Chapter Seven

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Summary:

She was a calm and peaceful female kidnapped by him. He was a ruthless killer that didn't care for anyone. No matter how much she tried to run, she'd always be his beauty and he'd be her sadistic beast.


Ally's cheeks were red as she walked ahead of both Austin and Macy. She could not look him in the eye, not after that kiss. And just thinking about it made her shiver. She could hardly believe she had even kissed him back. And what shocked her most was that even though she did, she slapped him across his face right after.

What surprised both her and Macy was that instead of hitting her or hurting her in some way, Austin just began preparing himself for bed. He didn't do a single thing to her. It's almost as if he took the slap like he deserved it. She could still taste his lips on hers, his tongue on hers. She could even feel the way he pressed himself against her. Damn and she couldn't even deny that she had wanted more.

Damn her body, trying to fool with her damnable emotions.

If she hadn't snapped out of it, she was sure she and Austin would've probably gone further. For goodness sake's, his hand was up her shirt massaging her breast as she moaned. She fucking loved it and yet, she had slapped him so hard, his face turned and a red print appeared. She regretted the kiss because it confused her. She didn't know how she felt for Austin. Some days, she wanted to murder him and run and others, she wanted to stay and comfort him until he opened up to her.

Fuck, he confused her.

One minute he'd be all mad at her and the next, he wants to cuddle and kiss. Seriously, he was just a confusing being in general. She couldn't keep up with him at all! Sighing to herself, she looked ahead, seeing smoke. "There's a village up ahead!" she called back. When she got no reply, she turned around. Austin and Macy seemed to be arguing about something under their breaths. "Guys, what's wrong?" she asked, slightly confused.

They looked at her and Austin shook his head. "It's nothing. There's a village you say?" She nodded slowly. "Be prepared, we're going to rob them."

Ally gasped and Macy took a step back. "Whoa there, big boy, I'm not a thief, you're the only one who steals and seems to succeed at it. Do it yourself."

He gave Macy a hard cold stare and nodded. He walked ahead of Ally and told both girls to stay back. They nodded and watched as he walked out of their sight. Once he was gone, Ally turned around to a widely grinning Macy. She grabbed both of the younger female's hands and squealed. "Oh my, you guys are made for each other, I can just hear those wedding bells!" she exclaimed.

Ally laughed awkwardly. Wedding bells between her and Austin, yeah right. He barely even knew how to sort of his feelings and Ally couldn't figure out how she felt for him since he was always confusing the hell out of her. Ally shook her head furiously. "Seriously, you don't know how you feel for him?" Ally blushed; surely she wasn't that easy to read. "Let me ask you something, have you ever felt like your stomach had erupted with a certain feeling that you couldn't explain?"

Ally thought about it, and realized that when Austin's hands were on her waist, she felt all tingly inside. It didn't feel bad, as a matter of a fact, she just wanted to cuddle with him. "Good, so you did feel those before. Is he always on your mind?" Ally bit her lip. She found herself constantly thinking about Austin, both negatively and positively, mostly negatively. "Good, they can be either negative or positive and you'll still get it. Now, last but not least, do you or do you not like kissing Austin, Ally?"

Ally's face went puce and Macy laughed. It wasn't funny to Ally, though. She really wanted to find Austin and finish what had happened last night. She wasn't supposed to feel that way. She was supposed to not like him! "I don't like him, I only like kissing him," she confirmed.

Macy rolled her eyes and began to feed Dazzy. "Okay, deny it, but once it bites you in the ass, you'll regret denying it," she said. She rubbed the side of Dazzy's face. "You motherfucking cute ass horse, I love you so much."

Ally rolled her eyes. That had to be the weirdest way to coo to an animal, using swear words. Macy seriously amazed her. She took a seat on a tree root and leaned against a stump of a tree. She sighed and ran a hand through her hair, biting her lip.


