The Unclaimed Human Luna
Chapter 43

El POV

She slept till nearly midday and woke up to her entire body aching all over. The s*x with Conner was getting out of control, she still felt exhausted and yet oddly satisfied and relaxed at the same time, though she’d woken up alone. No real surprise there. But she did recall falling asleep with his arms around her and more than once.

He never stuck around, didn’t want anyone knowing about the two of them. She didn’t understand how he always just walked into her room when she was all hot and bothered. Was it a mere coincidence or was it that he knew she was in here touching herself. That made her wonder as she walked across the room to have a shower if there were cameras in her room and he was watching her. Looked around the room as she walked, didn’t see anything obvious that might be a camera.

Shudder at that thought, it was creepy to think that he watched her sleep, but then this entire place was weird as well. She’d been thinking about him when she’d gone to bed and gotten all hot and bothered in her bed and had decided to do something about it. She hadn’t wanted to text him in case he just strolled into her room to have his way with her.

Didn’t bloody need to, he had turned up anyway, the moment she’d laid eyes on him a part of her had sighed at the thought of just knowing he was here with her, another part of her felt nervous but deep down inside her she had been craving his touch, had been thinking about him as she’d been touching herself imagining it was him and then he was just there.

She’d just accepted that he was there, smiled even. Knew he would satisfy her, and likely more than once, a part of her wanted it even. His words out in the woods echoed inside her mind, don’t you want to El, she could easily bring to her minds eye those dark blue eyes of his, as he looked down at her, the deep husky drawl of his voice as he told her he wanted to.

Just thinking about it had turned her on, and so she’d gotten her toys out to sort herself out with those images and his voice inside her mind to help her, then he was just there and he’d been amazing. Was always bloody amazing to feel him touch her, taste her, shook that thought off, before she was wanting him again.

There was no saying no to him. She had been as crazy needy with him last night as he had been with her in the woods that other night. Screamed at him even when she wanted more of him and felt he was denying her needs. And they had been so damned high, her body had been hot and there had been this aching inside of her. That just screamed to be satisfied by him.

She’d never felt anything in her life like it. Never heard anyone mention anything like it before, not even read about anything, with s*x being like that. Wondered if it was just too much for people to understand or if it was just her and the way Conner made her feel when he touched her. There was something different about him, something that was dark and primal, and it was starting to affect her as well.

She really did need to get away from him, but at the same time she didn’t want to. Knew deep down she had to for her own sanity, or she was going to end up broken by him. She knew he didn’t want her in any other way. It was just hard-core unadulterated s*x, but that was all it was for him. He’d made himself plainly clear.

Eliza knew if she stayed, he would continue to come to her room and she would continue to let him, but he would never acknowledge her. Never tell anyone about her. She was not his girlfriend, was just a really good f**k. She closed her eyes for a moment and then got out of the shower. She was drawn to him for who knew what reason? But had to get away from him.

Was warring with herself and she knew it. Wanted to get away from this place, from him, but at the same time wanted to stay and be with him, knew it would never be anything more than what it was right now. It was not healthy for her to be like this. Could well be the way her aunt Sara had felt. Why she couldn’t leave that abusive husband of hers. Though she was not particularly worried that Conner would hit her. She wasn’t afraid of him, just didn’t want to become something she was not.

Something she knew she was doing, being around him, not being able to say no to him, that was not like her, she didn’t even really know anything about him either. He was just some rich boy who thought he could have whatever he wanted, was getting whatever he wanted from her, whenever he wanted it as well.

There was only one way to end it, to stop this thing between them, and that was to leave. She was getting out of here the first chance she got. She was going to live alone on the other side of the world away from him. At least she liked her own company, was not likely to let anyone else near her for a very long time.

Had a need to be on her own, to run away and try to find the normality of her life that she’d once had just a month ago. Leave this place and the weird effects it was having on her. It had to be this place, her mother had been sucked in so very quickly and she had this nagging feeling, she too was going to get sucked in and never be able to leave. If she didn’t do it soon.

Thought about that, how long it had taken her mother to become sucked into Logan, and now, that was all that mattered to her. Three months was all. Bit her l*p, could have been less than that really, had lived here with Logan for only a month before they’d gotten married. She wasn’t going to be sucked into this place.

No, she wasn’t going to let herself be all consumed by Conner the way her own mother was with Logan. She was going to get out, was going to get the hell away from him and that very dark primal side of him that she was somehow stupidly attracted to. He’d told her she would want him, crave him and need him. It was true and she knew it, which also meant that he was never going to let her go either.

