I held my breath in and prayed. She peeked inside and then turned around to face me.“I can expla--,” I stopped when I saw that the closet was empty. I mean, Paul was not in there. I stopped shivering. Where did he go? Now I looked more curious than my mom.‘’What?’’ mom asked, following my stare.‘’Hm? oh nothing.’’ I shook my head quickly. ‘’you needed something?’’ I inquired.‘’No, I was just checking on you.’’ She said, walking over to my bed and sitting down.“Come sit with me,” she said, patting the empty spot with her. I sat down with her, wondering what was going on?“Uncle Morgan is only worried about you.” She started and I realized why she came upstairs. After I left the dining room, I bet they talked about me.“I have you to take care of me. When he acts like he is my fa—ther, I get angry,” I said in all honesty. I didn’t want any father figure.“I understand. However, if the whole partying thing is indeed true, then remember, you have broken my trust. I am not going to ar
Author’s POV:“If anything happens, call me directly, okay?” Mom made me promise her, looking all scared for me. I could tell I have put her in a really tough spot by asking for this party. She looked concerned for me.“Don’t worry, I will be fine,” I hugged her and rushed out of the house in a black shirt and white top. I had stolen the keys for the cabin. I was feeling bad for lying to my mom, but I prayed I didn’t regret it.After picking up my friends, the party had started. The loud music as the bus made its way into the dark, abandoned road to our cabin was just a whole mood.I don’t remember how much we drank, but we were at a full swing. The loud music and all the screaming had deafened us and then Paul made us stop the bus.“What is going on, Paul? Why are we stopping here?” I asked him, looking around the dark woods.“We have to pick Markeel from here,” he said, announcing it to us after it was too late. Everybody’s mood changed instantly.Millie had made it very clear that
I told her the whole story behind that infamous night and the horror never left her face. Anybody would be petrified of the things we went through that night. However, there was only one survivor to that chaos and I got a lot of hate for it from my neighbors, school, and the victim’s parents.“Phoenix!” she got up from the bed and instantly hugged me tightly. “I am so sorry for making you remember it all again. It mustn’t be easy for you,” she was crying for me.“It is not, but I feel much better now,” I reassured her that I would be fine, but I could tell she was blaming herself for reminding me that.I stayed silent. We had a good talk about it and when I realized how late it was; I decided to drive back to the mansion. No way I was going to stay with Derrell ever again, not even for one night.“I will head back to the mansion now. Let me know if you need anything, okay?” I told Zoe, giving her a gentle hug and then pouting, “Are you sure you don’t want to come with me?” I asked onc
“Jace! what the fuck are you doing? Put that thing down,” I hesitantly shouted, my one hand on his seat and holding the phone in my other hand. I realized since he had lost his mind, I should text Xavier and let him know what was going on.I unlocked my phone sneakily, but then he waved the gun and grunted at me.“Put that phone down,” he growled in anger, making me jump in my seat when he dropped the gun in his lap to run his hand back and slap my hand. He was able to knock the phone down and had quickly held the gun again. He was driving recklessly, making me wonder what was wrong with him.“Where the fuck are you taking me?” I yelled, my heart pounding fast in my chest. After he threatened me, he suddenly slowed down the car, making me hit my head on his seat. I was scared that he was going to kill us both. I tried to look for my phone, but it rolled under his feet.“Jace! Please talk to me.” I understood there was no way I can reach him if we don’t talk. He seemed very shaky and a
I don’t know how long we have been passed out for, but I knew for sure that I was badly injured. My head was bleeding with a dry blood all over my face. It wasn’t too much, but it was something that was making me dizzy. It was dark for a few minutes before I opened my eyes and regained my consciousness. I was still stuck in the car, my head hurt. Luckily, aside from a few scratches on my arms and hands, my head wasn’t bleeding. But it definitely has an inner injury or concussion. I forced my eyes open, trying to look around and see where I was.“Phoenix!”“Phoenix!” I heard someone calling my name again and again. My vision was a little blurry and my eyes demanding to stay close.“Hold my hand.” he insisted. I did nothing. I just wanted to close my eyes and sleep until the headache was gone.“PHOENIX!” a harsh shout and a sudden shrug to my shoulder pulled me back to reality. I panicked once I knew I was being stuck in a car’s backseat. The car seemed to be upside down, windows broken
“Phone, I was showing you my phone,” he murmured, trying to look innocent when he wasn’t, actually.“You did it on purpose.” I rolled my eyes and walked to and fro in nervousness.“You knew I would never hurt you. Then why did you attack me in the car? Like seriously, it’s all your doing.” I don’t know what was itching his butt when he comes up with this plan, but he seriously wasn’t thinking straight.“How do I know that, and who told you to become my knight in shining armor?” I was desperate at that moment. I had to pee. I couldn’t hold it back.“You are turning red,” he raised his brow and scanned my body movement. I keep taking mini steps and what’s odd is that I couldn’t stay in a spot.If I held it back for another minute, I would definitely flood the whole area. In my mind, I was looking through all the options over and over again. No, there wasn’t enough time to wait for someone to find us. I couldn’t hold it back either, so the only option left was to excuse him nicely and do