Ally's Dream

She was kissing him again, but this time, he had gotten to take off her shirt. His strong arms picked her up as he guided them to the bed, nothing letting her go. He was happy to see her again, he had missed her. His hand ran up her ribcage, causing her to shiver, and grasped her left breast. She moaned as he massaged thoroughly, his lips trailing down her neck.

He sucked and nipped at her neck, making her moan in ecstasy. His lips trailed from her neck and he kissed around her collarbone and the top of her breasts. Ally grasped his hair tightly and yanked on it hard, making Austin groan against her chest. His hips rocked into hers as he swiftly took one nipple into his mouth. He bit it lightly and curiously peered up at Ally. She moaned loudly and her head lolled back. She bit her lip and he went back to sucking, nipping and licking at her breast.

He hooked two fingers in her trousers, yanking them done quickly, leaving her in nothing but her undergarment. He switched breasts, and Ally moaned even louder. What was he doing to her? She had never felt this way before. "Are you untouched, Darling?" he whispered as her chest.

Ally nodded and bit her lip. "Yes, I am untouched," she told him breathlessly.

Austin smiled against her chest and raised his hand, pressing a knife against her throat. "Good, if you weren't, I'd have to kill you. Now, stay still or else this may hurt a bit," he growled in her ear.

Ally looked at him, except, he wasn't Austin anymore. No, she was looking into the eyes of a beast.

Ally began crying before she was screaming.

End of Dream


Ally woke up screaming, alarming Austin and Macy. She felt Austin drag her body into his hold and cradle her gently. She whimpered and held on tightly to him. "Dammit, Ally, what's wrong?" he asked her, hugging her tighter to his chest. "Stop whimpering."

She looked up at him, unshed tears in her eyes. Without thinking, she ran her hands all over his face, and he growled in annoyance. Ally sighed in relief and dropped her hand, rolling off his lap. "Thank goodness, I thought you were a beast for second. Damn, you really know how to scare people," she commented. Upon seeing Austin's angry stare, she rolled her eyes. "Sorry, I think. I don't know; you shouldn't be scaring people like that anyways."

She waved it off like it was nothing, but it infuriated Austin that she thought he was a beast. Seeing that his angered expression hadn't moved, Ally kneeled before him and sighed. "Austin, don't get mad. It was just a dream. I don't really think you're a beast, not anymore at least. You've shown me that you can be caring," she told him earnestly.

Austin's facial expression still didn't move and she sighed again. He got angry quite easily. She caressed his cheek gently and looked back at Macy. The said girl nodded and grabbed Dazzy's reins. "Come on, we need a bath."

Happily, Macy trotted off with Dazzy by her sight. Once they were out of sight, Ally looked back at Austin, who happened to still be glaring at her. "What do you want to do? Hit me? If so, it won't prove anything, Austin. It'll just show that you're easily angered and you always take your anger out on something. It'll show you don't respect anyone. So, unclench your fists and kiss me, you idiot. It seems to be the only thing that can –"

Austin kissed her hard and fast, Ally didn't even see him move. He moved his hand to the back of her neck and tilted her head so he had a better access to her mouth. He dragged her onto his lap and Ally braced herself on his shoulders, kissing him back just as equally. He chewed on her bottom lip and pressed her closer to his person. Ally smiled in the kiss and tried to pull away, but Austin grunted and the hand that was on her neck kept her in place.

She had opened her mouth and groaned when Austin squeezed her butt tightly. Austin used this opportunity to stick his tongue in her mouth and explore it like he owned everything about her. Ally shyly touched his tongue with hers and this seemed to have made him happier, for he pulled her closer (if possible) and allowed the kiss to become more heated.

Soon, Ally felt something poking at her core and inner thigh. She could feel a blush rising onto her cheeks, realizing what that something was. Soon, Austin had just pushed her off him and stood up. Ally landed roughly on the ground and looked at Austin. He was grunting in pain and she realize that his arm and ribs must've hurt. She gasped and ran to get some herbs for him use so it'd stop the pain. As she was doing so, she spotted a figure looking at her. The person was gesturing for her to come towards them. She looked at Austin, who had his head hung in pain, and back at the person. Should she go or not, she couldn't leave Austin the way he was.

