The Vision

 Hayley releases Raul’s hands; her eyes now bleeding.

“What’s the matter?” Raul seemed concerned about seeing the blood in her eyes.

With a husky voice, she replied, “I’ll be fine. It happens when I get emotional during a session.”

Raul hands her a handkerchief from his pocket. Surprised, Hayley took it and wiped the blood off her eyes.

“Thank you!”

“We can stop until you’re ready to continue.”

“I’ll be fine. Enough with the pretense.”

“Alright then; that was an order,” Raul concluded and walked away.

Hayley sat in her cell thinking about what she had seen. Now she understood Raul better but still had questions and hoped that the next session they would have, would reveal more.

The next morning was quiet and it seemed like Hayley was the only one in the territory. She yelled and screamed, “Anyone there…?” But there was no answer.

This was an opportunity for her; this was an opportunity for her to escape. She looked around her cell in search of a tool she would use to make her escape but finds nothing. She paused and realized that she could escape but not as a human. She took a deep breath and transformed to gain the strength she needed to make way for her escape. She held both bars with all her strength and tried to pull them apart but it did not bulge.

She kept trying with a roar but still, it did not bulge. She decided to give it a rest when she heard a sound. She quickly returned to her human form and sat in her cell calmly as if nothing had happened.

It was Kal. He was bringing her breakfast.

Kal approached her carrying a plate of food and he tossed it in her cell and made to walk away. Hayley called out to him in her sweetest voice.

“Hey Kal!”

He turned to look at her with no expressions on his face.

Hayley got on her feet makes seductive moves running her hands down the cell bars and licking her lips revealing her beautiful lips which turned him on immediately. She noticed.

“Don’t you want me anymore?”

Kal’s eyes went wide open in lust. He swallowed hard.

“Come on! It’s just you and me here. No one is here to take your place. You know you’re the only one I’m dying to give my body to.” She ran her hands from her neck down to her thighs, her eyes set on Kal’s face who was now breathing hard and sweating on his face.

“You know I want it, babe.” He managed to utter those words as he slowly approached her cell.

“Come and get it.” She opened up her shirt to reveal nicely curved breasts in a well-fitted bra.

Kal grabbed her by the neck through the bars and made to kiss her when she whispered, “Open the doors so you can have it all.”

At this Kal paused in contemplation of whether to go ahead or not when Raul walked in and both hurriedly take position with Kal walking away and Hayley covering herself up.

“Hey!” he murmured to Raul as he walks past him.

“Hey man!” Raul replied with a warm smile, ignorant of the incident. He walked straight into his lair after throwing Hayley a quick stare to ensure she was still there.

“Don’t worry, I’m stuck here with you. I’m not going anywhere… yet.”

He managed a chuckle and entered his lair. 

Hayley bit her lower lip in frustration. ‘I almost escaped…shit!” she soliloquizes.

That night, while Hayley tried to get some sleep on the eleventh hour, two males suddenly approach her cell and barge in. She got on her feet quickly in fear.

“What’s going on?” she asked in curiosity.

They ignored her and grabbed her by the arm but she struggled to no avail and soon finds herself in Raul’s lair lying on the floor.

“Leave us!” Raul ordered.

Both males left the room, shutting the door behind them. Hayley, still on the floor and now pissed gazed at him and warned. “You’re not going to get anything from me, Raul.”

“Who said anything about wanting you?” he replied, laying in his bed, chests bare.

Hayley tried hard to overlook his very attractive body and hairy chest and a six-pack difficult to ignore. She gazed at him slowly from his feet to his eyes to discover that he was checking her out too and licking his lips. She swallowed hard and turned her face away quickly.

Raul laughed softly, got on his feet to sit at the edge of the bed so he was facing Hayley directly. He held her chin to face him and he was now looking into her deep green eyes.

“If I wanted to have you, I wouldn’t need to ask. I’ll just take…” he stated clearly in his lowest voice.

“You’ll have to do that over my dead body, Raul,” Hayley responded rather feisty.

“Haha… You don’t know who you are dealing with, do you?”

“The devil? Yes, I already got that.” Hayley replied quickly.

Raul tried to ignore her sentiments. He got on his feet running his hands through his dark brown long hair pacing around the room.

“We were having a session yesterday and it got me thinking a lot.” He began. “So I asked my boys to bring you in so we could continue the session.”

“You want to use my ability to your advantage?” she sniffed in disgust. “What do you think I am, a shrink?”

“Look, I’m doing you a favor too; okay?” Raul cut in, his voice gradually becoming harsh. We both need answers and you’re the only thing that’s standing in our way of that. But if you don’t want to do it, it’s fine. Don’t go thinking you’re something special. Now get the hell out of my room.”  

He eyed her and turned to sit on his throne. Hayley paused for a rethink and realized that he was right. She did need answers too and he was one of those with the answers she needed.

“Ok…” she got on her feet and approached him slowly, carefully marking out her actions. “I’ll help you.”

He gazed at her in silence.

“But on one condition.” She added.

“What?”

“That you set me free after I do.”

At this, he busted into laughter.

“What’s so funny?”

“You think that’s an option? You’re my prisoner, babe. You’re not going anywhere.”

“Then you’re on your own.” She made to leave

“Fine!” Raul snapped relaxing his back on his chair and watching her walk towards the door. “You’re not doing me any favors, remember that.”

Hayley paused and bites her lips in bitterness. “Then why are you doing this, Raul?” she turned to face him as she asked in a calm voice.

“Doing what?”

“This… keeping me here? You don’t love me; you don’t want me; then of what use are I to you and your sick quest to overthrow my brother for power.”

Raul took a deep breath in silence and after a few seconds, got on his feet and approached her slowly saying, “You want to know, hmm…?”

Hayley took tiny steps backward as he approached her.

“I’ll tell you your use to me.” He continues. “You are going to be my weapon; the tool with which I am going to conquer the Western aisles.”

“No no no…” Hayley shook her head as she took little steps backward until she was against the wall. Raul was now in front of her, gazing into her deep green eyes, biting his lower lip. Hayley could feel his breath against her dark long hair resting on her shoulders.

“Now you know your use. It’s your call to see whether or not I’m lying or telling the truth. So, what’s it going to be?”

“I’m not going to help you destroy my brother.” She managed to say between short breaths on seeing Raul so close to her.

“Alright then… don’t you at least want to know what other plans I’ve got for you?”

“You’re not going to force me to use my abilities to help you.”

“I’m not trying to force you, babe. You’re free to do whatever makes you comfortable.” He concludes and heads back to his bed.

“Have a beautiful night’s rest, babe. You can go now.”

Hayley hurried out the door to find the two males who brought her in waiting to take her back to her cell. This time, she cooperated with them and was not dragged. They lock her cell door and walked away. She laid down on the floor, deep in thoughts as she remembered her conversation with Raul.

She could not help but thought of her brother and her home. She missed them so much. A teardrop fell from her eyes and she sobbed. Maybe Raul was right; she did need answers. She may just be the tool he needed to overthrow Lucas. This was not what she bargained for but why did it have to be this way?

“I’m sorry, Lucas.” She murmured in tears. “I’m so sorry.”