Strings

Chapter 10

Terrified shitless, I step further back only to collide with the book shelf behind me.

"I- I am sorry, pleas-" I squeak out as he stands dangerously close to me and places his hands on the shelf either side of my face , locking me in place and I couldn't help but inhale deeply at our close proximity and internally sigh at how dangerously delicious he smelled.

"Who the fuck gave you the permission to enter into my private quarters?" His voice ever so smooth and velvety except this time it was downright terrifying.

Private quarters?
And then it hit me, Julia showed me where this massive library was but she hadn't shown me inside. I just assumed it was because she had lots to do. Not for a second did I think the library was off limits.

"Hmm?" He prods when I don't answer as he completely cages me within his huge arms. My short stature just barely reaching up to his chest and I don't even dare look up, as I shut my eyes tightly, shuffling at my feet.

"Thought you'd go around snooping my house, when I am not around now, didn't you?" He whispers dangerously in my ear.

I shiver at the contact as he drops his hand down to grasp at my waist, pushing me flush towards him as his other hand moves down my face and he pushes my face up to look at him.

"Tell me, how much were you offered to snoop around?" He says, his fingers keeping my face up forcing me to look at him as my whole body is pressed against him.

"I- I swear I didn't know I wasn't allowed inside, I was just- I mean Julia showed me where the library is yesterday but I didn't know I wasn't allowed in here, just please please don't hurt me I won't ever come in here again I promise."
I ramble on as a bright flush of red graces my face and down my neck when I realize my shirt had ridden up slightly but his hand hadn't wavered from its tight grasp around my waist.

He doesn't respond back as his stormy blue-green eyes drills into my terrified hazel brown ones.
He keeps me in this position, holding me so close to him that I could feel his rock hard abs pressed against me through his navy blue office shirt. He tightens his grip around my waist and I hiss as I accidentally shift pressure on my swollen ankle. He still doesn't budge.

"Don't you ever come in my private quarters ever again or there will be consequences you wouldn't be able to escape from." He says with absolute finality.

His voice not loud or harsh. Just smooth and deep that terrified me even more. He absolutely meant everything he was saying and I would rather not test the patience of the Hayden Knight.

"Get the fuck out of here." He says and I immediately nod my head at that, all too eager to comply and speed walk out of here.

He lets go of my waist and takes a step back, my body immediately staggering with the lack of contact and support and my balance falters and I trip slightly before getting hold of myself again.

I shuffle at me feet, my face still a vibrant red as I feel utter embarrassment on tripping again. I look up to him and my eyes immediately meet with his wild blue ones.

What does he keep staring at me for?

I feel him rake his eyes all over my small figure and my breath hitches. My hair was in a simple ponytail with a few strands let loose on my face and I was in my favorite blue shorts and my deep grey tee shirt. Nothing fancy or pretty.
And although I was wearing shorts they weren't like those extremely revealing butt shorts. But his eyes still didn't waver from me.

"Get the fuck out of here before I change my mind" he says again as his eyes finally snaps up to mine.
He probably felt disgusted by what I was wearing or how I looked like. I know for a fact that most people do.

I immediately snap out of my reverie and stumble my way past him and just before I was about to exit I turn around and before I could help it I have already mumbled out his name.

"H-Hayden?" I call out.

He looks at me questioningly daring me to say whatever it is that I had in mind.
His whole body radiating intense waves of power and threat as he walks towards me again.

"D-don't fire Julia please, she probably didn't expect me to explore the place, it's, it's not her fault" I mumble out nervously already regretting my decision to call at him.

His face looks a little taken back like this wasn't what he was expecting. He raises an eyebrow and continues to look questioningly at me.

"I- I promise I won't ever invade your personal space again" I add pleadingly, hoping he catches the desperation in my voice.

"Leave." He says and I hoped with everything I had that he'd listen to me. Just this once and I won't ask for anything else ever again.

I nod my head slightly and hurry out of there and I don't stop until I have scrambled my way into my room.

Closing the door behind me, I fall on my bed for the night, surprised beyond words at the turn of events.

And as my eyes fall droopy with exhaustion and sleep, the picture of Hayden holding me impossibly close to him makes its way into my mind and that's the last thought I have before I give in to my sleep.

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