Chapter 17 {Drinking Seductively}

Alice watched everything unfold from the window, seething with anger as he saw the guard getting close to Alisha. He despised the fact that she was showing these innocent expressions to someone other than him. His anger boiled, and his eyes darkened, mirroring the darkening sky.

He thought to himself, "This old man is waiting for his death. How dare he speak to her like that?"

Seeing Alisha's interaction with the guard only fueled his rage. He vowed to kill the old man for daring to get close to his "angel."

Alice muttered to himself, "You have no idea what you've gotten yourself into by showing your true colours to me. You're so desperate for attention, but I'll show you what happens when someone tries to play with me. You have no idea what's coming."

As the door knocked, Alice grew even more infuriated. He stormed towards the door and opened it, finding his mother standing there. He asked, "What's the matter, Mom? Why aren't you sleeping?"

His mother replied, "Alice, you've tied up that innocent girl like this. She's a human being, Alice."

Alice made a face at his mother's words and retorted, "Mom, she got what she deserved. I've followed your every word like an obedient son. But you don't need to interfere between me and my angel. She's mine to do with as I please, and she has to accept it."

Alice's mother was shocked, but deep down, she knew her son's true nature. He was relentless in pursuing what he desired, showing no regard for anyone or anything. His obsession with Alisha was evident as he did everything in his power to keep her by his side. He had an insatiable need for control and was unwilling to let go.

With great emotion in her voice, she tried to reason with him, "Alice, please understand that she is just a child."

Alice burst into laughter and replied, "Mom! She's 18 years old, and if you still think she's a child, you're mistaken. Even if she were a child, don't you think they should be punished for their mistakes? Every mistake deserves punishment."

"Now, you need to sleep. There's no point in wasting your time here because I doubt you'll listen. Alice, I'm not requesting, I'm ordering you to leave her. She doesn't deserve this. How can you treat her this way when she's a human being, for God's sake?"his mom angrily ordered.

Alice was taken aback by his mother's behaviour and her shouting. He responded with a shocked voice, "Mom, are you sure you want her to come in? What she's suffering out there is nothing compared to what she'll endure inside. I'll make sure she remembers how much of a child she is."

His mother sensed the warning in his words and knew he was planning something even worse. She shouted back, "Alice, don't you dare do anything to her. I want her to go back to her home."

Alice's eyes turned red with anger. He clenched his fists and said, "Mom, this is her home. She's not going anywhere from here because this is her house, and I am her family."

His mother realised that shouting wouldn't make him understand, so she took a calm approach and said, "She means nothing to you, Alice. She has her own family and loved ones. You can't force her to be something she's not. Try to understand, son. The way you're behaving, she'll never like you. In fact, she'll hate you, Alice."

Alice replied with a deranged aura, "Mom, didn't I tell you? I am her family."

He walked out of his room, passing through the small space between his mother and the door. His mother shouted, "Where are you going, Alice? I'm here talking to you."

Alice replied as he walked away, "I'm going to fulfil your order. How can I disrespect your order? I'm going to make sure she hates me even more. I want her to feel everything about my mom, as I told you before. Whether it's hate or love, she can only feel it for me. She can't do anything other than what I want her to do."

Alice walked with long strides, consumed by anger at how she had behaved with the guard. He had expected her to be innocent, but she was engaging with people in such a provocative manner. He couldn't understand how she had the audacity to do this. Hadn't he scared or punished her enough?

He realised that she didn't care about the consequences, so he decided to take things to another level. He despised being disrespected, and she was toying with his mind and his emotions.

As he stepped outside, he saw the guard standing close to her, holding water while she drank. He noticed how the water trickled down her body, wetting her shirt, which happened to be his white shirt. The sight of her skin through the wet fabric sent a surge of adrenaline through him.

He observed how intimately she drank the water, as if she were trying to seduce him. This sight further fueled his anger, and everything turned red for him.

"Fuck",