Delaney was furious that Logan had the guts to slap her in front of his bodyguards, thus, belittling her. She wasn't going to take it at all. She had to remind him of her position in his life. So first thing the next morning, she went to his room.
"Who is there?" Logan questioned when several knocks landed on his door.
"Delaney" she answered. Logan groaned.
When will this woman let him be.. he thought.
"Come in" he said. He had calmed down from the past day's experience and although he wasn't in the mood to talk, he still had to listen to whatever Delaney had to say.
"My lord" Delaney greeted with a bow, going in to meet him. Logan was sitting shirtless on his bed, his amazing body glittering in the early morning sun. Delaney couldn't help but drool.
"Are you just going to stand there and drool over me or will you tell me why you have come to disturb me this early morning?" Logan asked, running his fingers through his hair.
Delaney frowned.
"That's it Logan! Everything I do seems to be a disturbance to you. Every time I try to talk to you, you push me away, even to the extent of slapping me" she complained, looking directly into his eyes. Logan remained quiet.
"Well, you know what I want to talk about"
"Our relationship. We are betrothed for crying out loud. We're going to have to get married at some point!" She yelled.
"Exactly! So what's the rush?" Logan asked with a scoff. Delaney shook her head.
"You don't get it Logan. I want us to get married now. I love you Logan, I don't want to lose you, I want you to make me yours forever" she said, going closer to his bed.
"Stop!" Logan ordered harshly, his eyes dimmed. That showed that he had gotten angry.
"Don't, don't you come any closer to my bed" he said. Delaney had forgotten how much he despises anyone going close to his bed.
"I'm sorry"
"But please, let's do something about our relationship" she said.
"I've heard you Delaney. I want to take a bath so please leave" Logan said.
"Remember you promised your father that you would marry me" Delaney reminded. Logan's face went blank. He always felt regret everytime he remembered that promise.
He didn't mean it, he was just trying to appease his dying father. And now, he's stuck in that promise. Delaney was glad that she had gotten to him, she hit the spot.
"You can go now. I'll get back to you" Logan said, getting up from the bed and walking towards his bathroom.
Delaney smiled to herself and admired his great body. She was obsessed with that man, and would do anything to become his wife, anything at all.
Adena managed to get some sleep that night after Antoinette kept her company for while. She was woken up by loud bangs on the door. Whoever it was could have easily gotten in, but she decided to lock it last night.
She walked to the door sluggishly and opened it, she was still feeling pains all over her body. It was one of Logan's bodyguards at the door. As soon as she saw him, Adena's heart sank into her stomach.
"Master has sent for you" he said. Adena was shocked. Just last night, her so called master had caused her severe pain all in the name of satisfying himself. And now, he wants her again?
Logan was a s3x freak and everyone was aware of it.
"I can't. I'm still in a lot of pain" Adena was already shedding tears. The bodyguard wouldn't take any excuses, he dragged her out and forced her to follow him. Adena tried hard to stop him but he was far too strong for her.
He threw her into Logan's room as usual and she sobbed. Logan was waiting by the window with only his white towel wrapped around his waist. He smirked when he saw her.
"You know what to do slave" he said, his manhood already throbbing from excitement.
"Pl.. please my lord. Please I am not strong enough. Please spare me today. I'm begging you. I might die" Adena pleaded in tears, hoping to get Logan's sympathy.
What she didn't know was that Logan didn't give a f*ck who was getting hurt, he was selfish and cold-hearted.
"What did you just say?" Logan questioned, surprised that she had the guts to talk back at him. He had warned her never to talk until he asked her to. He became furious and slapped her across the face.
Adena felt down and wept.
"Strip.. slave!" He ordered.
"I.. I can't. I can't. Please. I'll d!e" Adena wept, unable to move.
"Who gives a f*ck if you d!e?! You wouldn't be the first one to d!e. I can replace you whenever I choose!" He roared at her and dragged her up by her arm. Adena shrieked and shivered.
"Are you trying to disobey me? Do you know the price of disobeying me?" He asked, rather too close to her face. She felt his breath on her face, she could feel his anger. She didn't dare look up.
"I'm sorry but.. I can't" she was brave enough to say what she just said. Logan grinned.
"Buster!!!" He screamed and the huge man that had brought Adena from the boarding school entered immediately.
