Caged By The Devil [18+]

Chapter 16

Elena's POV:

After three days, Lizzie informed me that Chris Richards already arrived in Miami, and he agreed to meet me. I thought he is coming to my office to meet me, but he ask me to go to his place as it's me who needs to meet with him.

Although I yet do not meet with Chris but his attitude already seeming different from Anthony. I think I didn't need to compare him with Anthony in the first place while having a great hope that he will cancel the contract.

Somehow, I also start believing that maybe Chris Richards won't agree to cancel the contract which was making me really scared. But I was still praying that he becomes agree to do that otherwise, I will lose everything.

In the afternoon, I went to the penthouse where Chris Richards was staying as his manager told me that he wants to meet me there. After reaching there, the guards let me enter without asking anything.

Parking my car, I get outside and entered the building. I went to the top floor and soon, I was standing in front of the door of his penthouse. Even from outside, it was looking very much simple yet elegant.

When I was going to press the doorbell, I feel hesitant because an unexpected thought crossed my mind all of a sudden. I started thinking that why he even asked me to come to his house when we can meet in any coffee shop or in his office, and this thought was making me afraid.

I never met him before nor I have any idea about what kind of person he is but I decided to come here without thinking twice. Even I refused to bring Lizzie with me when she was also willing to come with me. I was realizing my stupidity and feeling regret.

I decided to leave without meeting Chris Richards because I have no courage to meet with him inside his house while being alone with him. Although I don't think I need to judge him in this way, but I also don't want to fall in any unknown danger.

Without thinking twice, I moved away from the door and again come in front of the lift. But again, I was feeling stupid for trying to go back without meeting with him when it's very much important to talk to him as soon as I can.

I started feeling dumb because I don't know what I need to do. One time I'm feeling like to go back, but the next time, I left with no choice other than meet with Chris Richards.

After 20 minutes dilemma, I decided to go back as I find it the most right thing to do other than meeting with an unknown person alone. But I changed my decision once again and went near the door because I made up mind to meet with him as I again started believing that he must be as good as Anthony.

Taking a deep breath, I pressed the doorbell, and a few seconds later, someone opens the door. To my utter surprise, it was an old lady who must be the maid of this house. I feel extremely relieved as she was here which means I'm not going to be alone with Chris Richards. Honestly, I was feeling like to hug the lady for being here.

"Excuse me... May I know who are you?", She asked very much politely while I was kept standing outside the door without uttering a word. I don't know how much dumb things, I left to do until the rest of my life.

"I... I'm Elena Martinez. I come here to meet with Chris Richards. Is he at home?", I asked with a smile on my face.

"Yeah... Sir is here. Please come inside, Miss Elena", saying that, the lady move aside to let me enter inside the house.

He asked me to take a sit on the couch, and also asked me whether I want to have something or not. I refused and ask her to call Mr. Richards as he was nowhere to be seen.

"Please wait here for a while. Sir is busy now, but I will let him know about you right now", saying that, she left from there. I was thinking that why he even asked to come at this time, when he is being busy.

After that, I started waiting for him to come while observing his house. Although it was a penthouse, but it wasn't less than a mansion. Richness was present in every inch of the house. Out of everything, my eyes fixed on a huge painting on the wall. I was feeling bored while waiting, and that's why I decided to go near the painting and see it closely as the art was really mesmerizing.

I was really lost when I was looking at the painting, forgetting why I come here. Even I didn't notice someone presence behind me as my whole attention was fixed on that beautiful painting.

"You must be Elena", I literally jumped on my place, hearing the whispering voice near my ear, and I started feeling like someone was standing right behind me.

Without thinking a second, I turned around and a tall and masculine guy was standing right in front of me. And surprisingly, my eyes again meet with a pair of green eyes but those eyes are looking more natural with big lashes, and honestly, it was seeming way more familiar to me which again making me remind about Stefan.

He was standing very much closer to me that his breath was touching my face and also the incredible smell of his cologne was hitting my nose. So, it wasn't hard for me to see the perfect features of his face very much closely and admire every second. There wasn't a single flaw in that handsome face rather it was accurate and my eyes weren't willing to stop while roaming on that perfect face.

