The Bully’s Obsession

GRACIE 

My gaze flickered open slowly, I blinked confused as to where I was, my gaze searched around slowly to be met gaze with Shawn’s. 

My brain became functioning again 

Hazel! 

I flung myself out of the couch fighting back a wave of headache.

I scanned my gaze around a part of me praying that she would come running through the door  this very moment but Shawn’s grave expression told me it would be anything but not. 

“How do you feel? ”  He clasped my shoulders forcing me to look at him. 

“You have to take it easy or you wouldn’t even be alive to see her return! ”

“You don’t understand he.. h… ”  my words choked up in my throat,  I was hyperventilating once again 

He hugged me tightly rocking my shoulders gently.

“Just breathe okay… It will be fine ”

“I only want to find Hazel” my voice came out muffled against his shoulders

It was all my fault if Hayden really got to her . I should have been the one watching her, I shouldn’t have left her alone for a moment .

I managed to compose myself before we finally pulled apart slowly. 

“Blaming ourselves won’t solve anything, we’ll work together to find her okay? ”

I nodded slowly blinking back fresh tears. 

“Just before you fell unconscious you whispered out he took her, do you mind telling me who you were referring to in that moment? ”

I must have taken too long to answer , he took both my shoulders,  the look on his face urging me to go on. 

“You have to tell me so that I can help you find her, so Hazel can return back safely ”

Again I just nodded quietly before answering 

“Her father ” 

My voice sounded odd even to my own ears, I exhaled aloud clasping my fingers together tightly.

I knew what his next question would be before he even asked  

“Who is her father Grace , why would he take her ? ”

 The words stuck up in my throat , maybe I just don’t say his name everything wouldn’t be real. 

He cupped my face in his hands staring at me patiently. 

“You want Hazel back don’t you? why are you hesitating , trust me you can just tell me..”

“Hayden Mcandrew”

I  wet my lips nervously and took a quick glance around as if the mere mention of his name was forbidden… Like he would suddenly appear from nowhere and get me. 

I noticed the sudden  change in Shawn, surprise combine  with recognition and something else I couldn’t recognize passed through his gaze for a moment , I have never seen Shawn look anything but casual and friendly before, that was until now… 

” Why do you think he took her? You’ve never mentioned him until now,  I want you to tell me everything you know about him can you do that? ”

He took her.. 

And I knew the next would be me,  if he got to her I knew definitely that he was going to get to me, that I knew well enough from everything I’ve learnt about him in the past. 

“Can you just wait here for me while I go bring materials to write this in an official statement? ”

I nodded slowly and watched him leave , I clasped my fingers together trying my best to remain as strong and calm as I  could.

I made my way upstairs slowly while I awaited for Shawn’s return , I slowly made way into  my bathroom burying my face in my palms  , my gaze  crossed at my reflection in the mirror .

 I looked like I’ve been through hell, that statement wouldn’t be wrong at all. 

I turned on the tap to splash water over my swollen tear stricken face,  my short blond hair was in a state of complete mess,  I began to fix it by running my fingers through it when I heard silent footsteps  behind me.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

I didn’t give it any  thought considering it to be Shawn,  that was until I looked up back to the mirror. 

I stood frozen to my spot,  the hairs on my body stood at their ends even as I caught at his reflection in the mirror. 

A pair of dark green gaze stared right back at me. 

He took another forbidden step forward…. 

Then another. 

My whole body trembled as I slowly turned around to meet his chilling gaze .

“Hello bunny ” His raspy voice sounded as he took another step to close up the distance between us. 

The silence that followed was deafening.

I allowed my gaze to roam over his features. I couldn’t clearly see the other night…

He definitely changed but he was still exactly the same as I remembered. his face was even more hardened,  the curve of his chin sharper than I remembered , the light stumble of his beard making it even more so. 

His dark hair was shorter , his gaze more deeper  , giving him an even more forbidden look .

As I took  in every detail of his features I realized he was doing exactly the same with me,  but in a way that made me want to flee and never look back. 

His smouldering gaze returned back to mine slowly.

I didn’t realize I was pressing myself even further against the wall until his fingers slowly reached out to graze my cheeks down to my bottom lip…. Just like he’d done the other night. 

The muscles of his shoulders flexed against the tight fitted shirt he wore. 

The touch of his hand around my shoulders jolted me back to the present. 

“Where is she Hayden ? Where is my daughter! ” 

He didn’t look the slightest bit surprised at my forceful whisper. 

Instead of giving me a response he gripped my arm tightly taking me along with him out of the bathroom. 

“Let go of me!  Where are you taking me? Where did you take her! I know you did! ”  I screamed trying to shrug free from his steel like grip. 

He came to a stop abruptly but didn’t give an inch in his grip,  instead he yanked me against his chest forcefully. 

“I didn’t say I didn’t now did I?  And I can say for sure that she’s safe and contented but we say the same about you ”

He murmured softly but it would have made the same exact effect as if he’d screamed. 

 A sinister smile spread across his lips,  as be straightened down to nuzzle against the  crook of my neck, he inhaled deeply wrapping his arms tightly around my waist ,  his teeth catching lightly at the vulnerable skin there . His next words making my blood run completely cold