“Bitch! I was being kind to you! Is this how you repay me?”
He stomped over to her. His loud footsteps made dread arise at the pit of her stomach. Bowing down, he grabbed her by her collar and raised her. Bruises started to form on Esther’s face.
He sneered.
“Since you do not prefer the nice way, I have to go rough on you. Whores like you do not deserve to be treated with mercy after all.”
Esther had a low pain tolerance to begin with. That’s why, this much was enough for her to break down and hope for this to end. She hated how she couldn’t lose her consciousness. At least at an unaware state, she wouldn’t have to suffer.
She did want to hope that someone would save her. But that was highly improbable. Her siblings were not home for two days. Her parents hardly cared about her. And then that image that flashed in her mind.
Would Asher even know that she was abducted? No, even if he was aware,
A frown formed on his face at her silence. Sitting up, he observed her and questioned, “Are you feeling alright?” Esther felt foreign to the care in his tone. It made her flustered. She nodded her head. “Was a little thirsty,” Esther explained. “You cried for that?” He raised an eyebrow. Esther immediately shook her head, wondering what image he had of her to even bring up. “Just pulled on an injury.” He knitted his eyebrows and commented, “So fucking delicate. Don’t move then.” Getting down from the bed, he left the room. Honestly, Esther was shocked to learn that Asher saved her. How did he even know where she was kept? That made her look at her bandaged wrist and recall about her siblings. Did they know she was missing? They must be worried. However, her phone wasn’t with her, and she couldn’t make a call. She wondered how long had she been unconscious for. Regardless of how comfortable it was
It had been almost a week since Esther was brought into Asher’s apartment and kept here. Esther did feel as though she was somewhat abducted. No matter how many times she wanted to leave, Asher knew how to deflect the matter. Because of that, she ended up staying in his apartment for such a long period. He provided her with food, a warm bed to sleep at, and books to read or movies to watch when she was bored. At the same time, he had cut off all her connections to the outside world. Esther felt as though she was a pet being raised by him. Esther, however, was curious in knowing his intent. That’s why, she silently bore through this while observing the man. Moreover, she did find the care he showed towards her to be endearing. His gentleness was addictive to Esther. Esther was going through the newly bought romance novel. She didn’t know where he got her preferences in novels from and did feel guilty that he was spending so much on her. However
“You promised to stay away from Esther. Are you now going back on your words?” Amy glared at the taller man.“There were no promises made.” Asher smirked before adding, “Even if there were, do you think I would keep them?”Amy and Louis clearly knew how Asher was rotten to the core. Past that overbearing and cold exterior, he was manipulative, tricky, and ruthless. It stood to reason why they were against him and Esther.“Wouldn’t Esther be a liability to you? She is weak and helpless, gets into trouble often. Won’t she be a too big of a weakness to you?”He shrugged his shoulders. “I will just kill her if she becomes a bother.”Amy’s eyes flashed golden at that, and she directed her fist towards Asher. There was no way she would hand over someone as pure as Esther to this harsh character. He didn’t even hesitate bringing up the matters of the death.“A
Esther carried her books as she walked through the hallways of school. Because of missing school for a week, she was behind comparatively, and it distressed her, thinking how she should catch up.It wasn’t that she didn’t want to go to school; Asher simply didn’t allow her to leave. That glare from him drained all of her courage.And if truth was to be told, Esther felt scared of being outside after that incident. She wouldn’t have stepped out of her if she didn’t care about her education. Moreover, a lengthy talk session with a teacher wasn’t her cup of tea.Esther kept her head low her hood was grabbed a d pulled back. The familiar action made her look back. A subtle frown sat on Asher’s face as he observed Esther.“It had hardly been a day, and you got hurt again,” he commented, referring to the bandage that on her forehead.This made her think back to the events of yesterday and the bold con
Amy’s intimidating presence made the girls cower. The scowl on her face, while she looked daggers at them, got cold sweat forming on their faces. Only Esther remained clueless due to her lack of ability to sense pheromones.The pheromones of Alpha had the power to subdue the lower ranking werewolves. The Amy right now made them want to kneel and beg for forgiveness.“I-I—” Janice stuttered out, hardly finding it within her to compose a coherent sentence.“Leave.” Amy’s voice boomed with authority.The anger radiating off of Amy showed that the three of them wouldn’t be getting away from this unscathed. Although they wished to cry out their apologies, they weren’t able to go against her order.They bowed their heads and scurried.With a frown on her face, Esther observed Amy. Just how frightening was Amy in school? The reactions that those girls showed weren’t normal.The impo
Met with the sight of beaten up students on the ground, Esther raised her head and noticed Asher. It seemed that he was the one responsible for thrashing up these boys.That gaze of his was piercing, making Esther subconsciously take a step back. She mumbled an apology and was about to leave when Asher’s command caused her to reflexively halt.“Stop.”She faced him while he strode over to her. The displeasure was obvious in his tone as he questioned, “You cried again?”Esther’s eyes were glossy due to the remnants of the tear. She actually wanted to search for a quiet place to cool off when she accidentally came upon Asher.Esther shook her head.The silence settled between both of them. Esther was confused whether or not to walk away. His burning stare did make her feel as though he had more to say.No words left his mouth as he grabbed on to her hand and pulled her along. Irritation crossed throug
However, Esther was shocked when Asher returned few minutes later once she finished eating. The timing was accurate to the point she felt amazed. Of course, that didn’t hold a candle to the happiness that overflowed through her at him returning.Following that, he pointed his finger at her and said, “You ate that ice-cream. Now, you owe me. Tell me what happened.”Esther stared at Asher, confused. Did some sort of unspoken exchange happen between them? No, why would he even want to know why she was crying? She didn’t reckon him to have a meddlesome personality.Even if he was asking, she couldn’t go ahead and recount about the incident, leading to reveal her insecurities at the same time. Esther remained quiet, not choosing to answer.This made Asher scowl.“Did someone make you cry?”That wasn’t exactly the case although Amy’s words did hurt her. For the most part, this was about her lac
“You look like a doll!” Louis commented.Esther observed at herself in the mirror, feeling extremely iffy.She was cladded in pink. A suspender skirt was over the oversized shirt. A pink bow sat at the center of her skirt as the sleeves fell below her wrists.Her hair was tied into two ponytails by ribbons. Soft makeup covered her face, giving her a sense of innocence and childishness. This made her scrunch up her nose.“Why do I look like a minor?” Esther questioned, extremely dissatisfied. At least for today, she wanted to adorn a mature outlook.Esther scrunched up her nose.“You appear just fine,” Louis said, “and my life is precious to me. Moreover, this suits you to be the best.”“Being a child?”Louis rolled his eyes and diverted the topic: “What are you even dressing up so eagerly for?”Esther’s cheeks were tinted red at his questioning