Page 97 of Psychotic Obsession
His fist slams against the wall. "Leave!" he roars at me, making me jump. I frantically put on my clothes while he hyperventilates in the corner of the room, muttering under his breath.
I stand in the doorway, seeing him relaxing a little. "Tobias?"
He doesn't respond, but his knees hit the floor as his head falls into his hands. "I can never be with you, can I? We can never be a real family because of me."
Feeling the crushing sensation in my chest, my lip trembles. "We need to think about our child, Tobias. We can't be on therun with a baby. Let's try to work something out, find out what your options are," I lie, attempting to keep him as calm as possible. "I'll do anything I can to help."
I kneel next to him, my hand on his back, rubbing in circles to comfort him.
"What are my options?" he asks, turning to face me with bloodshot eyes. "What can I do?"
"Come back with me, get the help you need. It's the first step to you getting better."
He shakes his head and drops it onto my shoulder. "I can't, Aria. They'll lock me up, and I'll never see you again. Is that why you're here, to take me back?"
I shake my head. I feel his panic, his hands in my hair as his forehead rests against mine, utteringnorepeatedly. I'm not sure what's happening, but the quick bursts of breath and rapid blinking starts again.
"Why did you come then?" I hear his voice breaking, and he loudly gulps. "Fucking hell, Aria. You're messing with my head so damn much."
I curl my fingers around his, urging him to move away from me, my lips parting at his watering eyes. "We can do this together. We can prove to everyone you aren't a threat," I say, flinching as his head snaps up at me abruptly.
I stand back from him as he grabs at his dark strands, watching as he tries to control his breathing, his face reddening.
"Are you okay?" He looks like he's losing it, like he's about to blow the fuck up. I need to get the hell away from him. I watch as he slaps the side of his head repeatedly in rage, keeping my eyes on his as I move to create more distance between us. "Tobias?" I falter in my steps, undeniably scared of this version of him. "Are you okay?" I repeat.
"Am I okay? Of course I'm not fucking okay. You're trying to take my kid away from me, and it's not even born yet! How didEwan even put up with you for so long? Oh, wait..." He hits the side of his head harshly and walks until he's in my face, spittle running down his chin with blazing eyes. "He looked elsewhere.”
"Stop it," I beg him, taken aback by his outburst. "You need to calm down, Tobias. I'm not taking anyone away from you, and I'm not with Ewan."
I wince as he grips the sides of my arms, pulling me to his chest as he whispers maniacally in my ear. "You're taking Aria away from me, Doctor. And I will kill everyone close to you if you do. I will destroy everything around you if you keep Aria from me."
Every single ounce of blood leaves my face, shivers taking over me as darkness consumes his eyes. "Don't do this."
"Maybe Ewan will be my first target." He shrugs dismissively, scrunching his nose, his fingers bruising the skin of my arm as I struggle to free myself. "Is that enough to convince you to stay?"
I try to tell him to release his hold, that he's hurting me, but he's completely gone from the room; although his body is right in front of me, he isn't here. I'm not sure who the hell this is, but he's scaring me, hurting me, and I feel obliged to raise my knee as quick and hard as possible to strike him between the legs.
He falls to the ground in a grunt, and I run in panic, leaving him in a heap as I search for the bedroom down the hallway. I slam the door shut, my heart racing as I push a dresser in front of the door. I feel tears falling down my face, fear for my unborn baby coiling in my gut as I hear his footsteps coming closer, Tobias' voice urging me to stop being this way.
I cry out as he begins to pound against the door, the dresser rattling with each hit. My body shakes, panic rising within me as I search the room for something to defend myself. "It's me, Tobias. It's Aria!"
"No," he shouts, the dresser moving aside as the door flies open. I scream and move to the opposite side of the room,hugging my hands to my chest. "Aria loves me. Aria would never leave me. You..." He paces until he's in front of my shaking form, pointing in my face. "You are not the woman I'm in love with. You need to be taught a lesson, Doctor. No one takes what's mine."
"Tobias, please, stop this. I am Aria! You're scaring me," I whimper, reaching forward and grabbing his face. "Look at me!" I yell at him, his emotionless expression making the blood run cold in my veins. I slap him, hard, attempting to knock him out of whatever trance he's in.
He doesn't react. All he does is move my hands away and steps back. I watch as his jaw clenches, his eyes searching the length of my body. "I want her back."
Both our heads snap to the side in the direction of a door opening, a voice yelling at Tobias.
Justin's voice.
Tobias' words from earlier rattle in my mind, that Justin isn't a fan of me. The relief that fills me is quickly replaced with immense fear, enough to make my tears fall faster, my body to shake harder.
Tobias huffs, running his hand down his face in frustration. "Fucking hell."
With his fingers curled around my wrist, not painfully but enough to show force, he tugs me out of the room and in the direction of Justin.
"Wait, no... You said he doesn't like me." I panic, trying to pull away from him dragging me down the steps into the main room. "Please, let me go."
