Escaping Him

Chapter 9

"We need to talk."

"T-talk...about?" What is there to talk about and why the hell am I stuttering.

"I over reacted, I shouldn't have acted so rash..." He says while looking into my eyes as if he's able to see into my mind.

"Ha, rash about what kidnapping me, bringing me out here, almost having me killed, or the shower incident?"

I make sure to narrow my eyes in an attempt to intimidate him. "Why don't you take your pick?" I said sarcastically while giving my best hateful look. Why am I finding myself in this situation? Feeling irritated, I use his chest to jump off the bed and him. 

"Where do you think you're going?" He grabs onto my hand before I get further away from the bed. He releases my hand. I could feel his eyes all over my naked body going up and down. I try to cover my private areas with my hands just to have him harshly move my hands away.

"Don't worry about it." I hope he can see all the hate reflecting off the glare I'm giving him.

I could see by the look on his face, it took a minute for him to understand what I just said. Disbelief is written all over his face. I should add a cherry on top to sweeten the deal. "While we're at it, the only think you should be worried about is fixing what you've done. You can start by giving me a ride home."

I made sure to say while lifting my chest, pointing my nose to the ceiling, and crossing my arms in front of my chest without thinking about my naked state.

In that moment I could feel all the courage in me leave, that look, if looks could kill I probably would be dead.

He's just sitting there on the edge of the bed giving me this look. I feel knots forming in my gut. God, how am I going to get myself out of this now. I think the few steps I just took away from him brought him back to reality.

It can't get worse than this, right? Then I see some type of emotion I'm unable to understand pass through his eyes.

The strangest smile creeps onto his lips but his eyes still have the same look. f**k this. 

I take a few more steps back but before I can get completely out of his grasp, his fingers tighten on my wrist pulling me in between his legs. My eyes about to pop out from how wide they are right now. I hope he doesn't hurt me for speaking to him in that way. Closing my eyes to prepare for his wrath while my whole body stiffens with tension. 

The pain never comes instead I feel the warmth of him surrounding me.

I can feel circles being traced on my back. As soon as I feel the tension leave my body, strong arms are wrapped around my waist. My mouth opens so I can tell him to back off but before the words slip through my mouth I feel his soft silky hair rub against the side of my neck and shoulder.

"Please Keira, don't say anything else." He said softly.

It feels like we've been in this position for around 30 minutes. I would have never pictured him clinging onto me like this.  He starts to shift around until he backs his head away from my shoulder. He looks down at me, his eyes seem like they're searching for something on my face. Feeling uncomfortable about my nakedness, I move my arms up again at an attempt to cover myself. To my surprise he pulls off the bed sheet to wrap around me. He sits back onto the edge and looks into my eyes before saying, "Let's make a deal."

"What kind of deal?"

"The kind that will break you free." I blink a few times trying to process what hes offering. He brings his the palm of his hand to caress my cheek. I look back into his eyes and ask about this deal. I feel his thumb moving side to side on my cheek bone. "You stay here for the rest of the weekend and be open to creating a friendship with me. I'll make sure to take you back into the city once the weekend ends." He moves his hand away from my cheek to place on his lap. Disappointment floods through me at the loss of his touch. "I won't attempt anything you don't want. I'll even give you space however the condition is once we're back in the city you will be living separately from that boy." He says the last part in disgust.

"What he's my fiance! I can't do that! I wouldn't even be able to afford living on my own."

"That's where the next part of the deal comes in. You can keep a relationship with him if you must but you will be ending this ridiculous engagement." He gives me a look I can't decipher. "I will pay for the rent and bills for the new place." He says deep in thought.

"Wait, what?! How do you expect me to just let you pay for all of that?" What is he thinking? He must be out of his mind!

"You can work for me in my office everyday around your class schedule. You'll be like my unofficial assistant. By the end of this semester the deal will end. Free to do whatever pleases you. How does that sound?" He offers me a charming smile that meets the eyes.

"I think not." I said as I crossed my arms against my chest.

"Hmm... Are you under the impression that if you reject this deal you can just ... go home?" 

I nod my head. Once I'm done answering him my eyes find the ground, I hear his laughter dancing all around me. I look back up to see the evilest smirk I have ever seen. 

"You either take the deal or stay here for the rest of your life." He stares down at me. "Ah, you will be free to do as you please here. You can even try to escape again if you would like. I doubt Jade will be there to help if the others catch you. So what do you say? Deal or no deal?" He arches his left eyebrow as he said the last part.

I search his eyes for the answer but end up short one when I notice the dark look in his eyes and the creepy wide grin on his beautiful face.