CHAPTER 2

Then all the memories of what happened came like a Big Dipper in her head. The only thing she could remember was the fracas between her parents.

She looked around and there was no one in the room. Everything was quite luxurious.

Then suddenly the door opened and a guy came in, who looked familiar as if she had seen him before, but when her eyes met his, a chill ran down her spine and she gulped. 

He was the same guy who bumped into her in the alley. How can she forget those pitch-black eyes? 

"He must be a psycho," she thought. The man came closer and sat on the bed and tried to touch her cheeks but she moved back.

His eyes were scary, she was scared of him. He can also feel that, and he smirked. Which made him look like a handsome devil. He didn't say anything. Just kept looking at her with his scrutinizing gaze. 

Then she summoned up her courage, and asked. All in one breath.

"Who are y-you? Where am I? What do you want from me? Please let me go!" Maria asked.

He gave her an amused look and smirked. What's with him and all the smirking?  She wondered.

He then started coming closer. She backed up a little. He then leaned in closer than she liked and whispered in her ear, while he licked her earlobe. 

"You are mine." He said, making her heart freeze on the spot. His words felt so creepy and terrifying, she just wants to believe it was one of the nightmares and she'll wake up all fine and well in her room but unfortunately, there was nothing like this. It's the reality in which she was trapped. 

"W-what?" She trembled badly, her throat felt clogged up.

Her words came out as a stutter. As he moved back. Sweat beads appeared on her forehead. She felt scared. Her heart was racing so fast. And her mind was blank. She couldn't think of anything.

"You heard me!" He mused, with a smirk on his face. 

But what's wrong with this guy? You can't just kidnap someone and say you are mine. I wanted to put some common sense in his head, but he looks scary. I felt extremely intimidated by him.

"I- I'm not yours." She mustered up the courage and spoke up, she didn't even know where her courage came from.

He chuckled as if I said the most amazing thing, and his chuckle converted into a smile. And it wasn't any genuine smile, it was a sinister smile. His eyes have more glint in them which is unknown to me.

Smiling, he caresses my cheek and I flinched back from his touch. Which caused a change in his demeanor. The smile was gone and replaced by a dark expression, his lips sealed into a thin line. He held her chin roughly in his harsh grip and pulled her face closer to it, a whimper left her mouth with this rough hold. His nails were digging into her flesh. When they were dangerously close enough, she could feel his breath on her face. He spoke menacingly.

"You are mine. Mine to do as I please." He rasped, making her eyes widen.

His words terrified her to no end. But the thing that shook her to her core and made her blood run cold in her veins were his eyes. The intensity and emptiness of his dark pitch orbs held a promise. 

A promise to break me, corrupt me, and make me his forever.

I closed my eyes shut, having long forgotten the pain of his hold on her chin. She can't look into those pitch black eyes. They scared her to this much extent that she started trembling with fear. Tears were rolling down her eyes by now. She felt his fingers leave her chin and wipe her tears.

"Look in my eyes, Maria." He hissed.

On hearing her name her eyes shot open. But she didn't look at him, instead, she kept her eyes on the floor. How does he know my name? 

She saw him clenched his fist and then clenched it. As he growled.

"I said look at me!" He roared this time.

Horrified by his loud voice, she flinched back and looked at him. 

"I-let me g-go P-please." My voice was scared. 

She pleaded, on this, his jaw tightened. While his fingers made their way into her hair, he grabbed my hair in his grip and pulled them hard. Making her scream out in pain. He seethed. 

"You belong to me, understand? The faster you accept it, the better it is for you." He warned me. 

She bit her lower lip to suppress her cries. She felt his thumb on her lower lip. And the next moment his lips were on mine. Her eyes were wide open. She was numb for a moment until she felt his tongue licking her lips for entrance. She sealed her lips in a tight line and started struggling hard. And her tears were not stopping this time. 

She felt a harsh tug on her hair and a whimper left her mouth. Which he used as an opportunity and slid his tongue into her mouth and started devouring it. Her struggles were in vain, his hand was in her hair and the other holding her waist tightly to keep her in place. 

