Kiara's POV
I was ready just in time for the meeting with Tom. I was under a lot of pressure. I didn't have any idea what was he going to tell me. I just knew it was not going to go well because we both have different opinions on everything.I stood up from my bed and walked out of my bedroom. I began walking through this endlessly long hallway. And here it is - his office. I knocked on one and waited. Nothing. I knocked again. Nothing. I opened the door with pressure and almost fell. I got myself together and straightened my back. The office was huge. It was dark - like Tom, no wonder. It was made mostly out of wood and there was a big desk in black. In front of it, there were two black chairs and a small table between them. Behind the desk was a large wooden bookshelf. Lastly, there was a small, black couch with little decorative, white pillows in the middle."I'm sorry. I tried to knock, but I didn't hear anything, so I decided to just come in." I said."It's soundproof. Don't worry.""Oh!" I exclaimed. "I didn't know that. But I am in a stranger's house, so.." I looked around.Tom rolled his eyes. "Would you close the door, first? I turned around and did what he said. "Thank you. Take a seat." He pointed at the right chair in front of the desk. "I wanted you to come here and tell you that we are getting married."My jaw dropped. "We are what?""You heard me very well, Ms. Davis." He leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms in front of his chest."No! No! You can't! You can not make me marry you! I am not a toy, you can play with it whenever and however you want to!" I yelled."The thing is" he made a small pause. "You don't have a choice." Tears welled in my eyes while listening to him."Fuck you, then!"I stood up and left the room, slamming the door behind me. Tom followed me and tried to stop me, but I tried everything to escape from him."Kiara, stay!""No!" I yelled with my whole chest. "I don't know what you thought by bringing me here, but I want you to know, this isn't going to work!" I screamed and tears started running down my face."Kiara!" He grabbed my hand and punched me against the wall. "I don't want to make things hard for both of us!" Calmly explained."No, Tom! I don't want this life!" I tried to fight, but I was too weak for his big and strong hands. "There are much prettier and maybe smarter girls and you chose me?""I chose you! And I want to give you the perfect life!""But this is not the perfect life that I want, Tom! I wanna have a family. I wanna have children and be married to the person I want and I love." I said giving up on fighting. "Now, please! Just let me go to my room."He took his hands off of me and I ran back into my bed, where I cried my eyes out. I felt..alone. I had nothing here. No one I could talk to. Only me. I never imagined my life like this. I thought, I was gonna marry the love of my life and have the biggest family, with a lot of grandchildren. But now I was forced to marry the man that I hate.Days went by and I didn't even get to talk to him for once. I only saw him today at dinner. He nodded to say "hello", but I just ignored him. I could see how he was staring at me the whole time. Minutes after that he was still not moving his eyes off me.After dinner, I just went to my room, because I didn't want to talk or see anyone in this house. It was making me feel captured. I didn't have any voice in this house, my word didn't matter to anyone. I have to escape. I need to escape. And I'm gonna do it. But I needed a plan. I didn't have time.I packed what was most important in one bag, I went downstairs to the kitchen and got some food and water. I didn't know where I was going to go, but better be lost, than stay here with those people around me.I opened the front door and looked around. It was very dark outside. All I could see were Tom's people. There were bodyguards everywhere. How was I gonna go through them?I decided to go around the house and try to escape from the garden. I closed the door, as quickly as I could. I ran through the hallway and went back into the kitchen. There was a door that went to the back of the house. I went outside, but there were people too. They weren't too many so I thought I could go through them.As quietly as I could, I ran through the garden, but it was very wet from the rain earlier, so I had to be careful. I got to the fence and tried to climb it. Suddenly Valentina came out and saw me climbing."What the hell, are you doing, Ki? Have you lost your mind?" She ran to me, trying to pull me back. "If they catch you, you'll get in trouble! Get down! Now!"She pulled me down and we fell, causing the bodyguards to look at us. Soon, they were