Love's Deception

Chapter 10 - Saved

**Trigger Warning: This chapter contains talk and depictions of topics such as: sexual assault/date rape.**

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In every person's life, there's a traumatic event that they go through. It can be the death of a family member or pet, natural disaster, illness, mental illness, sexual assault, rape, revenge porn, child abuse, domestic abuse, and many more. I was blessed enough to grow up in a good home, with good parents and a good life. I realize that not everyone can have that luxury.

As I grew up, I learned the risks of my father being a police officer. I managed to come to terms with them, but on the day that he died, I still couldn't accept it. After that moment, I knew that I could handle everything else that life would throw at me. Mainly, I knew that because I didn't think that life would throw another obstacle like that my way.

I thought the only traumatic event I would have to brave through was my father's death. Sadly, I was wrong.

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I'd much rather be tased and pepper-sprayed right now than go anywhere with Cooper. He guides me out of the restaurant and to the elevator. I'm expecting him to take me down to the Cobra bar for a while before taking me to wherever he takes women to have sex with. Or, this man is so classy, maybe he does it with them at the bar.

Once the elevator arrives, I wait for Cooper to push the basement button. But he doesn't, he pushes the 20th-floor button. I stare at the lit-up button in shock. Why would he take me back to the office?

"Where are we going?" I ask him.

Cooper places the back of his palm on my cheek and strokes it, "We're going to my office where we can be alone for the night."

I wonder if Cooper knows that Jace is in his office too — I'm not going to be the one to tell him. I feel the hairs on the back of my neck stick up as the elevator goes up to the 20th floor. Something about this just doesn't feel right to me, but I can't pinpoint what.

The door opens to the office floor and Cooper takes me to his office. He gets out his keys from his pocket and unlocks the door. He opens the door for me to enter but before he does I pretend to trip and kick my right foot at Jace's door. Cooper stares at me, completely not worried about me.

"Oops, sorry. I'm such a klutz." I say loud enough for Jace to hear through his door.

I don't know exactly why I kicked Jace's door. I think a part of me wanted him to know that we were there and to know that I know he's working. And the other part wanted Jace to know that I'm not planning on doing anything with Cooper tonight. I walk into Cooper's office and listen as he door locks behind me. Cooper then pulls me towards him and wraps his hands around my waist. His hands are warm, but his actions feel cold.

I don't like this — not at all. I don't like his hands on my waist or the way he's looking for me. And I especially don't like that Jace, the man I'm supposed to be getting close to, is right next door sitting at his desk. Cooper's grasp around my waist tightens a little. I turn my face away from his.

"I'm not in the mood for this tonight."

He places his hand on my chin and moves my face back to his, "I know how to get you in the mood."

He begins to move his hands down my body and I've never felt more uncomfortable. His face lowers itself to my neck and he plants rough kisses on my neck, eventually moving to my cheek. I try my best to pry his hands off me and to push him off but he persists. It doesn't help that this man is definitely stronger than I am and towers me by a lot.

Cooper turns me around so that my back is facing him. I once again, try to struggle out of his grasp but fail. He begins to kiss me on the tops of my arms, on my back and my shoulder. Multiple times, I tell him to stop but he keeps kissing me. He harshly turns me back towards him and kisses me roughly on the lips.