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Slowly, Lena moved away from the door, her heart racing as she swallowed hard. She knew that tone. He was either drunk or furious."I-I'm sorry." She apologized, staring at her feet."Lay down what you're holding and sit in the corner." 'What?' Lena's head screamed, but she complied and sat at Tessa's dresser, which was at a corner of the room. Still, she refused to look in his direction.Thane turned away, moving to pull on the clothes he had chosen for the day. Suddenly, he let the towel drop to the ground."Oh, my god!" Lena half screamed before completely turning away from him to face the mirror of the dresser, shutting her eyes for a few seconds before opening them again.Thane smirked. She was so predictable; he thought.Lena took a deep breath and quietly drummed her fingers on the table, trying to resist the urge to stare at his groin in the mirror. It was like she could still feel it inside her."Why are you doing this?" she croaked, her frustration boiling over. She'd wante
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"You did what??" Alex screamed, making Lena wince a little."Shhh." Lena shushed. "The fact that I told you doesn't mean I want it broadcasted." She queried, staring back at her friend, whose eyes looked like they'd pop out of their sockets.Alex's mouth was partly agape as she stared at Lena. "Oh my god!" Alex exclaimed again, sinking into her bed, which was just beside Lena's, with a dramatic flair "How long has this been going on?""No, no," Lena quickly replied defensively. "It was a onetime thing. The day he and Tessa got into a fight and she left for about two days. He got back drunk and I guess he was confused." Lena explained, her heart beating loudly in her chest.Before now, she'd thought since their affair meant nothing to Thane, maybe she should tell the one person she'd connected to in the house, but she didn't know saying it out loud would make it so much worse. Alex leaned against her bed frame, her shocked expression suddenly turning to that of disbelief."What?" Lena
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"I met him first in prison." Lena's voice broke the silence, and she stared at her friend, gauging her reaction. Alex blinked, with a blank expression on her face. But after a while, she raised an eyebrow and said in a casual tone "And?" but when Lena didn't respond and her curiosity turned to frustration. "He released you from prison and what?"Lena shook her head, her lips pressed into a thin line "No, he didn't release me from prison, he was in prison with me." The air in the room stilled for a few seconds until Alex blinked again and let out a sharp laugh. "Good one, Lena. Very funny. Now please quit stalling and be serious." "I am serious," Lena said firmly, her frown deepening as Alex's lightheartedness began to irritate her.Alex stopped for a while and tilted her head, trying to read her expression, but found no atom of humor. She scoffed. "You're joking, right?" Lena didn't flinch. Alex got serious "So you're trying to tell me that you met our boss, Thane Moneau in priso
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"How about this?" Tessa asked, turning her phone's screen so close to Thane's face that he winced a little from its brightness."It's pretty." He replied dryly, then got back to tapping on his own phone.Lena, who'd been silently doing her chores in the room, couldn't help but notice how uninterested Thane sounded since Tessa began scrolling through her wedding gown options for her dress fitting in a couple of days. He probably would have walked out of the room if Tessa hadn't settled herself on his lap, straddling him with her legs on either side, and facing him directly. Lena thought.But who was she to judge? They were getting married in about a week, whether or not they truly loved each other, and Thane had made it clear that Lena was just some rag he'd had a "fling" with.Now here she was, with no choice but to witness their hypocrisy as she dusted the shelf in their room, filled with artifacts and books she could swear had never been opened before. With complete focus, she did
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"Sir, you have a visitor." Thane's jaw tightened in anger, both from the interruption and the defiant way Lena held his gaze. If he was being honest, her aura felt bold-too bold and a bit intimidating, and he didn't like it. Still, Lena's arms remained folded across her chest, not in defiance but to hide the fact that her body was slightly trembling. Deep down, she was terrified, and she had no idea what she was doing, but she refused to show it."Get out!" Thane barked at the intruder, turning to the door and making a shiver run down Lena's spine. 'Oh, now you're fucked!' Lena's thoughts hissed as the footsteps of the intruder faded down the hall.When it was just them once more, Thane turned his gaze back to her. The intensity of his gaze made her feel so small. "Who do you think you are, Lena?" He asked, his eyes burning with something she could no longer decipher. She didn't reply, as she pressed her lips together, forcing herself to maintain a mask of indifference."Answer me
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"I see you're rebelling against your boss," Adrian said, his voice tinged with mockery as he leaned casually against a garden bench, where Lena had suggested they stayed and talked. He had a sly smirk on his lips and his sharp eyes raked over Lena, who still caught his interest even in her plain maid's uniform."I'd suggest you mock me quickly, and be on your way," Lena replied curtly, her earlier smile now replaced by a hardened expression. "I promise you, this is not worth your time.""But it is worth defying your boss's orders?" Adrian teased, his eyes keenly studying her.Lena raised her chin to meet his gaze, trying to gauge his intentions, but she could only read the familiar smirk he usually wore.A chill breeze swept through the garden, sending shivers down her spine, ruffling Adrian's golden hair, which she used to run her hands through when he'd fallen asleep while they watched a movie. 'Stop it,' she scolded herself as goosebumps traced their way to her brain. She turned
