Chapter 23_ Attacked

LEILA

At 11:55 p.m, I stood near the window of my hotel room, staring at the view outside. The resort was a huge and beautiful place. From what I heard earlier, it was owned by Dominick Castillo and I knew that there's more than this which he had. I stared at the surroundings. The area was supposed to be dark at night but then, it was as bright as day time because of the arrangements done on it. The decorations were luxurious, one would wish to spend their holidays here. It was a dream come true for me to be in a place like this unless it's for other reasons which isn't to seduce old men and steal their money.

I slowly made my way away from the window after staring for too long. I didn't realize that it was a few minutes to midnight. I wanted to leave the room and get fresh air out there but my room was heavily guarded by Dominick's men. It was cruel that I had to live such a life. A life of restrictions which made me contemplate if I'll ever be free?

I wanted to return to my bed a