HELLBOUND WITH YOU

4: Sabotage

   The dent on my leg had turned into a large gash with blood running down as I got it caught in thorned vines as I ran. The only thing keeping me alive was the adrenaline pumping furiously in me, I was determined to stay that way so I knew I had to keep on running, even with a battered leg.

"Catch her,do not let that whore esca...!!"

I let their voices fade into the distant night, my only focus on running away from those agents of cruelty. It brought bile to my throat thinking what my fate could be if I stopped for even a second, with determination coursing through my spirit and a strong will to live causing adrenaline to pump through me, I run as fast as I can with a limp leg through the dark night.

I could already hear the horses behind me when I reach the end of the forest lacking the coverage of trees to shield me from my pursuers.

"Stop and turn around worthless whoring trash!!!"

I chill hearing the level of anger in his voice, I knew what I would find as I proceeded towards the end but I let every thought leave my mind and kept going forward.I hear sounds of crashing waters as I reach the edge of a cliff.

I look ahead at stormy waters flowing with a raging force, looking behind I see my pursuers with anything but my good fortune, and my choice had already been made.

I needed to get to him, he would save me, a feeling in my heart told me he would.I take in a large amount of air that would be able to sustain me a few minutes in the water.

Saying my prayers I jump,and everything goes black.

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Gazing out the window, he could see it had become dark in the hour making it about three hours since their journey to Khrysos, and yet his Lord remains tensed and lost in thought. He had sensed the change in his mannerisms ever since their short visit to the Trafficking quarters, but it was only now his Lords actions had began to bother him.

"Is there anything I can do to ease you, my Lord?"  he asked bowing his head slightly, he could already feel his masters gaze on him despite his eyes no longer facing the man of great authority

  "I am at ease, Damien" he responds to his valet but both men knew that was far from the case "How much longer are we from Khrysos?"

"We should be reaching the borders in two hours, my Lord" he hears his Lords sigh just after his reply

"Turn back"

"But my Lord, the king requests your presence at Khrysos"

"Tell him I'm busy, now turn back" Damien moves to instruct the driver to turn back to where they were just coming from.

Dipping his hands in his silk and soft dark hair it became tempting to ruin the decent patterns made by his maidservants but he couldn't look haggard in front of Elizabeth so he just kept his hands there,unmoving. It was beginning to become frustrating trying to stay away from her for this long

"Where shall we head to now?, Lord Lucius"

"Keep on the trail heading to Duke Royne's mansion" he instructs before sighing tiredly, removing his hand from his hair he turns to look at the pathway through the tinted windows. He could see his reflection, his golden pupils staring back at him, he was breathtaking. He knew that but none of that could bring any joy to him and neither could she, the situation was tiring.Her presence was not desired and it would remain that way, his resolve wouldn't let h stray.