CHAPTER 14 KIDNAPPED
Dexter
My eyes were fixed on a distant point as my mind ruminated on Romeo and Midnight.
I couldn't help but realise I'd been pushed out of their lives.
The feeling of worthlessness was all too familiar to me.
My love for her surpassed even what I had felt for Dehlila.
However, the problem was that I wanted to own every fragment of her being, a desire that was now impossible.
They were together now, my girl and my best friend, someone who had been a brother to me.
As I sat there, consumed by the feeling of betrayal, I felt a heavy sigh escape my lips.
I knew exactly what I had to do, even though there was no turning back from it.
I had to take action.
With a sense of determination, I tapped out a text message and hit send.
A moment later, I flicked my black hair back and jumped into my car, tapping my hand nervously against the window as I drove.
I couldn't help wondering if I was making the right decision.
All the while, I couldn't shake the feeling that Midnight was playing us all for fools.
She wanted Romeo and probably Cal, too. Like Lila, she was stringing us along and pitting us against each other.
I couldn't take it anymore.
As I looked at the reply to my message, a sense of satisfaction washed over me.
This wasn't about Midnight Ellison anymore.
It was about me, and I was finally taking control of my life.
**
Bending her over the desk, I grabbed her fake blonde hair.
The bitch actually whined as I pushed my cock into her pussy.
She was soaked, and I imagined it was Midnight.
I was railing from behind.
I closed my eyes quickly.
Her sweet whimpers.
Her beautiful grey eyes.
What had I done?
I pulled out of Selena, tossing her to the floor like some cheap slut.
But that's all she'd been.
The feeling of panic seized me as I realised that I had lost Midnight, the one thing I loved and needed the most.
Selena, who was lying on the floor, protested with tears streaking down her face, her once-perfect makeup now smudged and ruined.
Her voice, filled with desperation, called out to me, "Dex baby, come back", but it only made me feel more nauseous.
It was clear that I had reached a point of no return, too far gone to fix anything.
The realisation that it was all over hit me hard.
Midnight
As soon as I stepped into the boy's apartment after seeing aunt Aliza, I couldn't help but ask, "Where is Dex?".
I just saw Cal, but something about his expression caught my attention.
His face looked almost tormented, which was unusual for someone like Cal.
I couldn't help but feel confused when he quizzed me curiously, "Is Dex more important than the rest of us?" His blue eyes shimmered with anger, making it clear that something was bothering him.
That's when I noticed the vodka bottle.
Cal didn't drink. He hadn't since Dehlila.
"Cal, please calm down", I pleaded as he staggered up.
He stumbled forward, gripping my arm with this bruising grip.
This wasn't Callix Rivers.
This was the monster he was trying to hide.
The monster that poisoned his broken soul further.
Tears fell on my cheeks as he gripped me tightly.
"Please don't hurt me, Cal", I cried helplessly, struggling in his unbreakable hold.
His poisonous blue eyes flicked to mine, staring into my mind.
"Fucking hurt you", he whispered quietly.
The hairs on my arms stood on end eerily.
"Hurt you", he roared, slamming the vodka bottle on the wall behind me.
I sobbed harder as he gripped me tighter.
Suddenly, the door burst open, and Jasper flew in.
He dived towards Cal, ripping him away.
I found myself in someone's protective arms.
Axel held me close as Jasper restrained Cal.
He screamed out, crying and begging.
Tears fell uncontrollably as I watched the man I love struggle against his best friend.
Callix cried out angrily again.
Axel began whispering how it was all going to be alright while stroking my hair.
But deep down, a part of me didn't think it would.
Dexter and Romeo weren't there.
I didn't feel safe right now.
Not at all.
The six of us made me whole, without one, it made me feel like pieces of myself were missing.