Chapter 2 .

'Ugghh' I slowly open my eyes as they adjust to the brightness of the room, which left me thinking...

'This isn't my room.' I push myself up as I remember what happened

~Flashback~

As soon as I opened the door there, I saw my father bathing in his blood. I wanted to run to him but I was so shocked that my feet remain rooted near the door.

'Elle' is when I realize I am not alone. I slowly move my head toward the direction of the voice that called my name, I saw him.

~end of flashback~

I started to cry, then I heard the door opening I tried to look tough, but my tears won't stop.

"You're awake"

"You!" I point my fingers at him

"What have you done!?, where's my father?!" I shriek at him

"The only thing that I can tell you is that, he's gone," he says it like he doesn't care even the slightest, how could he, after what my father did for him

"How could you?!, he treats you like his son" It made me so furious that I stand up from the bed, approach him, and punches him as hard as I could and I kept on punching him.

"Stop Elle! you're hurting yourself" He then caught both of my arms to stop me from punching him

"I am already hurting!" I'm crying so hard that I almost slump on the floor, I lost all of my energy trying to hurt the man who did this.

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"Ian!" I screamed his name for the fourth time, why wouldn't he tell me where my father is? Here I am starting to get frustrated by this man, while he just looks at me like I'm some kid having a tantrum, oh! I'm having a tantrum all right

"Please I beg you, I promise I won't tell you what I saw, just... just tell me where my father is." I keep on begging him as my tears keep on flowing. I didn't hear when he started to walk to get to me all I know is that he was already in front of me hugging me

"Trust me ..." he started, but I didn't let him finish, I push him as hard as I can, away from me

"Trust? trust? Are you kidding me!?! You killed my dad, you!? Whom he sees as his second son, but you betrayed him!! How can I trust you!?!" Hope me scream will get on his head

"Think whatever you want, you won't get out of this room, and you wouldn't know where your father is" and he left me just like that, crying my heart out.

I haven't noticed, but it seems like it's already in the afternoon, meaning I've been here the whole day. I stand up and look out through the window

"I'm on the second floor", muttered my brain started to form a plan, to escape.

"I'm going to find my father" That's when I remember

"Mike" he needs to know what happened. I started to look for my phone, of course, I already assumed it isn't there but I still had my hope. So, I still look

Knock Knock

That made me stop, before, whoever comes in, sees me looking for something I crawl onto the bed.

"My lady" he looks so familiar. I just can't seem to remember where I have seen him

"My lady?" He called me again. I was lost in my thoughts thinking where have I seen him

"Yes?" I say with a poker face

"Dinner will be served in a few hours. Master says you need to come down" I thought he would imprison me in this room

Nod

Then he left, closing the door behind him That reminds me, I just notice, for a guest room this room sure looks a lot like a master's bedroom

I know Ian is rich, didn't know he was this rich, the room was decorated in black-to-grey color with a high ceiling this room sure exudes a more masculine smell like someone is already occupying this place before I do. From where I am, the bed, to the far front right is a door, on the opposite side is another door that must be the bathroom, across it is another door that probably leads to a closet, the typical bedroom set up of rich people.

Then on my left, a few feet from the bed the balcony, where I can see the garden half of it, must be a very wide garden. Enough with the thinking, I need to find my phone, to call my brother I need him here

Maybe. He'll find out where Dad is.

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As the butler has said, the guy from earlier the one that looks familiar is actually, butler Joe's son. Well, I won't be able to figure out if it wasn't for Ian, he told me after he saw me staring at the butler

"The hell Elle?!" That startled me

"What?"

"Focus on eating, not on staring!" Which made me realize I have been staring at Derek this whole time, embarrassment will be seen on my face, as I can feel the heat

"Finish your food" he demanded; I was about to take the last meat when suddenly he grabs me and drags me out of the dining

"Ow! What is your problem!?"

"...."

"Let go of me!"

"...." He just continues to drag me upstairs

"I said let go" I pull my arm as hard as I could

He did not see it coming.

"STOP DRAGGING ME! NOW TELL ME WHERE MY FATHER IS!??" I was so mad, I have been patient, and I've been distracting myself by not crying, the least he could do is tell me where my father is.

"Not now" Then he walks away, leaving me in the hallway

That's all he has to say 'Not now?'. It made my blood boil. After he drags me here. I haven't even done with my food. In my furious state, I stamp my feet as I walk back down.

I made my way down and turn to the corner just beside the staircase, there I saw a phone, and I threw away the thoughts of going back and finishing my food. I tiptoe my way to the phone, it's obvious that he hid my phone cause for whatever reason he wouldn't want me making a call

"He's not smart enough to hide this phone" I whispered to myself. I took the phone trying to remember my brother's number.

I was about to dial my brother's number when a hand stopped me from doing it. That scared the living shit out of me, I turn my head so fast I almost got dizzy

"I wouldn't do that if I were you"

"Derek!"

"You're lucky I was the one who caught you"

How is that lucky? I was caught nevertheless

"Of course, you're lucky, if it was the others, Master will already be here," he says with a smile on his face like this is some kind of joke

"Let go of my hand" and he immediately removes his hand from me. I took one step back, as he watches me, readying himself if I were to do something

"Please, let me call my brother" I beg

"I won't tell him where am I. I just want to talk to my brother" I can't help it, my tears start to fall

"You can't!" That's when I notice him there already standing at the end of the staircase looking at me like a predator, ready to pounce its prey.

I got scared, and the rational thing I did was to run... away from him.