Kidnapped By Rogue
Chapter 29

"Watch yourself," he spoke before chugging a drink I hadn't noticed in his hand.

"Whatever you gotta tell yourself," I responded before walking off to sit on a stool beside River who was quietly laughing. I turned in my seat to glare at him. "Find something funny?" I asked sternly and his laughing ceased as he cocked his head to the side. "What's that?" I asked, talking about the drink. He held it out to me, silently telling me to take it. I did and smelled its strong scent. I scrunched my noise and he chuckled.

"Don't think about it, just try it," he said so I closed my eyes and leaned the glass back as I let the burning liquid cascade down my throat. I couldn't stop the wet cough that erupted afterwards as my eyes watered and my ribs ached, I finally caught my breath and was able to calm down, wiping the few stray tears that made their way down my cheeks.

"What the hell was that!" I screeched and noticed how everyone was staring at me causing me to blush profusely. River had not stopped laughing as he was now holding his sides as he tried to control himself. He brushed an invisible tear away and looked at me. "Poor Blakely, couldn't handle a little whiskey?" he mocked and a few chuckles were sounded, but other than that everyone had turned back to whatever it is they were doing. I got up and stomped out the kitchen and into the living room where Mr. Karr was sitting. His back was turned to me and he was on the phone.

"-yes. Airion and Brydon both have their girls broken. Yes, but one. She's-" he abruptly stopped talking and turned around. I probably looked like a deer in headlights. "I gotta go, I'll call you back," he said into the phone, not taking his eyes from mine.

"I didn't mean to spy on the conversation, I was just-" I stopped speaking when he stood up and slowly walked over to me. I hadn't realized I was holding my breath until I finally inhaled.

"Go to your room," he ordered when he was right in front of me. I stepped backwards and thought that over. If I go, I'd be weak, but if I didn't, I'd be punished. I wanted to scream and tell him he couldn't control me, but in all reality he could. "Now."

I finally complied and entered the hall, my hands shook and my breathing was unsteady. When I reached the room, I opened the door and sprinted to the bed. I exhaled before collapsing on the bed in a fit, literally. I kicked my legs, flailed my arms, and screamed into a pillow before finally calming down and feeling suddenly exhausted.

"Feel better?" a voice said from behind me, I looked up from the pillow and looked at River leaning against the wall. I sat up into a sitting position and nodded. He smirked and grabbed my wrist to pull me up. "Tantrums aren't your thing by the way, you should stick to misbehaving,” he joked and I hadn't realized that I was now backed up against a wall with River in front of me, uncomfortably close.

"Yeah, but-" I was cut off by River placing his lips over mine, capturing my first kiss.

I stood frozen against the wall as his lips moved on mine expertly. My hands pushed on his chest which only made him more provoked to deepen the kiss. He tangled one hand in my hair to pull me close into him and used his other hand to lightly pull on my shirt. Suddenly he pulled back, and I opened my eyes that I hadn't realized were closed.

"You've never been kissed before?" he asked in more of a statement sort of way. I waited for my breathing to steady before nodding my head. A low throaty laugh erupted from him and his unforgiving eyes locked with mine. "I could tell," he declared harshly before patting my cheek twice.

"Excuse me?" I couldn't disguise the hurt in my voice. I held my breath as he leaned in close to my face, his breath fanning over my collarbone.

"I. could. tell." he said slowly, drawing out each word then kissing my ear and stepping away from me. He smirked deviously then left me in the room.

"A*****e," I muttered to myself then got up and went into the bathroom to brush my teeth over and over again.