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Lena's eyes fluttered open slowly, but they felt so heavy that she shut them again and let out a gentle moan just as a sharp, throbbing pain shot through her head. "Shit," she swore, tilting her head to the side, hoping to ease the pain. 'What happened?' She thought, trying to remember how she had ended up feeling so weak. She lifted her arms to rub her temples, but they wouldn't move. "What?" she whispered, alarm rising as she tried again to pull her arms up, but they wouldn't budge. Panic crept into her voice as she struggled. "What is this?" Turning her head to the side, she noticed that her surroundings were covered in darkness. Blinking rapidly, she strained her eyes to make sense of the environment, but the shadows remained the same. 'Am I in a trance?' she wondered, her breath picking up pace as she tried to swing her legs-only to discover they wouldn't move too and all she felt was pain. Then the realization hit her. She'd been bound! Hands and legs spread apart. Her me
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The sound of Tessa's heels echoed through the room as she and Thane walked down the grand staircase; their arms linked.She'd had the entire staff assemble beneath the stairs and form a pathway which led to the door. Earlier, Lena had heard her whisper to Thane that she wanted to practice walking down the aisle.The staff had their eyes on their feet as the couple passed by, and Lena just had to be on the side where Thane walked. He passed by her and the scent of his cologne sent shivers down her aching spine, making her legs tremble."Shit." Thane swore and abruptly paused in his tracks as they reached the door."What is it?" Tessa asked, startled, and a bit annoyed at his interruption.Thane rolled up his sleeve a little and stared at his wrist. "I forgot my watch. You know I never go out without it." He replied and detangled his arm from Tessa's. "I'll go get it, quickly." He said and turned around, but Tessa held him back."We're going to be late for the dress fitting, Thane!" Tes
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"So you let her lie in your bed just to ease your conscience?" Dante's voice echoed through the large, spacious, but well- equipped gym as he moved a barbell with his foot.Thane wheeled over to the area Dante had cleared for him. And with effort accompanied by a groan, he stood up. "Fuck." He muttered and stumbled back a bit. Dante instinctively stepped forward, but Thane waved him off.Slowly, he walked over to the workout bench and slowly lowered himself on it, trying his best not to put too much pressure on his back."I feel like a fucking vegetable." He said, steadying himself on the bench and yanking off his upper clothes so he was shirtless."You okay?" Dante asked, watching Thane closely. A bead of sweat rolled down the side of his face and soaked his black tank top, indicating he was previously working out."Hand me the dumbbell." Thane ordered, ignoring Dante's little attempt to be caring. Dante passed it over with ease, but as Thane took it, a strained grunt escaped his lip
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The silence between both men was thick with curiosity, malice and resentment, as they busied themselves with their thoughts in Thane's yard.Adrian, standing, gripped a glass of wine in his hands as his eyes shifted from left to right, scanning the area for nothing in particular, lost in his head.Thane on the other hand sat in his wheelchair thinking of how wonderful it'll feel having a mini him running around in a tiny suit and tie ready to learn all what he was going to teach him.'It might not be that bad after all. All you need to do is literally get off your ass and take charge of that little girl who's going to be your wife.'"What's your plan, Thane?" Adrian suddenly broke the silence, his voice calm, but there was a clear edge to his tone.Thane didn't respond immediately, as if searching for the right words to say, but deep down, he could feel Adrian's tension.Only a fool would not see that Adrian still wanted Lena, and Thane was planning to make it hard for him-or kill him
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With the corner of her eye, Lena stole glances at Thane as he typed away on the screen in front of him, while she laid the duvet smoothly over his bed.Apparently, she still did chores around his room, only that there were now extra jobs, and she did them all while wearing fancy outfits Cecil had gotten her. "What is that?" Thane suddenly said, jolting Lena out of her thoughts as she turned to him. "What?" She asked quietly, standing straight with her hands clasped in front of her.Thane just raised an eyebrow at her and pointed to his other ear, which was out of her view, indicating he was on a call. "Oh." she mumbled before letting her eyes search the large, sparkling room for something else she could do."Did you find them?" Thane's voice came again. "Good, now put them on the next flight to Canada." He said and paused again. "His wife, a good job, and the kids, good schools, understood?" It's been days since the entire drama about her pregnancy, but all Thane had made her feel
