Chapter 10 Stranger Danger
All the events had completely exhausted her so she took a warm bath before going to bed.
She twisted and turned in the mattress, but sleep wouldn’t come. It was mostly because the events of the day kept on blinking in her mind.
Midnight approached and she was still awake, her eyes taking in the beautiful sight of the full moon through the window. If only she had two wings....she could have flown away from all her problems. With a soft sigh she snuggled deeper into the pillow, closing her eyes so that she could invite sleep.
Suddenly, she heard the door knob being twisted. But since she had locked it, the noise stopped. Her heartbeat raced again because the intruder – whoever it was, easily unlatched the door from the outside and entered her room and then closed the door. The door was behind her and she was laying on the bed facing the opposite direction so she couldn’t see who it was.
Her gaze remained fixated on the moon when she heard footsteps behind her, slowly approaching her bed. Fear of dying tugged her heart as she mentally whispered herself to breathe and lay perfectly still. The footsteps stopped right beside her bed and she could feel the body heat of the person on every inch of her exposed skin that was not under the blanket.
Along with paralyzing fear, Kate felt anger because Quisito and his men were supposed to be in charge of the mansion. If they were doing a good job, then no one would be in her room at such an hour.
Now it looks like she should fight all by herself.
Under the blanket, she curled her fingers into a fist and prepared her body for an attack. When she heard the tiniest brush of the intruder’s body against the side of her bed, she knew it was time.
Kate turned abruptly and fired her fist, aiming for the person’s face. She was pretty sure about her aim but the person caught her feeble fist in midair.
Her palm felt like a baby’s fist trapped in the intruder’s hand. This caused her to use the next and probably the last escape plan – Scream for help!
She opened her mouth to scream but the person quickly reached over and placed a big hand on her mouth.
“Shhh.....Kate, it’s me....Quisito” the person whispered in the dark and her eyes widened.
Slowly her eyesight adjusted to the darkness and with the help of the moonlight she saw his face. The charming devil stood close to her, his face only inches away from hers. The moment she realized that it was Quisito, she wanted to scream louder but thought of his blackmail made her keep her mouth shut.
He must have locked the door or even worse – His men were guarding it so that she couldn’t escape. For once in her life, jumping out of the window didn’t seem like such a bad idea.
After ensuring that she won’t make a noise, he retrieved his hands and released her. She immediately scooted away from him to the other end of the bed, while he got on it and made himself comfortable. He didn’t have his coat on and was wearing normal shirt and sweatpants – His night suit!
Kate watched in shock as he hogged her bed because she absolutely hated the idea of having someone else in her sleeping space, especially Quisito.
She was about to jump out of the bed but before she could make another move, he reached over and pulled her by the waist, making her land on top of him.
All the air left her lungs when she saw what position they were in. She tried to squirm away but was impossible due to his arm that rested on top of her, like a stone on a paper.
When she realized that she couldn’t even budge, she stopped struggling and looked down at Quisito angrily. A sexy smile stretched across his lips at her pouting face and without warning, he guided her head closer and smashed her lips against his.