The Bound Collision

Chapter 36

"What?", I asked him as I saw him staring at me while I was unbuckling my seat belt. 

"Do you really need to go?", Gemini's voice sounded a bit low as he stared at me.

No-

Not this again.

He'd already trapped me in my own house for more than a month, using the excuse that I needed more rest to recover faster. But honestly, whenever I was resting, Gemini was stuck to me like glue. And well, then, there was no rest. We'd ended up making out more times than I could count.

 I would be lying if I said I didn't enjoy having Gemini all to myself, especially how much pampered I felt seeing how careful he was with me, but I knew I didn't need this much rest. Gemini, however, found every possible reason to keep me back.

Like that time when I was ready  for a quick visit to the library, I have probably never mentioned I have a huge library on the second floor, it's actually my mother's but I and Ford have used it quite many times, but then  Gemini suddenly appeared with a tray of snacks, insisting I stay and "nourish" myself and he could get me all the books I want. And then if he had nothing to do, he would just simply sit beside me while I did my learning.

Or when I finally managed to get out of bed, determined to go to the gym, only for Gemini to convince me that lifting weights could reopen my wounds. Instead, he suggested I do some "gentle stretching" with him, which somehow led to us tangled together on the yoga mat, lips locked.

For this whole long time Ford and Gemini took care of all the things around the clan, telling me I need rest and every time I tried to make a move to leave, he had a new excuse lined up, delivered with that infuriatingly handsome smile of his.

I nearly had to put up a fight when I said I was going back to university. But even that didn't faze him. I threatened to pack my things and go somewhere alone, somewhere he couldn't find me. His response? "I can easily find you from any corner of the world, Fourth." He said it so casually, as if tracking me down was as simple as ordering takeout.

And then soon I realised he wasn't joking-

I have always had this little thought on how he finds me out in minutes, every time-no matter where I went. I would've still let it go but then, but then finding me in that abandoned building, the day I got shot, was the final clue. There was no way he could've known unless...

Trackers.

Don't ask me how I discovered it. 

When I confronted Gemini about it, and demanded to know what else around me had he bugged or put trackers on- he didn't even blink. Just calmly said, simply shrugging, "Your phone, your clothes and many more things... since The Ascension."

I stood there, speechless.

He wasn't apologetic, not even a little, there was no hesitation, no guilt. To him, this was normal. Necessary, even.

This guy has practically bugged me for soo many fucking days and I didn't even know.

I tried to calm myself, when I had told him trackers weren't needed-he seemed to be very calm about it, "I can't risk you going anywhere were I can't reach you Fourth. This is no new, love, you know me, I always protect what's mine.", Gemini had said this with one his those smiles-smiles which I could never understand. His possessiveness ran deeper than I realized.

But then, After a lot of kisses, hugs, and those damn puppy eyes I knew he couldn't resist, Gemini finally agreed to let me go back—but only on the condition that he would be the one dropping me off and picking me up. "I can't afford any risks," he had said, with that serious tone that made it clear there was no room for negotiation.

So here we are, me unbuckling my seatbelt, and him staring at me with that same worried expression.