BEAUTIFUL MONSTER

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Orion and I stared up at Kelly's residence. It was a large, red-bricked house that sat on the end of the street with a fairly large garden. The house seemed to be undisturbed but l still clearly remembered Kelly's petrified scream.

"You're not coming."

"Do we have to keep bickering?"

"We do if you keep disobeying me."

"Wow, Orion, when did you become my father?"

He wrinkled his nose. "We've had sex. Don't go calling me daddy." He got out of the car, slamming the door shut. I followed suit, quickening my pace as he bounded up Kelly's front steps. "I don't want you to get hurt, Doll. Be a good girl and stay in the car."

"And I don't want you to get hurt, Orion. Be a good daddy and stop trying to control me."

"You know, daddies dominate their girlfriends. And their girlfriends are obligated to listen to them," Orion knocked his hip against mine. "I mean, I wouldn't mind spanking you for disobeying me later on. Hell, I'll be looking forward to it."

"I think you're delusional. Be honest; out of the two of us who's more likely to get whipped?"

Orion levelled his foot against the lock after realising the front door was barred against us. "Honestly? In public it might seem like you have the control but in the bedroom I have you whimpering and drenched with need," he leaned towards me, huskily saying. "Isn't that right, sugar?"

He pulled back his leg and then slammed it against the door handle. He repeated the action. Seconds later, the door opened a fraction. "You have some serious power in the leg of yours," I said. "I don't know whether I'm impressed or somewhat turned on."

"I'll answer to your need later. You didn't answer my question," Orion said, picking up the picture frame that was smashed on the floor. Judging from the clutter and fallen items there was a struggle and I could only hope that Kelly was alright.

"There's no time. Go check upstairs, I'll search downstairs."

Orion looked ready for another argument but I quickly grabbed his hand. "Please? I have this knife. If something happens, I'll stab, scream and ask questions later."

He exhaled deeply, grumbling. "Okay. Sure."

"Same goes for you, sugar. Squawk as loud as you can."

He gave me a satirical smile in response and stealthily raced up the stairs.

I went through the dining room but the black and white room seemed undisturbed. I backed out of the living room once I realised the same thing. It was only in the kitchen that I paused. The window had been smashed in by someone from the outside, shards of glass had littered all over the floor and all over the sink, sparkling in the sunlight just like Edward Cullens, only more prettily.

"Oh, damn," I said.

There was a loud bang! and I raced into the hallway. A yell followed and I hurried up the stairs, shouting. "Kelly?! Orion?"

"This sonafabitch..." Orion angrily cussed.

I followed his voice into the bathroom where he had cornered a short, Chinese man who began bawling, clutching his bleeding nose. "You're crazy! You're crazy!"

"Where's Kelly?" I demanded; worry worming its way up my gut, sickening me.

"I found this creepy pervert standing over her. I think she's either fainted or she's been drugged, I don't know. She's in her bedroom."