For some reason, Anne whimpered when he spoke."No, I want t-""Just use the kitchen, except you want her to starve, nobody is leaving this house," He barked. "if you need anything, ask Amber, the girl who lead you to the thing's room." He said.He just called Anne 'Thing' and I can't do anything about it, I tried retaliating, but something tells me, he would let her starve. He knows my weakness."O-okay." That was all I could say back."I'd show you the kitchen." I heard the lady's voice. I nodded. I held Anne's hand and took her along with me.We reached the kitchen. "There's everything you would need, what do you want to prepare?" she asked."Uh... Pasta?""Sure," She said giving me a pack of pasta. She put all might need on a table and walked out.I didn't waste any time, I started cooking. I placed Anne on a chair in the kitchen. "Are you crying?" I asked when I noticed tears flowing out of her eyes."He's very mean and scary, mommy."We then had a conversation.~After a few min
After about an hour, we'd already eaten. I tried to make excuse upon excuse to sleep with Anne tonight but he keeps rejecting it. "It's okay, she'd be just fine, I promise." He said.Frustrated, I said. "Why should I believe you? You starved her, I wouldn't be surprised if she's actually okay and yo-""I'm sorry I did all that, I was just angry, you wouldn't give up.." He cut me off, apologizing. "But, I promise, I won't hurt you anymore." He said. He really doesn't actually care.But I was very close to wrapping this guy around my fingers, he was my only weapon at this time. I could use him against all my enemies and even against himself.He'd be good coverage. I also need information."I'd stay with her till 2 am," I said."Tessa," He said sternly. He suddenly looks angry. "You'd do as I say, do not make me punish you."Punish.He grabbed me by my hand and dragged me along with him. It seemed he was taking me to Anne's room.We finally reached the door he opened it. Anne was fast as
~I sat on the chair pretending I was crying. "Tessa!" I heard Vick shout my name before he walked in. That guy probably already told him.I sobbed harder. I saw my mode and his face immediately became soft. He rushed to my side."why are you crying, babe?""H-he insulted me. He came over, and I saw him with your paperwork, I just wanted to help out with it because I was bored and I thought you might be tired when you get back... I thought I was doing my love a favour but then he got mad for literally no reason and threw the papers at me.." I sobbed. "And that's why you stormed in here looking like you were about to kill me, you believe him... You didn't even come or call to ask me what actually happened but you were ready to kill me, how is this relationship going to work if you don't trust me?""I'm sorry, babe. I'd get rid of h-""No no, don't do that. Just tell him to come to apologise.""Done. I'd make it up to you, we'd go have a romantic dinner... Just me and you." He said as h
**** Tessa's POV ****I lay down on the chair reading today's newspaper, what happened last night keeps replaying in my brain and I couldn't stop smiling at it.Vick left for work early this morning, he seems to be always busy with work, not that I'm complaining."I'm sorry, I have to go to work, I have lots of work to do but I promise, it's all almost done, then I'd be at home with you-I shook the thought off my head. No, he should keep working, I do not need him here. It's more peaceful and comfortable when he isn't around."Ma'am, somebody is here to see you." I heard the house help say.Ugh, who is here, I wasn't expecting anyone and I wasn't in the mood to. But something in me was curious, so I asked her to let the person in.And then I saw the guy from yesterday. Oh, he came to apologize. I cleared my throat and sat up.I smiled. "So, what are you here for?" I asked him."I came to apologize." He said. I didn't like the way he said it. It sounded ignorant."Okay." I gave him a
"What?" He asked. He seemed out of breath. "Tessa was at the party just a few days ago,""What party?""Austin's mom said she saw Tessa abuse her.""What?" I said. It was unbelievable. The way he talked about Tessa was like he spites her. It was disturbing."She was with Vick. Her new target, you see, she couldn't get us, so she decided to target another rich guy," It was painful to listen to this, but I have to, to get information. He sounded drunk.Vick... His name sounds so familiar...~**** Tessa's POV ****~I was in the car with Vick. He had offered to take me on a night out. I was so nervous, my hand was shaking. I tried to hide it."I have been waiting for the day, Tess." He said with his hand on my hand. I gave him a fake smile, as I tried to stop my hands from shaking.We rode for 10 more minutes until we reached a place. It wasn't a restaurant. It was just a place beautifully decorated. Oh my God.. he was going to propose...My breathing became faster. We reached a swing,
