Actress in Disguise

Chapter 22

Chapter 22~

"Don't lie. I know everything, said the black haired Greek God as he stared down at me with bright gray eyes, cloudy and mysterious.

"H-how did y-you know?" I dared to ask, with a voice barely louder than a whisper. I felt minuscule in his dominating presence. All feelings of despair and utter helplessness poured into my hollow body, making me more fearful as each tick of the clock went by. The longer I waited, the more I dreaded the answer.  

His pale pink lips gently parted, as he began his first word. "Jessica Raymond, I know everything about you. I know every detail of your life. Heck, I probably know more about you than you know about yourself!" I let each word sink in like a deadweight, with his deep voice still ringing in my ears like a curse I cannot rid myself of.

He grinned all knowingly at me, flashing sharp canines. His smirk sent chills down my spine, and forced the little hairs all over my body to erect. In his presence, at that very instant, I felt so inferior and hopeless... I secretly wished I could vanish into thin air, crawl back inside my mother, and wish I was never born into this big terrifying world...

With wide ghostly eyes that clearly signaled a lack of sleep, I stared into his paralyzingly gorgeous irises. They sucked you in like a prostitute, and once you're in, you can't escape the trap. I licked my dry and cracked lips.

"What do you know?" I asked him, never breaking eye contact.

He leaned in towards me, so close that I could feel his warmth radiating off his well built body. His hair gently brushed alongside my cheek, as he tilted his soft lips towards my ear.

"Babe, I know everything. For example... I know Noah is your son." He chuckled at my paled face, seeming to find joy in torturing me.

I turned to face his cold eyes, which were only inches away from mine. "What do you want?" I asked sternly, forcing myself to mask all emotions.

He cocked his head to the side, as his eyes dug deep into me. I felt so naked and exposed under his gaze that I quickly adverted my eyes. He laughed gently. "Honey, you're scared... That's rather funny. Don't try to act tough." He placed a hand underneath my chin and lifted it up so my eyes met his. "You're shaking... How cute."

I hissed at him like a snake. "What do you want?!"

To answer me, he simply grinned but said nothing. He backed away, and dug his phone out of his pocket. He began tapping around rapidly with his fingers. After a few seconds, the boy stopped, and stared at my phone.

"In five more seconds from now, you will receive a message." He then started to count softly. "Five... Four... Three... Two... One..."

My phone buzzed. My heart sank.

Seeing how traumatized I was, Beth took the hint to open my message for me instead. Her eyes opened wide, almost about to pop out of her sockets. Whatever she read has shocked her greatly.

"Jess..." She said softly, barely loud enough for me to hear. "You have to see this..."

I snatched the phone from Elizabeth as fast as I could, and my pupils danced wildly across the screen searching for words.