email. In front of it sat She

but not only did her husband make it clear that she wouldn't

e cruel fate of life that proba

dn't ha

Her bags had been packed by her dutiful maids, her fat

they'd never even come closer to making her stand-able next to him. He was out of this world. His curly stiff hair, sharp gaze, and chiseled tal

the experience but he must have seen

the laptop

is n

job were online, she knew the

ere n

breath and tho

im, she had to meet him,

she did

s what her life was going to be, devoid of joy and goal. She rested her head on the tabl

n frustration, pulling it to relieve the pain. Her orbs

thought, seve

heard the melodic tune of her favourite composition, it played like a s

unusual, no one had her number except for her father and she was s

's

e too fast, a lit

uth we

ore she picked it up, letting it touch her ear. The hair near her ear stood in anticipation,

p any speck of noise and then s

l the deal with Russians at any cost, but never had he thought the old man

s anyways going to be part of the deal. He was too presumptuous to waste the privileg

d already formed assumptions. Born rich, with no mother, single daughter, and zero frie

. The sight of her cherubic features and shy demeanor had c

captured his eye. After not being able to process what witchcraft she

ing skeptical of the strange

on the bed on her stomach. Her phone still c

he meanin

stake and cut it off, she heard the two u

m co

ally was met with a frighte

was panicking. First, he breathed through the phone now, out of nowhe

me, I can t

again, to give it a shot. For whatever reason he was pa

comings. She strolled back and forth in her room, going over the scenarios, practicing ho

much, that at stakes was a price she could never fully

destiny, she did what the

wait

the email again, she smiled with

onvinced, th

e window to gaze through the moonlight, sigh

e of the window, her thoughts trav

ake any di

er seeing the man, she knew it would be worse.

he didn't have to guess who it was. He got out of the car and entered the mansion like a man o

he door? I don'

he comin

cing adrenalin into her veins, telling her to

ll she forced herself to calm down, fo

career, you ha

, taking deep breaths,

e owned the damn place. She stood by her window staring at him wide-eyed as he blessed the air with his distinct co

r so slowly as he watched her, with a soft click he lock

she was already caught, in

d I be s

ght was enough to light every part of her room. He adm

ace, his face nothing less than a mesme

she couldn't but shake in fear. He had skillfully blocked the door, calling was not an option and if she screamed...she opened her mout

e gripped the frame of her window ti

en face with incomprehensible expression, taking his suit jacket off, sl

t he came to talk when all he

al green gaze. She gulped as his hand cupped her nec

the grip of her eyes t

ed his possession with subtle interest, taking h

gue unconsciously wiped her lips wet, the simple act bursting his

ltering any attempt to get away by tightening his hold on her neck. Giving

e picked her up effortlessly, ignoring her s