With trembling hands, Lily slowly took off the underwear and she was naked before him. He ran his hand on her body and she wrapped her hands around her breasts.
“Let go.” He ordered and she slowly let go of her breast. He had a better view and he stared at them. She tried to stop crying and just accept her fate. This was what life signed up for her.
“Get on the bed.” He ordered further and she slowly did. He got on the bed too and she froze as she lay on it. Her heart was racing so fast and she wished it was over already.
He was about to lean closer to her when she stopped him.
“Wait.” She said and he paused. He wondered why he was being gentle with her, he was nothing like this. According to his routine, he would be rough with the girl and treat her like a slut that she is.
But here he is, listening to her.
“Please turn off the lights.” She said staring at him, he stared at her for a few seconds before getting off her and turning off the lights.
Lily exhaled in relief a little, she didn't want to see any of it happen. She isn't proud of what she is doing.
She waited for him to get back on the bed but he didn't, she was about to sit up when she felt him climb the bed and this time, he had no clothes on. She felt his bare skin touch hers and she gulped.
She could hear her heart racing as he slowly moved his hands on her. He leaned closer to her and kissed her lips, everything felt new to Lily. She hasn't had more experience in this life, she can say she has the worst life ever.
She never got to do anything like every other girl when she was a teenager.
She didn't know how to reciprocate what he was doing, all she did was let him do whatever he wanted.
She suddenly felt something poke her between her legs and she stiffened, she knew what it was and with the way things were going, she knew he wouldn't be gentle with her.
In a flash, she felt him spread her legs and lift them. Before she could blink, she felt him thrust into her roughly and she let out a loud cry as she felt a sharp pain in her.
That didn't make him stop or reduce his pace, Lily placed her hands over her mouth to stop herself from crying out loud.
As he thrust in and out of her, all she did was cry silently. She was in a lot of pain but she knew she had to endure it. It will all be worth it when she saves her father and he is healthy, it will all be worth it when they are happy. A few hours of pain didn't matter!
The pain became unbearable at a point, she started to feel weak and she slowly passed out.
It was morning and Lily was still asleep. After a few more minutes, she slowly opened her eyes.
She looked around and closed her eyes back as she tried to process what was going on, she thought about where she was and how she got there. It all came rushing back and she sighed and opened her eyes.
She noticed the room was empty as she slowly sat up, her legs were aching so much. She turned next to her and saw a bag, next to the bag there was a file, she let out a sigh and moved closer to it. She slowly opened the bag.
Her eyes widened in shock when she saw a lot of money in it, she had never seen such a huge amount of money in her life. In the bag, there was also a card and she picked it up.
It was the guy’s address, her eyes moved to the file and she opened it, there was a small note on the first page.
“Go through the contract properly before signing it, when done signing, you can leave it in the room. The rest will be taken care of.” She read out loud.
She opened the contract and didn't go through it, she felt like she knew what it contained already. She signed the papers and exhaled heavily. It was just for a year, a year and she would be free.
Looking around again, she noticed another bag on the bed, she pulled it closer to her and opened it.
It had clothes in it and she felt so relieved.
Ignoring the pain in her legs, she stood up and rushed into the shower happily. She was so happy she would save her father, having a one-night stand with a stranger would be worth it after all.
She knew she still had a lot of time, forty-eight hours wasn't up yet. She took her time in the shower and spent up to an hour. When she was done, she walked out and got dressed.
The dress was a pretty black gown but it was free at the end and stopped a little bit above her knee.
She liked the dress and wondered if it was the guy that got it for her. She also noticed the bed was neat and had no bloodstain on it. Did he do all these? But how did he do all of it so fast?
She was sure it was still morning, maybe a little close to noon though. She carried the bag filled with money happily, made sure the contract file was also well signed then she walked out of the room.
She brought out a few dollars as she exited the building.
She took a taxi and headed to the hospital.
Lily walked happily into the hospital with her head up high, it felt like she won the lottery.
She got to the floor where her father's ward was, she headed towards it but bumped into the doctor on the way and she smiled at him.
“Hey, Doctor Griffin.” She called happily with a wide smile.
“Miss Harris. You are back.” The doctor replied and she nodded with a huge smile still on her face.
“Yes, I am and I got the money. See.” She replied, raising the bag.
“Oh, yeah. I can see that.”
“Okay, so go ahead. You can start the surgery now.” She replied and the doctor gave her a nervous look.
“Miss. Harris. Your father is dead.”
