No Room For Romance

Chapter 9: If Running Away was an Option

[Published 23 July, 2021]

Anaïs was blindfolded during the whole journey. Absolutely nothing was visible through the dark fabric. She kept trying to figure out which turns were being taken, but she wasn't totally sure if her predictions were correct.

Finally, the car slowed down and was parked. She could hear nothing, everything was silent and someone's hand trailed her out of the car. She could feel cut marks in his hand. The person then took her through the elevator. Her heartbeat was the only thing that she could hear. Her heart went thump, thump, thump and with her every beat, she stepped forward along with the mysterious hand guiding her directions. He finally opened her blindfold in a room.

Cedric was laying down on the couch with his shirt unbuttoned and his blazer greasy. His eyes curved in addition to his lips smirk.. "Come sit here..." He tapped on the little space on the couch.

Slowly walking towards him, she felt horror, a horror so terrifying the her steps felt like walling straight into a snake pit ; gripping tightly on her overcoat as she clamped her eyes firmly and sat there. He lightly grabbed her waist and asked, "what do ya' think I called you here for?" His lips smiled cheek to cheek. His personality had totally changed from when they met in the office. He was a dignified gentleman, who only spoke business affairs and with short cut to the point sentences, but this man, who she was sitting next to, was a rogue. A filthy bastard who reeked of alcohol.

Even though his face was a perfectly sculpted beauty, his behaviour was just the opposite. 'Disgusting freak'. She thought in her mind as he looked at his 'other personality'.

He touched her thighs with his right hand and his left hand hugged her from the back. 'Ugh...' she squeezed her eyes tighter.

Slowly gliding his hand from her torso to her lips, he felt the band-aid from back then on. His lips twitched and slightly tapped on it, when he suddenly pulled it out. "Ack!" She let out a thin cry. The little bruise from Dane had opened up again. It bleeded.

He glared at the little bruise and rubbed her lips. Blood wrapped his thumb which was poking deeper in the bruise. Her eyes and lips shivered as he did. "This is gonna be a problem." However, she didn't ask him to stop. Rather than that, her eyes were tearing up as she suppressed her reactions.

And then, he retreated his arms and told her to sit on the opposite couch. She got up almost immediately and hurried to sit there.

"Good girl... Just wait a bit, your customers are coming."

Her body trembled when she heard him, "w-wha...t?!" She tried to calm herself down. 'CALM DOWN. CALM DOWN. YOU NEED TO THINK PROPERLY BEFORE YOU ACT. CALM THE FUCK DOWN.'

"Oh, was I not clear before? You spoilt some very expensive things of mine... Of course you need to pay back... And you're gonna use your body for that." He grinned.

"The heck are you talking about?!" Her voice quavered. "... If it's about your belongings than I'll pay it back! I'll surely pay it back! I'll take loans and even sell my home if that's not enough! I'm NOT using my body for anything!" She stood up as she yelled.

He got up and grabbed her shoulder in addition to pushing her down on the couch. "You seriously don't get it, do you? This was never about money..." He stated.

Her eyes were shaking and her lips curled. "What do you mean? Than why are you doing this?!"

Releasing her shoulder free, he straightened up.
"Don't you use social media?"

"...After you damaged my car, my reputation has been affected very badly... Your little fight with your lover made me a laughingstock in front of the whole world, not to forget the high society. While I am getting laughed at, you became the 'ferocious girlfriend'."

She got up a little. "So, you're saying, you're doing this because of that? How old are you, twelve?"

"It was ... partially the reason why. But, that was not the first time we met each other, Ms Anaïs..." He said.
"What do you mean that wasn't? I don't remember ever seeing you before that!"

"Very well... Think deeply and also reflect on your behaviour after you've done your punishments well." He pulled the scrunchie which tied her hair and threw it away. He also started taking off the overcoat which she had worn, as she resisted to keep it on. 'No! That has the pepperspray bottle and the knife! I can't give it to him!'

This resulted in the dress she wore underneath to get torn a little. He pulled the overcoat away which revealed the seductive and sensual dress she wore underneath. The black stockings made her look much more ravishing. As he gazed at the bralette she wore underneath, her arms wrapped her body to cover it a little, which was, obviously, not helping at all.

"I wonder if I should taste you before the others do..." He bite his lips and pulled out his arm towards her lips. He leaned towards her when some men enterred. He rolled his eyes when he saw them. 'Fucking timing!'

Some men who wore black masks covering their entire face walked into the room. Their identities were not noticeable at all. And all that was visible was that they belonged to rich backgrounds and had high statuses in society.

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Anaïs' mother had been trying to reach her daughter for a while, but she wasn't responding. She was very worried about her and wondering if she was doing overtime work.

"Wait, is this girl with her boyfriend? This late??'

She heard car honks and saw that it was Dane.
"Dane!" She called.
He waved at her, "is Anaïs home?"
"No, I thought she was with you!"
Dane looked confused. Anaïs had never been out so late without informing beforehand... Even if she wasn't dating Dane anymore, she always told her mother about her whereabouts. Something was definitely not right. 'Is she in danger?'

He asked her mother more about Anaïs and came to know about her new workplace. He drove to her office immediately, just to find that they had already closed. "If she's not here, than where is she?!"

He felt anxious and lost. He had been ignored by her a lot, but she never ghosted him like this. The last time they had seen each other was that day when she left the scar on him.

His eyebrows raised slightly, his pupils narrowed and his feet gave up as he sat on the road lost.

Just then, it hit him... He called up someone and commanded, "find out where this person is right now!" He gave the number and all the personal information he had on her and drove his car as fast as possible. His nerves were popping with anger as he was restless and anxious without knowing her whereabouts.

'Whatever your intentions are for ghosting me, I'm not letting you go Anaïs...'

His car had crossed the speed limit, but he didn't bother.
'I'm coming to get you wherever you are... You can't run away...'

The usual smile on his face faded as his expressions became intense and his jaw stiff. As he drove faster and faster, all he could think of was Anaïs and her face when she last saw him. Her face was filled with anger and hatred, not to mention how disgusted she was when she touched his crotch.

He closed his eyes and then opened them back. "Hah..."

'You think that if you look at me like that, I'm gonna let you go? That's not happening, sugarpie.'

"So, get ready for a little fun!"

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(TBC)