He’d told her to never say she was leaving ever again, so she would not ever say it around him. But she was going to leave, knew she had to. Stood there in her room and prayed that she was able to and that she was able to get far enough away from him that he would never ever find her again. He’d told her he would hunt her down and bring her back, and deep down she knew he was going to do it. She had to get the hell out of his line of sight. Get on that flight and go to the other side of the world.

Even if he was so possessive that he went after her in Italy, and it was likely he would know which university she wanted to attend or could find out from his father. She wasn’t actually going to that one anymore, hadn’t been reaccepted to it. So, he could look there all he liked she wasn’t going to be there.

She had been granted a scholarship to the university of Bergamo up in the north, already elected her three year Batchelor Degree within the department of foreign languages, literature and cultures. Had on campus living, with that scholarship of hers, and she did speak a little Italian, enough to get by and perhaps pick up job, was hoping there was something on campus that she could get. Would be looking at that the moment she got there. A part time job to supplement the money she had already and pay for that part of the degree that wasn’t covered by the scholarship she’d gotten.

Called her grandma and asked her about calling her mother to let her go to her father’s grave in California, for his birthday. Got a very surprise, “Why are you not allowed?”

“Because mum thinks I’ll run away again.”

She’d heard her grandma sigh, “I told her I wouldn’t, that I would come back.”

There was silence from her grandma, she would pick the lie in that statement. “El?”

“I got accepted to a university in Italy again, grandma. I haven’t told anyone. I’m not going to.”

“So, you are going to run away.”

“No, I’m simply going to go and get my degree as planned. I need your help, grandma. Please, if they will let me out for just a few days, I can leave and go to Italy. You’ll know where I am. I won’t lie to you. I’ll be safe and keep you up to date.”

Heard her grandma sigh, she’d not lied at all. Would be keeping in contact with her grandma. “What exactly do you want of me, El?”

“I don’t know, maybe you could say you’re going to be there as well, it’s dad’s birthday and mum said no to me going to his grave. Don’t I have the right to do that?”

“Of course, you do. But that is not what you’re going to do, is it?”

“No, I know dad would want me to get my degree, go to Italy and do those things I always planned on doing. I’m going to…I just need help to get out of here.”

“Is it so bad there, El?”

She thought about that for a long moment. “I don’t know to be honest. It’s weird here grandma, I don’t know if the friends I made, are actually my friends or not. I think Logan just told them to be nice to me. Some days are good here, others I’m so confused.”

“Eliza, are you really alright?”

“I don’t know.” She whispered “I kind of feel like I’m not me anymore, that I’m becoming someone else, not all the time, just some of the time. I’m confused about a lot of things.”

There was silence for a long time, and she knew her grandma was weighing up the options. “If you really don’t want to be there Eliza, I will help you. But you must be sure.”

“I’m sure grandma.” She sighed “I have to get away from here.”

“I’ll call your mother, tell her you’ve called me about attending Taro’s grave for his birthday. That I believe you should be allowed to attend this. If she is hesitant, then I guess I could tell her that I will meet you there and spend the weekend with you.”

“Thank you, grandma.”

“I’ll call my sister in Italy, and she will pick you up, I’ll need your travel details, I’ll get those from you when you, leave. Best not to discuss it with anyone, that Logan or your mother might try to get information out of.”

“What about you?”

Heard her grandma laugh now, “Don’t you worry about me. I can handle that man and his boy. Met him before. Not so honest is he.”

She thanked her grandma once more and hung up. Sank down on her bed and closed her eyes, and had to trust that her grandma would get her out. She would be allowed to pack a suitcase, though she’d have to make it her smallest one. A large suitcase might draw unwanted attention to her, and she didn’t want that.

Started making a list of the things she needed to pack, on her laptop, essentials only. Made sure that her passport was neatly tucked into the suitcase she was going to pack and take with her. She was called by her mother, to come downstairs later that afternoon. She sounded annoyed, Eliza thought to herself.

Obviously, her mother and grandma had gotten into it. Her mother was not going to like the fact that she had gone around her or tried to. But it was all she could do right this minute. Walked downstairs to find her mother standing by Logan’s office door. She didn’t look all that happy right this minute.

“I can’t believe you went to your grandmother about this. I told you I’d discuss it with Logan.” She muttered right at her.

