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Chapter 22: I Will Find You
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A Ruthless Bargain. Chapter 24: He came
Amelia.Two weeks. Two weeks of laying in bed and doing nothing but eating and sleeping.Lucien wouldn't let me do anything not even lifting my fingers. But today, he left for work.Glad to say I had fully recovered honestly but my mind wouldn't stop replaying the scenes.The night I got kidnapped.* I recalled telling Esther I wanted to go for a walk because my mind was a fog from everything. I had found a folder containing every single information about me and meeting Stephanie at home.I needed to breathe.Initially, I had planned to walk around the estate. Not anywhere far, just close enough to walk back home but I had not even taken ten complete steps when I heard the loud screeching of a tyre come to a halt behind me and before I could turn around and register what the fuck was going on, a hand so big covered my face.My mind was blank at first, until I felt the strong smell of chloroform deep into my lungs and slowly taking over my vision. Before I completely passed out, I fel
A Ruthless Bargain. Chapter 23: Found Her
Lucien.The night stretched on longer than it should. A part of me wanted to breakdown seeing her like this but the other part stayed strong. For her. She slept so beautifully. Her lashes fluttering with every sound, the rhythmic heaving of her chest. She was asleep but I could not bring myself to close my eyes.She looked so pale, so hurt.I drew my stool closer to the hospital bed she lay on, the sound screeching in the quiet night. The doctor had said to use a warm towel on her bruises so she would not feel sore when she was up.And so I did just that. I placed the towel into the bowl of hot water that was provided and squeezed it dry before lifting the dress she wore. The one the hospital provided.I gulped when I saw her skin once again. The way she was manhandled until she had no voice to cry for help again. Purple bruises graced her thighs, long nails trailing and leaving scars that would take a long time to fade. I took my time, cleaning every wound quietly while she flin
A Ruthless Bargain. Chapter 22: I Will Find You
Lucien.She was missing. Amelia.I felt my whole world stop. I had been home for two hours now and she hadn't returned. Earlier, I didn't panic. Maybe she would be at the bookstore or needed more time to herself but the more the clock ticked, the more my anxiety rose.''Esther,'' I hollered and she appeared before me seconds later.''Where is the Madam?'' Her eyes were glued to the floor and her shoulders shook violently with fear. ''She...she,''''Speak.'' I ordered.''She left a few hours ago, she said she needed a walk.'' Her voice cracked with every word.I clenched and unclenched my teeth, ''For how long?'' I asked. ''How long has she left the house?'''''About five hours.'' Esther responded, her eyes pinned to the floor.Five hours?''Five fucking hours Esther, for a walk?'' I tried so hard to keep my voice steady. ''And when did you plan on telling me?''''When she doesn't return the whole night?''Silence. The entire mansion could hear my voice and no one dared to make a soun
A Ruthless Bargain. Chapter 21: The File.
Amelia.The moment Stephanie walked into the office, I vanished. The scene she had found us in wasn't the comfortable type and knowing Stephanie, she would never let this slide.I busied myself with arranging Lucien's office and returning every file he had overlooked back to their main office. The last one left was to be returned to Dominic's office.So he worked here too.I used the direction on the iPad to locate his office. Down the left hallway, last office at the end. I walked briskly to the office, following the directions until someone called out to me.''Amelia.''I had never heard that voice before. I turned my head slowly to find a lady standing behind me, a smile plastered on her face. A genuine one.''Uhh...May I help you?'' I asked, confused.She shook her head in the negative, ''I'm just impressed.''I turned to find if someone else was beside me, ''By me?'' I pointed to myself.''Let's take a walk.'' She gestured the way forward and I followed.''You know,'' she started
A Ruthless Bargain. Chapter 20: “Before”
Iris. "Mother," I whined when she did not look at me. She was busy putting the last little flowers on the big cake she baked that morning. It looked so pretty. I wanted to poke it with my finger, but Mother said I had to wait until Brother made a wish. "What is it, my child?" She smiled and bent until our faces were almost the same height. She slipped a sweet into my palm.I unwrapped it quickly. "How old will Brother be today?" I asked before popping it into my mouth. "And when are they coming home?" Her eyes crinkled when she smiled. "Your big brother will be nine today." Nine sounded very old. "And they'll be home soon."I clapped happily before running back to the sitting room where my favorite cartoon was playing. Mother hummed while decorating the house. Colorful balloons floated everywhere, ribbons hung from the walls, and the whole house smelled like cake and flowers. Then... Ding dong. "Daddy!" I ran as fast as my tiny legs could carry me. Father laughed the mome
A Ruthless Bargain. Chapter 19: Still
Amelia. I stirred in bed and it felt so nice. I wrapped myself more, enjoying the cold feel of the sheets over my body and the soft mattress I was laying on. I was dreaming. One that had me smiling so much. I didn't feel like waking up. I tossed and turned but immediately regretted my choice. The sun almost blinded my eyes. I shut my eyes tighter, turning to the other side before fluttering them open slowly. Home. I was home. I stretched my feet, my body not wanting to get out the sheets. Wait. Home. How did I get home? I sat up abruptly, trying to recall but my memories were a fog. I remembered the office, Lucien, the phone, someone carrying me... Wait a minute. The office? My eyes darted up the wall clock immediately. Fifteen minutes past ten. ''Holy fuck.'' I screamed, scrambling out of bed. It was my second day of work and I hadn't resumed. Shower. I needed to shower. The dress I had on wasn't the one I put on yesterday. I was dresses in a silk night dr
A Ruthless Bargain. Chapter Ten.
Amelia.I tried to gasp for air seeing my Auntie's body slumped to the floor completely.Yes she had abused me again, slapped me and called me all sorts of names but I had never seen Lucien behave like this. I knew he was dangerous, given the fact he accepted me in exchange for a debt but having bl
A Ruthless Bargain. Chapter Three: The Contract.
Lucien. I was in the middle of a phone call when she walked in. I did not look up and that was intentional. I wanted to know the type of person she was. Some would fidget, some would clear their throats, some would keep switching from one foot to another, their eyes darting around, searching. T
A Ruthless Bargain. Chapter Two: Sold.
Amelia. The bookstore always smelled like old papers and something close to peace, or rather freedom. It was the one place that felt like mine even though it was not. The store was someone else's, the books, the shelves and the paycheck at the end of the week was barely enough to call my own.
A Ruthless Bargain. Chapter One: The Bargain
Lucien. ''Hand me the gun,'' I commanded, my voice wrapped with steel and impatience. Dominic, my right hand man who stood beside me, pressed the cold metal into my palms without a word. I, Lucien Alexander Cross, was never one known to forgive
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