155 - “Don't you touch my baby!”

The night was long and what the next morning held for Charlotte was not something to look forward to.

Come the next day, she would have to hand over the deed to the only property that gave the Sanders family name its value over to Luca Sergio. And all

of that, to save the members of her family.

It was that or nothing. Luca Sergio had stated clearly that he would not have it done in any other way except, of course, to sell her off to China and marry her daughter as his youngest wife. "Over my dead body," Charlotte swore irritatedly as she slowly drifted off to sleep in her uncomfortable position.

The next morning, Luca's men were out before dawn. Charlotte was unbounded and thrown into a room with no windows so she would have no way for an escape attempt. On the simply laid bed in the room was a neat dress and some of the necessities that she might need. Charlotte took her time to prepare, stalling to get as much time as she could, but Luca Sergio was no patient man and even his genero