Chapter 29: Her Savlor
JULIA
Well, he was actually worse than the rapper…the clown…at the priest. In fact, I would date all those three men at the same time if it meant getting away from David.
However, I was too out of It
The fog in my mind was thick like I was swimming through a mudflat. Still, I felt the chill of the night air biting at my skin.
My body slumped over David’s shoulder as he carried me out of the restaurant, muttering under his breath like the lunatic that he was.
“Unbelievable,” he grumbled. “I paid for the meal. I was a gentleman. And you wouldn’t even give me a chance to take you home? This is why there can never be nice guys. They are always taken advantage of.”
The words cut through the fog clouding my head. My fingers twitched against his back.
“This is why you’ve been single for so long,” he continued, clicking his tongue as he adjusted my weight. “You’re a complete prude.”
We passed by a couple, and I tried hard to speak, but David kept me still. “How’s it going?” he asked, having the nerve to strike a casual conversation.
As expected, the couple did not notice anything.
I tried to move, tried to resist, but every muscle in my limbs felt like it was made of heavy metal.
He was about to lead me to his car, and that was when horror filled my veins.
No.
No. I wasn’t going to let this happen.
With a surge of adrenaline, I thrashed my shoulder against him, sending him off balance for a moment. “Get… off
“My voice was slurred, barely more than a breath, but it was enough to startle him.
“What the
He stumbled, his grip loosening. I slipped off his shoulder and hit the ground with a loud thud.
Pain shot up my knees, but the sudden impact cleared a sliver of the fog from my mind. My palms scraped against the pavement as I tried to push myself up. My chest heaved, the cold air burning my throat as I forced myself to breathe.
“What the hell are you doing?!” David hissed, bending over to grab my arm. “Stop being so difficult! You should be thankful that I’m even giving you a chance!”
I wrenched my arm away, my strength surprising both of us. His eyes widened, a sense of uncertainty flashing over them.
“What…the hell?” he muttered, his grip faltering as I shoved him backward. “Why are you so strong?!”
The hazy edges of my vision pulsed as I staggered to my feet. My legs shook beneath me, but I planted myself firmly, squaring my shoulders, “Don’t…touch me, you ugly bastard.”
David’s lips curled into a snarl. “You’re just making this harder on yourself.” He lunged forward, grabbing my wrists and pinning me back against the side of the building.
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“Let go of me!” I kicked at his shin, feeling the impact through my leg. He cursed loudly but held on tighter, pressing his weight against me.
“Stop fighting!” he growled, his face Inches from mine. 11 breath was hot and sour, and I felt bile rise in my Throat. “You’re ruining everything!!
Panic clawed at my chest, but I didn’t stop struggling. I bucked against him, twisting my arms, scratching at his hands, anything to get him off me.
But he was strong, and my strength–whatever strange surge I’d had was fading fast.
“Fine,” he snapped, reaching into his coat pocket with one hand while keeping me pinned with the other. “You want to make this harder? Let’s just get it over with.”
I barely had time to process the movement before I felt the cold rim of a bottle press against my lips.
“No!” I shouted, thrashing my head to the side, but he was persistent. His grip tightened, his free hand forcing my jaw open. The liquid poured into my mouth, bitter and burning, seeping down my throat before I could spit it
out.
Almost immediately, that strange heat returned, crawling through my veins like poison.
My limbs felt weaker, my body heavier, and the fog around my mind grew thicker and darker.
For some reason, this feeling was familiar. I was sure I had never felt it before, but it was there–a lone memory.
David smirked down at me, his face a sick blur through my fading vision. “There we go. That’s better.”
I tried to fight it.
I had to fight it.
But the more I resisted, the faster my body failed me. My knees buckled, my head slumped forward, and David’s cruel laugh echoed in my ears.
“It’s easier when you don’t fight, you know,” he muttered. Now, now. Follow me like a good girl, don’t you?”
I didn’t know when or how, but something inside me began to crumble.
This wasn’t happening.
I squeezed my eyes shut, tears burning behind my lids as I sank into the dark, giving up, letting go-
And then I felt it.
A sudden jolt. A forceful shove.
David’s weight disappeared from me in an instant. I hit the ground hard, with my my head spinning and my body aching.
Somewhere in the haze, I heard a sickening crack. Then another.
A voice–David’s voice–screamed out in agony. “What–who-” The sound cut off abruptly with a strangled choke.
The world was spinning, disjointed flashes of light and movement blurring together, as I lay, slumped on the cold ground. I couldn’t see anything clearly, but I felt it. A presence.
And then there was warmth.
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Familiar warmth
I was being lifted, cradled in strong arms, my head resting against a firm chest. My body, though heavy and unresponsive, instinctively relaxed into the embrace.
It wasn’t anything like David’s.
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Through the fog, I managed to open my eyes just enough to see the faint outline of a face. It was blurry, distorted by my fading vision, but the silhouette was unmistakable. My heart stuttered weakly in my chest.
Evan,” 1 mumbled.
A low click of the tongue reached my ears, followed by a familiar, exasperated voice. “I told you not to call me that.”
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