**** Kara's POV ****The engagement party was tomorrow, and I had to go. That's the only way I could reach out to Tessa.I just have to be careful so no one could know what I'm up to, I might likely get killed. I know Austin's mom won't think twice if she finds out I know what happened, she wouldn't think twice about eliminating me.I heard a car pull up. I walked to the window to see Zedd's car. Oh my God. Did he remember telling me what was going on the other night?If he does, then no doubt in my mind he's here to kill me. My heart pace increased. He got out of the car, and I noticed a gun tucked in his back pocket. Oh my God.The next thing I heard was the doorbell. Calm down, Kara. I calmed myself. You got this.I quickly ran to my room and got my recorder. I started it and put it on my shelf.I walked to the door and opened it. "Zedd!" I exclaimed.He pushed me in, walked in and locked the door. I was scared but I shouldn't have let him know.He pulled out his gun and pointed it
~Everyone gave a toast. After we had both given each other our engagement rings. No one could see behind the fake smiles I was giving."Congratulations to the newly engaged couple!" I heard Austin's mom squeal. This witch. She's never going to leave me alone.What could I possibly do to bring this woman down?Her soon-to-be daughter-in-law was behind her, a smirk plastered on her face. I felt like giving her an ugly slap.I faked smiling."True, true! My beautiful daughter just got engaged." I heard Aunt.It felt like everyone was against it at that moment. I didn't want this.I gave Zara a look, the woman who watches after Anne when I'm not around. She nodded her head, understanding what I meant. Vick was talking to some business partners, I think.I walked away. I just wanted to get away from that toxic environment for a minute.I walked and walked then I felt someone grab my arm, whoever it was pulled me to a balcony."Let go of me!" I snatched my hand. I looked at who was it, to
It was rainy. It has been raining for about two hours. I sighed looking through the window. I was tired, I was tired of it all, I just wanted it to be all over. It did seem it was getting over.The door slammed open, snapping me out of my thoughts; I looked at the door to see a very angry Vick, he looked so angry. I have never seen him this angry before.I gulped, I got up from where I sat and walked over to him. "W-welcome-" I couldn't finish what I was going to say as his right hand came in contact with my face sending me straight to the floor.I whimpered. "So, it has all been a pretence. All this while, you claimed to love me... it was all just an act. You don't love me, you just want stupid revenge you're not going to get!" His voice cracked at the end. "I loved you, and I still do, I was going to give you everything, everything that would make you happy but you choose to play me. To mess with my-""What are you talking about, Vick?""Oh, you're going to pretend you don't know wh
"What kind of a person would leave their child to suffer? I cried day and night, praying you'd come back and take me home... But you never did! You left me to die... You-""I didn't Tessa, I promise I didn't.""Really? Aunt did so many wrongs to me, but everything she said about you was right! You are a whore, a big liar, a-""Stop it, Tessa!" She cried. "I promise, I was going to come back. I left so you could have a better life! But my plan backfired against me. You can call me a whore, anything you want to call me but not a liar. A whore? That I am, I left you to be with a rich man, hoping to gain something so you would go back to school, if you recall, we had nothing and I did... I was going to come back but he wouldn't let me. I was kept as a prisoner in his home, I cried and longed every day to see you. My communication was limited but I tried to call your aunt, I got her phone number from my old jotter but her line wasn't going anymore. A month ago, he died from leukaemia and t
~**** Tessa's POV ****~It was all over. The nightmares were over, and my enemies were gone. Vick was gone.I guessed Austin already knows everything... His mother's scheme. "Since you have nowhere to go, for now, you can come to live at my family house... Well at least until you get back on your feet." He said. I frowned a bit. I didn't like him saying it until I get back on my feet. Yes, I want to be independent again, but I didn't want to leave him. Didn't he want me?I just nodded my head.~It was about a few minutes' drive, and I did not want the ride to end, it was Austin who drove the car. I sat in the back seat with Anne in my arms and Zara next to me. I caught Austin staring at me several times through the mirror. My heart pounded inside my chest. 'I love you. He loves me.We got to Austin's place. It was really huge. Like extra huge. He did say it was his family home. Austin got out quickly. He opened the door for me. I looked up at him.His handsomeness somehow always ma
---"I'm scared mom, I'm scared all we've been working for would go to waste.""Stop saying rubbish! I'm trying to think here!" Austin's mom scolded Ciara."What's the point of thinking? Nothing you do ever work out.""How dare you insult me like that? Have you no respect?""Nothing I said was a lie.""You bi-" she was cut off by the sound of the siren.It was quiet for about some minutes and someone walked into the house, it was Austin's dad.She was shocked to see her husband, she wasn't expecting to see him until Austin's wedding day."Carla!" He called her name. He rarely calls her by her name."Honey... I... I wasn't expecting you." She stuttered."I never thought you'd stoop this low, Carla." He said to her. She gulped. He sounded really angry but was calm. Mr Kings (Austin's dad) had always been calm and gentlemanly."You'd hurt your own family to get what you want..." He continued."What are you talking about?" She pretended not to know anything of what he was saying."I found
