Chapter 4
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He practically drags me through a door that leads to an empty corridor with dim lighting.
Oh God. So this is where I die.
Lost in my thoughts about demonic clowns walking down the corridor I gasp Dmitri turns to face me and I walk right into his chest. Good Lord he really is as hard as stone.
"Ow" I mutter, rubbing my forehead.
"Sorry" he says gruffly.
I have no idea what to say to this dude if I'm honest. I mean he saved me and kissed me, bit me and beat up a guy that wholfwhistled me. And I've only said about 3 words to him. Before I can stop myself, I blurt out my first thought.
"What happened to your eyes?" he frowns at me in confusion.
"What do you mean?"
"That night. They were purple. I saw them" his expression is blank before he lets out a harsh laugh.
"You must have been seeing things. My eyes are brown."
"But I remember them so well. I swear they were-" I stop as i'm pushed up against the corridor wall.
"Listen Blossom." He takes time letting my name roll off his tongue. "I don't know what you think you saw that night but let me assure you my eyes were not purple. You must of been delirious from the shock. Am I clear?"
I'm terrified by his tone and how close he is to my face but I'm not going down without a fight.
"Really huh?" I push him off me a bit. "And what about how you managed to fight those guys so fast?" I watch his jaw tick.
"I'm a good fighter" he states.
I scoff, crossing my arms in front of me. "No one is that good. You moved so fast I barely saw you."
"Like I say, you were delirious."
I Narrow my eyes at him.
"What about the kiss?"
"What about it?"
"Oh I don't know, the fact you f*****g bit me?"
"That was an accident. I lost control" He looks away and I can't help but notice the blush on his face. I don't know how to respond so I clear my throat awkwardly.
"Well, this has been fun but I have s**t to do" I try to walk away but don't get far before he slams a hand on either side of my head, trapping me in.
"So I don't even get a thank you huh?" He tilts his head as he leans closer down to me.
"Well um... thank you for saving me" I struggle to form words into a sentence. When he's this close I can smell his subtle masculine cologne which sends heat straight between my legs.
"But you still bit me and nearly killed that dude back there" I snap out of it and duck out of his hold, heading back to the door. He growls behind me. Like literally growls.
"What, I was just supposed to let them look at you like a piece of meat?" There's an edge to his tone that makes me tense up.
"No, you were supposed to let me handle it. I can take care of myself" I scowl at him.
"Oh yeah, like you did with those pervs the other night?" That was a low blow. Just because he stopped them doesn't mean I'm not affected by that night. I feel tears forming and blink quickly, annoyed I'm letting it get to me.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't of said that" he mumbles but I'm done with this conversation. I'm more confused then I was before and now I'm fighting back the tears. I turn and walk back into the main corridor without looking back.
Turns out my knight in shining armour is a massive arsehole.
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The rest of the day passes quickly. I have free periods all afternoon so I just end up going home. My mum's a single mum and a nurse so she has long shifts and I help out babysitting my siblings a lot. I have a little brother, Ben who's 7 and two twin sisters who are 4.
My poor mum. She didn't have it easy, with my dad being abusive and her second husband passing 2 years ago. We don't know where my dad is now. She risked her life leaving my dad but she needed to protect me so she did. He doesn't know where we are now so he can't hurt her ever again. My step dad was the best man though, like a proper dad should be. He was with us for 10 years before cancer took him from us.
I'm reading over my chem notes at the kitchen table when Jakey runs in with Lily and Daisy in tow.
"Blossy there's someone at the door!" Jakey's voice cuts through my music and I stand up to open it. Lily is literally clawing at the door like a little puppy whilst Daisy stands shyly next to Jakey. I pick Lily up to stop her pouncing on the person outside smiling.
My face falls as I open the door.
It's Dmitri.
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