Page 81 of The Depraved Prince
He’s beyond pissed off.
I’m scared of what he’ll do to me now. Will he chain me up in his room? Will he finally kill me now that he realizes I lied? As I continue to thrash in his torturous hold, I close my eyes and prepare for the worst.
27
MILLIE
“You promisedyou wouldn’t try and leave me!” He shouts, kicking the door to his room closed with his foot. He grabs me like I’m featherlight and puts me on my feet. I stumble, and I’m about to fall onto the floor, but he catches me just in time before I can hurt myself. He protects me from the fall and makes me stand back up.
He locks his door and runs a hand through his hair anxiously. The veins in his neck bulge, wrath evident, and I’m biting my lip as I try to stay calm. He paces around me…circling me like a shark.
“Now I killed one of my close friends because he was going to take you for himself!” He kicks his desk with his boot, and it breaks in half. It’s like he’s having a manic episode. The darkness and depravity take over him so easily.
I hold myself and watch him.
“He was not going to hurt me! He was helping me get back home!” I shout at him as I suck in a breath and clench my jaw. I’m so stressed out that my teeth grind against each other, and I can’t do anything to loosen them up.
He turns to me, and his jaw ticks off and on.
“Look at your head! He hurt you! You bled!” He shouts like his demons are back, and they are here to stay.
“That was the car. He was not going to hurt me!” I push at his chest, but he doesn’t move an inch.
He turns to me and cups my face with both of his hands. His eyes are still blood red, and he smirks with flaring nostrils and narrowed brows.
“Aww, my poor naive little Bambi. You forget that he’s an immortal, just like I am. I could feel his intentions with you through my dead bones, sweetheart. He was going to take you for himself, probably take your blood, and then turn you into his personal pet and fuck you. You don’t know him like I do.”
“Again, he was helping me go back home!”
“It doesn’t matter anymore. He’s gone. He touched you…he touched what’s mine, tried to take you away, and paid the price. I can’t believe you tried to go with him. He looked at you the way I fucking look at you! Who’s next, Millie? I told you what would happen, right?” He gets in front of my face and caresses my cheek softly. I stand there with my hands at my side, feeling defeated.
I break down and sob silently as he watches me intensely. The same realization I had at the concert hits me again. I’m never going to escape him, am I?
“I’m going to remind you of what will happen every time you try to run from me. Should I start with your co-worker?”
I shake my head and lick my trembling bottom lip as he tilts my chin up, forcing me to meet his gaze. A tear falls down my cheek, and he clenches his jaw. He wipes it away with a quick swipe of his thumb.
“Cole?” He taunts me in a wicked way with a feral, rough smile.
I freeze at the mention of his name.
My silence makes him angrier. He looks at his watch, adjusting his cuff, and smirks sinfully. His fangs grow longer and make a dreadful appearance.
He wouldn’t dare hurt Cole…
“I can take the Drago family private plane right now to pay him a visit. The way he was pleading for you to come back home gives me just the motivation I need to remove him from your life. Your blood should only heat up for me!”
My eyes bulge. He’s not bluffing. He turns around and heads for the door. He’s there in half a second. Air whooshes through my hair and over my shoulders from how fast he jumped.
“I’ll take everyone you love away so that the only family you have left is me! You only have one choice. I’m only giving you one choice, don’t you get it? I will kill everyone you care about. I’ll kill all of your friends and family so that the only person you have left is me. I’m your family. Your parents abandoned you just like mine have. I’ve lived and experienced that type of absence and heartache. I’ll kill them all off one by one until I’m the only person that you can trust and count on. You. Will. Fucking. Devote. Yourself. To. Me! Your father left you, remember?! Your mother has never considered you. Nash dipped and left you behind.But I will never leave you behind.They don’t deserve your forgiveness. They all treated you like shit!I love you more than myself. I’ve watched you for months, and I know you, Millie Flores! I truly know you better than anyone in this world. I will love you the way you need to be loved, and I willneverleave you alone.”
Oh my god, he’s insane.
Before he can grab the doorknob, I react and scream.
“No! Hayden, stop, please!” I bellow out. “Don’t kill him! Don’t kill anyone! They are all innocent in all of this. I’m yours! I’m sorry. I…”
How do I stop him? How do I make him believe I won’t try and escape again?
