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The Priestess's Prediction
Andrew was frantic as he pulled up to the large iron gates of Shields manor. He knew his professor wouldn't take too lightly to an unannounced visit but right now he needed to talk to him about this latest development. Whoever this guy was he over stepped the line when he chose Serena's father as a victim. The man at the small booth frowned at Andrew but shrugged and allowed him passage to the house. That was weird… he didn't even let him know I was here. Andrew frowned then blinked in realization as he saw two police cars parked in the large circular drive close to the front door. No wonder the guard didn't care he was there, the police detectives were already talking to Darien about the case.
Andrew parked the car then carefully approached the door just as it was opened and Darien stepped out followed by the four solemn police detectives. "Ah! Andrew! There, you see officers, perhaps my student can assist me in thinking about this new information. I'm sure that's what he came to chat about." The detectives nodded and went to their cars leaving Darien and Andrew alone on the large front steps. "I'm sorry." Darien's compassionate voice filled Andrew's ears. He'd never heard his professor apologize and for some reason it didn't seem to fit him yet… Andrew took comfort in the small statement. "Come in, we'll talk about this if you'd like… they told me you were there when he was found… must have been… terrible."
"I can handle the crime scene, from all of the photos you've shown me of the others… I think I'm a little desensitized to that but… Serena… I'll never forget the look on her face…" Andrew's shoulders slumped forward slightly. "It's not right…" Darien's blue eyes scanned Andrew, reading all of his uncomfortable nuances.
"No one ever said life was fair Andrew… bad things happen to good people, it's just the way it works." Darien's words fell on deaf ears, it was clear that Andrew had lost himself in his own thoughts and was now thinking of something privately to himself.
"It's not right though Darien!" Andrew slowly recoiled as he saw his professor square his jaw. "I mean… Dr. Shields… it's just not. She shouldn't have had to come home to that, you know? I mean… she should have had the best day of her life and yet… this… fucking prick goes and murders her father. Thank God she was with me otherwise… it's hard telling what the killer would have done to her." There was a certain light in Darien's eyes that suddenly made Andrew very aware of the fact he was being watched. "What?"
"So… the only reason she wasn't there was because she was with you? What were you two kids doing?" Darien smiled lightly before growing serious for a moment. "So… how can we explain this convenient time period?"Andrew grew pale. Darien had a point, the fact that Ken was killed the one night Serena wasn't there meant that… the killer had been watching them for a while. If that were true… then… why pick Ken? Did this person have plans for Serena?
"I think this killer just got more dangerous than we thought." Andrew breathed making Darien nod. He watched as Darien walked over to his desk and closed the case file the police must have just dropped by, his eyes were dark and troubled, clearly Darien was just as concerned as he was. "So… what now?"
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Serena stepped out of the car and shuddered. Alan's house was the largest house she'd ever seen and probably the coldest. Ilene clapped and pulled her daughter into a tight embrace as Alan came out onto the porch with Ann close behind. "Welcome to your new home Serena." Alan smiled warmly. "I hope you'll be happy and comfortable here."
"Yes, I'm sure she will be." Ilene spoke softly into her daughter's ear. "Alan had your room specially decorated so you'd be comfortable here. I know that it's hard to deal with the death of your father but hopefully we can make up for it…" Serena pulled away from her mother's embrace and glared at her. What was she thinking? No amount of money or expensive items could comfort her. Her father was murdered by and insane psychopath and here her mother was acting like nothing had happened.
"Ilene… the girl just suffered from a traumatic experience. Show some sympathy will you?" Alan smiled then held out his hand. "Here honey, I'll show you to your room." Serena trudged past him into the house too angry to pay attention to the ornate woodwork of the entry, too angry to notice the way Alan lead her around with one of his hands on her, too angry to see the glint in his eyes. "Here is your room sweetie."