standing right in from of Valentina and me."Great! Tom is gonna come any second. Go back in, before it gets bad." She said lying under me."No! I want to go home, Val. I don't want to stay here, anymore!" I yelled while getting off of her."Ki, please! We don't have time for this right now. Just get inside!" She pushed me harder this time and we went back in the kitchen. I didn't want to fight back, because I was going to get her in trouble too.She passed me some water in a cup and I drank all of it. Both of us were in tears, me - of the fact that I was still here with Tom, her - I had no idea.We were both covered in mud, sitting on the chairs, not saying or doing anything."I know it's hard for you to stay here without knowing anyone. I was in your position too, Ki. I've been through this. You can't escape. You're stuck.""How'd you find me? How did you know what was I gonna do?""I told you, I was in your position once. I know how you feel. I had a feeling you'd do that since you haven't spoken with anyone here for days."I faced her tired gaze and just nodded. "I wanna go in my room."She nodded and followed me to my room."Are you going to sleep with me?" I asked and she smirked."Not like that, such a pervert!" I laughed."Like hell, I'm leaving you alone.""Okay, then. But we need a shower. I'm first." I ran into the bathroom and locked myself.She waited for me to get out and then she took a quick shower. After that, we got in the bed and fell asleep.Kiara's POV When I woke up Valentina was still asleep. I didn't want to wake her up, so I tried to get up as quietly as I could. I went to brush my teeth and take a shower with my hair because it was very dirty from last night.After I was ready, I went back into the room. Val was still asleep. I put some clothes on and went downstairs to pour myself some water. I got some food for Valentina and ran up the stairs back to my room. Now my new friend was awake. "Morning, Ki." She said, massaging her disheveled hair. "Good morning, Val. I got you some food, thought you would be hungry." I sat down on my bed next to her, making an upside-down smile. "Thank you for not letting me run. I'm not happy here, but it was a very stupid idea, because you were right - there is no escape from here." She shook her head. "I know. But we are getting in trouble. I mean you are."I rolled my eyes and we heard a knock on the door. Ms. Betty came in."Sorry to bother you, Ms.Davis. Tom wants you in his
Tom's POV When she left my office, I didn't want to go after her. She seemed afraid. Why did she say that? What is the reason that made her think I'll ever hit her? There was no way in the world that I'd ever hit a woman, if she doesn't give enought of a reason to do it. Vincent came into the office. "Hey, I saw Kiara, running to her room, sobbing herself. What happened?" "What? She was crying? I didn't see that. We had a little argument and that's all." I said. I didn't want to tell Vincent, yet. Not until I figured out what happened and what made her feel like I was going to do such a thing to her. "Are you sure? She was sobbing. We've seen her cry, but this time... it wasn't like the other ones." He pointed back. "I don't know, brother. I will talk to her, later. I have some work to do now." He nodded and and soon he left. I sat on my chair behind the desk and opened the folder with Kiara's data. It had her family line, phone number, email address, the place she lives, and h
Kiara's POV As soon as Tom left, I continued to eat the delicious Chicken pasta bake that Ms. Betty had prepared for me. I couldn't help but ponder over Tom's concern for me. Why did he wait for me to wake up? Even if it was for five minutes. Why was he so caring towards me? I felt grateful towards both Tom and Valentina for taking care of me, but I didn't think the doctor's visit was necessary. After all, I've had heart problems before, and fainting was not a new experience for me. Just as I was lost in my thoughts, I heard a knock on my door. "Hey, I heard you woke up.'' She sat on the bed next to me and slightly smiled. ''Do you remember what happened?'' "Upon standing up from my bed, I suddenly found myself back on it, next to Tom who was sitting and waiting." "But, how are you feeling now? I don't mean only physically, but mentally as well." "Physically fine, mentally... I'm not sure. It's on periods. Sometimes I want to cry, because of the person that I have to fall in love
