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Here is chap 31. Hope you enjoy.
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2 Weeks and 4 days had passed, since Catherine left Vincent's hotel room. She looked at her watch and saw that it was almost 6:30 in the evening. Hurriedly, she got up and walked out her office. As she stepped into the elevator, she heard someone call her.
"Hey, Cat. Will I see you at the party?" Jason asked, a smile on his handsome face.
The firm she worked at, had organized a party for all employees.
She cleared her throat and nodded."Yeah, of course. And you?" she replied.
Jason's face immediately lit up, as he heard her answer." I will be attending the party, yes." He responded.
As the elevator went down, it stopped a few times, letting others get inside. Cat and Jason spoke of the latest case they worked on until they reached the first floor. Jason walked Cat to her car, even though she declined.
As Cat sat behind the wheel, Jason nodded."See you in a few." He said and walked towards his car.
During the drive to her apartment, Catherine concentrated on the road. And of course Vincent was also on her mind. No matter what she did or tried, she couldn't get him out of her head. As she let out a deep breath, Catherine's eyes welled up.
'I gotta stop thinking about him. I gotta accept that he doesn't want me in his life for some God damn reason!' she thought.
Since she left his hotel room that night, she hadn't called or seen him. That night, Catherine asked him who he was talking about. He talked about evil people wanting to hurt her, but he didn't explain anything to her. Though she begged him to confide in her, he refused to. She spent 30 minutes, asking him to make her understand, but he had shut her out. Completely...
"Why are you pushing me away?" she asked him, as her voice trembled.
He didn't answer though. Vince helped her wear her jacket and begged her to go.
So that did it! She had enough of his stubbornness and stormed out his hotel room. Cat drove away as fast as she could, as her tears rolled down her cheeks. When she stepped out of her car, she looked up and saw Vincent at a distance in his car… He followed her, because he wanted to make sure that she arrived home safely…
As her throat closed up, she turned around and walked away, her heart hammering against her rib cage…
That was almost 3 weeks ago and yet it felt like it happened yesterday...
As Catherine reached her apartment, she unlocked her door and walked inside. She placed her briefcase and phone on the desk and decided to take a warm and relaxing bath. God, she needed that. The party will begin at 8, but she didn't care to attend it on time. She really needed that bath. RIGHT NOW.
As she undressed, she looked at her reflection in the mirror. Why did she love him this much? It hurts so much, not being able to be with him. As a sharp pain consumed her heart, she got her bath ready and stepped inside the tub.
"Hmmmm…" she sighed; as she felt her muscles relax.
She closed her eyes, as she slowly and eventually felt a bit better. The warm water did her good. As her mind drifted off, it brought her back in Tinos.
The green forest… the mountains, where she and Vince looked at the marbles… … the beach where she laid down on, after he saved her from almost drowning… the blue ocean, where she held onto him for dear life… his cottage, where he opened up to her and shared a bit of his life with her… his villa, where she found out about Agathe and the curse …
"Vincent." She whispered.
At one point, it was like she almost could feel his presence. Like he was here with her, beside her. Her eyes were still shut and she could hardly breathe. The feelings were too overwhelming. She could almost smell him; his scent could always drive her a bit wild.
She kept thinking about him, with her eyes shut tightly… She didn't want to open her eyes, because that meant that she had to go back to reality. Here in her mind, in her fantasy, Vincent was with her...
She could almost feel his skin on hers, his lips on her own and she could hear him tell her:
"I'm so in love with you."
Catherine was rudely taken out of her thoughts by her phone ringing loudly. She immediately got up from the bath tub and wrapped a towel around her body. As she walked towards her phone to pick up, she mumbled some things. Things like:' the person who's calling me is So DEAD. How dare someone disturb me? I'm gonna strangle this person."
"Hallo?" Catherine said.
"Hey, Cat. It's me, Jason. I was on my way to the party and I thought… well, do you mind if I'd pick you up? We'll be heading the same way… so I thought…" he said, stumbling over his words.
Catherine smiled and decided to save him the torture."I'd like that, Jason. You can come pick me up." She replied.
"What time?" he asked.
"Give me 45 minutes." She said.
"Ok, see you then." He responded.
"See you then, Jase." Cat replied.
As Catherine hung up the phone, she closed her eyes for a couple of moments and decided to change...
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Catherine was wearing a red strapless dress, complete with ruby earrings and black pumps. Her hair was up, she went for the Smokey eyes look and her lips were painted red. As Catherine double checked her reflection in the mirror, she heard the door bell ring. She was satisfied at the result and sighed deeply. Jason. Jason Fuller. Why must it be him? From the bottom of her heart, Catherine wished that instead of her co worker, Vincent was at the door right now…
As she opened the door, Jason's mouth fell slightly open.
"Jase, are you okay?" she asked, frowning a bit.
"Yeah, I'm fine. It's just… you look…" he said.
"I look okay?" she teased.
"No… yeah, I mean… you look beautiful." He replied.
Catherine shook her head and grabbed her bag, before locking her front door.
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When they arrived, the party was already on full swing. Jason helped her out of her coat, as Catherine looked around. She wasn't really in the mood to be there, but she did her best to act like she was having a blast. Like usual, Jason acted like a real gentleman towards her. Cat was very thankful for that.
On her second glass of wine, her boss walked over to Catherine and tapped her on the shoulder.
"Catherine? I'd like you to meet one of our biggest clients." he said.
As she turned around to face her boss, her eyes fell on a pair of blue ones.
"Catherine Chandler, meet Adon Papadakis." Mr Walker said.
"Mr. Papadakis! What a surprise. What are you doing in New York?" Cat asked, very surprised.
