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ity of the rain outside, raindrops pelting aga

He stepped on the brakes almost immediately. I almost smiled,

way from the edge of danger, the sound of

d escape left us bot

ubsided, I fi

to have us killed?" I ask

d I frowned deeply. Tears were alr

u taking me?"

muttered, his voi

" I repeated, in

ated in th

ddle of nowhere. Did you mi

ons, young lady," he res

mals could wander onto the road at any moment," I yelled, feeling scared by

ed down the deserted road. I was certain that I had been kidnapped. I quickly took my phon

ir branches creaking ominously in the wind

weird or dangerous people felt comfortabl

ck to town or Connor's apartment soon. I just wanted to stay ali

breathtaking view of the floor-to-ceilin

anything like it

onder. I couldn't ask him that question, I couldn't compliment someon

ng around as we t

I clutched my small purse, my fingers trembling with excitement. I

is time!" I exclaimed, my vo

call this building?" I asked,

ng in the lavish furnishings, the sleek hardwood floor

be able to communicate with me," I tried to sound a lit

s eyes scanning the surround

, his shoulders sagging und

hind him as he led me

nd I frowned but took

o my request." He said a

I declined severally but he s

end up doing what pleases

ed thousand dollars every month for the duration of the

ch? I thought he would force me i

at amount of money

y month

ut my morals kicked in, a

I said i

ere something else you're going to be u

nd of the day, at least let me know your reason

?" I asked him. He sighed heavily and

e up with any scandals about me, they say that I'

ping if I repeat it, he'll

" He completed

I asked him with raise

so why should I be coo

're not?" I aske

k of it, do I look like a gay man to you?" He as

o you have to prove it w

umours. It could spoil some things for me at work and I don't want that. My dad offered me someone to marry as soon as possible, but I

" I s

out. Now you know why

to them soon, things won't go nor

family about being your girlfriend?"

want me in p

uestion? Did you not claim a while ago that I was you

king around and hoping to find

You would need these to prove a point to your sister and

s my ex-boyfriend?" I

" He said w

refusing, you won't like my next a

odelling career if I'm nice to him, but I was scared that he might require me to do more. Maybe be his sex partner or something. At the end of the day, I was willing to take the risk. This time, it wasn't just ab

the rules? How l

up with something to end i

n," I said i

s?" He asked

ith a small smi

g." He said suddenly

I asked and he

e," he said wit

I asked in

he re

t it too late?" I asked as I looked outside the window

disagreed with

it's fine." He

inner starts at eight at my home. I already s

asked in c

idn't meet to

e immediately after you asked for t

but he just shrugged his shou

you to, I would've taken

his over wit

as I followed him

I fell, as if someone