Capítulo 19: Damn ignorant
Abi looked around, her dazed eyes zooming and searching for someone.
"Are you looking for someone?" the CEO asked.
She nodded, her face now worried. "I can't see my friend anywhere. She was just there, in the line, waiting to buy a drink, but she's not there anymore." Her forefinger pointed to where she last saw Kelly.
"Would you like me to accompany you and search for her?" The man asked politely. Abi blinked as her fuzzy mind recalled Kelly's instructions: to stay here and wait for her return.
"Maybe she went to the restroom. It's quite dangerous for girls to go to the restroom alone," the man continued.
"Dangerous?"
"Some drunk men have been known to assault girls there if one is not careful."
Abi's eyes circled in shock and her heart began to beat wildly. She started to worry about her friend. She tried to call Kelly but to her dismay, Kelly's cell phone vibrated in the bag next to her. Abi looked around the bar again and still found no trace of her friend.
The CEO guy stood up and offered his hand to her. "Come. I'll help you look for her."
Hesitating, Abi looked at him, but ultimately, her concern for Kelly won the battle.
"Okay," she said, standing up without accepting the hand he was offering.
"Follow me." He smiled at her and Abi nodded. Her eyes were scanning the faces in the crowd as he led her to the women's restroom.
Abi's worry for her friend had a sobering effect on her, and upon spotting the restroom, she entered without hesitation to check for Kelly.
Inside, the women's restroom was dimly lit, but Abi paid no mind to the lighting as she called out urgently, "Kelly? Are you in here?"
No answer came. Some of the cubicle doors appeared to be shut, but she pushed each one open to ensure. Unfortunately, the bathroom was empty except for her.
She started to feel very anxious.
"Miss Lee, did you find her?" the man outside spoke through the door.
"No… There's no one in here," she answered back as she opened the restroom door to leave.
Suddenly, the man stepped forward, blocking her way out as he entered the restroom. Then he pushed her inside one of the cubicles and locked the door behind him.
"Mister, what are you doing?" Abi's eyes were wide with shock, still unsure of what just happened.
"Miss Lee, you're so damn beautiful…" His voice changed. It now held a hoarse tone, and his eyes shimmered with something scary.
Abi froze in fear as she suddenly realized the situation she was in. Her body started to shake and her palms started sweating.
She couldn't deny feeling a sense of fear when Alexander Quinn pulled her into his bedroom, but at that time, she had been a willing participant. What she was feeling right now was a different kind of fear, the fear where her control and choices were taken away, the fear of being at the mercy of some unknown stranger.
"P-please let me go. I don't want this," she pleaded.
He forcefully pushed her against the wall, causing a small cry to escape her lips.
"Do you think I'll let you go?" he smirked. The calm and polite man had turned into a dangerous predator.
She flinched when she saw him lick his lips, as if he was about to devour something he couldn't wait to taste. He hadn't even touched her yet but she already felt so disgusted. Her body's hairs stood on end as she struggled to push him away, balling her hands into fists and striking his chest, yet her efforts seemed to have no effect. He maintained his grip on her shoulders, showing no intention of releasing her.
She should have heeded Kelly's warning! She had been warned that this place was far from safe for someone like her. Earlier, she had witnessed couples passionately kissing in secluded corners, even witnessing some engaging in intimate actions in public. Yet, the thought of something like this happening never crossed her mind.
What on earth was she thinking? That she could just walk into a place like this and find the much needed experience she was seeking because that's what she wanted? Her head was stuffed full of rainbows and unicorns from all the romance movies and books she read that she did not even think that this type of thing could happen.
She really was so damn ignorant.
Abi had never known such helplessness until now. She was so terrified that her entire body started to tremble violently.
"It's okay, baby… don't be afraid. I promise to make you feel good," the man whispered as his grip on her shoulders tightened.
The moment he moved his face closer to hers, Abi screamed.
Capítulo 20: A little taste of hell
"Help! Help me!!!"
The man instinctively moved, his hand poised to cover Abi's mouth, when a loud sound echoed behind him.
