MALIA"You look like Mickey mouse in that hair style." Joshua said to Annie who is standing in front me and I am seated on her bed, packing her hair. She wanted me to pack her hair in double buns. I wondered why she wants the hair style tonight and before going to bed.I just finished bathing them for the night and about to tuck them in. "No, you look like Mickey. I am Minnie." Annie said proudly. Joshua chuckled. "You are so silly." "Stop laughing at me, Joshcow." Annie said, twisting his name. "Annie ant." Joshua said, chuckling. Next, she reached for her pillow and throw it at him. "Hey! Mum said no throwing things." Joshua warned. Annie showed him her tongue. They are both adorable. Thanks to them, I was able to calm down. I have been in shock for hours. Seeing Carlos again and had him grab me like that was traumatic. It brought back all the awful memories. He is a very bad person. He grabbed me and said I was his. He said I belong to him because of the fortune he pai
Brenda's weight on my head became harder and I was beginning to loose consciousness. Next, my face was pulled out of the water. I let out a loud gasp, coughing uncontrollably in someone's arms. "Brenda, what the hell?!" I heard Jenny's voice. She is the one holding me. I am still naked and still coughing. "What is wrong with you?!" Jenny yelled."Nothing is wrong with me, Jenny. This bitch is a fucking snake!" I heard Brenda yell. I am still coughing uncontrollably. My heart is still pounding very fast. I just saw my life flashing before my eyes. "You want to fucking kill her? What did she do to you?" Jenny asked. My dull eyes moved to the wide opened entrance door. I saw the other maids looking at us. Jenny is still holding me and I can't stop coughing. "She fucking knows what she did!" Brenda yelled. "Are you insane? What if you killed her? Do you have an idea what will happen to you if the bosses finds out?" Jenny asked as I managed to control my relentless cough. "i don'
THIRD POVIvy's hands behind her struggled to untie the hard rope around her. She is tied to a chair in an empty white room. Her injured arm and foot are covered with bandages. She is not in her swim suit anymore but in an unknown blue dress She let out groans, feeling the pain from her wounds. She still struggled regardless to untie herself but the rope is super tight. She looked around her and spotted a CCTV camera, watching her. She glared at the camera, clenching her jaw angrily. Looking away from the camera, her insides twirled as it went through fumming fire of anger. The bastard managed to find her. He killed her lover. He fucking killed Nico! Ugh! She struggled in the tight knot but nothing is working. She groaned. "Come out and face me, East Gonzalez. Fucking come out!" She yelled while looking at the camera. "I am not afraid of you! You might have caught me but this is not the end!" She yelled, panting hard. Next, the double doors in front of her opened, revealin
MALIA"He asked you a question, Malia." Anita said. My legs weakened and my hands became sweaty. I looked between Eli and Anita. They are both expecting an answer from me. Oh no. I can't tell them. It will worsen things. I won't be able to go back to the quarters ever again. I can't even go there this night. I am planning on sleeping here in the kids' room. "I ...I fell." I lied. Eli raised his brow. "You fell?" Anita asked. I nodded as Eli let go of my chin. I looked down. "What type of fall would cause this kind of mark on your cheek?" Anita asked.I fiddled with my fingers nervously, feeling my loud pounding heart."She is lying." Eli said, making me look at him.I shook my head. "N-no, I am not lying. I-i swear." I stuttered. He scoffed in disbelief. I dropped my gaze. "Use an ice on it." He said, walking away. I heaved a sigh, my gaze still down."This is ridiculous. I don't believe you fell, Malia." Anita said "what actually happened?" I fiddled with my fingers ne
Oh no. No, no please. Carlos is here. Of course, he is! I didn't think about it. He is a friend to the family. Of course, he came. They invited him. Oh no. My heart skipped as he smirked at me devilishly. "Welcome, sir" Mara, the maid standing next to me greeted him, making me drop my gaze. "Why, thank you, gorgeous." He said to her and I heard her giggle a bit. My legs weakened where I stood. I watched his feet move and walked further into the ballroom. I was panting within and my heart couldn't beat harder than it already is. I looked towards him. His back is face me and he picked up a glass of champagne from one of the waiters passing by. "Such an handsome man, isn't he, Malia?" Mara asked me as she stared at him.I didn't respond but dropped my gaze on my sweaty hands. She shouldn't call him handsome. He is monster. A very, very wicked and heartless one. If she knew what he did to me,she wouldn't say that about him."I love this work post, Malia." She said."We ge
THIRD POVTWO DAYS EARLIER****East stood up from the sofa at the balcony. He walked towards the balcony railing design and placed his hands on it. He heaved a sigh as thoughts filled his head. It's been hours since Iris killed that bitch, Ivy and hours since he sent Seth and his men to Russia to look for his daughter. There has been no news about her since they travelled and he is becoming worried as hell. Cora, the love of his life has been in tears ever since Ivy revealed where Malia is. The bitch fucking sold his daughter to some unknown men. Russian men. God, he could kill the bitch over and over again. He has been in pain ever since. He thought about Malia all through.Above all, he thought about Cora who has refused to stop crying.She has history about the Russians and how they transform people they bought. She is scared that Malia might not be alive or they must have done something terrible to her. East couldn't help but think the same. A part of him has faith in Se
