Obsession

Chapter 31

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I couldn't realize what just happened until I felt the unbearable pain in my ears as a loud bang went off. A scream stuck in my throat and soon followed by heavy sobs as I felt a hard tug forced my face up.

"You missed me, right?"

Luckily the bullet did.

I could only huff a sob before the warm lips smacked against mine and soon followed by a tug on my hair that turned into a hard grip. I shuddered at the bruising tug as he pulled me up by the hair.

I tried not to give out any reaction to the burn of hot metal running along my cheek as he tightened his grip and trace patterns with the barrel of his gun. There was only a couple of time I had been cornered like this situation. Once or twice that i had the misfortune to witness that look in his eyes.

Soft spoken as if calm.
Gentle as if kind.

He's definitely in an episode.

A loud phone call interrupted all my thoughts as I tried not to blink at his warning gaze.

'I need to keep his undivided attention to not risk him going after my parents. After all, it was me who has contacted him my exact location in the first place,'

I sniffled a sob as I felt his grip back on my throat as soon as he put his phone away. But I felt relief washing over me at the anger radiating of him as a good sign.

" Doll... " I felt him kiss the corner of my mouth.

" Where are they?"

I sharply inhaled at the sudden tightness of grip on my neck. He's asking about Mateo Devins.

" I- don- know " I crawled at his grip as i felt him pressing my temple at the gunpoint. I tried to look around as if any aid would help me.

" Look at me!" I could only whimper as I felt the familiar traumatic event came flashing before my eyes. 'Suddenly the room felt helplessly suffocating with the stranger man shouting me to finish the plate or he would shove it down my throat.'

" What does... he look like? " His eyes bore into mine.

I gritted at the realisation of him already figuring out as my expression gave it all away.

A scream ripped through my lungs followed by heavy sobs. My vision has gone blurry as unbearable pain shot up along with the unmistakable sound of my finger being broken. I could only bite down at the hand that was muffling any sounds from escaping.

" Shhhh, you weren't that talkative moments ago, "

'Mom, Dad, please make this stop,' I was hyperventilating at this point.

" Shhhhh "

" Shhhhh "

" Now, are you ready to talk? "

My voice faltering, " I- I'm sorry, "

He was processing my words, as he gave a subtle tilt of his head. For some moments, he stood so still that I thought the time has stopped.

A loud ringtone interrupted the moment as I tried to contained my sobs in.

The hard metal pressing against my temple was gone and I felt him bundle a handful of my hair by the roots again. His mouth descending on mine the same time I had gasped in pain.

I was out of breath by the time he stepped back and took the phone out facing away from me.

My legs gave up as I slid down to a kneeling position. ' Don't provoke him. Don't provoke him. Keep his attention. Keep his attention. '