The Bully's Obsession novel Chapter 75

　　GRACIE 

　　"What did you do! " he screamed,  his face contorted with raw fury .

　　The phone was flung from my hands before I could even utter a word to Hayden , it was sent flying against the nearest wall with a loud crash. 

　　He backhanded her hard twice across the face ,  she fell gracelessly  to the hard floor , a whimper escaping her lips. 

　　The harsh mark of an ugly bruise was beginning to form below her left eye,  there was blood stain running down her nostrils. 

　　He kicked her repeatedly like a ragdoll,  earning a loud scream from me. 

　　"Stop it! " 

　　I fought against the binds on my foot in futility. 

　　He turned towards me in that moment,  his lips curved in an evil snarl. 

　　I couldn't begin to fathom how cruel he could be, he could even do this to his own daughter, he would even do worse to me. But she fell into this situation all because of me. It was all because I had convinced her to help me. 

　　"I made a mistake f..father ,I shouldn't have d..done it t.. " her words and pleas were cut off by another harsh kick to her abdomen,  enacting a cry from her lips . 

　　"Do you think I'm fucking stupid! You've made too many mistakes,  you'll have to learn " his voice was laced with venom as he stared down at her in hate. 

　　"Take her away! you know what to do with bad  girls like her " he barked out the sharp order to his men. 

　　For the first time I saw real fear in her widened gaze. 

　　No,  it was a lot more than that.  It was raw terror,  but she didn't plead for his mercy , her body trembled but her lips were glued shut,  maybe it was because she knew that it would be useless.

　　What kind of a father was he? My mind drifted to my own father , Matteo for a moment , they wouldn't even hesitate their own children for their own sick reasons. 

　　"No! Let her go! " I screamed when the bulky guard I recognized from earlier began to drag her away roughly,  he had been the same  person who snatched Hazel from me. 

　　"Let her go ! Why don't you all pick someone your own size !" I yelled dragging their attention towards me. 

　　I didn't know where my courage came from..

　　No,  I knew exactly where it came from. 

　　It was borne out of fear.. 

　　Fear that I'll never hold Hazel in my arms again. 

　　Fear that I'll never feel his intense possessive gaze on me as he proclaimed his love while he claimed me again and again.. 

　　Fear that Melissa would die and it would be all because of me. 

　　Robert's  attention snapped towards me then, he looked even more furious than ever. 

　　"Do not test my patience girl! I assure that I won't hesitate to hurt you..... Since I can't kill you just yet,  your little girl would be enough for that "

　　He even had the guts to smile while my insides pummeled with fury. 

　　"Where is she?  If you hurt her,  I swear you'll regret it! " I seethed 

　　"You are in no situation to do anything,  and unlike my good daughter I'm not afraid to hurt you or.... " He trailed off,  his gaze directed towards Melissa,  the bulky man shoved her around roughly as he waited for the last command of his boss. 

　　"She's usually quite obedient,  unless when it comes to you,  this is why I have no choice but to show her once again what happens when little girls don't listen to daddy "

　　The way he said those words made my skin crawl, I wanted to help her but I couldn't think of anything. 

　　"You really are a coward,  you need three of your men for two girls like us,  not to mention that I'm even tied up, are you really a man down there,  or maybe you've developed a pussy after abusing women for so long! " I spat with all the hate and frustration I felt inside. 

　　If I thought he was angry before,  then words couldn't explain his expression right now,  his face was blotted red in rage , I knew I had somehow hit a nerve. 

　　I saw his fist raised before he delivered a punch to my face,  knocking the wind out of me. My vision was hazy for a moment,  I saw him withdrawing something from his back pocket. 

　　A gun. 

　　"Leave!! " he thundered. 

　　I was confused for a moment before I realized that he was talking to his men and not to me .

　　"Boss but y.... "

　　"Get the hell out ! All of you.... And she stays, i'll handle them myself. " he barked motioning towards his daughter,  the men didn't utter a word as they withdrew,  allowing her to fall limply to the floor. 

　　Call it a stroke of luck,  but did he just order his men to leave? 

　　Or maybe he knew he could handle us all by himself,  all though he looked past middle aged,  but my aching jaw told me the strength of his fists,  I wouldn't underestimate him. 

　　He gripped my hurtful chin hard, inflicting more damage,  I hated the sound of pain that escaped my lips. 

　　"You not only look like her,  but you also don't know when to keep quiet like a good fucking bitch! I would have gotten to you sooner,  but that damn cop tried to ruin my plan "

　　Who was he talking about?

　　My brain slowly worked out the answer to my question. 

　　Oh god! 

　　Shawn? 

　　He had killed Shawn? 

　　My gaze flew to his sharply to meet his sadistic smile. 

　　"You killed him,  why! " I choked out,  I had blamed Hayden for it,  oh god!  I had been totally wrong. 

　　"He found our things he shouldn't have,  about my past,  I stopped him just in time, he would have ruined everything "

　　My knees trembled slightly,  in one way or the other Shawn had still died because of me,   his murderer was right here in front of me, but I was still helpless to do anything. 

　　My skin crawled,  I felt the urge to throw up when he reached out a thumb to caress my face, down to my shoulders, his leering gaze made me all the more uncomfortable and disgusted .

　　"Get your hands off me!  He 'll find you,  and he'll make you pay dearly for all the scars you've left on me! " I snarled out the words,  wiggling away from his repulsive touch. 

　　He laughed in my face,  showcasing his crooked yellow teeth . 

　　"I won't make that mistake twice,"

　　Twice?  

　　What was he talking about? I had to stall a little more,  maybe a miracle might just happen,  I have to give ourselves as much time as I could.