All Chapters of Dark Obsession: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

~ COLTON ~- - - - - ONE WEEK LATER - - - - -It was 1.30 AM when Colton reached home that night. He just came back from Rosie’s place where he was ‘tutoring’ Sierra, helping her with her exams. Yes, that was what they told everybody and it wasn’t a complete lie. He was tutoring her, just not in the subject that people would think.The tutoring session had been going on almost everyday for the last week and they did it in Rosie’s house. Rosie’s place was a safe spot because Henri wouldn’t suspect Sierra being out in some random place. So, everyday for the past week, Colton would come over after class, acting like a good TA who was there to help her with studying, and he would leave late at night after their session. He would’ve liked to stay longer if he could, but Sierra insisted he should go so the maids and bodyguards don’t suspect anything. Despite having to sneak around and being very careful in the house, Colton admitted that she had been such a good student, learning the ropes

~ SIERRA ~- - - - - TWO WEEKS LATER - - - - -Sierra was pacing nervously in front of Professor Howell’s office. It was mid December and the cold air was blowing down the long hallway. Sierra pulled her jacket tighter and gripped the letter in her hand harder. She let out a long sigh as she stared at the envelope. It was addressed to her from the dean of Columbia University.The reason why she got that letter was because it was the end of the semester and grades were due. Sierra got the letter in the mail this morning and she didn’t have the guts to open it at breakfast. For some of the classes, she felt pretty confident in, but in others, such as The Rhetorics of Science, Sierra could only hope she pulled off a C. Classes in Columbia were no joke. The professors were intense and the other students were all gifted and ambitious. Sierra was homeschooled all her life, she didn’t know what it was to compete with her peers. And it didn’t help that Colton was distracting her during final

~ SIERRA ~“Go! Quick!” Sierra slammed the car down shut as she jumped into Ethan’s Mercedes Benz. Ethan and Rosie, who were sitting at the front seat, turned their heads to her in confusion.“What’s going on–”“NOW!” Sierra yelled in response, pushing Ethan to put the car in gear.“Miss Sierra! Stop!” Right behind them, several of the guards were calling after Sierra. Ethan and Rosie shared a worried look.“Please!” Sierra yelled again, and this time, Ethan complied. Ethan quickly put the car in gear and they speeded out of the driveway. A guard was trying to stand in front of the gate, stopping them from leaving, but Ethan hit the gas anyway, forcing the guard to jump away at the last minute.“Shit!” Rosie cursed and put her hands to her eyes.“Goddamn, what the hell’s going on?” Ethan hissed as he maneuvered the steering wheel as best as he could. This was supposed to be a chill ski trip, a casual two and a half hour drive Upstate. But all of a sudden, they were in a car chase li

~ SIERRA ~- - - - - THREE DAYS LATER - - - - -Sierra laid in bed as she mindlessly toyed with Winnie’s ball. Winnie was waiting for her under the bed, staring at the bright red ball. Every now and then, Sierra would throw the ball lamely to the floor and it would roll. Winnie would race for the ball, bite it with its mouth, and return the ball back to Sierra. This used to be a fun game and Winnie would get lots of kisses for being a good dog, but not this time. Sierra had no energy or motivation to get up from the bed. For the past three days, all she did was lay on this bed and cry herself to sleep. Sierra’s freedom was now reduced to this bedroom, at least for the time being while her dad was out on a business trip. Her dad instructed the maids and guards that Sierra wasn’t allowed to leave it under any circumstances. She also wasn’t allowed to meet anyone and she wasn’t even allowed to talk on the phone. Her dad had her phone now and that was it. Unless she had a magical owl tha

~ SIERRA ~“Sierra! There you are! I’ve been looking all over for you!”Sierra couldn’t catch a break. Suddenly, the door to the emergency exit swung wide and her father was standing at the doorway. Luckily, Colton was already gone by the time Henri got there. He had swiftly jumped down the row of stairs and disappeared behind the shadows.“Dad?” she croaked.“What are you doing here?” Henri narrowed his eyes suspiciously.“Nothing, I just needed a little break,” Sierra thought fast and she took off one of her heels. “These shoes aren’t made for standing around for hours,”“Do you need a costume change? I can send someone to the house–”“No, I’ll be fine,” she waved her hand carelessly in the air and pulled her father away, leading him back outside. “I’ll just sit down or something, don’t worry about me,”“Well, okay,” Henri searched his daughter’s face, but she kept smiling reassuringly like nothing was wrong. Mainly, she just didn’t want him lurking around the emergency staircase an