"Don't call me that! You're not my dad!" Serena snapped and slammed her door shut before leaning her back against it and sobbing. She wished she'd been there, perhaps the killer would have done her in and she wouldn't be here. She knew her mother loved her yet she didn't want her mother's live, secondhand, patronizing love; and Alan, what kind of a man courts a married woman and then takes her away from her husband when he found out he was ill?
"Serena! I'm well aware of the fact that I'm not your father but I hope that you and I can eventually get along… Serena?" She had blocked out the constant droning of his voice and had really, no intention of getting along with this man. Defeated and frustrated Alan walked away from the door determined that in one way or another she'd accept him. He'd do everything he could to win her over because obviously, she didn't know what a real man was. Ken had been a sorry excuse.
"Is she just as happy to see her room as we thought Alan?" Ilene tilted her head with an inquisitive look on her face. He nodded with a slight smile making her hands flutter to her face to cover the brilliant smile that had crept onto it. "That's wonderful! Oh… Alan! You've made us all so happy!" Ilene flew into his outstretched arms and squeezed him as tight as she could. Ann stood back with a smile of approval then glanced menacingly towards the stairs, whatever fate had brought her sister into this house she was internally cursing. It wasn't fair after all that Ann had been working so hard all of her life to be accepted by a father figure, then finally when she succeeded, her sister came back into the picture to ruin it.
"Don't worry about your sister Ann, she's not going to come between us." Alan whispered into Ann's ear as he pulled her into a loving embrace. "I doubt she's going to be very nice to me and besides… I have a different roll for her to play in this house. You're my only little girl and you always will be." His words worried Ann a little but at the same time she didn't care what may or may not happen to her sister.
"I'm just glad we can all be one happy family!" Ilene bubbled then rushed up the stairs. "I'm going to soak in the hot tub for now… Alan honey… you'll let me know when dinner's ready?" She paused for and answer, smiling when she received a positive nod. She was glad that she no longer had to cook dinner, and despite the passing of her ex husband her life couldn't look any better than it did now. She had a loving, handsome husband, two wonderful daughters, and the biggest house in town.
So they lived together in that big house. Serena barely came out of her room save for the daily trip to school and for meals. Not even Andrew's gentle coaxing over the phone could budge her from the light pink room Alan had decorated for her. He knew she was depressed but didn't know how to help her. One day however, it was a Saturday, Serena emerged from the room curious about the house she currently held as her prison. "Serena!" Alan cried from the bottom of the stairs with surprise. She frowned, why did it seem like he was perched there waiting for her. The burgundy carpet runner that cascaded down the wooden stairs acted like a path between them and as he ascended the staircase with a large brimming smile she could see a glint in his eyes she didn't quite like. "Wow, so nice to see you out of your room."
"Where's my mother?" She asked immediately trying to avoid his intense stare. She felt like he was devouring her with his eyes, scrutinizing every one of her features, no, more like evaluating her like an animal evaluates its prey.
"Oh… her and Ann left early this morning to go to shopping then to the spa. I'm sorry you missed them however it gives us some time to get acquainted." Serena shuddered slightly as he neared her and placed one of his hands on her shoulder. "Would you like a tour? I see you're looking around… what am I saying, of course you want a tour!" Alan then firmly grabbed her elbow and turned her toward the large hall she just came from. Though he wasn't hurting her she winced from his touch, and suddenly she realized that for no reason at all, she hated this man. "Okay… we'll start here." Alan paused in front of a large portrait of himself and another man who looked rather sinister. "This is a portrait of myself and my dearest friend Carson. Carson's rather successful you know? Well… I suppose. He has two outgoing boys, one's a pain in my ass but the other one is fun loving… you should meet him sometime. Who knows you kids might hit it off."
"I have a boyfriend thank you." Her words fell onto deaf ears, Alan was all ready leading her to another location in the hall. She listened, uninterested as he droned on and on about the elaborate wood carvings, the statues, the paintings… it was all so boring to her. Nothing seemed to really match anything else, rather the house looked thrown together like he went shopping, bought a bunch of objects he liked, then tried to fit them together in a Hodge Podge of ways.
