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She tried to move back but he held her closer.

"I can be a very angry person and you wouldn't like what next would come your way."

"I hate you!" She said through gritted teeth but he laughed and stood up from the bed.

"You should get used to that feeling cause you will hate me more during the six months of your stay here. You are stuck with me Retta and no one would save you." He laughed and walked away, going to the closet.

Loretta finally released the breath she held in for so long. She thought she was going to burst open with him so close to her. She did hate him so much.

He is dangerous and she needed to get away from him.

She leaned back and pulled the duvet over her body, leaving her with a thin light blue pale long shirt, which barely covered her thigh.

She cared less as she climbed down the bed and tiptoed to the door. Probably she might find a way out and away from the crazy man. 

He was still in the closet and she had just a little time to get out of his room and find something or an escape route immediately.

If she hadn't been able to escape at that time, she would be able to escape later. She opened the door, making no noise, and went out, shutting it back as gently as she could.

There were no guards around which aided her plan to be quiet without gaining any attention. She went on, moving so gently like a snail moving across a smooth surface, leaving no sound except a wet trail behind. In her case, she left nothing at all.

The house was big and from the looks of it, she knew she would get lost if she wasn't careful. She was standing by the stair rail, looking down at the large living room. There were so many doors below that she couldn't tell which was the exit or which would lead to a different room.

She kept looking around, taking note of each door to aid her escape when she was ready. It wouldn't be easy escaping that moment especially when the devil was in his room and would be out at any minute.

She got so lost trying to figure out the escape route, not taking notice of the man standing behind her with his eyes not leaving her body.

She sighed tiredly, not finding out which door was the right way, and clicked her tongue.

"This house is so big and it would make this hard for me." She muttered under her breath and took her lower lips in between her teeth.

"Even though you find a way to escape, you wouldn't be able to leave this place." 

Loretta jumped and faced back, coming face to face with the man who had become her nightmare in daylight.

"I wasn't..... I was just..." She shuttered and pursed her lips, not knowing what to say.

"You shouldn't try to escape Loretta. I wouldn't mind passing a bullet through your skull and throwing you out to the garbage while you rot. No one has ever escaped alive, be warned." He warned causing her to swallow hard. 

He meant every word he said and that only made her frightened. But then, she was ready to break that record. She was going to escape no matter what and leave town with her father.

He said he would wait for her and she would go to meet him when the time came. She only had two weeks to find a way and that she would do.

"I apologize for leaving but I promise, I wasn't going to escape. I just wanted to see where I was and I must say, you do have a taste in designing." She was suddenly speaking boldly to him with a small smile plastered on her face.

Fabian couldn't believe the quick change. First, he was a scared young lady who was intimidated by him, and then, she suddenly became bold and complimented his house. She was definitely up to something.

He stared at her for a while before he covered up the space between them and wrapped his fingers around her chin, forcing her face up to look at him.

"Whatever is going on in that mind of yours sweetie, don't try to do it. You will never succeed." 

Beads of sweat broke out on her forehead even though the house was air-conditioned. Her heart was beating so fast, threatening to burst out of her chest and her hands were shaking but she held herself, not showing the fear that she was being engulfed into him.

To get out of the house, first thing first, she has to get close to the boss and make him feel that she finally accepts him.

That way, he wouldn't suspect she has a plan of escape going on and her leaving, would come as a surprise. If she keeps being hard and stubborn, he will surely make her guarded at all times and that would give her a hard time escaping.

Step number one: Get closer to the boss and gain his trust.

"Boss, you called for me." A woman said behind them, forcing Fabian to let go of Loretta.

"My pet here would need some training. You know what to do, so do your best. I want her to be perfect for me." He instructed.

Loretta tightened her fist, not taking her gaze away from him. What was she? A puppy? Does he treat women like they are domestic animals?

He is surely evil!

He walked away, leaving her with the older woman who was in her early thirties.

She tsked and shook her head, "It's such a pity. You just subscribed to a long time in hell hotel."

"I only have six months here," Loretta answered boldly to which the woman laughed.

"Six months? No one leaves this house unless their lifeless body."

Loretta's eyes popped open and her heart threatened to fall out of its place, "What do you mean?" 

"You will find out very soon." She moved closer and whispered into Loretta's ear, "Stay away from FABIAN ANTONIO." 

"How can I leave this place? Please help me."

The older lady ignored Loretta and grabbed her wrist. "Come with me!" She ordered and dragged her with her until they were out of the mansion.