Page 26 of My Turn
“I’ll fucking find him. Don’t you dare move, okay?”
“Okay.”
I probably couldn’t move even if I wanted to.
Chapter 10
Jayce
When I made it around the corner, I carefully removed the mask so that Alana wouldn’t hear anything suspicious. I readjusted my ear buds before I muted the call so that she wouldn’t notice me start the car. She was too absorbed in what was going on to realize I hadn’t done it earlier. She never took her eyes off of me while I was outside. After I changed my clothes, I started driving.
I’d have to check out her foot when I got there. If I’d known she would be carrying coffee, I wouldn’t have spooked her that bad. Her scream had chilled me, though- in the best way. It sent electricity racing down my spine and I had to hold myself back from going inside. I could imagine the panic in her eyes as she tried to escape.
This thing couldn’t be rushed. It all rode on a gradual progression. It was entirely possible it wouldn’t play out how I intended at all, but that was the case with everything in life. I was going to wake her up and make her discover parts of herself that she didn’t know existed. She’d fall in love with the version of me that was unobstructed by our past, then I’d merge them intoone person. It would overshadow everything else and we could finally be free.
While I drove the few blocks to her apartment, I thought back on an interaction I had with my brother. It was a few years ago when he’d shown up at my place drunk as fuck and ranting about the issues they were having. He wasn’t adventurous or open to new things when it came to sex. Alana had brought up something that freaked him out and for some reason, he thought I would validate him.
I never lied to my brother, except when it came to my feelings about Alana. He never explicitly asked, so I didn’t really have to worry about it. So, when he told me that Alana brought up CNC and he voiced his disgust, I didn’t condemn the idea. He was pissed about that, but I didn’t care.
As far as I knew, they never actually tried it, but it became a part of my fantasies about her. It was enough to tell me that she had desires that were previously unfulfilled. I was happy to grant her every wish and then some. Even if I took her body without her consent, I would make her enjoy it, whether she admitted it or not. I’d planned this out extensively and I knew how far I was going to push her. It was directly off the fucking deep end.
I whipped into a parking spot and ended the call before I sprinted up the stairs. She opened the door and immediately fell into my arms. I lifted her until we got to the couch, then sat down and pulled her against my chest.
“Hey,” I cooed. “It’s okay, Alana. Are you alright?”
She shook her head. “I’m so freaking scared.”
“I know.”
“He just… He just popped out of nowhere. It was so creepy. One second there was nothing there, then he hung his head in front of the door. Who the hell is this messed up?”
“I don’t know, but I’m gonna figure out who he is. Do you want to come stay with me?”
“No, I want to be here. I mean, he can’t get in, right?”
“Not unless he breaks something. Let’s get you an alarm. That way, if any point of entry opens, it’ll notify us.”
“Fine, but I don’t want cameras.”
“Why not?”
“Maybe he could find a way to tap into them and watch me. That creeps me out more.”
I laughed as I stroked down her back. “I doubt it’s that simple, but okay. No cameras. If things get worse, though, I’m not giving you a choice.”
“Worse,” she repeated in a whisper.
“It won’t. Everyone is fallible. You should make a police report.”
“Is a guy staring at my window enough to make a report? He was on the roof, but not my balcony, so technically he hasn’t been on my property.”
“I don’t know what the requirements are, but it doesn’t hurt to try.”
She let out a heavy breath. It drifted across my skin, making me shiver. Pushing her back, I looked down at her foot.
“Did you hurt yourself?”
“Oh, it’s just from my coffee cup.”