After being mistreated for twenty-six years, Scarlett decides to run for the hills and find her own happiness. However, will her newly found happiness last? Will she be able to escape the clutches of her evil father and her half- brother?
Find out...
A couple of hours later, I found myself waking up on the same bed that I was previously on, but this time, it was different. There was someone beside me, and the person was emitting a warmth that I hadn't felt since my mother died; a protective warmth.
I laid still on the bed for a few minutes hearing the soft snores coming from the person next to me, for some reason, they felt calming and soothing to my soul. I was jealous that the person could be in such deep slumber even when he was next to a fat stranger like me.
After summoning up some courage, I carefully and silently adjusted my body so I could face the stranger beside me and to my surprise, I saw a topless Zechariah Flemming sleeping right next to me. I couldn't help but notice his god-like features, his chest nut coloured hair was sprawled against the pillow that was holding up his perfectly chiselled face which displayed a well trimmed beard.
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My eyes roamed down to his rock-hard abs that were probably gotten from working out at least five times a week, something I knew that I could never achieve in this lifetime or the next. Common sense suggested the man beside me was out of my league, but for some reason the truth hurt more than I expected it to.
Zechariah still in deep sleep mumbled some words which drew attention to his soft plump pink lips which kissed me before I blacked out for the second time. I found myself blushing as I remembered the memory of the most good looking guy I had ever seen kissing me.
"Snap out of it Scarlett!" My inner voice yelled, "You can't trust him, he is Sean's best friend! You need to get out of here" my inner voice continued to urge.
I looked around the room and confirmed that there was no feasible escape route and my only option was through the balcony which I already tried or the door. I sighed in defeat as my tired eyes shut "Why can't I catch a break" I whispered to myself, "Mom if you're really watching over me, then please help me." I said before the warmth consumed me and made me fall asleep.
The next day I was seated opposite Zechariah on a very long table in his well decorated dining room. A massive feast was laid out in front of me and even though I was starving, I refused to indulge in the delicious looking food that caught my eye.
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"Why aren't you eating?" Zechariah snapped.
"Are you really planning on killing yourself?" He asked. However my attention fell on the perfect lips the words were coming out from, a part of me wished that he would just kiss me again, and another part of me wished I could feel his lips on my p___
"Are you ignoring me?" He roared snapping me out of my unholy trance.
My cheeks heated up and I was sure that the colour of my face matched my wild red hair. I could not believe that I could have such wild thoughts, perhaps that kiss had awakened something inside me that I didn't know was there.
"Scarlett, answer me!" Zechariah demanded.
Feeling embarrassed, I looked down at the table and spoke "I don't want to die, I just don't want to go back home."
An awkward silence loomed over the dining room for a while, and I found myself squirming underneath Zechariah's gaze, "Why is he looking at me like that?" I thought to myself. I could see the gears of his brains spinning and he's facial expression suggested that he was evaluating the pros and cons of my response.
A deep sigh finally escaped his beautiful lips.
"Eat, I won't be alerting your brother about your whereabouts." He finally declared.
I immediately looked up at him with happy and grateful eyes.
"You really won't tell Sean?! You would let me go back to my new life?" I asked in excitement.
Zechariah nodded his head in assurance, and before I knew it, I had made my way to the other side of the table wrapping my thick arms around his well toned body. Zechariah however stilled at my touch, I felt his body tense and thinking that my weight irritated him, I released him from the hug and apologised.
"Sorry, I was just excited." I softly said.
Disregarding my apology, Zechariah looked me straight in the eyes and said "I will give you your desired freedom, but I will be checking up on you weekly." I knew there was no point of arguing in with him about a measly check up, I had saved quite a bit of money already and after a few more weeks, I was sure I could run to a new destination and start all over.
"Suit yourself." I spat on my way back to my seat to fill up my belly with the scrumptious food on the table.
That evening, Zechariah's henchmen dropped me back at the apartment I shared with the other two waitresses that worked at Logan's diner. As I worked through the door, a worried Sasha and Cassie wrapped me in a hug.
"Oh Scarlett, if I knew that you would get taken away by Z's henchmen, I wouldn't have let you cover my shift for me." Sasha admitted crying.
"It's okay Sasha." I replied with a smile.
I walked straight into my room and was soon asleep dreaming about the gorgeous Zechariah flemming. Even in my dreams, it was clear I had a massive crush on the god-like looking man.
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