𝗗𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲||𝗬𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝘅 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿

chapter 21~ struggle for air

A knock at the door.

"(Y/n)? Are you in there? I'm coming in."

"Tobias", (Y/n) hissed at Hannah. She motioned frantically at the closet, intending for Hannah to hide there. She got her message across. The brown-haired girl sprinted for the closet just as the door handle turned. 

"(Y/n)?"

"Here", the (e/c) eyed girl replied as nonchalantly as possible. 

"I saw you come in from the gardens. You doing alright?" Tobias sat on the bed, looking at the girl for his answer. He seemed calm, not searching the room for Hannah or doing anything suspicious. 

Maybe Mason hasn't told the others yet? Maybe he won't say anything at all...!

"Fine", she squeaked nervously and cursed herself. 

Natural. Act... natural...

"What did you want", she questioned stiffly. 

"Why, just to hang out with my favorite girl." He tried for a smile, but (Y/n) would not gift him with one. He groaned. "Why won't you ever look happy to see me...?"

Cause I don't like you, bitch...

She kept silent.

"Anyways, ya wanna go to the pool?"

"There's a pool here!?"

"Of course there is. It's indoor", he added.

Oh, right, rich people.

"Ummm..." Her eyes traveled involuntarily to the closet, worried about leaving Hannah alone. Tobias followed her gaze.

"If you're worried about a swimsuit, there's already one in there", he said, quieter than before. "Would you like me to grab it for you?"

"N-no, I got it!"

"Sure about that?"

She nodded, trying to hide the panic building up inside of her. He strode over to the place where, inside, Hannah was crouching, attempting to stifle her rapid breathing. Tobias leaned one arm on the door.

"Funny thing. Mason and Leo told me to go kill some servant", he mentioned casually, giving every appearance of relaxation. He dropped his voice to a whisper. "And I have a sneaking suspicion you're hiding them hiding in here~"

(Y/n) did her best to remain calm, but her heart beat against the rhythm she tried to enforce. 

"She must be somewhere else in this ridiculously large house. I mean, I don't even know who you're talking about. Why are you gonna kill her, anyways?"

"Sweetheart, I wasn't going to kill her... but, seeing as you care enough about her to lie to me... I just might." Tobias stalked over to her and tilted (Y/n)'s chin up with his hand. 

"How did you know I lied", she asked in a hushed voice.

"Well, I never said anything about a servant girl until you confirmed it."

"I-I just assumed because th-that's all I see around this place anyways. No men, only women. I'd say that was the point if I didn't know any better. Guessing at Leo's intentions, it's all very disgusting!"

"Yeah, yeah, maybe women clean better than men or, maybe he's fucking them, who knows", Tobias said dismissively. "The point is... I'm a jealous boyfriend, (Y/n). And I've got to take care of any threats that surround you."

"Not jealous. Insecure." (Y/n) jumped on the opportunity, hoping to stall. What other option was there? She silently prayed Hannah would use the opportunity to sneak out somehow.