He spun around, and his eyes widened almost to the point of popping out of their sockets. The cubicle door he had locked was gone! It was as though the door had been torn from its hinges and hurled to the far end of the bathroom.
"W-wha-" His words were cut off as he was abruptly yanked. His body then collided hard with the cold wall. The impact left him dazed, his eyes losing focus as his head connected with the surface with a thud. A warm and sticky sensation began to trickle down the back of his head, and his hazy mind managed to deduce that it was his own blood, slowly dripping onto the floor.
"Bastard! Don't you know who I a–."
As he looked up, a large fist crashed into his face, preventing him from completing his sentence. The sickening sound of bones cracking – the unmistakable breaking of his nose – filled the air. He emitted a small, pitiful whimper, akin to a downtrodden mongrel, his hands instinctively flying to his face in a futile attempt to stem the torrent of blood gushing forth. His vision blurred, and all he could discern was the silhouette of a man looming over him.
Then, a large, powerful hand clamped around his neck, hoisting him up against the wall. He clawed desperately at the man's unyielding arm, but his efforts proved fruitless. The man's grip was as unyielding as steel, effortlessly pinning him as if he were a mere ant caught in his grasp.
"Did you touch her?" the man asked, his voice filled with restrained, murderous rage. The voice sounded like a call of death that his survival instincts immediately kicked in. He felt the bloodlust coming from this person and he knew that whoever this was would definitely not hesitate to kill him right then and there, without batting an eye. It was unmistakable – this was someone he should never have crossed paths with.
"N-no…" he choked out. "Y-you came befor-"
The man's grip tightened, stopping his words but he persevered. He didn't want to die! "J-j-ust her shoulders. I-I-I didn't… j-j-ust her shoulders…"
The man, Alexander Qinn, dropped the CEO on the ground. Without a word, he turned to look at the girl standing frozen behind him, her eyes locked onto his.
His eyes bore a cold, nearly menacing intensity as his gaze scrutinized her. Despite realizing she was physically unharmed, his bloodlust didn't waver; instead, it grew even more intense.
Glancing at the man now sprawled on the floor, bloodied and defeated, Alexander's seething fury transformed into a dark, deadly rage.
Alexander Qinn seized the man by his collar and forced him to kneel on the floor before him. The CEO placed his hands on the ground to steady himself, fighting to remain upright when Alexander stepped on both of the man's hands – the hands that had touched her – exerting his weight as though intent on rendering them useless, as if he aimed to shatter them, ensuring they could never be used again.
The man's loud, harrowing scream echoed in the restroom, forcing Abi to close her eyes and cover her ears.
When she reopened her eyes, she witnessed Alexander delivering another punch to the man's face, rendering him unconscious.
A deep silence settled over the room, resembling the stillness that follows when a ferocious super typhoon finally subsides.
Alexander then slowly walked towards her. His face was still a mask of rage and bloodlust and she couldn't help but look away from him, her heart beating wildly. Her emotions were a mess.
When he was close enough to her, he leaned in and whispered in her ear, "Abigail… this is just a little taste of hell. I told you… You can't handle it."
Seeing the horror written all over her face, he turned away, thinking that the girl was now undoubtedly too scared to even look at him. Good! You should be scared!
He began to move away, ready to leave her be, but before he could take a single step, he felt her frail arms encircle his waist, embracing him from behind. Her head found its place against his back, and he sensed his shirt growing damp from her tears. He could also feel her entire body trembling, a testament to the shock this ordeal had inflicted upon her.
Alexander's eyes widened. He had purposefully revealed to her the extent of violence he was capable of. So why? Why was this seemingly fragile girl still... she should be terrified of him! She should be fleeing from him as far and fast as possible! That's what any ordinary, rational person would do.
Disbelievingly, he ran his fingers through his hair, and in the next moment, his deadly aura somehow started to dissipate. He closed his eyes to gather his thoughts before taking a deep, quiet breath and gradually, he felt himself relax as the rage and murderous intent left him.
He turned to face her, but her body went limp, and she collapsed into his arms.
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