CHAPTER 20 TAYLOR I couldn't speak. I also couldn't move an inch or fight back because what if Michael ended up scolding me for retaliating back at Blair? I wanted to hit her so bad though. I wanted to make her pay for getting me all wet with juice but what if she also had a gun too? I couldn't take the risk and end up bearing the consequences so motionless, I just stood and stared at her since I had no idea what to even do and she just enjoyed the view. “This should teach you not to speak to me the way you like” Blair taunted while she held the empty glass in hand and right then, I started to hear footsteps from behind me. So I looked back and after seeing that it was Michael, a sense of relief took over me because I believed that he would defend me and scold Blair for what she did to me. I waited on the same spot for him to get close and once he did, he looked me over in silence. Then he turned to Blair with a gaze that was quite hard to explain but at the same time,
CHAPTER 21MICHAEL I hated how I felt. I couldn't explain it but these uncontrollable emotions kept gathering up in my chest ever since the night that I took Taylor to meet the family. While a part of me believed that she had to be kept in place and not act out of hand as time went by, another part of me thought that I was too harsh toward her that night.I was the one who made her follow me to meet them and it wasn't her fault that it turned out to be a disaster. In fact, I believed she was the one who suffered the most damages because not only did dad almost kill her with a fucking chandelier, Blair also had the audacity to embarrass her like that.So I kept on thinking… that when she had a meltdown back at the mansion and yelled at me for not defending her, maybe I shouldn't have said anything. Maybe I shouldn't have added to her wounds by yelling in her face. Maybe it would have been better if I'd just walked away.Now she wasn't speaking to me. She wasn't even looking my way li
CHAPTER 1TAYLORI sneezed first when my consciousness returned, and then I groaned in pain as I felt a sharp ache in the back of my head. Immediately, the dryness in my throat completely woke me up, and all I could think about was getting myself a glass of water, but I couldn't move when I tried to.I'd never felt so painfully heavy in my life. My body felt like lead, and no matter how many times I tried to get up from my knees, I couldn't. It was like I'd been drugged to stay put, and I panicked internally. Realizing my hands were bound together with chains, I tried to cry out for help, but there was a piece of clothing in my mouth. Then I attempted to open my eyes, but they were blindfolded, and my heart sank upon the discovery that I'd been held hostage.My breaths suddenly became shallow. Fear seeped into my veins and filled my head with horrific images as each second passed, and tears stung my eyes the longer I struggled with the clattering chains that held my hands in bondage
CHAPTER 2 TAYLOR I gasped in shock when a bucket of water was poured on my bare skin and I opened my eyes to see I was surrounded by four middle aged women I'd never met in my life. I was naked and they were all washing me up and I gasped again as I registered what was going on. I was naked! With four unrecognizable women! “Calm down, doll. We're the nicest among everyone working for madam Horton so you're in safe hands with us, alright? We're just going to clean you up and dress you up to look good for Mr Rover” the first woman in a flower patterned apron said and I frowned. “Is this is a fucking joke or do you actually mean it when you say you're the nicest? You lots kidnapped me and sold me off like it's normal and you're telling me you're the nicest? That has to be the biggest fucking joke of the year. I'm a hostage!” I screamed while my body vibrated with maximum rage. Then I heard the cocking of a gun immediately and I froze with my breath held in fear when it was pressed
CHAPTER 3TAYLOR He was looking at me. His eyes were blank and icily condescending as he stared at me from where he stood but I could still strangely feel a weird warmth creeping from my stomach up to my chest.He was handsome. So good looking that I momentarily forgot that all in one night, I'd been betrayed by my boyfriend and was sold to him, a mafia lord who was said to be ruthless. I had no idea what mafia lords did exactly since I'd never come across one before but judging from the gun and silencer he held, it was obvious that he was indeed dangerous. His gaze finally shifted from mine as he turned to look at the guards and he waved his hand up for them to raise their heads which they did.My eyes rounded when he began to fix the silencer on the gun and I watched the guards give each other questioning looks.“Who hurt her?” His voice, still deep, cold and spine chilling like from the auction, asked the guards while he gestured toward me and I was confused at first.But then I
CHAPTER 4TAYLOR “Your name is Taylor Anya Fitzroy and you're an orphan. You lost your parents in an accident at fifteen and your grandpa died after you graduated from high school.You're twenty two years old, you lived in an apartment which was close to where you formerly worked as a barista at a Cafe and your boyfriend… Well, now your ex-boyfriend is Malcolm Doe.” Mr Rover listed every single information about myself while he sat before me in the mansion's living room but all I could think about was the amount of blood I just witnessed out there when he shot those bodyguards in their knees and hands.“I'm sorry. I… I can't get the blood out of my head. I've n… never seen s… so much blood before. I'm really sorry” I stammered while apologizing profusely and he leaned toward me from where he sat to have a closer look at me.“As long as you're mine, you'll have to get used to that. Understood?” he told me and I nodded in fear because I couldn't bring myself to say another word.“Fern
