SHE

Chapter 40: Strings of Sanity

Unknown Person's POV

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"No one can take you from me, Emmi. You are mine." He spoke with authority, gripping my wrist in place.

My tears threatening to flow, I swallowed them and tried to push him off but he wouldn't budge. He is strong, a gang leader would never be weak but I won't back down. Now after what he did.

"I am not yours, Leo! I never was and never will be!" I yelled, pulling my wrist from his grip.

His pupils dilated and his breath hitched with his jaw clenching. I know he's angry, furious of course but I will not let him win.

I was surprised when his large calloused hand reached their way to my neck, connecting on my throat but the grip was still gentle without pressure.

"I should let you remember that kid you love, what's his name again? Toby right?" The way he spoke my ex boyfriend's name froze my whole being.

"The fucking golden boy in your school. But when you broke up with him, he isn't the perfect kid everyone thought he is. An asshole who will fuck everything that has two legs, but you still love him and you will do anything to keep me from killing him. Even if it takes you being mine."

Kill?

Just the thought made my insides churn and my mind in a tangled mess.

He will do it. Leonus Trevino is a man of his words. Whether it is a matter of life and death or not, he will do what he wants.

I can see the disgusting evil smile over his handsome face. It's a shame that his looks doesn't match who he is. The man everyone thought was respectable and loved, but they know nothing. For me he is someone to be feared and hated but the higher one would be feared. I would be the only one who hates him, who has the guts to fight him. But when he threatens the ones I love, I break.

"Cat got your tongue, princess? Good." He leaned his face to reach my ear.

"I love a girl who is feisty, but I'd rather choose you to be silent and obey." He licked the lobe of my ear and I scrunched my eyes closed at the feeling.

His hot breath showering over my neck and he released me but snaked his hand down to my ass. His free hand raised my chin but I refused to open my eyes and look at him.

"Look at me, Emmi." He sounded irritated but I still refused.

"I said look at me!" He commands.

His grip on my chin tightened and I whimpered, looking straight into those menacing eyes.

"You just wouldn't listen, you are mine. No one else's."

I was gritting my teeth as he pushed his warm lips on mine, such a waste that I couldn't appreciate how his lips moulded into mine. All I felt was disgust and rage but when he noticed I didn't respond, he gripped on my throat.

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Rue Scarce

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The girl somehow calmed down after she saw me. She probably saw that I wasn't looking at her in pity, I wasn't. People like her tend to act all tough and wouldn't want anyone to look at her that way. And I couldn't blame her when my expressions never revealed my emotions.

I felt angry yet I also felt relief. At her age, normal people like her would have committed suicide, lost all her emotions, or would have gotten mad crazy. But she didn't, and I didn't need to talk to her to know what she's been going through.