Best In Show

thirteen

After a brief talk with Ian, Ella finds out that she didn't pass the first main section of the competition and that Nicholas isn't very happy about that, apparently he's very competitive and wanted for Ella to at least make it to the second main section.

When Ella asks why she didn't make it to the second main section, Ian just gives her a forced smile before expressing to her that it's very late and that she's very tired and that they need to leave soon because there's a time limit for being in here. Instead, his crew gets her ready to leave before walking her back to Nicholas's car.

The ride back is completely horrible for Ella, not once does Nicholas speak to her, and since she still has her muzzle still on her face, she can't say anything even though she has a lot to say. Also, it's very, very quiet. Ella can hardly even hear the car driving fast down the road, and it scares her a little.

Nicholas zooms left and zips right as he holds a death grip on the steering wheel, his knuckles turning as white as snow and his veins are bulging from the back of hand, down his forearm and up his arm. Ella has to hold onto the arm rest and the side of the door to make sure that her body, or her head, doesn't whip around and smack against the window.

When they finally reach Nicholas's condo, he pulls into a car lot type garage with multiple luxury cars parked inside. Everything ranging from BMWs to Range Rovers to Mercedes and Lincolns. Ella's in a small state of awe as she glances through the window, but that doesn't last long when Nicholas parks his car before getting out, slamming the door and walks around, yanking Ella out by snatching her wrist.

Again she yelps and trips, but Nicholas is there to catch her. And instead of bringing her back up to her feet, Nicholas tosses her over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes before he starts to walk. Ella's heart races the entire time as she breathes roughly.

What's going on? Ella thinks. Why is he acting like this? You understand that he's not particularly happy at the moment, but why is he treating you like this?

The only think that's going through Ella's mind is that she wants to leave right now and never come back. And she even attempts to make Nicholas let her go and place her back down on the ground. However that only gets Ella a swat on her ass, Nicholas's hand comes reigning down much stronger than the crop that he used on her earlier today.

It stings worse and hurts worse.

She even screams this time, but the muzzle muffles her noise. Plus, they're all alone, no one can hear Ella's pain, and she doesn't like that. She doesn't want to be alone with Nicholas and definitely not right now, not when he's like this.

Five minutes later, Nicholas and Ella are both back inside his condo. He stomps across the living room, down the hallway and towards her training rooms where Nicholas drops Ella on the floor like a ton of bricks. The coldness shocks Ella and smacks her with excruciating pain from where her bones make contact with the tile. She grabs the hurting side of her body and turns away from Nicholas, who hasn't moved an inch.

He's glaring down at her with dark, bidder coldness in his eyes. She can't even recognize him anymore, he's like a totally different person than before, almost like someone or something dark has completely taken over his body, completely possessed him and has turned him into this horrible and cruel man.

Tears slide down Ella's face as she shakes with completely fear.

She has absolutely no idea what Nicholas is going to do with her, yet whatever he does, she hopes that he does it soon and quick so that she can leave and never return.

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Nicholas doesn't do anything to Ella, thankfully, he just takes her harness and muzzle off before giving Ella her clothes. She's never dressed so fast before in her life, and once she's fully clothed, Ella finds her backpack and practically sprints out of Nicholas's condo.