Chapter 3

Kiara's POV

I was ready just in time for the meeting with Tom. I was under a lot of pressure. I didn't have any idea what was he going to tell me. I just knew it was not going to go well because we both have different opinions on everything.

I stood up from my bed and walked out of my bedroom. I began walking through this endlessly long hallway. And here it is - his office. I knocked on one and waited. Nothing. I knocked again. Nothing. I opened the door with pressure and almost fell. I got myself together and straightened my back. The office was huge. It was dark - like Tom, no wonder. It was made mostly out of wood and there was a big desk in black. In front of it, there were two black chairs and a small table between them. Behind the desk was a large wooden bookshelf. Lastly, there was a small, black couch with little decorative, white pillows in the middle.

"I'm sorry. I tried to knock, but I didn't hear anything, so I decided to just come in." I said.

"It's soundproof. Don't worry."

"Oh!" I exclaimed. "I didn't know that. But I am in a stranger's house, so.." I looked around.

Tom rolled his eyes. "Would you close the door, first? I turned around and did what he said. "Thank you. Take a seat." He pointed at the right chair in front of the desk. "I wanted you to come here and tell you that we are getting married."

My jaw dropped. "We are what?"

"You heard me very well, Ms. Davis." He leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms in front of his chest.

"No! No! You can't! You can not make me marry you! I am not a toy, you can play with it whenever and however you want to!" I yelled.

"The thing is" he made a small pause. "You don't have a choice." Tears welled in my eyes while listening to him.

"Fuck you, then!"

I stood up and left the room, slamming the door behind me. Tom followed me and tried to stop me, but I tried everything to escape from him.

"Kiara, stay!"

"No!" I yelled with my whole chest. "I don't know what you thought by bringing me here, but I want you to know, this isn't going to work!" I screamed and tears started running down my face.

"Kiara!" He grabbed my hand and punched me against the wall. "I don't want to make things hard for both of us!" Calmly explained.

"No, Tom! I don't want this life!" I tried to fight, but I was too weak for his big and strong hands. "There are much prettier and maybe smarter girls and you chose me?"

"I chose you! And I want to give you the perfect life!"

"But this is not the perfect life that I want, Tom! I wanna have a family. I wanna have children and be married to the person I want and I love." I said giving up on fighting. "Now, please! Just let me go to my room."

He took his hands off of me and I ran back into my bed, where I cried my eyes out. I felt..alone. I had nothing here. No one I could talk to. Only me. I never imagined my life like this. I thought, I was gonna marry the love of my life and have the biggest family, with a lot of grandchildren. But now I was forced to marry the man that I hate.

Days went by and I didn't even get to talk to him for once. I only saw him today at dinner. He nodded to say "hello", but I just ignored him. I could see how he was staring at me the whole time. Minutes after that he was still not moving his eyes off me.

After dinner, I just went to my room, because I didn't want to talk or see anyone in this house. It was making me feel captured. I didn't have any voice in this house, my word didn't matter to anyone. I have to escape. I need to escape. And I'm gonna do it. But I needed a plan. I didn't have time.

I packed what was most important in one bag, I went downstairs to the kitchen and got some food and water. I didn't know where I was going to go, but better be lost, than stay here with those people around me.

I opened the front door and looked around. It was very dark outside. All I could see were Tom's people. There were bodyguards everywhere. How was I gonna go through them?

I decided to go around the house and try to escape from the garden. I closed the door, as quickly as I could. I ran through the hallway and went back into the kitchen. There was a door that went to the back of the house. I went outside, but there were people too. They weren't too many so I thought I could go through them.

As quietly as I could, I ran through the garden, but it was very wet from the rain earlier, so I had to be careful. I got to the fence and tried to climb it. Suddenly Valentina came out and saw me climbing.

"What the hell, are you doing, Ki? Have you lost your mind?" She ran to me, trying to pull me back. "If they catch you, you'll get in trouble! Get down! Now!"

She pulled me down and we fell, causing the bodyguards to look at us. Soon, they were standing right in from of Valentina and me.

"Great! Tom is gonna come any second. Go back in, before it gets bad." She said lying under me.

"No! I want to go home, Val. I don't want to stay here, anymore!" I yelled while getting off of her.

"Ki, please! We don't have time for this right now. Just get inside!" She pushed me harder this time and we went back in the kitchen. I didn't want to fight back, because I was going to get her in trouble too.

She passed me some water in a cup and I drank all of it. Both of us were in tears, me - of the fact that I was still here with Tom, her - I had no idea.

We were both covered in mud, sitting on the chairs, not saying or doing anything.

"I know it's hard for you to stay here without knowing anyone. I was in your position too, Ki. I've been through this. You can't escape. You're stuck."

"How'd you find me? How did you know what was I gonna do?"

"I told you, I was in your position once. I know how you feel. I had a feeling you'd do that since you haven't spoken with anyone here for days."

I faced her tired gaze and just nodded. "I wanna go in my room."

She nodded and followed me to my room.

"Are you going to sleep with me?" I asked and she smirked.

"Not like that, such a pervert!" I laughed.

"Like hell, I'm leaving you alone."

"Okay, then. But we need a shower. I'm first." I ran into the bathroom and locked myself.

She waited for me to get out and then she took a quick shower. After that, we got in the bed and fell asleep.