“What?” She asked as her smile faded immediately.“I’m so sorry. Your father is dead. He died an hour ago.” He replied and the bag fell from Lily. “What? What?! How can he be dead? You said he still had eight hours left yesterday and right now, there is still supposed to be twenty-four hours left.” She raised her voice a little.“I know. I miscalculated.”“You miscalculated?” She screamed at him in tears and it got the attention of everyone in the hallway.“Miss. Harris, please… ““Don't you dare! Don't you dare tell me to calm down. I have the money already, I got the money, you told me I had forty-eight hours left.” She cried.“He was alive up until an hour ago. If you had shown up earlier we would have still done something about it. I am really sorry Miss. Harris. I truly am.” The doctor replied and walked away leaving Lily on the spot in tears.‘It is my fault! It is my fault!’ She screamed in her head. Only if she hadn't taken so long in the shower, or she wasn't so relaxed that
Lily heard distant voices as she regained consciousness, slowly the voices started to become louder and she let out a whimper as she opened her eyes. Her vision was blurry a little which made her close her eyes, she opened them again and moved her eyes around.There were men in the room, she recognised two out of them, they were the ones who dragged her out of her house. But she couldn't recognise the others. She recalled what happened and as she was about to speak, she felt a sharp pain in her head which made her let out a hiss. She tried to move her hand when she realised she was tied to a chair, she looked around the room again and noticed it was empty. She sighed and ignored the pain she was feeling all over her body and after a few seconds, she spoke up.“Wh… what is this all about? I didn't do anything wrong, I don't even know you people.” She said and they all stared at her without giving her a response. Her heart raced in fear and tears clouded her eyes, she had no idea wh
Lily's eyes were on the ring on her finger as her thumb creased it, she was trying to distract herself from having a thousand thoughts as the car headed to their destination. She let out a sigh and glanced at Axel, he was busy on his phone. She didn't want to get lost staring at him again, she looked away from him and looked out the window. She had never been to this part of the city, all her life she had been in New York but she never saw the urban part of it. Everything felt so new to her. After a few more minutes, they arrived at the place. It was in a mansion. The environment was filled with reporters, different cars were parked around and it was all crowded outside. Immediately Axel’s car stopped, the reporters rushed to his car and Lily flinched, she moved away from the door and turned to Axel.“Ready?” He asked and she shook her head in response. She had never been to this type of gathering before, she wasn't so sure she would be able to get past the reporters.“They are ha
“Hello, Mrs. McCall.” Lily called and her mother blinked rapidly with her lip parting in shock. She was confused. A week ago, her daughter came begging for money to save her father’s life. How the hell was she standing next to a billionaire now?“You two know each other?” Susan, Axel’s stepmother asked.“Not really. Just an old encounter.” Lily’s mother hurriedly responded with a short chuckle, she put on a different expression. Next to her was her daughter, Lily stared at her and looked away almost immediately. “Well, Axel, meet my lovely friend, Tania McCall, and her beautiful daughter, Malia.” She introduced herself with a wide smile. Lily was amazed by her sudden smile, minutes ago she had a frown on her face.“Nice to meet you, Axel.” Malia said with a smile, she tried to move closer to him but the look on his face wasn't welcoming which made her halt.Lily looked around and noticed Mr. Blackwell wasn't with them anymore.“So Axel, your mum told me you need a wife. Well, my dau
“Tell me what?”“It's nothing serious, actually.” Nora replied.“I have to go.” Axel suddenly said and Nora nodded at him before he walked away.“If it is nothing, why do you look so worried?” Lily asked and Nora smiled at her.“Because it might be hard for you.” She replied.“Well, what is it?” Lily asked eagerly. She was getting impatient already.“You will be hosting the next ball of the season.” Nora said and her eyes widened in shock.“Wh… what?”“The next ball party will be hosted by you,” Nora said again.“I heard what you said the first time. Why am I hosting it?” She asked as she felt her heart race.“Because that is the tradition. The newest bride of the season will host the second ball of the season.” Nora explained and Lily put on a worried expression.“But I don't know how to host a normal party, not to mention a ball, what am I going to do?”“That is why Axel sent me here to help you. Don't worry, we will be ready before tomorrow night.” Nora assured her with a smile.“T
THE NEXT DAY MORNINGLily heard humming repeatedly from her sleep, she tried to ignore it but it got louder every second and it was disturbing. She slowly opened her eyes and sat up to see Nora going through a bag on her couch and humming.“Nora.” Lily called tiredly and she turned to her.“Oh, hey Lily.” She called happily and Lily slowly got off the bed. She felt pains in her feet as she walked closer to Nora but she ignored it. “How are you here so early?” Lily asked as she yawned.“Early? It's not early. It's past 10:00 am.” Nora replied and Lily mouthed a ‘woah’ She must have been so exhausted for her to wake up this late, and she also slept late. Lily’s eyes moved to the bag and she noticed there were different fancy dresses on the couch and there were still more in the bag.“What's with all these dresses?” She asked and Nora smiled at her.“It's for the ball. You have options and you have to do some fit-checking for a few.” Nora replied and Lily sighed.“Shouldn't I be worr
“What the hell is going on here?” Mrs. McCall yelled as she rushed towards them which gained more attention from the people in the room.Malia faked cries as she looked at her drenched clothes. Axel’s stepmother was also with Mrs. McCall.“I… I didn't do anything, I... “ “Yet, you are holding the glass.” Axel’s stepmother replied and Lily hurriedly dropped the cup. “Darling, what happened?” Mrs. McCall asked as she ran her hands over her daughter's body. Everyone kept watching, Lily noticed Axel among the crowd and her heart raced in fear. Things just got ruined!“All I did was ask her for a glass of water since the waiters weren't around, I felt I had the right to ask her since she is the host. I don't know why but she suddenly slapped me and poured a glass of water on me.” Malia cried out loud and Lily’s lips parted in shock. That was such a huge lie but the crowd bought it because they started to mumble words among themselves with different expressions on. “Why would you do
“It's fine. You can leave it, we are already late.” Axel said. “Oh, okay.” She replied and he walked ahead of her, he walked out and she trailed behind him. They got out of the house and Axel walked towards a different car. He got into the driver’s seat and Lily entered and sat in the passenger’s seat. She had never seen him drive himself before. She looked inside the car and was amazed, it looked more pretty than it was on the outside. Axel ignited the car and drove out of the mansion, Lily hurriedly used her seatbelt seeing the way he drove. He drove into the streets and he moved really fast which made Lily scared. He kept breaking the traffic rules and she feared the cops would be after them. “Axel.” She called and he glanced at her.“Yeah?”“Can you please slow down?” She asked and he ignored her. After some minutes of what seemed like torture to Lily, the car finally stopped in front of a building. She breathed out in relief and glanced at him. He didn't look bothered as