Back in time

"Well, it’s very simple, sweet pants. You owe me big time and I've come to collect.” the man said, leering at her in a way that showed that he was up to no good, which wasn't a new thing, come to think of it.

“I don’t understand what you mean when you say that I owe you big time. If you can remember very clearly, you tricked me into leaving the country with you by promising me a great acting job, only to lead me into something entirely different. Till today, no one, not even Derek, or his sister who is my close friend, knows what actually went down in those three years I was away.” Denise retorted angrily, amazed and appalled in equal measure at the nerve of him.

She could not forget in a hurry how this asshole had ruined her life, her relationship, and even the career that she was only just trying to rebuild again. It was etched in her brain forever.

EIGHT-PLUS YEARS AGO

Marriage …

Denise still could not get over the fact that Derek had proposed marriage to her and even worse … that