Logan entered the compound in his car and walked out of it completely mad. He stormed into the room with so much anger and nobody dared to stand in his way whenever he was this angry. Damon slowly followed him to his room without uttering a word.
Today was a very bad day. Logan never gets turned down. But today, some business man had the guts to turn his business proposal down because it wasn't resourceful enough?
"Damon! Who the hell does that man think he is to turn down my proposal? Does he even know who he's dealing with?" Logan paced the room in anger but Damon refused to say anything.
Talking to him at this point is like pouring water on a rock. He will still go ahead and do what is on his mind.
"I want information on that man. I want his address right now!" Logan roared.
"Damon! I am talking to you!!" He turned to Damon who was just staring at him.
"I'm sorry for being quiet, I just don't know what to say" Damon answered honestly.
"Just get me that damned man's address!" He ordered.
Damon obeyed and left to get the information he needed.
Logan poured himself a glass of wine and gulped it down in one breath. Then he poured another glass.
"That man! That useless man!" He growled and gulped down the second glass.
He was in a really bad mood, and whenever he was like this, he didn't think before making drastic decisions.
Adam's Residence.
Mr Adam was in his living room, watching the news and sipping his cup of coffee when he heard loud gunshots outside his house.
He flinched and got to his feet immediately. His bodyguards had run outside to find out what was happening but they were all shot dead by Logan's men.
Mr Adam, seeing that he was in trouble, pushed the button on his wall which summons the security agents, then he tried to run upstairs to hide but it was too late as a bullet was fired into his right leg before he could run.
"Arrgghhh!!" He screamed and fell to the ground in pain.
"Useless man" Logan spat. He made himself comfortable on the brown leather sofa and grinned.
"Please.. please don't kill me" Mr Adam pleaded, his leg was bleeding profusely, leaving him weak and unable to move. Logan had a good laugh at his pitiful condition.
"You made the first mistake by declining my business offer, and then you made another mistake by calling the police just now" Logan paused and raised the gun in his hand.
"Do you think I'm afraid of the law?" He asked.
"I am the law" he laughed again and got to his feet. He walked over to where the bald man was standing and pointed the gun at his head.
"Please don't kill me. I will give you the deal.. please" he pleaded, shivering and still bleeding.
The poor man had a family to feed, a wife and two children who were on vacation in Europe. He regretted ever turning down Logan's offer.
"Too bad, I don't want your deal anymore you see, I want the whole company" Logan said, smirking. He had a way of getting whatever he wanted. He was the biggest mafia in the world.. they often referred to him as the alpha.. because he was so powerful.
"Damon!" He called.
Damon appeared from the front door holding some documents. He handed it to Logan.
"These are transfer papers. Sign them" he ordered.
"Please Logan. This company is all I have. Don't do this to me, please" Mr Adam cried, like a little kid.
"Alright then. I'll have to shoot you"
"No.. no please no! I'll.. I'll sign it"
"Good boy" Logan said and gave him a pen, then showed him where to sign. As soon as he was done, he gave the papers back to Damon.
"You b@stard! In your next life, you'll cower in fear when you hear the name, Logan Stoll"
"Please.. please no!"
Logan pulled the trigger and sent a bullet flying into his skull.
Damon shuddered. This wasn't the first time he had witnessed his friend murder someone, but it touched him every single time.
"Let's get out of here" Logan said and walked out. Damon followed and the rest of the men left.
Logan's mansion.
Logan had barely come back to the house when he saw Delaney standing in front of his door. She rushed towards him immediately she saw him coming.
"Where have you been? I've been missing you" she said, buzzing around him. Logan was annoyed.
"What do you want?" He asked with a straight face. He wouldn't even look at her.
"You of course! Logan I need you. It's been ages we sat and talked about us. I want to talk about our relationship" she said. Delaney was desperate to get married to Logan and everyone could see this.
Logan was only 25, and Delaney, she was almost 21.. so why was she in such a hurry? Nobody knew.
"Listen Delaney. I don't want to talk about this. I need to cool off so get out" he said and tried walking away but Delaney stood in his way and swore not to move until he talks to her.
"Just get out.." he said.
"No!"
"Delaney, I won't repeat myself"
"Just talk to me! Please! Logan you must!"
"Delaney.."
"Logan!"
A loud slap landed on her face. Logan had lost his patience. He was still angry about Mr Adam, and she annoyed him even more.
Delaney could not believe that Logan slapped her. The slap made her unable to hear for a few seconds. She couldn't say anything.
"You" Logan pointed to one of his bodyguards.
"Fetch me my slave" he ordered and entered his room without taking a second look at Delaney.
Adena was sitting on her bed, lost in thoughts as usual when her door flung open and she gasped.
It was Logan's bodyguard, he walked towards her and yanked her down from the bed, then started pulling her along with him. Adena's heart started beating very fast.
She knew what was coming. The pain of the previous encounter was still lingering, she couldn't survive another one.
The bodyguard pushed her into Logan's room and she fell with a thud and cried.
"Strip" that command came. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she got rid of the piece of rags she called clothes, and stood unclad in front of a monster.
Logan walked up to her and grabbed her br3asts in his palms, she shuddered. He squeezed them painfully, until a squeal came out of her.
He dove in, biting her n!pples as he pleased, not caring if it hurt her. Adena cried in pains as he bit her n!pples and pulled her hair too.
He pushed her to the desk and thrust his huge d!ck inside of her. He used one of his hands to choke her, and the other to spank and beat her harshly as he pounded her hard.
Adena could barely breathe, he was choking her so her screams came out as tiny squeaks. The only loud noise that could be heard was his groin crashing against her butt.
He continued slamming into her as fast as he could, groaning at intervals, until he released inside her. He pulled out and released her a bit, but that wasn't the end. Adena wept bitterly, her body was on fire.
Logan brought out a whip from one of his drawers and ordered her to get down and give him a bl0wjob.
"Please.." Adena tried to plead her way out of it but then he raised the whip and hit her so hard that she cried out. She was forced to do what he wanted, but he continued to whip her, still pulling her hair.
When he was satisfied, he entered the bathroom and asked her to leave.
Adena was weeping profusely in her room. She couldn't feel most parts of her body. Her master had once again, inflicted her with pain and shame.
"Adena" Antoinette's soothing voice came. She had let herself in when Adena refused to open the door.
"Come, I will give you a bath" she offered. Adena cried intensely, falling into Antoinette's arms.
"What have I done to deserve this? What? I can't bare it anymore" she cried. Antoinette felt tears running down her own cheeks.
She truly felt for Adena. She couldn't imagine going through what Adena has been going through.
"You are strong, I know you can pull through. I wish master would change. I really wish he would" she sighed.
"But I'm here for you. I can be your friend. I'm not allowed to make friends with the slaves but I can make an exception this one time. Let me be your friend" Antoinette said.
Adena looked up at Antoinette's innocent face and saw true affection. She sobbed and hugged her tighter.
"I want to be your friend" she answered softly.
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 t
"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
"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