Raya’s POV
A yacht! I was going to stay on board a yacht tonight. I couldn’t believe it. Mr. Barlow was really trying to make each and every moment special for me. Today was as good as any day could be. He made me feel like the happiest girl in the world when he had taken me to the carnival. Tasting new dishes while walking along the carnival, adventure rides and the beautiful sunset was just the cherry on top. Barring the bitter experience at the lingerie store, today was just perfect. I bet even Mr. Barlow was feeling very happy. He was smiling ear to ear today and there was no place I ever wanted to be but in his arms. I was ready to spend my whole life with him. Just when I thought the day couldn’t get any better he had brought me here on his beast of a bike. I was out of words. I stood there with my mouth and eyes wide open.
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Raya’s POV I felt the sun rays hitting my face and I just wanted to bury my face in the pillows and go back to sleep. I was having a beautiful dream of making love to Mr. Barlow after the beautiful dinner we had on the yacht. I opened my eyes with a start as soon as my thoughts went back to our dinner and our unfinished conversation. I noticed that I was wearing the same dress as yesterday but my shoes had been removed. I could not see Mr. Barlow beside me on the bed. Where was he? There were so many things I wanted to talk to him about and so many things I wanted to ask him. I walked out of the room without bothering to put on my heels. One of the crew members approaches me “Good morning ma’am. What can I get for you?” &n
Raya's POV Dylan held me by my elbow and dragged me inside the house so hard that I stumbled and fell bruising my knees. What was wrong with Dylan? Why was he being so rude to me? I was aware that he didn’t share the bond between a father and a daughter but he had never been abusive towards me or physically hurt me this way before. “Dylan, please you are hurting me” I sobbed. “Get to your room and stay there. I want you to freshen up and look like a million bucks. Understood?” he barked ordered ignoring my pleas. “No. I have to get back to the port. Mr. Thomas would be waiting for me there. He won’t know where I am” I said standing up and dusting my clothes. “You are not going anywhere, sweetheart. Dylan is not letting his golden goose getaway. You are going to stay here and lay golden eggs for him whenever there is a need” Michael sniggered and Dylan joined in as if they were sharing some private joke that I was not privy to.
Raya’s POV Mr. Rossi shuts the door behind him and I hear the door click from outside. Dylan must have locked it again. I am frozen to the bed with fear. I can’t believe I am stuck in this nightmare. I feel like I am going to puke. I want to scratch my whole body and scream as loudly as I can to get out of this nightmare. I just can’t imagine anyone else touching my body except Mr. Barlow. How selfish was Dylan to be selling me off to a man like Mr. Rossi? Even though I didn’t agree to be sold off last time I somehow conceded in the end because it was that or my family would be homeless. Now I was wondering if that was even worth it, Did I break my vow for these people? For Dylan? Where was my mom who had played the victim and got me to agree to sell my virginity? I didn’t see her or Gary anywhere. Was she aware that her husband was selling off her daughter to be a prostitut
Raya’s POV He sits on the edge of the bed and I move further up towards the wall and fold my knees and put my hands around my knees hiding my body with my legs. He runs his hand on my bare back and brings them close to my butt. I can see a huge bulge in his shorts. “Oh Raya, why did you have to kick me? why couldn’t you be a good girl? Now I have to punish you for misbehaving. Come closer and sit on my lap” he points to his lap and gestures that I should sit on it. I shake my head and continue to hold my legs tighter against my chest. I hold his hand that is trying to feel my body and try to push it away from me but his grip is strong and he doesn’t let go. He snakes his hand around my waist
Maxwell’s POV I hated leaving her without even saying goodbye. But when Xander Benson calls I have to put everything on hold and attend to him. Plus she is out cold. Did I open my mouth too early about who I was? Did I scare her away for good? The tension was too much to take. Benson was back from the honeymoon and wanted to have brunch with his close ones so that his new wife too gets to know everyone better. I wanted to take my dear Raya with me to the brunch too but she was still sleeping and looked like she needed the rest. I tried waking her up but she was too groggy and kept muttering in her sleep. She was running a fever too. There was no way she was going to be fit to travel in a helicopter now and get ready for Brunch in time. We were to meet for lunch in Paris. I signed why couldn’t Xander wait until he was back here in New York to have brunch where all of us were.
Maxwell Barlow's POV I drop Dylan’s collar and rush inside the house. I can hear Raya scream again and I am sure that someone is hurting her and I focus on the door from where her sound is emanating. I try to open the door and it is easy as the door is locked from outside. I unlatch the door and barge inside to notice that Raya is sitting on the floor naked and there are two welts on her back. An old man who is wearing only his underwear is standing in front of her and holding a belt in his hand. Raya turns to look at me when the door opens and as soon as she sees me she breaks down and runs towards me. I take her in my arms and hug her tightly while whispering in her ears. “I am sorry baby, I am so sorry” I try to calm her down between her sobs.  
Raya’s POV I am curled up in Max’s lap and I am so glad that he listened to me and agreed to let that man go. I know what Rossi did was heinous and I hated him for it. But I would hate myself more if I acted like an animal and punished him in a barbaric way for it. There is law and order in place for a reason and I did not agree with Max taking it upon himself to punish Rossi for what he did. He is used to being a mafia and does not believe in law and order but I just could not do it. I don’t know if he sensed it but somehow he had a change of heart and agreed to it and I was so grateful that he did. Would my life ever be the same again? I knew that I could never go back home. I didn’t have a home no
Raya’s POV Maxwell has gone crazy, like completely crazy. He wants us to get married tomorrow. He has barely known me for three days and is swearing that he cannot live without me. Well, I did swear too that I would not be able to live without him but getting married sounds crazy. He is like an excited puppy and from the time I agreed to his proposal he is thinking about nothing but our marriage. After carrying me inside and making love to me. He slept like a baby. I felt comforted too being by his side and sleeping next to him. He was my safe haven, his arms felt like my home. At breakfast today morning he started telling me his plans of how we had a lot of things to do and so little time. Literally, we have just one day as his plan was to get married tomorrow.