CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~She gasped from the sudden contact and his tongue thrust deep into her mouth, his fingers sank into her hair to pull her closer.Tremont continued to ravage her lips, as though his very life depended on it.His skin felt hot against her skin but Aurora could only focus on the feel of his mouth as well as his taste.There had to be something wrong with him? Was he drunk? She thought in panic as she brought her palms to his chest, meaning to push him away, he wouldn't budge.With a throaty groan, he planted his lips on her neck and the exposed layers of her shoulders while his hands buried into her shirt to feel her skin.Tremont's body was burning, he couldn't explain the sensation, but this was exactly what he needed.The smell of the woman was quite familiar and pleasant, her lips were soft and tasted like honey.He held her even tighter to his body that was tightened with need. Those soft red lipsCHAPTER TWENTY NINE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Aurora's eyes flickered open to a terrible headache. She felt as though her head was being hit by a carpenter's hammer. She had cried until her eyes hurt, her body had been in shock but somehow, she had managed to fall asleep after that horrible experience. She pushed aside the pillows which were still wet with tears from last night and managed to a sitting position. She could still feel his hot lips on hers, the way his palms had caressed her skin.Now, as she stared at the door, the only thing she felt was dread. Her eyes fell on the wall clock, it was nearly 7 AM. This was the time Ryan usually woke up.He always liked it when she was already present in the room whenever he awakes. By usual habits, she jumped to her feet and straightened her clothes. She slipped on her footwear, brushing her fingers through her entangled hair at the same time. Her eyes caught on the mirror by the dresse
CHAPTER THIRTY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Tremont pushed the bowl of cereal, Ryan who usually possessed a huge appetite only ate a few bites. Ryan's features were dull, it had taken quite some time and efforts from Tremont to stop him from crying. John knew that Tremont was unhappy, so he was cautious about his next words. "Poor child looks so sad, maybe you can allow him to see her, at least to feed him? " The statement was barely out of his mouth when Tremont threw him an icy look. "Never bring her up again. And especially not in front of him, give him a week or two, I doubt he will remember that someone like her ever came into his life." Tremont spoke with confidence but John wasn't willing to give up just yet. "And what if he doesn't, besides, for how do you plan hide her in that room? Forever?""If it is necessary, then, I will." Tremont didn't seem as though he was merely joking about it, he casts his attention on Ryan who ap
CHAPTER THIRTY ONE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Aurora entered the bathroom, she wondered how long she was going to remain trapped inside the room. The cook, Marie, had sent breakfast and lunch, all of which Aurora left untouched. She had no appetite, she wondered how Ryan was doing, it was dark outside and almost time for him to sleep. She wondered if he missed her, she certainly missed him! She wondered if he had his meals.Sighing aloud, she washed her hands and wiped them with a clean towel before stepping out of the bathroom. There was a figure already waiting for her,Georgina. Aurora paused midway into the room, both she and Georgina stared at each other for some seconds before she looked away. She noticed that Georgina was dressed in casual clothes and her hand was covered with bandages. Did Georgina hurt herself? "How does it feel staying in this room? Does it feel any different now that you are no longer a hired help?" Georgina brok
CHAPTER THIRTY TWO~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Ryan, be good. Open your mouth." Georgina held the warm glass of milk to him but he made no move to accept it. He kept staring at her wide-eyed, Georgina had the thought if she had turned into an alien. Trying to feed him was the last thing to do, but she supposed she could do this much to earn Tremont's gratitude. "Not hungwy...I wa--nt Miss Aw--ra!" His childish words spread an ugly frown across Georgina's features. She didn't need to hear the name of that witch this morning. "I'm done arguing with you! Have your milk now, or I might have to hit you! " She spoke in a firm tone that seemed to successfully frighten the child. Just as Ryan took the glass from her, his hand slipped and the cup fell to the ground, spilling milk, half of it splashed against Georgina's feet and some parts of her dress."What did you do! Your stupid self can't even hold a glass properly! " She hissed in a venomous m
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Aurora had been standing beside the window when she heard the sound of the door clicking open from the outside. She turned around swiftly, seconds later the person entered. She had not expected to see Linnet. The woman looked sickly than the last time Aurora had seen her. She found herself thinking about the words John had spoken the other night. Was Linnet really dying? She continued to stare at Linnet who was giving her a strange stare. "Are you okay?" Aurora broke the silence."A..Aurora?" Linnet pronounced as though she wasn't sure before she entered into a fit of coughs. Aurora hurried towards her and helped her to sit on the single sofa in the room."If you are very ill, you shouldn't have come here, you should stay in bed resting." Producing a glass of warm water, Aurora handed it to Linnet. She couldn't guess why Linnet was staring at her continuously, it
CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Aurora struggled to keep up with his furious strides. "Where are you taking me?" She managed to ask against the heavy beat of her heart, he kept his expression unreadable and she suddenly had the thought if he was still extremely upset with her because he had seen his mother with her. "I was locked inside, she was the one who searched for me." She tried to explain. When she got no response, she continued in a soft whisper. "I know that you don't trust me but I'm not that kind of a person to take advantage of her because of her current state." Aurora still remembered the pain-staking look on Tremont's face moments ago when Linnet had mistaken him for her late husband. She thought how he must be suffering inside and even though he was currently holding her in death's grip, her heart sympathized with him. Even though she didn't know how the mother and son related in the past but she knew how painf
CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Look! How very lively he is now!" John exclaimed, but his smile wiped off as soon as he met Tremont's cold glance.After a long silence, he spoke again for Tremont's ears alone."Son, she can't be as bad as you think..." He never got to finish his words when Tremont snapped."I'm not paying you to speak for her!"Tremont's eyes shifted in Aurora's direction. This wasn't the first time the older man who was never interested in people's lives had tried to speak up for her. He wondered if John had also been deceived by her gentle features.John smiled slowly not seeming bothered by Tremont's sharp words.John knew Tremont well enough to know that for Ryan's sake, Tremont would do anything, even if that meant using Aurora, but there was also the fact that he had seen what Tremont did to his enemies, simply keeping them locked up in a room was the very least of it. John tho
CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Aurora had been walking in a dazed state after Tremont had ordered her to return to the room when she heard a noise.She rushed towards the direction of the sound but was brought up short by the horrific sight.It was Linnet!A cry of alarm left her mouth as she ran towards the woman who was lying in a pool of blood."Please wake up!" She tapped Linnet's chin then screamed in a louder voice."Help! Somebody! Help!"Linnet was so still in her arms that Aurora's heart pounded with fright.The blood was too much!Aurora was grateful when she heard footsteps hurrying down the staircase, she looked upward to see Georgina who wore a look of fright."Call 911! Hurry please!" Aurora yelled at the top of her lungs while holding an unconscious Linnet tightly.Georgina marched towards her in furious strides and shoved her so hard th