The men dragged me away from the entrance door. I let out a whimper but they quickly wrapped a cloth around my mouth, preventing me from making a noise. One of them tied my hands together tightly Next, another person picked me up effortlessly and threw me on his shoulder. No. No please! I struggled, kicking my legs and hitting the man's back with my tied up hands as he walked towards the entrance door of they mansion. Getting out of the mansion, they kept walking and I kept struggling to free myself from him but he too strong for me. It is of no use. I am screaming but the cloth tied on my mouth is preventing anyone from hearing me. The compound is very quiet. The only noise you can hear is the noise coming from the hall. I thought Eli saw me. I thought he saw them taking me. Even if he did, he wouldn't leave his engagement party to come and save me. I am no one to him. He wouldn't leave his important guests to come save me. They are finally taking me. Who are they?! W
I mentally begged the heavens to make this real. Eli is really here. Oh God. Thank you. Thank you so much! Eli is here to save me. He did saw me when those men took me. And he is here! Oh God! "What the fuck are you doing, Marco?" Carlos yelled but the next thing that happened took us off guard. A gun fire hit Marco, making Carlos and I duck instantly. Eli just shit Carlos' driver. I looked up and I saw more of Carlos men, moving towards Eli and shooting at him. Eli moved behind his car but is also shooting at them. I turned toward the door and reached for the handle. I struggled to open it but the door is locked! No! "What the fuck do you think you are doing?" Carlos asked, grabbing my hair. "Ah!!" I screamed."Bitch!" He cursed. That encouraged me and I punched his face with my both hands. "Ugh!" He groaned in pain, releasing my hair instantly as he placed his hand on the part of his face I just punched. I don't know where I got the strength and courage from, but
"The fuck?" Ivan asked."Who the hell is that?" Julio asked. "Don Rossi!" My dad yelled again. "Who is that?!" The don asked. "My.....my dad." I muttered, making everyone look at me. My heart pounded. "Just what we needed." Julio said, getting on his feet. So did Ivan. They both headed out. Eli got on his feet as well, but I held him.He looked at me. I shook my head. He held my hand. "It's okay. We just have to go talk to him." He said."No, no. Please. He will not listen. He is a stubborn man." I almost cried, still holding him tightly. "Malia," "Have you seen the shit you have put my son into, you little bitch?" The don asked, making us look at him. My heart clenched at his words. "Dad, don't," Eli said. The don scoffed. "Stay here, Malia," Eli said, releasing himself from my hold and headed out. "No, Eli," I called, standing on my feet as I watched him walking away. "Go after him." The don said."Eli told her to stay here." Eli's mother said to him."If your fathe
My heart raced as he came on top of me. He stared at me, making my heart bang. My head is all over the place. The look on his face shows that he wants to touch me. I want him to. I want to be nothing but his. All his. But I am scared. I am scared that this might trigger those awful moments with Carlos. "What is going on in your head, sunshine?" He asked. I stared at him, feeling greatly uneasy. His eyes rested on my chest. They moved back to me. "What are you thinking?" He asked. "N... nothing." I stuttered nervously. He maintained eye contact as he moved the tiny hand of my nightgown down, exposing my breasts to his hungry eyes. He leaned down and kissed the middle of my breasts. A whimper left my mouth. "You are lying." He said, making me more uneasy. He moved his mouth around my cleavage. I felt shivers running down my spine. "What are you thinking, baby?" He asked. Good gracious. "I....I am not thinking about anything." I stuttered breathlessly. "Why are you li
My heart clenched as I stared at Angela with Eli's mother. Her father is here and she is here too. That means they are here to convince Eli's parents, or they already have them so they can make Eli take her back. My heart tightened at my thoughts. "What is that bitch doing here, Dad?" Eli asked, making Angela's face twitch. "Eli," his mother called. "I know you are upset with my daughter, but you don't have to use such names," Mr Monero said. Eli scoffed. "If your daughter wasn't whoring around and fucking my brother, I wouldn't be calling her such names, Monero." Eli said. Mr Monero scowled at Eli. "Son, listen...." "Drop it, dad. I am done living my life for you and this family," Eli retorted. "Excuse me?" The don asked. "You fucking heard me. I don't know what your plans are for bringing these lunatics here, but I am not interested in Angela. She can marry Julio for all I care. At least they can pick up from where they started." Eli said, walking towards the stairs witho
