Devil's Snare

chapter 22- Why??

Alzea was done with her shower and went to bed feeling exhausted. She was confident in her door stopper and that it would keep her safe from whatever was outside, but she didn't know that she would not be able to stop the devil.

She was ready to face whatever was on the other side, so she put pillows and made it look like she was sleeping on the bed; she closed the closet door and left a tiny bit of space to allow her to see what was going on the outside. Around 1 am, she heard a commotion outside of her room; Alzea's ears became like that of a snake, she clutched her locket and sat there waiting for the intruder's next move, but it never came; after a while, she could see the door open, and the person entered, she heard him chuckle and say, "my dear Sia, you thought a dresser could stop me, you thought putting pillows on the bed will make me think that is you? I am not stupid baby girl, come out, come out now wherever you are, my baby girl.................." he said, singing in a song-like voice.

While pacing in front of the closet, he said, "Let's not make this hard for us both." It was like he knew where she was hiding, but he was excited about it. By the look she gave this morning, Rafael knew she had discovered that there was no more hiding. He wanted to see what she would think when he revealed himself to her. How wide her eyes will turn when he does everything to her in daylight.

"I'll count to three, baby girl, and if you're not out by 3, you'll be in trouble; it'll cost you more than just spanking; who knows? I'll even take the most precious thing you own", he said, making Alzea clutch her mouth.

The room was utterly silent. It was the kind of silence you get in the woods at night. Alzea thought he might have left, so she slowly opened the closet door and started walking out with the hidden tortilla stick. As soon as she got out, she felt the hair on her neck rise, her gut told her she was in danger, and she bolted for the door, but she got snatched. In a fit of panic, she began thrashing like a wild boar caught in a trap.

"Mr. Cavallo, please," she said.

Rafael stopped at her actions, then smirked knowingly, "So, you figured it out, sweet cheeks?" he asked amusingly.

As he put her down, he turned on the lights. There was no point in hiding now, was there? She stood there stunned and scared, unable to move. She would never have expected her doubts to come true in her wildest dreams. Standing in all his glory, he stood like a Greek god, slowly approaching Alzea like a predator eyeing his prey.

When she finally saw the face of her tormentor, the one who gave her nightmares and bruises and stole the first kiss she'd never wanted to share, all she could think was, "Why?"

As he stepped closer to her, she stepped back, "I already told you why Mio Cervo (my deer)," he said, looking at her scared form, his demons wanted to scare her more, make him theirs, but it was too soon.

His hands were in his pocket as he stood an inch away from her and said, "You calm my inner demons, and you make them feel at peace.".

"You are sick; you are a psycho." You terrorized me for weeks, and you hurt me. Does that bring you happiness? Seeing someone tremble and beg you to stop? Does that make you happy? If so, you need therapy, " she yelled, staring angrily at him; she won't back down and won't budge today. He has to know that what he did with her was wrong and was not okay.

Her little outburst amused him, he knew she had a fire within her, but he saw it first-hand today. Although he enjoyed her bravery, he knew she needed to be put in her place. The man wanted her to understand that it was not okay for her to speak like that to him. In one stride, he gripped her throat. This wasn't something she was accustomed to, he had done this twice before, but this time he glared at her with a glistening gaze. In her effort to free herself from his grip, Alzea tried clawing at his hands, but he was stronger than her and would not budge. He continued holding her throat and kept eye contact with her, and she kept the same eye contact with him without moving her eyes away.