"You again?" The head mistress sighed and shook her head. She was tired, and so was everyone else.
Adena has been a thorn in their flesh ever since she came into the school. She held the record for the school's biggest tyrant.. and she wasn't ashamed of it.
"What did you do this time?" Mistress, as they usually called her, asked.
"Flooded the kitchen" Adena bravely replied, standing boldly before the head mistress.
Despite her rotten behavior, Adena was quite a beauty to behold. She was stunning. Red hair, green eyes and snow white skin. Anyone would admit, she was the prettiest in the whole school.
"You're grounded for a week. You will stay in your dorm until I come up with a punishment more fit for your disobedience" Mistress said and sent her off.
Adena couldn't care less. She walked proudly out of the office and into the hallway. Other girls stared at her, and gossipped about her, but she paid no heed to them and went straight to her room. This wasn't the first time she'd been grounded, it was a weekly routine for her.
Adena wasn't always like this. After she was sold by her uncle to this boarding school, her sweetness has turned sour. Everyday, along with other girls, they're put through various tasks and difficult tests to get them ready for their masters.
These girls have never left the school gate. The ones who left, with their masters, are never heard from again. It was a cycle. New girls come in and groomed ones are sold off.
Not knowing what was waiting for her in the outside world, Adena has spent nights, petrified.. and thus becoming a shell of her old self.
The mistress summoned her deputy to her office to discuss Adena's issue. They had grown tired of her attitude and countless crime streaks. They wanted to get rid of her and soon as possible.
"I cannot stand that girl anymore Hannah. She's such a bi*ch" the mistress said, falling back into her swivel chair. She sighed heavily.
"Why don't we sell her off? I mean it's the easiest way" Hannah suggested.
"Oh common Hannah, what are you saying? It goes against our policy. She's only 18 and we can't sell her off until she's 20" the mistress reminded, staring intensely at her deputy who scoffed.
"Forget about policy! I mean, you're the head mistress and you can bend the rules just a little bit to appease yourself" Hannah smirked.
"I see"
"All you have to do is add her name to the group of girls going off in three days time, and pray that she gets chosen by one of our customers" Hannah said in a sinister tone.
"I see where you're going with this Hannah, and I like it" the head mistress said. She opened her drawer and brought out a file. She scribbled down Adena's name on it and put it back into the drawer. She smiled in satisfaction.
Adena was sitting in her dark room, when she heard voices outside her wooden door. Some girls were talking, very loudly and she didn't like it.
She was about to yell out her aggression on them, but she stopped when she heard what they were saying.
"Some cars just pulled up at the gate did you see?" The first voice asked.
"Yes. It's that time of the year again. They're back for more girls. Those are masters" the second voice came.
Adena rushed to look out her window. They were saying the truth. She saw them. The supposed masters. Every year, they come here, and stay at the guest house at the far end of the school.
No girl is permitted to go there. Infact, no girl has ever seen the inside of that guest house. They are usually blindfolded and taken in there and each of the masters, pick a girl and leave with them.
Adena watched in awe as the masters came down from their cars, walked into the gate with a fleet of bodyguards behind them. They were welcomed by the teachers and head mistress and led through the garden, to the guest house.
"I'm going to be sold to one of them one day" Adena thought. She knew very well what her fate was and it scared the hell out of her.
Adena got goosebumps when she got a glimpse of one of the masters. He had a strange aura that loomed around him. A dark, gloomy aura. She couldn't place a finger on why she picked so much interest in him. Although, she didn't see his face.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Three loud thuds landed on Adena's door and she flinched.
"Adena! Open up!" That was mistress Hannah.
Adena sluggishly moved to the door and opened it, only slightly.
"What?" She asked, annoyed.
"Put on your uniform and come with me immediately" Hannah instructed.
"Why?"
"Wha..? Are you out of your mind? How dare you question my orders? Do what I asked you to do now!" Hannah was pissed at Adena's attitude.
Adena rolled her eyes dramatically before going to change into her uniform. A cute, pink skirt and white short sleeved shirt. She thought she was going to get punished, for flooding the kitchen earlier.
"I'm ready" she announced, coming out of her room and shutting the door loudly.
"Good. Follow me" Hannah said and walked ahead.
"So what punishment are you going to give me this time around? Raking leaves? Weeding the garden? Whipping me?" Adena ranted, she was already used to all of it.
"Oh, don't worry, you'll see" Hannah smirked.
They went outside the school building, and headed towards the fattening house.
Yes, the fattening house.
It was directly opposite the guest house, where the masters were already being attended to and taken care of.
Adena wondered where they were going.
"You'll be staying here for now. You'll be fed four times a day and get plenty of rest. Make sure you don't do anything stupid" Hannah explained, carefully unlocking the door.
"Huh?" Adena was confused.
"What kind of punishment is that? Is this some sort of joke?" She asked.
Hannah didn't say anything, she pushed the door open, revealing a room booming with life!
It wasn't as gloomy and dark as their dormitory. This room had seven girls in it, each walking around and chattering with different snacks at their disposal. It was like paradise.. only.. it didn't seem right to Adena. She knew something was off.
The fattening house was built to make the girls ready to meet their masters. They were left to eat as much as they wanted because they may never get that privilege again at their master's places.
The girls knew this, they knew they were being fattened up for their masters. But what they didn't know, was that they were going to be s€x slaves!
Adena was pushed in by Hannah and the door was locked. She looked around at the other girls who seemed to be very happy to be there.
"I can't wait to meet my new master" one of them said.
Poor girls, they were expecting a fairytale life. If only they knew what was awaiting them.
Adena was uncomfortable. She knew there was more to this, she knew something dark was coming but she didn't know what it was. She had no choice but to wait and find out what happens next.
"Gentlemen, we are going to begin shortly. Please let there be decorum" the mistress announced with a wide grin, her eyes scanning the powerful men in the room. She was going to make a whole lot of money from this group of men, and she was pleased. After they settled down, she left to get the girls.The room was filled with eight men of caliber. Some were politicians, some were drug lords.. but one in particular was feared by them all. He was a fearless leader of a dangerous dynasty. A dynasty that produced gold and diamond. A dynasty that had the government in its palm. Logan Stoll.He was as charming as he was deadly. Perfectly chiseled chin, brown eyes that would make any woman fall at his feet, a physique that made people compare him to a god and a dangerous attitude. He was cold-hearted, and killed humans like they were flies.Today, he wanted to get himself a puppet, a s3x toy that he could use as he pleased, anytime he was aroused. This wasn't his first time getting a slave
Adena managed to put on her clothes and walk outside. She was only barely able to walk. The pain she felt was unbearable. The huge man that brought her in was already waiting for her outside Logan's room. He grabbed her by the wrist again and started pulling her along with him, down the stairs.They came by another hallway, it was darker down here and even more eery. Adena shivered and winced painfully as the man continued to pull her along like an animal, until they got to the room at the end of the hallway.He kicked the room door open, revealing a poorly ventilated and dirty room. The bed was small and had a white bedsheet spread over it. The little window in it looked like it hasn't been opened for years. Adena also noticed blood stains on some parts of the wall. Fear engulfed her at that moment. Could these people be killers too? "You are not to leave this room unless you're permitted. Understood?" The huge man barked at her and she nodded, curling herself up on the bed."Goo
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 or
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
"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