Adan’s Mistake

Fifteen

I had no idea where I was. I just knew that I was in some park I’d never been to before in my life and I couldn’t stop crying. I didn’t want to cry, but right now I didn’t know what else to do. Adan refused to leave me alone and God knows what he would do to me now after the way I behaved with him. He was my Master and I had no right to speak to him that way, but he still let me go. Would he come after me? I knew he would. But what if he didn’t?

It didn’t matter. I was just glad to be rid of him. Even if he found me, I wouldn’t go back with him. I was officially done with Adan Diamandis. He got what he wanted and now he needed to leave me alone. I would just go back home and live my life like I did before he decided to make me his.

People littered the park around me. The sound of laughter and loud comments had a rest of tears flowing from my eyes. I was glad to have found this tree which was situated inside the park but was far away for people to make an effort to get to it. And that give me the privacy to let my emotions run free. I just wished it remained that way. I didn’t want people to see my tears and judge me, or worse, sympathize with me.

The wind blew through my hair, pushing it away from my face and I hugged myself tighter as the chill seeped into my skin. The sun was about to go down, so I’d been here for well over two hours. I wondered if I could stay the night here, but even my delusional brain knew it wasn’t possible. I wanted to spend the night at a motel or some place where Adan couldn’t find me.

My eyes roamed over my surroundings, taking in the verdant details with specks of colors which I knew were flowers. The sun was a warm, orange glow in the sky, making me wish I could take its place and hide forever instead for a few hours.

However, as the sunlight started to fade I wiped my face with my hands and ran my hands over my hair to make sure it looked presentable before I stood up. I dusted off my clothes from behind before turning to head out of the park, but I stopped when I saw Adan standing a few feet away from me.

“How long have you been standing there?” I asked, my tone pregnant with resignation.

“Long enough,” he answered, cryptically. “Ready to go home?”

“I’m not going anywhere with you. It’s better if you stay away from me from now on. I gave you what you wanted. Just leave me alone now,” I said, feeling tired all of a sudden. Perhaps it was due to all the crying because I didn’t do anything else.

“You have no right to tell me what to do,” he stated and took a step forward. I didn’t even try stepping back because the determined gleam in his eyes told me I wouldn’t get very far if I tried to run away.

“I know. But you need to understand that I have no interest in being around you,” I said, hoping it would have an impact on him. The step he took in my direction proved otherwise.

“I’ve given you enough time. It’s time to go home now,” he said and elicited the distance between us and wrapped a hand around my wrist.

“I don’t want to go anywhere with you,” I said in a feeble attempt to get him to listen to me. But he was my Master, not my slave. And just as it was expected of him he began leading me out of the park and towards his car which was standing idle on the curb.

Adan didn’t bother responding to me. He just opened the passenger side door and pushed me inside. And to take it a step further he even bent down and slid my seatbelt across my body, trapping me inside before he closed the door.

“You being alone is no longer an option,” he stated once he’d taken his seat behind the wheel and pushed the start button on the dashboard which had the car humming to life. Tears pricked my eyes but I kept them at bay as he drove away. I made sure to stare out of the window and not even spare him a glance but it was difficult. For some stupid reason I wanted to know what was going on in his mind. I wanted to see his thoughts. But I held on to my ego and didn’t look at him. Eventually the car slowed down as he entered the mansion’s gates and came to a stop in the grand garage which I’d never seen the end of.

Adan got out without a word and pulled me out with silence reigning deep and steady between us. He led me inside and once again I was reminded of the events which transpired a few hours ago when he forced me to breakup with Wesley.

“Let me go!” I snarled and tried to break out of his hold but he only tightened his hold on me until I winced and he dragged me all the way to his room and all but threw me on the sofa.

“Behave yourself. I’m warning you,” he said, his eyes blazing with fury, the likes of which I’d never encountered before.

His words had me flinching and my inner voice told me to obey him lest I suffered the consequences. He was angry and it was best not to piss him off.

“You haven’t eaten anything all day and you expect me to just leave you so you can self destruct even further?” He said and I bit my lip as the realization hit me. I forgot I hadn’t eaten anything since I woke up because I was too nervous to do anything.

“You think you dragging me back here will make me obey you?” I seethed.

His expression shuttered. Gone was the rage, blazing in his eyes. Instead, a strange calmness settled over him, his face becoming void of all emotion.

“Oh, I don’t think, Angel. I know you will obey me,” he stated before storming out of the room. I flinched as the door slammed shut with jarring force.