"Take her away from here and give her THE punishment" Logan ordered and pushed Adena over to Buster. Then he went to sit at his desk.
"Next time, she'll think twice before talking back at me" he said.
Buster dragged Adena out of the room and took her downstairs while she continued to cry and plead for mercy. She was scared not knowing how she was going to be punished.
"Mom. This isn't fair" Antoinette said in tears as her first friend was being dragged away. She was watching from the kitchen with Liliana. They could only feel pity for Adena. This was too much.
Buster took Adena to the other building, directly opposite the main house. Two other men were already there holding whips. He dropped Adena on the floor and ordered them to strip her naked.
The two men tore her clothes to pieces, leaving her n@ked and bruised. Adena pleaded and cried but nobody cares to look at her face. They began to whip her harshly, until she was bleeding from everywhere. She continued screaming until she lost her voice. She was almost lifeless but they didn't care.
The three men had their turns r@ping and molesting her. After they were satisfied, they carried her back to her room and left her naked on the floor, bleeding and almost unconscious.
Adena!! Oh my gosh!! Adena!!" Antoinette screamed with tears in her eyes. She rushed to her and picked her up. She laid Adena on the bed and covered her with a blanket because her body was already cold.
Liliana rushed in with some ointment and medications. They began to apply the ointment on her and dress her wounds. But Adena wasn't moving.
"Mom.. mom please don't let her d!e. Please" Antoinette cried.
"Do something mom! Please!" She yelled, bursting into tears.
"I'm trying Antoinette! I'm trying! Logan warned not to help her, but here I am, doing my best to save her.. I have tried to talk to him but he doesn't listen to me anymore. I don't know what else to do" Liliana couldn't help but cry too.
Adena moved a bit and they turned to her.
"Adena! Adena! Oh thank God" Antoinette was relieved that she was still alive.
"I.. I hate that monster.. I hate him" Adena said, filled with spite.
"It's okay" Antoinette comforted her.
Liliana stared at Adena, she knew she had to get through to Logan before he kills the innocent little girl. Adena was only 18, way younger than Logan's previous slaves. She didn't deserve this. She didn't.
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"Please.. I'm trying my best. Don't say anything to anyone please" Delaney was pleading. She was in tears. She looked up at the man, hidden in the shadows.
"I have done everything you wanted me to do. I have given you virtually everything I have. What more do you want?" She asked, sniffing and wiping her eyes.
"I want more money" the man's deep voice echoed.
"I don't have more money! You have sucked me dry! I don't have any more money to give you" she complained bitterly.
"Then I'll have to go to Logan and.."
"No! No please don't do that. I'll.. I'll find a way to get you the money" she promised. Delaney was scared, she feared getting exposed. Logan would k!ll her if he ever found out..
"Good girl, right now, I want you" the man said, grabbing her boobs through her dress. He fondled them and bit them.
He made her lie on his bed and made love to her, tenderly and her m0ans filled the room.. She loved the way he handled her softly, unlike Logan who was always rough.
Yes, he was her blackmailer, but she enjoyed having him make love to her.
"Logan, I have been trying to talk to you. What you're doing to Adena is not fair. She's not an animal, she's a child. You are being cruel to her" Liliana complained to Logan. She stared at him with tears in her eyes but Logan didn't show any atom of sympathy."Look Liliana, I respect you a lot you know that and I won't raise my voice at you. But Adena is my slave, I bought her with my hard earned money and she is supposed to obey me, if she goes against me, she'll be punished" he said in his husky tone."But Logan..""Liliana. I don't want to talk about this again. I have a conference party to attend right now. So excuse me" He said and walked away after grabbing his coat.Liliana wept at what her beloved son had turned into. Even though she wasn't his biological mother, she still loved him like a son. He used to be the nicest boy in the world, but now.. he doesn't care about anything or anyone. Logan got into the car with Damon and they drove off to the party. It was the birthday
Damon stood on the balcony, staring down at the fountain in the middle of the compound. But his thoughts were somewhere else, he found himself thinking about Camilla. The beautiful woman who had given him a challenge."Don't sleep with a woman for a week" she said. But he scoffed."There's no way I'm going to stop what I do best because of her" he tried to convince himself. He had sworn never to have anything to do with love, that was way back when his first elder brother was murdered by his wife. He abhorred love and anything that had to do with.But now, what was happening to him? Why couldn't he stop thinking about this woman. Has she cast a spell on him? Her beautiful smile had somehow left a mark on him.He tried, he tried to get rid of her face which has been plastered on his mind, but nothing worked."Damon!" Logan had to yell. He has been calling him for a few seconds now and he didn't hear."You called me?" He rushed into the room to meet Logan, who was still in his robe."I
