Chapter 4

The veil fell from Dave's hand when he saw Reed's face.

"W.. who are you?" He asked in shock as he moved back a bit.

Reed bit the bottom of her lips nervously. She raised her head to look at Dave, and he looked like he'd just seen a ghost, or rather, he'd just seen the most ugliest looking person ever.

"I asked you a question, who are you?" He barked, causing Reed to let out a fearful yelp.

"Where is Lita? Why are you here instead of her?"

"I... I'm her elder sister." Reed stuttered.

"What?" Dave said in shock.

Reed wasn't surprised that he didn't know her, after all, her parents never allowed her to meet him whenever he comes by.

They believe if he sees her, it'll bring them bad luck, so whenever Dave comes to see Lita, Reed was asked to stay in her room and not come out.

"S s sister?"

"Lita has no sister, who the fuck are you?"

"I told you, I'm her elder sister, Reed Defiant."

"This is crazy, I can't believe this."

"Where's Lita? Why are you here instead of her?" Dave asked once more.

Reed was busy contemplating on what she should do. She didn't know if she should tell him the truth or not.

"Speak up!" Dave barked.

"L... Lita isn't here." She stuttered.

"And what do you mean by that?"

"She eloped."

"What?"

Reed sighed, then she explained everything to Dave.

"You're lying, I won't believe this, this is impossible. Your family wouldn't dare to cheat me. They know too well who I am and what I'm capable of doing. They wouldn't dare to pull a dirty stunt like this. How dare you tell me that Lita eloped with her so called boyfriend and you were forced to take her place? Do I look like a joke to you?" Dave barked.

"Believe me, I'm telling you the truth, please believe me." Reed pleaded, her voice quivering with unshed tears.

"Look here, I have nothing to say to you right now. I'll go to your home and find out what the hell is going on myself, and your parents had better be ready to bring Lita to me, otherwise I'll make you and their lives a living hell, I'll ruin all of you."

"You guys have messed with the wrong person, you should have known better than to dare to cheat me." Dave said in a dark menacing voice which sent cold shivers down Reed's spine.

"I am Dave Mitaka, you shouldn't have messed with me." Dave said, then he left, slamming the door behind him.

Reed rushed to the door in tears, she tried opening the door, but it was locked.

"Please, open the door." She cried, banging the door with her fists.

"Let me out of here." She screamed.

.....................

Dave's car pulled up in front of Reed's home, he had come alone.

He got down from his car, slammed the door behind him and rushed to their doorstep.

He banged his fists on the door, but no one answer. He tried turning the door knob and he noticed it was unlocked.

He pushed open the door and went in.

His eyes scanned the room but everywhere was so dark and quiet, it didn't seem to him like anybody was there.

"Helen, Thomas." He yelled and instead of being attended to, he was welcomed with the echoes of his own voice.

"Lita." He yelled, but still, he got no reply. He didn't want to believe that they'd all disappeared.

He ran upstairs to check the whole rooms, and when he came back downstairs, his face was red with anger, his fists balled in rage.

This only means one thing, Reed was telling the truth. They've all disappeared.

Lita has eloped with another man, and her parents must have left the city already.

.........................

Reed sat on the bed, crying her eyes out when the door suddenly opened and Dave walked in.

Reed hurriedly stood up, and she swallowed nothing when she saw the angry look on his face.

He looked so pissed that he could literally kill someone, and maybe he was going to kill her.

Dave walked up to Reed and he grabbed her neck, slowly choking her.

Reed kept on tapping his hand, as she was struggling to breath.

"Mr.. Mi.. Mi.. Mitaka." She choked.

"You and your family deceived me, your sister eloped with another man and now your parents have fled the city." Dave growled.

The news of her parents fleeing from the city hit Reed hard, she couldn't believe her ears, she wanted to say something but Dave's grip on her neck was too strong.

She slowly felt her life leaving her.

Dave tightened his grip even more, he felt like killing her right there and right now, but he managed to stop himself at the last moment. •

"Urggg." He screamed as he pushed Reed onto the bed with a great force.

Reed fell to the bed, coughing loudly, tears streaming down her cheeks.

She used her right palm to massage her neck which was already red.

"You'll pay for this Reed, mark my words. You got married to me through deception? You'll suffer the consequences for you and your entire family's mistake." Dave said.

Reed managed to catch her breath, then she stood up to face him. "D.. Dave." She called, but she was rewarded with a slap on her cheek.

The force he had used to slap her gave her a cut on her lip, blood oozed out from the cut.

"Don't you dare say my name. You have no right to call me by my name you bitch."

"I wanted to get married to your sister, not you." He barked.

Reed bowed her head, then she wept silently.

Dave raised her chin up with his fingers, making sure her eyes met his.

Reed shuddered at the hatred his eyes held for her.

His eyes were cold and emotionless, they held nothing but hate for her.

"If you think I'll ever accept you as my wife then you must be sick in the head."

Reed wasn't the least surprised to hear this, she wasn't expecting him to accept her, after all, all her life, no one has ever accepted her.

"I'll never accept you as my wife and I'll never love you." He said, his words cut deep into her heart.

Dave let go of her chin. "I should divorce you and send you away right this instant, but no, I can't do that, not when I haven't made you suffer. You'll pay the price!" He said with an evil smirk on his face.

"And now, you'll face your first punishment."

"You want to be my wife huh, you'll face what happens to them on their wedding night." He chuckled, but it was one filled with bitterness.