I dropped my face on the couch and groaned in frustration. What the hell was I going to do with this man? How in the world would I live with him? He was ruthless and stubborn and acted like a King which he really wasn’t. He’d taken it upon himself to control my life and I couldn’t even fight him. No one would help me, not even my own family. They would be happy that he’d taken an interest in me, even though I wanted to kill him.

When Adan returned after some time he didn’t come empty handed. There was a plate of food in his hands and a maid was pushing a cart right behind him. He sat down on the sofa and ordered the maid to leave after she’d placed the cart in front of us. She was quick to obey him, but I wouldn’t be. I’d drive him crazy before I gave in to him. Making me breakup with Wesley was the last thing he’d get out of me.

And what if he proves you wrong?

I wasn’t going to think about it. I would just focus on making his life miserable now. I’d make him regret controlling me.

“Open,” he ordered and I realized he was holding a spoon filled with steaming fried rice close to my mouth. I glared at him before doing as he said. He didn’t waste time in feeding me and I was sensible enough not to defy him. But once I regained my energy, there would be hell to pay.

He fed me in silence and I let him, but though my anger was being appeased it did not go away completely. But by the time he finished feeding me, I felt tired, like I didn’t have the energy for anything. And considering the s**t show I’d been through today I could understand why my body no longer had the energy to fight him.

Adan seemed to sense the same thing because he put the empty plate away and moved closer to me. I wanted to move away but my body no longer obeyed me. So when he gathered me in his arms I could do little to fight him, though I still tried. But his strength won over and the next thing I knew I was safely nestled in his arms and his thumb was rubbing soothing circles on my shoulder. A part of me wished I was naked so I could really feel and enjoy his touch, but I was quick to snuff out that voice. There was no room for Adan related fantasies in my head anymore.

“Go to sleep. You’re exhausted,” he said in a soft, soothing tone which was a complete contrast to the domineering stance he’d adopted a moment ago.

“It’s all because of you,” I said, feeling my eyelids get heavy. I didn’t want to fall asleep in his arms, but his vice-like grip would throw my wishes out of the window.

“Yes, I know,” he said and kissed my forehead. “You pleased me today, Angel.”

“My name is Evangeline. I told you not to call me angel.”

“I’ll call you whatever I want. I like that you take liberties with me and push the boundaries I’ve drawn for you, but the fact remains that you belong to me and always will. So you don’t get to order me around. Don’t expect me to obey you. It will never happen. That’s your job, not mine.” I remained silent because I no longer had the strength to argue with him, which gave him the opportunity to continue, “As I was saying, you pleased me today. I’m glad you showed Wesley that you’re mine.”

“I didn’t like doing it. I didn’t want to do it,” I admitted and yawned before snuggling deeper into him.

“I know. But you did and that’s all that matters. Wesley knows you’re mine. Soon enough the whole world will know as well,” he stated.

I had no idea what he was talking about. The whole world already knew I belonged to him. At least in my world everybody did, so what more did he want?

“I don’t care,” I murmured.

“You don’t need to. This is my concern,” he said and stood up with me in his arms. I held on to his shirt as he began walking while I was busy breathing in his delicious scent.

He lay me down on the bed and I immediately turned away from him and buried my face in the pillow, hoping that he would take the hint and leave me alone.

“I need to change your clothes, Angel,” he said, his words laced with amusement.

“I don’t want to. I’m tired. Leave me alone,” I whimpered and snuggled deeper into the mattress. I tried to pull the duvet over me but Adan pulled it away before I could.

“I’m afraid I can’t let you sleep like that,” he said and chuckled before dragging me back to him. I groaned when he pulled the dress over my head and tossed it away.

“Okay, you undressed me,” I said as he removed my shoes. “Now leave me alone.”

“You’re still dressed,” he said and I rolled my eyes because I was only clad in my underwear and he seemed to be having a problem with that as well.

“Adan please,” I whined when he unhooked my bra and tossed it away before pulling a silk garment over my head. He took my arm one by one and passed it through the straps and only then did he let me go.

“There, now you can sleep,” he said.

“I hate you,” I muttered as he pulled the duvet up to cover my body.

“You can hate me all you want, Angel,” he said in my ear. “I’m sure you will love me one day.” He dropped a kiss on the side of my face and after some time I felt him join me in bed. But it wasn’t until his arms were around me and my back was pressed to his chest did sleep finally took me away.