บท 19: Rest Or I Die

<p>(Rachael POV) <br/><br/>His lips were on my neck and I could feel them moving sensually on my neck. I gasped, and my feet dug into the sheets. What was this feeling? But before I could dwell on them, I heard a hoarse voice whispering close to my ear.<br/><br/>"You smell familiar," he whispered.<br/><br/>I bit my lips to stop the sound that threatened to come out. "What are you-" I gasped when his hand moved upwards. It crawled its way from my stomach to my breast and palmed it. The feeling that came with it was unexplainable, and I haven't felt that all through my years on this earth.<br/><br/>He bit my neck, enough to cause a hickey. I was starting to enjoy the feeling when something stopped me. It was my senses, telling me how stupid I was behaving and as if I got back my strength that was lost beneath this strange man, I used it to push him off me, but he wouldn't bulge. Oh! No. There has to be a way, I can't let this happen. I started searching for different alternatives and finally, my instincts came to perform their duty.<br/><br/>"Ouch!" He exclaimed when I kneeled him on his crotch very hard that I could almost feel his pain. His face twitched in pain, but I used the chance to quickly run away from him and from this strange place. I ran to the door and swung it open as I rushed outside with a pounding heart. I kept running through the dim and long hallway. I haven't seen such a hallway throughout my existence nor have I seen any man like that who was so appealing, breathtaking, spellbinding and at the same time, scary to the bones.<br/><br/>His chilling appearance was the main reason I was running so fast and away from him. My feet moved in a fast motion for him to not catch up with me, or I was sure my days would be over.<br/><br/>I finally passed the hallway, down to the stairs. Gosh! I could hardly believe that this was a fucking mansion, I was in a mansion, so surreal.<br/><br/>I reached a big room, or was it the living room? However, I hadn't a second to spare with such thought, and I was deeply grateful that I could reach to the door and pull it open. The sun greeted my eyes with its brightness and I quickly brought my hands to cover my face and save my eyes from it. I removed my hands and tried to adjust to the light, and when I did, I rushed out. The outside looked beautiful with the waterfall in the middle and the garden that surrounded it. I wished I had the time to spare to appreciate the sight before me, but every moment of lateness might cause me my life, and I just couldn't give it up randomly for some sight that pleased my eyes. I kept running, but the place was just damn big. The place was decorated with well trimmed bushes, and they all looked the same. I became confused about where to go because of this, not being able to distinguish between my left or right.<br/><br/>But I kept running aimlessly towards somewhere that I could only conclude or visualize as my safe haven. After running for 30 minutes, I could no longer see the tall building of a mansion behind and that, I believe, was a good sign though I wasn't convinced, but I wanted to believe that. Besides, I have been running for 30 minutes without a break. Speaking of break, I stopped running and placed my hands on my knees to catch my lacking breath. Why do I have to keep running ever since I left the club?<br/><br/>I dragged in a breath and turned my head back to check my surroundings. Now, judging by the look of the place, I was certain that I was at least miles away from that man, and that made me happy. I closed my eyes and breathed in sharply before I continued running again.<br/><br/>Now my mind was set to find my way back to wherever I came from. I didn't even know the location of where they got me from and where I was. This world would definitely see me as a stranger.<br/><br/>After an hour of running, I gave up to rest before I die. I needed to survive if I really wanted to leave this place. I sat there for a minute as I tried to gather everything that happened a while back and how I lost myself for more than a brief seconds under the man who killed my father. Yes, I know I had no proof to my claims, but I could still remember the voice and the deepness of it was unforgettable. <br/><br/>That murderer. I was sure he could barely remember after that day because it's been roughly 5 years since that incident and the room where the event went down was dim, dim enough that I couldn't picture his face, so I doubt he could do the same.<br/><br/>I stood up from the floor and walked hastily because I completely lacked the energy to keep running. I sighed devastatingly with the feeling like I was stuck there, and it was either I go back or die out there, but I didn't know which was better. Furthermore, I paused when I heard footsteps at my left. Who was that? I became eager.<br/><br/>I turned to look and behold, I saw two men walking towards me in their security uniforms, and it gave me hope and relief. Hurried to them immediately.<br/><br/>"Hey, please officer, I need your help," I said, looking behind me. They looked confused and simultaneously turned to look at each other.<br/><br/>"Young lady, who are you and how can we help?" One of them asked.<br/><br/>"I'm… I'm being chased by… No, in fact, I was kidnapped, and I don't know my way back," I said in one breath.<br/><br/>They looked concerned and that really assured me. However, it was only for a brief moment because the next minute their faces changed as they looked behind me and even stranger when they bowed and walked away.<br/><br/>What was that? I asked myself and with a pounding heart and clenched fists, I turned around and to my greatest fear, I saw none other than the man I dreaded to see. He was there standing with his hands in his pockets while he stood there with an amused look and a dark aura around him that gave me the urge to pee on myself. His eyes bored into mine while his lips pressed in a thin line.<br/><br/>Oh my God! How was this possible? Where was I? And what was going on?</p>