Chapter 26

'Wake up!' The voice thundered early in the morning in the room of the girl who was still sleeping.

The dark room was instantly filled with bright light. The young man spread the curtains in different directions, allowing the sun to reach the dark room.

'James won't be waiting long for you!'

She closed her eyes as a bright beam of sunlight passed over her face.

'Don't touch me,' she muttered as the blanket fluttered down to the floor.

The young man straightened his shirt collar, carefully examining the girl lying on the bed. Her hair was unkempt on the pillow as Hailey lay head down on the mattress. The boy bit his lower lip, running a hand through his hair. There is nothing he can do right now, no matter how much he wants to. Because if this girl had fallen into his hands then, she would not be here. Because if he had caught her then, she wouldn't be alive. Because if he had gotten her then, she would have been in his power at least.

'Get up,' the boy growled softly, leaning over the girl.

Cold fingers ran down Hailey's leg, moving up. Goosebumps ran along the skin after a small cool path on warm skin.

'Get away from here!' The girl groaned, pulling her legs closer to her.

Taking a sitting position on the bed, she looked menacingly at the guy, covering her bare legs with her hands. Glancing at the door and then back at Hailey, the boy sat on the bed, sitting closer to the girl, but she pressed herself against the back of the bed with all her might, trying to increase the distance between them.

'If you don’t get out of bed right now and come with me, then Foster will come here,' the young man whispered quickly, casually placing his large hand on Hailey’s knee. 'And I really don't think he'll be happy that you disobeyed him.'

The girl lowered her eyes down, unable to maintain long eye contact.

'Because I'm here on James' orders.'

'Do what you want,' the girl suddenly issued, raising her head and stubbornly looking at the guy.

Removing the other's hand from her body, Hailey rose abruptly to her feet, opening the door to escort the guard out.

'Get out, I'm not going to obey anyone. And I don't care if Jay comes here because I'm not afraid of him.'

'You don't know him well if you think you're not afraid of him,' Joe said, walking up to Hailey.

His movements were slow and a strange smirk played on his lips, and it seemed that the girl had seen it somewhere, but her memory, as angrily, refused to remember it.

'But I can make sure that James doesn’t come here right now and you can have a good rest with me.'

The girl's body was pressed against the wall when the guy got too close to her. She could feel his breath on her skin, which was disgusting to her. Not with this guy, not now, not never. Weak female hands pushed the guy in the chest, but he stubbornly stood on his feet, not planning to move away.

'So,' there was a slight pause, followed by his hands on her body. 'How about some fun?'

'Get out of here!' Hailey screamed, trying to get out of his hugs and dirty kisses.

His kisses were so rough that his lips hurt. His hugs were so strong that the girl simply could not get out of them and finish it as soon as possible.

'Don't touch me!'

'You'll be screaming later, baby.'

The 'baby' from his mouth was so disgusting that the girl grimaced as she continued to fight. The buttons on the sleeping shirt flew in all directions, falling loudly to the floor. After that, part of the clothes fell off the girl’s shoulders, slightly exposing her upper part. Hailey tried to close, but it was to no avail when Joe pressed the girl's arms up over her head. There was a woman's cry in the room, to be muffled for moments by the lips of a young man, or by the palm of his hand. The guy roughly began to bite the girl's collarbone, which is why terrible marks began to remain on the skin.

'What the fuck are you doing, Joe?' Came a rough voice from beside them.

The guy lazily raised his head, meeting the menacing gaze of another person present in this room. Joe stepped away from the girl, noticing the enraged look of the young man who had just come in and prevented him from carrying out his plan. Green eyes turned into the darkest shade on earth, and the muscles of the body tensed very strongly. Hailey slid down the wall, falling to the floor and covering her face with her hands so that no one would see her cry. She no longer worried about her appearance, the most important thing was that all this was stopped. It was the person who himself was in this very place who did these dirty things that stopped him. And it was really weird. But it was also good, because she was safe. Almost...

'Get the hell out of here before I punch you in the face,' the curly-haired boy growled, kicking the guard out of the room.

Dean walked over to the girl, squatting in front of her.

'Are you OK?' His large hand caressed her head.

Hailey removed her hands from her face, looking up at the boy in front of her. She just couldn't understand what happened to him. He was a bad guy, maybe only with her. What happened to him that he began to care? Maybe it's a mask he puts on just to get something for himself? She just got lost.

'You wanted to abuse me too,' Hailey let out a moan, trying to calm herself. 'Why did you stop him?'

And in fact, the guy thought. This question baffled him. For some reason, he just decided to take the mask off his face. The guy was just tired of pretending to be someone else to please someone. And maybe it's for the best? Dean just wanted to open up to this girl, and he didn't know why. The guy just wants to help her. Be her lifeline.

'Because it's wrong, I think. Wouldn't you help?'

'But you molested me too.'

'I was just a fool at the time, sorry.'

'And now you're not a fool?'

'To a certain extent, yes, but I'm not as stupid as I used to be.'

'You're weird.'

'But I am an open hearted person.' The guy rose to his feet, extending his hand to Hailey for support: 'Come on, get up.'

Grasping her hand, the girl got to her feet, wiping the tears on her cheeks with the back of her hand and wrapping herself in a shirt, like a bathrobe, to hide her bare skin.

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'I told you to listen to me! How many times have you been stubborn?' The guy shouted at the girl, putting a knife to her throat.

The sharp blade pressed against the soft skin, letting a few drops of blood escape from its captivity. The girl screamed, feeling intense pain in that area. It all happened too fast to realize what had just happened.

'You will be punished as many times as you disobeyed me!'

'Let me go, it hurts, please!'

The whole house of James stood in only two voices. Dominant and the girl who was in his hands.

'You are a monster, I hate you!'

'Come on, honey?' The blond pushed the girl away from him, quickly pressing her against the wall. 'I'm sorry, I don't really care.'

'Don't touch me!' The girl's hands were on the chest of James, trying to push the guy aside. 'Please,' hysteria washed over Hailey, plunging her into a terrible state.

The blade of the knife cut into the skin on his wrist, leaving a trail of blood in its wake.

'Please stop! I'm begging you, please!'

James grabbed the girl by the other hand, leaving exactly the same cut on her wrist, before that blocking all her actions. The poor girl's face contorted in pain as the young man grabbed her by the arms, continuing to drag her along. Long male fingers cut into the cuts, pressing hard on the wounds. Hailey screamed, choking on her own tears of pain. The girl lost her balance, falling off her feet, but the guy continued to drag her along.

'It hurts! Please let me go! Jay, I'm begging you! Stop!' A scream escaped from her chest every time, but it was not heard for a moment.

'Shut up!' The blond man snarled as he stepped out of the building into the street.

The girl was dragged along the dirty ground, combing her delicate and fragile skin more and more against the stones. The girl screamed and sobbed. The girl knew that a little more and she would die. Only this time for real.