CHAPTER 8Adena was curious about what she had seen last night. Why was Logan behaving the way he did? What kind of nightmare could have possibly made him twist and turn on the bed like that?She didn't care about him or his troubles, she hated him. But she really wanted to know what was happening. Adena has always been a curious right from childhood and it had gotten her into trouble several times."Adena, I brought your food" Liliana entered Adena's room carrying a bowl of hot soup. Adena gagged when she smelt the concoction."What is that? I'm not eating that" she folded her arms and pouted. Liliana smiled and dropped the bowl beside the bed. She sat next to Adena and gently inspected the wounds on her back."Ouch, that hurts!" Adena exclamation when Liliana touched her wound."Oh, sorry dear. But how do you expect the wounds to heal without the proper medication?" Liliana asked but Adena scoffed."Heal? What's the point? Logan is going to go ahead and inflict more wounds anyway
"What do you mean by that? Are you trying to say that you haven't found out anything about who tried to burn my warehouse?!" Logan barked at the petite man standing before him. The detective shivered, his shirt was already drenched in his own sweat. Fear had overwhelmed him because he knew what Logan was capable of doing if he didn't get what he wanted."Mr Stoll, we are trying our best, but we haven't found anything. But the new security system has been installed and if the perpetrator strikes again, we'll catch him red-handed" the detective said, as calm as he could. Logan turned to him, flashing a deadly look at the detective, who immediately looked away."You better find him, or you'll pay for his crime" he said."Rest assured, we will find whoever it is, sir" the detective answered boldly and Logan dismissed him.He was furious. It's been days now and the fool who dared to intrude into his warehouse has not been found. He was restless because somebody was planning evil against
"I heard that master's warehouse was burnt last night" Antoinette said to Adena and she scoffed."Serves him right.. he deserves every pain he must be feeling right now" Adena answered, she had developed an intense hatred for Logan and wished to see his downfall.Antoinette sighed.She had come to give Adena some food and also offered to braid Adena's big red hair. "You know, he wasn't always this cruel. Back when we were kids, he used to be such a sweet boy, but I don't know what made him to change.." Antoinette said."Still doesn't give him the right to treat anyone the way he does" Adena maintained."You're right.. it doesn't". Antoinette continued braiding Adena's hair and they talked about other things. 9:00am Camilla entered her car with two men, they were assigned to her to guard her by her brother, Tyson. They were heading to the office that morning when they were cornered by a black jeep."Get down!!" The men in mask yelled, firing gunshots into the air. Camilla and her un
Logan stared at the blank pistol in his hand and fumed. He never thought for once, that he would use it on the very person he trusted the most. He groaned and tucked it inside the pocket in his jacket.He left immediately with Buster and some other men. Logan had made it a mission to track down and kill two of his enemies, Damon and Tyson. He wasn't going to spare any of them. They had each hurt him in different ways, and they would pay for it.Logan arrived in New Jersey with his men and they searched tirelessly for Damon. Logan knew that Damon had no other place to run to, he would only come to New Jersey where Damon's father had a penthouse.But he had no idea where the penthouse was, so he resorted to searching every nook and cranny."Master.. the search has been unsuccessful, I'm afraid. It's already mid day" Buster reported after hours of fruitless searching."I don't care how long it will take, whether days or weeks. I just want that backstabber to be found and brought to me" Lo
Logan stared at the blank pistol in his hand and fumed. He never thought for once, that he would use it on the very person he trusted the most. He groaned and tucked it inside the pocket in his jacket.He left immediately with Buster and some other men. Logan had made it a mission to track down and kill two of his enemies, Damon and Tyson. He wasn't going to spare any of them. They had each hurt him in different ways, and they would pay for it.Logan arrived in New Jersey with his men and they searched tirelessly for Damon. Logan knew that Damon had no other place to run to, he would only come to New Jersey where Damon's father had a penthouse.But he had no idea where the penthouse was, so he resorted to searching every nook and cranny."Master.. the search has been unsuccessful, I'm afraid. It's already mid day" Buster reported after hours of fruitless searching."I don't care how long it will take, whether days or weeks. I just want that backstabber to be found and brought to me" L
