I have been Sleeping for what seemed like hours and I could feel my body on a very soft comfortable surface but I didn't want to open my eyes on remembering that I could still be with Ken in that dreadful space that triggered my claustrophobia.
I shot my eyes tightly as I could feel tears rolling down the two corners of my eyes, my heart was filled with grief and rage for Edde. He is supposed to be here with Ken and not me.
I could feel my heartbeat increased and air far from my nostrils as I tried to gasp for breath, I wasn't getting enough air as needed and that's because of my claustrophobia but I still refused to open my eyes with the fear that Ken might notice my consciousness and then torture me for not getting Edde to comply with his demands.
"Hey, Betta wake up, open your eyes!" I heard the very familiar deep British accent very close to my ears, it was definitely Edde Loxley because he is the only one that calls me Betta.
"Ma'ma" that was coming from Grey as I felt his soft body fall on mine, this only means that I was no longer with Ken I was at Edde's mansion. I slowly opened my eyes as the bright beam of light radiating from the window nearly blinded my eyes which I quickly shut.
"Elizabeth open up, you're at home now, you're safe from Ken" Edde uttered softly as I gently opened my eyes just to meet with that of Grey's making me smile as I pecked him.
"Good morning love" Edde muffled out as I turned to him with a scornful glare.
"Can you just leave, give me some time with Grey before I leave to my house" I sneered as his eyes dropped sadly.
"Did I offend you? Please tell me what I did so that I can make it up to you" he pleaded calmly as I Scoffed disgustedly and I tried to sit up just to feel a striking headache making me wince softly.
"Are you okay?" He asked as he made to help me up but I quickly yanked his hand off.
"Don't you dare touch me! You pretend to not know what you did but you wholeheartedly left me to suffer in Ken's hand. You didn't even try to plead or negotiate with him or just any effort at all! I hate you so much and I don't want to see you!" I yelled, piqued as I turned back to Grey who was staring at me like my nose grew a mole.
"Come on Betta, if I didn't react to your kidnap immediately I got a call from Ken you wouldn't have been here by now, Ken wasn't just wise enough to plan a kidnap. The motel he took you to is my father's first ever investment since the 90's and he placed it on sale… For Ken to take you to that particular place only makes him very stupid and for him not thinking of detaching the phone he used in Calling me made it even more easier, Ken and his men are in jail right now and will definitely be sentenced to some years in prison… You should appreciate me for all these instead of cursing my ass" he uttered calmly with his soft full lips pouted childishly.
"I wonder how he got the keys to the motel though" Edde mouthed thoughtfully as if he left the room for a second, I wanted to ask him what he said even if I heard him quite well but I just let it pass.
"The chef's will serve you breakfast soon" he said and twinkled as he made to peck my forehead which I quickly turned out. "Come on Elizabeth, what's the bad blood for?"
"Edde I do not want your food, I will be leaving soon so leave me alone with my Son" I retorted as he shrugged moving out of the bed.
"At least you will let me drop you off right?" He said as I shot him a hard glare.
"I was just leaving" he twitched his lips and exited the door.
**
I had a little heart to heart conversation with the bladder-mouthed Grey who was way too smarter than he should be, he asked me some sensitive questions which I guessed he heard from his dad or maybe the bitch Sadie. He told me some gossip about what has been happening around the house and how his dad was always on his laptop. I waited for him to mention something about Sadie but he never did.
Some minutes later Edde came back in with some Croissants and a jar of milk, my eyes were totally lost inside of the yummy looking Croissant but then I remembered that refused his offer for food.
"I thought I told you that I'm not interested in eating your food, Edde?" I snapped harshly as he rather smiled and sat on the black couch opposite me.
"You were obviously drooling over the food a few seconds ago, I can see it in your eyes that you want to taste the croissant so badly. So eat up" He said as I sneered at his genius attempt to read me. He knows me so well and also what I love and hate.
I poured out some content of the milk into the fragile glass cup as I took a sip out of it, it was still warm and rich! I quickly took a bite from the croissant as a moan almost escaped my lips.
"Why I'm I in your room? What if Sadie walks in right now huh?" I asked in an attempt to make him say something about Sadie but he simply shrugged.
"she might just pull off your hair" Edde commented as my lips parted in awe, I didn't expect him to be that blunt.
"Oh, maybe I should leave immediately. I really need to leave right away someone is waiting for me at home" I said and dropped the croissant, I totally forgot that I left a stranger to mind my Cafe and he must be very worried about me.
"Oh! Your boyfriend or maybe your fling, I totally forgot that it was so easy for you to move on" Edde uttered harshly as I could notice his abrupt change of mood.
"Why do you care? We never dated, remember?" I clapped back as he stood up walking towards me with his fist and jaw clenched tightly. "Edde you don't want to give your son the wrong impression about you so please shift back" I uttered almost in a whisper as I slowly moved out of the bed stand.
"if you really cared about Grey as a mother you would have used the monthly visiting plan, you never came to see him obviously because you were having the best time of your life!" Edde wailed as he grabbed me tightly by the neck making me choke for air.
"Ed-edde stop! You're hurting me!" I hollered in pain
"Grey?" He called softly.
"Dad"
"Go to Miss Brooke, Dad is playing with Mommy" Edde said as Grey quickly dashed out of the room. "Now Grey doesn't have to see anything I'm about to do with you" Edde Huffed as he pushed me roughly down on the bed.
"Edde stop! I just got out of a traumatic situation which I haven't recovered from. Please leave me be!" I cried as I quickly rolled down from the bed.
"Stop crying pathetically as if I'm abusing you! Stand still and let's talk, you know how much I hate seeing you around men so tell me who this person is" Edde asked calmly as I held my neck in pain and coughed loudly.
"Edde I wasn't with any man! I really can't explain what happened right now so just let me go home" I whimpered as he sighed.
"Who was the man calling you Baby girl, Elizabeth?" Edde asked again more in a warning tone as I sat on the bed frustratedly, there was no need explaining to Edde that it was a gay guy I met two days that was already calling such names as if we have known each other for years… Edde would never believe it.
"He was just a friend, Edde! You're yelling and the neighbors will hear us. Can you please calm down and talk to me like adults do!? I'm not your fucking puppet" I sighed as he hissed and sat next to me and pulled me into his arms as he strokes my hair gently.
"I'm really sorry Elizabeth, I was totally out of control" he uttered calmly as I withdrew from his hold.
"You really should control yourself, if not you will end up teaching Grey violence, I will never forgive you for that… Excuse me I gotta go" I said plainly
"You can't go looking this rough, go on and take a bath" he suggested as I nodded.
"But you have to excuse me" I said as as he scoffed.
"You can't be serious Elizabeth, please go ahead and bathe I might join you even" he smirked as I rolled my eyes and headed to the bathroom and locked the door behind me.
"I still own you Elizabeth!" He yelled loudly as I smiled lightly and turned on the shower. Thank God the house is soundproof and no one gets to hear our drama.
Edde is such a complicated being and I'm so lucky that I understand him so well. He loses control each time a man is with me or I'm hurt and Sometimes his anger affects me.
He is also very Romantic and caring but overly possessive that sometimes he makes me feel like a puppet.
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