The light entering the room is blinding and I have to blink the tears away to adjust.
A familiar figure emerges and I try not to cry in relief of a saviour.
"Josh. You-you found me." I croak.
He walks up to me with his boot crunching on the ground whenever he takes a step.
He places his finger on his lip and indicates for me to hush up.
I nod but when I think I've found my helper,he cocks a gun and aims it directly at my head.
"Do as I say,or you die!" He warns.
What?
"Josh?" I call out his name again to make sure that it was him.
"Yes?" He responds. He still has the gun to my head and he smiles sadistically.
This isn't the Josh I know. This isn't him. He's been replaced by a sick,messed up,bloody faced monster.
"I met your little man. Got me beat up.."
"Huh?" I croak.
"Shut up..just shut up! God,you're so annoying." He says and covers his face with his palm.
Tears well up and I can't control them. This is horrible. Terrible.
"First you cause my father to get arrested..." He blabs on.
Father?
Why is this happening to me. When I finally find my peace,my calm. When the storm finally settles. When everything seems okay. Why me?
"Felix is your father?" I ask him. He nods frantically and places the gun away.
"But...but you told me you were going to visit your family in London." I blink painfully.
"You took it away from me. Do you know how much I hated you? How much I still do? Huh! Do you know how I wished to snap your neck in that plane?" He shouts and I flinch.
"Then why?! Why did you kiss me,why did you give me that stupid fucking ring and promise me forever. Why did you tell me you'd never let me cry?" I shout back.
He chuckles and shakes his head.
"You're stupid. Naïve even." He says and just then,Edelle walks in.
"Oh my God. What happened to your face?" Edelle whines over Josh's face.
"Her lover did it." He says and glares at me.
Edelle walks up to me and slaps hard on the cheek.
It stings hard and I immediately burst into tears.
"If you ever in your wretched life,touch my brother again,you're dead." She warns coldly.
"Fuck you,fuck you and fuck your stupid father. I hate you and I hope you die a horrible death." I cry and shout at the same time.
"Shut up if you want to keep your fingers." Josh warns and walks out of the dark room they're keeping me in.
Four years ago.
The blonde haired man looks at the girl sleeping opposite him.
"I don't think I can do this. She's too innocent." He whispers into his phone.
"Get it done and get your dad out." The man says.
He groans and cuts the call.
Josh rolls his eyes and exhales sharply.
"Hey..um we're almost here." He says and shakes her awake.
Claire yawns and blinks her eyes.
"Really?" She asks innocently.
"I don't know. I just want to talk to you." He smiles, although the smile holds no feelings.
"My full name is Josh Watson Abernathy. I'm twenty three and I'm an art student." He tells her.
She nods and smiles.
"I'm Claire. I have two surnames;Dotson and Dupont but I choose to use my mother's,Dupont. I'm twenty and I'm well let's say I will be a medical student depending on if I get accepted into university."
He nods and takes a mental note of all she's saying.
"Do you have kids?" He asks her.
"Yes,one. From a failed relationship." She says tearily.
"I'm sorry to hear that. I hope I can be your friend when we get off this plane. You're nice to talk to." He tells her and wipes her tear with his thumb.
Present day.
It's been a month since her kidnap and we're still trying our best to find her.
Our only lead is what Noah told us and the bits and pieces Liam whisperes to us after we persuaded him to talk.
"Are their passports ready?" I ask Liyah. She nods and carries her bag.
"We'll be out of this cursed place in the next four hours." She says and ticks some of her hair behind her ear.
It's good to know that at least my kids and niece will be safe. Lukas is already in France so it wouldn't be that much of a problem.
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When I wake up,I'm in a bath and all the dried blood on my skin has been washed off.
The maids help me change into new nicer clothes although I have no idea where I'm being taken to.
"Good,you're alive. We'll be having an exhibition and I need you to look your best." Felix tells me.
"Yes,you'll need to look your best to be my...step daughter." A familiar voice says and emerges from his side.
Zoey?
YOU ARE READING
Broken 2:A Second Chance
Romance"You belong to me,only me." He said as he kissed my neck. I felt myself melting into him. Even after these years,I was still putty in his hands. Read to find out.
