I stretched my hands forward and picked up the papers. There were like five sheets but one had the writings printed more boldly and it caught my eye.I read it first.“No,” I murmured.“You do not have a choice, Rayna. I told you, I’m going to own you in every way possible. If I need to remind you, I have your father's blessings. Now sign it.”“No.” I voiced more boldly.It was a marriage agreement.I wouldn’t marry like this, not to someone who offered me no respect. He pushed a pen into my hands.“Sign the fucking papers Rayna.”“No.” I just couldn’t.“How about for Bob, I’ll kill the fucking driver if you don’t sign it.”The man had lost a finger because of me, I couldn’t watch him lose his life too.I signed my name with shaky hands.“Take your bath and maybe I’ll be able to recognize you as something more than dirt. I’ll send food up, I’ll eat well if I were you because I’m going to have my wedding night.”As he got to the door, ready to leave, “I wanted to offer to shoot someone
“Are you camera shy?” He asked, making me wonder if he wanted to take a picture of me, or us.“Not really,” I said, looking around in the hope of seeing someone bring my food.“They should be done by now.” He said calmly.“Are they just preparing it? Why didn’t you ask for something ready?” I whined.“Be patient.”In a short while, Two men pushed a rolling table to us. I almost screamed finally.They arranged the food on the table in silence, I couldn’t help wriggling my fingers in anticipation. I reached for the spoon immediately they left only for Carlos to slap my fingers away.“I’ll feed you.”“I’m not a child.”“I’ll do whatever I like with you.” He leaned forward. “You don’t get to say no, Now, open your mouth.”I opened it reluctantly.Oh My God.It was awesome. Soft and delicious, melted in my mouth like butter. I could taste potatoes and some veggies.“Like it?” He asked.I could only nod. It was awesome. Worth the wait.Carlos fed me more spoons; I was already waiting with m
My heart didn’t stop ramming against my ribs as I sat on the bed waiting for it to get dark. I tried to tell myself I was not waiting for Carlos and that I hoped he never came. Lots of scenes had played in my head. In one, he fell from the stairs while coming up and broke his neck. That felt too brutal so I decided it would be better if he broke his legs.I didn’t know how long it usually takes for a full-grown man’s bone to heal after being broken but I began to doubt that one’s leg could break merely from falling down the stairs.I heard the car outside earlier so I pictured another scene in which something happened in his company, maybe a man’s hand got crushed while sharpening one precious stone. I had never been in a refinery or seen stone cutting but it sounded like it was not an easy job or maybe had lots of risk. Then Carlos would have to be a responsible boss and go check on his staff.But that scene had two errors. First, it would be very bad of me to which evil for someone
It was dark as I tried to move back to find the stairs, yet the clear picture of how he had held the lady was clear in my head. My hands found the railing and I gripped tight.Crazy as it sounds, I couldn’t help jealousy from springing up inside of me. I had no right to be jealous, I had no claim on the man.But I did. I was now his wife, right? Why should I be the one to run and hide? Why couldn’t he even come after me?“Rayna. Don’t move. We don’t want you getting injured, do we?” His voice was as dark as the night and stopped me in my tracks. “The lights would be back soon.And it did.I looked back to see the lady standing beside Carlos while they stood there looking at me. Grateful that I looked presentable at the least I stretched to my full height. Though I was not tall, the stairs gave me leverage.Unlike my thoughts, the lady’s front was quite covered. At least her boobs were, her stomach was in view but less than I had expected.“I’m Hailey.” She spoke, and she had a small n
I felt both hands cup my breast through my dress.“I know you wouldn’t dare forget that tonight belongs to me.” He whispered into my ears.It was at the tip of my tongue to remind him that he had been holding another woman not long ago, but tonight was mine too. I wanted my husband.He had done well in taking my mind off the fact that I would have been raped, sold, or any worse thing that my father and that evil woman had in mind for me. Even though I had tried to hide it, I knew I was scared.I was so scared and I needed his touch to chase that fear away. Only his touch could assure me I was in arms again. I was safe.I was wrong to think I would find safety only with Louis. Safety was here too. And tonight, I wanted to come under his touch.Carlos's surprise must have hit the roof when my hands went to his that were cupping my breasts and urged him to squeeze them.He obeyed only for a few seconds before he stopped.“You don’t tell me what to do with you.” His voice came out as a sn
Although the bed was cold beside me, a flurry blanket kept me warm. I didn’t have expectations for this morning but I hadn’t expected Carlos to disappear.After an hour of lazing on the bed, I got up and took a bath before going downstairs.Guess who was standing there to greet me?Not Carlos. Coco.But today instead of scolding or calling me ‘child’, she surprised me.“Good morning, Madam.” I could see her smile even as she said it.To her surprise, I ran to her and hugged her. It was nice seeing a familiar face. “Coco.”She could no longer hide her true feelings. “You disobedient child, why don’t you ever listen.”I understood that she was scared for me, I was scared for myself too.“Well, I’m glad you’re fine. And you now belong to us.” Her voice was Calm.“You think married women do not cause trouble?” I said defiantly.“Not for long? Very soon we would have babies.” She said happily.It was after I blushed that I remembered I could get pregnant. Carlos and I had used no form of
“What the fuck?” I felt my heart which had been hanging on my throat sink back to my chest and position itself behind my ribs. It was Carlos. I would recognize his voice anywhere.“Preparing to run already?” His voice was angry but I didn’t understand why. Maybe I was not awake.I still didn’t even understand when he pulled my hair. “What’s wrong?” His actions were forceful and my hair had begun to hurt.“Did you think I wouldn’t come back? Where did you plan to run to this time.” As he spoke he pulled my hair harder and I couldn’t stop myself from screaming.I tried to free myself from his hold by untangling his hands from my hair but his grip was strong.I succeeded when he got distracted when the door opened. Coco stood by the other side but didn’t come in as she saw Carlos inside.“I didn’t know you’re back, I heard her scream. What’s wrong?”I immediately understood even before he said it. It was the look in his eyes that gave it away.It was my hair, I looked different. If I cou
There were times one should just play dumb and pretend to be stupid. It was said to save people from situations that might have turned into very serious issues. So when Carlos caught me playing dirty on him, I hoped playing dumb would save me.“What do you mean? It’s morning, I want to get off the bed.” I said casually like I wasn’t still sitting on him. I tried to run away with a straight face but my husband was smarter than that.“Are you kidding me?” He said in a voice that broke through my straight face, I had to look away.He sat up and we were looking each other eye to eye.“I think I should go see to breakfast.” I hoped to run away.“I think I am seeing my breakfast.” He challenged. “Are we going to pretend you weren’t touching me just a minute ago?” His hands slipped under my nightie to grab my ass. “Unlike you, I prefer playing games when the other party is wide awake.My breath hitched with every movement of his hands on my skin, all I could do was grip his shoulder for supp