Which Billionaire

Chapter 18

Vincent POV
I'm awoken from sleep when I hear a pounding outside in the hallway "what the hell" I groan throwing the pillow over my face and trying to mute the sound

The pounding is still there and I frown looking at my clock, it's two am "seriously" I growl running a hand through my hair and turning over

I check my phone to see any text messages from Adeline but the screen is blank, this deepens my frown. When I get up from my bed I plan to go out to whoever it is outside and tell them to shut the fuck up. I walk over to the door, not caring that I'm only in my boxers. When I reach my door the pounding stops and I listen carefully against the wood to hear sobbing. I tilt my head at the sound, wondering why someone would be crying in the middle of a hallway at this hour, it could be my new neighbours, I haven't met them yet and have no interest to anyways.

I shrug and open my door scanning the hall, when I don't see anyone I lower my gaze to see a blonde girl curled up leaning on the door, her hair covers her face, her small body is covered by a pink satin robe and her frail arms are holding something. I look at her for a moment, am I dreaming? I rub my eyes and blink a couple of times, am I sleep walking? Because it can't be who I think it is.

"Adeline?" I say quietly just in case it isn't

The girl lifts her head and my eyes widen when I see her face, it is Adeline. Her face is drenched with tears, her lips and eyes swollen, left cheek bright red, her blue eyes are clouded with tears and bloodshot, as I look down her body I see blood sliding down her leg.

I look back up to her eyes, wondering if this is some horrible nightmare, her eyes widen and look me over "Vincent?" She asks, her voice is so horse and cracked

I stand there a moment still shocked, she cries harder looking at me and try's to stand and move away from me. She falls on her knees and I rush over to her. My breathing is fast and my brain is running a mile a minute trying to figure out what's happening. I pick her up bridle style, she drops the thing in her hands and I pick it up for her to find that it's a book, and a set of car keys, her body lays tense in my arms as I carry her over to my room. She clutches to my neck and her whole body shakes like a earthquake.

I walk swiftly in the door, closing it behind me and walk over to my couch. I pass by the kitchen counter and put down the keys. Setting her down softly on the white sofa I put the book on the table, my heart pounds as I look at her, I crouch down next to her "Adeline" I whisper

She doesn't answer, she keeps her eyes screwed shut and her lip quivers "Adeline what's going on?" I ask pleading her to calm down, I run my thumb across her cheeks rubbing the black streaks away

What is she doing here and why is she crying? is she hurt? Did Theo do something? How did she get here? Who was she going to? Did she know I lived here? A million more questions run through my mind, my whole focus on figuring out what happened.

My heart breaks seeing her like this, it's a horrible feeling, a feeling I've never felt. It feels like someones grabbing my heart and twisting it in their hands or poison is being pumped through my veins, spreading an icy feeling of hopelessness through me. I can hardly breath, my hands begin to shake as I lay them on her "please Adeline, breath" I beg as her chest raises and falls over and over, too quickly to be normal

I hug her to me, caressing her soft hair "please Adeline, you're killing me" I beg as she shakes in my arms, I clutch her tighter hoping to hold her together

"He-" she begins to say but she weeps harder before she can finish, her words being swallowed by sobs

I coo in her ear, relaxing her "it's ok" I whisper but she shakes her head vigorously