Without asking, Adon took Cat's hand in his and kissed it."I'm here for business, but now that I see you here. I hope to have some pleasure too… if you don't mind." he said, attempting to flirt with her.
Catherine replied with a laugh, but didn't like the way he was talking and looking at her. No, not at all.
"So, my name is Jason Fuller, I also work at this firm." Jason said, a fake smile plastered on his face.
The two men shook hands, while exchanging a look. Catherine noticed the tension between the two, making her feel really uncomfortable.
"So, Jason. Walk with me. Let Catherine have a chat with Mr. Papadakis." Mr Walker said.
"But…" Jason began, but was cut off by his boss.
"Now, right now!" he demanded.
Catherine didn't want to have this 'chat' with Adon, but she had no choice. As she watched Jason walk away, Adon brought his lips to her ears.
"You are very pretty, you know that?" he whispered.
A shiver went up and down her spine, as she felt his breath on her skin. And to be clear, it wasn't the good kind of shiver. But the 'WHAT IN THE HELL, WHAT A CREEP!' kind of shiver.
She immediately opened the gap between them, as she thought of an excuse to leave the party.
Catherine sighed." Gosh, I'm so tired. The case I am working on, is draining all my energy. I think I'm gonna head home." She said.
"But why? Come on, the night is still young. Stay? You look so stressed out. Let me help you with that. First, let me get you another drink." Adon said.
"I'm not sure. And besides, I came with Jason. So I don't think that…" she began, but he cut her off.
"Is he your boyfriend?" he asked rudely.
Catherine chuckled nervously."My boyfriend? No, he's not my boyfriend." she replied.
"Then its settled. I will make sure that you have a little fun tonight." Adon said, his voice self assured.
Catherine was really torn at the moment; she didn't want to go back to her quiet apartment yet. It will only make her feel miserable. But on the other hand, she didn't want to be in the same room with Adon either. What to do?
As her mind automatically drifted off to Vincent, she decided that she had enough! She was sick and tired of being rejected and pushed away by the man she loved.
So she swallowed the huge lump in her throat and nodded."Okay, let's have fun, Mr Papadakis." She said and walked over to the bar.
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The whole evening Adon was with Catherine, acting like he owned her. She drank and drank, till she couldn't stand on her own two feet. She was trying to drink her pain away. The pain that Vincent had caused her…
Catherine wasn't used to drinking a lot, so at one point she got drunk. As she observed the glass in her hand like it was something interesting, Adon watched her.
"So, since you've been back in New York. Have you been in contact with your boyfriend, Vincent?" he asked with a curious tone in his voice.
She let out a breathy sigh and shook her head."1. He isn't my boyfriend… anymore. We broke up, cause of reasons I don't understand. Two… Vincent is an Ass…" she said, slurring the S.
"And three… I don't get to see him anymore, but whatever. It's not like I can't live without him or something. Wait! I forgot 4! Four… I wish I never went to Tinos." She said, as her eyes welled up.
It all became too much for her to handle, so she let her tears flow. As she felt a gnawing pain in her heart, she frantically wiped her tears away.
"I am so sorry he hurt you." Adon said and brushed a lock from her face.
She looked at him and furrowed her brows."What are you doing? Why are you here, Adon?" she asked.
But instead of answering her, he leaned in and kissed her on the lips. Her first reaction was to pull away from the kiss, but she froze as she felt his lips on hers.
"Oh, now I see." They heard someone say loudly.
As Cat turned around, she saw Jason storm out.
"Jason, wait!" she said and decided to go after him.
Jason was her friend; she didn't mean to hurt him like this. Damn it! She wished that she didn't attend this party in the first place. No, Cat had to explain it to him in some way. She didn't want to lose Jason's friendship…
Catherine was just about to follow him, when Adon grabbed her and forced her to sit back on her stool.
She narrowed her eyes and placed her hands on her hips." Who… who do you think you are? You aren't the boss of me?! You Greeks are all the same! You think you can control ev… everyone and everything?! Do you?! Well, let me tell you s…" she began, but was cut off by her boss.
"Catherine, I think you should go home. Why don't you bring her home, Adon?" Mr. Walker said.
"Of course, no problem." He replied.
"No! I am not going with him!" she spat and decided to leave anyway.
Catherine got up from her stool and attempted to walk away, but she wasn't able to. As the room started to spin before her very eyes, she felt someone catch her.
"Damn it, Adon! Leave me alone!" she hissed, as she attempted to hit him on the chest.
He looked down at her and smirked."No, I can't. I wasn't able to resist you in Tinos. Who says I am able to resist you now?" He said with a cold tone in his voice.
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From the rooftop of the next building, Vincent had been watching Catherine the whole night. He saw and heard everything she and the others said. As her words cut him like a knife, he silently took that punishment. He was the one who pushed her away, so she wasn't at fault here. She was hurt and needed to let it out.
He stayed calm until… until he saw Adon kissing her! At that, he wasn't able to contain the Beast! As his chest heaved heavily, he slowly turned. His eyes had changed golden, as his fangs slowly descended and his claws followed gradually…
The Beast was out and wanted to tear Adon Papadakis into shreds!
"She is MINE!" The Beast roared.
But just as the Beast was about to leave the rooftop via the fire escape, he felt a sharp pain in his chest. His eyes immediately fell on the person who caused the pain, then his eyes landed on his chest and then back at the person again.
"Why?!" he growled and sank onto the floor, as his knees gave out.
From here on out, it is gonna get more intense, you all.
Catherine will return to Tinos, Greece soon.
Why? For some good reason, she HAS to go back.
Is she being forced to? Or does she HAVE to do something very important there?
Wanna find out?
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