Chapter 66: chapter 66

Elora's POV----------------It's gone quiet again. The house.The boys have returned to their old self. Rodas has been gone since last night. He flew out of the town saying he had to deal with something. I didn't ask further. I assumed it was about his overseas business.I visited Jeremy earlier this morning but he was still asleep. I haven't got a chance to talk to him properly and Zeco's state tells me that things haven't gone right between them. So, I'm not sure if Jeremy would like to have a chat with anyone. So right now I'm just walking around, exploring the giant mansion. Even though I've seen almost everything in this house, there are a few things I haven't seen. Like the things behind that large metal basement door. I've never given so much attention towards it until recently when I saw Rodas getting out from there with a bloody fist. Since then, I've been wanting to enter that room although I'm not expecting anything good to see behind that unsettling big door. If I ask Rodas, he would definitely tell me to not give a thought about it and honestly, I would not but right now I'm bored and I've nothing to do. So I can't stop thinking about it. I find myself pushing the door open and the very next thing I do is cover my nose. The horrible smell blows to me like a hurricane. So horrible that it's impossible to breathe. Is it the smell of blood?It wasn't a good idea to come here after all. What was I thinking? And What the fuck does Rodas do here?I quickly turn around to leave in disgust but then stop halfway thinking I've seen something moving slightly just a few feet away from me. Just when I almost think it was just my imagination, I hear a faint sound coming from a big bundle on the floor. I rush to turn on the lights and holy shit-I fall behind on the floor, horror creeping in every vein of mine when I actually see what I earlier thought was the bundle. It's a human body, beaten to unrecognisable, blood splattered all around him along with cut nails and fingers and the body moves, making a terrific noise. It's not dead yet. My breath stops in my throat and everything around me starts moving, moments later I throw up. My feet are shaking nonstop, unable to get up and leave the room. Tears prick my eyes and the scream doesn't make it out of my mouth. Everything is turning blurry and moving non-stop. Bathed in sweat, I close my eyes but it doesn't feel better. I'm dying in suffocation. Please someone take me out of here-----------I wake up with gentle fingers stroking my hair, it feels good and takes me a few minutes to open my eyes and for my vision to become clear. "Hey there, Flower"Rodas smiles at me softly and kisses my forehead.I watch him in a daze. When did he come back?Then I sit up and look around the room.What time is it?"Are you ok? Do you want something Sunshine?" Rodas asks again.And then I feel it again. The suffocation. I reach for my chest, taking heavy breaths. Tears stream down my cheeks as I sob loudly. Rodas pulls me into his arms and rubs my back. He isn't questioning my reaction which means he knows. He knows what I've witnessed. "Calm Down, Princess" "I- I saw..." My lips tremble."I know... You shouldn't have seen it. I'm so sorry I didn't lock that door" he says."But you-""He deserved that... Mason Turner. He deserved to rot. He killed our baby" There isn't even a slight remorse in his voice. He thinks he hasn't done anything wrong by committing such an inhuman thing. That's not what I wanted. I bite my lips to suppress the sobs coming out of my mouth.That's not how I wanted to punish Mason. Of course, I wanted him dead but not in this way. Only a monster with no feelings would kill someone like that. So, right now even though his touches and words are soft and full of love, I don't feel the warmth. It feels like if I peel off his skin, a new person would come out. He is the safest space for me yet I don't want to be with him right now. "Rodas, Can you please leave me alone?" I manage to say. He pauses and gives me a questioning look. "Why? What happened?" I'm scared. I shake my head and lie down on the bed."Just need a bit more rest" He nods, looking at me with those green gazes as if I'm the most precious. I close my eyes.He pulls the blanket over me before kissing me on both cheeks."I'll be back after an hour, Sunshine" he whispers.I nod and turn around to the other side.When he leaves the room, I let out a sigh of relief and hug myself. Tears find their way out of the corner of my eyes again. I fell in love with Rodas even though I knew nothing about him and when I got to know what he does I accepted him the way he was and fell even more thinking everything would come to place and he would let go of his world someday. But those wishes seem impossible now. The man I love kills and murders people but I at least didn't think he was capable of something so cruel. I'm scared to think just how far this man can go. Just how cruel he can be. And for the first time, I realise that I know very little about him. And I wonder if I would be able to see him the same after what I saw in that room. If I have kids with him, I wonder what influence he would have on them. Suddenly, I'm scared of so many things.