I Promise To Fight

Chapter 3: In Which The Cat Releases It's Grip On The Mouse

I couldn't stop laughing. This man must've been smoking something to say something as outrageous as that.

"Mates! Mates!"

I was laughing uncontrollably now.

"Ariadne, I'm being serious."

"Yeah sure you are. Look whatever drug your using you should probably stop taking it because I think your going a little bit crazy."

A fit of giggles overtook me, while he just glared. I could see by the look on his face that he was getting frustrated by the minute.

"First you have your friends abduct me, next you tell me that I'm going to live here with you and I can't go back to my family or ever see them again, then you actually have the balls to tell me that we're getting married with or without my consent and it's all because we're "mates! ". So I'm terribly sorry that it's a little hard for me to believe that."

Now I had sobered up and I was insanely angry right now at him. How dare he think that he could do this to me and get away with it.

"Ariadne I mean it! You have to believe me, I'm telling you the truth."

He was pacing now. He looked like a little kid that's not getting what they want. Good.

"What do you mean by mates? As in soulmates? You can't really be serious. Soulmates don't exist, that's just some fairy tale you tell your kids when they're young, so they don't have to worry about being alone when they get older."

"Mates, or as you say " soulmates " do exist. Where I come from its a real thing. I know this is hard to believe giving the situation you're in right now but you have to trust me."

"The situation I'm in right now! Trust you! I barely know a thing about you and you expect me to trust you! I don't even know your name, where you come from, who you are. I know absolutely nothing about you, but I'm pretty sure you know tons about me. Which is really creepy by the way. Just let me go. I want to go home and forget about all of this."

"I told you before that I can't. I'm really sorry. I wish I could but I can't. I can't tell you everything but I will tell you my name. My name is Dameon Palladino and I am the Maestro dei Lupi."

Well if you're really sorry now, you're going to be incredibly sorry real soon buddy...  Also what did he say?

"Ariadne?... Ariadne??.....ARIADNE!"

"Huh? What?!"

"I've been calling your name for the last 5 minutes."

Really? Oh. Ok.

"And you've been calling my name because...?"

I raised an eyebrow not caring if he didn't like my sassy attitude. I wasn't in the mood right now to pretend that Dameon and I, are "mates" and that's why he had the nerve to have me abducted because of that one stupid word. Before he could say anything to me he received a phone call.

"Hello?... Yes I have her... Everything is going according to the plan... No we were going to wait for the full moon... It doesn't make any sense to do it that way. I don't care what he says. I'm not doing that and he cannot make me... Yes I know the consequences and side effects... Look I have the go. I'm kind of busy at the moment. Good bye."

He ended the call and walked towards me. I backed away and hit the wall near the windows, wary of what he was going to do next.

"Ariadne I have a issue that needs to be taken care of but when I come back I promise that we will finish this conversation later. I will try to answer your questions. Not all but most of them. Okay?"

"Okay."

I didn't know what to think. I was still back to thinking about the phone call he had earlier. Who was that and whats going on? I need answers soon. Gently caressing my cheek and my chin, he gave me a smile that made my knees weak and walked away toward the door. I hate that he had to be so attractive and have an affect on me. Before leaving he said over his shoulder:

"Do not leave this room without being escorted."

He shut the door and was gone. It was like he was never there.

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It was insanely boring in the room. I watched a little bit of TV but soon that was getting old fast. There was nothing on and there was no Netflix either! It's like he was trying to kill me from boredom. I got off the bed and walked toward the window. Outside the beach looked magnificent. It was only 4 o'clock thanks to the time on the TV. The sun was shining as bright as a lone star in the middle of the night and the gentle waves came back and forth, meeting the shore and leaving without a trace. I knew immediately that's where I had to be. I have always been entranced by the forest and the beauty of it which was hard to come by in the middle of the surburbs in Chicago, Illinois but every year my dad would take us camping in Michigan's Huron-Manistee National Forest. Even though it was a long drive to get there it was totally worth it. The trees, the animals there was so much beauty there. I miss it there so much. It was like an escape from my every day life.

Opening the door I see two people standing on either side, guarding the door. Do I have to ask them to escort me outside or...?? Maybe they'll just follow me. Walking down the hallway, my assumption is right as the two bodyguards are close on my heels. Going from the staircase to the living room, I see how gigantic this house really is. The living room is beautiful and holds a story. Artifacts and paintings line up the walls and an expensive looking rug makes me nervous to step on it. A nice comfy sofa with recliners and behemothic TV on the wall completes the look. The house only gets better and better as I travel from room to room. This house makes me feel like I transported into a millionaires palace. The kitchen has to be the best place here in this house and looks like it came straight from a chef's daydream. I love food and I always wished that I could make complex foods like on master chef but I can only make simple foods like spaghetti, tacos, hamburgers, hot dogs, etc. After spending ten minutes drooling over the kitchen, I make my way to the beach.

The sand is nice and hot and as the cool turquoise blue waves come and meet my feet I feel myself starting to relax. I'm not glad about the "situation" I'm in but right now standing on this beach, I can't help but feel content as the waves pull my worries (for now) away. When Dameon Mr. Mystery comes back, we need to have a nice long chat.

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I feel a little bit better about this chapter but not quite. Anyways I hope you liked it and enjoyed reading this chapter. The next chapter will have more details about Dameon Mr. Mystery. Have fun and stay safe.
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