"I would never hurt you or be unkind to you." Loki persisted, suddenly in front of her. He gently cupped her face as his fingers stroked her jaw. "I would never."
"Holding people hostage in their own home is unkind." She snapped.
His grip tightened...
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Loki really couldn't be more happy. He couldn't believe his plan worked. Sure, it took several years for it to play out, and he's not going to lie, he took his time to enjoy it all.
His beautifully naive Summer fell for him again- without the potion this time. It was incredible how gullible everyone was. All he had to do was change his eye color. Did they forget he could shape shift? Now he has everyone's trust and a queen to rule at his side.
Wanda searching his mind? Wanda was very strong, there was no doubt about that, but he was stronger. It was easy to hide and manipulate the things in his head he didn't want her to see.
They were even gullible enough to add him onto the team! He's his own inside source now! He's already contacted his army, so it was a matter of time until the Avengers would be taken down and Loki was left to rule. And no one would ever suspect it was him.
He is the god of mischief and lies, after all.
Night rolled around and everyone was in their beds, sleeping. Loki turned on his side to face Summer, admiring her before he had to leave. He knew things would be different again after today, but that was okay. If he had to use the potion again, he could.
He watched as her chest drew up and down as she slept, peacefully, oblivious to the hell that was to come. Hopefully she'd sleep through everything that was about to happen.
He placed a gentle kiss to her forehead before he left their bedroom, being sure to put locks from the outside of the door behind him, and the kids' rooms as well.
•••
There was a loud crash that woke her. The second, louder crash, made her sit up and reach for Loki.... only to find he wasn't there. An explosion made the tower walls shake and shrieks of pain and fear sounded in the distance.
Summer threw the blankets off her in a rush and bolted to the bedroom door.
Locked- from the outside.
"No, no, no...." she whispered to herself and pried on the door harder, but it wouldn't budge. "Loki!" She yelled and banged on the door until her hands were bruised. Frantically, she searched for her phone, but even that was gone.
Her mind went into a panic as she desperately tried to figure out a plan to escape from her room. So many questions ran through her mind. Who trapped her in here? Are the kids safe? Is Loki safe? Is he hurt? Did someone take him? Did they take the kids too?
Despite it all, she had to put her worries aside for now and focus. She ran to the master bathroom to retrieve a bobby pin. She's seen people escape this way on tv, but she had no clue if it'd work in real life. She opened up the pin and shoved it into the lock. She twisted it around for what felt like an eternity until with a click- it unlocked.