She decided that she was going to go and check out the person. "Austin, we've ran out. I'm going to look for some more, alright?"

He nodded and she quickly walked off, towards the figure. Once she got closer, she gasped, running over to the person. She hugged her and then her adopted son, kissing the top of his head. "Mom, Jasper, you guys are alright! Oh my goodness, how'd you find me?" she asked.

Her mother gave her a disapproving look. "Ally, why are you kissing that bandit? He's dangerous and you know it. Come with us, escape," she encouraged her daughter.

Ally looked back at Austin, who was being treated by Macy. When had she come back? She thought. She shook her head and looked back at her mother. "Alright, I can escape with you guys but we have to make it a clean break," she whispered to her.

They nodded and slowly Ally picked up Jasper. As they tip-toed away from the campsite, and Ally felt both relieved and sad. She felt relieved because she'd no longer have to be around Austin, the angry bandit. But her sadness was because she felt guilty leaving him in that state. He could die and get an infection because he and Macy knew nothing of herbs. She looked at her mother and turned on her heel, taking off towards the camp, Jasper still in hand. "Ally, what are you doing?" her mother yelled after her.

She looked back at her, hugging Jasper tightly. "I missed him, mom. I missed Jasp, and I can't leave him with you again. I love you, but Austin won't show mercy on you when he finds out you convinced me to leave with you! Go, I love you!"

Her mother pursed her lips and nodded, running off. Ally looked down at her sleeping son and kissed his forehead. "Baby, I promise that he won't hurt you, neither will anyone else." She bumped into something hard and looked up. Austin was furiously looking down at her. "Austin, I can –"

He grabbed a fistful of her hair and yanked her face closer to his. She winced and made sure Jasper was still sleeping and not witnessing this. "You lied to me, you tried to leave me," he whispered accusingly. Ally looked into his eyes and gasped. They showed hurt, pain and betrayal. "I keep you alive and this is how you take advantage of that, Ally?" he hissed lowly at her.

She felt guilt, incredible guilt. He looked pained. Tears swelled in his eyes, but he blinked them back. "You are just like Kira. Running away was the main reason she died, and she betrayed me, you are just like her."

Ally felt incredible anger swell within her. How can accuse her of such? "I'm nothing like her, obviously I came back, didn't I, Austin? If I didn't, I'd be somewhere else, surveying my surroundings. I told her no, that I had to stay here because I couldn't leave you in your current form!" she yelled.

He yanked Ally to the ground and kneeled before her. Ally winced, but protected Jasper from hitting the ground with her. She landed painfully on her shoulder. Austin looked down at her, his eyes showing nothing, and his face blank. It actually scared her, that he could be that cold and show nothing. "We're back to square one, I guess. Congratulations, I dare you try and run again. I will kill you next time," he whispered deathly.

He pulled away from her and spat on her. Turning on his heel, he walked away from her. Ally curled into fetal position and cried. "Mommy, don't cry. Don't cry, mommy," Jasper whispered in her ear.

Why was she even crying? This is how he usually treated her. Somewhere, in the back of her mind, she knew that must've started caring for him. Somehow and someway, she knew she did and it made her feel even worse about herself.


He had dislocated her shoulder, he knew it, but it was what he was going for. He didn't know why he that, but he felt so hurt and betrayed and he hated feeling that way so he channelled his feelings into anger. Austin looked into the fire, frowning angrily at it. What had the fire done to him? Nothing, it was Ally's fault. He didn't know how he felt for her and she turned around and tried to run.

She could've at least tried to run once he sorted out his feelings, but no, she was prepared. His threat had been empty; he knew he couldn't kill her. He couldn't kill another… female. He stared intensely at Ally's sleeping form. She was hugging her son tightly, trying to provide him warmth. That's how she looked when he murdered her. Except, she was cradling their son, the child they had conceived together.

