Chapter 3

Emillia

"Yiu know,I'm not a fan of being blindfolded so I'd be thankful if you would remove the piece of clothing.”

I waited but nothing came.Not a response not the removal of the blindfold.

“I promise to keep my eyes closed.”I assure him way too courtesly considering the fact that he had just picked me up from my own room.

Everyone was inside but he somehow managed to take me without drawing attention.Or so I think.

"This is an unwanted behaviour and very inconsiderate.If you wanted to have a talk with me you could have knocked on the front door like everyone else does."

He chuckles.”I really don't see why he wanted to see you.”

“Who?I'm I getting killed or something?I mean,I'm not against it.I just want to be prepared.”

"Okay,now I see." He mutters to himself.

"And I don't."He doesn't answer to that so I just shifted in my seat to make myself comfortable and think of how I'd run when I get the chance to see where I'm going.

I don't know how long we took before the car stopped but it was definitely long.

The door opens and I'm guided out.

His hand rests on my arm.”Be steady.”

I scoff.”If you're not going to allow me to see where I'm going,you should at least carry me.”

No response.

Before I could let out a snappy comment,my feet were off the ground.

I yelped and threw my arms around the person who had picked me up.

“That was rather rude and-"Wait a minute.

“You!”I snarled.

He laughs.

“I see your scent sensation is on point.”

I choose not to reply.

If the man whom I met at the church choose to kidnap me,it must mean he is a psychopath. I need to be smart if I want to get out of here alive.

We met at the church,meaning he can't kill me.Then again,the church is full of sinners and murder is one of them.

He sets me down and takes off the blindfold.

The moment he stepped back,I took the opportunity to land a nice blow on his jaw.

“That's for the inconvenience you have brought me.”

He tilts his head to the right and narrows his eyes,watching me with amusement.

I swallow,hard,and fight every fibre of my being not to step back and not to break eye contact.

“If you think that you can just pick me up like that then sir,you.are.wrong.”I push my hair back and start pacing up and down the room,my eyes glancing at every corner.

“I am so mad right now,I mean,how could you..” I stop and turn to him.

“Gregory Desnsmore.”

“Yes.Gregory just pick up a woman like that.I could sue you for kidnapping.”

“Okay but that is not how you throw a punch and there is no escape route in this room.”

I stop in my tracks.

“I want you.”He states like that was the most appropriate thing to tell someone you are not familiar with.

I face him and cross my arms“No.”

“Why?”

“Let's see…”I tap on my temple,pretending to think.”Oh!I got it.Im not into guys who kidnap me.”

“You walked away.Why?”

“I'm good at that.It's what I do.Let me show you.”I casually walk past him but he grabs my elbow and pulls me back.

I end up at a dangerous proximity to him.”Look,Gregory,”

I tilts my head up to meet his eyes.So brown,no,golden?Which color is that?

“Yes?”He answers.

“I can't want you even if I want to.”

“Why?” He demands.

“Why?” I chuckle.”You met me at the church,you seriously don't know why?”

“You were there to confess.”

“I am bound by rules that I have been bending alot lately.”I sigh.”These rules shouldn't be broken.”

“Why?”

I frown. Is he acting dumb or he doesn't not get what I'm talking about.

I place my palms on his chest and gently push him away from me. He wraps his arm around my waist and pulls me even closer to him.

“Don't do that,Emillia.”It did not sound like a threat but it was a stern warning.

My heart was thumping hard against my chest.His presence overwhelming my whole being.

“You are making it hard for me to stick by those rules…”I speak as I try to wiggle out of his embrace.

“Then break them.” I shake my head. 

He pulls back just enough to observe my face.

“Explain it to me,Emillia.Why?”

“I cannot be intimate with any man,not unless I'm married to him.”

“Then marry me.”

His face was so serious as he said that,that I could not help but laugh.

He let's go of me and I stumble backwards,dissolving into more laughter.

“You think people just meet and decide to get married?”

“If they want to,then yes.”

My laughter dies upon seeing how serious he still was.“We can't get married.”

“You are creating chains and bounding yourself to them then you claim how you can't do this and you can't do that.”

He goes behind his desk and sits.”What sort of a wedding do you dream of?” He asks as he dialed his phone.

“I don't know anything about you.”

“Do you want my secretary to bring you a folder or do you prefer me telling you?”

I blink.”No.This is not how it works.I study law,I know my rights and-”

“-You dropped out of law school even before the first semester was over.”

I scoff and roll my eyes.

“Doesn't mean I don't know my rights.”

“Lucious,I need you to hire the best planners you know and…”

He was serious about marrying me.

He is serious about marrying me.”No.” I ran and grab his phone.

“Great.Tell him the details of all you want.”

I glance at the phone that was now in my hand then back to him.

“What?”

“Isn't that why you picked the phone?Tell him after that…,”He slightly pulls my dress up and starts to caress my thigh.”You tell me what you want.”

“I haven't even agreed to the marriage yet.”

“You didn't say no,Ellena.”

I lick my lips and force myself to push his hand from my skin.

“You need to meet my parents.”

He smirks.”Let's go then.”

“Right now?”

“Right now.”