Chapter 5 Fraternization

Xavier looked up at the sound of the door opening. He saw his kidnapper walk in with some paper bags. The aroma of food hit his nose and his stomach growled. He had not eaten since yesterday afternoon and he was hungry. He had spent the day staring at the walls of his prison and thinking up different conspiracy theories.

She got close to him and he grabbed her neck, pushing her to the wall.

"I am really not into that kink, your beautiful face is enough to turn me on." She chuckled. "Now let go of my neck before I get cranky."

He was shocked by her attitude but he did not let it faze him. He checked her pockets for a key, but he only found her phone there.

"As much as I like you, you have not yet earned the right to touch me." He released her neck but pinned her shoulders to the wall with his hands.

"Where is the key to this place?"

"It is a smart lock, it requires my fingerprint to open." She smirked and kicked him in the shin, he released her and moved backwards. She dropped the paper bags on the chair and walked towards him.

"You can not escape this place. You will leave only when I say so. Besides, if you were unfortunate to escape, you will be dead within three hours." She caressed his face and held his chin, she pulled him down to her level and looked him in the eyes. "The next time you try something like that, I will make you bleed and I will take great pleasure in your pain."

He was scared but he controlled his facial expression and did not betray his emotion.

She freed him and went to sit down on the floor before the chair. Xavier was taken aback by this, he did not expect her to just sit on the concrete floor.

"Come and eat." She said and took a hamburger from a paper bag.

He cautiously sat down opposite her and took a hamburger. He watched her eat first to be certain she was not poisoning him, then he took a bite from the hamburger. He ate the hamburger in a ravenous manner and moaned in satisfaction. He took another hamburger and devoured it.

"There are also hotdogs and fries, if you are interested." She said.

He nodded and took a bag of fries. He looked at her and noticed she was eating a hotdog. He was staring at the fries and wondering if he should eat it when she dipped her hand in the fries and took a handful. She ate the fries and quirked her left eyebrow at him. He started eating the fries and she stood up.

She left the room and he heard the door lock behind her. He wondered what she wanted with him, she had so many opportunities to kill him, but she did not and that scared him.

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Chiara took two bottles of water from the fridge and her mind went to Xavier's touch. It had felt weird to have his hands on her shoulders, it was not bad but it made her uneasy. She felt something move within her, she just did not know what it was.

She shook it off and went to the basement. Xavier seemed surprised to see her back in the room.

She gave him a bottle of water and sat down opposite him on the floor.

"People are going to be looking for me, by now." Xavier said.

"Who? You have no friends, you only visit your mom once every two weeks and you do not have any other family member." She saw the shock on his face, he did not expect her to know anything about him. She liked having information about people, it gave her dominance over them.

"My supervisor. He sent me on a secret mission and he will be worrying about my whereabouts. Also, I do have friends." He spoke with assurance.

"Your colleagues do not count as friends, but do not worry, I will take care of it." She said with a smirk as she thought of what to do. She leaned towards him and pecked him on his right check, then she stood up and left the room.

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