CHAPTER 3

CHAPTER 3

I wake up in extreme pain on my back. I go to the shower and the hot water burns my wounds. I put cream that makes the wounds heal faster.

There are no bruises on my arm, only my back. Juliet gets inside and I pull my shirt over my head as fast as I can." Are you hurt?" She asks innocently, no why I'm fine, I tell her hugging her.

"But you were screaming last night". She said scared. Father and I were just fighting. I'm really fine, I tried to convince her and I think it worked. Because she nods and gets back to reading her book.

I get ready for school. The place I feel so safe at. A place where my father can never get near me.

I get out of the house and our car drives me to school. Jayden is the first person to greet me at school. But I won't let him hug me because of the sharp pain in my back.

At the last lesson, I took it. my phone out,6 missed calls. My father has called me 6 times today. I panic. I ask Mr. Morgan.

If I can get out of class because of a family crisis. He tells me I can and I run out of class. I call my father." Where the hell have u been" he yells "I'm at school" I tell him.

"The Reynolds family was supposed to meet u today, he's on his way to you now " Father screams on the phone." I didn't know you never told me.

"He will give you what you deserve for this," he says then I hang up. I don't want him to be screaming at me. Especially not in school. The lesson had ended and I walked back to class to get my bag.

I ran outside to see that a black car was there. He is here, shit "What do I do".

I see Jayden run out looking for me.

I walk faster to the limousine.

"Lucy" Jayden yells, making me stop.

I turn around and he walks up to me.

"Jayden you need to leave now". I tell him to push him away. "No, why have I done something wrong?" he asks. I shake my head " No, you have to listen to me leave. I will tell you harsher things this time. I don't want him to see me with that man.

He steps closer and takes my hand.

"Why are you pushing me away?"

God can you just get away from me? We are too close to the car. "I think you are the one I am looking for, " a dark voice says from behind. I back away from Jayden and turn around. A young man dressed in black is watching us.

"Hi, I'm…. I get interrupted by him.

"Lucy I know, who the fuck is this?"

He only looks at Jayden." Get away man" Jayden says and holds my hand.

Fuck "Why is this happening now".

"Let go of my wife, I won't warn you again," he says and Jayden of course does not listen. I guess we will both die here and now. This is a nightmare, a man I just have never met is calling me his wife in front of my boyfriend.

"What do you mean "... Jayden doesn't get to finish his sentence and the guy's fists connect with his jaw. Jayden stumbles backward from his hit and before he can react the guy goes in for another punch." Next time you fucking listen" he says grabbing my arm. I follow because I don't know what else to do. His arm squeezes around my arm.

Jayden stands there in shock. Watching me leave with the guy I don't know anything about. I want to cry but hold them back. Maybe if I act nice he might spare my life.

"Get in the car" he demands and I only do as he says, because maybe I'm the one next to the punch. He's scary dressed only in black his hair and eyes black too. I watch him drive but he turns his head to look at me. Our eyes locked for a second and I turned my head.

This wasn't how we were supposed to meet. He says after a while "Yes " is the only word that comes out of my mouth. "You will not fucking meet this man again "!he says, making me jump. After a long pause, I try to soften the tension.

"Are you going to tell me your name".I asked nervously," Reynolds Rexford," he answered.

"I'm Lucy Gonzalez" I introduced myself as if. As if he already didn't know that.

As I looked outside the window I realized this isn't the way to my home." Where are you going? I haven't packed my things yet and my siblings and I have to say goodbye" I tell him but he keeps on driving.

When I don't get an answer I get annoyed. Which is so wrong right now because I don't know what he might do.

"Hello" I want to get back home," I say and he turns to look at me, dead in the eye. His eyes are so cold.

You shut up. you don't ask any questions. You talk when I tell you to."Rexford says and I get quiet. Terrified to ask anything else. U want to jump out of the car and run away. But instead, I accepted my faith as he drove to his mansion.