chapter 5
“I am waiting, come on slit my throat and I will make sure you never see your father again,” The man said to me, the effrontery, what if I actually did call his bluff and stab him or slit his throat, he won’t have such a sharp mouth on him. I was not one for conflict and violence so I just proceeded with my word-full banter and threatening, nobody can be this indifferent to death.
“That is an empty threat” I seethed through my teeth
“Try me” I slowly removed the knife from his neck “that’s a good girl” he took it from me and stood up from the seat. “Now, you are going upstairs you are going to pack your things then you will follow me and your father will be safe”
“I am not going anywhere with you,” I said
“Do you think you are still in the position to make demands sweetheart with one snap of my finger your father will be dead so it is either we do this the easy way or the hard way, it is your choice”
I felt tears pricking my eyes, I couldn’t follow this man to wherever he came from, I had school and friends and a life to live. I barely even knew him; I needed a plan to distract him.
“You are wasting my time”
“Let’s say you do take me wherever you want to take me to, what would you do with me?”
“Marry you!” This guy is nuts, he can’t be serious, you did not just see a girl at a party and want to marry her. He was hot, sexually attractive if you may but I wouldn’t just jump into marriage after a few exchanged words. I AM SIMPLY NOT THAT FOOLISH
“What I can’t marry you, I just turned eighteen” I have barely even started masturbating
“And it is very possible for you to marry me in this civilized state of America,” he said. isn’t that a little un-bashful slick rick. he doesn’t even know how to woo a lady, you are supposed to make her smile first, you BASTARD.
“Sorry but I am not ready for marriage, I have school," I said, in the words of Will Smith, I needed to grab my father make like a tree and leave.
“You are literally wearing a wedding gown right gown” he laughed
“This is a party dress,” I said
“It is white, beautiful and you are in pretty makeup, looks like you were getting ready for your marriage to me” he shrugged
“Xavier I cannot marry you because my father is owing you something, give him the time he will pay up”
“You are what he owes me, Winter,” he said
“Excuse me?” no, no no that can’t be true my father loves me to death, he cannot just sell me. IMPOSSIBLE, IMPOSSIBLE. NEVER IN A BILLION YEARS IMPOSSIBLE
“Your father and I made a deal and as much as I will hate to disclose a deal to a third party I just have to let you know that in return for you living from birth he owes me”
“You should have let me die”
“But I didn’t”
I exhaled “can’t we give you something else like money, our house, jewelry” I don’t have jewelry but it is worth a shot
“No, I do not want anything else. I want you” he stroked my cheek
“Then sorry” I went out of the kitchen, my father was still passed out and he was still bleeding. I just need to stay calm for now once they figure out I can never give into them, they would leave and my father and I can try to forget this mess. Jax and Jeremy were standing watching him like he was some kind of captive “you guys can go now” I ordered
“We aren’t leaving until prince Xavier gives us instructions”
“Winter you don’t get it”
“Of course I do you are the devil my father made a deal with you but he can’t fulfill it and there is nothing I can do about it”
“You think this is a joke, don’t you. Okay, then how do I make this seem very serious” he walked to the couch my father was passed out on and placed the knife on his throat. “Do you still think I am joking, because I will kill him” I scoffed
“You wouldn’t”
“Oh you think...” he used the sharp blade of the knife across my father’s face and sliced his cheek “Are you going with me?”
“You are sick, demented. hallucinating. On crack” FUCKING FOOLISH
“I’m sick; darling I am holding a knife do you want to take those words you just called me back baby girl”
“You know what, yes I meant to say you are insane, out of your mind, idiotic, foolish in addition to those words” Xavier’s eyes darkened, Apparently ANGRY as well
“Really? I am going to show you how insane I really am, Jax and Jeremy keep her in place” the knife sliced down my father’s arm then he sliced across the wound, again and again, making me scream hoping that someone, our neighbor’s will come and help me. What is going on in his brain? the blood ran sickly down my father’s arm as if it was taunting me. it was deep red and I realized this isn’t just a stripper act for my birthday. Did those happen only in bachelorettes?
“Do you still want to mess with me?” he asked cleaning the blood near the deep wound
“Stop it” I screamed
“Say you will go along with me”
“I can’t” I cried out, I won’t. I have a family, a life and friends to take care of and who would take care of me
“Tsk; tsk” he sliced my father’s other hand and the blood, stained the knife. crimson droplets staining the couch. How the hell can someone be this cruel
“You are hurting him” I yelled and tried running to my father. my body was held tightly by the twins. One’s grip was looser than the others so I managed to pull away from him and struggle against the other
“Don’t you think I know that” Xavier yelled and cut my father again
“Okay fine; fine; fine; fine, I will go with you” I fell and broke into sobs
“Good, now so I know you aren’t messing with me” he stood up and crouched down beside my quivering body, the cut me right under my chin with the knife. What the? I felt my body weakening and my eyes closing. My life force was being pulled right out of me then the next thing I saw was pitch black. He killed me.