A Night of Turmoil

He callously threw me into the passenger seat, and I immediately sat up, intending to escape. He leaned into the car, pinning me beneath him, and threatened, "If you dare to go near him again, I'll tear him apart!"

I saw the anger in his eyes up close for the first time, and I knew he wasn't joking. He would really do it.

I had no choice but to turn my head away, refusing to look at him anymore.

His fingers grip my jaw and he forces me to look up at him, "Answer me or I'll break your neck."

I stand frozen, staring at him agape.

How did I let him drag me along? How could I have considered trusting him?

He's ruthless, heartless and I'm starting to wonder if he even has a soul.

"You're a fu*king lunatic! What did Ryan do to you?" | snap at him, swatting his hands away.

He moved even closer to me and replied in my ear, "He shouldn't be near you!"

What business is it of yours?!" I ask back.

Don't tell me he likes me or anything, it'll just scare me more.

His head slowly tilts to the side, "I don't want to pay for your flirting. And I was bored, Air, you're my only toy, and of course it can only belong to me. I have new games to play with you."

It's like a slap in the face to hear him admit that I was just his toy.

I honestly thought that he somewhat cared about me while we drove here, I thought that he wanted to show me a good time. but now, it seemed I had overthought everything. His rescue was probably just him fearing his own toy would be played to death by someone else.

"I want to go back, there's graduation tomorrow." I grit out. I'm tired of Blaze's mind games because that's what he's doing. He's being hot and cold, and it's not interesting to me one bit.

"Then go, if you start walking, then perhaps you will make it by graduation." He pushes off his car, stepping back.

In human cities, we can't shift into wolves at will, and if I did get left behind, I'd really have to walk back...

I glare dagger at him, wishing I could snatch his keys and drive home, but I have no doubt that he'd hunt me down and kill me for it.

"Or maybe you can continue to enjoy the rest of the night with me?" the shimmer in his eyes isn't close to something magical.

"It's late," I inform him. It's past midnight already, and there is no way that anything else could be open.

His eyes narrow as if realizing something, and he pulls his phone out, checking the time like I'd be lying to him.

"The later it is the more fun it is isn't it?" After saying that he got in the car quickly, ignoring my reaction, and quickly started the car and sped off.

I grip the handle above my head with one hand, my heart racing a million miles per hour as my nails dig into the leather seats of Blaze's car.

The game of the night he's talking about wouldn't be ignoring traffic laws and driving race cars here!

"Slow down!" I scream at the top of my lungs, but it's like he can't even hear me over the silence.

"Are you deaf? I told you to slow down!!!" I yell.

But he continued to choose to ignore me and put his foot on the gas as the trees around him receded sharply. I even wondered if pulling the hand brake would stop it.

With that thought, I reached my hand over.

I can't sit here and let him drive me straight into heaven, I haven't lived and I'm sure as hell not going to die next to the bastard who's been bullying me.

But he anticipated my movement, grabbed my hand and chided, "Don't move if you don't want to die!"

His serious tone makes me look at him with horror, and the way his face stays bland while he stares at me is becoming more creepy by the second.

I dared not disturb him anymore, so I just tightly closed my eyes, resigned to whatever fate had in store for me. Before long, a strong force of inertia propelled me forward.

"Ah!" I screamed as I opened my eyes, only to find a large hand firmly holding me in place, preventing me from being flung out. As I calmed down, I realized that our car had stopped at the edge of a cliff, just inches away from plummeting down.

My breaths came in rapid

gasps, my chest heaving up

and down, while Blaze, with a sneer, casually remarked, "Exciting, huh? My new car isn't bad, right?"

D*mn it, I should have known what would happen when he chose these two sports cars in the garage!

He undid his seatbelt and got out of the car, saying lightly, "Come on out."

The blood drains from my face as he tells me to get out, and I quickly lock the doors when he gets out.

Click--

Upon hearing the sound of the doors locking, he whips around, frowning at me before he bursts out in a fit of laughter and leans down, hands on the top of the car as he stares at me through the window, "I'm not going to kill you,"

I almost died with him in the car just now. But how can I believe him?

Seeing my disbelief, he didn't try to convince me further. Instead, he casually twirled the car keys in his hand, teasingly asking, "Do I look that stupid to you?"

Damn it! I forgot about that!

"In the last three seconds, if it were me opening the door, the outcome would have been different," he added with a smirk.

I know what kind of bastard he is all too well. There wasn't even three seconds; I immediately pushed open the door and stepped out of the car.

But I also stared at him, refusing to back down. "Is it okay now?!"

He nodded satisfactorily and turned to walk towards a small hill. Waving me over, curiosity pushing my legs forward, I joined him.

He turned towards the distance, pointing with one finger to the scenery he wanted to show me. In an instant, I was stunned.

Before me lay a magnificent painting-like scene. Skyscrapers of the city rose in layers, brilliantly lit, resembling bright palaces.

Neon lights outlined the buildings' contours, like flowing ribbons dancing in the night sky.

From this vantage point, the entire city appeared as a radiant pearl, shimmering with unique light, adding endless charm and mystery to the night.

"Wow," I breathe out and when Blaze sits down, lighting a cigarette, I sit down too.

The silence is comforting, there's no noise, no other cars, no other people... It's dead quiet and I believe some people would be freaked out about this, but not me. I have had a tornado of thoughts breaking me down, and I've finally found the peaceful silence.

"What is this place called?"

"Monroe look out point," he mumbles, keeping his voice low as if he's afraid of startling something.

So that's what he meant by the joy of the night, and he was right, it was pretty much the happiest moment I'd had in a while.

I make a mental note of the name before I fall into the calming silence that surrounds us.

Quiet and cozy to the point that neither of us realized the other was asleep...

My eyes widen, the tired feeling fading away as I watch the bright light start to peek over the horizon.

"Blaze..." I murmur.

"Air," he breathes out, the shock clear in his tone, "Is that the..."

"Sun? Yes." he stands, and I follow his lead.

"What? It's morning!" I yelled, standing up and urging him to get in the car.

It's our graduation today! But we're still here now, and it's all fu*ked up!