Chapter 4

Anna's Pov

We were so deep in the moment, and it felt so good that I didn't want it to end. His touch sent a jolt of electricity through my veins. It felt so wrong yet it felt right at the same time.

My nails were already so deep in his skin when we suddenly broke contact from the sudden eeire knock on the door.

He got off me “Wait here,” he ordered. As he turned his back to me, I couldn't help but notice the way his muscles moved while he was trying to reach for a shirt on the couch.

‘Damn. Just wish I could-’

“What am I thinking? No, this is not right,” I cautioned myself.

Immediately I sprung up from the bed on realization of what I was already getting into with him.

“Sorry it was just some-” he stopped halfway immediately he noticed what I was doing. “Where are you going?”

“I-I'm sorry. This was a mistake,” my head was down, as I couldn't bear staring at him. I knew I could fall more into temptation if I stared more at those his gorgeous blue eyes.

I ran past him at the entrance of the room, leaving him in confusion as to what just happened.

“It's for the best. It's for the best,” I whispered to myself, trying to reassure myself that I did the right thing.

When I finally reached his gate, I turned back, expecting him to follow me but got disappointed when I saw he didn't.

“Good night sir,” I greeted his security man.

“Have a lovely night ma'am,” he greeted back cheerfully.

‘I wish’

I hailed a cab down and it stopped right in front of me.

Just as I was about to enter, I spotted a lurking shadow by the corner of Elijah's fence.

It felt really strange like someone was watching me.

I hurriedly got into the cab before I got anymore ideas. Today was exhausting enough for me, I was not going to add more by thinking about the mystery stalker.

“Pheww. Today was a really long day,” I plopped down on my couch in my small but comfy looking living room, flinging my bag to the other side of the couch and flinging off my flats.

My father and his wife and daughter were out on a trip for a couple of days so, I had the whole house to myself for a while.

“Long day indeed,” a voice said from the corner of my living room.

My heart began racing upon hearing a response.

All sort of thoughts ran through my head, as I slowly stood up from the couch.

I started walking backwards slowly, ‘Maybe it's the stalker….oh no, I'm screwed, why didn't I stay back at Elijah's? I'm gonna-’

“Jesus Christ Anna!” Rachel exclaimed. “What the hell is wrong with you?”

Rachel is Anna's best friend, more like a sister. They share a couple of things together like they were twins right from the same mother.

She's been there for Anna through some of her lowest moments. This tends to keep Anna sane through all her family drama.

Their friendship of one year felt like that of ten years to Anna because of their tight relationship.

I placed my hand on my chest, “You fucking scared me you ass-wipe. Why would you do something like that?” I went back to my resting position on the couch, and placed my two feet on the small center table.

“What has gotten you so worked up like that?” She furrowed her eyebrows, awaiting an answer. “Come on?” She probed further. “Nothing??”

I closed my eyes shut, “I'm just tired, it's no big deal rach. Go to sleep.”

“Real nice. I haven't heard from you in a couple of days and this is the response I get. You know what?” She grabbed her black Armani purse from the side of the couch she was sitting on. “You know where to find me when you're done.”

She walked out without sparing me a glance.

I just couldn't bring myself to let her know what's been happening these past few days. I know she judges me a lot, so I rather avoid all the talk by not telling her.

Besides, she couldn't understand the struggles with my step mom and step sister.

All her life, everything she ever wanted has been presented to her on a silver platter. I just couldn't bring that up sometimes because it would seem as if I was jealous or something.

But just before I could get dragged into the dream land, my phone beeped from a message entering my phone.

I reached out to pick it from the table.

I squinted my eyes and saw it was sent from my dad.

‘I see you're already spreading your legs open to him. It will be way easier now that you want to get married to him. You're a disgrace to me’

He attached a photo to the message. It was a picture of when I was entering the taxi from Elijah's place.

My hair did look rough from the picture. It would have been pretty obvious to anyone that saw that picture, that something happened at his place.

“Aww. Come on.” Frustrated, I turned off my phone to avoid any unnecessary calls or texts.

I was already dozing off on the couch, when the shuffling from the door woke me.

“Ugh. What's this? Who's this for?” my stepmom asked nonchalantly, as she stared oddly at the envelope in her hand.

My stepmom came alone, so I wondered why she was the only one around. I knew she didn't expect me to be home.

It was oddly strange that she seemed more annoyed and a bit jittered if I must say.

I stared at her immediately she uttered her first statement.

“It says here that it belongs to you Anna,” her face morphed into that of disgust. “It was also sent from an anonymous person. Interesting,” she held onto the envelope.

I tried approaching her, “But. But it's mine.” She ignored me as she moved up the stairs, her heels making clicks sound on the wooden floor.

I couldn't help but wonder what was in the envelope and who the message was from.

My life, all boring in the past, had now become one that tends to shock me from all the events happening in my life lately.

Was there someone after me? I couldn't help but wonder.