“Who else would I go to?” Eliza stated. “She is dad’s mother. Understands my need to go there.”

“I understand your need, El. I just don’t know if it’s the right thing for you right now is all.”

She could see Logan watching the two of them, “Come inside El, let’s really discuss this,” he commented.

She walked in and her mother closed the door to his office behind her, she took a seat when indicated to do so. Watched her mother walk around his desk and stand next to him. They were presenting a united front, she guessed.

“El, to be honest, I don’t think you should be going.” Logan told her. “But, I do understand that you miss your father, this is the first time his birthday has come and he’s not here with you. That you miss him, want to feel close to him.” heard him sigh “But you ran away last time.”

“I was told to leave, so I did.” She commented “I wouldn’t call that running away, more like…following an order.”

Saw him frown right at her “I don’t want you going on your own.”

“I am 18 years old, perfectly capable of making my own decisions. Have I not agreed to stay here and go to university here?”

“It appears that way, yes.” He nodded.

Stared right at him as he stared right at her “What do you want from me in order for me to be able to go?”

That got his attention. He leaned back in the chair and looked right at her, “I don’t know El, but an assurance would be good, I guess. I would ask that someone go with you. That would be best.”

“I don’t want someone you told to hang out with me, tagging along to my father’s grave. That would be uncomfortable and weird to be honest.”

“I have not told anyone to hang out with you.”

“Really? I think you told Marlo and his friends to do just that.”

Heard him sigh heavily “I didn’t, as for Willah, she is jealous of you and how much Marlo likes you. That is all. I have had words with her and her friends.”

“I don’t want you to do that. If they don’t like me, so be it, you can’t be friends with everyone in life. People just don’t always get along.”

“Here in this community, I expect everyone to get along. Behave and treat each other with respect.”

“That’s interesting. You don’t treat me with respect at all.”

“Of course, I do, El.”

“No, you don’t. If you did, I wouldn’t be made to stay here, would I? locked inside the gates and only let out if someone is with me. That is not respect at all.”

“You broke my trust, El.”

She laughed, “Really, well, I don’t trust you anymore than you trust me. That’s why I went to Grandma. Not only does she respect my choices, she trusts me to be able to make my own decisions.”

“If I let you go, El, I’ll want to know where you are at all times. That means picking up your phone every time, I or your mother calls you. Letting me know what hotel you’ll be staying in on the way there and the way back. I’m also going to have to talk to that friend of yours, Cordi, is it? That you want to stay with.”

“If grandma is going to be there, we’ll likely stay in a hotel, together, instead of me staying at Cordi’s, so there will be no need of that.” El told him, that is what would likely happen if that was actually what was going to happen.

“Are you going to see Cordi and your friends while there?”

“Yes, of course I will.”

“Then I will need to talk with her, lay down some rules. Rules you will agree to abide by.”

“Like what exactly?” she frowned at him.

“I will sort that out later during the week. I’ll get back to you on that one.”

“So, I can go then?”

“I get the feeling if I don’t let you. Your grandmother is going to come in here guns blazing to collect you.”

“She does own more than one gun.” El nodded. “and has a license to carry, I believe.”

“Yes, I am aware, she made that perfectly clear to me. Has friends in high places as well.” He was frowning at her. It didn’t sound like he was happy about that at all. Maybe he knew some of the people her grandmother knew.

El nodded, gotta love her grandma’s in charge attitude, she was a bit of a law unto herself, didn’t really care about what most thought. Was hired by some of the most wealthy people out there to find their runaway or missing children. If Conner had bolted away as a young boy, it was likely her own grandma would have been recommended to Logan to hunt him down.

Wondered if Logan had tried to lie to her grandma and got busted, nothing got passed that woman, every lie was detected. She was a human lie detector, El didn’t know how she did it, only ever been told once, it’s all in the inflexion in one’s voice, or the slight hesitation before they spoke, pupil dilation and people sweat and fidget when they lie. All things she could read, apparently.

“So, I can go then?” she asked once more.

“Yes, I am still reluctant. But yes El, your grandma, I will want to come and get you.”

“That is just a waste of time. If she and I both left at the same time, we could both arrive within hours of each other in California.”

“I will discuss this further with your grandma and get back to you a few days prior to you leaving.”

“Alight.” She nodded “May I go now.”

He waved her out of the office, and she nearly sagged with relief when she got back to her room. Thank God for grandma.