Vicious

Shock!

The journey was long. In fact it was extremely long, and he hadn't let go once. Not once! Not that I minded it, that he was holding me of course, but what did mind me was that it didn't bother me. I mean I am a feminist, and I was raised in a family who was on the front page of the newspaper everyday, yet still I remained single. Want to know why? That's because I believed in independency, and creating a future of my own. Obviously it wasn't working out since I met him.  

It troubled me to think that I wasn't at all worried about staying away from home for so long, without any notice of where I was going and what I was doing. I wasn't worried that going to actually meet this Russo guy is completely dangerous, and I shouldn't have agreed to come in the first place. It troubled me that how idiotic I had become with Stephen around. So careless. 

In the past few days, or months, hell I don't even know how long it has been! I haven't been worried about anyone or anything. I mean I was kidnapped just after being announced a part of the national rugby team, and then taken custody by a super dangerous man. 

Come on Hazel! You were supposed to be scared of him, and you were supposed to find a way out of this mess just as usual. What's wrong with you. How come you forget everything that is happening around you as soon as he gives you the slightest bit of affection. A simple touch makes your skin crawl, and you start to crave for more. 

Did you forget what happened when you guys just met, at his place. It was like you had an immediate connection, but you just had to go and stop it!

For once I agreed with my inner voice. We did have something in the start, I mean that was completely wrong. I didn't even know him back then...but do I know him now? 

"Hazel! Are you okay, it's been almost half an hour?" 

Jacobs voice brought me out of my thoughts. I was in a small cabin with a small bunk on which I was just sitting and trying to clear my head after the long journey. I wasn't able to concentrate on anything after my long ride with Stephen. It was almost impossible for me, and he just got off and acted as if nothing happened. 

"Hazel!" 

"Ye-yeah I'm fine. I'll be out, just give me a minute" I said slightly startled. 

"Okay hurry up, we're going to have dinner soon" 

As soon as I heard Jacob's foot steps furthering away, I got up and went to the mirror. 

"Get yourself together Hazel!" I muttered. 

I fixed my slightly ruined hair, and put on the best smile that I could and walked out. 

I was still lost in my thoughts, and was so occupied in trying to act as if nothing happened that I ended up bumping into someone again. I tripped on their feet, but they held me up perfectly with one hand on my arm. I turned around slowly to see the one and only, Stephen Adela smirking at me. 

"Am I going to have to be holding onto you all the time, love?" he said. 

His words were slightly slurring, which was odd because there wasn't a time where I ever saw his words run on. 

I raised an eyebrow and said "Um, no?".

The last part was sort of like a question and I mentally slapped myself for that. 

He chuckled and said "Come on I want to show you something". 

He turned around and started off by himself. 

Come on, you know he wasn't going to stop for you. 

I shook my head and cleared my thoughts.