"Well, that's the tour. How do you like your new home?" He waited anxiously as she thought about her response. She finally decided on a shrug, which made his face turn a burgundy red. "You have no real respect for my home then? How dare you! You truly are an ungrateful little…" He stopped as the sound of the front door caught his attention. "I'm not finished with you young lady." He snapped angrily and released her elbow. Quickly she ran upstairs to retrieve her purse and coat then rushed back down smiling at her mother.
"I'm off to Molly's house. Bye mom! Bye Ann! Bye Alan!" She waved enthusiastically then ran out of the house. She wanted to run father than Molly's how she wanted to run to Andrew in Shieldston, he was the only one she felt safe with now. Molly opened the door with a surprised look when Serena finally reached her home.
"Sarenah! Ya look really chilled! Get in here!" The red head grabbed her friend forcefully by the collar and pulled her into the entry way. "Whatd'ya do? Walk here?" A cry of anguish escaped Molly's mouth when her friend nodded while shivering. Serena hadn't noticed how cold she'd gotten until Molly had grabbed her and now she was afraid that her arms were going to fall off due to frostbite. "Why are ya here honey?"
"I'm… not comfortable in that house with… that man there." Serena shivered but allowed Molly to pull her jacket off. "He keeps eying me like… I don't know… like he's undressing me with his eyes." Molly frowned but didn't know what to say to her friend. Serena had been through something traumatic and Molly was convinced that her friend was imagining everything. After all, Alan was a well respected man in the community and there was no way he could have such unfavorable thoughts because he would be shunned in the community.
"I'm sure ya are okay. I mean, Alan's a nice guy and all… I've met him." Serena pulled her head up in surprise… was Molly implying that she's imagining it all? No… she just had to believe it. "Trust me Sarenah, you just stay here a while then I'll get mom to take ya back. Okay? Ya wanna watch a movie?"
"No! I don't want to watch a movie! I want you to believe me Molls… I… look, what happened to my daddy may have been horrible but that's no reason for me to imagine this! You… don't believe me though… do you?" Serena looked at her friend, pleading with her eyes but as Molly stared back Serena could see the pity hiding behind the girl's blue eyes. "Fine… I'll go somewhere else then…" She grabbed her wet coat and put it on looking at her friend from the doorway. "I'd believe you." With that she walked out of the house and back into the snowy streets her footsteps all ready covered by the renewing flakes. Blindly, she walked into the snowy haze of January to an unknown place, she didn't care where she wound up, at this point the site of a man with a bloodied knife would comfort her. If only she'd been there to pass with her father she wouldn't feel so empty right now, so… vulnerable even.
The white blanket crunched underneath her soaked tennis shoes until finally she arrived at the bottom of a large stone stairway that seemed to loom up in front of her, ascending into the skies. Without hesitation she climbed up, up until she could only see stairs, both above and below her; but she continued on. Finally, she came upon a large Japanese style archway that framed a large cobbled courtyard where a woman stood in front of a large looming fire. Serena gasp as the woman suddenly turned around to face her, her brown eyes fixed on her. The woman then loosened her posture and smiled before approaching the petite blond. "Hello. Lost in the snow? You looks absolutely chilled, come, I will find you some dry clothes and a warm bed until the storm ceases." She turned then paused briefly before turning back and speaking once more. "My name is Raye. I am the lead priestess here at this temple."
"My name is Serena. It's nice to meet you Raye." Serena smiled and then followed the raven haired woman into the Japanese style temple where another raven haired woman sat on the floor silently meditating. The two looked similar, they were dressed in the same red and white robes, both left their long hair hang down their backs to below their waists. The only difference between the two was that Raye was younger than the woman sitting on the matted floor, perhaps they were mother and daughter. Serena heard Raye say something quietly to the woman on the mat in another language prompting the woman to look up with surprise and focus her blue green eyes on the visitor. "Hello." Serena smiled and looked to Raye.
