MasukHer loud gasp echoed through the silent room filled with the sound of my harsh breathing. The tray of food she held clanged loudly between her fingers, but luckily—she was quick enough to stop its fall as she held it closer to her chest.Her wide brown eyes gazed at me in shock and fear as she shook her head stepping back slowly.“Madam…how…how can you ask that?It’s illegal, I’ll…”My sharp eyes twisted, looking up to her with nothing left to lose except my child.“I know the consequences of my request.But I have only one thing left to lose, and that's the baby growing in my womb right now.I don’t care what I have to do, but I’ll do it—regardless of the consequences,” I said sternly, almost feeling bad when I saw her flinch hard from my harsh words.But I was too numb to care.“But mada…”“Just help me this once. I swear, there are only two ways out of this, and you won’t be at fault for anything in both ways.I’ll make sure you don’t suffer anything from my actions.I’ll save yo
I parted my lips to say something.To defend myself, but I knew that it would be useless—so I stopped myself.I stood numbly, saying nothing and doing nothing while she dragged me out roughly.Cuffing my wrist tightly, she pushed me towards the unkept prisoner's bathroom while throwing an inmate uniform towards me which landed luckily on my cuffed hands.“Change!You have two seconds,” she sneered in disgust.I looked down to my bound hands and I raised them before me.“My wrists are cuffed.How…how can I…?”I stammered, but she snapped, cutting my words off.“Sort it out yourself.Anything higher than two seconds,I’ll make sure you face punishment,” she hissed irritatedly.My chest burnt at her outright disrespect knowing she was doing this on purpose, but I said nothing.I pushed the door open the only way I could and I stepped inside, but not before hearing her sneer.“Young madam of the Blackwood my foot,” She ended with a small laugh.I had no idea how long I took.But how could
I could feel the gate vibrating from the force which I held on it the moment those words left her lips.I could still remember everything that happened clearly that day, and how I was forced to sell myself to Ethan in order to get out of jail.“Do you know that Tina originally stole the money, and I caught her.But I needed somebody to give me information on Ethan’s activities and whereabouts.So I hid her crime excellently, while having her under my sleeves while waiting for the perfect moment..But then, you came along,” she said, her eyes drifting to me and her expression darkened as she continued.“Tina told me that you were hovering around my Ethan.And I knew I needed to get rid of you instantly.So framing you was the best and easiest plan I could form.One that won’t point a finger back to me.But I underestimated your hold on Ethan, because it only drew you both closer together,” she bit out, her hands coming to wrap on the iron bars right above mine.Her eyes gleamed with ma
His eyes held so much rage and hatred for me as he snarled.“Stay away from me, Leah.Or I promise, I’ll do something to you that both of us would surely regret.”His words made my body immediately still.And the fire once burning inside of me dissolved immediately.I stared at him with parted lips as a small whisper left my lips right before I could even stop it.“What?” His eyes flared at the sound of my voice.His face twisted cruelly in anger and his expression darkened as he yelled.“Go!” His shout made me flinch, and I remained standing there still reeling in shock.And as if the sight of me irritated him, he roared, louder and scarier this time.“I said leave, Leah.Get out of here!Leave my life alone.You wanted your freedom right?You did this…you killed my grandfather because you wanted to get back at me.All just so you could protect your lover's bastard inside of you right?Because you wanted to leave right?Well you have it.You’ve finally won Leah, congratulations.No
My lips parted to retort but she beat me to it again, cutting me off.“The police would be here any minute, Ethan.I’ve called them.She would have to pay for her crimes this time.I won’t ever let get away with killing the old master,” she cried as she went on her knees beside Ethan, hugging him.I stared at her in shock, her words reeling in my head as I trembled.“Police…what?I did not kill the old master,I had no idea that he was even in here for God’s sake,” I shouted, although my voice sounded too soft to carry the strength that I needed.And right at that moment, the door banged open as armed men entered the room, dressed in police uniform.I watched as Jennifer untangled herself from Ethan, standing up in glee.A smug smile tugged on her lips which she quickly hid as she ran towards them in tears.My gaze moved to Ethan, he had not even made a twitch. Not even when the door was banged open and the police entered.Instead, he just sat there frozen, with the old master's cold
“No!” I breathed my eyes wide as I stared at the cold body of the old master.My frightened gaze moved to Jennifer—my hands lifted in the air and my fingers pointed directly at her as I choked.“You…you tricked me.You set me up.”Jennifer shook her head in what looked like realistic pain as she shouted.“What are you even saying, Leah?You attacked me in the room and tried to escape, luckily Ethan found me on time.He had already watched the CCTV footage of you trying to kill me so you cannot deny it.And now…”She paused as her gaze moved to the old master's already blue face and tears clouded her eyes as she hissed.“But this Leah…this is the height of everything.You killed Ethan’s grandfather, the same man who raised him!The only fatherly figure he ever had!” She screamed.A small sound left Ethan’s lips the moment those words were out of her mouth as I cut her off.“Why would I ever kill the old master,” my voice shook, sounding weak.Too small that I feared to even utter those