Austin looked up at the star filled sky, wondering how his son looked right now. Was Trish caring for properly? Of course not, and he knew the reason why. There had been a certain village they never raided, only visited. And every time they went there, his son would run up to him for a hug. Actually, he'd hug them all, but spend most of his time with Austin. It was the only time he let his guard down, around the innocent child.

He couldn't quite tell him that he had murdered his mother and that he was his own father, it'd kill the boy. So instead, Austin and the group considered him a part of the family. They promised no harm to him, or the family caring for him. But, if the family had ignored their request, he'd have to kill them all.

So, it surprised him to find out that two years back his son had been rushed to another village for protection. Austin lost it; he killed the family and the entire village. There was no way in hell he was going to let everyone live after letting his son go. He had specifically told them not to let him out of their sight, he was their responsibility.

It had also been the same day his father congratulated him on being his young beast. It still made Austin shiver. He wasn't a beast, he was a human. He didn't think like a murderous beast all the time, he had feelings too. But it didn't seem like Ally thought that way about him. It made his heart clench and twist with pain just knowing that the one girl he had come to care about, save Trish and Macy, didn't think he had human feelings. She had even thought that he was going to hit her earlier. He couldn't lie, he wanted to, but he wanted to impress her too.

She was making it hard for him to show her that he could be husband material. He already protected and watched over her, how hard could be to show respect? It was fucking hard in his opinion because she didn't show him any back. All she did was talk back to him with attitude and even swore at him. She had episodes of saying he was nothing but a beast.

He lived up to peoples' expectations because not one person has ever said he could be nice or that he wasn't a beast. They only ever made him feel like he had no heart, so acted like so. A small hand touched his and he peered down into blue eyes. That's a recessive trait, not many people have blue eyes, he thought. "Daddy?" the kid whispered. Austin narrowed his eyes and raised a brow. Did the kid just call him 'daddy'? He giggled and covered his mouth. "Oopsie." How'd he get out of Ally's grip, it sure as hell looked tight. "Sorry, I'm sorry. Two years ago, I lost my daddy because the people said he was evil and corrupted and he'd corrupt me. I don't believe that. No parent wants to corrupt their child, unless they're not really their child or don't care for them."

Austin narrowed his eyes. This kid couldn't be any older than five, yet he was speaking like Ally, wise and completely educated. He crawled into Austin's lap and smiled at him. "You're not a bad man. You're not a beast; you are human, like me!" He giggled and Austin almost chuckled at how cute he was. "You just follow what people say. They labelled you so you live by the label. Don't live by it, be who you want to be."

The kid ran back to Ally and tucked himself under her arm again. He smiled brightly at Austin before closing his eyes to sleep. In a way, that kid was right. But that kid had no idea Austin went on killing sprees when he was angry. He growled lowly, and glared at the stars. Stupid kid, this is how I am now. I now channel my emotions into anger because I can't feel anything else. What can your petty ideas do for me?


When morning had reached, Ally's screams of pain could be heard as Macy popped her shoulder back into place. "Damn, you're a loud screamer," she commented, placing the entire right arm in a cast.

Ally pouted. She had just been on a thinner cast, but now she was going to be suffering with another one. Jasper smiled up at her and Ally stuck her tongue out at him. "He's cute. How old is he?" Macy asked.

Ally laughed and went to answer, but Jasper answered. "I'm five!" he squealed.

Austin just watched as they laughed and joked around. Soon, he heard the sound of horses and people coming this way. He grabbed his sword and got into a fighting stance. "Some people are coming this way."

He ignored the pain in his arm and rib area, focusing on the main problem, probably, another group of bandits. They came closer and Austin started lower his sword, anger taking over his entire being. "It fucking took you all long enough! We went missing almost a fucking month ago!" he yelled.


Cliffy, those things are my favourite things. I love them more than life man. I was listening to my favourite band and my future husband's, aka Luke Hemmings; voice inspired me to write another chapter. They're back at square one and there's going to be a LOT more fighting between the two… and maybe even kissing. ;)

Hope you liked/loved it.

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