Kiara's POV As soon as I opened my eyes the next morning, I felt the excitement building inside me. I got up, took a refreshing shower, and headed to the dining room for breakfast. I enjoyed a hearty meal and sipped on some freshly brewed coffee, while I wondered what was Tom planning to do and why would he even want to take me out. I didn't want to go but he didn't give me a chance to cancel. After breakfast, I started getting ready for the place where we were going to go to. Tom's team had graciously provided a breathtaking blue dress, crafted from the most exquisite silk money could buy. The dress had no shoulders, which added a touch of elegance to the overall look. I carefully slipped into the dress, admiring the way it hugged my curves perfectly. To complete my look, I applied some makeup, focusing on highlighting my eyes and lips. I added a touch of mascara, some blush, and a hint of lip gloss to give me a youthful glow. I then put on a pair of silver earrings and a matching
Tom’s POVAs the waiter nicely put the drinks we ordered on the table, I looked at Kiara's shocked face. I loved the way I could make her feel afraid and curious, I loved being unpredictable in front of the people around me, especially in front of Kiara, she was my spot. The waiter left. "So, why did you take me here?" My doll asked. "Good question, you started with." I smiled "Do you like it?" She looked around "Yes, I love this place, we could've stayed at home to talk, so I didn't have to dress like this. But really, this place is breathtaking!" Kiara said. "Thank you." I took a sip of my whiskey. "Is it yours?" she asked surprised. "Yes, of course. I own almost every place in here." I put my cup back on the table."Very impressive, I would say." she said, taking the menu to have a look at it. "The reason I took you here is to talk about the marriage." Kiara, who was previously engrossed in the menu, suddenly shifted her focus towards me with an air of eagerness. As she loc
Kiara’s POV As soon as Tom left my room, not letting me speak for myself again, I immediately went to remove all of that makeup from my face and put something I could finally feel like myself in. I put my hair up into a messy bun, so it didn't distract me. Soon, Valentina came to check on me. ''Hey, Ki. What's up?'' she came with the biggest smile on her face and I already knew what she was going to ask me ''How'd it go, babe.'' she smirked.I rolled my eyes ''Nothing happened, we just talked. That's all.'' I cleaned the mess I made while I was getting ready ''Our waiter was giving me looks'' I grabbed one cloth ''Then Tom disappeared for a moment'' I folded it ''And then, the waiter was gone the whole time and when I asked Tom about it - he said that he just put him on his place.'' I looked at her and noticed that her jaw dropped on the floor. ''No way.'' she refused to believe. I nodded and continued to fold clothes. ''Is that all? Nothing else?'' she said disappointed.''Not a
Tom’s POV I went back into my office after I made sure that my doll was okay. I opened the laptop sitting on my wooden desk and unlocked the camera for Kiara's room. I looked at her angel face imagining what I could do to her. She was mine, there was nowhere she could hide, I owned her. I loved the idea of her being my toy and prey. I went downstairs to the kitchen. I saw Valentina sitting on the chair, crying. I went to the section with drinks and got one whiskey, then poured it into a cup, watching Valentina curiously.''Is everything alright?'' I asked grabbing an apple from the fruit bow in the middle of the table.She tried to wipe the smudged mascara from her face ''Yeah, I'm fine.'' ''May I ask what happened?'' I sat on the chair in front of her. She rolled her eyes ''Just a stupid argument with Vince.'' she wiped one tear, falling from her face ''He probably has told you that I have a problem.'' she continued. ''No, he hasn't told me anything.'' I said. ''Oh, well I can'
Kiara’s POVI woke up early in the morning since I fell asleep very early last night compared to when I usually go to bed. It was still dark outside. I opened the big window in the middle of my room to feel the cold, fresh air entering my bedroom. I went into the bathroom to take a shower and brush my teeth. Then I made my messy hair into something acceptable and put on some leggings with a sweater on top. I tried to dress up as comfortably as I could in the house since I couldn't do it outside anymore. I went downstairs to make myself a cup of coffee and something to eat but when I entered I saw Valentina, sleeping on the chair with a cup of scotch in her hand. I got scared and quickly walked to her. Then, I rubbed her shoulder to try to wake her up. "Hey, Val. Come on, let me help you walk to your bedroom." I quietly said to not scare her while she was still sleepy. She looked around with her red eyes "What happened?" she asked. "I don't know, but everything is okay." As I notic