Adan’s Mistake

Ten

I stared at the lone word for just a second longer before my thumbs flew across the keyboard, typing out words without really paying attention to the spellings or grammar. I was grateful for autocorrect because by the time I finished and hit send, my message was actually readable.

Wesley! How are you?! — E

I bit my lip while staring at the screen, hoping for an immediate reply. I hoped Wesley was okay and that the surgery went well. I hoped he wasn’t in pain anymore. As for Adan, I was glad he was busy and I wanted him to remain busy for at least the next few hours while I spoked to Wesley.

Where are you, Evie? You were in the hospital when I went for surgery but then you weren’t there when I came out — W

Guilt pierced my heart with the force of a fire arrow and my hands shook as I tried to give him a reply which would protect Adan and prevent me from seeming like a cold hearted b***h at the same time. I didn’t even know why I was trying to protect him in the first place. He was clearly the bad guy here. He kidnapped me and literally told me to break up with Wesley. So why did I care what Wesley thought of him.

Because Wesley doesn’t know what you are to Adan.

That was true unfortunately. Wesley had no idea Adan was my Master and there was no way I could tell him. If I did he would walk away from me in a second and I didn’t know if I wanted that. And there was a strong possibility that Wesley might defy the laws of this world by ignoring the fact that Adan was my Master and force me to be with him.

I huffed and leaned against the headboard, trying to decide whether to tell Wesley the truth or not. In the end I decided to keep things private. More than Wesley, I was worried about Adan and what he would do if he found out that I’d been talking to Wesley.

I had a family emergency so I had to go. I’m really sorry — E

But I kept thinking about you. Please tell me how you’re feeling now after your surgery — E

There. That should be a reason enough for him to understand that I didn’t leave him by choice; which I didn’t. But yes, the truth might be too much for him right now. Perhaps Adan would get tired of me and then I could go back to Wesley.

My phone buzzed with a reply and hastily swiped the screen to read it. Oh my God what happened? — W

And I’m okay. Doctor has prescribed me bed rest for a month — W

It took me a couple of minutes to reply to him as I needed to think of a plausible family emergency.

My cousin had an accident. It was serious. And she asked me to take care of her — E

Who’s taking care of you? — E

Instead of texting me back, my phone began ringing and Wesley’s name flashed on the screen. I bit my lip as I contemplated whether to answer the call or not. It was highly dangerous but Adan did say he’d be busy for the next few hours so I could talk to Wesley without anyone knowing. I’d make sure to keep the call short.

“Hello?” I said, ignoring the pounding of heart which started as soon as I answered the call.

“Evie?” Wesley said and I breathed a sigh of relief after hearing him sound like his old self. “God, where have you been? I was so worried. I missed you so much.”

A strange sensation burned in the back of my eyes but I forced myself to smile. I didn’t want Wesley to worry about me.

“I missed you, too. I’m so sorry I had to leave,” I said and turned on my side, facing away from the door. “I really didn’t want to but my cousin called and told me to come immediately.”

“No, no, it’s okay. I understand,” he said, but something told me he didn’t. But I didn’t blame him. If the roles were reversed I’d want my boyfriend to be there for me. So if he was upset, I understood. “I know family is important. My aunt is here. She agreed to take care of me.”

“Oh, I see. I’m glad you have someone.” Wesley had a younger a sister and a brother but both of them were away at college. His parents were there but Wesley preferred to be on his own.

“Yes. But I do miss you a lot. I would’ve liked it if you were here with me,” he said and I tried not to cry.

“I know. I miss you, too. I—I’ll try and come to you soon,” I said, not sure if I’d be able to. I didn’t know how I’d be able to go and meet him without Adan finding out but I had to go to him. I couldn’t abandon Wesley.

“Please do. I—I like having you around,” he said and this time a tear did manage to escape my eye but I quickly flicked it off. I didn’t want Wesley to hear me crying. I didn’t want anyone to know how I was feeling.

“I—I’ll do my best,” I said.

“Okay,” he said. “I—is your cousin alright?”

I smiled and nodded. “Yes. She is getting better. But I want to know about your surgery. How did it go? You’re alive so now you can stop being afraid of surgeries,” I teased and chuckled.

“Yeah,” he said and I could practically hear him rolling his eyes. “The surgery went well but I have no intention of going back there.”

“Let’s hope you never have to. You just need to take care of yourself now and I’ll do my best to come and see you—” The words died on my tongue when my phone was gently pulled from my hand. I turned around and my eyes widened when I saw Adan standing with my phone in his hand.

His eyes resembled a pair of gemstones as he disconnected the call and fixed me with his frosty stare.

“Ma—Master,” I said, getting up from the bed and forcing myself to stand in front of him. I didn’t even try to think of an excuse because I knew nothing would work now. Adan knew who I was talking to so there was no point in lying and trying to tell him otherwise.

