Husband With Benefits
Chapter 78: Know Fear

Chapter 78: Know Fear

"What is wrong with you? Why are you trying to kill me?" Nora’s scream was lost in the wind as it blew past her.

Demetri slanted a glance at her but continued to drive through the winding road recklessly as he manoeuvred the car around expertly.

Instead of answering her, he slowed down the car considerably and watched as she still continued to cling to the car door for dear life. Finally, when she realized that he had slowed down, she opened her eyes slowly before looking at the passing scenery in confusion. Where were they?

At first, when Demetri had told her to come with him, she had been disinterested and simply followed him with no questions asked. These past few days, anytime she was idle, she would keep thinking of the stalker and wondering if he would start to accost and follow her again. As much as she had tried to return to her normal life, she had been on tenterhooks. What if she failed to defend herself next time?

So she jumped on the chance to make an escape. After all, she had a long weekend ahead of her with nothing to do...Who would have imagined that instead of escaping, she would be jumping into the hands of another crazy man. He’d been fine when they had been within the city limits. But then, once the traffic had been minimal, Demetri seemed to have become possessed by the ghost of some Formula 1 racer!

As her heart finally calmed down, she looked at him slowly and gulped," Uhh, are we going back now?"

However, instead of answering her, he speeded up again. Her words caught in her throat, Nora squealed once again and as her hand would have moved to clutch the door again, it was caught by a hard hand. She tried to pull her hand from his grasp but he wouldn’t let go.

Finally the man slowed down again. Cautiously, she opened one eye and then next as she tried to talk to him," You..."

However, the car speeded up again, and this time she could see it heading straight towards a cliff... This time she did not close her eyes and shouted angrily," Demetri Frost, are you trying to kill me? You ba*tard!!!!"

Finally, the car slowed down once again. This time, since Nora had not closed her eyes, she simply turned her head and glared at Demetri, "What is wrong with you today?"

Demetri simply shrugged and answered," I thought you liked being scared so I brought you here. Now you don’t have to be scared at small things like the ringing of a bell or falling of a pin. You can simply be scared of falling to your death."

It took her a moment to realize what he meant. She had indeed been scared of everything. It was something that even the professors had remarked about in class. That she was too jumpy. But that did not mean she liked being scared.

How dare he make her feel guilty for being scared when she had been harassed for so long. Demetri Frost was a red flag if there ever was one!

Unexpectedly, Demetri Frost chose to speak again," I am not telling you to overlook your suffering or even look down on it. But the only one who can conquer your fear is yourself. You’ve done that in the past when you decided to stand against your mother. So, you can do it again. Don’t give the other person the power to control your life."

This time, Nora said nothing but looked at him thoughtfully. Yes, she had been so lost in negativity, that she had not even tried to talk herself out of it. Everything positive she could have told herself was lost in the thoughts that her stalker would return. Finally, silence reigned in the car as Demetri continued to drive peacefully.

It was almost midnight and they had been driving in silence for a few hours when Nora finally gave him a considering glance.

Demetri felt her gaze on him but paid no mind to it. However, when she continued to stare at him for a while, he could not help but look at her with a question.

Nora shook her head in answer but still explained," Usually, you won’t say a word for hours on end and then sometimes you become a chatty person... Demetri Frost, you are too confusing."

Since he had been accused of becoming a chatterbox, a first in his life, Demetri said nothing and shrugged. Sighing that she had failed in getting a rise out of him, she simply asked again," Are you going to keep driving aimlessly for the night as well?"

"I do not do anything aimlessly." came the stoic reply.

Surprised at this, Nora asked slowly," Then are we driving somewhere? I thought you just brought me out to help me deal with the fear."

"Hmm." Demetri answered in affirmation.

Confused, Nora continued to look at him questioningly, but he did not explain.

It was almost midnight when they finally stopped. As the engine was cut off, a stark silence replaced its noise. Nora tried to look around to get a feel of the surroundings, but it was already pitch dark and there was nothing she could see since the car’s beam had also been turned off. As she peered into the inky darkness and heard the small sounds of nocturnal animals, she could only wonder if Demetri had decided to enrol her into some twisted game of the reality show called Fear Factor.

Yes, she wanted to get over her feelings of being scared but she was not going to be getting into weird escapades with insects and centipedes or jumping from odd places...

Before she could say something to Demetri, a piercing scream echoed in the silent surroundings. Shocked, she squinted into the dark surroundings as another scream echoed. But she had no idea where it came from. She looked at Demetri with wide and somewhat fearful eyes. Just what had this man done?

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