CHAPTER 5 TAYLOR While I sank deep into my thoughts in bewilderment, Mr Rover was busy looking me over from head to toe and with a sigh of disapproval, he stood up from his chair and waved his forefinger at me to stand up too. I quickly did as he wanted and when he held my wrist without warning, I felt my body freeze because I never saw it coming. Mr Rover was holding me! His hand was on my wrist! And I was trying to get used to it. “Let's get you into something better before you meet my father” he said and with that, he pulled me along with him, not bothering to let me finish my breakfast. Fernandez led the way and opened the doors for us until we got inside the car; I got into the passenger seat while Mr Rover occupied the driver's seat and a deafening and awkward silence filled the car as he drove off until we arrived at a beauty shop. The place screamed of luxury and sophistication when we walked in and I looked around in awe while we waited for the manager. Then I heard the
CHAPTER 6TAYLOR Smoothening my hands over my wedding dress while I looked in the mirror, I couldn't bring myself to accept the fact that I was getting married. Against my will, I was marrying the man who bought me from an auction and I couldn't even run away because he promised to find me and hurt me if I did.Just weeks ago, I was living a very mundane life. All I did was go to work, make coffee for strangers, and then return home to eat a poorly made dinner before I headed to bed. Now, I was in a white dress and about to marry a man that I knew nothing about just because he said we were going to, and at that moment, I remembered Malcolm. He was never a good boyfriend to me either. I was just desperate for love because I missed my parents and grandpa. So, accepting him into my life seemed like the best at the moment.That was until I found out about his addiction. Then he promised he was going to stop, and I stupidly believed him because I thought someone like him could actually
CHAPTER 21MICHAEL I hated how I felt. I couldn't explain it but these uncontrollable emotions kept gathering up in my chest ever since the night that I took Taylor to meet the family. While a part of me believed that she had to be kept in place and not act out of hand as time went by, another part of me thought that I was too harsh toward her that night.I was the one who made her follow me to meet them and it wasn't her fault that it turned out to be a disaster. In fact, I believed she was the one who suffered the most damages because not only did dad almost kill her with a fucking chandelier, Blair also had the audacity to embarrass her like that.So I kept on thinking… that when she had a meltdown back at the mansion and yelled at me for not defending her, maybe I shouldn't have said anything. Maybe I shouldn't have added to her wounds by yelling in her face. Maybe it would have been better if I'd just walked away.Now she wasn't speaking to me. She wasn't even looking my way li
CHAPTER 20 TAYLOR I couldn't speak. I also couldn't move an inch or fight back because what if Michael ended up scolding me for retaliating back at Blair? I wanted to hit her so bad though. I wanted to make her pay for getting me all wet with juice but what if she also had a gun too? I couldn't take the risk and end up bearing the consequences so motionless, I just stood and stared at her since I had no idea what to even do and she just enjoyed the view. “This should teach you not to speak to me the way you like” Blair taunted while she held the empty glass in hand and right then, I started to hear footsteps from behind me. So I looked back and after seeing that it was Michael, a sense of relief took over me because I believed that he would defend me and scold Blair for what she did to me. I waited on the same spot for him to get close and once he did, he looked me over in silence. Then he turned to Blair with a gaze that was quite hard to explain but at the same time,
CHAPTER 19 TAYLOR “Hello, dad” Michael began the pleasantries with his father while I and this Miss Blair just stared at each other. Then he turned to the other man I saw back at the hospital weeks ago and his face looked even more stern as they both looked at each other too. “Hello, Carlos” he greeted, his voice cold and aloof and Carlos smirked just as I finally broke eye contact with Blair and looked at him. “Hello, little brother. You look very happy to see me” he said tauntingly and sarcastically and I looked at Michael. He had the usual blank look on his face while they did a stare off contest even though their father was right there and I knew I had to do something. It was my first night with the family so I couldn't let it start out like that. It could probably spoil their minds toward me and I didn't want that. So I decided to break off the tension in the air. “Hello, family. I'm Taylor Fitzroy. Nice to meet you all” I said out loud with the most cheerful voice that I
