Chapter 18

Several hours has passed since Venus Lumier was abducted by Jose Johns, and the gang still has no clue on where on Freesia they have went to.

Lumic and Lumician has been on the run ever since the group separated to find clues, this two has been searching for someone all night. Driving and turning from left to right, stopping from time to time just to see if the person they were looking for was there, but alas it seems like the person has fled.

Sighing in frustration both did not ever think of giving up, glancing at his rear view mirror he noticed that Lucas was sound asleep at the back seat, while his brother in the passenger seat is searching and narrowing his eyes out the road. Focusing back to the front, Lumic would occasionally glance at every person he would think quite suspicious and would slow down just to see if it was the man, but once again it was not him. Looking at his watch it was finally 1:43 in the morning. 'And we still have no sign of where the man is, I'm getting impatient with this' Lumic thought ruffling his hair with his left hand.

Meanwhile at the abandoned house at the outskirts of Freesia, things have been quite not pretty at all. Out there, a scream of a girl could be heard from time to time, it is either from the beatings, the whippings, the punch and all the things the villain has done to her, panting and sobbing at the floor she is quite shock on why on Earth is she still even alive? 'Is the heavens helping this man to keep me alive?' she once thought fading in and out of conscious.

Heavy pants and sobs can be heard at the room, a sinister grin on a mans face while the young girl struggles to keep her eyes open, slowly oh so slowly she tries to move, trying to protect her beaten legs away from the mans sight. Not being able to hold it in she tries to reason, stuttering every once in a while.

"Why- why are you doing this to me?" she asked, her voice cracking and hoarse from all the screaming she just did a couple of seconds ago.

Trying to distract him to move her legs closer to her, the whip, the beating, the burns and the punches were enough, she can't take another hit from anything anymore. So she tries to reason to him, trying to get to know why he is doing this to when she has not done anything at all.

"Why you ask?" he repeats, he composes himself and straightened out his hair, looking at the side he got the chair out and made himself comfortable.

He leans in to his chair and eyed her as if commanding her telepathically to listen close and pay attention so very well, shivering and whimpering her reaction aroused his blood thirst even more. Oh how he loves it when his prey would act so scared in front of him, but oh now is the part where his prey should know why he is doing this to them.

"What a marvelous question Miss. Lumier, you know what? I never really told you why, no? Oh but don't worry I'll tell you, just like how I told my other victims of course!" he said quite cheerful when he said those words, his sinister grin grew, 'murderer, heartless monster' she thought while looking at him.

A flash of anger yet also scared of the man is shown at Venus' eyes, smirking down at her he leaned in towards her and slap! He slapped her across her face, shocked and bewilderment crossed at her eyes, yes he has done worst to her but that slap was unexpected making her stiff right on the spot. Rolling his eyes he looked at the door and motioned someone to come in, as they came in Venus could easily tell they were medics, they quickly tended to her care wrapping all her injuries.

"Well, aside from being Jude's only heir and daughter, you're Sir Lumic Neel's buddy-buddy" he started while rolling his eyes and quoted the 'buddy-buddy' word.

"And?" she asks not really getting his full intention on why.

He groaned and roll his eyes in a disturbing way on what Venus could really describe, cowering she zipped her mouth trying not to disturb his speech once again. Glaring daggers at her he brought out the fiery iron bar, whimpering at what she was seeing she tried to move away but no- the medics were holding her tight.

"I have been in a NOT so good relationship with Mr. Neel before, oh and yes! We've actually met, it was sometime in the past" he sighed and then moaned at the memory of their first meeting, Venus visibly cringed on what she has heard- aside from his statement; she cringed to hear him moan, who on Earth would actually moan in front of a girl who literally didn't do anything to make him like that? Oh yeah, HIM! she shouted internally.

"Ah~ the past, our precious past~ you see we actually met because of a business deal, we did start as a 'buddy-buddy' in the business, then got to a good relationship, where in he understands me and I too understand him. WE WERE DESTINED TO MEET!" he exclaimed throwing his arms wide open, barely avoiding the blazing iron Venus ducked towards the floor not wanting to be touched by the iron bar.

She can not help but think on what kind of a relationship he was referring to, but at the back of her mind, she knew, she guessed. He might have misunderstood their relationship and actually thought that Lumic was in love with him as well! The thought of Lumic being in a relationship with a psychotic man made her want to just throw herself out the window, I mean she does not mind of Lumic dating with the same sex but for the love of foods and beverages could he have at least picked someone more sane?!

