CHAPTER THIRTY TWOGABRIELLE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The next morning, I got my cellphone. Anya had presented it to me as Lucian had promised. He hadn't come to my room last night until it was very late and had disappeared before I woke up.The only person I called was mother, hearing the sound of her voice gave me slight reassurance, we talked for some minutes, she made mention of father and Phoebe who had resumed her private dance classes, I could only listen quietly. Don't get me wrong, I was still very much mad at both of them for my present situation, but I could hear the loneliness in my mother's voice, for that, I was willing to listen to anything she wanted to talk about. The moment the call ended, I exited the room. I was feeling very uneasy. The feeling had been there ever since Lucian made mention of the cameras.I had checked around yesterday and even but didn't find any. Maybe they were just too tiny or very well hidden to b

CHAPTER THIRTY FOURGABRIELLE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Gabrielle?"Lucian came to view even as I tried to calm my frantic heart. I watched his eyes scan around and prayed silently that Anya was already out of view, his intimidating grey eyes returned to me as he completed the distance between us in long strides. "I've been searching for you around the house, I didn't think you would be here." He muttered. I forced a faint smile, praying that my features give nothing away of the panic I felt inside, didn't he say he had some work to attend? why was he searching for me only after such a short time?"You said you'd be busy, so I came here, I really like it here."At least I didn't have to lie about that, the flowers and the atmosphere reminded me so much of home. "I knew you appreciate flowers, this place has already been yours for years, waiting for you, and here you are." The corners of his lips lifted lig

CHAPTER THIRTY SIXGABRIELLE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I tiptoed quietly in the dark house. My heart leaped to my throat when I heard the sound of the opening and closing of a door. I went still, I didn't so as much as to take a breath. If Lucian had already realized my absence, then everything was over. I would never be able to leave. I craned my neck to see who it was. From my spot, I saw a figure, when the person advanced closer, I realized that it was Fred. My brows furrowed in confusion, what could he be doing inside the mansion so early in the morning?He looked around as though he was fearful of being caught. I shifted my eyes in the direction of where he had just come out from. Loretta's room. How could he be inside her room? What was he... My thoughts were blown off when my cell phone vibrated silently. Anya was still waiting.Pushing every thought aside, I hurried towards the main door. To m

CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHTGABRIELLE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~It turned out to be Devin instead of Lucian. Anya's eyes were focused on me as she spoke over the phone. She was saying that if Lucian wants his precious little wife back, he should be ready to meet at the airport with Derek or she was going to kill me. A small part of me didn't believe that this was really happening to me. How did everything change so suddenly? I was so crushed and I hadn't even seen the storm coming. Everything I believed in turned out to be a lie and the biggest betrayal. Derek had never given me any cause to think he was anything but a kind and loving boyfriend. All I wanted right now was to wallow in my misery but this wasn't the right time nor situation for it.I was currently tied up with a gun aimed at my head. The call came to an end. Whatever had been Devin's response seemed to have made Anya satisfied. She turned her full attention on me, w

CHAPTER FORTYLUCIAN~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Fuck! My chest rose and fell in uneven breaths. She cheated me! The words wouldn't stop chanting in my head no matter how I tried. It was continuous, slowly driving me insane. She had spewed out those lies that she would accept me. I wasn't a person who trusted easily, being skeptical about almost everything was a trait I had inherited for as long as I could remember. And while I hadn't fully believed her, a huge part of me had hoped...Even when I shouldn't.   When I had often fantasized about her all those years, it hadn't involved me harming her, I wanted her and thought she would be the only person who would ever understand me...who would love me. And even though I didn't understand what the feeling meant, I knew I wanted it from her. Why did she have to think of that bastard all of the time! I inhaled sharply, trying to