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"Why do we have to go to your cousin's house?" Mira groaned for like the hundredth time that morning, holding a scowl on her pretty face.Adrian ignored her, pretending to be very focused on massaging her leg that rested on his lap, as the car cruised smoothly along the highway.He really didn't want to answer her questions as they always went through this argument circle over and over each time he brought up Thane.But he was patient. After all, she was pregnant.Mira, annoyed by his silence, frowned when she got no reply from him. Suddenly, she leaned forward and nudged him on his shoulder. "Answer me!" She demanded, her voice raising slightly.Finally, Adrian turned to her, a look of partial exhaustion written all over his face. "He just got out of the hospital, Mira. It's only human to go see him." He explained softly before returning to massaging her leg."Besides, you didn't let me spend some time with him the last time we went visiting."Mira's frown morphed into a mixture of d
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The drive back to the house seemed longer than when they'd come, but that wasn't what bothered Lena as the woman's voice from child protection rang in her ears."What do you mean?" Cecil had asked with a deep frown."It says he died twenty-two hours after he was brought in because of the way he was born, and some other complications." Lena felt a sharp pain in her chest, like a physical blow, and she almost physically felt blood shoot up to her throat.'It's not possible!' her mind screamed as she unconsciously stumbled backwards, her knees almost giving out."Please, check again." Lena said, trying to get a grip on herself and convincing herself that the lady had gone mad. "It can't be my Aaron." The woman just stared straight into Lena's eyes and shook her head, her eyes filled with sympathy. "I'm sorry, ma'am." She said quietly."Are you sure of what you're saying?" Cecil asked, but the woman nodded, confirming what she'd just said. Lena turned away, her sight beginning to blur,
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A heavy silence filled the air as Lena stared at Cecil, searching for a reaction or any form of emotion to what she'd just confessed. But she got nothing from Cecil, whose expression remained unchanged for a few more seconds.But finally, she crossed her legs, a small frown forming on her brows. "What do you mean?" she asked calmly.Lena bit her lips and looked away, silently begging the tears pooling beneath her eyes not to fall.This was the first time she was speaking about it and she never thought the memory would hurt this much.She tugged carelessly at her fingers, searching for the words to begin and surprisingly, Cecil was patient enough, giving her enough time she needed."The day I found out I was pregnant was the day Adrian was supposed to go to jail." She began, her voice trembling as she remembered the pleading look on Adrian's face when the police stormed into their house. "I'd just gotten back from the hospital and the test results were in my hands." She continued shak
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As soon as Lena stepped into the room, the door clicked shut behind her. She stood a few feet away from Thane, staring at her feet while nervously tugging at her fingers. "Yoqu wanted to see me?" she asked softly, her voice barely audible.Thane turned his wheelchair to face her fully. His dark eyes scanned her features, as if trying to find the tiniest quality that could make him believe she was worth keeping around-worth marrying.But he got nothing.She was still that unsure, clumsy, little girl who'd once thought she could defy him and get away with it.'I'll never let you go,' his mind hissed.Thane's eyes dropped from her head to her stomach. It was still quite flat, but the harder he looked, the more he saw a little bulge begin to form.'My child is in there?' he thought, but soon enough, Lena shifted on one foot and he realized he was keeping two people standing. "Have a seat." He finally said.Lena hesitated and raised her head slowly to be sure he was talking to her. She th
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"You're what?!" Alex yelled in horror, but Lena didn't try to shut her up this time as she silently prayed Alex would yell loud enough so the child would just disappear, maybe. "Tell me you're joking, Lena." She said, sitting beside Lena on the bed. Lena just hugged her knees and buried her head between her legs. "I wish." She mumbled, accompanied by a faint moan. "I don't want to keep it." Concern flashed across Alex's face, and she placed a hand on her shoulder. "Hey don't talk like that, alright? Besides, his mom already accepted it." "His mom wants it, but he doesn't, Alex. He hates me!" She wailed. Alex patted her head gently. "Hey, we don't know that," she said, but it only made Lena raise her head and glare at her. "Really? Have you seen the way he treats me?" 'How would she know? You refused to tell her that her boss has a BDSM chamber in this house.' Lena groaned and buried her head back between her legs. "I should have gotten rid of it the moment I noticed."
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Lena's heart skipped a beat, and a sharp pain shot through her stomach as if the fear she felt had spread.For a few seconds, silence filled the room, and a dampness hung in the air as Lena and Dr. Hailey stared at Cecil, whose sharp eyes were fixed on Lena.'Now, you're really in trouble''She's going to have your head!''How long has she been there?' Lena's head was a mess as every word she thought to say was caught in her throat. "G-good day, ma'am."Dr. Hailey greeted with an uneasy grin on her face.Cecil stepped into the room, her expression unreadable. She wasn't smiling. "Is that true?" She asked again, her voice calm but demanding.Lena's legs felt like they were about the give out and she gripped the bed for some kind of comfort. "I-is what true?" She asked, her lips quivering. Cecil folded her arms with her red painted lips twisted in a suspicious line. "What you said about your child. Is Thane actually the father?" 'Is Thane the father?' The question rang in her head so
