Prologue

"Baby girl, I know you miss your lover boy." He murmured on my lips, lifting and thumping my chin with his forefinger. The false accusation prompted me to give him a sharp glare, but he ignored it. He already knew everything since the day I left Kenner; his eagle eyes were always on me, and his cunning mind spun a web around me that would keep me stuck in it forever.

"Listen carefully this time." His eyes darken and a frown appears on his forehead, tightening his grip on my chin, causing my eyes to well. He spoke quietly, "I am your master." Then He tsk leaving my chin like a bipolar he mentioned with an evil smile on his face "Your husband baby girl," He said with a sharp gaze and tone, keeping his face straight.

"I do not like it when you think about other men."

I cannot forget those gray steel eyes when he killed Sage. "He will hurt me." My conscience warned me, and the memory of him hurting Sage lingered in my thoughts. The cruelty with which Sage was killed was something I had never witnessed before.

"Are you taking my words seriously?" He yelled and grabbed my chin, dragging me out of my thoughts. I must be zoning out, and the strike pain on my chin reminded me that Sage was no more; he killed her.

"Ahhhh," I exclaimed, rubbing my finger on my sore chin as I stared at his angry face. I was furious inside because I had never cheated on him. We were never in a relationship, and he was the one behind me. My life has been in upheaval since the day he laid eyes on me.

"The next time I catch you staring at this tree. "I am warning you that this is the last day of fucking trees on this planet," he declared before turning his heel and leaving me in his precious cage.

I did not want to stay in this cage, and in his life, my anger became my helplessness, and unable to control my sobs, I bagged for my freedom. "Please let me go." I was crying my eyes out while sitting on the floor. He came to a halt in his tracks, and I could feel his gaze fixed on me. I could hear footsteps approaching me again.

"What were you saying, baby girl?" He asked, bending slightly at my level on the floor and supporting his knee. "Let me go," I demanded, looking at his gray eyes that were darkening. His jaw tightened, and I knew I had summoned a storm for myself.

"Hmm, you want to go, you can go wherever you want, but once you leave this mansion" He smirked: "Your sweet family has also left this world."

"No, you cannot do that," I replied, clutching his shirt. He understood the significance of my family in my life. "Baby girl, I can do anything. Do not forget your father has sold you to me, and you are fucking my property." His voice was low but firm, compelling me to submit. He took my palms in his hand, caressed my knuckles, his eyes fixed on me, and his lips curled upward. "Why do you want to marry me?" I inquired, gathering my courage. "It is a surprise for the wedding night, baby girl," he responded, his eyes fixed on my lips. His cupping my face, his thump began caressing my lips, and his intimate touch increased my heartbeat. "Has anyone kissed your pink lips?"

"N… No" I stuttered seeing his eyes that are stuck on my lips and lips curling with a sinister smile that makes any woman's legs weak. "Good," He chuckled and added leaning against my lips. "Because I do not like used things, baby girl," I could feel his breathing on my lips, and his gaze never left mine. He then asked, "Do you know a husband kisses his wife on his wedding day?" He asked, leaning closer to my lips, just an inch away from slamming his lips against mine.

"Yes," I whispered, my body shaking in his close proximity, and I tried to back away from him, but his grip tightened on my waist as he sensed my hesitation.

“Stay still” He whispered on my lips in a commanding tone, and I stood as if my breathing had stopped.

"Good. Let me teach you." He pressed his lips against mine. When his lips touched mine, electricity ran through my body, and I closed my eyes and remained still, able to feel him smile on my lips. His lips moved, sucking my lover's lips. The feeling and emotions were new to me, and I did not know what to do. I stood like a robot, letting him do whatever he wanted.

When I felt the tip of his tongue touch my teeth, my eyes opened in shock to meet his gray orbs. He chuckled, keeping his lips on me and caressing my waist. I gasped as he gently squeezed my breast. "Ryan..." Before I could argue, he ravished my mouth with his tongue. He sucked my tongue and took control of my mouth, not allowing me to breathe. I feel like I am going to die from a lack of oxygen, so my hand began hitting his arms to get him to leave me, and he eventually left my lips before sucking my lower lips.