Chapter 118

Aurelia's POV

Tears leaked from my eyes with his hand still around my mouth from behind. His face was beside mine and I could hear his every breathing and when he chuckled, my breathing shuddered as I shook.

"Did you really think I wouldn't find you?" he said mockingly and I began cursing my own fate. Where did it all go wrong? It had only been three days. It started to feel like I wasn't even trying to get out of whatever hell was in my way. I always ended up back in the same place I started.

It felt as though I was running on a spot- not going anywhere.

"Were you angry that I asked you to leave?" Adrian continued. His hand was already smoothening my jaw and he was rubbing his knuckles softly against it.

"What are you doing in this hellhole? Didn't I say I would take care of you for a long time?"

Bile rose to my throat and I felt the pressure kick against my throat. I pushed his hand but I fell to my knees, emptying the vomit onto the floor. I was coughing in tears and rubbing my han