Chapter 127

Chapter 127
Serena’s POV

The silence after he left felt heavier than his presence. It was so sharp that it started pricking my ears.

I stayed exactly where I was i.e. on the couch. My heart was still pounding in my chest very hard. My head was becoming heavy so I rested it back and closed my eyes for a few minutes.

With no food and excessive use of energy, my body was exhausted. I didn't know when I drifted into the darkness.

I woke up to the sound of the door opening. My eyebrows drew in confusion when I took in my surroundings. I was already in the room but I clearly remember sleeping on the couch.

My jaw twitched, Kayden must have brought me here.

A shiver of disgust ran down my body at the thought of him touching me again.

My thoughts were cut short when the door opened fully and Kayden entered with a tray. The smell of fresh food hit me before he could even reach me.

I didn't have anything after the brunch and it is already midnight. My stomach grumbled in protest but I pressed my lips together, refusing to react.

He placed the tray on the small wooden table beside the bed. I closed my eyes and turned away, hiding myself inside the duvet.

"Sit up" came his order.

What is he thinking of himself? Matteo? He is not even in the dust of his feet.

When I didn't move, he roughly grabbed the edge of the duvet and pulled it off of me.

"What the fuck!" I shouted and sat up.

"Eat!" He ordered.

His face was expressionless and unreadable. Was that not enough? Does he want me to humiliate him more?

"I am not hungry, you may take your buffet somewhere else" I said rudely.

His jaw clenched and fists tightened. He inhaled sharply and muttered something under his breath.

"I have never talked about those from anyone. I am cleaning the place, bringing the food for you is a very big thing. Instead of being thankful you are behaving bratty"

"So?" I asked him back "Did I ask you all this?"

He fell silent for a few moments. He opened his mouth but that closed it.

"Serena, just eat. You haven't eaten anything for hours now" this time he said in a requesting tone.

“I’m not touching anything you bring,” I said flatly.

He sighed and sat across me on the bed. I folded my legs to my chest and wrapped the arms around myself. I don't want even an inch of my skin touching him.

"Do you really think that I will harm you, Serena" he asked in a soft tone.

"After what you have done, you really think I will trust you?"

He let out a deep sigh.

“If I wanted to hurt you, I had more than enough chances.” he said looking straight into my eyes.

"Nothing could convince me to eat this food. I know how much you hate my baby. I cannot risk its life."

That made him chuckle.

“See?” he said softly. “You do know me.”

My stomach dropped.

"I really want to kill that bastard" his eyes flicked down to my belly as he smiled cruelly. "But I am not a stupid to do it right now." He continued "

“If anything happens to you or the baby, I’d have to take you to a hospital or call a doctor. It will only reveal the location and draw attention.” His eyes sharpened. “And I can’t afford that right now.”

The way he said right now made my skin crawl.

"So eat" he added and placed the tray in between us before taking a bite "I haven't added any poison in it"

But I looked away.

“I care about you, Serena. More than you ever bothered to see.”

I don't care.

"I know why you are angry"

My head turned to him.

"Matteo provided you with a luxurious house while I have brought you to this broken and old place. Isn't it?"

My lips slightly parted in surprise.

"But don't worry it is just temporary" he interjected before I could say anything "just a few days and I will provide you with everything, even better than Matteo."

"I am not an object that you can move at your own will"

"Exactly, but Matteo was treating you like one. He snatched your freedom, controlled you and kept you like a precious object. You failed to see it"

"I know what I was for him, Kayden. I don't need you to explain anything. And I also know what you think of me. I don't want anything from you. Just go away with this food of yours. I won't die if I do not eat for a day"

"And what do you think will change tomorrow?" He asked.

"I will find a way out" I told him

He chuckled

"You really think, you can escape this place." He chuckled again "it's not going to be easy. And if even for 1% you are thinking that Matteo will come to save you, then just forget about it. I haven't left any evidence for him to track us. He can never reach us"

My jaw clenched as I stared at him with narrowed eyes. I never knew he could steep so low.

"And for now, he must be busy with his new bride. He won't even be thinking about you"

His last words hit harder than a slap.

My fingers clenched into the bedsheet as rage burned through my veins. I didn’t reply because I didn't want him to give me the satisfaction. I didn't want him to show the effect his words were having on me. I know he was doing this on purpose.

"Now, have it"

Without saying anything, I tried to move my head away but before I could he grabbed my jaw, and forced my mouth open by digging his fingers painfully in my cheeks.

My lips parted in pain. He took it as an advantage and shoved the spoon in my mouth.

I tasted the food for a split second and spat it straight into his face when he left my jaw.

The room went dead silent. Both of us froze at our places.

Food dripped from his cheek to his jaw. His eyes went wide with shock and then turned dark with rage.

"You..." He roared through his clenched teeth. His hands flew out to grip my throat. He wasn't choking me but his hold was tight enough to pin me against the bed.

“I am trying to keep you alive,” he snarled. “Do you have any idea how much restraint that takes?”

I gasped for air but he didn't pull his hand away.

"You don't want to eat, fine!" He raved "but don't you dare think some angel will come to save you. You are mine now. It will be better for you to accept the truth as soon as possible"

My fingers scabbled blindly against the mattress. My eyes were going wide due to lack of oxygen but I wasn't ready to surrender.

My heart flushed when I my fingers closed around the cold metal of the fork.

I will kill him today!