"This is my mother Raelean. She enjoys the quiet peace around here. Mother, I'm going to put Serena up in one of the east rooms, you okay with that?" Raye stood with her hands clasp gently behind her back as if she were in a very important meeting. Raelean nodded then returned to her meditation while Rate lead Serena to a cozy looking room. "Here you are Serena, they are simple robes but they will be comfortable until your own clothes are dry."
"Thank you for your hospitality… I don't know what I did to deserve this…" Serena frowned as Raye's face suddenly grew serious and she knitted her brow. "What?"
"I can see that you've suffered something recently; and I'm sure there's more to come. This little bit of comfort is all I can offer you until you finally find what you're looking for." Serena's eyes grew wide as Raye spoke, what did she mean by that? What did Raye think she was looking for? "Nonetheless, when you're done dressing place your clothes outside or bring them to me outside by the fire."
"Okay… thank you again Raye." Serena nodded prompting Raye to leave her to herself. It was nice to change into the dry robes, Serena them marveled at her appearance in the mirror, truly Japanese priestess robes could make any woman look regal and spiritual. The way the thick fabric draped off of her curves hid her figure yet still made her look beautiful. A sigh escaped her as she slipped on a pair of slippers that hid in the corner, then she went out to give Raye her clothes for drying. Once again the woman was standing in front of the roaring fire except now Raelean had come out to join her. The two stood together, their hands pressed together as though they were praying into the fire, each woman's eyes were closed making them look even more heavenly. "Raye?"
The raven beauty turned to the blonde quickly and grabbed the pile of folded clothes. With a brief motion for Serena to follow Raye walked towards another wing of the temple. Every little thing caught Serena's eye as she followed the woman. "So… why a Japanese temple? Why be a priestess in the states?"
"Just because we are in that states doesn't mean that people here don't want a spiritual direction… I am here to guide the soul to happiness. Some people may find it to be a futile life but I cherish it." Raye stepped into a modern looking laundry room that seemed completely out of place in the otherwise traditional temple.
"Who would find your life futile? I think it's beautiful." Serena frowned at the thought that someone could criticize Raye for her lifestyle, she was being selfless in her position as a priestess. Why wouldn't someone understand that?
"My brothers and my father think it's futile. That's why my mother and I aren't with them. My eldest brother is a man of science and logic… spirituality is the least of his thoughts… my twin brother… well, I think he needs some guidance… him and my father both. They're both womanizers of the worst sort and they don't believe in consequences for anything. Forgive me Serena… you needn't listen to my worries. You have your own with your father and all." Serena gasp slightly… how did Raye know? Well… I guess the news or the paper… but then again Raye didn't seem like the type of woman who kept up with the latest media highlights. "I am sorry for your loss but then again it lead you here didn't it? You see? Direction, you were meant to wind up here… for what reason may be unclear right now but… I would like to think it's because you're looking for a friend in a world of enemies."
"Sort of… you see… I get this feeling from my new step father that he has some… less than admirable thoughts about me and when I tried to tell my best girlfriend she didn't believe me… so I wandered aimlessly in this storm, that's when I found this place and you." Serena smiled as Raye tossed her clothes into the drier and nodded.
"I'm glad you came. We were expecting my brother today but I don't think he'll be here with the storm and all… it's nice to have company and I think that you may be a little more fun to have around than him. He can be a mood killer at times." Serena could see Raye loosen and let a little of her inner teen out. "I feel like I can be a kid around you Serena… you have a certain innocent light about you that I hope doesn't dissipate."
"Why would it?" Serena felt her heartbeats quicken. Raye had mentioned earlier that she would have to go through something troublesome. Would whatever it is change her for the rest of her life? Raye only looked at her with saddened eyes, the silence was deafening.
