The Devil's Thirst Trap

Chapter 8

"What the hell...even my maid and assistant aren't taking me seriously...It's this damn girl's fault!", Alex muttered in frustration as he pinched the bridge of his nose.

He decided. This was it. He was not going to tolerate this girl being disobedient to him, he made up his mind, just like the other past couple of days. He stormed upstairs to her room and started banging on the door. He never seems to lose his temperament for so long, why now? He asked himself over and over again.

"ZOEY!OPEN THIS DOOR RIGHT NOW!", he yelled as he banged on her door.

"What the hell do you want? I'm staying here! What more do you want from me, you pig?!", Zoey shouted at the top of her lungs from the other side of the door.

"Sir...You see...There's a certain way to talk to a lady.", the maid said as she interrupted their argument.

Alexander took in a deep sigh as he hit his head softly on the door and added gently, "Please come out and eat."

"No.", on the other end of the door.

"You goddamn brat!", he yelled and stormed off and the maid went along to calm him down.

Just then he heard a loud thud in Zoey's room and he stopped dead in his tracks. He could sense that she wasn't moving, and her breathing became softer. He rushed to her door immediately and called out for her but he got no response. So, instead, he just kicked the door open to see Zoey knocked out cold, she looked pale and skinny. He carried her bridal style and rushed her to his room.

"Damien! Damien! Call for the doctor immediately!", Alexander exclaimed, trying to wake her up from her state.

Damien rushed into his room in concern and shock, at the fact that he had her placed in his room.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU WAITING THERE FOR? CALL THE DOCTOR RIGHT NOW!", Alex roared at Damien.

A few moments later

"Ah...I see what's the matter now. There is nothing to worry about Mr. Griffin, she simply passed out due to starving herself. This drip should help her to get better, call me immediately if there's anything you need!", the beautiful doctor smiled warmly at Alex and left the mansion.

Alexander sighed in relief as he walked towards Zoey and gently caressed her cheek."You're a troublesome little thing...Aren't you, Zoey? I'm so sorry my little brat..."

Just then, he heard a knock on his room door which made him pull away from her quickly. Which was Damien.

"What is it Damien?", he asked leaning and sitting at the edge of his seat as his eyes were glued to one person. The girl in his bed.

This did not go unnoticed though. Damien had an idea of what was happening to his boss, and he changed. Normally, he would never let anyone, especially women who threw themselves at him to be next to him. He despised them because they would always throw themselves on him but she was different. She hated him! And, unfortunately, Alexander met his match.

"Sir, I need to notify you of something that seems like an urgent matter.", Damien said as he placed his eyes on the beautiful, pale, and fragile girl he saw lying in bed.

"Say it.", Alexander demanded as he leaned back in his seat and ruffled his hair with closed eyes, and fill water in a glass to drink. This wasn't him. He was worked up about this girl. Damien knew it.

"She back."

These words froze Alex that he even stop drinking water. He took one look at Zoey and his eyes were now latched to the black carpet in his room.

"Let's talk outside."

A few moments later

Zoey woke up with a heavy feeling in her body as she looked around the room. She was confused.

"Argh...where am I...?", she questioned as she tried to get up from the bed and walk out of the room but something made her stop in her tracks.

"You care for this girl... don't you Mr. Griffin? You have never allowed any women in this mansion before and you've changed a lot."

She saw Damien talking to Alexander with his head down which made him look somewhat disappointed. But her heart tingled a little hearing that Alexander treated her special or she thought so, before she went to go back to lie down she froze on the spot listening to the other part of the conversation.

"Damien, you're more naive than I thought you would be. I thought you knew all along! I'm only keeping her so I can use her, I need her blood."Alex remarked sinisterly and laughed. "I have women throwing themselves at my feet. She means absolutely nothing to me, she is obviously useless and just a little game to play with when I am bored. As soon as she falls for me...I am going to kill her."

'CRASH'

The loud sound of a window breaking made Alexander's and Damien's heads turn and look back at each other.

"Shit! She's running away! Damien go get a warm room ready and also get the car ready and wait for me just before the woods!", Alex said as he ran for his coat.

"Where are you going?! You're going to freeze to death out there!", Damien said following him.

"I'm going after her and she's also going to freeze to death if I don't reach her on time. She's weaker than me! Go get the car ready now!", Alexander exclaimed running into the woods after her.

Zoey ran and ran for her life with tears streaming down her face that now blurred her eyes.

"ZOEY!", she heard Alex scream.

She turned her head back for a split second while running to see where he was. Zoey did not see a tree in front of her earlier so when she turned her head forward it was too late and she hit her head on the tree which made her lose consciousness.