Captured.

Evie's POV

By the time the tears in my eyes would dry up and I would be back to myself, I found myself at a strange place in the forest. It was a part of the forest that I had never explored before, but I stayed put as the place was quiet. Even if it was not quiet, I knew that I didn't have the zeal to go anywhere just then, especially not back to the mansion where I would be forced to come face to face with that evil man who called me a cheap whore.

I didn't blame him, though. I blamed myself. If it wasn't because I couldn't keep my lust to myself, I wouldn't have fallen victim to his harsh words. I had faced the worst from the man too, so I couldn't understand why his words cut deep into my heart this time. Maybe it was because I thought that we had reached some level where there was mutual respect for each other.

Heck, the man had even wanted to make me the managing director of his company. Why else would he want to do that if he was not sure about me? If he thought that I was no