"You're the type of woman who tries to see the silver lining in every cloud… the good in every person when sometimes… the good left that person long ago. Serena… I think your stepfather is one of those people. My father is one and I'm sure my brothers are on their way unless something happens for them to change I know that they will be enveloped by despair and there's nothing worse than that. Don't let people like that pull you down with them because they will try." Raye's face then grew light again before she smiled. "My twin's here! I didn't think he'd be by! What a surprise! You should meet him but, don't fall for any of his charming lines. Understand?" Serena nodded then allowed Raye to pull her out into the courtyard where the snow had ceased and a somewhat tall man stood talking with Raelean. He was thin, and had the build of a basketball player but without such height. Serena guessed he was roughly six feet tall. His long black hair was pulled into a ponytail, a peculiar look for a man. "Seiya! I didn't expect to see you… I thought…"
"He has better things to do." Seiya cut Raye off mid sentence and hugged her his blue eyes fixed on the blonde that stood close by. "Who is this?" He grinned wickedly making Raye hold him at arms length.
"A nice girl and you'll leave her be… understand me?" Raye's voice was firm and though he nodded Serena knew he wasn't interested in leaving her alone. "Her name is Serena." Seiya stepped away from Raye and held out his hand, which Serena looked to Raye before she took it.
"Hello Serena. My name is Seiya. Person extraordinaire." He winked and kissed her hand briefly before releasing her and holding up his hands. "See Raye, I'm being good." He then dropped his arms and began laughing. "You sure you're my twin and not Darien's?" The name made Serena's ears perk. Darien? As in… Darien Shields? Were Raye and Seiya his siblings? She didn't even know he had siblings… no… they couldn't be could they?
"She's not and you know it little man. Don't sass her and you behave yourself or I'll put you back where you came from." Raelean shook her finger at her son and laughed when she saw the confused look on his face. "You know what I mean young man don't give me that look."
"Okay mom… okay." Seiya chuckled then glanced at Serena his eyes glittering with mischief. Raye turned to Serena with a smile spread across her lips and a light in her eyes that showed she enjoyed having company.
"Well Serena… as soon as your clothes are done Seiya and I will take you home okay?" Serena nodded sadly but was appreciative nonetheless.
After she'd put on her freshly dried clothes Serena waited patiently in the courtyard as Seiya and Raye playfully argued about what to do for dinner when they returned. "You're being rude Raye. Serena's waiting and I'm your guest so I get what I want." Seiya laughed and approached Serena with a look like a panther… it was a similar look to what Alan had been giving her earlier. "Right Serena?"
"Um… sure… I don't know." Serena shrugged then tensed as he put his hand on her shoulder and turned her towards the stairway.
"We'll just go without her if she's going to be such a brat." Serena could hear Raye's sputtering objections as she ran to catch up with the pair. Serena stood in awe of Seiya's car. It was a black Tesla sports car, she didn't think that they actually existed much less that someone might have the money to buy one. "It's going to be a tight fit. Serena you may have to sit on one of our laps." He winked making her look at Raye with surprise, Seiya certainly wasn't shy about coming on to women.
"Seiya… you… what were you thinking when you grabbed the keys to this?" Raye was standing there with all the color drained from her face as she stared at the car. It was as though the car was a curse that had to be exercised. "I'm not riding in this car… we can take mom's…"
"No! We can drive this… It's fine." Seiya leaned against the side and winked at Serena with his arms crossed over his chest. Raye shook her head and backed up. "Come on Ramen… get in the pretty car…"
"It's not your car Seiya and you know it. That's his car and he's going to be pissed when you get home." Raye breathed and grabbed Serena's arm. "Come on Serena… I'll drive you in my mom's car. We don't want to ride in that experiment anyway right?"