And all of a sudden, I started feeling like it wasn't only his eyes rather every single feature of his face was seeming familiar to me like I may be seen him before.

"Did I seen him before or it's just an illusion?", the question arises in my mind which I don't take that much seriously rather I again lost on him.

Although Earlier, I said that Anthony is the most handsome man I have ever seen but this man who was standing right in front of me, can't be compared with anyone because he indeed looks like a Greek God with his sharp nose and Prominent jaw including all perfection.

While I was admiring his perfection in my mind, my eye starts going down from his without my knowing.

"Oh God!!", I literally screamed being shocked again and this time I take a few steps back from him because I really didn't expect that he was shirtless and wearing only sweatpants. His eight packs were nicely on display, but I glanced away because it was impossible for me to remain to look at him when in my life, I never ever saw a guy shirtless. It was seeming like he just completed his workout and don't even bother to wear something before coming to me.

"Did I scared you?", I tried to look at him again as he asked me something but honestly I was feeling really uncomfortable looking at his naked upper body.

I really don't understand how can he be so shameless and come in front of a girl without covering his upper body. Even I was willing to ask him to wear something first, but I was feeling weird to ask that. But after a lot of hesitations, I decided to look at his face without looking at his naked body although it will be hard for me not to shift my eyes on that perfect and bare body.

This time when I looked at his eyes, I feel curious because earlier I was admiring the color of his eyes, and I didn't even bother to see the emotions on those charming eyes. But this time the emotions of his eyes caught my attention because it wasn't easy to figure out as he was holding different kinds of emotions while looking at me.

After looking for a few more seconds, I can guess that he was surprised and also sad, and other than that there were many mixtures of emotions which only he can tell.

"Did I scared you, Elena?", He asked me again and I realized that he was sounding lost like he was losing in his own thoughts while looking at me and haven't a single idea about what he even asking. Although he was looking at me with many emotions in his eyes but his face was totally emotionless. Even there wasn't a single expression on that handsome face which was making me feel weird.

Brushing my all thoughts, I decided to reply to his question as he already asked it two times.

"Ye... Yeah... You really......", I stopped as out of the blue he pulled me towards him and next second, hugged me.

I become stunned about what happened just now. I was really confused about the fact that whether he really hugged me or I'm hallucinating this. But after a few seconds, I realized that the hug is nothing but real. Even he was hugging me as tightly as he could like he finds his lost friend after a long time.

Although the hug was shocking, unexpected, and uncomfortable but at the same time it was very warmed which was soothing my heart and I really can't explain my feelings which I was feeling about the hug.

I don't know what got inside my mind that I was also going to hug him but as soon as I touch his bareback, I got back into my sense.

I remembered that he is shirtless, and I was even hesitating to look at him but right now, my body is pressing with his naked body due to the hug. I feel my cheeks start burning due to embarrassment as I was feeling nothing but ashamed right at the moment.

I tried to break the hug but at the same time, I was feeling strange to touch him. So, I started wriggling in his embrace so that he leaves me but shockingly he didn't rather he was still hugging me and I can't figure out what is wrong with him.

"Please... Leave me. You're not supposed to hug me", I said to him in a low tone, but it was seeming like he was again lost and didn't even heard me.

Finding no other way, I pulled myself away in a jerk from his embrace, and next second, I looked at him being angry when he was seeming really surprised. His reaction was saying that he wasn't supposed to hug me, but he did without even knowing that.

It was hard for me to understand why he even acting like this with an unknown girl. I already started feeling frustrated by his behavior as he was really acting strange. And I can't stop myself to consider himself way different from Anthony by nature.

"Holy Sh*t!!! I really don't mean that. Please don't think I'm weird. You just really reminds me about someone", he said which left me curious. A while ago I was finding him familiar and now he also said the same.

I start doubting again about the fact that whether we really meet before or not. But as far as I remember, I never met with him because I must remember that.

"And who is it?", I was willing to know whom I remind him that he can't stop himself to hug me. As soon as he heard what I asked, his eyes clouded with sadness again and I think only he knows what can be the reason.

"Ummm..... My great-grandmother", he said and burst into laughter and there wasn't any doubt that he just lied on my face to make fun of me.