Dave stood up and looked at me. “I forgive you for going out with that man, sweetheart. I won't be mad at you anymore. I love you,” he said, rubbed my head and walked upstairs.I pouted and wiped away my tears. He did not love me. He would never do those things to me if he loved me.I sighed and looked at the door. But I gave up the idea of running away when I remembered that he had put the keys in his pockets. How annoying!…Daniels old mansion.Zack was working in his study room. After the events the previous day, everyone had gotten busy. His phone vibrated, and looking at it, it was a text message from Dave. [I am with Mia. I think she should stay at my place for a while as we deal with Sofia. This place is safer.]Zack pursed his lips. But he thought it was a great idea. At least, not very many people knew about Dave's hidden mansion. If he wanted to see Mia, he could just visit her at any time.He replied with an 'okay' before going back to his work. But heavy knocking on the

Dave just stared at me without saying a word. And I felt even more confused. “Me? I am just eighteen! I don't have anything to say about my love life…”Dave burst out laughing, and I stopped talking. “You are really good at overthinking, sweetheart. I know everything about your love life, okay?““Uh? What did you mean then?“ I asked in embarrassment. The truth was that there was really nothing about my love life to tell.Dave stopped chuckling. “I mean, don't you feel bad that dad could not marry your mom? It would be a great thing to have both of your parents living together,” he said, his face turning a little serious.I sighed. “Are you crazy? Why would I feel bad? In fact, I would never want dad to be together with Sofia, unless he chooses so himself,” I stated.Even though dad was a powerful man, someone a lot of people feared, he was someone very gentle inside. If Sofia was to be with him, I was sure she would bully him, or take advantage of him.“That's a good thing then,” Dave

For a while, I did not say a word. I just looked at Dave with wide-opened eyes. I even thought that the world was playing a trick on me.“Honey, it is me,” the person on the other side spoke again. And this time, I knew it was real. “Dad…” I called as I felt my chest tighten. Was it really him and not someone else trying to impersonate him? Sofia had told me the other day that Isa wanted to talk to me.Could it be that she was not bluffing? Maybe she meant every word she said. Uh! Did dad really want me to pass her the key?“Mia, I know that you are doing great now. Daddy failed you. Daddy is sorry,” Isa said from the other side.And that only added to my tears. “Dad, are you coming back? I miss you so much. Daddy, everyone bullied me after you left! Do you want to come back…”At that moment, I had even forgotten that I had another family. But Isa just occupied a very special place in my heart. He was someone I loved very much.Isa sighed. “I know, baby. I know that life has been so

I tried to hold onto him. “What is happening?“ I asked. But he pulled away from me. “Just stay here and don't make a sound if you want to stay alive,” he said. But he looked tense.He walked out and locked the door behind him. But I was not very stupid. I knew that if we were surrounded, there was a possibility that dad and Dave had come!Thinking about it, I quickly rushed to the window. Even though I could not see anything, I had hopes that I was going to be saved.I tried opening the door. All I needed was to let Dave see me, and I would be safe again. But it did not open. Fearfully, I looked around the room for something that would help me.…Alex rushed out of the house and saw his men already gathered, guns in their hands. “What do you guys think you are doing? Drop them,” he said, and he looked straight at Dave who was on the other side of his compound, his men behind him.Even though Alex's men were confused by his command, they still obeyed and dropped their guns. Dave's men

I looked at Dave's back as he left and more tears fell from my eyes. I just did not believe that he had forced himself on me.Frequently, he had told me how much he loved me, how he wanted to be the man in my life. He had also said that we were dating, since that day that I had met Alex. But I thought he was just bluffing.But at that moment, I realized that he was capable of anything. He had clearly told me that he did not regret anything he did. That if time was to go back, he would do the same.I hugged myself and cried. I still remembered the words that Becky had told me that day. She had said that once Dave was done toying with someone, he would never give them a glance.The thought of losing him after this time made me feel scared. And I wanted to hit myself on the wall for that. He had assaulted me! Why did I still want to remain attached to him? If he wanted to start hating me, I would never have a say about it.Feeling aggrieved, and not knowing what to do, I lay back on the