Chapter-8-"Tempting Freedom"

Bella Devina's POV

"Stop." I moan as I push at his chest. This is too much. Wetness like I never felt before starts pooling between my legs. We are at the bottom of the stairs on the first floor. The party is in the ground floor. He has me pressed against a wall. The minute he saw me walking down the stairs, something changed in his eyes. As soon as I reached him, he grabbed me pressing me against the wall before kissing my neck.

"I shouldn't have had the designer bring you this sexy dress. You are a vision in white you know." He whispers against my neck as he sucks on my skin there. There was a whole team that came to do my hair, makeup and dressing.

I can't believe I have kissed him earlier! How stupid of me?! Giving him the impression that he has an effect on me?! I mean, he does! He shouldn't know that! My mind seems to forget that he killed someone in less than twenty-four hours!

He pulls away and gives my lips a brief kiss before looking t me as his thumb grazes over the skin he sucked on.

"Are you done licking me?" I sass and he chuckles.

"Far from it. But this should do." He nods lightly to himself looking at the place he kissed on my neck. I frown. What should do?! I can't deal with his intentions now.

"I... Earlier..." I don't know how to start and what to tell him. "It was just... I didn't mean to ki-"

"Oh you meant to. I hate lies." His hand goes behind and touches my ass cheek and I shudder at how bad and good it felt at the same time. "More than that I hate it when you lie to yourself." He taps my ass cheek lightly.

"It was momentary! Okay! Don't put any meaning to it." There! I said it! He stares at me thinking.

"Okay." He responds and that surprises me. I thought we would be having another argument. "Come." He gives me his hand. I shake off the thoughts and look at his hand to grab it when my eyes caught something and a gasp escapes my lips.

"What?... You..." My eyes widen. This barbaric man! He looks at it and gives me that side smile of his.

"Looks so good." He tells to himself.

He has a fucking tattoo of my teeth marks where I first bit him yesterday night in the club! What?! Who does that?! This is serious! This is so fucking serious! This level of obsession!!! He will never leave me! Shit! Why is sickly romantic and sweetly scary at the same time?!

"Come, my Princess." He grabs my hand as I still stare at it in shock.

"You are crazy." I whisper walking with him.

"You have no idea." He admits as we go to the top of the stairs of the first floor in the right wing.

"Will your parents be coming?" I don't know if I want to meet them.

"No. They are dead." He gives a short response and I look at him with wide eyes again. This man gives me shock after shock! How is he saying it casually like the weather is going to be sunny today?!

"How?" I get curious.

"You want to know more? You have got to tell me yours." He smirks. I bite my lip. I don't ask further. I stare at him. He is dressed in black. Shirt, trousers, coat and the shiny boots. His black hair and five O'clock shadow beard shaves to perfection only complete the outfit.

"You look like you are right from hell!" I comment.

"I am. I am the devil. I live in it." He says it as it is. A sexy one at that who has my heart rolling!

"All devils are once angels." Fallen angels! His eyes meet mine at that and I level with him not backing down. His lips touch my cheek as he breathes in my scent.

"Stay close to me. I am the safest devil for you here, Angel." He says as he pulls away.

Once we get to the top of the stairs, everyone's eyes turn to us. Nervousness creeps in. I suck in a breath.

"Calm, my Little Dove. No one will dare hurt you when you are with me." He tightens his grip on my hand in an assuring way. "Are you scared?" He asks.

"Nervous." I reply. I don't know the kind of people I will be meeting today. I have never gone to a room full of people after my ninth birthday.

"Good. Do it then!" He says. "Once you overcome it, you will feel confident." He comments.

"What if I make a mistake?" That scares me. His steel eyes meet mine. Looking at those makes me forget of all the eyes on us. They suck me in.

"Then you have me. Make as many as possible so you can learn quick." He winks and I nod.

How is this man stealing more of my heart every second?!

We climb down and dark persona feels heavy in the room. Everyone alerts at his presence. My eyes search around as I look for Julia. She is standing to wall on the right side and she looks like she wants to scoff. Her eyes meet mine and she smiles. She is wearing a green dress and looks tired. I went to her room earlier before getting ready as we discussed the plan.

