(Past)
It was a sunny day and Martha Zander Mitchell was happy to be outside. She smiled looking at her two months old daughter, Anna Zander Mitchell. When she was born, her husband, Don Zander Mitchell was the happiest person on the earth. He was ten times more protective now. And he had toned down his anger a lot in the last few months. Martha was actually happy. The amount of money that her husband had spent on their daughter in the last two months was way too much. When Martha tried to object Zander shut her up with one line.
“She is our princess. She deserves much more than this.”
Zander was out of State so Martha decided t
He took a long drag of cigar, threw it away and moved towards his table. He felt the rage bubbling up inside him on remembering his actions in the cellar.
After getting herself together Olivia left the dining hall in search of her step brother. She resented her father now but she could not bring herself to show any indifference to mere ten year old boy. It was not his fault. He does not deserve to suffer like this. After three hours of searching the first floor of mansion she did not find him. Her legs were aching but she did not stop her search. Archer, who was watching her through CCTV camera, was amused. He shook
The next morning when Olivia went to the dining hall she was surprised to see her step brother; the person that she least expected to be present there. Young Axel James looked up on seeing another presence in the hall. He did not remember meeting her ever as he was blindfolded at that night in the cellar. Olivia shivered involuntarily when those horrible memories flashed in front of her eyes. She gave him a queasy smile. Axel was too scared to notice her warm gesture. When maids served the breakfast he did not start eating. Before Olivia could tell him to eat Zale entered the room. Olivia remembered him. The third in command of
After five days Archer returned home. He felt the excitement bubble up inside him. He had missed Olivia. He could not wait to have some fun.Her sufferings extinguished the fire of revenge in his heart for some time. The anguish and pain that he had endured due to her departure was not even half of Olivia’s pain. She didn’t know that type of pain. But he had planned for her to at least feel some of it. She won’t find any peace, in the palace that had been constructed for her, unless she has walked at least half the path which he had been walking on for so many years. In his twisted mind she deserved to suffer.
Paralyzed she just looked up at him dumbfounded. “I asked you to do something Olivia.” “Please,” she begged.“Oh so you want music?” he asked, totally callous of her begging. He took out his phone and played some music on it. When she did not move from her spot he said, “So you want audience? Huh? Want other men's approval? We can totally arrange th
Archer drank the glass of Scotch and threw it away; breaking the glass into pieces. The alcohol was not helping him today. He took pride in controlling and locking away his emotions when needed but every time when it was Olivia’s matter he lost it. He wanted to kill her. It was scary for him. He threatened her with other men watching her because he knew that Olivia was too modest and she won’t allow it. He used her modesty; turning it into one of her weaknesses. ~``~Olivia was called for dinner that night by St
Olivia could not believe that Archer was doing this to her. How could he? She cried out in her mind as tears drenched her cheeks. I won’t cry for him. I won’t. She wiped off her tears harshly but they did not stop flowing. He deserves her. A road side filth. When no more tears were left she got up on her wobbly legs and threw herself on the bed. Her mind and body were too tired from the events of the day. She drifted off in
Archer found Olivia already seated in the dining room at her usual spot. He felt the excitement bubble up inside him. He walked towards her; his strides powerful like always. His green soulless eyes found hers. Olivia did not bother getting up to greet him. She wanted to be done with the dinner ordeal already. The worry of little Alex was eating at her.After whatever he has done last night she had lost all hopes of any peace or understanding between them. She knew that she loved him but she had started resenting him now. She felt that her love for him was slowly