Chapter 243 - Leo, where are you?

"You are awake." Callum said and moved closer to her. 

He moved so freely as if she was his wife or something.

Clara couldn't believe what almost happened.

What if she hadn't woken up at that exact moment?

Where is she? How did she end up on the same bed with the man that she doesn't even accept a handshake from?

Her thoughts were clouded.

"Wait! Wait!" Clara exclaimed as he still tried to move closer, waving her hands in front of her as she sat up on the bed, since it was too huge to just jump down from.

She's trying to stop him from coming closer, and at the same time, "did you just try to kiss me?" She asked, before her heart skipped and she quickly sized herself up and down, dreading the assumption that had just popped up. "What did you do?" She asked again, her gaze starting to get strong and anger clouding her expression.

"No no no, sweetheart. I did not!" Callum quickly replied, because he could already guess what Clara is thinking. 

She might have thought that he slept with her, but he would never do that.

He wasn't interested in her body but her heart. He wanted her to love him.

To be his woman and his feelings for her triggered this possessive side in his brain.

"Where am I?" Clara asked, looking about the room.

After getting his assurance that he didn't touch her, she seemed calm as she's always used to being around humans, since they can't hurt her.

She hasn't gotten the fact that she's now 100% human in her brain. 

Her gaze rested on his serious feature since she didn't get any answers for his question. He was looking at her.

The gaze was so intense that it made her skin crawl.

"Clara! I love you." Callum suddenly confessed. 

"What!" Clara exclaimed and looked at him like she's looking at some kind of a crazy fellow.

The room lacked the touch of sunlight, because there was no window, but it was well decorated as if prepared for a newly bride.

Chandelier hanging at the center of its roof and orange lights illuminating the space to make you have a nice view of the surroundings.

It was tiled white and black. The air conditioning is in the perfect temperature, and the air smells nice.

So weird and creepy, yet this man just told her that he loved her?

What is going on here?

All of a sudden, Callum rushed towards her and held her and before she could come over the shock she got from his quick advance, both of his hands rested on her shoulders. "I'm serious, Clara. I couldn't get you off my mind.

I'm crazily in love with you, which is so weird because I've never felt this way about a woman.

Those days you were absent from work are like torture to me, because I didn't get to see you. I know I'm not as wealthy as Mr Raymond, but I can assure you that, you will never suffer.

I have two other companies in my care and side branches. That's not the only property I have. It can't measure with the luxury President Raymond would provide for you, but I can do everything he does.

I will take good care of you." Callum started blabbing and blabbing nonstop. 

"Enough!" Clara growled, making Callum halt his confession and stared at her.

He was looking as handsome as always but the look in his eyes…

He's desperate.

He's scared, because the step he took was a dangerous one, but he had planned it well, so that it wouldn't backfire.

He looked so hopeful even though it was obvious that Clara cannot just say yes to his advances.

"When did you become like this?" She asked, looking at him like he is some kind of a psycho.

"Hey!" Clara exclaimed as Callum suddenly hugged her, his hold around her very intimately and she felt so pissed.

She tried to push him away and realise she couldn't match his strength. He was so strong and her skin crawled as his strong arm held her and he forced his head to rest on her shoulder, moving his head after her to make sure they remained in that same position.

That's when reality finally dawned on her, she's human. She has to be a god damn human in this situation!

Another man holding her, who isn't Leo. Her heart raced madly and goosebumps surfaced on her skin.

Since struggling isn't helping her situation, "please let me go." She pleaded.

She couldn't take it anymore. She didn't like the touch.

"Mr Raymond can't find us here. It's only me and you, now. We will be together without you having to worry about him. 

I will provide you with everything you want, baby. All you have to do is accept me." Callum said before pulling back on his own.

"So, what do you say?" He asked, looking deep into her eyes, his body not seeming to be calm like someone who had mistakenly committed murder and thinking of how to hide the corpse before he got find out.

Slap!

Clara threw a slap at his face, immediately he released her from his embrace. "How dare you!" She growled and he just kept looking at her with deep interest that would make one's heart shuddered.

And yeah, Clara felt creeped out, but still stood her ground.

"What do you say to my proposal?" He asked again with a maniacal gaze, as if giving her a last option to choose her answer well.

"I say, f*ck off!" She said and tried to leave, but he pulled her back. The way he casually touched her alone was annoying.

"Please, I really love you." He said in a low tone.

"Listen, I had no idea how you became like this. I have always seen you as a respectful man, but it seems one can't judge a book by it's cover.

I will never ever have anything to do with you, not even if you threatened to kill me, so get that into your creepy brain. I'd rather die than consider you, get that?" Clara declared.

Callum stared at her for a while and she stared back, before letting out a sigh, and looked like he had given up.

But he only gave up on trying to persuade her with words. He will just make her stay.

"Fine! I won't ask such a request from you again." He said.

"Good!" Clara said and turned away from him to get her phone.

She looked left and right and couldn't find it. Not even on the drawer beside the bed. 

"Where are we and where did you keep my phone?" She asked and suddenly gasped as she felt a sharp pain at the back of her neck.

Her eyes felt dizzy and the back of her neck felt numb.

She tried to fight it but slowly lost her balance and when she collapsed, it's in Callum's arm.

His creepy embrace again. She hadn't closed her eyes and could still hear him, but couldn't move.

She had never felt this useless before. She always considered her power a curse, but now…

Thinking back to how she even intentionally got kidnapped just to see who the mastermind was.

Daring Leo's boys and beating them up.

Not moving from a spot and taking care of some gangs, taking away their inability to breathe and feeling her body floating in the air.

All these power was indeed a burden, but had its advantages. She could have beat the hell out of this creepy guy now.

She could have just looked into his eyes and told him to kill himself.

Now, she realized that it wasn't entirely a burden. It was one of the reasons for her boldness, because no one could hurt her, but now she's powerless.

She almost got kissed and even forcefully hugged, yet she couldn't do anything. She even pathetically begged him to let her go.

Her eyes clouded with tears as she breath slowly and saw his lips descend towards her.

If he went for a kiss, she wouldn't even be able to stop him.

If he loose it and tried to sleep with her, she wouldn't even be able to fight back right now.

Fear crept into her heart.

Leo, where are you?

She called for his name in her head before closing her eyes, but still felt his lips touch her forehead and heard his last sentences, before passing out.

"I will just have to wait till you accept me then. No one will take you away from me now." That was what Callum said and gently placed her on the bed and covered her with the quilt.

Then he placed a soft kiss on her forehead again, before bringing out his phone and sent a text message. 

*prepare some clothes for her and bring me someone that will help her clean up* 

He sent the text and looked at Clara's sleeping face. "Seems like you want it the hard way. I'm willing to wait till you change your mind." He said and lay quietly beside her.