when he thought she might be close to passing out, and if that happened, there wouldn't be any more fun for him to have. Her legs kicking underneath of him and the way she tried to fight against him was what made him keep going.

He slammed into her one last time, groaning as he came, slowly moving his hips as he pumped his seed into her, ensuring not a drop went to waste. "I am going to fuck you repeatedly, until I'm sure there's no way in hell you couldn't be pregnant." He leaned down, his lips brushing over her jaw as he slowly pulled out of her. "How does that sound?" He waited for a moment, only being met with more cries and sobbing. Leaning up, he smacked her across the face before screaming at her, "I asked, how does that sound? Are you fucking deaf?"

Jason wasn't entirely sure why he felt so jealous over the situation. Why seeing Ben hold her waist had lit a fire under his ass. Before that, he had almost decided on rewarding her, giving her a gentle fuck and letting her shower before allowing her to sleep, but not anymore. He would keep her awake all night, fucking her silly and bruising her soft, delicate skin until she couldn't handle it anymore.

@ castle.

Savannah jolted with each thrust, her body at Jason's mercy. There was nowhere for her to go, no matter how hard she struggled beneath him and eventually she gave up. She slumped against the bed, her face turned toward her arm as she cried. She flinched as Jason started to fill her, her fear only growing. Jason wanted to get her pregnant? He was going to trap her here so there was no chance of her leaving because what would she do once she was pregnant? Her thoughts were racing, hardly realizing that Jason was going to slap her until the stinging sensation spread across her cheek.

"P-Please, J-Jason," Savannah croaked, whimpering as she pressed her thighs together the moment that Jason had pulled far enough away from her that she could even start to close them. She felt ashamed, feeling his cum leak out of her. "I-I.. I d-d-on't want to leave. Please. I-I.. I w-won't go anywhere. I swear!"

Feeling as if there was nowhere else for her to go, Savannah looked up to him with a nearly hopeful look on her face. "W-We... we c-can get.. married. A-And.. then, then y-you'll know. I won't go anywhere!" Savannah tried because she was beginning to realize that Jason wouldn't let her go. Ever. But if she could convince him that she would never leave... he would have to be nicer to hre, right? God, she hoped so.

Jason only fell back on his ass long enough to catch his breath, pushing the hair from his face that had fallen down throughout the commotion. An evil chuckle left his lips as he listened to her beg and plead, laughing harder when she brought up marriage. He crawled back up to her, grabbing her hips and forcing her to flip over on her stomach, knowing the angle at which it twisted her arms had to be agony. "Keep trying baby, maybe eventually you'll say something right."

He slapped her ass, watching as it jiggled, noting how his cum was leaking down her lips, over her thighs. The more she cried and struggled, the faster his dick would be ready for round two. He leaned over her back, letting his hand explore between her legs, his fingers spreading her cunt open. His other hand ran up her arm, feeling just how tight it was, being pulled at a weird angle by the belt. One quick motion from Jasons hand and he knew he could easily break her arm, like stepping on a twig.

"Tell me you love me." His voice was low and stern, "tell me you're in love with me." It wasn't so much that he needed to hear it, but rather, he knew forcing her to say something like that would be like poison on her tongue.

@ castle.