Adena was lying on her bed, thinking about the recent events. She was lost in thoughts when her rickety wooden door burst open, revealing Buster. The door had been worn out because of being severally kicked open by Logan's men."Get up and come with me, master needs you" Buster's shrill voice echoed in the room. Adena was not shocked, Logan always takes out his frustration on her. He uses her to subdue his anger and release his urges. She hated him for it, she despises him.She reluctantly stood up and followed Buster to Logan's bedroom, where he was already waiting for her with his black towel tied around his waist.His manhood was already shooting out, Adena was terrified at the sight of it. Shivers ran down her spine when she thought about the pains ahead."What are you waiting for slave? Do I need to remind you every time?" Logan queried, lifting his blood shot eyes to stare at her. She looked away immediately, his stares pierced her. Adena got rid of her clothes and went to li
"Oh my God! You have absolutely no idea how long I've been waiting to hear those words from you Adena. Thank you so much! You don't know how happy you've made me" Logan exclaimed, and just like a child, he rested his head on her chest again, and she cuddled him."I've been keeping it in for a long time. It feels good to finally let it out" she sighed."I promise, I won't let you regret loving me. I'll make up for everything I did to you and.."Adena had to interrupt him."You don't have to make up for anything. I've forgotten about all that, at least I'm ready to forget. Let's just focus on what's ahead and let go of the past. The past should not determine our future" she stated, caressing his thick hair."I'm the luckiest man alive aren't I? You're such a blessing. I love you Adena" he said and a tear dropped from her eye."I love you too Logan. I really do" she said and it was music to his ears. He could listen to her say those three magical words to her all day long and never get
Seven Months Later…."Here is your soup, hot and spicy, just the way you like it" Antoinette giggled, dropping the tray in front of Adena. "Stop it. You know I hate this soup" she whined, squeezing her face. The aroma from the soup always made her feel like throwing up. It had a lot of herbs in it and Liliana insisted that she must take it every morning.Adena was close to labour, it's her ninth month and she could start getting contractions any minute. Since she was still very young, Liliana prepared some local herbs to help her, not forgetting frequent hospital check ups."Drink up and stop complaining. You know it's for your own good" Antoinette said, flipping back her hair."Is she being stubborn again?" Logan came out from the bathroom, wrapped in his robe."Yes. She won't take the soup" Antoinette answered and Adena glared at her."No worries, I'll make her take it. You can go ahead and do other things" he said and Antoinette nodded before sticking her tongue out at Adena and
"What?""Yes Adena. I am in love with you.. there, I said it" Logan fell back into the chair and breathed out loudly. Adena stared at him, awestruck. She never expected him to be in love with her, she thought he was only being nice because of the baby in her womb, little did she know that he had such feelings for her."Look, I know you're surprised. I honestly don't expect you to say anything to me right now. It's fine. I know you hate me, it's fine too. I just wanted you to know how I feel about you" Logan said, hurt by his own words.. she hates him."I.. I don't hate you" Adena mumbled."You treated me really badly, but it's not your fault. It's mine. I have only known pain ever since I was born" she paused, glanced at him and sniffed back the tears that were threatening to fall."My parents died in an accident after my birth. We were on our way back home from the hospital when the accident happened, I miraculously survived. Then, my uncle took me in, and maltreated me before selli
"Hi Tyson!!" Antoinette squealed on seeing Tyson. She gave him a little hug and returned to stand next to Adena."You're back? I did not expect to see you back so soon" she continued."My sister is getting married in a few weeks. I had to come back" Tyson answered, but his eyes were on Adena. Antoinette noticed this and became worried. Telling him about the pregnancy would be the best option, because if he found out in a bad way, it'll mean the worst. He might turn against Logan again."Adena, you've got to tell him" she whispered. Adena sighed and signalled her to keep quiet."Is there a problem? You two are acting weird. Aren't you happy to see me?" Tyson asked."No there's no problem. Um.. I have to talk to you about something" Adena said, scratching her arm. "What is that?" He asked.She bit her lip and wondered what his reaction would be. It's only right for her to tell him. She didn't want him to waste his time loving her, when she can never belong to him. She's having a child
