"So you—"

I gasped in shock as the pain of his palm connecting to my face sent waves through my body. I placed my hand hesitantly over my cheek. Ow.

" Sir..." Sadie looked surprised at Vito's actions too. He shot her a look and she took a step back.

" Now listen principessa, I will not tolerate disrespect from you anymore, you will do what I say or die. Do you understand me?"

I just stared in awe.

He grabbed my throat. " Do you understand me?!"

I gasped for air. " Y-Yes"

He let go and shoved me against the wall wheezing.

" Now I thought throwing you back in the dungeon was a good punishment, until I heard you were talking to yourself," He gave me a dark smile. " I don't like crazy chicks"

" Screw you" I spat.

" No," He grabbed my chin bringing my face uncomfortably close to his —close enough for me to smell tacos on his breath— "But Tommy will"

I furrowed my eyebrows. "Tommy...What?"

A tall buff man walked into the room biting his bottom lip. He had a gun in his hand and before I could even think about trying to grab after it, he threw it to Sadie and she frowned before leaving the room with Vito.

Henry's words were bouncing back and forth in my head.

Fight through it Ashley, don't give up so easily..

I don't know what's going on but I know I need to get away from this creepy looking guy. I looked around the room they dragged me to. It was the same room I was in a couple hours ago with the metal table and chairs.

" You're not planning to run are you?," He slowly walked towards me. "This room is sound proof and the boss told me to do whatever I'd like with you so..."

His pants —along with my mouth— dropped to the floor.

Disgusting.

" I-I'm not interested" I stood behind the opposite end of the table from him as he walked around it, trying to catch me.

" I wonder how tight your little—"

" La la la la," I covered my ears. " I'm not listening to you la la la"

My eyes wandered over to the door and before I knew it I was grabbing the lock and trying to open it. That was a stupid mistake, I know now because not only was the door locked but he caught up to me and pinned me down on the table.

" On a scale from 1-10 how good in bed have your previous lovers said you were?" I gasped and blushed at his question before looking away.

" Oh?" He rose his eyebrows. " Perhaps you're a virgin?"

A single tear rolled down my cheek as he licked my neck.

"Please...don't do this" I begged. He sat on top of me with all his weight and ripped my shirt off as I tried to wiggle free beneath him.

"Hmm" He began kissing me all over my body and I turned my head away, trying not to look at him.

So this is it? I'm gonna get raped? and what killed? Is this what Henry was talking about?...is Henry even real.

"Help!" I screamed out. " Sadie! Someone! Please!"

He pulled my pants off and held my leg down with one of his arms. I screamed and tried to push this nasty freak away from me but it was...hopeless, No one was coming to rescue me, no one cares.

I sobbed.

" Get off of her you piece of shit!" A familiar voice entered the room with a loud bang —a gunshot i'm guessing— following behind.

In a split second, the weight of what felt like cinder blocks was no longer on me. As soon as he was pulled off me I got up from the table and sat the the corner holding my knees to my chest. I could feel my body shaking intensely and there were so many gunshots firing I could barely pinpoint one.

The table screeched against the hard concrete floor as Jackson kicked Tommy in the chest and started punching him until Tommy became unconscious. As I stared at him I didn't know what to think or say. He held out his hands and was saying something to me but I couldn't concentrate. Every voice, every sound was muffled and unfocused.

"...Ashley, Ashley, hey.."

" Jackson you have to..."

" I'm trying but I think she's having a panic attack"

" We have to hurry...I can't hold them..."

My body started shaking again. " Ashley, Hey! it's me, it's me Jackson look into my eyes baby you're fine, look into my eyes"

I looked up into his hazel eyes and those familiar gold flecks brought me back to reality, suddenly everything was moving fast paced.

" Jackson," I muttered. My mind started clicking, Jackson.

"Jackson!" I yelled and wrapped my arms around him. He pulled me into a tight hug as I sobbed onto his shoulders and he gently brushes my hair back. He kissed my forehead then pulled back.

" Now listen Vanilla bean you've been brave all along and I'm gonna need you to be brave one more time okay?"

I nodded.

" Good. Now Vito is calling in for reinforcements and we're gonna have to pull back and make a run for it. A car is parked in the back for us so I'm gonna need you to stay behind me at all times as we for towards it okay?"

I nodded again.

He cupped my cheek. "Vanilla bean you're hearing me but you're not listening, i'm sorry those fuckers hurt you but i'm gonna need you to listen to me now so we can get out of this place alive, got it?"

He's right I hear him but I just can't process it. This is too much, one minute I was a normal girl complaining about my mom and Dad not being together anymore and the next i'm being protected by this Mafia member who works for my Dad. Not to mention i'm seeing stuff, as in hallucinations and now—

He pressed his lips against mine.

Jackson Miller just kissed me.

Butterflies twirled in my stomach and suddenly I was back....again.

I gasped. " S-Stay behind you, got it".

He shot me a cute boyish grin before pulling off his shirt and handing it to me.

Holy mother of abs, my subconscious freaked out.

Not having time to gawk, I pulled the shirt on over my head and he grabbed his gun, aiming at the enemies as we headed for the exit. We almost died three times but I didn't care.

'Cause Jackson Miller Kissed me.

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