ALICE'S POV
“ Walk now. Get to the bed. ” He whispered, maintaining his low tone as I rolled my eyes at his attempt of making me feel helpless.How was I supposed to go to the bed from here when I could not even see?That was what he intended Idiot. My mind yelled at me and my shoulders slumped down.His hands left my arms and he stepped back, leaving me stranded. For a moment, I thought of just taking off the belt that was making me feel blind, but his next words stopped me.“ Don't even think about it. ” He hissed coldly and I found my body stiffen.What was he talking about? Did he know what I was thinking about taking the belt off my eyes?“ Start walking. ” He urged me and I had no other option than to do what he was asking of me.That's what helplessness does to people like me. My helplessness made me his puppet on a string.ALICE'S POV “ There will be consequences. ” He promised me. A promise of payback for everytime I would try to get to know him now. And maybe... I did not care anymore. “ Okay. ” I nodded my head stubbornly as I stared up at him. Without saying anything, he gazed down at me intensely and then turned around, before leaving me alone. Why did everything feel so weird with him?I shook my head and pushed myself off the bed to go wash up again. ************ After taking a shower again, I dressed up in a casual grey sweatshirt and black sweats. Why was everything so dull even with the clothes he got for me? Everything looked dead around here, but it was still captivating. My stomach growled in hunger and I decided to eat something, before I pass out due to weakness. Walking to the kitchen, I looked around myself cautious
ALICE'S POV Hayes Christian was like a blood-sucker. He was just not leaving me the hell alone. I was sure that I would kill him if he annoyed me just a moment more. “ I want to leave! Can't you understand? ” I groaned out as I eyed him while sitting on the hospital bed. My foot was sprained midly. It was not hurting that much after they bandaged it. He carried me to the car and took me to the hospital earlier. The one who was making my head hurt, accompanied both of us. Maggie. I felt like throwing my legs in the air and cry out loud. Did everyone took it upon themselves to get on my nerves? “ You can't go home until the doctor says so. ” Hayes was silent, not bothering to even answer me, yet Maggie took every single chance to address me. Now who was a leech? I wanted to ask her this, but I kept my mouth sealed. Silence was better than the confron
ALICE'S POV “ An hour has passed Kitten. ” He hissed in my ear. His voice sounded weird. Like he was drunk and - and Angry. Then it hit me. The strong smell of the alcohol and his touch when he pushed his hand inside my shirt to explore my navel, sending jolts of dread down my spine. “ Damien. ” This was the first time that I adressed him by his name. I had called him ' Damien Knight Castillo ' before but never Damien. Like he registered it in his hazy mind as well, he picked up his head from my neck and left his face to hover above mine. His hot breaths fanning my face along with the smell of alcohol made me want to push him away, but I resisted this urge and stayed still even if my left foot was hurting like hell. “ Nina. ” He whispered, a soft emotion flashing in his eyes that forced me to hold my breath back. I took a good look at the surprising change of expr
ALICE'S POV I did not cry. There was no reason for me to cry. I just kept laying on my bed until the night lights were turned off and then the sun started illuminating everything. All I could think about was the fact that I was fooled worse than I thought earlier. But then sometimes I thought that if Damien had not picked me like this, I would have never been able to pay my Father's medical bills. So in the end, meeting Damien Knight Castillo was a worst curse and an unimaginable blessing. Sighing, I rubbed my eyes that were burning with tiredness and lack of sleep. My foot was hurting, but I never took the pain killers that doctor gave me yesterday. Sometimes, physical pain makes you forget about the emotional one. It makes you go numb to the things going on with you. That's what happened to me. My mind was numb now. Out of a sudden, I heard the door opening but I could not see anything because
ALICE'S POV “ I found you. ” He shrugged his shoulders and winked at me. Blinking slowly, I nodded my head in a trance causing his creepy fake smile to turn into a frown. He did not seem happy with my reaction. What else did he expect? “ Are you not going to say anything? ” He groaned out like a three year old throwing an angry fit and stepped closer. “ No? ” I wondered as my lips pluckered out to form a pout. His shoulders slumped down when he exhaled dramatically. My lips twitched realizing how frustrated he was getting with me. I just wish he left me admist this irritating trance. I was not really into this whole date thing. Something was fishy about him. His eyes resembled Archer's too much to be just a coincidence but I could not bring myself to ask him if he knew Archer somehow. I did not want to think about that worthless Asshole who was surprisingly no
ALICE'S POV Shit. I flinched for the nth time as I sipped on my wine slowly. It's been an hour already. Hayes was dragging me around like a puppet. And everytime he got busy talking to people, my eyes always found Damien's figure. He did not look at me after that. He was too lost in having conversations with people in the party along with Madison who looked stunning as always in her green dress. During this hour, the one thing I found out from all the talks was that... The party was hosted in Damien's mansion. So, Yeah. This place was Damien and Madison's home. Nothing could make me feel more guilty. I even refused to look around. I just wanted to run away from this castle which looked like a prison to me. Sipping on the wine, I stared blankly at Damien and Madison. She was smiling brightly while talking to the people in front of them. Her hand never left Damien's arm. '
ALICE'S POV “ ALICE! YOUR FATHER. HE-HE...P-PLEASE COME FAST. ” Mom was crying over the phone as my eyes shot wide open in terror. “ What happened to Dad?! ” I asked worriedly as I heard Mom sobbing to herself. “ I am coming. ” Not getting any reply from her, I let out shakily and hanged up on the call to go see what it was all about. Damien's back was still facing me. As always, he did not care how worried and scared I was. Pushing past him, I was about to rush out of there when his hand shot out to grab mine. I halted in my way and turned around to look at him. “ Something is wrong with Dad. Let me go Damien. ” Hissing at him, I tried to jerk my wrist away from his grip but he was holding it too strong. When he did not leave my wrist, I lifted my head to glare at him. Tears were threatening to fall out of my eyes that I was barely man
ALICE'S POV “ Alice. Alice are you listening? ” Mom called me for the nth time. I could hear her. I could hear her voice clearly but her words failed to register in my mind. There was a constant ringing in my ears which made me feel like I was here but not here at the same time. Mom walked closer to me after watching me standing still in the middle of the corridor. She must have come here after I did not return for half an hour. During this past half an hour, all I did was to stand here like a statue, feeling numb out of my mind. My mind kept repeating the same words over and over again. Guilt drowned me worse than it ever did. It was all because of me that Damien did not let my father get the surgery on time. What did I do? I tried to gulp down the lump that was stuck in my throat, but it was not possible anymore. Mom touched my forearm worriedly and I stumbled back, fin