Page 13 of Savage Valentine
“We’d been looking for him for a while. We found him by the woods just outside the rink, his throat was sliced open.” He replies, his voice cracking. I pull him closer to me, trying to soothe him. “Did you find Zova?” He asks, pulling back and looking at me.
“Yeah, well no. We found her phone in the parking lot. Went to the headmaster's office, he wasn’t there, so we broke in and I found her being taken on the cameras.” I reply, trying to sum up our search party.
“She was taken?” He questions, raising a brow at me.
“That’s what it looked like.” I reply back, casting my eyes down.
“Wait, are you shitting my dick right now? Did you just say you broke into the headmasters office?” He quips, taken aback by that statement.
“Umm yes? And I may have hacked into the cameras too. You know, good ol’ criminal things.” I reply back with a laugh. He joins in, full belly laughing with me.
“Where in the hell did you learn those things?” He asks, still laughing.
“Would you believe me if I said a previous life?” I side eye him and he raises a brow, silently asking me to explain. “Fine, the girl that saved me a long time ago, her boyfriends might have shown me a thing or two. She did too. Where do you think that mean right hook came from?” I say and he laughs, but cuts me a glance.
“Damn, that punch definitely left its mark.” He replies, rubbing his cheek like he can still feel it. “But did you get caught? Please tell me no. Because whatever punishment they’d try to give you, I’d take for you in a heartbeat.” He finishes, pulling me closer, his lips a breath away from mine.
“No, we definitely almost did though. Like close call type shit. Who doesn’t love a good adrenaline rush.” I grin against his lips, trying to joke and lighten the mood.
“Fuck, Ice Queen. Or should I call you my little criminal now?” He laughs, sealing his lips to mine. Biting my bottom lip so I’ll open for him, he swirls his tongue against mine. I could get lost in his kisses, they have this way of silencing everything.The only thing I can hear is my rapidly beating heart. The blood rushes through my body, making it feel hotter in here than it really is.
He pushes me down on the bed, climbing on top of me and never breaking the kiss. We’re so lost in each other that it takes a few minutes to register that someone is knocking on the door. Just as he pulls back, the knock turns into banging and suddenly we hear,
“Open the goddamn door, Parker, or I’ll break down the damn thing!”
He lets out a frustrated sigh and looks down at me.
“It’s my fucking dad. Hold that thought, I’ll get rid of him.” He says, kissing me again and climbing off the bed.
Sitting up, I watch as he walks over to the door and unlocks it. The door flings open and his dad walks in. I can’t even see him yet, he and Parker stand at the same height.
“What the hell? Why wouldn’t you call me about Ezran first? He’s in line for the Divine and you know that! We deal with our own. Now we have questions rising about him and his little girlfriend, because apparently she’s also fucking missing.” His dad spits and you can just feel the energy in the room change.
A cold chill runs up my spine, causing my whole body to shiver. He walks around Parker, shoulder checking him as he passes and our eyes lock. I let out an audible gasp, bringing my hands up to cover my mouth.No! No fucking way!Parker spins around and gives me a questioning look.
“You!” I spit at his dad and a sickening grin spreads across his face.
“Oh son, you didn’t tell me about your little whore.” The man says, his voice laced with venom.I think I’m going to be sick.
“Dad! What the fuck? You don’t get to come to my room and speak to her that way! You don’t even know her.” Parker yells and I’m sure the whole dorm can hear this conversation.
Parker walks over to me and looks me in the eyes, wiping a lone tear from my cheek that I didn’t even realize was falling.
“T-this is y-your dad?” I hiccup, looking up at him.God why didn’t I see this coming? How did I not see the resemblance?
“Do you know him, Sydney?” He questions, holding my face trying to make me meet his stare. I can’t though, not if that’s his monster of a dad.
Is this a set up? They found me and had Parker coerce me into his bed? Into my fucking heart? Just to rip me away from the things and people I love the most? Was I put here for them to watch me? Waiting for me to become vulnerable, and then BOOM, pounce and take me back to that life? Fuck no! I’ll never go back there. I made a vow a long time ago, I’ll end my own life first.
Climbing from the bed, I run. Run as fast and far as I can, but to where? I don’t fucking know yet, I just have to get away from HIM. Pulling my phone from my pocket. I go to her name, knowing all I have to do is send our code and she will get here. She’ll get to me.
Me: SOS.
Raven: We’ll be there ASAP. Get somewhere safe and I’ll text you the deets. I got you. Remember, trust no one.
Sliding my phone into my pocket, I keep running…To be continued in Ice Queen….