Another man came out of another car. Oh my God. He was strikingly handsome. He was brunette and tall as well. His piercing blue eyes gazed at me for a moment."Carson, it seems they aren't going to back down." He told the blonde guy."Yes Dave, the hard way it is." Replied the blonde. They were going to save us!"Ahhh!" Screamed the buff guys as they ran towards these unknown good looking guys. Quickly, I brought Anne closer to me. Blocking her sight from this terrible view. I too closed my eyes in terror.In less than a minute the noise was gone, I opened my eyes, slowly to see the buff men on the floor.Oh my God. They weren't dead as they were moving slightly. The blonde guy forcefully brought up one of the buff men. He whimpered in pain."I did suggest the easy way." He told him. A smirk plastered on his good-looking face. "Now, tell me... Where's your boss?" He asked him.He shook his head no. He wasn't going to tell him where sir Vick was...The brunette guy who I think is Dave
"Unbelievable," He muttered. "Was it all a pretence?" He asked suddenly. Almost like he already knew but needed confirmation. I had to drop this pretence. It's not going to get me anywhere, it's only going to get me more entangled.That's why he thinks I'd willingly have sex with him. If he keeps pretending, one way or the other, he could manage to pressure me into it."Why'd you suddenly drop the pretence? You know it was almost going well... Was it because of what I said?" He asked. "About us trying for a baby?" He asked. "Do you know how fucking easy it would have been to get that from you? Do you know how easy it would have been to rape you?" He held both my hands and pulled me closer to himself. Fear gripped me."Please let go of me, Vick." I pleaded."No! I'm never going to let go of you!" He growled. Different sorts of emotions ran through his face. "I will never fucking let you go!""Ple-""You're mine, Tessa! Mine!" He kept saying, angrily. Suddenly his anger seemed to have v
April walked out of his room with a smile. "Leave him be. He's taken the medication. He'd be fine." Said April.Austin had driven out of the house. He remembered the last time he had spoken to Tessa."I think that's what I meant," I said before I could stop myself but also couldn't stop myself from going on. "I know what you want, Austin. But doesn't love comes from both sides? I don't love you, I never did, and I never will. I appreciate what you've done for me and my child and if there's a way I could pay you back, I would.." Tessa had said.It brought so much pain to his heart. But he needed to get to Tessa. Now. He hoped she was okay. He hoped she'd receive him.He drove to her apartment. On reaching there he quickly got out of his car and walked to the front door. He rang the doorbell a couple of times, impatiently.The door opened a lady stood there with a child. She stared at him. "I need to see Tessa." He said.She didn't speak for about a minute. She just stared at the good-l
She pushed the door handle and took a step into the door. This was where it all happened. She walked in, slowly looking around, and tears slipped out of her eyes.Her mother was evil.When she was a little girl, she thought of her mom as an angel. But as she grew, she came to know what a devil she was, she cared about nothing but her reputation and money.She remembered how her love was snatched away from her, She remembered how she was forced to marry that monster to who she's currently married. She remembered all the pains she went through.She remembered how she was raped on her wedding night. It was all because of a woman she called her mother.Tears continued to slip through her eyes. She sat down on the office chair. Her eyes shut.The door to the office opened and a woman walked in shutting the door behind her. "Young mistress..." She called. She didn't like the way she saw April.April was supposed to be the strongest one. April did not reply. "I have something to say... And i
"Shut up, you clueless brat," Madam said, clearly angry at what she had said. "Have you forgotten you wouldn't even be in this house if not for my help, so I suggest you watch your mouth?" Madam said sternly. "And about Austin, I would go speak with him and make sure he takes every single pill of that medication, I would be the one taking it to him. And don't worry, my dear. I promised your parents my son would get married to you, I don't fail my promises." Madam said.Their relationship has been weird lately, one thing they look like a mother and daughter who rely on and love each other and then the thing you know, they are like two enemies wanting to kill each other. But why? This was easy to know, they were frustrated... Their plan wasn't going as they planned, it seemed.I have always wondered why they want Austin to keep taking the drugs. Austin doesn't need the drugs, not at all. In fact, he's getting his memories back without the help of the dr- wait... What if the drugs aren't
Tessa's POV~I didn't feel so confident anymore. I was scared. I just wanted it all to be over, after the dream I dreamt of last night, my ways of thinking changed. What if he finds out?I can't imagine what would happen, can't imagine what I'd do if anything happens to my child, thinking about it, there is nothing I would be able to do other than scream and cry. I'm completely helpless. I just have to try and prevent anything of such to happen.All I had to do was... Drop my plans? I could have come this far for nothing...You can continue if you want your child dead, I'm sure you'd love to see your precious little child dead. A voice crept into my head. I squeezed my eyes shut in pain. That can't happen. No.What if... What if Austin's Mother tells Vick everything... Oh my God.No, I'm sure she won't, she wouldn't do it. She wouldn't want to ruin her reputation. She knows if she does, it would all be over for her.Why did Vick have to come back into my life? Why? If he wasn't here.