ADELE.
"You good for nothing, twart!" My stepmother angrily threw a slap across my face. A sharp cry escaped my lips as I bit my lower lip in the process.
"How dare you show your face here? How dare you!" She continued.
"I'm sorry, but I was kidnapped and he lied that you sold me and used me as a collateral to repay a debt.." I explained, my voice barely audible.
I found my way back on foot, running. I thought my stepmother would be so happy to see me and express how worried she was but here I am being scolded and called a useless thing.
Ever since my father died, my life has been in shambles. All my stepmother does is gamble and maltreat me. And I thought for once.. just once, she can actually be worried about me.
But her disdainful look, her sneer and malicious glance made me feel like she never wanted my existence in the first place.
She yanked my hair back.. I winced, I cried, but she pulled harder.
"How dare you? How dare you show your face here? So what? I used you as a collateral for my debts... You now belong to him so go back!" She snapped, pushing me away with a full force.
I expected to land on the floor in a loud thud. I anticipated that pain but surprisingly, I landed on something hard yet soft. Broad arms wrapping around me.
I opened my eyes slowly, only to behold the eyes that dreaded me the most.. Those dark eyes, cold and piercing stared back at me with little or no emotions present.
"So much for your little escape, Kitten" He wiped the blood off my lips. His eyes flickered with things I couldn't say.
"I'm.. I'm.." I stuttered, too scared to even say a word.
I escaped, with no one in sight. How did he find me? Now, I'm back in his arms.
"No need to say anything, kitten. Go home, I'll deal with you later. That's.. after I teach her not to ever mess with what's mine again" He turned his head towards my stepmother who trembled.
His eyes grew darker, causing the hairs on my skin to stand. His men took me away. I didn't protest, I just followed with eyes blinded by tears and my heart aching from betrayal.
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I kept pacing to and fro around the large room, trembling and fidgeting in fear for what may have happened.
That man looked dangerous.. Too dangerous.
But, my stepmother's actions broke me the most. Is this what she took me for? A piece of collateral that she could just throw off?
She sold me off to just anybody. What if he's a blood sucking monster? What if he uses me for something else?
She just cared about paying off the debt she owes.
I turned sharply when the door burst open and he walked in with his dress stained with blood. His hair was disheveled and his blood stained hands balled in tight fists.
A gasp escaped my lips.. As I stared at him with widened eyes.
"What did you just do? What have you done to my stepmother?"
He smirked..
"You still care over someone who doesn't care about you?"
"I don't care!.." I found myself yelling, tears rolled down my eyes as I imagined the worse.
He said he was going to deal with her.. Is this what he meant? That he was going to kill her?
My legs moved towards him before I could stop myself.. At this moment, I didn't care what could happen. With all my courage, I grabbed his collar.
"What have you done to my step mother? What have you done to her, you monster?"
His eyes darkened..
"No one dares to yell at me, Kitten. But you.. You've just done that. Do you know what I'd do to you for talking back to me?" His voice was calm, yet thick.
He reeked of blood that I felt like poking but all that matters to me is finding what he has done to my stepmother.
She might have betrayed me, but she's still the only family I have left.
"Kill me then. Besides, I was used as a collateral right? Why don't you just kill me too so I could pay off the stupid debt my stepmother owes you.."
"Hush now, Little kitten. Do not talk about death in front of me. If your death amounts to the exact amount, you won't be here rumbling nonsense..." He brushed his fingers against my cheek. I shivered and moved away, he caught my arm and pulled me back.
He turned me around and pushed me against the wall. Not too hard, but just enough to feel my body pressed against the wall.
My breath etched, feeling his huge body pressed against my back.. his hands holding me firmly.
"You're mine now, Kitten. What I did with your stepmother should be none of your business. It's just a way of letting anyone who touches you know who you belong to. No one touches what's mine, did you hear me?" He whispered into my ears.
His lips brushed against my bare neck, sending shivers down my spine.
"What do you want from me? I have nothing to offer. I am just a poor little girl. What could I possibly offer you? Why don't you just kill me?"
"I told you not to talk about death, didn't I, kitten? Don't be disobedient"
"Then what do you want from me?
"What do I want?"... The silence stretched, long enough to create an unsettling feeling in me.
He moved away from me, I turned, staring at him in fear. He looked bloody, dangerous and.. there's something about him that creates a weird feeling.
His aura overwhelms me sometimes and I feel like I could actually melt with how intimidating he looked.
He pulled out a gun from his jacket and aimed it straight at me. I grew pale just watching his finger rest on the trigger.
His face was void of any emotions.. His eyes sank into mine.
"Strip, Kitten!"