Life wasn't what Elayna thought once she married her nouveau riche husband. She has found out the hard way that all that glitters isn't gold. Nick is hired to protect Elayna. He thought from rival business owners and paparazzi, but soon finds out it's someone even more dangerous...Her husband.
Lihat lebih banyakElayna was crouched down on the floor hiding in the bathroom. Her full weight of one-hundred and twenty three pounds was pressed against the door. Her heart felt as if it would beat out of her chest. Her entire body was shaking. There were loud bangs coming from the opposite side of the door. They were so hard it shook the doors and vibrated through her small frame, only increasing her state of fear.
She felt trapped and helpless.
“Open up! Open this fucking door! You little bitch!” Her husband yelled through the door.
“No! Please! Bradley, you’re scaring me!” She yelled back through the door.
“Open the door!” He boomed. He sounded manic to her now.
She couldn’t do it. Not after what just had occurred. He had physically assaulted her just mere moments ago. At first, everything had seemed fine. Nothing was out of the ordinary.
He had walked into her suite while she was finishing up getting dressed for the day. She had greeted him with her usual kiss on his lips. Shortly after that he had announced they would be attending a business luncheon tomorrow. She had jokingly told him she thought the last business luncheon they had attended for the club he owned had been boring. He had exploded in anger, pushing her down hard on the bedroom floor and dragged her by her hair around her room screaming at her.
As soon as he let go of her beautiful raven black hair she bolted for the bathroom. She had made it in the knick of time. She had quickly closed and locked the double doors behind her. It all felt surreal. Her husband had slowly turned into a monster.
They had been married for three years now. She knew she should be accustomed to his temper, even though this had only happened a few times before in the past, and he had apologized profusely for those times. She always felt obligated to forgive him. For the past few months his physical abuse was increasing. She had learned to keep her mouth shut, to play her part, and to look her very best at all times.
That was all he really asked of her. To be his pretty decorative ornament. He was extremely wealthy, and handsome for his age,which was forty-five. He was considered extremely successful in his field of expertise, which was investments and banking.
She felt like she shouldn’t complain because the physical abuse had been sporadic. Lately, it was becoming increasingly stressful to play the ‘hot trophy wife’ role he had assigned to her. She was becoming even more isolated by him day by day. He refused to let her socialize with anyone he didn’t approve of, and since most of the Elite Society didn’t care for her husband he in turn snubbed them in business and personal affairs, leaving her with no real friends. She barely had anyone she could call a friend that didn’t work for them. She realized now it was a tactic he used to control her.
Minutes had passed with an eerie quiet and it would seem that her husband had given up on his angry tirade. She slid down the bathroom door in tears. Her life was a complete mess. She had married a man more for his money than his heart and now she was living the consequences. She was trapped. She couldn’t go back home. There was none.
She had been born an only child and her parents died in a train accident a year after her and Bradley’s wedding. She had no one and nowhere to go. Only her husband. Bradley knew that and used it to his advantage. There was a light knock on the bathroom door, and she heard a familiar male voice.
“Ma’am, it’s Peter. He’s left. It’s safe to come out now.”
It was Peter. He was apart of her husbands Security detail. He had always been kind to her, or as kind as he could be.
She exhaled. A tear falling from her right eye. She was glad he couldn’t see her.
“Thank you, Peter.” She said with genuine gratitude, loud enough to be heard through the thick door.
Epilogue10 months later…Elayna heard the sweet,tiny cries of their newborn baby coming from the baby monitor placed on her nightstand table.The last two months of her life had been ever changing and tumultos in a good way. With the help of her recording and more evidence. She and Nick were able to escape prying eyes and leave the state. They spent the remainder of her pregnancy in the quaint cabin that they had first shared and ignited their love for one another.She had their child outside under the stars in the warm lake they had swam in. Nick was there, assisting her the entire time. He had pulled their child from the water and cut the umbilical cord. It was a boy. After crying tears of joy they decided to n
“You would kill me ? Over him!” Bradley sounded angry.“If I have to.” She admitted.He pressed the gun into Nick’s temple then.“Elayna don’t do this.” Nick replied. “ Save yourself.” He was not being able to see her, but he could hear her and the fear in her voice.She wanted to listen to Nick, but right now she wasn't in a position to. She had been physically and emotionally abused by his man. Systematically broken down by his rules and control and she wanted to be free of him. She knew as long as he was alive that would never happen.“One. Two.” He counted.Before he could get to three there was a gu
Elayna noticed Rosa was still there.She walked over to Elayna. Rosa looked at the goon, then back at Elayna. Her tears streaked her makeup and she could see the bruising they had covered up so strategically earlier. She picked up the needle then.“Rosa... please…” She begged her then, not knowing what Rosa would do next.The goon looked at Elayna. He smirked.“Mr. King won’t mind.” She informed him. “Now, you slap her arm so some veins show for me.” She instructed him.He did what she asked. He kept his large hand on Elaynas arm.At the very last minute, Rosa injected all of the contents inside of the needle
Elayna sat down on the couch in front of the fireplace.He sat down beside her. He was holding a glass of scotch. He took a drink then.“Alvarez was never going to sell. Not after that debacle your boyfriend caused. So I did what I do best. I got him to.”“By framing him.”“I didn’t frame him. I just made some information readily available to the police so he could forfeit his company over to me.Why does this concern you again?”“I told you. I just want to know. I have that right now. I’ve seen too much not to know, right?”“True.” He admitted.“What ab
She placed it in her hands then gave her a small clutch that matched her belt. She opened it and put the phone inside of it making sure to hit the record button before doing so.“Thank you. If I wasn’t so sore I would hug you. I need you to stay safe Rosa, understand?”Rosa nodded her head ‘yes’.“After dinner tonight I need you to leave. Alright?”Rosa nodded her head ‘yes’.When she did the door opened and one of the goons she remembered from last night came into her room.“Mr. King sent me.” He grumbled.She let go of Rosa’s hand, but not before givi
Nick could no longer see.Both of his eyes were swollen shut.Pete had been stripped down to his underwear, sliced and tortured by cuts and salt.Nick’s hand felt as if it were going to burst open for the pressure at any moment. The pain was excruciating. They were both in pretty bad shape. Both of them were dying of thirst . They were only given salt water to drink, which they didn’t. Nick had been waiting for an opening to get free, or for one of the goons to make a mistake so he could reap the benefits of that and dive something, but it ever happened.After hours of torture they were both put in makeshift cages. Nick was sitting in the corner of his protectively holding his hand. Pete hadn’t moved si
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