Chapter 37: The Hunt and the Horror-2

Mr. Talon opened his mouth to say something but he stopped abruptly as if he had heard something, and his eyes widened. I saw all the guards go stiff and Mr. Penson and Roma both stood straight with their heads held high. That's when I heard the sound of cars approaching. I looked to my left and saw three black SUVs heading towards the building in a line, one after the other. I gulped and stood straight and stared at Mr. Penson's back. Why hadn't he told me we were having important people visit? I hadn't made any arrangements for a meeting! Nor did I know what this meeting would be about. The SUVs came to a halt, with the middle one stopping right in front of us and my anxiety grew, but so did my curiosity. Roma was tall and I couldn't see anything with her standing in front of me. I had the urge to get on my tip toes and peep over her shoulder, but refrained from doing so. I heard the doors of the first and last cars open and then the sound of people getting off. I was surprised to see that they were more guards dressed in black emerge from the two cars but what really shocked me was when my roomie got out of one of them. I gaped at her but she hadn't seen me yet. She was dressed much like the rest of the guards, in tight black full sleeved clothes and a thick vest. She was a bodyguard? But...to whom? She, along with three other men, flanked the middle car's door making it even harder for me to see what was going on. I heard the car's door open and for some reason my heart sped up. I heard the sound of someone getting out of the car and suddenly chills started running down my spine. The air suddenly grew extremely tense and my body started tingling. My hands became clammy but my throat felt dry. There were waves of power and authority coming from the person who just got out of the car and they had paralysed me. I couldn't think, I couldn't breathe, I couldn't move. And at that precise moment, everyone except Mr. Penson bent their bodies and bowed deeply leaving me standing straight as still and stiff as a statue and sticking out like a sore thumb. Time slowed down again, all too familiarly and I could almost tell what was going to happen next. And as if on cue my eyes immediately found two disturbingly conversant chocolaty orbs staring into mine in surprise. My eyes went wide and I gasped softly as my mind screamed two words. Déjà vu The CEO stood in front of me, looking as breathtakingly handsome as ever with Master Cole standing on his right and an unfamiliar man on his left. While the CEO continued to gaze at me with wide eyes and slightly parted lips, I saw Master Cole cringe and the other man narrowed his eyes at me. In my peripheral vision I saw the guards including my roomie gape at me in horror. Move body, move!!! I didn't know why but my body wouldn't budge. It was like something was willing me to keep my head up, to not bow regardless of these significant authorities standing before me, but I didn't know why and I could hear warning bells going off inside my head. The same unknown awakening, from before, surged within me. Strange sensations flowed through my body as I felt it heat up. Something on the inside of me wanted out and it was pushing hard against my mental walls. I could feel a headache coming. I heard a soft gasp from next to me and I knew Mr. Talon was probably dying right now. In front of me the CEO's brows furrowed and eyes narrowed dangerously, as his surprise turned to something else, and even though I couldn't tell what it was, I knew one thing. He wasn't happy. I gulped and released a ragged breath. My heart was slamming into my chest and my hands were trembling. Suddenly my body felt extremely heavy, as though gravity had suddenly doubled or tripled. I felt weighed down, burdened. The CEO's expression changed. His lips parted again and his eyes widened but this time it was not in surprise, it was in worry. Why was it that I didn't even know him and yet I had seen that very same worried expression so many times already? All of a sudden a thousand voices filled my head all at the same time and I cringed at the stabbing pain in my head that they caused. The voices were both male and female, most of which I didn't recognize but some of which I startlingly did. Oh no! Not again... Master Cole? I thought. Who is she? She didn't bow?! What the hell is she doing? Bow you idiot! Roommate! I recognized. Someone tell that girl to look away. The Alpha is going to kill her! Ooooh Lunaaa! Mr. Talon?! I knew. The voices continued assaulting my mind, most sounding angry and afraid at the same time. My head pounded and vision blurred. But despite hearing their words, my body still wouldn't move. And it terrified me to no end. The CEO took a step forward, his hand extending towards me, his expression now extremely concerned and maybe even slightly panicked. Wincing, I immediately looked away from his face only to find Mr. Penson staring at me wide eyed. I nearly jumped out of my skin in shock. I had never seen Mr. Penson look that surprised before. I felt a new wave of fear wash over me. I was a goner. My lips trembled and my body shivered involuntarily. My eyes silently begged Mr. Penson for some help and his expression immediately softened. The next instant everyone stood up again and Roma blocked me from the CEO's dangerous gaze. Immediately everything went back to normal. The voices in my head disappeared and that feeling of being weighed down vanished. All movement returned to my body and my knees shook as I wrapped my arms around myself involuntarily. Chills continued to run down my body and I gasped for breath. What was happening to me? I couldn't stop shivering. I couldn't shake that feeling of something powerful pushing at my walls, of that heavy burden falling over my body and the sudden voices echoing in my head. From the corner of my eye I could see Mr. Talon looking at me with concern. Why was I always doing things that troubled him so!