It begins with us.

Chapter Ten

Ava's POV

"I said, I would like to see you try"

He repeated his earlier statement as if I was a complete imbecile. Maybe I was because I was looking at him as if he had grown three fucking heads. Was he for real?

"Like to see me try? What the hell does that mean?"

I flinched back at my own words, trying to understand how the hell he was going to keep me here against my own will because I wouldn't go down without a fucking fight, that's for sure.

"It means-"

"I know what it bloody means! I'm not a moron!"

I cut him off while narrowing my eyes. The fucker was enjoying himself! I could see that he was trying desperately to hold back his laughter, and that made me see red even more than before.

"You can not keep me here against my will. It's illegal and called kidnapping!"

He then laughed, unable to hold it in any longer that it boomed all around me. And it was the most gorgeous laughter I had ever heard. As if he was laughing for the first time in his life. It was infectious and thrilling, sending warmth straight to my heart that it could have melted. His eyes creased at the corners, making him look younger and more carefree. But his smile was something else. It sent a wave of pleasure throughout my body I had never felt before, hitting me with a force greater than anything else, that my intimidating composure slipped away, and I was left in awe. It was the kind of smile that seemed to radiate happiness.

What the hell is going on?

This man wants to keep you locked up! Refusing to let you leave! Throw away the key! And I'm fucking melting at his laughter?! His smile!

God, I need help!

This must be the beginning of Stockholm syndrome because nothing was making any scene to me.

"Stop laughing!"

I say while gritting my teeth, feeling my fists tighten around the sheets as my face began to heat up from rage. Well, I hope it was rage because I was in deep shit if it was the other.

"Mr Avraham? Is everything ok?"

Relief washed over me as Dr Samuel's face popped into the room, his eyebrows set into a deep frown as he looked between the both of us.

"Yes Samuel, everything is fine"

This Mr Avraham said while turning to smile at the good Doctor, opening the door further as to let him enter the room.

"Our American just said something quite funny. But that is neither here nor there. Can we please get started? I have quite a busy day ahead of me and would like this conversation to be over with quickly"

This fucker!

I grit my teeth, jaw clenched as I stare at the man who has just insulated me, using a whole bloody sentence he insulates me! I narrow my eyes, trying to will them to set his ass on fire, burning a nice big fat hole in his piece of shit suit!

"Right, ok? I have clearly missed something"

Dr Samuel mutters the last part as he walks towards me with a wide smile, pulling the chair that is at the foot of my bed up next to me. He turns around, looking at the beast before tilting his head.

"I am comfortable right here. Please go one"

He motions with his hand before crossing them back over his chest.

"Ok then, so Miss Ava, feeling better this morning?"

I try and relax, setting my focus only on Dr Samuel as I answer his question. If he wants to stand all the way over there then so be it.