Downstairs

Olivia…

It was starting to get to me.

The waiting, the thoughts.

Bridget was long gone and it was almost dinner time when I heard a knock on my door, the moment it swung open, it was Bridget and from the look in her eyes, Luca was waiting for me downstairs.

I plastered a fake smile on my face as I headed out of the room. With each step, numbness spread through my body.

My pulse thundered as I headed out into the dining room and my eyes met his.

Luca.

I didn’t utter any words as I settled beside him.

The meal was no time; it looked delicious just by staring at it. It was rice with salmon and smoked broccoli, and the scent filled my nostrils.

Did he poison it?

Did he put in something I am allergic to,

I know far more about me than I could ever know about him.

“Eat.” Luca gritted his teeth

My nerves jangled.

“I am- I didn’t ask Olivia.” He said cutting me off.

His tone was harsh and unwelcoming.

My lips trembled as my fingers shook.

I held in a breath when I took in the first bite, I waited for a bit, I kept waiting barcode to take my second bite and there was nothing, I didn’t feel my throat closing up, I didn’t feel as though something was about to go wrong.

 With each bite I took, I was waiting for the horror to happen and yet there was nothing.

By the time we were done, dessert came in and I ate that too.

This is all good to be true, but I didn’t believe it one bit and I knew something had to be wrong.

Something I can’t place my finger on.

Not physically, but there was a thought that filled my mind mentally and I knew I could never be wrong.

“Done,” Luca asked and I nodded. “You may want to change.” He asked, and I didn’t speak.

What did he mean by that? Where are we going to, it’s almost nine in the evening.

His punishment

My punishment.

Is that why he wanted me to eat, gain some strength, it scared me that I may not be able to handle what he has in mind for me, it scared me more, it would taint me beyond repair.

I glanced at Luca waiting for him to speak

“Very well then, I warned you to change and you didn’t.”

“Wait”

“It’s over Olivia, we are leaving now.” He spoke.

He didn’t even give me time to think.

Change to what?

I was wearing a dress, which was uncomfortable but Bridget picked it out for me and she mentioned it looked good, I hated the idea of having to wear dresses but it didn’t matter to me as long as it was just for a couple of hours.

“I want to change, please,” I whispered, but Luca didn’t spare me a glance as he headed toward the door.

I felt my heart in my throat.

My feet were tempted to remain in his position but I knew otherwise, how long do I tempt the devil before he hurts me, before he fulfills his wishes?

I didn’t.

—-

Luca didn’t speak to me throughout the ride, I could barely see what was going on, the last time I got into a car with him, I almost died, I came back home unconscious and I didn’t have any strength, the first time I got into a car with him, I buried a body.

Thoughts floated through my mind and neither of them was good.

My purse raced

I was scared, worried about what he had in mind for me,

When the car came to a halt, I headed out and he did the same

My eyes widened in surprise when I saw us standing in front of a house, a beautiful house.

I recalled Gabby’s words.

Most things beautiful are always damaged from the inside.

What if this is damaged too? A nightmare I may never be able to recover from.

“Walk Olivia, I don’t have all day.” He spoke and I nodded.

The moment we got into the house, I half expected to find a body but it was a beautiful living room, filled with beautiful flowers all around the room, it had this earthly scent that filled my body, one that made me feel alive.

I almost had a smile on my face, yet it didn’t make sense

 Why will he bring me here? Who owned this place? Is this some type of sick twisted punishment, one that I have to figure out? I didn’t want to.

I turned to look at him, I had to follow him so I did.

We got through a door and everything changed, the demeanor was different, even the way my wild stirred from within, I could tell something here didn’t sit right with me.

It was just a hallway, one that I didn’t like, it was almost as if the walls were getting to me.

“Luca what are we doing here?” I asked

The hallway didn’t come to an end, we kept walking, the more we walked, the longer it was, it has a weird pattern on it, one that scared me.

I tried not to look at it.

“Luca,” I called and he didn’t speak.

It was almost as if my voice echoed through the room, he was walking so fast, the hallway was getting quieter and quieter, and the more steps I took, the darker it got.

My eyes were trimmed with tears

I felt an aching sensation in my head.

Like a burn.

Like something was trying to read to me, talk to my wolf

I felt scared, in a way I never felt before.

Like something stirred through my mind.

I kept walking.

I didn’t understand why this is not coming to an end. Why did Luca walk so fast? What was going on?

“Luca,” I whispered.