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I have never felt this scared my entire life like this, my father finding out the scariest truth of my life even before I was ready to tell him. His approval meant the world to me and if he somehow didn't accept me, that would break me into millions of pieces
I turned to face Hunter and found him with a sour expression on his face, "did you see it too?" I whispered not having the guts to face it.
He looked at me smiling reassuringly, moved closer to me, and held my hand, he squeezed it gently calming me down just a little bit "No matter what happens, you will always have me" his words spread warmth in my chest giving me the courage to face reality.
"Fine, let's see what he got to say about us," I smiled at him, and slowly we walked to the entrance door, we didn't see any of the maids our entire way to my father's office, still there was no sight of any maid shrugging at it, I thought of the more important things at hand, I dropped Hunter's hand at the door of my father's office, I didn't look at his face because I knew he would have a look of hurt on him. Slowly I open the door and see
Nothing, well not at first. There was a guy by the bookshelf causally reading one of my father's books, my shoulder slumped with relief but there was some fear underneath.
"Dominic, what are you doing here?" I asked trying to act natural.
He looked at me closing the book in the process and smiled "Alexander, I didn't expect to see you," my hand itched to slap that fake smile off his face.
Let me tell you about the jerkface who is also known as Dominic, he is my father's business partner, he took over his father's company after his death, he was only sixteen years old then but it's been two years and he is doing well in his career. That's not what bothers me it's his attitude toward me. My father always rubs it in my face how capable he is in his work and how hardworking he is. But what he doesn't know is that we never saw eye to eye he has never missed a chance to bully me not physically but always verbally, and my father being on the same team as him makes it worst
"Well it is my house so I can be here whenever I want," I forced a smile trying not to back out on this staring match he was having with me.
Hunter cleared his throat making his presence known. I snap out of all the murderous thoughts I was having about Dominic and turn at Hunter.
He had the look in his eyes that said i-dont-like-the-way-he-is-talking-to-you. I smile at him "he is no one important Hunter, let's get out of here " I was almost out of the door when he spoke
"Hmm just be grateful that it was me who saw you and not your father," I turn to him as the blood leaves my system when he spoke I don't say anything, and he continues "I mean just imagine what would Daddy dearest think when he catches you having more than friends or whatever, relationships, with your bodyguard. More a guy, how would he react when he finds out his only son is a fag" I stand there pale as his words hit me. The bitter truth.
I couldn't stop Hunter from crossing over and holding Dominic's collar in a deathly grip. He lifted him off the floor, I had to move to save him because Dominic's face was slowly turning red with suffocation.
I held Hunter's arm and pulled him away, which was no use since he was as strong as a bear and my twig body couldn't move him even if I wanted to. But I still tried and when it didn't work I yelled "Hunter stop it, you gonna kill him" I hit his arm and then finally let him go
Dominic panted gasping for air, he clenched his chest trying to control his breathing.
"Hunter please, let's go, please" I begged him holding his right arm, I could feel the vibration of how he was shaking with anger under his jacket.
"Talk to him like that again, and that would be the last time you will ever talk," the threat was real
He grabbed my arm and pulled me out forcefully away from Dominic
"Watch your back, Alexander, I'm coming after you," he yelled pissed
Hunter turned to rage walk towards him but I pulled him away, thank god, father wasn't there to see this or hear any of it, it would have been the end of it all
We speed walk to my room avoiding the now visible maids, I smiled at Mrs. Cooper on the way. Hunter was silent while I dragged him away.
I closed the door once both of us were inside, Hunter sat on the bed with his hands on his face, and I tried to relax to calm my fast-beating heart. Once I was sure I was strong enough to talk I walked to him and sat beside him
"I could have killed him," he mumbled,
"I know," I replied
"I could have killed him for you" he looked at me.
I placed my hands on either side of his face "I know Hunter and thank god, you didn't," I kissed his lips slowly trying to reassure him that it was ok. "But please promise me you will never do anything like that ever again" he nodded and leaned his forehead on mine.
"I promise"
But somewhere deep inside me, I felt that this promise didn't stand a chance
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