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CHAPTER 15: AVOID ME
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ARTEMIS POVI sat on the bed, my heart bleeding as I recalled being locked up in the basement I never knew existed in this mansion. "You don't love me Aiden," I whispered and lay on the bed, feeling very tired even though I had been forced to eat.Aiden pushed open the door, and this time, he sat close to me on the bed. "Let's leave for my own house." He said to me and I froze. "Huh?" I found it hard to get what he meant."I don't have time for this. Let's get out of here," he ordered, and I sat up and brushed my red hair with my fingers. "I'm not interested in leaving right now. I don't feel great." I replied and took myself down the bed, facing the wall. "You seem to have got PhD in trying to test me. Trust me I'm not interested." He replied. At this point, I found him a bit scary so I pushed myself closer to the wall and covered my whole body with the duvet on the bed. Soon, I heard the door to the room get slammed, and when I looked up, he was nowhere to be seen. I took a deep
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The car was silent and the tension that lingered in the air was unbearable, I could only hear the engine. Artemis tensed against the window and turned her body, trying to put as much space between us as the car would allow. The smell of her perfume lingered In the air—vanilla with a hint of something floral.The disgust she felt for me was clearer than words. I could tell by how her perfectly manicured fingers gripped her clutch and how her shoulders slightly trembled with rage. Artemis was undoubtedly angry and confused, but so was I.As soon as I parked the car in the driveway, Artemis swung the door open and stepped out, not even waiting for the car to stop fully. I could hear her heels striking against the ground with every step she took to go towards the house. Her breathing was heavy and each step she took, was solely filled with anger. “Wait, Artemis,” I tried to calm her down, but those words spilled out of my mouth faster than expected.She didn't stop, her silhouette framed