"What? what are you blushing for?" Jace asked me, and I shook my head to notice Jace watching me with questionable eyes."I’m just cold," I lied. Of course, I was thinking about Xavier. And there we go. His name again brought a smile to my lips."Have my coat." He didn’t even ask me if I needed his coat, which I didn’t. For some reason, I wanted to go back as soon as I could. It felt like cheating on Xavier when we haven’t even started dating officially."Thank you so much, but it has all the douche cologne on it." I shrugged my shoulders, twisting my face to the right to see if I could climb back. Nope! It was too high from there."I know I was douche back in there." He didn’t even finish when I snorted a laugh."You still are." I don’t know why, but I didn’t want to hear about it anymore. We have already moved on, but I’ve."Phoenix. Let me finish." Once he bluntly looked at me and sort of raised his voice, my smile faded away. "It was my fault. I should have let you explain, but wh
After I snatched the phone from him, he looked restless. The fact that he had a phone this time but was acting like he was helplessly befuddled my mind. He was neither attempting to flee nor performing well. So I wondered what he was planning to do."Phoenix," he jumped to his feet, ready to fight for his phone."Wait! Wait!" Before he could even approach me, I held my hand out for him with his phone in it and said, "Take it." I offered him his phone back because he had a password on it and had also turned off his Wi-Fi and put his phone in airplane mode.I should have known he had prepared himself for any kind of situation."Thank you so much," he gritted his teeth and grabbed his phone back, looking annoyed with me. It was only after he checked his phone that he realized why I had even given it back to him."I’m leaving," I announced. Staying here was not an option for me. My sister was out there at the mercy of her sick and twisted father. She needed me, and I would do anything to
"Are you guys okay? Did he hurt any of you?" Xavier’s voice was so calm for me. Maddox wanted to hug his father. I was craving it too, but Jace was only triggered now. "Daddy, I don’t like my uncle," Maddox said in a broken voice. A tear of fear slowly rolled down his cheek. "You scared my son," Xavier said, his eyes stuck on Maddox when he mumbled, slowly playing with his cuff-links. ‘’We can sort it out please,’’ I was not in danger of losing anyone. ‘’Let him decide that,’’ Jace smiled, looking at Xavier but this time Jace wasn’t so calm as well. "You have one choice, cousin, either save your beloved wife or your minion son," Jace said, pointing his gun at both of us one by one. "Resist, and both of them die," he added."Xavier, please save him," I mumbled, turning to look into his eyes from a distance. ‘’And let you die? Never,’’ he uttered in his mouth, his eyes on Jace. "C’mon, the clock is ticking, bro. Make up your mind,’’ Jace voiced, ‘’choose one.’’ "Xavier, please
My heart was racing inside my chest. I have more to worry about now. It wasn’t only I in the room but my son, my life: Maddox. I slowly turned my body around, shivering at the thought of seeing him again after so long. ‘’Ah! It almost felt like a decade," his voice has turned heavy, his messy beard and long hair were showing that he never aimed to start over and waited for this moment his entire life. To hold on to revenge for that long, I must say he has no other ambitions for himself."Jace!" I announced, looking at the gun being pointed at me."Oh! You still remember my name?" He mocked me, clicking his tongue and shaking his head in disapproval."Why are you here?" I asked in panic, gulping as he reached for Maddox."Let him go," I said, looking in the direction of my son, whom Jace was holding by his tiny arm. Even the thought of him hurting my son was killing me. I wished he had been caught long ago. Just when I was finally happy in my life, he had to come ruin it for me.‘’Di
We were in Paris for the past two days. It was amazing, and the boys were having a lot of fun together."Dad, why did you marry my mother?" Maddox mumbled, trying to reach for an ice-cream as we three sat on the table in a restaurant. "Your mother," Xavier whispered, bowing in Maddox’s ear, "completes me. She makes me laugh, forces me into doing the right thing, fights with me to do things her way, and you know what’s the best part? I actually listen to her. I end up doing whatever she says," Xavier’s eyes were at me, his beautiful hawk eyes digging holes in mine. ‘’Why?’’ Maddox was not the type to quit asking questions, even for once. He was a very talkative soul.Because I love her. And when you love someone, you just do everything to make them happy. Making her happy makes me happy," He slowly blinked his eyes, reminding me of the time when I first saw him. I vividly remember the first day I saw him. And whenever he forced me to do something, I ended up forcing him to do it my w