She has called one of her friends. Though we deleted all the contacts from our mobiles, she remembered a few for emergency. She said they are waiting outside in a car. She will have to drug the security. In the meanwhile I have to excuse myself from the party half way, go up, change into something disguising and we try to escape without any hassle.

She said the east wall of this mansion has less security. So we plan to go from there. Jump over that high wall with the ladder her friends are going to give us. Sounds a bit stupid, but there is no other option.

I have to get out of here! This obsession of his is getting more scary each day! I have to get out of here before I get sucked into his web of truth! I have to get out of here before I completely lose myself to this extremely gorgeous devil!

Everyone greets him with birthday wishes. No one wishes him Merry Christmas. I am not surprised at that. Just observing. I see how some people are scared to come talk to him. I understand that. Some people look at him like he is the inspiration and some look happy to be there. Everyone wants to greet him. One thing is clear. He is definitely been afraid of by many people! He is powerful!

Jules has been warning me, but I was just too lost with everything else that I didn't realize that.

Sometime after coming down he holds my waist and pulls me closer. My nerves calm down as I start to make small talk with the people who talk to me and smile at me. I feel their eyes linger at my neck. His possessive hand squeezes my waist every now and then.

After a while everyone sits down as the music begins, the food arrives. Gabriel takes me to the table at that's bigger than the other. He sits down and pulls me down in his lap before I sit down in the chair beside me. I gasp and look at everyone as they give us a stare, but look away quick. Gabriel doesn't even care. He is spread out of the large chair.

"Let me-" I try to move, but he cut me off.

"You move and I will spank that ass right here." He presses. I gasp. I don't doubt he would and that's scary. He pulls me closer and settles me comfortably like he did in the car yesterday night. I cannot relax with all the eyes around us. His head goes to my neck as he kisses me. A red hue covers my face and I bite my lip. One of the men I have seen with him in the club is behind him. He doesn't look at us.

"Stop." My meek voice pleads. My arms are around his neck. He pulls away and stares at me. My heart does a jump. No! Control! I look away to not let him effect me more. I see some powder being served by the waiters along with the food. I frown. "What's that?" I ask.

"Cocaine. Meth." He replies like it's the Chocolate Brownie Sundae.

"What?!" I nearly yell and a few eyes around us turn to me. They just take it right out like it's not a crime?!

"Calm down. It's not the orgy." He rubs my back. His eyes are only on me. He looks so relaxed. My mouth opens and closes at his words.

"The orgy. THE orgy?" Do they have them here?! He chuckles.

"No. We used to. Not this year." He pushes my hair behind to reveal my neck where he sucked earlier. My head starts hurting at this point and I really need to go to the room. I shake my head at him. "You didn't wish me." He points out. I raise my eye brow. It's not because I forgot. He knows that too.

"You are the boss. You are celebrated. Clearly. I look around the room full of people. "It doesn't matter if I do or don't."

"You stubborn woman!" He pinches my butt. I yelp. He loves to tease me and get a reaction out of me! I throw him a glare. His masculine scent surrounding me and him... Everything seems fuzzy with it all. I am in his cocoon. My eyes meet Jules and she nods.

Everything is set. I need to go. I look up and find Ryan staring at me.

"What is it, Little Dove?" Gabriel asks.

"I am feeling tired. I have to go up." I say hoping he would believe it. It's not completely a lie. He stares at me for a second.

"You really want to go or you have to go?" He asks. Did he catch on to the plan? "Ryan, help her to her room." He commands and I was about to get up. My heart wants to be there for one more minute in his arms. He grips my hair again and clashes his mouth to mine roughly plunging his tongue into my mouth, claiming me. Before I can respond, he pulls away making me look at him. "You are fucking mine, Bella!"

The promise and determination in voice scare me.

"Take her up. She HAVE to go." He presses on that word. I frown and get up. I feel cold suddenly. He is not looking at me. I feel his coldness! I want to sit on him and make him look at me. Make him stare at me. Challenge me and annoy me with his words.