"So what are you going to name the baby when it's born?" Antoinette asked, expertly cutting onions into a pot of soup."Really? The pregnancy is barely two months old and you're talking about a name?" Adena questioned, watching her cut the onions."Oh please! If it's a boy, we'll call him Jasper" Antoinette beamed, ignoring what Adena had said earlier."Seriously? Why Jasper?" Adena asked."Because I've always wanted a baby brother, called Jasper" she giggled."And if it's a girl?" Adena was curious."Then we'll call her Lena.. Logan plus Adena makes Lena!" Antoinette shrieked and Adena couldn't help but laugh."Sounds nice though. Let's wait until it's born" she stated and Antoinette nodded."I'm going to get some sleep. I'll check on you later" she said, walking out of the kitchen."You're always sleeping. Lazy pregnant woman" Antoinette stuck out her tongue and Adena giggled before leaving for her room."Lena.." Adena repeated, laying on the bed. She touched her tummy and closed he
Logan felt a tap on his arm and that woke him from his sleep. He sat up and rubbed his eyes sleepily."Logan.." Adena's voice rang out in the dark night. She stared at him, pouting."What's the matter? Is everything okay?" Logan asked, looking at her with worry. She sighed and nodded."Yes I'm fine. I just.. um.." she bit her lip and sighed."What is it? Tell me" Logan urged."I want mango" she spoke."Mango?" He raised his brow."Yes, unripe mango. I'm seriously craving one right now" she sighed and slumped into the bed."Are you serious?" Logan asked, confused."Where on earth am I going to find unripe mangoes by this time of the night?" He asked, still in awe."It's mango season! Mangoes are everywhere" Adena scoffed."But it's two in the morning" Logan argued. Adena pouted."It's okay then, forget about it" she said and covered herself with the blanket. She was angry and disappointed. She had been craving mangoes all night and didn't know how to tell Logan about it."Are you upset
Logan sat next to Adena in the lobby, where they were waiting for Damon. She turned to him and noticed how pale he looked. She felt bad that he had to risk his mental and emotional health in order to bring her to the hospital. "Are you okay?" She asked. He turned to her and nodded. He shifted his gaze to the glass window, it was still raining, but it wasn't so heavy anymore. "You didn't have to get in the rain because of me" she added, folding her arms across her chest."What should have I done? I had no idea what was wrong with you so I had to bring you here, to make sure you're alright" he explained and she looked away. She didn't like what her heart was doing. It was pulling her to the same man that tortured her.Adena tried to resist, she really tried."Thank you" she murmured and he chuckled at her childish behavior."It's alright, don't thank me. I'm just glad you're fine" he said and she sighed."You should change into some warm clothes, it's cold" she pointed out. Logan look
"Be mine".Adena stared at him endlessly, surprised by the words that just came out of him.He just asked her to be his! She didn't know what to answer to that. What about Tyson? He told her that he'd be back for her. She didn't want to break his heart, for a man that tortured her."I.. I.. um" she stuttered, freeing herself from his strong grip. "We should get going. To the mall" she said and left for the car. Logan sighed and went after her. He promised to do everything he could, to prove to her that he had changed, that he loved her. He knew it wasn't going to be easy, since Adena was just as stubborn as him, but he wasn't going to give up. For once in his life, he would do something, for the sake of love."Ready?" He asked, igniting the car. Adena nodded and they drove off to the mall.Logan was ready to pay for anything that Adena chose and she managed to pick out quite a lot of things. It was her first time there, and the excitement was too much.After shopping, they went to
"Good morning my lady" Adena opened her eyes only to see two servants standing at the foot of her bed, each holding a tray filled with different lotions, perfumes and what looked like clothes.She was surprised because that has never happened before. She wondered what they wanted."Good morning" she rubbed her eyes and sat up on the bed, still covered with a blanket."My lady, it's time for your bath" one of them, the blonde one said. She looked around the room and back at the servants. Were they referring to her? As 'my lady?' "Why?" She asked."Master ordered us to" the dark haired one replied with a smile.Adena was surprised. Why would Logan ask them to give her a bath? What's the special treatment all about?"Um.. okay then" she answered and reluctantly got out of the bed.The ladies led her into the bathroom where they had already run a warm bath. She got rid of her clothes and climbed into the bathtub. The ladies poured in some of the scented oils into the water, and some mi