FOUR.

Violet POV.

"Little one!" A foreign voice says, a male voice, I ignored it and decided to jump, I let my hand go, but got caught in the last second, strong hands were grabbing mine, I was picked up by my hands and pulled back inside in the office. I didn't like that of course, I started to scream and kick, the stupid treatment was affecting my emotions, it made me feel more emotional, and that made me start to cry, I sobbed my heart out, I heard someone talk to me, but I couldn't understand them.

The voices belonged to the new stranger and Emma, she was apologizing, she was worried and he was angry, while I just cried out, their fight made me feel afraid, I wanted to get away from all the noise, I'm not used to people fighting, the only fight I ever heard was the one I have with Rila every night at bedtime.

"Leave" the new voice say, was he talking to me if he wants me to leave, he has to let me go, he's still holding me, I tried to get out of his arms but he wasn't letting me go.

"Shush little one, I have you," he says rubbing my back, Emma left the room, he meant for her to leave, not me.

"I got you, baby girl, I got you," he says holding me closer to him, my face was now resting over his chest, my legs circling his waist while he sat down on Emma's chair.

After a few minutes of crying my heart out, I finally managed to calm down, I was just enjoying the closeness of his touch, no one ever hold me, no one ever hugged me, Rila isn't allowed to hug me this close or to comfort me like this, she can only give me quick hugs, hold my hand when sad, but not cuddle with me. I looked at my cuddle buddy, he had green eyes, brownish hair, similar to mine, he also had some fuzz on his chin, a light beard, everyone around here have shaved faces, but he had some and I loved it. My hands moved on their own and touched his face, I wanted to see how it feels under my hand, he just smiled when I touched his face.

"You feeling better now?" he asks still petting my back, I just sighed closing my eyes, the joy and fun are over, I knew no one would want to keep holding me for long.

"I'll leave," I say, trying to get up, he had to let me go, but he kept his hold on me.

"No, we need to have a talk," he says making me look down, he means about me trying to get away, it's not my fault.

"You can't play at the window, that's a big no-no," he says, he thought I was playing?

"I wasn't playing!" I say angry at him, I wasn't playing at the window, I was trying to get away, he's being a big meanie.

"Then what were you doing there?" he asks in a firmer voice, he sounded like Emma and Rila when they scold me, but he's much scarier than them.

"Nothing" I lie, I don't want to tell him I was trying to get away.

"I can call Emma back in and ask her about this" he warns me, I just shrugged, he can call Emma, I don't care.

"Little one, why were you at the window?" he asks his voice filled with dominance this time, I was in deep trouble, but he's not the boss of me, Rila doesn't call me a brat for nothing.

"It's none of your business, you're not the boss of me," I say, he's not the boss of me, I don't even know who he is, he can't scold me or ask what I'm doing.

"I'm much more than you think little one, now better watch that attitude of yours" he warns me, I don't give two dams about his opinion or his orders.

"Well, whoever you think you are, have fun, I'm going back to class," I say getting off his lap this time and moving toward the door ready to leave.

"Little girl, if you walk out of that door, I'm going to take you over my knee" he threatens, honestly this man thinks he's much more than he is.

"Someone back in space won't like it much you know," I say with a shrug, the guy in space never cared about me, but he never allowed Rila to give me physical punishments, so I guess he doesn't agree to those.

"Really, and what do you know about him?" he asks, well that hit low, I knew nothing about him, but that guy doesn't know that.

"He doesn't mind me playing at the window you know, and he'll never allow anyone to take me over their knees," I say in fake confidence.

"Oh little one, you are a special little thing, aren't you," he says with a chuckle, I just shrugged.

"Thank you, I've been told so," I say with a big smile, I loved teasing him.

"Go back to classes, and no more playing at windows Violet," he says, I looked at him weirdly, how does he know what my name is?