After breakfast, she went straight to the bedroom. She didn't raise her eyes at him once. There must be a deep frown on his forehead, she thought. She rested her head on the headboard and allowed her tears to fall down. She heard the click of the door. She snapped her head in that direction. Ethan turned himself at her after locking the door. Her heart caught a race. She couldn't move with fear. His face was expressionless, aggravated eyes fixed on her. Before she could understand anything, his hand was on her upper arm. He drew her closer, pulling to his chest, wrapping his arms around him and lifting her up from the mattress. Putting her both hands in his chest, she pushed him away, which was completely useless. He was exasperated, eyes never moving away from her face. There was ominous silence between them. " What are you doing? You'll hurt me. " She said to him. " Deep down you know, I'll never hurt you. Don't you? " He whispered slowly, maki
Next day, she woke up early. She wanted to meet her mother and felt the bond which she hadn't experienced in years. Ethan picked a lemon green gown for her with thin strips. Having her last look in the mirror, she strode out in her high heels. At the dining table, she glanced at Lana to start the topic. She beckoned at her, first wiggling her eyebrows and then slightly tilting her head at them. Someone cleared his throat, " Do you wanna say something? " Ethan asked her. " No! " She said, Lana glared at her, " Yes, " She said, " Can we.. um I and Lana can we go out? We have planned to watch a movie together. " She said. " No, problem. You both can go anywhere. " Michail said. " With security. " Ethan added, making her head jerk at his side. " But.... " Lana cut her off immediately. " No problem. " Lana said and winked at her. She was doubting Gorky as he was working with Michail before Lana an
I was pacing to and fro in tension. I couldn't trust Gorky and Tim. ' They are faithful to their bosses. Why would they stand by our side? What are we giving them? Money! ' I was completely sure Ethan would not hire such people who would give up their loyalty for sake of money. ' Ethan and Michail know everything, still they are pretending to be unknown. There must be a reason. ' " Mia, your dress. " Lana said, holding a pink short dress in her hand and a strange part of it, she was wearing the same dress. " Are we playing twins? " I asked and raised my eyebrows. " Yes, mom will love it. My mom had twin baby girls. Anna, she couldn't make it, mom still mourns over her. You'll do it for my mom. " She asked, looking at me with her beseeching eyes. " Not for you but for your mom. " I smiled while mocking and took it from her hand. My own questions were nagging me. I wanted to get to the root of it. Leaving Lana behind I immediately
AMIYA'S POV I entered through the hall behind Lana and Martino. They stood in front of me. I ran my eyes on the interior. The wall was painted cream white and bright blue. There were sheer gold curtains covering large windows. It resembled me of Rubina' house back then. I did not get the time to admire the house in my grief. I was waiting for them to move on, I wanted to explore the house before meeting another family member. " Hey! Make your feet move. " I tapped on Lana's shoulder. I frowned when she didn't stir. I passed through them and it startled me, making my feet froze on the spot. My heart began to pound behind my ribcage, ready to hop out. " We are dead. " Lana said. " I told you Gorky and Tim are not trustworthy. You don't wanna hear me. We are dead. " I told her in a slow whisper, ' I don't wanna create any scenes. They are reckless and ruthless. ' " We are in f*****g hell now. " Lana yelled slowly so only we could hear h
She moved out of the room, rubbing her eyes, without knowing where her steps were leading her. She slowly slipped under his touch. His mood was scaring her the most. She did not want to begin her day with his scolds. She blinked the laziness out of her eyes as her mind fully woke up. She remembered last night. She was feeling dread with every step. Ethan didn't allow her to meet Jenna properly. Abruptly she stopped and sighted. She could see Lana hovering near the kitchen, " Lana, " She exclaimed loudly and rushed at her, " Are you alright? Did Michail hurt you? " She asked. ' I didn't know how much I was worried about her until I saw her. With Ethan I forget almost everything and yesterday under the effect of my dread.' " Hey, I'm perfectly fine. He didn't hurt me. " Lana said, turning at her. " Thank God. " She inhaled in relief. Suddenly, her expressions changed, " I'll see you later. " She said and took her steps fastly out of the k
AMIYA'S POV I got out of the house. It was getting hard to breathe. I needed fresh air. ' Lana likes him, Ethan, my husband.' How could she do this to me? Did she take me to show her wealth, power yesterday? It had nothing to do with friendship. Tears were making her eyes misty, giving a burning sensation. Tears were rolling down like a stream. Ethan wasn't happy with me either. At night when he hugged me, I thought everything would be all right. But I was wrong, he continued shouting in the morning. I didn't force him to marry me, it was he. He gave me this life, this title. She tried to distract her mind, glancing around the garden, lemon green grass, red roses at the one side of it. Nothing could help her. Her brain refused her to give up on Ethan. Her eyes were burning, her nose was running. She looked down at her. She was in the same dress. She rubbed her fingers on the cheeks. It made her fingers wet but couldn't stop the water running down h
She slowly opened her eyes, sighting an unknown environment. She blinked several times, confusion still clouded her features. There was pain in her head. She closed her eyes for a few seconds and then flung open, she hardened her gaze on the ceiling. She touched the left side of her forehead and found something rude on it. Fraught memories covered her thoughts, she straightened up with a jerk. She wandered her eyes around and an unfamiliar sight, silver and blue interior welcomed her. She quickly stood up on the floor from it. She glanced at her clothes. It was changed. She was in black gown. It frightened her. Someone else's touch on her body made her hate herself, " No! No! No! " She squealed. Tears made its way out without warning. The door slammed open, showing Kattie. There was a deep frown on her forehead, " I changed it. Relax. " But her voice was calm. She blinked, making tears fall down. Questions were hovering over her brain. Why did they
The maid put the tray on the small table. She did not gaze at it. She wasn't hungry at all. She wanted to be with her husband. Her throat choked with tears. She closed her eyes and breathed in and out deeply. It couldn't help her. Tears streamed down her face. She brushed them away with both hands. He'll find me. Please God, send him. " Why the f**k are you crying? " A loud voice came from behind. She did not turn to look at him. She never considered, she would cry for her kidnapper who compelled her to marry him and forced himself on her. " I'm talking to you. " He rudely told her and contorted her to face him by holding her upper arm. " Don't you dare to touch me. " She jerked his hand away and backed away from him, " Let me go, please. I'm requesting you. " She said to him with pleading eyes. " You are mine. " He wickedly told her. " I. Belong. To. My. Husband. " She glared at him, " He'll find me. " She said. She wanted to pr