See No Evil (Anthony Lockwood)

chapter 7

Violet slept soundly in her bed, one arm under her pillow, her fingertips brushing against her pocket knife. A figure dressed head to toe in black crept in, looking over her before grabbing her by her hair.

Violet's eyes snapped open and she let out a pained yell as she was dragged off the bed by her hair. She was barely able to grasp onto her knife in time, flicking it open and blindly swiping it behind her. She heard her attacker grunt and let go of her. Violet quickly scrambled back and got to her feet, holding her knife out in front of her.

The intruder held onto their bleeding hand and Violet noticed that they had a rapier on them. Violet and the intruder stared at each other for a while, but Violet couldn't make out their features through their mask. The intruder lunged for her and Violet rolled back over her bed before stumbling out the door.

The intruder was quick to grab her hair again and pull her in tightly, using their other hand to restrain her wrist with the knife. The intruder forced Violet's hand to smack harshly against the wall, forcing the knife out of her grip.

Violet kicked her leg back, hitting their shin and the intruder pushed her forward in retaliation. Violet gasped as she tumbled down the stairs, her body immediately beginning to ache. Violet crawled forward as her body screamed in protest, hoping she could get downstairs to grab her own sword.

The intruder hopped down the stairs and stomped their foot down on Violet's back, making her collapse. The intruder pulled out their rapier and pointed it at the back of Violet's neck.

Violet glared at the intruder from the corner of her eye, "Go ahead. Kill me. But I'll haunt you for the rest of your pathetic life and make you regret it."

The intruder grabbed her hair again and Violet hissed in pain, her head beginning to ache from the continuous pulling. The intruder led her down the stairs with her sword at her throat before throwing her down the basement steps. Violet coughed as her back hit the floor roughly.

The intruder pushed her into their high-security store room and Violet's eyes widened when she saw George chained up and gagged, his glasses nowhere to be found. George saw Violet's injured state and pulled against his restraints. The intruder forced Violet next to him and tied her up as well. Violet's glare was murderous as a gag was shoved in her mouth.

When she got out of here, she swore she was going to find this asshole and make them see a hell they never would have imagined on their own.

George inspected Violet's figure. She was only wearing a camisole and a pair of shorts. He could see bruises forming on multiple parts of her body And she had flinched when the intruder had wrapped her wrist in chains.

"Violet," George's voice was muffled through the gags as he looked at her.

Violet turned to him and, for once, he was actually terrified of her anger. Violet looked him up and down, noticing how disheveled he looked and it only made her rage bubble up more.

Violet looked down at the ground, taking deep breaths. They had to get out. She had to get out now. Violet wiggled her wrists, but the chains were tight. She couldn't slip her fingers through.

George's head snapped up and he began to scream through the gag when they heard a commotion upstairs. Lucy and Lockwood must've been back.

A few minutes later, Lucy ran into the room, "Oh my God."

"Oh thank God! Hurry up, there's someone here! There's someone upstairs!" George spoke through the gag.

Lucy dashed forward and quickly got them free. As soon as Violet's hands were free she ran out of the room and up the stairs, grabbing her rapier as she got by the front door. She saw Lockwood on the floor, unarmed as the intruder slashed down with their rapier.