CHAPTER 18TAYLOR “Congratulations, Mr Rover. I never knew you got married” Mrs Lewis decided to walk in on us at that moment and I was quick to take a step back from Michael even though on the inside, I missed the touch of his fingers against my face.“Thank you, Mrs Lewis. It was a private wedding” he replied and she nodded her head once she heard him say the word, ‘private’. I knew she had already figured out why no one knew about us getting married.“We'll be taking our leave now. My bodyguard, Fernandez, would take care of the bills for me” he told her while I stood beside him in silence and without warning, he grabbed my hand and together, we walked out of the store.He led us over to the car he brought and for the first time, opened the door for me. I looked at him while wondering why he was acting so differently and he gestured toward the passenger seat when he looked back at me.“Aren't you getting in?” He asked me and I shook my head before getting into the car and he shut
CHAPTER 17TAYLORWhen Michael said he was going to work on the fear I felt around him, I should have known it was going to involve me doing things with him. I should have known he was going to make it difficult for me too since he was a very difficult person.It started from the first night he spent in the house with me. Immediately I stepped into the kitchen, clad in my night dress with a hurting knee that caused me to limp, he handed me an apron and a knife and at first, I was too surprised to utter a word.“Fernandez did everything on his own without asking you to help because I ordered him to do so but he isn't here today and if I'm making dinner, you're going to help” he said while I stared at him in surprise and my mouth fell open upon hearing him say that.“You don't know how to cook, Taylor?” He asked when I wouldn't move yet and I shook my head.“I… I can cook. I cook a lot” I answered after recovering from my shock and he gestured toward the carrots waiting for me on a cho
CHAPTER 16TAYLOR“I'm sorry I messed your shirt up. I didn't mean to” I apologized while wringing my hands again and to my surprise, all he did was shake his head as he returned everything he used back into the first aid box. Then he locked it shut and looked up at me.“You don't have to be sorry, Taylor, it's fine” he replied calmly and my eyes widened.“Really? you're not mad at me?” I asked in surprise and he shook his head.“Why? should I be?” he asked me and I looked away for a moment.“What did I say about eye contact?” he asked and I quickly looked back at him.“I'm sorry” I said and he tilted his head to the side as that studious look in his eyes returned and it became hard for me to keep eye contact with him but I had to… even though he made me feel like he could see through me.“Why are you always apologizing?” he asked and I sighed while rolling my eyes. Did he always have to ask me such difficult questions?“Yes, Taylor? I'm going to always ask them. So give me an answ
CHAPTER 15TAYLORImmediately the car came to a stop in front of the mansion, I pushed the door open and rushed out to get some of the fresh air into my lungs and I struggled to calm my racing heart while I relived through every scary moment that I spent back at the cemetery. The bodyguard who drove us back got out of the car just as Michael got out too and all I heard was Michael dismissing him so he left and it was me, him and Fernandez left.The thought of knowing my life was now in danger because of the same man who bought me against my own will made me sick to my stomach and acknowledging the fact that he killed those assassins made me even sicker. I couldn't breathe. Neither could I even vomit it out so it suffocated me and my face got hotter while I ran my hand over my neck.While I knelt on the ground and struggled to get a grip, a pair of glistening shoes stood before me and while I still gasped for air, I raised my head to see who it was and I saw Michael staring down at
CHAPTER 14TAYLOR Minutes passed since the shooting began and it still hadn't stopped.My fear was starting to eat too deeply into me and it made me wonder if I was going to leave there alive.While I had thoughts of regret, a bullet suddenly hit the car and I screamed in horror as I stared wide eyed at Michael who was outside and had his back facing toward me.I watched him grab another gun from beneath his jacket before he began to shoot even faster than he did before in different directions and less than a minutes later, the whole place went silent and I wondered what had happened.The door to the car’s backseat pulled open at that moment and I flinched in fear before realizing it was Michael and I sighed in relief upon seeing he was okay. So I scooted over to the other side as he came inside and sat beside me and a dreadful silence filled the car for a moment.I opened my mouth to ask him what just happened out there since my curiosity couldn't help it anymore but then he snapped
CHAPTER 13MICHAEL “Repeat what you said, Fernandez. Taylor left the house alone?” I asked my bodyguard in disbelief over the phone and I heard him sigh loudly. “Yes, boss. I returned from my assignment only to see that she and the car I left behind were both gone” he replied and I quickly inhaled sharply to control the anger that took over me. I was fighting the urge to slam my fist against the table before me.I warned her. I warned her not to make the mistake of thinking she could escape me and not only did she run away, she did so along with my car. I was going to find her and when I did, I was going to make her regret what she'd done.“I can find her though, boss. I'll track the car to figure out her whereabouts because I know she can't be that far yet” Fernandez said and a little of my rage dissolved when he offered a solution.“Then do that immediately and get back to me once she's been found. Do not take too long because I don't have the patience” I ordered and I could visua