So she bit his lip and he abruptly left her. While whispering a chain of curses. 

She was breathing heavily now. And the look he was giving her was terrific. Which makes a shiver run down her spine. She saw blood at the corner of his mouth. He wiped it with his thumb and looked at it. 

Then suddenly there was a knock on the door which startled me. He stood up and said come in. A young man came in. He was handsome with a sharp jawline and muscular lean physique, with a tan complexion. He spoke while looking at me.

The tan complexion guy said. "We need to talk, Jason." 

"Alright." Was Jason's plane reply.

That guy left then Jason looked at her and said. 

"I'm not done, girl. I'll be back." 

Before, leaving Jason came closer to her. She shrink back on thinking about what he'll do now.

But he leaned closer and untied her hands and legs. She couldn't stop herself from thinking about why he is untying her. Is he going to kill her now? 

But he moved towards the wardrobe. And she looked at her hands while rubbing her wrists slowly. There were dark red bruises on her wrists.

Her eyes landed on the door and then the window, and the idea of running came into his mind. But she was startled when he spoke.

"Don't even think of running. That will lead you to the worst consequences." He warned.

She was shocked that he knew what I was thinking. But his threat scared me.

He threw a T-shirt and jeans on the bed. And left the room. She heard a clicking sound which meant he locked the door.

She ran towards the door and locked it from the inside. She was feeling angry, weak, and suffocated. But she calmed herself  down and what just happened was a flashback in front of her.

Her vision gets blurred by the tears.

"That bastard!" She cursed, slowly.

Her mind was full of questions. How does he know her name? She doesn't even know him. The first she saw him was three months ago, she remembered him because of his dark evil eyes. She never saw him after that again until the night she was kidnapped. What different things have happened in these few months, nothing. Except that- 

Her breathing stopped when reality hit her. In these few months whenever she left her house, she felt as if someone was following her, or staring at her, she always ignored that. But now it is confirmed that she was being stalked by him. And it all started after she bumped into him. 

She sat on the floor thinking how could she be so stupid? What will she do now? She just hoped her mom and dad would find her soon. 

She tried looking around in the room to find a phone. 

Sobbing, she stood up from the floor and went to the washroom.

She looked at herself in the mirror. Her eyes were swollen because of crying and her hair are all messed up. Her clothes were dirty. And her lips were swollen. What just happened moments ago played in her mind.

That bastard! How dare he? He forcefully took her first kiss. She kept staring at herself in the mirror and touched her lips. Again she felt the sensation of his soft, warm lips.

She hate him. 

She sighed and locked the washroom door. And took a shower. It felt so good. There was a toothbrush there, so she used it. After showering she wrapped a towel around her body. And came into the room and changed her clothes. 

Her hair was soaking wet and she doesn't have a dryer, so she let it be. But the droplets from her hair is making her shirt wet. It was white so quite a see-through. It was reaching to her knees and was loose. 

She gasps when it suddenly opens showing the heartless, ruthless person I never wanted to see. Her heart started pacing faster. 

He moved towards her. She unintentionally moved back and was shocked at how the door opened. She was sure she locked it.

He was looking at her intensely. He didn't say anything for a while. She didn't dare to look into his eyes. He was holding a dish of food. But he just stood there not moving. She hesitantly looked at him and found him looking at her body. Her cheeks heat up from his scrutinizing gaze. Her shirt was still wet. She put her arms at her chest to cover it. That moved his attention directly to her eyes. And she lowered her gaze.

He smirked and said 

"You look hot in my shirt." Her breath hitched at his words. 

He spoke huskily, while his eyes were shamelessly roaming her body.

"And babe my voice is the door's lock. So don't think that locking the door from inside will be of any help." He mused. 

The smirk never left him. He leaned towards her. She backed away. He is creepy!

"Here, eat this. "He ordered.

He put the dish with food on the bedside table. And came towards her. She stepped back, but he immediately held her waist and slammed her on his hard chest. 

