Page 45 of Lost in Her
“What look?”I ask in a pained voice.
Tristan’s eyes become clouded with rage but also calmness, which is fucking weird, but that is Tristan.He is both fire and ice all the time.One minute he can be calm and the next he can be shooting someone in the head.You never really know which Tristan you’re going to get.“That he was in love with you.I knew it before he did.And that is when I knew I had to use Oliver to get you away from Ethan.I don’t want to hurt him, babe, but I will if he doesn’t back the fuck off,” he whispers in a dark voice that makes more chills go down my spine.
This turned into a game for Tristan.a competition, and he made it his mission to win, to be better than Ethan.
I feel the fear taking me over.I should have known that this is how it was going to end.How it was always going to end.I was fucking kidding myself for thinking that I could escape.I tried to escape my father.I did escape my father and now I am once again in another prison.But I have a feeling this prison I won’t be able to escape from.“What is your plan?To just keep me locked up in your house?”There is no reason to try to act tough.I am not.And Tristan can see that.He has always been able to see my fears.Since the day I met him, he has been able to see right through me in the worst possible way.
Tristan looks at me, his eyes searching mine.“I like the sound of that.”
“You’re going to use me, abuse me until you don’t want me?”I snap back, feeling the mixture of a million different emotions.I am so fucking hot and cold with my emotions and thoughts I honestly don’t know what I am feeling or thinking.Every second that goes by is a new emotion and a new thought back and forth.
“Jennifer, I don’t think you are understanding what I am saying,” Tristan states calmly.What the fuck don’t I understand?I am his prisoner that he can do whatever he wants to.I don’t have a fucking say, I never did.
“Whatareyou saying?”I ask.I will play his fucking game even though I am terrified.I want to run and hide.But I won’t give him that.I won’t let him see that on the inside I am completely shattered.I know he already knows.I don’t hide it very well.And even though it makes me sick to my stomach Tristan knows me well.Too fucking well.
“I’m in love with you.I don’t want to use you or abuse you.I plan on making you my wife.”The chills go down my spine with his words.Words I never wanted to hear from him.Words that tell me I will never ever leave this prison he has created for me.I will serve a life sentence by his side.
“What?”I ask in a surprised and confused voice.
“You heard me, babe.Once we are married, Ethan will have to back off and I will finally have you to myself and no one will ever fucking touch you again.I promise you that.”
I take a deep breath and watch him search my eyes.I can’t hold back the tears that are once again building.I can’t hold back my body from shaking with his words.This was always his plan.He always wanted me and now he has me.
At least now he will leave my family alone.But I have a feeling that Ethan will come.He made me a promise, a promise I believe.I just hope at the end of this we all survive.Because I can’t live in a world where Ethan doesn’t exist.
Chapter Sixteen
Ethan
I quickly walk into Shawn and Emory’s house and make my way down the hallway to the living room.People are everywhere—we have been moving them non-stop.I stayed on the property making sure there were no more bombs.Emory is talking to Shawn and I can feel something isn’t right.As soon as I stepped into the house I knew something was off I just can’t fucking figure out what it is.
I quickly put my gun in the back of my pants as I walk around the couch and stop.Emory stops talking to Shawn and turns and looks up at me.“Where is she?”I ask in a shaky voice.I need to see her.
Shawn wraps one of his arms around Emory’s waist and pulls her into him.She rests one of her hands on his chest.She takes a deep breath which makes my heart sink.Something is fucking wrong.
Emory shakes her head, and I can see the tears building in her eyes.
