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Chapter 26: Trapped
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A Ruthless Bargain. Chapter 26: Trapped
Amelia.The more I made my way deeper into another part of the house, the more those messages screamed in my head.It said RUN!But here I was doing the complete opposite. With every silent step I took, I would gaze around, hoping no one would see me. The hallway didn't seem to end, the more I walked, the more darker this place felt.I looked behind me for a split second. This didn't feel like home, it felt like walking a narrow path. Alone. Like an empty alley.Then, I heard a sound. The creaking of a door.I could feel my feet turn cold on the bare floor, my pulse ticking erratically. My heart hammered so hard I could hear it in my ears. It felt as though someone was walking behind me, following me.I scrambled into my pockets, searching for my phone. I let out a deep exhale when my hands clutched it and in one swift moment, I put the torchlight on.''Who are you?'' I yelled faintly, my voice shaking.But there was no one. Something kept pulling me deeper, deeper inside the place.
A Ruthless Bargain. Chapter 25
Amelia. And now, all I could think of was the debt. I had not repaid a penny out of it and I had spent two months in this mansion. I had little time left. To make it worse, I was not working. Eighty million dollars and I was here rotting in bed. A soft knock on the door made me swivel my head in the direction and after a few seconds the door was pushed open. Esther walked in, holding a tray of what looked like food. I could see the smoke oozing from it and a smile graced my lips. I was really hungry. ''How are you feeling today Madam?'' Esther asked in the most friendlist tone ever, a warm smile gracing her lips. I felt the sting of tears threathening to blur my vision. I was not used to this, not from Mateo or his wife but Iris alone. And now, I was being treated like I mattered. I could only nod in response to her question while she placed the food on a small table before me. This was the first time we were alone since the incident that night. Lucien would not leave my side
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 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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