Saved By the Devil

To Break You

Brenna

Five minutes into the drive, and in less than twenty four hours, second time the second Carter brother asked me, “What happened to your face?”

“Nothing.” I bit my lips as soon as the word escaped my mouth.

Hiding my lying face, I turned to gaze out of the window.

The car took a sudden turn, slamming me into the door. I hadn’t even righted myself before the car was parked on a dusted road and pulled to a screeching halt. And once again I slammed into the dashboard. But before I could take my seat, I was plucked from the passenger side and sitting on his lap, the steering wheel digging into my back.

I placed my hands against his chest intended to push, but the strong rhythm of his heartbeat, the heat of his skin and the scent of him instantly took me to yesterday and I clearly recalled the taste of him in my mouth.

“What makes you think that you’ve a freedom to hide anything from me?” Maddox tipped my chin bringing my eyes to meet his cold ones, but the look in his eyes didn’t match the way his fingers trailed down my abused cheek. So soft like he was afraid to hurt me, which couldn't be farther from the truth.

“Last time, sweetness, what happened here?”

My eyes filled with unshed tears as I remembered how Ray had slapped me but then my mind pointed out that Maddox had forced me too. And still my heart remembered the small slices of kindness Maddox had fed me since the day I had come to Willow Creak. Ray was the bigger evil for me and deep in my soul I believed when Brandon had said that Maddox never hurt a woman and to some extent I could understand his need for revenge.

“I was slapped by someone.”

His eyes narrowed into dangerous slits, his jaw tightened and a vein throbbed in his temple. I could sense how angry he was and I knew he didn’t like the idea of someone hurting me, and I knew that it wasn’t about me— it was about me being a woman. He cared, despite his need to take revenge on me.

He opened his lips, no doubt to question me again, but I placed my finger on his lips as I said, “Please, don’t ask me, who. I can’t tell you that, please.”

If I say that his next question took me by surprise, it would be an understatement. “Fine.” He gritted out. “Then tell me if you deserved it?”

Before I even knew what I was going to say I blurted it out, “If rejecting the forced advances is worthy of this, then I deserved it.” I bit down on my lip waiting for his reply.

His hands tightened on my hips making me slightly squirm on his lap and his blue eyes darkened with an unexplained emotion. “Listen to me, sweetness, if any other man touches you, there will be consequences for you and for that man.”

I couldn’t stop myself, I asked, “What will you do?”

He leaned closer, our lips almost touched but then he turned and growled in my ear. “I will kill.”

And, I believed him.

When once again Maddox sat back against his seat, I tried to explain my reasons. “Maddox… I- I want to tell you something.” I licked my dry lips. “Its very important.”

“If you’re going to tell me why you did it, I don't want to hear it. The end point is you did it.” His hands came up on both sides of my body, encompassing my ribcage as he said, “You broke my trust and now here I am, to break you.”

“But, you don’t understand…”

I was cut short as his phone rang. Placing me back on the passenger side, he answered his phone with a curt, “What do you want?”

A minute passed as the person on the other side of the phone talked and Maddox listened, then he said, “Is that so?” His cool gaze cut to me as he placed his rough large hand on thigh, letting me feel the weight and heat of his touch from the skirt. “I wonder what you both did when I left you, big brother.”

And, I realised who he was talking to. Without meaning to I tensed under his palm. He sensed it and glared at me as his fingers dug into my upper thigh. “What I do with her is none of your concern, brother. And, for the last f*****g time she is mine to deal with as I see fit. Don't interrupt.” He hung up the phone as he glared out of the windshield. Then without glancing at me once he started up the car.

Few minutes later I exhaled a relieved breath as he parked outside the school. I quickly opened my side of the door as I ran out of the car.

But, I realised my mistake when I reached the middle of the parking lot to the school entrance and he yelled my name from behind, not as much as my name but the pretty name he had given me. But I knew that there was nothing pretty about his intention when I looked into his eyes.

“Sweetness!”

I halted and every other student stopped too. Time seemed to stand still as he came closer and with him it seemed my doom followed. When I looked at him, I saw my backpack as he neared me. I could feel the eyes of every student on me. All the time I had tried to remain invisible it was for nothing, as in that moment I was at full display.

“You forgot this.” He held my three years old backpack for me to take it but just before my fingers could've closed around the strap, he dropped it between our feet.

I could hear the snickers from all the students around us, I felt the tell-tale sign of my skin itching from nervousness. Maddox raised his eyebrows at me and motioned for me to pick it up with his eyes. My eyes filled with unshed tears as I realised what he wanted and the way he smiled.

I bent down to pick it up but before I could, he placed his foot on the corner of the bag stopping me.

“Sweetness, what did I tell you,” He said loudly enough that I had no doubt every student present heard him and when I looked up at him, he added further, “You bending like that makes me f*****g hard and I can't control it with that plump ass of yours in the air.”

I heard the murmur of voices raising around us and my face heated up hearing his words, and then from nowhere his hand came down hard on my ass, hitting me. I couldn't control it anymore, a loud sob escaped my mouth and tears that I was controlling rolled down my cheeks.

“Brenna!”

I heard my name but didn't have much strength to look around as my face remained fixed on his black sports shoes.

I heard my friend hurried footsteps before Kiara grabbed my arms and pulled me into herself as she hugged and half hid me behind herself. “You f**k—”

I was sure she was going to threaten him again but then I saw someone coming behind Maddox and clutched my best friend tightly, as I said, “Please, Kiara let’s go.”

“But, this ass—”

“Kiara, please.” I begged, seeing Dominic coming closer to where we stood.

I caught Maddox's smirk as he said, “Later, sweetness.” And, winked at me.

Winked. At. Me. Like this was all some kind of fun.

TO BE CONTINUED....