"You belong to me." He said like a possessed man as he yanked off her pants in one go and tossed it on the floor. She wriggled and struggled. Her eyes fleeted to the gun that lay beside his knee like a daunting weapon. Aiden didn't hesitate as he ripped her panties, earning a shriek from her and she glared at him through her tears. "I don't belong to you. I never will." She spat venomously. She wasn't scared of him. If he was going to hurt her then so be it. She won't beg him to spare her because she knows her begging would only fuel his ego. Her head throbbed and her body ached. He leaned down and bit her inner thigh causing pain to shoot through her body, she jerked away as he sucked on the same spot leaving his mark. His kisses trailed up and she inhaled sharply when his hot breath stroked her vertical lips. He bit so close to her intimacy and sucked. Ava was dumbstruck at what he was doing. But she refused to let her body react to his whims. She struggled slightly as h

He swirled the wine in his glass, eyes intently fixed on the girl who was sleeping on his bed.Ava had passed out amidst her hysterical crying. It was him, who bandaged her foot even though he was bleeding. He tucked her in the blanket before tending to his wound in the bathroom.The wound was deep, and it was healing on its own, but it ached. The unfamiliar feelings eating his head were more chaotic. The weight on his chest was colossal.He sipped his wine, eyes dropping to the liquid in his glass.Where did it all go wrong? No. It was never wrong. This was exactly what he intended to do from the very beginning. Control Jacob and authorities through his weakness. He never considered Ava's feelings.Well, he never considered anyone's feelings before so there was nothing new. Everything was fine until she pulled that stunt.Instead of killing him, she tried to kill herself. Foolish.It did something to him, seeing her like that. Hurt and broken.More than that, what bothered him shitle

Two weeks have passed, and Ava hasn't said a single word to him. The only three words that left her lips were when she asked him 'Is Evan alive.' He despised those words from the bottom of his heart, but they were the only words through which he heard her voice. If it was a couple of weeks ago. He would've ignored it, but it was different now. She was starving him. It was plain torture. He yearned to hear her soft voice, but she wasn't gracing him with it anymore. She was punishing him in her twisted way. No, she knew she couldn't punish him, and she didn't know what was going through his head, so she preferably hated what she showed him that night. The vulnerable side of her and now she had bottled up her emotions and refused to let them out. Aiden had planned to let her live freely like before despite her escaping stunt, he thought of putting Cole on her bodyguard duty, but the girl didn't leave the house in the past two weeks. He had asked her once why she wasn't going t

Ava was having the best day of her life. She caught up with her friends, they complained she ghosted them. She apologized. They filled her with the latest news that Daniel and Alice were seeing each other, which she had anticipated a while ago when she caught them stealing glances at each other during their gatherings. When Vanessa offered her a drink, she didn't shy away. Ava drank and drank. She just wanted to forget everything and live freely for a little while. She danced with the girls and like usual the boys surrounded them and provided them with enough safe space so they could dance their ass off. Ava had texted Cole and sent him her location before she began drinking. She didn't want them to think she was trying to escape again. One lesson was enough. She was tipsy and could barely stand on her feet without any help. Not only that, but she was also spouting gibberish nonsense. Her friends were by her side. Jasper was holding her up and took her to the sofa. She or

Ava stirred in her sleep. Her eyelids were heavy, and her head throbbed with the intensity of a brutal earthquake. It took her some seconds to adjust to the pain as she slowly blinked her eyes open. Throb. Throb. Throb. What the hell happened to her? She massaged her temple recalling she met up with her friends and then she drank. She even danced and then Cole came to pick her up. Jasper not letting her drink and then... Her eyes widened when slowly last night began to play on a loop in her head with some missing snippets. But the picture was pretty clear. She f*cked up. Her face turned red in absolute embarrassment. The very next second horror struck her feeling a heavy arm draped over her waist and a sturdy chest pressed on her back. Ava froze up and stayed like an ice block for a couple of seconds before she let out the air in a silent whoosh. She blinked again to be fully awake as she carefully grabbed his wrist and tried to pry his arm off of her bu