"I can’t move," I laid in my bed, holding a book in my lap, and resting my head on the soft pillow. I looked at Xavier from the corner of my eyes. He was staring at me blankly. ‘’what?’’ I annoyingly spoke. ‘’You need to eat something,’’ He put his hands on his waist like a baby and mumbled. I was not starving myself, but every time he forced me to eat something, I felt wonderful. It was just that the morning sickness was too much for me.‘’Really? I didn’t know that," I tried to hold back my laugh and buried my head back in the book. ‘’You are starving my baby,’’ he pointed his finger at my belly and rolled his eyes."So you don’t care about me, just about your baby?" I was being a little annoying. I was arguing about everything; it’s not like I haven’t done that before, but yeah! I was four months pregnant and extremely moody."No," he replied bluntly, and then a smile appeared on his lips, "Okay! jokes apart, get up and eat something," he ordered, narrowing his beautiful eyes my
"This is so unfair," I broke down in tears instantly. Zoe deserved justice, even though Derrell got his punishment, but I wanted the extreme limits of torture for him."I’m coming home, Phoenix; please, calm yourself down," his voice was so calming to my ears at that moment that I looked at him and he looked uneasy."It’s okay. Don’t rush, I’ll be fine," I said, wiping away my tears with the back of my hand. I had to be prepared to talk to him about stuff, and I've got news for him as well. At the moment, I had a feeling that he knew I had seen everything.I took a shower and changed into a tight, white, knee-length dress. After hearing about my pregnancy, so much had changed in me. I was getting over disasters pretty quickly.I waited for Xavier while watching TV. I don’t know but suddenly the hopeless life was full of meanings and charms.I saw Xavier coming with the guards. His sight was shooting into my eyes. But he didn’t look pleased."Why didn’t you call me instantly?" He voice
Phoenix’s POV:I watched the person crawl in my direction, but my heart was pounding with every little detail of this person.It was Morgan, my uncle Morgan. He crawled like a dog near me, his eyes were sewed shut and so were his lips from the sides only. His fingers were cut, and his body was naked with just shorts on. He had no hair; his eyebrows were shaved, as was his head. He somehow knew it was me. The pain was visible on his face. My eyes jumped out of their sockets at the sight before them. He kept coming towards me, and the state of shock was so intense that I couldn’t move.I had no idea when he crawled over me. I was still sitting, but his whole existence was so terrible. Suddenly, Hardie left Jace on the ground and ran in my direction. I screamed, looking away and hugging myself. It was horrible. Hardie approached and grabbed Morgan by his collar. He had a collar on. Hardie punched him in the back and pulled him inside the room, locking him quickly. I was still yelping and
Jace’s POV: A Few Hours Ago:"I don’t understand what Phoenix is up to," I was walking around restlessly, wondering what exactly was Phoenix planning to do now.I was waiting for her in the hallway after dinner, as I knew this was the only place where I could have a word with her. Once she goes into her room, she will not come out till morning.Some things were making me wonder if I was even doing the right thing by trusting her.As soon as I spotted her walking towards the room, I blocked her way to have a word with her."Jace! What are you doing?" She motioned for me to step aside."I'm here to get some answers from you," I stated anxiously. I swear I heard moans coming from their room several times."I don’t have time for this. We will talk some other time," she tried excusing, but I didn’t budge."No! I need to know what is going on. You said you didn’t want to be with him, then why are you marrying him?" I hissed at her, trying to keep my calm, but it was becoming impossible in t
That was pretty much a clue for me to check that room. But it was closed. I tried opening it or even pushing it, but it didn’t do anything. I looked at the code and thought to try it, but what if I tried it and it turned out to be wrong and an alarm blared in? I kept looking at it; I have to look at what was inside it. Taking a few steps further, I saw a room with *Sec* written over it. What if sec actually means se*? It could be second, or, wait, it's got to be security. Now all the rooms were locked to keep something from escaping, but this one was opened. I helped myself in. The biggest surprise that I got was that there were computers showing some footage. I was shocked when I saw there were cameras everywhere in his town, and this was the place where he used to watch everything. "That’s how he used to know what was happening around?" I was surprised but also intrigued.I sat on the chair and looked at the cameras. There was no footage from inside anyone’s house, so that meant th
"What are you looking at?" Xavier asked, watching me stare at the sky while we lay on the mattress on the rooftop."This will be our star," I giggled, drunk."You have drink too much, my love," He shifted his side toward me and planted a kiss on my shoulders."You make me happy," I babbled, laughing and kissing his hand, holding it to my chest."We both are each other’s paradise," he uttered, kissing my earlobe and making me giggle. "I love you, Xavier," I whispered happily."Maddox," he looked at the sky and mumbled out of the blue. I was the one drunk, but his words made me wonder if he was also wasted."What?" I asked. This time, I had my face turned toward him."I’ll name my first child Maddox, Maddox Charming," he said, a wide smile on his face. He tangled his fingers in mine and held my hand tightly. I was glad inside. Talking about children meant our relationship was growing. ‘’What if it is a girl?’’ I turned my face to him and watched him with love. He was looking at the st