Her Five Protectors

THIRTY-NINE

Barefoot Athena cautiously descends downstairs using the creaky wooden steps. She is still in her school dress but her shoes were nowhere to be seen. The house she is in right now is small but cozy type. 

It doesn't take her long to find the kitchen. She finds chocolate cake and many other sweets and cupcakes settled down neatly on the counter. Her eyes falls on the knife that is kept near it. She swallows the lump down her throat and slowly brings her hand down to pick it up but pauses as soon as she hears footsteps.

"Do you like this?" Angelo whispers near her ear as he stands behind her. Terrified, she nods her head.

"You were about to pick this, right?" He points at the knife. Her eyes widens as he wraps his arm around her waist tightly. 

He grabs the knife in his hand and forces Athena's hand to lay flat on the surface of table. 

"N-n-no p-p-please...." Athena whimpers but he whispers shh in her ear. She starts to tremble and cry as he dig the sharp blade into her skin. He carves his name on top of her hand. The blood starts to flow down rapidly. Athena starts to feel nauseous seeing this. Her body's senses stops and she isn't able to scream or speak anymore.

He grabs her wrist and forces it to be up in the air. The blood starts to pour down on the cake. 

"Now it would be delicious, wouldn't it?" He chuckles in her ear and after few minutes let her hand to drop down at her side.

He picks up the bloody knife again and hands it in her same hand before wrapping his own hand around her. 

"Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday my dear Athena...." He sings happily and cuts the cake. With his hand still around her hand, he makes her pick up a huge piece and shoves it in his own mouth moaning loudly like it was the most delicious thing.

Athena visibly trembles even more pitifully as he feeds her the another piece. As soon as the taste of the piece touches her tongue, uncountable tears rolls down her face. 

"Delicious isn't it?" 

He chuckles when her eyes closed and she passes out with his arm around her. He lays her down on the bed and grabs huge metal chains. He clicks the chain shut around her ankle and locks the door.

He grabs his phone to see Aurora calling him.

"Yes, my precious dear big sister." 

"Bro! Stephan has officially gone crazy...He be like breaking stuffs and cursing you. I am scared." He chuckles at her words.

"Don't mind about it! Now hear my next plan." 

"Wait next plan?"

"Yes! This is not over yet..." He takes another piece of the cake and chew it. 

"Ok. What is it?" Aurora whispers silently.

"Tell Ariana that I am enjoying my life in my dream home." He says while licking his fingers clean. 

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Ariana is sitting quietly in the end of the class. She has been depressed since yesterday. She is afraid, there are many dark thoughts running in her mind. The thought of what Angelo might have been doing to Athena right now simply makes her body trembles.

As the class ends, she makes her way towards her locker but someone deliberately bumps into her. 

"Where is your doppelganger, Ariana? I can't see her anywhere." Aurora raises her brow with a lunatic smile spread across her lips.

"Hey Aurora! Can you just kindly fuck off?" Sarah asks her irritated. Aurora rolls her eyes and crouches down till Ariana's eye level.

"She must be enjoying her days in my brother's dream home I bet." Giggling, Aurora pats her shoulder.

Ariana shakes her head when she is finally gone.

"Gosh! I hate this bitch." Sarah mutters angrily and dumps her books into the locker. Ariana follows her lead silently and they both starts to make their way out in the parking lot.

On her way her eyes meets Stephan who is smoking. He has black circles around his eyes and he looks frustrated and angry....

He stares at her and Ariana stares back at him. Suddenly her eyes widens when Aurora's words again rings in her head. Stephan notices the way how her expression changes and he raises his brow. 

He takes a step in her direction but she quickly climbs in her bodyguard's car because her brothers aren't present in the school to take her back home. She slams the door shut feeling her heartbeat getting louder with every second.

As her driver drives out of the school gates, Ariana nervously bites her nails. Only thing that is running in her mind is that she needs to escape again.

One last chapter remaining... until then see you later