Corrupting miss innocent

Surprises

Laura

The day goes by the same as any other, a bunch of boring classes that are only made better by the fact that I have Anna in some of them.

When the bell rings to signify the end of class and the day I grab my stuff as I rush for the door hopefully before that dickwad Ryan can corner me.

Unfortunately wishful thinking and hopes don't always come true as I barely make it to the threshold before I feel a hand grab my arm.

Swinging round I come face to face with him

"what do you want Ryan!" I glare as others pass by me not even bothering to offer a hand.

"I just wanted to talk to my primp and proper princess, you know you don't have to play so hard to get". The bile in my stomach rises as I try to find a response "look I'm not interested I already told you that" he leans in closer so that his voice is only a whisper "come on King I'm sick of playing these games". Fear spikes in me as I realize we're the only two left in the classroom as he slams the door shut.

"R-Ryan stop! I'm not kidding" pushing himself onto me he grabs my hair forcing my head to the side so he can bury his head into my neck

"y-you're hurting me!" He starts kissing my neck probably expecting a moan as more fear spikes in me. Just then the door is kicked open as Freddie appears throwing Ryan into the wall and holding him up by the neck " I believe miss King said she wasn't interested you little maggot"

The color drains from Ryan's face as he looks at Freddie with nothing but fear "now get the f**k out of here before I decide to use you for target practice!" He yells and lets go leaving Ryan to haul himself out the door at top speed. Looking at my paled expression his eyes soften as he fixes a piece of hair behind my ear "are you okay Laura?". Hearing those words tears threaten to spill from my eyes but I don't let them. Not trusting my voice I just nod as I walk out of the classroom wrapping my arms around my chest as we both make our way to the car.

Once we get inside we head straight for my fathers mansion as I anticipate what is so important he's called a dinner. Making my way inside I yell out "Mum I'm here!" and just like that she rounds the corner with her green eyes piercing mine and her long blonde hair tied up neatly in a bun "oh darling I've missed you so much" she says as she envelops me in a warm hug. Honestly it's my favorite thing about her, no matter my day she always knows how to make me feel better with just a hug.

"Laura in here!" my fathers voice carries from in the dining room, sighing I look at mum to see if she knows what this is about but she shakes her head sadly before we both walk in together.

Getting to the door I stop dead in my tracks, my brothers here but there's something else that catches my eye. Ryan Whitmore and his parents are here and I can't help but swallow the uneasiness in my stomach.

"Laura will you stop gawking and sit down already" my dad snaps impatiently and I do as I'm told, trying to take the seat as far away from Ryan as I can. Once everyone is seated our cook Lila brings out several dishes of exquisite foods that all taste absolutely amazing as usual. As her and the servers are collecting our plates I place my hand gently on hers "thank you Lila it was absolutely fantastic"

She smiles and her eyes light up making her look younger than the 53 years of age that she is

"why thank you dear I'm glad you enjoyed it" she picks up mv plate and outs it on the cart with the rest and the servers walk it into the kitchen. "I know you're both wondering why I called you here" my dad says to both me and Christian my older brother "well yeah you could say I was wondering" Christian replies sarcastically.

Ignoring his obvious sarcasm my father continues "as you know we've had a lot of dealings with the Valentino gang lately and a lot of funding has been pulled to help arrest them out of fear of retaliation on the families who support the police". Looking at him curiously I nod for him to continue "with that being said we will be holding a press conference soon to announce your engagement to Ryan"

I feel as though the wind has been knocked out of my chest as I try to make sense of what he said. No way he said what I think he did I must've misheard him! "I-I think I misheard you father" I say with a shaky breath but he shakes his head "Mary and Marshall have agreed to further fund the police and my campaign to get these animals off the streets if you agree to marry Ryan" he says like it's no big deal.

"N-NO!" I shout as I pull back from the table like someone's just slapped me in the face "Laura" his tone is quiet but there's a warning to it that says it not up for discussion. "It's okay baby we'll get along just great" Ryan says as he winks at me. Looking round the table I see my mother duck her head in shame, realizing I'm not getting any help from anyone here I do the only thing I can think of. I run for the door and straight to the garden, tears running down my face.