Chapter 28

Melissa walked into the house, she felt shocked and numb, she hoped that Brock wouldn’t be too much longer.

Sitting on the couch, she just stared into space. A knock at the door came 30 minutes later. Brock stood there with a bottle of wine and a paper bag.

“Hey.” He said softly. “Have you fed Storm and Sully?” Brock asked gently.

“Oh. Oh no. I forgot.” Melissa said.

“It’s okay. Tell me where their food is I will feed them.”

She showed him the cupboard under the stairs. “Go sit.” He said quietly.

Sitting back on the couch, Melissa was feeling sad.

Brock joined her quickly, the wine and the bag he placed on the table.

“My friend said he will ring you when Ebony is ready to collect, or I can collect her for you.” Brock said sitting on the couch next to Melissa who had now put her legs up and folded them.

“Yeah.” Melissa murmured.

“I though I would buy you something to cheer you up.” Brock said this while putting his hand in the bag.

Pulling out a tub of chocolate ice cream and spoons he’d grabbed from the kitchen.

“I know ice cream is probably....” Brock didn’t manage to finish the sentence before Melissa had grabbed the tub off him and opened it, digging in with a spoon.

He chuckled softly, at the young woman digging into a two litre tub of chocolate ice cream, “As I was saying I also have wine.” Brock grabbed the plastic wine glasses that he’d brought at the store “Would you like some?”

“Yetthh pleattthhhh” Melissa said with a mouthful of ice cream.

Right now this usually classy woman didn’t care how she looked. She was unhappy and she was going to be sad about that.

Pouring two glasses of red wine Brock sat back nursing his drink and getting the spoon and digging out ice cream in between Melissa’s shovelling, but he didn’t mind, he wanted to cheer her up.

“Hey. You okay?” Brock asked when she’d finished the ice cream.

“Yeah. Sorry.” Melissa sniffed and shuddered from crying.

“Hey come on it’s okay. Listen you mentioned something about an envelope, someone sent this to you?” Brock asked

“Yeah. I don’t know who would or why though. Ebony was the sweetest dog. She wouldn’t have batted an eye at a stranger walking in. We get trade’s people and delivery’s here all the time, people are constantly on and off the property, that’s probably how they got so close to her.” Melissa explained.

The two sat in silence for a few minutes, Melissa felt calm in Brock’s presence, he soothed her soul, she felt comfortable with him, her legs were on his lap, her shoes discarded on the floor, her head leant against the back cushion of the couch. Brock looked over when he spoke to see that Melissa had fallen asleep.

“Melissa?” Seeing her sleeping soundly, he moved gently, covering her with the blanket that lay on the other sofa. “Goodnight.” Before settling into the armchair and falling asleep himself.

When Melissa woke it was dark outside, she turned her head to see a sleeping Brock, snoring gently, head on the back of the armchair, one arm over his eyes. Gently she woke him “Brock?”

He snorted and woke up “Yeah I’m awake.”

Melissa giggled at this “Hey, there’s plenty of rooms here if you’d like to sleep in one.”

Getting up he ran a hand through his hair and made his way to the stairs, opening a door before turning back and calling “Goodnight Melissa.”

“Goodnight” she said then heard the door click Going upstairs, she stripped off her clothes, too tired to put any other clothes on she was unaware there was a camera lens pointed directly at her bedroom window.

The user of the camera and lens wasn’t as good as Brock but he got on where he could just point and click “Look at your body. Melissa I cannot wait to get you naked in my bed. God I desire you. Hartford Industries and all it billions will be mine.” As he said this taking the photo, he stroked his hard member.

He orgasmed as Melissa climbed into bed, the thought of touching her pale skin, really turned him on.

These photos would come out well, a bit of photoshop here and there and it’s just what he wanted.

He decided he had got enough evidence, and climbed down the tree.

Tomorrow he would get into her house and take her panties. This thought excited him, as he settled into his car, covering himself with a jacket, he fell into a light sleep.

THE NEXT MORNING.

The guy woke up and stretched, looking at the clock he saw it was almost time for Melissa to go to work.

Looking towards the front door, he saw Melissa and Blake hug, catching it on his camera, he smirked.

“Yes keep doing this. I will destroy you and make you subservient to me. I will erase any aspect of them on you. Just wait for me.” He said to the empty car.

The phone ringing brought him out of his reverie “Yes?” He snapped

“Now now brother, don’t be so angry.” The voice came down the phone.

“We can’t make our move until after the New Year. This last package will be the last one we send until after, make her think it’s nothing, lull her into a false sense of security.”

The guy in the car kept one eye on Melissa, starting his car it wheezed into life, pulling off he followed her to her office. “Ok. Do you want me to stop following her?” He asked

The voice on the phone said “Up until Christmas and New Year. You won’t be able to explain away your absence.”

“Ok bye.” Said the guy in the car. “You will be mine Melissa make no mistake about that.” And with that he drove off.