na'
lying on the floor, my hand pressed against my face, where his slap had left a burning sting. H
didn't
up roughly, his grip on my arm
up the stairs, the pain from the slap still throbbing on my cheek. No man had ever dared to raise a ha
you asked for this. Don't blame me for what happens next," he said, his voice low but filled with menace. "For
glance, he locked t
evenge. "I will take revenge on you, Ezra. You wait and watch. You killed my love, kidnapped me, and hara
s house. He would find me in an hour, maybe less. I needed to outsmart him, find a way to gat
ed by what had happened and what needed to be done. But no matter how much I
s possible. As I sat down at the dining table, Grace, the maid, served me my
nd sat down without even looking at me. "I allowed you to come out only under one condition," he said, his tone cold
were meant to make me feel small, but I wou
with my silence. "Look, Gi... What's your name?
kept me locked in his house, and he d
" I asked, my voice sha
mportant to know each other's names. I'm Ezra,
r name, Mr. Ezra," I replied, maki
patience wearing thin. "WHAT IS YOUR NAME?" he demanded
ct tough, though inside my heart was r
ords laced with some kind of twisted victory. He stood up, adjusted h
lief. I didn't know why, but his presence made me
I'm giving strict instructions to everyone out here. Do not let her g
f replied in unison, their voi
to my room. After a quick shower, I changed into the same dres
nock on the door brought me back to realit
s to set up this room i
slipped out. "What can I do to ke
down, too exhausted to deal with anything else. Grace enter
in the wardrobe. I rolled my eyes at the pile of clothes and accessor
left, and Grace called someon
between them, and I stood up as they started setting it up. The man connected the wires and worked quic
ny changes or adjustments, please let me
y. When I finished, I plopped down on the bed, turning on the TV. I had no
med like a good way to distract myself for now. I lay dow
on something small and metallic. A key. I picked it up, my curiosity piq
he area was clear. I made my way to his room, heart pounding with anticip
u think you
ending a chill down
y pocket and turned to face him
ed, my voice
hat are you
e up with a lie. "Me? I...
closer, his presence suddenly overwhelming. The air
e if you were inside or not..." I t
ded, his gaze s
You scared me," I li
ng to scare you. I just
. "Still, I forgot," I murmured
finally, he stepped back. "Go back to you
Once inside, I locked the door behind me and released a shaky breath. I did
after all. I reluctantly made my way down to the dining room, where Ezra was already seated, engross
voice still distant, as if I
bothering to hide the
arrowing slightly. I could tell he was s
ha
His voice held a dangerous
p with an excuse. "Oh that... Yeah, actually I wanted to thank
sing an eyebrow, clearly
ied again, forcing a smile, though ev
aid, his voice
ed, confused
could hear the smirk in his voice e
. I could barely contain my frustration. "T
and returned to his me
the surface, but I knew better than to lash
going to give up. No matter what Ezra did, no matter how many times he locked me aw
slap, every moment of this hell. I would ha