DARK LOVE {The Obsessed Stalker}

CHAPTER 43 LUCKY ESCAPE

{IN A HOTEL}
Lotus Rose's scream was muffled by the hotel room's thick walls. Aeon's grip was unyielding, his eyes blazing with a fierce intensity.

"No,No, Kingsley, will not say anything like that. You forced him to say that, besides I know that he will come back from me." Lotus Rose denied believing what Kingsley had just said on the phone.

"You are still in love with Kingsley ?" Aeon's voice was low and menacing. "You'll regret choosing him over me."

Lotus Rose struggled against his hold, but Aeon was too strong. "You're not going anywhere, Lotus Rose. You're mine now."

Lotus Rose's heart raced as Aeon's obsession turned sinister. She knew she had to think fast, or risk becoming a prisoner to his madness.

Lotus Rose's mind raced as Aeon's grip tightened around her wrists. She knew she had to appeal to whatever sanity was left in him.

"Aeon, please," she whispered. "You're not thinking clearly. You're better than this."

Aeon's laughter was cold, calculated. "You don't know what I'm capable of, Lotus Rose. You never did. But you'll find out now."

He pulled her closer, his eyes burning with an unnatural intensity. Lotus Rose's heart raced as she realized the true extent of Aeon's obsession.

She was trapped, with no escape from the hotel room or Aeon's dangerous fixation.

Lotus Rose's words were laced with desperation. "Aeon, remember our age difference? You're still 20, and I'm 25. It was a mistake to think we could be together."

Aeon's expression twisted in anger, his grip on her wrists tightening. "You think that matters? You think that's a reason to reject me?"

Lotus Rose's voice was firm, despite her fear. "Yes, Aeon, it does. You're still young, still learning who you are. I'm older, more established. Our lives are in different places."

Aeon's eyes flashed with hurt, but his anger quickly overrode it. "You're just using that as an excuse, Lotus Rose. You're afraid of what we could be."

Lotus Rose's mind raced as she tried to think of a way to escape. She knew she had to keep Aeon talking, distract him long enough to find a way out.

"Aeon, listen to me," she said, her voice calm and steady. "You're not thinking clearly. You're letting your obsession cloud your judgment."

Aeon's eyes narrowed, but he didn't respond. Lotus Rose continued, trying to reach the rational part of him.

"The Aeon I thought I knew is not this...this person who's holding me against my will."

Aeon's expression flickered, and for a moment, Lotus Rose saw a glimmer of the man she once knew. But then his face hardened again, and he pulled her closer.

"You're trying to manipulate me, Lotus Rose. But it won't work. I know what I want, and I'll do whatever it takes to get it."

Lotus Rose's heart sank as she realized Aeon was too far gone. She needed a new plan, and fast as she quickly untied the ropes on her hand at her back.

Lotus Rose's eyes scanned the room, desperate for an escape route. That's when she saw it - a small window, slightly ajar, on the opposite side of the room.

"With a surge of adrenaline, Lotus Rose sprang into action, her mind racing with a plan. She pretended to cower in the corner, luring Aeon into a false sense of security.

As he approached her, a sneer on his face, she seized her chance. With lightning-fast reflexes, she grabbed the rope that bound her wrists and used it to her advantage, whipping it around Aeon's ankles like a lasso.

Before he could react, she kicked out with all her might, sending him crashing to the floor. The rope snapped free from her wrists as she leapt to her feet, her heart pounding in her chest but not before delivering a swift kick to Aeon's stomach, leaving him gasping for breath.

''You shouldn't have done this to me, so fuck off''she spat giving him a middle finger, her eyes blazing with defiance.

Without hesitation, shemade a break for the window. She sprinted across the room, her heart pounding in her chest.

Aeon's shout was furious, but Lotus Rose didn't look back. She squeezed through the window and dropped down to the fire escape outside.

Her feet pounded the metal stairs as she descended, her mind racing with fear. She knew Aeon would follow, and she had to move fast.

Reaching the ground, she sprinted down the alley, her eyes scanning the streets for a safe place to hide. That's when she saw it - a taxi, parked by the curb, its engine running.

Without hesitation, she yanked open the door and dove inside. "Drive!" she shouted at the startled driver. "Get me out of here!"

The taxi screeched away from the curb, leaving Aeon's angry shouts behind. Lotus Rose breathed a sigh of relief, her heart still racing with fear. She knew she wasn't safe yet, but she was one step closer to freedom.

And with that, she was gone, disappearing into the night like a ghost, leaving Aeon to nurse his wounds and wonder how he had underestimated her so grievously."

{IN THE POLICE STATION}
Lotus Rose stormed into the police station, her heels clicking on the tile floor. She was still shaking with rage and adrenaline after her daring escape from Aeon's clutches. She approached the front desk, where a bored-looking officer looked up at her.

"Can I help you?" he asked, his tone apathetic.

"I need to file a report," Lotus Rose said, her voice firm. "I was kidnapped and held against my will by a man named Aeon. I managed to escape, but I need to make sure he's brought to justice."

The officer raised an eyebrow. "Aeon, you say? That's a pretty common name. Can you give me a description?"

Lotus Rose took a deep breath and launched into a detailed description of Aeon's appearance, her voice growing more agitated by the second. The officer listened intently, his expression unreadable.

When she finished, he nodded and handed her a form. "Fill this out, please. We'll do our best to look into it."

Lotus Rose snatched the form and began to fill it out, her pen scratching across the paper with angry strokes. She couldn't believe she had to go through this - she had almost died at Aeon's hands, and now she had to deal with bureaucratic red tape.

As she finished the form and handed it back to the officer, she felt a sense of frustration wash over her. Would they even take her seriously? Or would Aeon slip through the cracks once again?