Chapter Twenty-five
(Mia POV)
The air rush through my hair as I sprinted off towards the clearing, it was like I had found a new lease of life. I’ve always been fast but this was amazing, I looked over my shoulder to see the Tyler was struggling to keep up. I chuckled to myself and continued toward the house. I could just about see the house in the distance through the trees. I was hoping that I would start to feel a pull towards Luca but I didn’t I felt nothing. I remembered everything that happened between us and how it made me feel but there was something missing. I loved him, I knew that but the spark was gone. The thought of him no longer set my body on fire, the tingles and the electricity was gone. My body no longer longed for his touch; I no longer ached for him. I one way I felt free but deep down I didn’t want to be free, part of me still wanted to be his. I was so consumed by my thoughts that I hadn’t realised I was out in the clearing and heading straight for the house. I was soon brought back from my thoughts with a thud as I ran into a rock solid object. It was warm and a slightly damp, I had gone straight into someone’s chest and judging from the churning in my stomach I knew exactly who it was. It was Wyatt. I slowly raised my head until my eyes met his, he down at me with a warm smile on his face. It sickened me but at the same time I had never seen him look so loving. It made me shiver, his smile grew and he noticed my reaction to him. Obviously getting the wrong end of the stick. I took a slow step back, sensing Tyler coming up behind me. I could take my yes away from, not matter how hard I tried. My body burned as his eyes slowly travelled down my almost naked body. I shivered again as I noticed his eyes had grown dark with hunger and lust. I wanted to scream and run but I couldn’t move a muscle. Suddenly he let out a low growl and his eyes shifted from me to something behind me. I felt Tyler’s hand on my shoulder, which seemed to infuriate Wyatt even more. He took a step towards us which made me flinched slightly, a sense of dread filled me. I could feel Tyler tense up beside me and anger seemed to radiate off of him. I knew that this wasn’t going to end well but I had no idea why Wyatt was reacting this way. It was just Tyler; it was my cousin why on earth should that bother him.
“Get your hand off her boy!” Wyatt growled fiercely.
“Why?” Tyler replied, smirking slightly.
As soon as the word left his lips, I knew it was a mistake. Within seconds, Wyatt was in front of me and had Tyler gripped by the throat.
“Please put him down. Stop it, please just put him down!” I screamed, with tears running down my face. “You’re hurting him. Just let him go, Wyatt please let go!”
“No! He shouldn’t have touched you you’re mine!” he roared.
“Fine but put him down; he’s my cousin he didn’t mean anything by it. Please put him down!” I screamed.
He looked and me briefly before dropping Tyler on the floor. As the sky grew dark and the rain started up again I knew Tyler was losing it. I had to get him to calm down before he did something stupid.
“Tyler stop just calm down!” I said as he jumped to his feet.
“Why should I he’s going to hurt you Mia I know it?” he replied as he glared at Wyatt.
“Tyler I’ll be fine, Faith and Antonia are here if I need them. You need to get working on getting Luca free.” I said calmly taking a step towards Wyatt.
“But my promise Mia?” He replied, sounding a little defeated.
“It’s fine Tyler I know that you’ll always protect me but right now I need you to help Luca. I can keep Wyatt distracted so you can do whatever it is you need to do. You need to trust me and I promise if I get into any trouble I call for Faith and Antonio.” I said glancing at Tyler quickly before turning back to Wyatt.
“Ok Mia but are you sure you know what you’re doing?” he asked.
“I’ll be fine now go.” I answered.
I listened as Tyler ran back towards the woods. I felt sick in the pit in my stomach, being alone with Wyatt but I knew I had to if I wanted to Luca. I forced a smile as Wyatt closed the gap between us, stroking my cheek with his finger.
“It’s so nice to see you up and about again my sweet. Now let’s get you inside and clean you up, my beautiful Mia.” He said smiling at me hungrily.
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I reluctantly turned the shower off and grabbed my towel. I had lost track on how long I had actually been in there, I just wanted to postpone seeing Wyatt again. It was nice not to have that constant sickie feeling when he’s around. I was surprised that I hadn’t been hounded by Faith and the others yet, so far they’ve been no shows. Perhaps they didn’t know yet it is still pretty early, although I’m sure Tyler would have said something. Something doesn’t feel right but I can’t figure what, although I might just be paranoid. I wrapped my towel around me tightly and walked to the sink to bush my teeth. As I looked up at the mirror I was shocked by my appearance, I looked tired and drained. My lips looked paler than normal and I could see bags under my eyes. I slowly lifted my hand and touched my face. As my finger touched my face I noticed they looked slimmer than normal. I dropped my towel and looked down at my body, it wasn’t a lot but I looked slimmer. I knew had be out of it for couple of days but could I have really lost this much weight. My concentration was broken as I heard the floorboards creak in bedroom. I quickly grabbed my towel off the floor and wrapped it around me again. I slowly made my way over to the door. Pulling it open as quietly as I could, looking into my room looking for the intruder. My heart began to race a little thinking back to when I would find Luca in there waiting for me. Now though was not one of those times, I took a step inside the room a found it empty. A familiar scent lingered, Wyatt had been in here. I was amazed that I had never picked upon his scent being in here before. My bedroom door was ajar, so I must have heard him leaving. I made my way to door and opened it slightly, I peeked out but there was no in sight. I closed the door back up and went to grab some clothes. As I walked over to my chest of draws, I noticed something out of the corner of my eye. I turned slightly and was completely amazed. I found myself looking at the most stunning dress I had ever seen. I ran over to the bed and brush my fingers over the material. It was a beautiful white Grecian summer dress, it was so pale and delicate it looked almost translucent. I slowly lifted it up off the bed, scared it might fall apart in my hands. I held it against myself and looked in the mirror. I still couldn’t believe how beautiful the dress was. I put it back on the bed and grabbed some underwear quickly and put them. I pick up the dress again and slipped it on, it felt so soft and smooth against my skin. I stood in front of the mirror again and admire myself, I looked like a princess. I couldn’t help but giggle and swirl around like a little girl. The tight bodice tied on one of my shoulder and gathered at the waist. It had golden beads around the waistband and flowed down to my feet, the front of the dress come down to ankles. I spun around once more and watched as the dress flared out around me.
“I knew it would be perfect for you, you look like an angel.” I heard someone say from behind me.
I froze as the voice sent shivers down my spine. I had been so excited about the dress that I didn’t even think about where it came from. Now thanks to that voice it felt as though it was burning into my skin. I slowly turned and came face to face with Wyatt. He was leant against the doorframe, his wandering all over my body. I wanted to cringe but I knew I couldn’t, I told Tyler I would keep him distracted.
“Thank you.” I replied quietly, feeling bile rising up my throat.
He glanced down my body once more before returning to my face.
“I was hoping you would join me for breakfast.” I said smiling at me, his eyes full of lust.
“That sounds great I’ll be down in a minute.” I answered forcing a smile on my face.
“Don’t take too long.” He said before he walked away.
When I heard reach the bottom of the stair I fell to the floor. My skin felt as though I was crawling, my breaths getting faster and faster. My head began to spin, I looked towards the mirror realising what I what looked like. I looked like a bride. I started to pant and I could cold sweat running down my back. My version became blurry and my body began to tremble, I could feel myself loosing consciousness. Just as everything around me was beginning to go black I saw an image in my mind. An image that calmed my instantly, an image that reminded me why I was doing this. I saw Luca’s face; I saw the image of his face after we had made love. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. I could do this; I had to this if I wanted to save Luca.