Chapter 4:

"I don't belong to you!" Alex screamed, his face red and his hands shaking, Alex turned and ran.

He however, did not get very far, for the moment he reached the door a strong hand slammed down on it. Forcing it shut in front of him. A warm body was pressed against his back and hot breath over his ear, making him flinch.

"What did you say?" The dark menacing voice purred next to his ear, causing Alex to swallow and press closer to the wooden door.

"I-I don't belong to you." This time as he said it, his voice was low and hesitant. A dark chuckle brought the hairs on Alex's' neck standing. Those strong hands where back on him, sliding up his spine and long fingers curled around his neck from behind squeezing lightly before traveling back down to his left shoulder blade, where the fingers pressed painfully into the already damaged skin.

Alex let out a pained yelp, digging his nails into the wooden door and bowing his head.

"That is not what it says here. Tell me Alex, what is it that is engraved in your body? Who is it that you belong to?" Alex shook his head, sobbing as the fingers continued pushing. "Tell me little Alex, who do you belong to?" That voice, it reverberated with in Alex's head and made his knees feel weak. "Tell me." Alex was unable to keep the tears in as they feel silently from his eyes to drip upon the carpeted floor.

"Yassen Gregorovich." His voice was not his own and he hated it, hated what this man had done to him. The fingers left his wounded shoulder and rubbed soothing circles on his tummy as soft lips touched the side of his neck and Alex felt the smile on them as they kissed him gently.

"Good job." The hands withdrew and the body followed, leaving Alex still pressed against the wall. With a small sob Alex sank to his knees his hands still pressed to the door and his head resting against it. Alex cried silently.

"Alex, are you listening?" Tom's voice brought Alex out of his thoughts and he turned to look at his friend. Tom was standing over him a worried look in his eyes. "Are you gonna tell us what happened earlier down at the docks." Alex looked about, the teacher, Mr. Schrift, was sitting in a corner reading, but other then that it seemed everyone was pretty much gone. Jayden was still here, but that was to be expected. Tom and him had become really close after Alex had started disappearing from school.

"Where is everyone?" Alex wondered and Tom pouted in frustration as Alex changed topic.

"Well since the guard outside just glares at everyone and you sort of just disappeared into your own little world. There wasn't very much to stick around for, so I guess they are all about exploring this island."

"And why aren't you two with them?" Tom bit the inside of his cheek in frustration staring down at Alex.

"We where worried about you?" It was Jayden who answered, but Tom was quick to agree.

"Don't worry, I'm fine. I just have to wait till Yassen gets here to sign the paper work." Alex looked back out the window he had been staring at earlier. Yassen would be here soon, the thought made his heart race.

"Who is Yassen?" Tom wondered.

"My guardian." Alex said, it was sort of true, he was Alex's guardian; but he was also so much more then that.

"I thought Jack was your guardian?"

"No, not any longer." Alex saw Tom's hand come out to touch his shoulder to get Alex to turn and look at them again. Before Alex had time to control his reflex's he batted Toms hand away.

Tom withdrew, glancing at Jayden with uncertain eyes as he backed into a chair across from Alex.

"Alex, what is going on?" Tom's voice was practically begging him to tell. Alex felt bad for him; he was still Alex's friend even after all Alex had put him through. Sure he knew some about Alex's spying but there was so much else that he did not know.

"I can't tell you."

"Does Jack know?" Alex looked at him furrowing his eyebrows.

"No."

"So she still believes she is your guardian?" Jayden queried. Alex just nodded, tired of this interrogation. He had just wanted to be able to enjoy a trip with his class, not care about the rest of the world. He just wanted to be able to be normal for once.

"I do not understand how your name could change and no one was told. Jack does not even know how is that possible?" Alex swallowed, if he continued answering, he was sure they where smart enough to figure out what exactly had happened to him.

"It was done very privately and not announced to the public."

"Was it illegal?" Jayden wondered, leaning forward slightly; Tom through him an incredulous look and Jayden sat back looking sheepishly about. "You know the rumors at school, they say your doing drugs or going to jail or… well yeah… doing illegal stuff."

Alex thought about it for a while and decided to answer truthfully.

"It is not illegal exactly, just looked down upon very much." Both Jayden's and Tom's eyes widened at that and Alex wondered if they had figured out what he was talking about.

"Don't tell me you married a guy. You are too young for marriage Alex." Alex sat there too stunned to actually answer. They thought he had married a guy. The incredibility of it all made Alex laugh. Oh, how he wished he had gotten married, at least if it was marriage it meant that both partners where equal. Not like he was, master and servant. The thought made him sick and Alex really did not want to think about it.

"No I have not married anyone." Alex said, once he calmed down and sobered up. Thinking of Yassen, all of a sudden wondering if Yassen would ever marry anyone or if he ever had married anyone? That thought all of a sudden made him wonder if he even meant that much to the cold assassin or if Yassen only considered him as a toy.

It made Alex feel sick.

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