Page 64 of Chasing Football Dreams

I just hoped that Duncan or Eliza would notice that I was missing. And not believe Benjamin.

I jerked around when the bookcase moved and opened. I picked up a football that was lying on the ground and threw it at the person I thought was Benjamin entering and made a run for it.

"Zoey, wait,"

I ran over to the desk and grabbed my phone when the person grabbed me by my arm.

"Let me go!" I balled my hand in a fist out of instinct and punched the person in the face.

My eyes widened when I watched the jerk guy who comes to the diner with a different girl every day hit the ground.

"What the hell are you doing here?" I asked, my gaze shifting around the room.

"I live here,"

I blinked. "Benjamin is your father?"

He nodded, cupping his jaw.

"I need to get to Duncan," I ran out of the study and down the staircase. Biting back a disgruntled moan when Benjamin intercepted my way.

He stopped me, grabbing me around the waist and picking me up before carrying me back upstairs.

"Let me go, you jerk!" I whaled and kicked in his arms.

"You are beginning to get a real nuisance," He growled at me.

"Yeah, well, you are an asshole who messed with the wrong girl," I thrashed around in his arms until I hit him in the face making him lose his balance and fall.

I was the first to hit the floor with him falling on top of me. "Get off me, you creep," I shoved him away from me and jumped to my feet when he grabbed my foot, jerking me back and making me land on my face.

"Get your fucking hands off of her!" I sighed with relief when I heard Duncan's voice bawling over the loud music.

Benjamin ignored him and came at me but his plan failed as Duncan tackled him to the ground.

"Zoey," Wesley helped me to my feet.

I turned around to watch Andrew pull Duncan from Benjamin.

"What the fuck is going on?" I heard Shane's voice as he emerged from the guests.

His eyes found me and landed on me. "Why is your lip bleeding?" He asked.

I touched my lip and noticed the blood on my fingers. I looked at Benjamin shoving Duncan away from him.

Duncan instantly came over to check on me, his hand quivering as he cupped my face. His eyes darkened as I flinched when his fingers brushed over the swollen skin of my cheek where Benjamin slapped me.

"What did he do to you?" He asked like he instantly knew.

"He locked me in a room,"

"Yes, because you were snooping around,"

"He's the one who took me," I told Duncan.

"You watch it now, girl," Benjamin warned coming over to me but Shane stopped him.

"That's my daughter you are talking to," Shane warned him.

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