"I… I'm confused… why can't we take that car?" Serena knitted her brow… it wasn't that she wanted to ride in it… that wasn't the point. The question was why Raye was so against riding in it herself… was it dangerous to ride in it?
"It's just that… that car is our brother's pride and joy and Seiya is NOT allowed to drive it. I don't like to be yelled at and I'm not going to give my brother an excuse to yell at me. When he does I swear I feel like the earth is going to open up and swallow me for not listening to him so… come on." Raye tore Serena from the car and away from a frustrated looking Seiya. "Don't go picking up any girls in that either!" Raye yelled back at him. He laughed stating that that's what he was doing in town which made Raye's face grow bright red. "Damn him… I… oh man he's going to be in trouble when he gets home."
"Yeah… me too. I was in trouble when I left home." Serena sighed and looked at the normal looking sedan Raye had lead her to. The ride home was filled with silence as Raye chewed on her lip and watched the road with all of the caution as a nervous father driving his new baby from the hospital. Serena smiled, she remembered how her father would do that whenever she was in the car but secretly she knew he was an aggressive driver and had done a lot of stupid things in her absence. "Thank you." Serena smiled as Raye pulled up to the house and looked at the large front doors with sadness.
"You're welcome… here... take my number and if you ever want to hang out or just talk I'll be around." Serena took the piece of paper and nodded happily. She waved as Raye drove away, then she turned towards the house. Suddenly the doors flew open and Ilene came rushing out.
"Hello honey! How was your visit with Molly? Oh… can't talk I've got to run, I'm late for my woman's association meeting." Ilene kissed her daughter's forehead and rushed through the snow to her car. Serena paled as she realized that she would be stuck in the house with Alan and Ann all night… and… that… worried her more than anything else.
"Have a wonderful time Darling!" Alan waved form the doorway his silvery blue eyes fixed intently on Serena. He was still angry about her comment earlier, that was clear. "Serena… you've been gone quite some time…" Ann smirked from behind him and watched the interaction. "Where have you been?"
"Somewhere… you don't really need to know do you Alan?" Serena rolled her eyes then made her way past the two people in the doorway. "I'm going to bed and I don't care if I miss dinner either." She rushed up the stairs into the safety of her own room where she grabbed the phone and called Andrew.
"Hey! There you are Serena. How are you today? Did you go out?" His tone was that of a doting boyfriend concerned about a sick girlfriend. She smiled at the sound, he cared. "Serena? Hello?"
"Yeah, I got out today. I wound up at a Japanese temple… I had no idea we had one of those in town…" Serena smiled at the thought of her missing the large structure. How could she not have noticed it was there? Andrew began to laugh heartily telling her he had had a good day.
"Serena… there isn't one in town… it's just outside the city limits… wait… you didn't walk all the way there did you?" His voice had taken on a scolding tone. After she confessed to doing just that he began to really scold her. She listened as he told her it was dangerous to do that, she shouldn't have been out that far from home and that she was especially foolish for doing all this in a snowstorm.
"Yeah… okay Andy… look… I didn't realize how tired I am… I'm going to get off of the phone and go to bed okay?" She waited for him to agree then said goodnight and cuddled into her large and comfortable bed intent on sleeping well.
The feeling of her bed sinking made Serena snap awake and cry out when she saw a serious looking Alan sitting on the edge of her bed. "Hello Serena… you and I need to talk." He began the shifted his body so he was leaning against her headboard with his legs stretched out on the bed. She shivered as she sat up pulling the blankets with her to cover her scantly clad body. In this moment she cursed herself for not wanting to wear her purple pajamas to bed, but instead her sports bra and panties. "You hurt my feelings earlier and I wanted to address that with you. Since you came here you've been unwilling to give me the time of day and I don't like that. I don't like feeling like I'm being ignored especially in my own home." His eyes were fixed on hers.
"Look, I just don't like you okay Alan? I just… I don't think you have very good morals." She shook her head and pulled the blankets closer to her as he smirked.