"So slim, so sexy." He said huskily in her ear. Tracing his nose on the crook of her neck and sniffing. Giving her goosebumps all over her body. She tried to push him. But he only tightens his grip on her waist.

He slightly kissed her neck. She was frozen. With that, he left her standing there like a statue and left the room while locking it from the outside. 

She sat on the bed while shaking her head about what just happened. Why did his lips feel so warm? The sensation of his warm breathing on her neck.

A sudden thought of running came into her mind. She looked around the room and saw a window. She went towards it and tried to open it. But it was locked. She tried to open it with her hairpin like in the movies I've seen but it wasn't working. She went to the washroom and there was a window at the corner, which was open and she easily passed through….

She went down from the window with the help of bed sheets which she tied together and with the help of it, she made it to the ground. Then she removed the dust from her clothes. And looked up on the upper floor and saw…. JASON…..

He was on the upper floor looking at her intensely. Her heart stopped beating with the terror of the consequences. His expression was telling her to stop but instead she ran as fast as she could. She doesn't know where she is. Where she's going but she runs as her life depends on it. Which, really depends. 

She heard the door being slammed and loud thudding sounds at her back while she was running. But the next thing she knew she was in the air and her heart almost dropped. 

Strong muscular arms wrapped around her waist, and her back collided with his hard chest. She was struggling with his hold. But he only tightens his grip on her. And he seethed near her ear. His breath fanned her neck. Sending shivers down her body.

"You'll regret this," Jason growled inhumanly, making her heart stop beating.

His words held a promise which scared her to no limits. She started struggling hard in his hold.

"Let go!" Maria cried out in utter fear and terror.

Instead, He roughly put her on his shoulder. Like a rag doll. And started walking back in the direction of the house. She was screaming and hitting her back with all her might but it was of no use. She noticed there were woods all over the place and nothing could be seen at all. Just the sound of the dried leaves being crushed under his boots. She was continuously hitting him. But he didn't even budge, then she bit him hard on his shoulder. 

He growled in pain.

Jason growled. "YOU"

She didn't realize they were already in the house. He was walking upstairs. He opened one of the doors and just threw her on the floor of the unknown room. She growled in pain. He locked the door and started taking a predatory step towards her. She backed away. But he held her upper arm tightly and pulled her up to face him. His pitch-black eyes were raging with anger. And he shouted in her face.

"Why didn't you listen to me!" He roared angrily..

He jerked her by holding her shoulders tightly. And with all the courage she could gather up, she spoke. 

"W-why should I listen to you? Just let me go. And I won't tell anyone." She muttered with much difficulty and mustered up the courage.

She was scared of him. He was staring at her intently and the next moment he chuckled up evilly. 

And the way he spoke the next words dripping with venom made her tremble in fear.

"Let you go! Never, it will never happen. I'll take my revenge by using you. You are my key." He mused, making her scared and confused.

What the hell is he saying? Suddenly he held her waist and pulled her closer. She stared at him with wide eyes and put hands on his chest to keep her distance. She was biting her lower lips to keep herself from crying. He put his thumb on her lip and released it from her teeth. 

"Don't bite them, leave it for me." He grumbled, making her eyes widen.

She jerked away after hearing his shameful words. But no use, He was holding her firmly. His hands then moved towards his neck. And it was going toward her cleavage. But she shouted.

Maria shrieked out. "LET GO!" YOU BASTARD!!!"

His eyes became darker if that was possible, and he instantly pulled her hair pin. Making her face him up. He was pulling so hard on her hair that her scalp was burning. She prevented herself from crying by biting her inner cheek. He pulled harder.

"I'll make you my whore!" Jason roared.

Her eyes went wide on hearing that he didn't even let her speak and throw her on the bed. Her face first hit the bed. She didn't even get the time to react. He pulled her by her ankle towards him and started hovering over her. She tried pushing his chest hard, but he held both her wrists on the side of her head. And he leaned in to kiss her. She moved her face to the side and his lips landed on her cheek which trailed down to her neck. She started struggling and was crying loudly now.