After a few minutes, I was left alone in the dark cold room with nothing but the sound of water moving through the pipe my hands were tied to. The cut on my arm from Gloria was still bleeding, but that was the least of my worries. How do I get out of here? What have I gotten myself into? A thousand thoughts filled my head as I tried to find a way to escape.My hands were sore from the force I had been using to pull them from the pipe. "What if I break it?" I thought to myself. It was a pipe with bolts. What if I used enough force to pull the bolts off? I began pushing and pulling with all my weight, but it felt hopeless. Instead of results, all I got was a strong headache."Enough!" Wayne screamed as he opened the door, entering with blankets."You can't escape this, just stop trying," he said. I looked up, realizing the pipe led to the house, meaning they could hear every sound I made. "You're right," I said in a hush tone, feeling defeated as my heart sank. He walked over, knelt
"I couldn't believe Ethan's cruelty," I thought to myself, reeling from the revelation. "How could I have been so blind, sleeping with the devil himself?"After Wayne finished showing me the atrocities Ethan had committed, he left me alone with my thoughts - a form of torture in itself. As I sat there, the weight of the suffering Ethan had inflicted on others because of me crushed me. Ian and William were in his torture chambers because of me.Just as I felt like I couldn't take it anymore, Gloria's voice pierced the air, her excitement palpable. "Time's up," she said, as they re-entered the room. I turned to face them, my heart racing, and saw that they were all armed with torture tools, ready to end my life. Gloria held out her knife, Alfred clutched a plastic bag, and Wayne grasped an axe."This is going to be fun," Gloria said, moving closer to me, as my heart raced almost falling out of my chest. I had learned to stop struggling to escape after hours of failed attempts. "Please
The sound of Ethan emptying his bullets into Gloria echoed in my head as I stared at the man I used to love, "You are a monster" I thought to myself thinking back as he killed the mother of his son like she was nothing.I turned to stare into his eyes and there was no hint of remorse, "let's go" he said trying to hold my hands but I reflectively withdrew myself from his grip, I nodded feeling weak as I tried to drag myself out of the confinement I was locked. "Are you sure you are okay?" Ethan asked and I nodded, I had lost a lot of blood from the little cut Gloria had given me and my legs had weakened from sitting in one position for over a day. "Let me," Ethan said lifting me like I weighed nothing as he carried me out of the room, outside. He carried me out of the house in the middle of nowhere into the back seat of a tinted black jeep, before joining me and closing the door. "Find Wayne and Alfred and make sure to burn the house down" Ethan instructed to his men still station
Ethan gave me a confused stare, like he had no idea what I was saying. "I saw it all, Ethan. I know what you do," I said, glaring into his eyes."What are you talking about?" Ethan wondered, still pretending not to know."Don't lie to me," I yelled, swinging my hands as water from the tub splashed at Ethan, and he moved slightly."I saw it, videos of how you kill and torture people, how you are the so-called King of the underworld, doing illegal things," I said, watching his eyes widen."What kind of monster are you?" I asked again."Why didn't you tell me you were such a monster?" As I spoke, I felt a little relieved I didn't have a child with him. "Is that the kind of life our baby would have had, having a father who murders people? Is that the kind of life Jake had? No wonder he thought it was okay to attack me," I continued to berate Ethan, whose eyes softened as he looked at the ground."That was not my plan for us," Ethan explained, and I rolled my eyes."You are my peace, Emi
"First, you need to win his trust. Make sure he doesn't suspect anything," Wayne instructed, and I nodded as if he could see me."He already made the mistake of killing Gloria. Now, all I have to do is convince her father to go after him," Wayne said, pausing for a moment. "Although that will be a bit difficult, I need to convince him it will be successful," Wayne explained."Listen, Emily, the most important task right now is to get his guard down. Make him feel safe around you, make him trust you," Wayne instructed, and I took a deep breath. How could I make Ethan, who didn't tell me anything about who he really was, trust me?"Okay," I said, not sure how to do that, but I was determined. "When you get off the sea, I will give you a drive that will help us hack Alpha," Wayne said."Alpha?" I asked, forgetting for a second what Alpha was."Yes, his AI. It's his most powerful weapon at the moment and the reason he's untouchable," Wayne explained. Despite making plans with Wayne, I co
A Week Later"Good morning," Ethan said, kissing me on the cheek. I opened my eyes to find his beautiful brown eyes staring at me."Good morning," I replied, yawning and stretching to shake off the sleep."Guess what?" Ethan's eyes glistening."What?" I asked, still rubbing my eyes."You said you were seasick, so I asked the captain to take us to shore," Ethan said, making me jump out of bed as the sleepiness cleared from my eyes. "Are you serious?" I smiled, feeling elated.Despite the fact that the ship had everything I could think of, I was tired of being at sea. A week on the water with no one but Ethan and his staff made the introvert in me disappear."Thank you," I sighed, giving Ethan a warm hug and placing a gentle kiss on his lips."Is that all I get?" Ethan smirked, asking for a deeper kiss."My breath, I haven't brushed my teeth," I said, using my breath as an excuse not to kiss him. As much as I tried, I couldn't pretend to be completely okay and avoided every intimate co
"Oh! I think it's better now," I said, pulling out the phone and quickly ending the call. "I thought it was spoiled, but you're probably right. It's waterproof," I said, looking at the phone as though examining it."I called my father earlier, but he missed it. It could be him calling back," I said to Ethan, getting to my feet. "He doesn't know I'm with you," I whispered, moving away from Ethan before calling Wayne back."Hey, Dad, it's Emily. I'm sure you saw my missed call," I said out loud, just to make sure Ethan could hear me before I took more distance from him."You're with Ethan?" Wayne asked."Yes," I replied."Don't say anything. I'm sure he can read lips," Wayne warned."Okay, Dad," I said, turning to see Ethan staring at me with furrowed brows."I'm at the park. Where should I keep the drive?" Wayne asked. I looked around the park, having no idea."I'm just having ice cream," just in case. "I'm enjoying the ice cream, but I don't like the flavor I chose. Maybe I'll throw
"Fine, Ethan, show me, and I’ll trust you," I said, taking a deep breath. "This park is suddenly making me feel depressed," I added, changing the topic to avoid any suspicion."I think I want to go shopping. I need more comfortable dresses if we are going to stay long on the ship," I explained, watching Ethan nod."Okay," Ethan agreed, moving back to the picnic mat and packing up our things. As he came close with the ice cream pack, I looked at it."Oh! Is this the flavor I got?" I frowned, taking the chocolate-flavored ice cream from his hand."I wanted pistachio," my frown deepened. "What was I thinking when I ordered chocolate? I’m tired of chocolate," I began to complain.Ethan quickly took the ice cream from me. "It’s fine, I’ll take the chocolate. You can get the pistachio for yourself," Ethan said. I looked at him, faking a smile."Really?" I asked, and he nodded. "But you don’t really like ice cream.""I don’t mind," Ethan shrugged."Let’s get you the pistachio, okay?" Ethan u