Forever

Chapter 13: Date Night (Part 2)

Olivia's POV

Do you know the feeling of utter frustration when someone says "I have to tell you something" but when you ask he says "Oh! It's nothing; never mind".

Yup that's exactly how I am feeling right now sitting slumped in my chair glaring daggers in the direction where Damien went.

Now I know I decided to wait for him to explain but what the hell, curiosity is in my veins.

Stupid phone, stupid ringtone, stupid network, stupid stupid stupid.....

After a few minutes I heard the crunching of leaves and on cue he emerged from the trees wearing a smile on his face.

"Whose call was it?"

"It was nothing." He said with a smile.

"Oh ok."

I was staring at him waiting for him to finish telling me what he was going to say earlier. He furrowed his eyebrows and said "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"You were going to tell me something before..." I pointed at his phone "you know..."

"Oh! That. Olivia I am in love with you. That was what I wanted to say and I will show you this every day."

Though his confession was sweet and adorable but I am 100% sure that's not what he wanted to say to me earlier. Why would he suddenly decide not to tell me?

I narrowed my eyes at him in suspicion "I think that's not what you wanted to tell me".

"Oh yes it is"

"Come on just tell me already. This suspense is killing me. You don't have to be afraid of anything, I am not going anywhere."

"Can you not understand the first time that, that is what I wanted to say?" he snapped at me.

What the hell, he never snaps at me. Something is wrong here I can just feel it in my bones. Also his eyes glowed red instead of golden.

He took a deep breath and took my hands in his "I am sorry my love. I should have not talked to you like that." I nodded and looked at our hands and that's when I noticed the tattoo on his left thumb. It was a rose.

Oh my god! Damien didn't have a tattoo on his thumb. That means this guy is not my Damien. Who the hell is he and what is his motive? Why is he pretending to be him? Where is Damien? Is he alright? Did this guy do something to him? Oh god!!! Please be okay Damien.

I could feel my heartbeat quicken and a layer of cold sweat broke on my forehead.

Get a grip Olivia!! This is not the time to panic. You have to get out of here smartly and find Damien. I forced myself to calm down and looked at him with a fake smile "It's ok"

He sighed in relief and smiled at me with adoration and love in his eyes. Well, he is a pretty good actor if you ask me.

I wrapped my arms around myself and pretended to shiver.

"Are you okay?"

"I think I might be sick. Can we head back now?"

"Yeah, sure come on."

We stood up and started walking towards the direction of the house. I was walking one step behind him thinking of what to do next. Something struck my foot and I glanced down to find a big ass branch. Maybe I can knock him out.

Carefully I bend down and picked up the log. Ok here goes nothing.

I raised the log in the air ready to strike him at the back of his head.

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He spun around at the last moment, took it out of my hands, threw it away and pulled me to his chest. It all happened within the span of a minute.

"Tsk Tsk Tsk princess you should have been faster than that."

"Let go of me." I gritted through my teeth struggling in his hold. In response he tightened his grip and chuckled.

"Did you really think you could have fooled me? I knew the minute you saw my tattoo you figured out I was not Damien."

"Who are you? What do you want?" I snapped at him feeling the anger build up inside me.

"That, my love, is a conversation for some other time. Right now I have a gift for you."

"I don't want anything from you. Now let me go."

He said nothing but started chanting some gibberish in a foreign language and what I saw next made my blood run cold. His eyes were glowing red and there was a golden glow coming from his palm as if there was a light bulb fitted there.

I didn't have the chance to panic because the next second he took hold of my right wrist in a bone crushing grip. His touch felt like liquid fire and I could feel my skin getting burned.

"AAAAAHHHHHH........ WHAT ARE YOU DOING? MAKE IT STOPPPP......." The tears were flowing freely from my eyes and I was sobbing begging him to stop but all my pleas fell on deaf ears.

Finally he released me and I cradled my hand to my chest. I looked at him with anger and hate "Get away from me you psychopath..."

He looked at me with hurt but quickly steeled his expression. "I will come to meet you soon princess" and then he was gone.

Feeling a wave of tiredness wash over me I sat on the forest floor and sobbed quietly feeling the pain in my arm. I looked at it and surely there were burn marks there.

I will kill him. That son of a b***h burnt me for no reason but first I have to find Damien.

With that I stood up wiping my tears and disappeared into the darkness calling out for him.