He didn’t bother saying a word, just swiped a few times on my phone’s screen before tossing it on the bed. “There. That should stop you from talking to him. Hopefully you don’t remember his phone number. I really don’t want to work on your memory now.”

“What?” I said, failing to follow his line of thoughts.

“I deleted his number from your contacts and his messages as well. And we both know what will happen if you try to contact him again,” he said and I sighed.

“You can’t keep me away from him. He didn’t do anything wrong,” I said, knowing I shouldn’t be defending Wesley in front of Adan but I couldn’t help it. I wanted Adan to know that Wesley was a good guy and he had no reason to hate him.

“On the contrary, I can make sure he never so much as looks at you, Angel. So don’t f*****g test me. You belong to me and the sooner you accept that the better it’ll be for you and that guy. And we both know this is not an idle threat,” he said, his eyes blazing with fury, threatening to incinerate me.

“At least let me see him. Just once. That’s all I ask. Let me meet him and say good bye to him properly. I want to give him closure. He deserves that much, does he not?” I pleaded, hoping he would feel sorry for Wesley and give me the chance to say a proper goodbye. He was a doctor; things like empathy and compassion should be in his blood.

“No, I don’t think he deserves anything from you. You’re mine and I believe no one other than me deserves anything from you. So forget about Wesley or I’ll make sure the whole world forgets about him,” he said before turning around and striding towards the door.

“Wait. What do you mean you’ll make the whole world forget about him?” I asked, as dread uncurled its claws inside me, getting ready to pounce.

“There’s only one way to forget someone, right? I’m sure you’re smart enough to understand what I’m talking about,” he said.

His words chilled the marrow in my bones and I almost stumbled in shock. I couldn’t believe what he was insinuating. Death. He was going to kill Wesley. No. No, I didn’t want Wesley to die because of Adan. He didn’t deserve that.

“N—no… you won’t kill him, right? Please tell me you’re not talking about killing him,” I said, not caring if I sounded scared and pathetic.

He gave a slight nod which made me swallow hard. “That’s exactly what I mean. If you so much as think about defying me and talking to him, let alone going to meet him, that’ll be his last day on this planet.”

“Why?! Why would you do that?! He’s innocent! You have a problem with me, you take it out on me. Why are you painting a target on his back?!” I asked. He better answer me because I had no intention of letting him walk out of this room otherwise.

“Innocent? That guy has his eyes on my woman and you say he’s innocent?!” He shot back.

“That’s because he doesn’t know!” I yelled, willing him to understand.

“Excuse me?” He said.

“He doesn’t know I’m yours. He… he doesn’t know you’re my Master,” I stated, knowing I was just digging a deeper hole for Wesley and myself.

Adan took a step closer and I wondered if he would actually kill me. “And why doesn’t he know? Why didn’t you tell him right now when you were speaking to him?”

I rolled my eyes, not sure how to answer him. I knew why I hadn’t told Wesley about Adan, but my Master would never accept that reasoning and he might just kill me. I may not be with Wesley but I didn’t want to die so soon.

He slowly ate the distance between us until he was standing so close to me that I had to tilt my head back to look at him.

“Be—because—” I tried to find the words but my brain chose that moment to shut off. It wasn’t its fault, it usually stopped working in Adan’s proximity.

“Why haven’t you told him about us, Angel?” He asked in a soft voice which carried the weight of death in every syllable.

“It’s hard for me, okay?!” I said. “It’s hard for me to accept that I belong to you, how do you think I can tell someone else that I’m yours and you can do whatever you want to me?”

His green eyes roved over my face and it took every ounce of strength I possessed to stand my ground against him. And then a smirk flickered before it settled comfortably over his plump, kissable lips. He pushed a strand of hair from my face before his finger caressed the column of my neck.

“Oh, so you’re facing a challenge?” He asked and I nodded, knowing that this conversation would only end one way and it wouldn’t be my way.

“Alright, I think I have a solution for your little challenge,” he said.

“What?” I asked, intrigued but suspicious.

“I think it’s something you’ll find easier to do. And if you don’t, well… you’ll just have to deal with it because there’s no way I’m letting you get out of it,” he stated.

“What is it?” I asked. I really hoped he would give me an actual solution rather than making things even more difficult for me.

“You don’t have to tell Wesley about us,” he said and my eyes widened in surprise. He obviously noticed because his eyes twinkled with mirth before he continued, “You don’t have to tell him that I’m your Master or that I own you.”

“I—I don’t?” I asked, unable to believe what he was saying.

“No. Not at all. You don’t have to say a word to him about this,” he said.

“Then? What do you want in return for this secret?” I asked.

“Secret? Oh no, there’s no secret. Wesley will know you’re mine. He has to. That poor man has no choice but to face the truth,” Adan said, causing goosebumps to scatter down my back.

“Then what… how…” I asked, barely able to speak loud enough for him to hear.

He gave me a devious smile before uttering the words which truly made me regret talking to Wesley in the first time.

“It’s simple, Angel. You won’t tell Wesley that you belong to me.

“You will show him.”