"Ms. Bella." Ryan softly calls and I turn to him walking up the stairs with him. Once we get to the top of the stairs, I turn around and find him drinking and some men approach him talking to him.

That's what I wanted! Him drinking and distracted!

"This way." Ryan calls as he leads me to the right side of the hall. I turn away as a feeling of sadness takes over me.

We reach the room. Ryan leaves as I walk in. I lean against the door as I look at the large room. Kisses, spanks, ass pinches and his stares all hit me in the face.

How can this man have such effect on me? It's just been a day!!!

I shake my head and gather myself before going to the large walk-in closet of his. The half empty closet greets me and I rush to my suitcase not letting it effect me. The flower he gave me before the make up team came in is sitting there on the counter. I threw it there angry at him. Once I rip out of the white flowly dress, I change into my black hoodie and pants.

As I walk out, I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror. A huge hickey is on my neck from where he sucked earlier. That brute! So, that's what everyone was staring at then! I sigh and push the thoughts away.

Jules is waiting for me in her room. I rush to her room and she is pacing the room.

"Fuck! Yes! You are here!" She hugs me. "We are going to get out of here!" She assures me. I nod.

"Let's go!" I say as she grabs my hand. We slowly open the door and peek out. I thought there would be some guards but there is no one. We easily walk out the hall and then to the entrance. The guards she drugged, I don't know how, are lying on the floor. We slowly go out and hide behind the large bushes as we make out way to the east wall. This estate is so big. It might have took us half-an-hour.

Adrenaline spike in me. I sigh at my thoughts and try to calm down. Once we reach the wall, Jules whistles and the other person whistles back before throwing a ladder over to our side. We take a step back as they do. I look back at the mansion as Jules sets the ladder.

"I can't wait for us to get out of here!" She whispers.

I want you to be you, Chica! What is you?!

I will rip out all those web of lies and secrets around you! You want to be free? Only the truth will set you free, Little Dove!

What are you? What do you want to become? Tell me. I can make it happen!

You can be whoever you want to be. Remember. It's your choice, Little Dove.

All of this words come back. Sadness grips my heart. My one chance is escape is right here. But what am I escaping? What am I running to?

I want to be with him one more day. I want to know what it feels like... to be me. This frustrating man got under my skin. I want to know what it feels like to be with him more.

"Bells!" Jules calls. I turn to her. "Come on." She points to the ladder. My change in expression gets her. "No! NO! We can't stay!" She whispers.

"Just one day, Jules. Please!" She stares at me like I have gone crazy.

"Bells, it's Gabriel Hernandez. There is no escaping him! If he finds out who you are then..." She trails off. I frown.

"What?" I ask. Who I am? I am just Bella Devina! She comes to me.

"I will tell you later." She places her hands on my shoulders wanting to shake some sense into me. She should! I am talking about running back to the Devil! "We. Have. To. Go!"

"Jules! I can't!" I don't know how I came to this conclusion. I want to stay! "Just one more day." She looks at me for a second a sighs. She knows I am not coming. "You should go! I have my mobile. I can still contact you." I want her to escape. She shouldn't be here just because of me.

"Are you stupid?! I am not leaving without you, girl!" She looks like she wants to slap me for suggesting it. "If you are staying, I am staying." She pulls out her mobile and lifts the ladder, throwing it over the wall. "Let's go." She takes my hand and looks at the mansion. A sigh leaves her. "Are you sure, Bella?" She asks.

You really want to go or you have to go. Think about it.

His words ring in my head. I nod.

"Just one more day." I tell her and myself.

It couldn't hurt right?

Stupid me! If only I knew what I unleashed! If only I knew what I was going to face tomorrow!

A/N:

Hey my cute dumplings!

I hope you all had a wonderful day this beginning of the New Year. A fresh start, a clean slate and a new Day to raise.

Did Bella surprise you? She wants to stay back. Who would want to run from freedom right? Tell me your thoughts. I want to know.

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