Page 9

When I went inside, it was so dark that I was even more scared. “Sebastian?” My voice was shakier than I wanted it to be. I was scared out of my mind right now.
I went into the dark to look for the light switch. My hands shook as I reached over and tried to turn on the lights, but they wouldn’t work.
I whispered to myself, “It’s okay, Aria. Everything is fine.”
I grabbed my phone to use as a torch as my legs fumbled around on the wooden floor.
I heard someone having a hard time, and the sound of glass breaking made me jump. It was coming from the kitchen, and my hands and breathing got heavier. I looked up at the ceiling and said a quick prayer before I opened the kitchen door. I turned on the light on my phone and shone it in the kitchen.
“Oh my god!” I yelled when I saw what was in front of me.
There was blood all over the kitchen, glass everywhere, and pots and pans all over the floor. Sebastian was dragging a dead body across the tile floor. Sebastian looked at me, and I was shaking with fear. Tears started to fall down my face. I put my hand over my mouth because the food I ate a few minutes ago wanted to come out.
“Aria.” He dropped the body and walked a few steps towards me. I backed away in fear and almost tripped over a dead body.
My hands went up to my head and pulled my hair. “What the hell is this?” I yelled in anger.
“Pumpkin, look at me.” He held my face in his bloody hand and made me look at him.
“No,” I said, pushing his hands away. The blood-stained my pale cheeks. I heard more footsteps behind me, and Sebastian reached behind him and pulled out a gun.
I screamed, “What the f**k!” with all the air in my lungs and my hands around my neck. There was something cold against the side of my head, but it couldn’t have been Sebastian because he was right in front of me.
“Well, isn’t this cute?” a stranger said behind me. My body froze in fear as I gripped this stranger’s forearm tightly. When I looked up at Sebastian, who was pointing his gun at me and the man, my lips shook.
“Let her go, Marco.” His voice was rough and deep. He sounded like he was possessed by something dark and scary. I’ve never seen this side of him before.
“Sebastian, you didn’t tell me your stepdaughter was hot,” Marco said in my ear, just loud enough for Sebastian to hear. Marco, this guy, slowly lowered his hand down my thigh. I was disgusted. “Your tears are making me even more hot stuff,” I whined when I heard his nasty voice.
“Look at me, Aria. You’re fine,” Sebastian said, nodding at me. I felt a little better, but I was still scared.
“He’ll never stop looking for you, Sebastian, especially now that you have a new family.” He laughed.
“Thanks for the fun, Marco.”
Bang
The man who was pointing the gun at my head fell to the ground, and blood sprayed all over me, especially on my shirt. I slowly ran my hand over my face to try to get the blood off. I felt sick and confused. He could have shot me if he missed.
I mumbled, “You couldn’t have done that sooner.”
“Aria, focus on my finger.” I didn’t even see him until he spoke; he moved his index finger in front of me. His finger caught my attention.
“You just f*****g killed him. You could have missed and gotten me, arsehole.” I started to hyperventilate and crawled on my chest for air.
“Should I bring him back to life? He was going to kill you or maybe r**e you.” He says this angrily before kicking the dead body lightly. He just kicked someone dead.
“Who the hell are you?”
Sebastian moved closer to me and said, “Aria, you know exactly who I am.”
“Stay there!” I yell, telling him to stay where he is. “I don’t know who you are; look at all the people you just killed,” I yelled, pointing at the bloody handprint on the wall.
I was really angry, but mostly, I was scared.
“They were bad people, Pumpkin.” He hissed, getting angry at everything.
“And you might think I’m a bad person too, you crazy person.”
Beep
Beep
Sebastian held his phone up to his ear. “Come clean up this f*****g mess right now!” he yells very loudly and then throws his phone on the counter.
“You lied to my mum,” I said in a low voice. He looked up at me. “This is a lot more than just f*****g her daughter.”
He was going to say something, but he stopped.
“I can’t believe this.”
“You’re going with me out of town, and don’t even think about saying no. I swear I’ll kill that pathetic cousin of yours.” His voice was full of rage.
I couldn’t believe what he said. How could he do this to me? He’s a monster, a killer, and a f*****g jerk.
“You kill people”
He grabbed my cheeks hard with his bloody hand, and my face hurt from how tightly he was holding me. “And I always do what I say I’ll do.”
His chest rumbled as his eyes got darker, and his face became unrecognizable. “I’m only keeping you alive because I love your mother.”
I said in a teasing tone, “You love her so much that you f****d her daughter.”
He let out a big breath.
A voice I know well says, “Boss.”
Sebastian’s mouth twisted into an evil grin before he threw my chin back.
I was so scared that I couldn’t turn around, so I just relaxed in the arms that I knew so well. This person turned me around so that I was facing the front of their chest.
“Caleb?” I asked. He gently lifted my chin so we could look each other in the eye, and I was shocked.
“You said she wouldn’t find out,” Caleb said angrily.
What the hell? Caleb knew all along that my mom’s fiancé was a killer, but he didn’t tell me.
Sebastian said, “Things just changed, boy.”
Caleb made a fist, and his knuckles began to turn white.
“I don’t want to go with you.” I turned around and looked at Sebastian again.
He laughed. “I didn’t ask you, you whore.”
I looked at him in disgust, and I could feel the tears coming, but I quickly looked down at the floor to keep myself from crying. Caleb pushes me behind him and steps in front of me. The two men start to size each other up like buildings. He looks at Caleb with a lot of intensity, daring him to do something.
“It’s fine, I’ll go. Just stop it,” I said as I pulled Caleb back by his wrist.
“Caleb, get the car,” Sebastian hissed at him.
“You must be crazy if you think—”
“Shut up and get the car,” I said, still looking Sebastian in the eye. “I’m not a damsel in need.”
I could hear the kitchen door open and close, and Caleb listened to me. Sebastian and I were alone, and I hated him. I felt like I was going to explode with rage because of him. I tried to relax by closing my eyes. When I opened them again, he was standing right in front of me. His breath made my cheeks feel warm.
“Walk,” he said.
“What?” I asked.
“Are you deaf? I said f*****g walk,” he yelled, making me jump a little. My legs were shaky as I walked out the door, and they fought to stay upright. Sebastian grabbed my wrist and started pulling me outside because I was walking too slowly. My wrist is going to be bruised.
Caleb was already outside with the car parked. He was leaning against it with his arms crossed over his chest. He asked, “Where are you taking her?”