Chapter EightA New LifeEliza's POVI squinted my eyes open one after the other, I shut it back, my head shouted as I tried to figure out what was going on.I opened my eyes once more and it was like I was in the middle of nowhere, I couldn't tell where I was and what I was doing there.I stood up and staggered as I fell back to the bed, "W..where is this?" I asked myself.For some minutes, I was lost in my confusion, until images of what happened happened swept through my head again, memories of how life has changed in the last hours.I buried my hand in my palm, how was I going to live this new life? a life as a slave to a total stranger, how was I going to cope with that.I was going to be living a totally different life.I stood up from the bed and finally stepped into the bathroom, like this man had said, I would have to work as his slave and also his personal secretary at the same time.I was excited about being his personal secretary, but his slave? I was never going to be able
Chapter NineMy OffenseEliza's POV"I want to know," I shouted, "Tell me what I did wrong," I added, I just couldn't believe that this man was treating me that way all for money.He held me tight and moved swiftly, pinning me to the wall, he leaned closer to me and stared into my eyes, "You took what belongs to me," he began, his voice was low but it send shivers through my body."You took what belongs to me, you took the one I love you most, and you have to pay for it," he added and raised my chin, "I will make you pay for it, you can't be happy, you are only allowed to live in pain," he went on."And what is that thing?" I asked and he moved away from me.He hung his head and kept it that way for minutes, he didn't move nor say a word to me, I could hear him murmuring under his breath. When he finally looked up at me, I could see some watery substance in his eyes, has us been crying?I wasn't sure because I believed men like him will never cry, he was hell bent on making my life a l
Chapter TenA PsychopathEliza's POVMinutes later, I stepped out of the room, dressed in the same clothes I put off.I wore a faded black shirt and a pair of jeans, on my feet was a pair of black sneakers, I had nothing more to wear.He gazed at me as usual when I stepped out, "This suits you better," he stated, "Having a piece of shit like you in an expensive dress like that is an insult," he added and turned to the door, "Pick that and let's go."I smiled faintly, I knew that not everyone would treat me that way. Someday, just someday, I would find someone to treat me right.I followed right behind him after picking up his suit jacket and laptop.He stopped suddenly and turned back to me, "Let me have that," he pointed to his suit jacket and I handed it over to him, "I don't want you have you stain my jacket, it's expensive than you think," he added and stormed out of the house.I was forced to look at myself again, was I so dirty like he says? was I really dirty?I don't smell, I w
CHAPTER ELEVENThe First Day At Work 1Eliza's POVI was about to fall asleep when the loud shrill of the intercom phone jerked me back, I raised my and yawned as I glanced at the phone.I could see something in the small screen which I read out, "The boss."I wasn't sure of what he was up to this time, I couldn't figure out what he might want from me again. I knew whatever it was, it was to torture me again like he had been doing.I sighed and held the phone to my ear I cleared my throat before I said, "Hello.""Come in," he said and before I could say any other word, he stopped the call.I sighed and stood up reluctantly, I was going to ask if he wanted me to bring the box he gave me earlier but he didn't give me that chance to do that.I picked up the box, I would just give it to him if that was what he wanted, I was really tired of walking back and forth, my legs were already shaking and wobbly from walking miles.I headed for his office with the box, and when I got to the door, I
CHAPTER TWELVEThe First Day At Work 2Eliza's POVMy head was still on my table and my was thoughts nowhere around, I wasn't conscious of what was around me until a bang on the table jerked me back.Before I raised my head, I held out a loud sigh because I was sure that Alexander would be the one here again, and I couldn't tell what he might be up to this time or what he would want me to do for him.Few minutes ago, he made sure he frustrated me with just making his coffee, I had to go up and down a forty storey building all for a cup of coffee, and this man still wasn't satisfied.After I made sure to confirm what he wanted, he still lied to my face and told me he never requested for four spoons of sugar, I just couldn't say anything.I knew it, I knew that one day, Emily would be back and I would be free from this man's wrath. I didn't know what was wrong with him and why he was taking it up on me, but one thing I was sure about was that as long as I was staying under his roof and o
CHAPTER THIRTEEN The Pain And The Anger I FeelAlexander's POVThe hardest thing I had done in the last few years is trying to move on, I just couldn't do it.I hate to admit that I am weak, but yes, I am a very weak man, I couldn't move on.My own life had remained the same way since that incident, I couldn't do anything without the though of Emily, I couldn't do without thinking about her.How was I supposed to do that? Emily was all I had, she was all I ever had and all I was ever going to have. No one can ever take her place in my life no matter how hard they try, she will always be with me, she will always be in my heart.I sighed, my life had been so miserable since that happened, it was like I was glued to one position and I just couldn't move, Emily was my strength, and how was I supposed to move without strength?She was my motivation, she was the one who kept me going, but how was I supposed to do all that without Emily?She had been on that for years, she never opened her
CHAPTER FOURTEENFor Her Man 1Eliza's POVI kept stepping back from him, I didn't know what I did this time to prompt what he was doing to me, I was only talking to someone, I was talking to someone who seem to be a friend, why was he treating me this way. Am I not allowed to have a friend?.For the first time in my life I had someone approach me, someone who wanted to be my friend, someone who seemed to like me, and now Alex was acting this way, what did I do to deserve all this maltreatment from him?, I did nothing wrong at all."A mistake?" he asked again.I has call him Alex, but it was all a mistake, I just said what I we thinking, it was just a mistake and I couldn't tell why he was taking it so personal, I only made a mistake and anyone could do that.I looked up at him, his eyes were burning with rage, I trembled at his glare, what was I going to do to? what must I do to get away from this man? I really didn't do anything wrong to deserve all these treatment from him."I...I
CHAPTER FIFTEENFor Her Man 2Alexander's POVI sighed after she stepped out of my office, just her presence irritated me, her being with me was so suffocating. I sat back on my chair as my eyes caught the frame on my table again, I just wanted her to wake up, that was all I wanted.All I had ever asked God was to wake Emily up, but he wouldn't listen to me, he didn't even consider that I had never asked him anything Before, he refused to hear my plea.Everyday, I would cry and plead to him that he let Emily get back up, I would cry to him that he let her open her eyes again, but he wouldn't hear me out.Wasn't my cry loud enough, do I have to shout out loud? was he going to hear me if I shout and cry more than I had been doing? I really didn't think so.If tears could build a staircase, I would have climbed it up to God and ask him directly, I would have gone to him and ask him to help my Emily get back up on her feet, to help her open her eyes again, but unfortunately, my tears wou