Running Scared

15. Leverage to take me out.

"Is anyone near us within the hearing range and please don't ask any questions." She whispered in my ear and the seriousness in her tone made me oblige her wish.

I tuned out my senses, listening for anyone within the close proximity of ours but everything was as silent as a graveyard.

"No one's here with us. Now what is it?" I asked her.

"I know that you won't believe what I'm about to say, but please just listen to me, alright?" She said.

"The chandelier didn't fall on it's own accord and before you say anything, when I glanced up, I saw that the chandelier's screws were unscrewing themselves, as if some invisible person was doing it with a screwdriver." She said with a rush.

What the hell! Someone inside the castle did this and now I know that she is not lying because I can easily catch a lying person.

"And not only that, when you pulled my ankle and I fell down, it was as if the chandelier had a mind of it's own and started making  it's way towards me to crush me. I rolled out just in time, otherwise the condition in which my wrist was would've been the condition of my body too." She finshed and took a shuddering breath.

I just looked at her and everything clicked  in place.

Of course my enemies would use her as a leverage to take me out.

Afterall I was nearly indestructible, I had no weakness until she came in my life.

Fuck.

She couldn't even defend herself, that makes her the number one target to take me out.

But why did she tell me all this? Why not her trusting Adam?

"Why are you telling me this? Why not Adam? I know you trust him more than me, then why tell me all this?" I was really curious.

"Trust?" She barked out a humourless laugh,"I dont truat anyone Alec, not even Kate. Because everytime I trust someone, one way or another they backdstab me. Always." She said with a hint of pain in her voice.

I wanted to say that she could trust me but it was like to say drink the poison and it won't kill you.

"And I told you this, because anyone can be the culprit, even Adam, so I thought it was best to confide in you." She said.

I just nodded my head.

We took a right turn and came in front of mahogany double doors made with dark wood and golden intricate designs.

Ah! My room of solace.

"What's behind the doors?" She asked, a little excitement in her voice.

"You'll find it out yourself." I said and pushed the doors open.

She gasped, her eyes were filled with wonder and for the first time I saw happiness twinkle in them.

"It's magnificent. Please tell me I'm not dreaming." She said as her eyes took everything in.

I knew she would love libraries somehow, that's why I wanted to show her this place first.

The shelves were filled with no other than books and books. All types of books,  old, new, historic, sc-fic, biographies, fiction, horror, mystery-thriller etc.

"I love walking into libraries it's like all my friends are sitting in the shelves waving their pages at me." She said and began skimming through all the section.

"Where's romance section?" She asked turning towards me.

I laughed and she looked more confused, "why do you think, that I will keep a fucking romance section in my library? I hate love, so what's the matter of keeping those sick books?" I said.

She looked hurt and her eyes became all glossy. Great! Now whay did I do?

"We do have a romance section." Adam sain entering into the library.

"No, we don't." I said confidently.

"Yes, we do. You see Elisa, I love romantic novels, so I decided to add some in this library. You're free to browse them out." He said, smiling at her.

Immediately her glossy look vanished and she ran towards him, "where? Please show  me. I love romantic novels too and I would love to check them out unlike some people, I strongly believe in love." She said the last part looking at me.

"You're to throw that books out Adam, this instant." I said angrily. How dare he add those type of books in my library.

"No, Elisa wants to read them and if you throw them out then I'll throw out your favourite sword and you know I know where you keep all your swords, so that'll be an easy thing to do." He said with a smirk plastered on his face.

"Are you threatening me Adam?" I asked in a cold voice but that didn't seem to scare him.

"Listen Alec, everyone has their own preference, their own choice. Some romantic books are not going to burn down your precious library. Be a little reasonable. " He said with a soft voice.

I turned my gaze towards Elisa who was looking back and forth between me and Adam.

"After you finish reading them, I'm gonna burn them to ashes, just like when you hate someone so much that you burn inside to destroy them. That is the case between me and love" I spat and turned around to leave the library.

I need some time alone. Just thinking about love makes me remember why I hate it so much.
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Hello my lovely beautiful kittens,

Finally exams are finished and I'm so happy.

I'm sorry for uploading after so many days but what can I do? Exams!

Next update will probably be tomorrow or on monday.

I wanted to makeb this chap bigger but I'm so sleepy.

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