"He believed in me" he continued and his eyes twinkled with delight.

"He praises me from time to time, I even sew him a pillow shaped in a heart! And look! I also made one for me too" he took out a small pillow that is shaped like a heart from the back, and once she laid eyes on it she can not help but stifle a laugh, 'even I can do better than that' she thought from the back of her mind.

"But alas, I of course wanted to give this lovely thing to him when suddenly" he stated now taking another heart shaped pillow from his chest and mind you he is quite a cliff hanger, Venus was listening so close- not even noticing the medics have now done their job and was out of the room; she didn't just let him rant to distract him, but she let him also rant to know, why and how did he come to this. 'I should've just been a psychologist' she deadpanned and mentally groan.

"Suddenly?" she asked wanting to know more intrigue of what really happened in the past, listening to her question he looked at her in the eye. Pure hatred and, lust? Was visible in his eyes, she can't quite tell if that was lust or just another emotion she hadn't encounter of, but man was that sight deadly.

"Suddenly, I saw him with another woman!" he stated angrily at Venus, while she process what he said she can't help but widen her eyes and internally screamed 'what the heck he really is gay! she? He? Heck!' she internally screamed wanting out from this conversation for she knows what will happen next, hello death.

"Based on your facial expression you can't help but think and be scared, no?" he stated now looking up at the ceiling, frowning.

"Can't help but think on, 'why did he did that to me'? 'How could he'? and scared because of knowing that he too would someday break your little heart like mine- oh but that don't worry you won't be able to experience that" he trailed off looking at Venus and shaking his head and hand a no

"But truly it's not generally his fault" he sighed, Venus sweat drop on what he have thought that was on her mind. She may be injured, fading in and out of consciousness at times and is also still bleeding, yet she can't help but just to let him have his time and hear him out.

"I let him be" he continued, sniffling and wiping his eyes.

"I let him see her, I didn't do anything to separate them, I can not ruin his happiness you know" he defended, and suddenly he sobbed from the memory, Venus felt his pain, mentally forgetting that she was his prey she also starts to tear up, hearing and knowing how his love story went south she somehow remembered her first love; Edward.

"But eventually I grew tired, I can not help but have had enough of them stabbing my back. So I left him, and you know what hurts most when I left him with no words?" he ask Venus, whilst she shook her head 'no' and urging him to continue wiping her little tears from her shoulder she continued to listen to his story.

"He- he- he didn't look for me!" he yelled, still crying his eyes out.

Crying with him she can not help but think of 'why did Lumic not look for him? I thought he was a nice guy?! He should've done something' and continued crying with him. Both sobbed and weep at their seats, trying to calm his aching heart he composed himself and wiped his tears away, sniffling and blowing his nose from his handkerchief.

"And so, I heard he went away. I have been tracking the girls he comes in contact with, the girls who would come near him, the girls who would dare talk to him" shaking his head and tucking in his handkerchief back to his pocket he looked at her with his puffy eyes.

"Poor woman who got on my way, wanna know what happened to her?" he ask, now his sinister smile was back on his face, finally remembering that she was his pray her eyes widened and she trembled in fear as her tears of sorrow now replaced with tears of fear.

"Well, I just put her under the grass, not breathing and specially, not even recognizable" he stated, as if he's threatening her, telling her that he'd do the same thing with her.

"Oh, but don't worry!" he clasped his hands together as he stood up from his seat and took a step near her.

"She has companies, about hmm 12 of them" he stated, grabbing her face and turning it from side to side he frowned.

"Such a waste, this pretty little face would soon go bye bye" he said now letting go and taking a step back.

"But don't worry about a single thing" he stated, glancing over to his murder tools, skipping over to his play toys he grabbed a long knife and traced his fingers to it.

"I'll make sure that you pretty little face would reach your family, and that your hair shall be mine too! Oooh fantastic! Very nice" he cheered bouncing up and down as if it was a normal thing to do in a situation like this.

"Ah! I could take your place instead!" he cheered and went back to Venus side who was quietly whimpering and sobbing.

"With this face I could make him fall for me all over again! And this time, no other girl would dare walk near him, talk to him or even take a glance at him" he wickedly lean in to her face and smiled evilly.

"Don't worry Miss. Lumier I promise you, you won't get lonely down there, and I'd gladly take care of Lumic for you" he chuckled lustfully and wickedly, as he grabbed a long scissors from his tools and forcefully grabbed her hair.

"No, please, no"