Chapter 17 (Seth's POV)What the fuck?! Let me tell you, a shot to the knee hurts like a bitch!What pulled me from the painful agony was Anabelle's scream.She was scared as it was and now that idiot shot me and scared her even more. And he was definitely not a sane person. Something just did not click correctly in his head if you asked me.Suddenly he pulled Anabelle from behind the desk and started dragging her towards the exit of the office but I just could not allow him to do that. I jumped towards him and grabbed his arm only to step on my wounded leg and I could not hold in the wince from the pain. And Devin used my moment of weakness and punched me in the face."If you wanted to stay here with her you should just tell me. I know my dear Belle is a whore and I can not really blame you for getting attached to her. She is one of a kind after all. So I will look past what you attempted and will let you have her for one more night before I take her away and keep her for myself."He

Chapter 19 (Seth's POV)Being in a hospital was actually not as bad as someone would think. The doctors and needles were definitely a downside but at least I had the painkillers that my knee did not hurt and I had my girl watching over me. So I was not going to complain.And yes, she was my girl. That was not negotiable. Whether she liked it or not things were as they were. It looked like she did not mind it though and I was glad for that because it meant I would not have to explain everything to her. In the morning I was finally discharged from the hospital and Anabelle made sure to tell everyone she would be taking care of me and that I was in good hands. That I did not doubt. I was in the best hands.On the way home we kept quiet, I mostly did not speak because my knee was starting to hurt badly especially if we hit a bump on the road. And if I was speaking she would notice I was in pain and I did not want her to know how badly my knee hurt.But once we reached home and I managed

Chapter 21 (Seth's POV)My visit to the doctor went amazingly well. Everything was perfect and since I was not a lazy ass since my surgery I was close to being back to old me. The only difference was that now I could not stand on my legs for a long period of time because my knee started hurting but the doctor said it would get better with time. Hopefully before our season starts. I only had a few more weeks before our first practices started and I needed to be in perfect shape before that.To say I was in a good mood would be an understatement. I thought the whole thing with healing after being shot and then a surger, would take longer but as I said all was going great.That is until I arrived home and found Anabelle locked in her room. As soon as she told me what happened I knew what had to be done. So while Anabelle was giving her statement to the police I packed the essential stuff as our underwear, toiletries and some warmer stuff. We were going on a vacation you could say. The cl

Chapter 23 (Seth's POV)Food. We need food. Now, what can be made fast and can still be delicious and satisfying for a whole night of activities? I know I am an athlete and I should know these things but right now my brain is working on horny content only and that could not be helpful in the food department.Got it! Spaghetti! I took out a pot and boiled water fast, threw the pasta in it, and went looking for a sauce. Thank God I found a premade pasta sauce in the cupboard. So I heated the sauce while my spaghetti was cooking and I must say my timing was perfect because both things were finished at almost the same time. Now, I had no time or patience for delicacy and fancy stuff so I just threw it all in one pot and mixed it, served it on two plates and voila dinner was ready.I took both our plates to the living room where Anabelle was sitting in one of my T-shirts that reached almost down to her knees, meaning it covered everything but still I never saw anything sexier than the woma

Chapter 25 (Seth's POV)You know that feeling in your gut that something is just not right? Yes, the one that is just nagging you and you and not letting you alone, and no matter what you do it does not want to go away. Do not ever ignore it! I learned young to always follow my instincts and what my gut tells me, and this time was no different. I knew something was wrong.The cart I had half full in front of me was forgotten. What I bought would go with me but other things would have to wait. I rushed out of the store and straight to the car. If my gut was alarming me it could mean only one thing, Anabelle was in danger. And since that was the most possible option you can believe me I did not care for any speed limits or anything else. All I cared about was getting to Anabelle as fast as possible but still, it took me more than thirty minutes before I arrived in front of the cottage. The first thing that told me my gut was right once again was when I saw the front door was opened, but