All Chapters of Blood Ties and Broken Vows: Chapter 21 - Chapter 28

Ava had regained consciousness. She sat on the bed, knees folded. She wrapped her arms around them and stared blankly into nothingness. The pain med administered to her eased her of the pain, or perhaps it made it bearable to sit. The memories of the events at the hood party were still fresh in her mind. She feared it would be in her memory forever but she wasn't ready to let it go. She hadn't and will never forget what they did to her. Even if the world doesn't have any justice left, she would get one herself. No matter what it takes. This suffer that they made her go through, they shall suffer it thrice. She blinked back the tears brimming in her eyes and swallowed a lump that her throat hurt. “ I will never forget,” She muttered under her shaky breath and she quickly wiped the tears off her face when a knock came from the door. She parted her lips to speak but no words came out. The person ushered themselves in by themselves and Ava saw Melanie walk in, holding a tray with

" Where did you find her, Lorenzo?" A short man with dirty blonde hair asked one of his men as they stared at the young woman on the floor of their ship. " I found her in the bush, close to the duck during one of my morning walks," Lorenzo answered. It was common knowledge that Lorenzo loved going on early morning walks. He would walk for hours and return to the dock before they sailed away. Since the death of his wife and son, he'd been taking morning walks as a form of therapy, and earlier today, he found a woman unconscious. He discovered she wasn't dead and couldn't leave her behind so he took her with him to show his boss. Perhaps, they could get some money through her or have a good time with her. There are barely any women on board so most of the time, they go months without the touch of a woman. Some of them have even resulted in fucking themselves to satisfy their urge. " The dock is secluded. What could a young woman like her be doing out here all alone?" Lorenzo asked,

The boss returned to his seat and sat down but she noticed something, his gaze had changed. He no longer has that look. That scared look he had on a minute ago made her wonder what they discussed. What did they talk about? “ Jacob Steele is your master?” He asked her and she didn't miss the anger mixed with hatred in his voice. She slowly tightened her embrace around her knees, as if shielding herself and her fears from him. Hesitating, she answered with all courage. “ Jacob Steele is my master,” she answered and suddenly felt stupid and angry at herself. Did she realize what she just said? She just insisted Jacob is still her master. Damn it. Stupid girl! She quickly added, “ I mean nothing to him. I am worthless to him. He doesn't care about me and won't come for me. He threw me out himself. He left me to die. I didn't escape,” Although there were truths in her words, she still hoped they would buy her little lie and let her go. The boss seemed to be weighing he

She held his gaze, her eyes holding his golden ones which turned dark and gold alternatively. At that moment, she wanted to melt into his arms and…She doesn't know. She just wanted to hug him. Adam said he would come for her but she'd said no but here he is, proving her wrong.He tilted her chin up with his middle finger and examined her face, taking in every detail of it.She stared at him, letting him do whatever he wanted with her. If he wants to stare, let him stare. There was no escaping from him again.She stared deeply into his eyes. They draw her towards them, wanting to drawn her. Her heart pounded slowly in her chest. How on earth did she miss all the perfect details of his face? She cannot believe this man right here was once a slave. She tried to read his eyes and as usual, she knew she would fail. Jacob conceals his emotions perfectly. There was nothing to read.“ Cute,” he mumbled and let go of her chin.Why isn't he angry at her? Why did he say that she was cute when h