To Hate My Stepbrother

Ava’s POVBelongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

On our way back into the house my leg got caught in a twig and I tripped, “Are you okay?” Mason asked and I’d tried to stand but every effort proved futile.

“I think I sprained my ankle.” I winced as I pulled my dress up to check the bruise. Worried, Mason immediately picked me up and we both went to the hospital.

“I’m fine, I just probably need it to give it a little bit of massage.” I protested but he didn’t listen to me and he insisted we go to the hospital.

“She’s fine but she can’t stress the leg much. She has to rest for a few days.” The doctor advised us after checking on my leg and I raised an eyebrow at Mason.

We drove back home but I wouldn’t stop talking about how he took my sprained ankle.

“I was worried.” He sighed before leaning into me to kiss me and I laughed.

“Yeah, you were too busy worrying when you could’ve been playing with me.” I whispered seductively with a wink as Mason carried me up the stairs.

“You know, I think I have a lot of time to play right now.” He responded, laying me on the bed as he placed his weight on me and kissed me but my legs were too weak for any action.

Holding each other, I still felt tired and every attempt to keep talking to each other went to nought as my eyes closed.

*****

Mason had an important meeting with a Chinese investor today and while I was making the bed I found some important files that I knew the meeting wouldn’t go on without.

Limping and unable to drive, I ordered an Uber to the office since I desperately needed to get the files to Mason and I couldn’t use my legs properly.

“Please put on your seatbelt.” The driver said and I did so as I looked out the window and just then a car crashed into us.

The car has been following us for a while but I shrugged the thoughts off and thought that I was being paranoid.

Scared, I dialed 911 and told them about our predicament and just when I’d yelled out our location I got yanked out of the car.

Trying to make something of the face of the men, I was unable to make anything of it because they were all masked up. The driver tried to fight them but he was knocked out with a bat.

Without thinking, I bit one of the men so hard that he let go of me and just when I was about to run off I got pulled by my hair and felt a handkerchief on my nose.

My head felt hazy, my vision blurry and soon everything around me became dark.

Groaning, my eyes slightly opened and everything was still dark but my head still ached, I tried to move and that was when I realized that I’ve been tied up. My mouth had duct tape on so I was unable to speak and that was when it dawned on me.

I’d just gotten kidnapped.

Everywhere seemed silent except for the muffle sound of people talking and the thumping of my heart beat.

What is going on? Still struggling to move I couldn’t help but worry about Mason, he would be waiting for me by now and might even lose his client.

Who would do this? Why would anyone want to hurt me?

Soon, I started hearing footsteps and then male voices. The footsteps were louder and it felt as though whoever was coming was only seconds away, it was easy to tell that there was a woman among them because of the loud sound of her heels.

The footsteps stopped and the cloth over my head was yanked away and my eyes widened when I saw the woman standing in front of me.

My stomach churned as I stared into her amused yet angry brown eyes. Aisha was standing right in front of me, her shadows hovering over me as she grinned like one who’d just won the lottery.

Looking around, I couldn’t register where I was since I got drugged before being brought here.

Was it her? Did she plan all this? Of course she did or she wouldn’t be here right now.

“What do you want?” I asked as I moved in my position but what I’d meant to say only came out in a muffle because of the duct tape on my mouth.

“Oh calm down now,” Aisha started as she crouched in front of me and I could feel my disgust go a notch higher, “you don’t want to try something stupid so you don’t get killed, do you?” She finished and my eyes widened again.

Looking around, I saw the angry men and some of them had guns while some held bats. She’s right, she could kill me right now.

“You see, I tried to be nice and asked you to leave but like the stubborn bitch that you are you keep getting in the goddamn way of my plans and now I have no other choice than to get rid of you.” She started.

My eyes widened again when she said something about getting rid of me. I wanted to ask why she was doing this but it was obvious enough.

“Mason likes me, he loves me!” She yelled that her voice echoed in the room and I almost jumped. “He’s only putting on a fake front because he pities your ass.” She added.

Pulling out her phone, she showed me pictures of her and Mason. He was standing in front of her and she had only a towel that looked like it was about to loosen around her.

Smirking, I knew better than to believe a word she said. I know how many times she’d attempted to seduce Mason.

I tried to say something again but it only came out in a muffle and frustrated, she asked them to remove the duct tape.

“You little bitch! Mason is coming for me!” I spat at her and just at that moment I felt a sting on my cheek from her slap.

“I’ll kill you before that happens.”