Bleeding Hearts

CHAPTER 9-II

Ashley’s POV

For a few seconds, I just kept staring at the raindrops drumming against the glass.

Oh, yeah! I am on my way back to Leicester.

I let out a tired sigh and blinked slowly.

“Finally awake?” His voice was like a whiplash back to reality. “You actually slept through this?” Nathaniel remarked nonchalantly when I looked at him.

It was not a dream.

The nightmare was very much alive in front of me.

“Let me out” I pressed on the lock furiously. “I want to see my family. I want to meet my mother.”

“You cannot” Nathaniel refused bluntly.

“Let. Me. out” I shrieked. “I will see them. You cannot stop me.”

“Fine!” Nathaniel unlocked the door. “Go and meet them.” He muttered offhandedly.

I didn’t waste a breath running out of his car.

I could only reach the gates. His bulldozers blocked my path before I could run away.

I pulled at my hair in frustration and cried loudly.

“What–” I gasped when Nathaniel carried me bridal style and walked back. “Put me down” I started pushing against him. “I don’t want to go with you. I–”

I stared at his mansion with a sinking heart.

We were back in Leicester.

What about my family?

“No” my struggles became violent.

“Stop moving,” Nathaniel said through clenched teeth.

“Put me down, put me down” I sobbed loudly when he carried me inside. “Put me down.” I kept pushing against his shoulder. “I don’t want to go with you.”

He repulsed me. His closeness revolted me.

“Damn it,” Nathaniel yelled when I broke free of his hold and ran back.

But he caught me near the door and dragged me back inside.

“No!” I screamed and clawed at his hand. “Leave me. I said leave me.”

“Stop your fucking struggles” Nathaniel pulled me into him. “You are only making it worse for yourself.” I refused to listen. “Enough!”

He raised his hand to slap me.

“NATHANIEL!” Michael thundered at him.

He rushed toward us with a very surprised Samantha.

“What are you doing?” He asked him angrily when Nathaniel held me possessively. “Leave her.” He didn’t. “Nathaniel!”

Samantha looked at me worriedly when I kept shaking in his hold out of terror.

“What is going on here?” Mathew came as well. “Oh, hell–What did you do?”

“None of your fucking business” Nathaniel snarled at them.

“Nathaniel!” Samantha stepped toward us. “Let her go.” His grip around me tightened. “Nathan!” She tried again. “You are hurting her.”

Samantha secured me in her hold when he shoved me toward her. I hugged her for my dear life and buried my face in her shoulder to hide from the monster behind me.

“What did you do?” Mathew asked him angrily. “What did you do to her, Nathaniel?”

“Just so you people decide to send her back” Nathaniel spat, “let me tell you she is married to me.”