Mila decided to shower than to sit in the bathtub where she will end up not bathing and rather focus on the things disturbing her mind .
The room was dimly lit , with only the candles that she had bought from some corner shop that the seller has said provide a sense of calmness and peace . It's stupid , yeahh , how do candles provide peace ? But Mila loves the fragrance that the candles spread across the room .
The shower of her bathroom was at the corner of the room , made out of strong glass that is now fogged and with water droplets sliding down it . Her long fingers run smoothly through her blonde wet hair. Her head was inched up , her eyes close and her mind free of anything .
The glass does seem like the type of glass to protect her from anyone who would enter the room while she showers and not see her naked self . But that is false , because the eyes of the large man standing outside bore into the glass , if possible , you could tell he sees every outline of her body .
The man's eyes were empty , not showing any emotion . His lips were set into a straight line . His back straight and his body not moving an inch . The only movement was his eyes that trailed down from her head , down to her neck that is slim and delicate . The glass is foggy and droplets of water were running down the glass , yet he could perfectly see the curve starting from the slim waist and down her hips . Her body was facing him , yet he refused for his eyes to travel down any lower . His eyes trailed back up to her diamond shaped face , and yet the unexpected happened when her widened eyes lock eye contact with his .
He swears he could feel her heart pick up pace and her blood pumping . Enticing . He could only say in his mind . She froze and stared into his blood-red eyes .
Mila stared in shock at the red eyes , they held eye contact with her and she doesn't know what to do . Scream ? Cry ? Call out for help ? She was frozen and could only watch through the foggy glass where she couldn't see his face features , but saw when the corner of his lips tugged up to a small smirk . Her bones chilled .
Her breathing accelerated and her eyes snapped to her right , searching for her phone . She did not have it in the shower with her and when she looks at the handle of the shower , she quickly rushes to it and she holds on to it tightly , as if that wouldn't prevent the man from pulling the door open and entering the shower .
She lifted her head and then looked at the man . But he wasn't there . Not a single shadow or his figure standing in place . Her golden browns eyes filled with panic roam around the room , searching for any sign of the man , but she was all alone .
Mila's mouth parted , she screamed for help . "HELP! MOM! HELP ! SOMEBODY !" Her breathes were unstable and she was trembling . Her heart felt like it would jump out of her throat anytime soon and she just wish it could because it's beating so fast that it hurts .
The door of the bathroom flew open as the three guards enter the bathroom . Weapons in hand , they searched the bathroom while one approached the shower . "Are you alright , Ms Woods ?" She recognised the voice as the guard who was with her all along in that hotel .
Instead of words , tears streamed down her cheeks but her hand never let go of the handle . "All clear !" The other guard shouted before the one standing by the shower door nodded his head and then spoke to Mila ," Ms Woods , nobody is in the room . Everything is clear . Ms Woods ?"
Mila heard his words through the water running in the shower but she couldn't respond rather than cry to herself . "Ms Woods ? You can come out now ."
Why me ? Why me ? She ranted in her mind as she leaned over the door and cried silently , still holding onto to handle .
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Mila sat in the shower , holding onto the door tightly . It was clear she feared to leave the shower , until her mother and sister came in .
She sat on the corner of her bed , her sister next to her running her hands smoothly and in a comforting manner at her back while her mother stood by the bathroom door with the guards , discussing something with them .
Maxwell Woods soon rushed into the room , heading straight to his two daughters . He sat down next to Mila and did the same motion as Jasmine , caressing Mila's back in a comforting manner .
They stayed in silent like that , not prompting Mila to talk until Augustus , Maxwell Woods trusted guard entered the room . Jasmine looked eyes with the man for a while before she looked back down at her sister .
"Found anything ?" Maxwell Woods questioned the guard and Jasmine looked at the duo .
Augustus shook his head ," Nothing Sir ."
Maxwell sighed heavily before he glanced down at his daughter , his mouth parting to say something to Mila when Charlotte's voice cut his words out ," The guests have arrived . "
All eyes snapped up at the woman . Including Mila , who couldn't believe her mother would even care about the guests in these current situation! But what did she expect ? That her mother would cancel the party for her just because she freaked out again over another "shadow" . That wasn't a shadow , she could justify that .
"Our daughter is-" Before Maxwell could finish his words , Charlotte turned to look at him . Her gaze holding a thousand unspoken words before she spoke to everyone in the room ," Leave us."
The guards didn't hesitate to leave , except for Augustus who stayed behind , next to Maxwell's side . Charlotte shot the guard a heated look , but the man only took the look , as if the heat in them doesn't threaten him or anything . But still , he works for Maxwell Woods and not Charlotte Woods .
Maxwell looks up at Augustus and waved his hand at the man . The latter glanced at Charlotte and then spared Jasmine a single look before he left the family alone . Jasmine's cheeks painted themselves pink as she watched the man leave the room .