9 nine

"Strip." He demanded, then went over to the sofa and sat down, his gaze fixed on me.

I gulped and tried turning around. "Who said you can turn around?" His voice as cold as ice. "Look at me and strip." I took a deep breath and faced his way, unzipped and the dress and let it fall off, as soon as it did I covered my breasts with with arms and I didn't take off my underwear. This was beyond embarrassing. "Come here."

He pointed out the place, right in front of him with his eyes and I walked there fidgeting. As soon as I approached the place he opened his legs, placed his hand on my wrist and pulled me in, making me sit on his left thigh while my legs dangled between his.

His hand was cold, it send shivers down my spine. "Did I say you could cover yourself?" His gaze, those grey cold eyes like the freezing snow pierced through me.

My heart pounded as I slowly let my arms down. He caressed the outline of my body and it made me tremble. His touch just felt so cold. His hand made its way to my breasts and I closed my eyes shut. Just right above my left breast he sucked a mark.

The pain that got mixed with pleasure made me shiver even more. Of course, I didn't want it but it felt good, tears started filling my eyes. Then Lexus held my chin and lifted it up, "Open your eyes." He said and I fluttered them open trying to hide the tears but it was no help, "Why are you crying?"

"I-I..." I don't know. This was an obvious thing and I knew I would be used like this the moment I was set out for display to be sold.

"Hmm?" He kissed me, I was expecting something rough from him but it was gentle. My body wasn't even listening to me and I was trembling under his touch even though he didn't even do much. The kiss wasn't long, but after that he looked at me with amusement. Like he was satisfied with something.

"Rosalie? Do I scare you?"

What should I say? Isn't it obvious I'm scared of him? I'm so vulnerable in front of him. Why is he asking that?

"Y-yes." I stuttered.

"Is that so?" He seemed a bit disappointed, like he didn't like my answer. With his arms around my waist, he then stared out the window, thinking about something.

"Rosalie." He didn't look at me but each time he said my name I got scared. It made so many possibilities go through my head all at once.

"..." I couldn't answer but he didn't need my answer.

"I can hear your heart pounding." My eyes grew wide at his words, but he was right, it was beating too fast and obviously, he could hear it in the silence of the night but I had no way to calm it and I just continued to look down. "Look up." His voice was less, cold? But maybe it was just me.

"What do you think of the view?" I looked up, first at him who stared out and then I followed his gaze and looked out the wall-sized window. There was no denying the scene was mesmerizing.

It was such a beautiful view, with city lights flickering in the distance, the soft glow in the silence of the night would just calm you. It gave you a different sense of pleasure and peace. After a while of staring at it, Lexus spoke.

"You've calmed down." At his words, I realized that I really had. "You can go back to your room now." His tone had returned to being simple and cold.

I blinked at him a few times but didn't waste any more time, got up, picked up my dress and ran up but stopped for a moment in the middle of the stairs to look back at him. He didn't avert his eyes and kept staring out the window silently.

He looked rather, lonely. His eyes void as he looked out, like searching for something he will never find. But, I turned and left, that was not my problem.