𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃

Chapter 20

Kiara

I followed Christian out of the room where we— where I was tied down. I immediately scrunched up my nose in disgust. It had been trashed and had a strong stench of blood. I wanted to puke my guts out because of how bad it was.

It was so damn freezing cold. I felt like I would turn into ice at any minute which was still surprising to me 'cause in Chicago isn't this cold as of now.

I poked Christian's hand to get his attention. He turned to me looking annoyed. "What is it?" He said irritated.

"Why is it so cold?" I inquired while rubbing my hands together to muster up some kind of heat. "Chicago doesn't have winter season going on." My hands had gotten so cold that they were almost numb.

"I don't know where we are. We'll have to get out of here to see where we are." He answered nonchalantly.

"Wait. So that means we could be out of the damn country?!" I exclaimed out loudly.

He covered my mouth and hid us in a corner. A man, who I think was a guard passed by us and thankfully didn't see us. Christian glared at me. I just shrugged in response.

"Shut the hell up." He hushed angrily. "And to answer your question, yes."

Oh my god. I could be out of the country. No one knows where I am they might have been gone out of there mind trying to find me. But is does anyone really care enough to search for me? I'm screwed as soon as I get home. I shouldn't have gone to that party.

I ignored those thoughts for now and focused on the problem on hand. We were in some kind of a hallway right now. There was no signs of light of any kind. No window, nothing. Just darkness.

"Does my family know I'm kidnapped?" I mumbled fidgeting with my fingers.

He nodded. "I don't know for sure. But they'll figure it out and with Ezra's hacking skills they might have tracked us by now."

"Fuck." I cursed. "I'm surely gonna die out here all alone."

"Nah don't worry I'll be here too." Christian reminded smugly.

I scrunched up my nose. "No. I'd rather die alone."

"As you wish." He shrugged and started walking down the eerie hallway.

I scurried after him alarmed as I tried to keep up with his long strides. "When I said, I don't wanna die with you but that doesn't me you can leave me alone deliberately to die!" I whisper hissed to him.

He just kept on smirking. And I had the biggest urge to punch him in the face to wipe his stupid satanic smirk off. I huffed in defeat and tried to controlled myself.

As we walked further down the hallway we came across a window. I rushed towards it to finally see the outdoors. I had never ever appreciated the outdoors this much before today.

My face twisted in blank confusion. I blinked twice but still the weather didn't change. It was snowing. How? Am I hallucinating? I think that slap unscrewed some of my brain's screws.

"How the fuck is it snowing?" I poked Christian to get his attention to the window and what's happening outside.

The whole outdoors was almost fully covered in snow. It was snowing so hard that it was hazardous. I think it's a blizzard.

I'm gonna die. I'm gonna die. I'm gonna die. I chanted in my head.

I bit my nails. "I'm gonna die." I stated out loud.

"No. You're fine." Christian assured looking at the blizzard. But his eyes told a different story. It was clearly seen that he was concerned.

"No, I'm not," I said dryly. "I'm gonna turn into a popsicle as soon as I step outside."