Tessa’s POV
As Erin and 1 hastily gathered our belongings and prepared to meet these mysterious suitors that Miss Felicity had arranged, a sense of apprehension settled over me like a heavy fog.
The events of the morning had left me reeling, and the prospect of facing these unknown men only added to my unease.
With a final glance around our trashed room, Erin and I followed Miss Felicity down the corridor, down the steps and out of the apartment complex, our footsteps echoing in the silence of the building.
The atmosphere was tense, as though the very walls themselves were holding their breath in anticipation of what was to come.
As we reached the exit, the icy winds hit us first as Miss Felicity hurried us over and into a vehicle with tinted windows.
This was all really weird…
We drove in silence for all of ten minutes until we reached a small building in the middle of the surrounding woods which we had never been to or seen before.
What is this place?
I glance at Erin from beside me who also gives me a ‘I don’t like this look. This was sketchy; very very sketchy and yet, there was no
escape either.
The car rolled across the leaves before stopping beside the small building as we followed Miss Felicity out of the vehicle – shuffling awkwardly towards the door.
Waiting for us inside were two large figures, their silhouettes looming ominously against the back wall. As they stepped forward into the single light hanging from the ceiling, my heart skipped a beat at the sight of them both as I clenched my jaw to prevent myself from gasping.
Both men were tall and imposing, their faces hardened by years of hardship and struggle. Deep scars crisscrossed all over their face and skin, a testament to the battles they had fought and the dangers they had faced. Their eyes were cold and calculating, sending a chill down my spine as they regarded us with undisguised disdain.
These were not the kind of suitors I had imagined… I was a fool for imagining males even remotely similar to Kane or Seth!
Miss Felicity, her usual confident demeanor faltering for the first time, quickly ushered us forward, her voice strained as she
introduced us to the men.
“Tessa, Erin, meet your new suitors,” she stated, her tone forced and uneasy. “This is Marcus and Victor.” She rushed, as neither of them cracked a single ounce of emotion – just stared.
Marcus and Victor… the names sounded foreign on my tongue, sending a shiver of fear down my spine. There was something about them, something dangerous and sinister that made my skin crawl.
As Miss Felicity began to speak, her words rushed and hurried, I couldn’t help but feel a sinking sensation in the pit of
stomach.
Something was not right here, and I had a sinking feeling that we were being set up for something awful….
Before I could voice my concerns, Miss Felicity was already handing us paperwork to sign, her eyes darting nervously to the door as though she feared being caught in the act.
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“Just sign here, girls,” she urged, her voice strained. “We don’t have much time.” She mudged my arm, as I took the pen and quickly scribbled a name not my ow signature but something to please the terrifying males standing beside us.
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Erin and I exchanged a wary glance, but there was little we could do in the face of Miss Felicity’s insistence and the tension created by the two males.
As the paperwork was finalised, Miss Felicity wasted no time in ushering us away, her eyes darting furtively as though she feared being seen by anyone.
It was clear that she was breaking the rules, but to what end I couldn’t quite understand or say.
As we followed Marcus and Victor out in to the same car the blonde one of the pair climbed into the driver side with his fellow male followed around in to the passenger.
Without haying heard a single word from either of them, we left Mist Felicity behind and drove back on to the main road before we fully drove away from the training center, a sense of dread suddenly settling over me like a suffocating blanket.
I had no idea what lay ahead, but one thing was certain: our lives were about to change in ways we could never have imagined and what was worse was that Kane and Seth had let us go so easily.
