ALESSIA’S POV
I was turning from one end of the bed to another all through the night.
I just couldn’t get the scene from earlier in the dark room off my head.
No matter how hard I tried to concentrate and sleep, the scene kept replaying, messing with my mind.
” You’re such a fool, Alessia. Why would you let him finger fuck you? A stranger you know nothing other than his name? You’re such a bitch!”
I scolded myself inwardly, maybe, just maybe, I could get the scenes off my head.
I knew nothing was going to stop him once he got determined, but I was also at fault, for letting my stubbornness and over curiosity get the best part of me.
I challenged him, and the bastard was up for the challenge.
” Arghh!” I thrashed my legs in the air, when his face graced with a dark smirk flashed through my mind for the tenth time tonight.
For heaven’s sake, I had to sleep due to work tomorrow.
At this rate, I might fall sick if I don’t have a healthy sleep.
After a few hours of rolling from one end of the bed to another like a pregnant woman during labour, I was able to fall asleep in the early hours of the morning.
Even when my alarm kept blaring, I didn’t wake up early, and when I did, I was already an hour late.
” Shit!” I dragged myself off the bed and took just ten minutes bathing.
I was already late and had no time for makeup and other stuff.
Within twenty minutes, I drove off towards the hospital.
” You’re late, Alessia!” A thunderous voice boomed at the reception, just when I wanted to sneak off to the changing room.
” Oh goodness! Why is she here!” I grumbled inwardly and turned around with a smile.
” I’m sorry, Mrs Addams. I woke up late.” I said, plastering the most fake smile I have ever mustered in my life.
” I will let you off the hook, since it’s your first time coming to work late, but trust me, I won’t let you off next time.”
She warned sternly and I bobbed my head up and down.
I was fortunate she let me off the hook, if not, I would hear from her during pay day, because she would cut off my salary in a very horrible way that even tears won’t make me feel better.
” Ahh! Thank you Christ for letting me off this once.”
I said rushing towards the changing room to change into my doctor’s clothes.
Just when I was about to take off my clothes, CeCe jumped out from heaven knows where.
” Don’t lie to me, Alessia. What were you doing when I called last night?”
” Jesus Christ! You scared the shit out of me! Can’t you just let me be, CeCe?” I frowned, holding my chest due to the shock.
” I’m sorry for the heart attack, but I’m not sorry for asking.”
She stayed until I was done changing, before asking once again.
CeCe won’t let me off the hook, not until I tell her the truth, but I wasn’t ready to tell anyone, not when I don’t even know Cassius at all or anything about him.
” Like I said, I caught the flu and had to head back home.” I lied, grabbing my tablet as I made my way out of the changing room.
” Well, I heard your moans and heavy breathings.” CeCe gave me a suspicious look, causing me to quirk a brow.
” What?”
” Tell me the truth, who were you fucking?”
” CeCe! I said I caught the flu, stop being a pain in the ass.” I rolled my eyes and added more pace to my walking.
” Since you don’t want to tell the truth, I might as well figure that out myself.”
” Goodluck to you then.” I winked at her before heading towards my first patient of the day.
…….
It was almost time for my shift to end, and I got a call from Nathaniel, asking if we could have dinner together at a nearby restaurant.
I wanted to decline, but CeCe also wanted to tag along, so I had no option but to accept.
The feeling I felt was disgusting and filled with guilt.
I felt like I was two-timing, even though I was very much single.
Letting a stranger finger fuck me and having a dinner date with my college crush, it feels so shabby, and made my stomach twist in guilt.
Nathaniel was a sweet guy, maybe, the sweetest I have ever seen, but unfortunately, he never liked me when we were in college.
I was a nerd and always dressed like a tomboy, maybe that was why he never looked in my direction, not until we graduated.
Having a dinner date with my college crush was supposed to be the best accomplishment ever, but I felt dread in the pit of my stomach.
” What would you like to eat?” A waitress walked towards our seat, jotting me out of my trance.
” Alessia, what would you love to eat?” Nathaniel turned towards me and I flashed him a short smile.
” Anything would be fine with me.”
” I want Italian spaghetti and meatballs.” CeCe replied and I chuckled.
” You’re a glutton.”
” Whatever!” She rolled her eyes back at me.
We were seated close to the side of the restaurant.
The restaurant was one of the best in town and was covered in transparent glasses. It was right beside the expressway.
Few minutes later, the waitress returned with our meal and we began to dig in.
I was given the same food as CeCe.
Maybe because of the dread I felt inside of me, I couldn’t eat much and was only picking on my food.
” You’ve got a stain on your lips.” Nathaniel said, staring at my face.
” Huh?” I stared right back at him, as he took a napkin and slowly wiped the stain off my lips.
Almost immediately, I got a text on my phone. Grabbing it, my heart skipped a beat upon reading the text.
‘ I’m watching you. I told you not to let any other man touch you.’
I knew too well who the message belonged to, and my eyes darted to the expressway.
My heart raced even faster, upon seeing him in a black hoodie covering his head and black trousers.
The aura emitting from him was imposing and dangerous, that I could feel the hair at the back of my neck stand tentatively.
I could tell that he was the one standing across the expressway with a dark expression on.
” Are you okay, Alessia?” Nathaniel tried touching my face, but I shifted back.
” No- no. I’m fine.” I muttered, gulping down the glass of water in front of me.
He now stalks me.
‘ It’s up to you now if you want Nathaniel dead or not.’
Another message came in, my eyes widened, and my throat ran dry.
I felt my heart drop to the pit of my stomach.