When the wind blows

Chapter 16: As you wish princess

Aslan Myers

The minute we left Layne's house Xhristian went cold. His facial features were solid as stone as well as his body. The mood had shifted despite the contrasting sunny blue skies.

With me, the long internal battle with myself had ceased. From this morning to being in the presence of Layne I've felt uncomfortable. I felt naive and neglected of my values from my actions. I had abandoned my values for a man who charmed like a main character from a movie and under his spell I continued to go.

I despised men.

I hated men.

But I wished for the day i found that love that could protect me from my night terrors and blind me from the evils I've lived.

I hated men, but I knew they all weren't monsters. I've seen it with my own eyes. My parents had a happy marriage and the way my father held her when she cried or fed her when she was Ill made me see that love was real.

But I'd lost hope when they died. For the first time I saw that no man could ever be like my father and...no one will ever protect me. No one protected me out of the many times I'd be used like a bag of meat. No one cared enough to save me. Ti and Leía of course we're always there to hug me, cry with me, hold me but they couldn't protect me. They saved me from the orphanage, but somehow I still ended up being used.

For once I wanted to be protected.

Looking over at Xhristian I realized how fond and attracted I had became with him. He, a murder, a psycho, a manipulator, an evil of all evil..... a devil. A devil protected me. Since he met me chained up and barely clothed he protected me. Ive been told 'You caused this, nothing this beautiful should go Untouched', but as I sat at my most vulnerable, weak and body on display the only thing he wanted to do was...talk.

He was who I feared most out of all men. I go weak around him, I let him touch me in the most dangerous ways, I was attracted to him, my heart beats rapidly when he's near, and I trust him.

This is weakness and naiveness and it had to end.

"Aslan, we're here." Xhristian announced startling me. I had quickly faced the front staring at the seat in front of mine in order to not be caught.

Xhristian soon exited the car and came around to my side to open my door. I helped myself out then peered up at the building we stood in front of. The sun was blinding, but it didn't completely blind me from looking at the stone designed building. Pillars stood in front with a man at the doorway quiet and sturdy. Inches above the entrance in black fancy writing spelled 'Beraci'.

A hand laid itself on my lower back and I turn to see Xhristian with his still stone cold exterior as he lead me up to the entrance. We stopped at the door as the doorman asked us for our names. "Xhristian Xiao."

"Of course, Mr.Xiao welcome to Beraci."

With a knock the doors opened like we were at a grand palace. "Keep your eyes on the floor, don't look up not once. Do you hear me?" His gruff and low words made me shiver to my core. I nodded my head in understanding and did as told.

I was so willingly submissive toward him and I hated it. As my eyes gazed upon the tiled floors my ears picked up on nearby surrounding chatter. Xhristian had led me blindly walking into the unknown. It was after a while when we stopped and I noticed the chatter now had ceased to exist.

"You can look up." I was ordered.

Looking back up we were now in a secluded area with only an unknown man sitting at the table. The man began to get up with a mischievous look captivating his features.