Obey Him

"But dad-" haven reluctantly shut her mouth when the man lounging on the siuwel chair in front of a rich mahogany desk raised his hand. His sharp eyes gleamed with authority and control.

Haven gritted her teeth but didn't dare utter another word. She always felt on guard against her father as if his hand will suddenly swung towards her face and knock her down even though except raising his voice at her, he never hurt physically. She couldn't comprehend why but call it an instinct or what, heart heart was always thumping hard and she felt as if she had been cornered on the edge of a cliff.

Her inner self was screaming at her that her father was overreacting at the situation and that a she had a right to be in a relationship with whoever she wanted to.

She clenched her fist and raised her chin stubbornly at her father,

"I am not an underage teen anymore! I am fucking twenty-one and I get to decide who I want to be with!" She exclaimed in one breath.

Her father's eyes narrowed at her, "language!"

"I am not fucking leaving here. I play football for my college and you know very well it's one in a million luck to get to play where all other players are male!"

"Haven..." her father's voice was full of threat but she didn't listen.

Maybe this was going to be her last chance to stand up for herself.

"And don't worry. I will move into college's dormitory. I am already on athlete scholarship so don't even think about threatening to disown me! I will leave myself..." haven felt breathless.

Her father clenched and unclenched his fists and shook his head lightly as if trying to calm himself but the throbbing vein in his temple said otherwise.

"I warned you to stay away from boys and yet you disobeyed me and even rolled between the sheets with that hoodlum scum!" Haven flinched at the realization that he knew business he shouldn't be sticking his nose in.

"Just stop it! I am leaving. Don't call me again and don't try to intervene in my life after all these years." Haven voice turned into a whisper and her eyes began to sting, "please..." with this she grapped her bag and strode out of the office.

back in the office.

as soon as haven left a middle age man appeared in front of her father from the shadows. his waist length hair were tied neatly.

"master," he clasped both of his hands in front of him and have a light, respectful bow.

his master's narrowed eyes were still fixed on the closed door of his office and he seemed to be lost in a reverie. he kept tapping is finger on the table and the antique looking ring with a mysterious green stone echoed in the quiet room.

tap tap tap tap ta-

"Master DeRosa?" the man's voice was full of concern.

"tell me, Alexios. haven't I been a good father to her?" DeRosa asked his closest aide, "despite everything I gave her, she's still a wild and rebellious creature. seems like a different habitat would never forget the roots...what do you say?"

alexios nodded his head and then pondered for a movement, "miss is still young. time is what young ones like her need. her mind is still weak...a stronger mind will prove quite helpful," his ambiguous answer piqued the master's interest and he raised a dark brow at Alexios.

"someone with much stronger mind and a fierce grip of his ego could dominate a week minded one."

it was as if a bulb went off in DeRosa's brain. he let out a dark chuckle, "my my Alexios. you're still as sharp as ever even being the old wolf." he praised and alexios bowed in return.

"strong mind you say? there could be only one..." they both shared the same look as if they knew something.

"call Dante, my brave son. tell him to take our little Haven DeRosa..."

...

haven didn't want to take anything her father gave her with herself after she left her home for good to live in dormitories. that house was full of memories she would rather never want to recall again.

she glanced over her shoulder and quickened her pace. it would be all In vain if one of her father's guard caught up to her. before going back to college, she had an important matter she needed to solve.

she had began to get attention the way she would cautiously glance over her shoulder.

it was beginning to get dark and cold. reaching the coffee shop where she was going to meet him, haven hurriedly stepped inside the warm room.

just when she was about to let go of the door, someone caught it.

"hey." a deep voice whispered behind her making her jump.

"Xander! you scared the shit out of me." haven eyes were wide as she placed a hand in her heaving chest.

"sorry. I didn't mean to give you a scare darling." the tall man with a sturdy built named Xander chuckled softly.

haven flinched at the word darling. afraid her father's men would be somewhere around her and will know about Xander.

haven clasped her hand around his wrist and dragged him all the way towards the rest room. Xander's brows furrowed in confusion at her strange behavior and more when she shoved him inside one of ladies cubicle and locked the door behind her.

"what's going on?" he uttered in confusion.

"shh-shh. listen to me," haven let out a long breath and glanced at Xander who was now looking at her with his black eyes narrowed in confusion and suspicion. his shiny black locks were drapped gracefully over his forehead in a mess. a long straight noble nose with the most prettiest lips she ever saw and touched. he was perfect. perfect in looks, life and background. she could see a future with him but her dad will never allow that. his family was quite rich but her family was powerful as well. she didn't want to ruin him.

most in her reverie, she didn't realise when he inched towards her and when his soft lips touched hers or when the kiss turned into a deep one or when he pushed her against the wall and his hand traveled inside her blouse.

she tried to resist and but his lip resulting in Xander's hand fisting in her hair and his kiss turning forceful and aggressive.

she couldn't push him away. his kisses were making her head dizzy and they were so good.

he let go of her lips and licked them once before pushing away from her. both of their lips were red and swollen and haven could taste the metallic smell if blood in her mouth.

"you!" her hand shot out but Dander caught it in its strong grasp before it