His Dark Obsession novel Chapter 8

EVANGELINE.

Three hours have passed, and I am lost. I don’t know where I am and without my phone, I have nothing to guide me, they will know I am missing by now. Will someone come after me?

Tears burn at the thought of the monster I was given to. Like I was nothing more than a piece of property. I won’t go, I won’t let him take me. Betrayal washes through me; how can they do this to me?

My knuckles are white, my nails digging into my hand, threatening to break through my tender skin as I grip the steering wheel with all my might. My hands are clammy and a bead of sweat rolls down the back of my neck as fear perfumes from my pores while I try to navigate the roads.

Rain batters down on the windshield, making visibility extremely difficult, and I am straining to see past the hood of the car. The wipers are moving as fast as they can, but it does nothing to help see the road ahead.

“Please come on…” I whisper, peering out at the darkness.

The road is narrow, winding around the bend of the hilly, rocky side. One wrong move and my car will go hurtling down the side of this very mountain.

How far am I?

Would they find me?

I press my foot on the gas a little too hard, the back end of the car sliding on the slippery roads. Quickly I lift my foot off the gas pedal, I don’t even have a driver’s licence, so this isn’t one of my brighter ideas considering driving isn’t something I have any experience with for that matter, but… I had no other choice.

I can’t go back there. I won’t go back there.

Fear envelops me at the memory that plagues my mind once more. My hands shake as I clutch the steering wheel tightly, my heart beating like a thousand drums as I ease the gas back on. I refuse to go back there. Even if I want to, the road is far too narrow to turn this car around.

Please clear up…

Tears burn my eyes, making what little vision I have out the window even worse, I can’t return to him, not when I knew what he is… A Monster.

My chest is heaving violently, and I can feel a panic attack coming on. Grandmother Philomena’s voice echoes in my mind.

‘Deep breaths Evangeline, you may be an Omega but do not show your weakness!’

She is harsh, but I always thought she had a good heart… Did she?

She has sold me like I am a piece of clothing.

I inhale deeply, counting slowly to ten as I exhale.

Slow and steady… breathe in… breathe out…

I need to get away from Dark Falls immediately. The blaring sound of a horn and blinding headlights made me brake, sending me slamming into the steering wheel. My heart was racing as the car slowly drove past, honking in annoyance.

It’s ok, Evangeline… you’ve got this….

I bite my trembling plump lip, feeling the taste of blood lingering in my mouth as I restart the car once again, taking another shuddering breath. I just round another bend when suddenly a menacing growl rumbles outside.

Screaming in fear, I let go of the steering wheel as something huge hits the windshield shattering the glass, the impact sends my car off the rocky winding road and tumbling down the side of the mountain.

No!

I feel myself dropping at a terrifying speed and I clench my eyes shut, not wanting to see death come at me. Yet when the car finally hits the bottom, I am flung back and forward, my nose slams into the steering wheel, and pain rushes through my entire body as the car flips over several times before it coms to a stop.

My entire body is screaming with agony and my head feels like it is about to explode.

Somehow…I am still alive. How? I do not know, but I am still breathing, though my heart feels like it might burst out of my chest at any given second.

Glancing around, I am met with darkness.

What was that thing? Panic slowly writhes through me.

My hands fumble with the seatbelt, yanking on it. Trying to undo my seatbelt, my heart beats violently as I tug at it with shaking hands, but it is too late… the car starts moving, becoming unstuck from between the two trees it is wedged between.

A deafening scream leaves me as I watch the terrain rush past the windows before it comes to a stop. The car smashes into the rocks below as my head snaps back and blinding pain rushes through my waist and leg.

My head is pounding, and my vision darkens.

No… I don’t want to die!

Fear envelops me as I free myself from the seatbelt. Bits of glass are stuck in my arm, and I can smell the copper scent of my blood as it fills the air. Once again, I triy to scramble out of my seat.

I hiss when I realise my leg is stuck, the side of the car is completely smashed in, trapping me within its confines…

What should I do?