"You don't huh? Well then… I guess if I can't win I should stop trying huh? Funny, Carson keeps telling me I should throw the nice guy attitude to the wind and just be me… what do you think? Am I too fake the way I am now Serena? So do I need to be more real?" His tone worried her so she didn't respond. "Yes or no. You don't like me for my morals yet I try to be the nicest guy I can be." Serena sat there not understanding what he wanted from her. She was hardly the person to be talking to for advice on life. "Yes or no, I need to be truer to myself?" She finally relented and shook her head yes. She wanted him to leave her alone, it was two in the morning for heaven's sake and he'd interrupted a very nice dream. "Okay then… starting now I'm going to be myself." He then shifted his body to face her more directly. "So, Serena. I have to admit I'm extremely attracted to you."
"I can tell." Serena moved away from him on the bed and looked wearily at him. His eyes were definitely filled with lust. Slowly he began to move towards her, pulling the blankets from her hands. "Okay… you drunk?" She asked jumping from the bed managing to bring a sheet with her to cover her body.
"Nope… and what exactly do you think you're doing Serena? You can't get away from me in my own house… God I've been waiting for your mother to leave. I decided today that… I can do what I want and not get in trouble for it. I mean really, you're just a little girl who just discovered her daddy's body. You're looking for something to put blame on." His words sunk in to the pit of her stomach as she realized he did want what she thought he wanted and now there was no one to stop him.
"Did… you… you killed him didn't you?" She stuttered and backed into the wall realizing how trapped she was. He was now off of the bed, between her and the door, he was also blocking her way to the bathroom. She was in the open and trapped at the same time. "Alan… don't…"
"Serena… I'm taking your suggestion and being true to myself and I know that I want you so damn it I'm going to have you whether you like it or not." He growled and pulled her against him wrestling with her briefly until he had her beneath him on the bed. "I know you didn't notice but I purposefully put your room on the opposite side of the house that the rest of us are in… I've been planning this for a long time. Your mother's a beautiful woman but only for social functions. She's not what I want in the bedroom and it just so happens that she comes with an ideal model." Alan laughed as though she were a toy that he'd been waiting in line for during the Christmas shopping season. "So tell me something sweetheart, you still as innocent as you seem or did that annoying boyfriend of yours get to you already?" Alan then held her wrists with one hand as he began to nibble on her neck lightly and move his hands over her curves. "God damn…. I don't even care, you're just too perfect."
"Get off of me you sick freak!" Serena struggled against his hold and caresses, she was disgusted and scared at the same time. This was her mother's husband doing this to her and she had a feeling she could scream and fight all she wanted and still not get away, his mind was set.
"Good, I like a girl who's a little feisty… you wanna play that way we can do that." He laughed and reached into his back pocket producing a pair of handcuffs lined with padding. "Did you know you can get these at any adult store? I was surprised to see them myself but hey, I figured they might come in handy." He laughed and wrestled with her once again, this time making her arms ache so he could get the cuffs on and connected to the headboard. By this time Serena was screaming and crying angrily, she didn't want to fall victim to this but Raye's voice rang in her head…
"I can see that you've suffered something recently; and I'm sure there's more to come. This little bit of comfort is all I can offer you until you finally find what you're looking for." Oh… had Raye known this would happen? If she did then why would she take her home? After Alan had her wrists secured her backed away a little, pulled his shirt off to expose his white chest whish was now heaving from his efforts to wrestle with her and his excitement.
"I just want you to know… that if you ever, say anything about this to anyone, I'm going to personally make sure you never see your mother, sister, or your little boyfriend again. Understand me? If you can't shut your mouth and be my little secret then you don't need to be around." She paled, oh, how she wished Andrew would walk through the door and save her right now but she knew he wouldn't and as Alan removed what little clothing she had on she cried, her eyes blurring from the volume of tears. Why was life being so cruel to her?