My heart pounded where I stood. I looked ahead, and I saw my brothers walking towards the main entrance of the house. I can't let them hurt Eli. Why can't they leave him alone? Oh God. What am I going to do? Think, Malia, think! They closed the door behind them. My legs took me towards the door. I opened it slightly, and I saw them walking down the stairs while talking about something. I walked out of the door quietly and hid behind one of the pillars. They moved towards Leonardo's car and I descended the stairs quietly. I leaned down while walking towards the boot of the car. They didn't notice because they were focused on their discussion about Flavio. I got to the boot and dropped on my knees. "We are going to kill him and his entire family," Ivan said. What?"Yes, we are. That fucker doesn't know what is coming for him." Leonardo said, and I sensed him unlocking the car. I sensed them enter the car and I opened the boot and entered quietly. Leo started the car and dr
"Eli," He stared at me in that same way that makes my legs weak. I couldn't believe my eyes. He is actually here. He is right in front of me. "Eli..... it's really you," I stuttered, still amazed. "Malia," he called, making my heart flutter. My name has never sounded so nice in a very long time. I smiled a little as I took slow steps towards him. I held his arm, giving myself some fulfillment that he is really here. I hugged him tightly, shutting my eyes. I took in his familiar scent. It messed with my senses in a very pleasant way. I love it. I missed it. God, I missed him so much.I thought I would never see him again. Oh God. He wrapped his hands around me, adding to my fluttering heart. "I missed you, Eli. I missed you so much," I said. "I missed you too, baby." My heart raced. He placed a kiss on my hair, making joyful tears approach my eyes. "I can't believe you are here." I said, unwrapping him and looking at him. "When did you.......how did you find me?" I
"Uncle, tell him, please." I begged uncle Seth. He looked at my dad and was about to say something, but dad raised his hand at him, shutting him up. "Sit down," dad ordered, looking at me with anger. I slowly sat down, dropping my gaze as tears approached my eyes. "Listen attentively," Dad snarled, making me look at him. "East, please." Mum said. He raised his hand at her, still looking at me. "I said it before, and I will say it again. Forget that bastard." He said, making my heart clench. "You are home now. Far away from them. Be happy and forget about all of them because I am definitely going to kill them all for turning you into a slave." "They didn't know who I was." He scoffed. "I don't care. I am going to get back at them." "But dad...." "Enough!" He yelled, making me flinch. "East," mum called. "I don't want to ever hear his name in this house again. Kill that stupid feeling because nothing is ever going to happen between you two. I will
"Good night, baby," Mum said, kissing my temples. "Good night." I said with a low tone as she turned off the lights on my nightstand and walked out of my room. "I love you, sweetie." She said."I love you too, mum." I said. I heard her close my door. I reached for the light and turned it on. I sat up and heaved a sigh. My dad's words sang in my head. He is so angry with them. He doesn't care about what Eli did. Eli saved me. Why is dad still angry?I don't want him to kill Eli's family. It will hurt him. It is not their fault. They did know who I was. They actually found me and made me a maid. If it wasn't for them, Carlos would have found me. They actually saved me. Eli saved me. I miss him so much. I miss his pretty face. I miss the nicknames he usually calls me. I miss the way he makes me feel. His warm touch and his embrace. I miss everything about him. Am I really not going to see him again? My heart clenched at my thoughts. It hurts. It hurts deeply. I am happy to b
I got down from the jet along with uncle Seth and others. I took in the familiar smell and feeling of home. Tears begged to flow as we walked towards the black cars. We got in and drove away. I rested my eyes on the windows as we moved. My heart feels so delighted right now. I will soon be home. I can't believe this. Eli came to my mind. I felt bad instantly. I wonder what he is doing right now. Could be looking for me? Is he worried? I miss him. I am alive because of him. I owe him everything. "Excited?" Uncle Seth asked, making me look at him. I nodded.He smiled. "Your parents will be very excited to see you." He said, making me smile. I turned back to the window, smiling at the thought of seeing my parents. I really missed them. I missed them so much. I am going to hug my mum tightly. And my dad as well. And my brothers. I am going to hug everyone. I miss them so much. I miss my home. I missed everything. I still can't believe I am back to Italy. I am miles aw
The door to the van closed and it moved. My heart begged to explode as I struggled in the person's hold. "Let go of me!" I yelled and the person released me instantly. I looked at who it was. I froze. It was my uncle, Seth. "Malia," he called, smiling. "Uncle Seth," I called, feeling my tears approaching. Oh my God. I can't believe this. I hugged him instantly. He wrapped his arms around me tightly.He found me. .I can't believe this. He found me! I am finally with my family!."Hey, Kiddo." I heard another familiar voice but at the front seat. It was Uncle Diego. He turned to me and smiled. I let out a breathless laugh, feeling the excitement in my heart. Uncle Seth unwrapped me and cupped my face. I stared at him with my teary eyes as I placed my hand on his wrist. "God, I can't believe you are here, sunshine." He said. "I can't believe it either, uncle." I almost cried. He brought my temples closer and placed a kiss on it. I closed my eyes, feeling delighted. H