Almost 18 years old Amrita:I paced inside my room, my heart thudding as Sally’s earlier announcement rang in my ears. It explained why Julian hadn’t come to visit me in the past month and why Donna had been very busy lately.“Your birthday is approaching, Donna. In regards to this monumental moment the boss has given you the chance to wish for whatever you want from him.“Before I could’ve opened my mouth and uttered the words that I wanted to blindly throw at her, Sally cut me off. In the most stern way she ever had, since I got here.“After the wedding of course, for now, you can only think about what you want.“ she said.All thoughts of demanding for freedom vanished from my mind, I should’ve seen it coming. That man was hellbent on keeping me here, even if it meant having to tie me up in a room. That fact Sally had clarified for me.I was frustrated, anyone who saw me could’ve guessed that. I couldn’t talk to Sally because she could relay everything to him and Julian and Donna were bo
“Oh my God Oh my God Oh my God Oh my God!!!“Donna and Sally stood by the door, both of them looking extremely amused as I had a mental breakdown in the dressing room.They had woken me up at 6:00Am and basically kidnapped me, to take me to the hall that had been booked for today.It was a 4 hour ride in the car, filled with excitement from the Donna, silence from Sally and confusion from me. I had ignored the atmosphere and given in to the urge to get some shut eye. Once we had arrived, I was practically dragged into the hall, not even being given anytime to take in my surroundings.Several women and guards had launched themselves at me. The women leading me to the dressing room, all while gushing to themselves in shrill voices. The guards on the other hand, had formed a circle around us and led us to the room.It was after I was pulled inside and forced into the washroom that I realized what was happening. But I didn’t have much time to think about anything again, as Donna and Sally start
He didn’t meet my gaze immediately just like the last time we encountered each other alone, instead he stepped up to a mirror and began fixing his hair as best as he could. I could tell that it had been perfectly styled before the Donna shuffled it. His eyes met mine in the mirror and we both scanned each other from head to toe.When our eyes met again, he grinned a Cheshire cat grin. A sneaky, cheeky, mischievous grin. That had alarms blaring in my head.“Glad you didn’t run away?“ he said.I froze yet again, out of all the times he could’ve mentioned it, it had to be now. When no one was around and when there was no chance of Julian calming me down. But before I could go into full panic mode, he continued.“Lets get this straight, You hate me, I hate you. End of story, everyone’s happy.“I frowned as his words register.“I don’t exactly hate you... I just don’t like you.“He paused and frowned at the mirror.“Hard work gone down the drain then, I suppose.“He mumbled to himself in an exaspera
It had been a month since the wedding and Julian had been busy. Since he was the new boss, he had to go meet several of their allies and renew their treaties so now they would serve under his name and be ready at his beck and call. Not on his fathers.This was very dangerous though and from the bits of conversation that I would occasionally catch onto, there were a few cases where guns had been involved. In each of them Julian and his band of selected members had come out victorious.That didn’t change the fact, that my new husband was walking into danger freely. While fully aware that things could take the worst turn at any moment.He was kept away most of the time because of this and rarely managed to sleep properly. Edward had dropped by soon after the wedding, when Julian was away and had enlightened me with the information that no one else had the guts to relay.Ranging from traitors, moles and enemies, Julian had also been buried under heaps of paperwork and Edward had told me the wh
I stood frozen as the doors slammed shut behind me, my eyes focused on all the- dead- female children in the room. Their horrified impressions printing themselves into my memory, sad faces with tears streaming down their cheeks. Mouths parted to scream, screams that were now forever silenced.All of them had boards carved right beneath their feet, boards that gave away their names, ages and time of death. Almost like a cemetery, this one though was only for kids. My eyes went from one girl to the next, there were so many. I simply couldn’t believe what I was seeing. This wasn’t a work of art, it was cruelty and maybe if I didn’t know that these were real people at a point, I might’ve praised the artist.My head was swimming, my heart was thumping and my eyes were filling with tears as they followed the trail, every next girl breaking my heart into another piece. I could only imagine the fate they had suffered before this.My breathing halted as my eyes landed on one specific girl, the b
“I haven’t mentioned this before so listen closely, it is very important information for your security.“ Julian said.I nodded in response and hugged the pillow tighter to my chest as Julian sat across from me, on the couch. A good few feet between us, as he put aside his laptop with care.“The way it operates in the lair is slightly different than the rest. When a new boss is selected an oath is to be taken by the members of the gang, an oath that binds them to my command. But, after they had taken oath on my fathers hand, father introduced a method of choice and it’s quite popular with the members so I can’t remove it just yet.“I nodded as he pinched the bridge of his nose in irritation, almost as if reminding himself of it gave him a headache.“In the other gangs, an oath is taken right on the night the new boss is announced, thanks to my father, it doesn’t work that way around here anymore. The members are given the time of a year to take an oath, during that year it is for them to de
His eyes raked over me in a way that would scare any maiden to death, in my case though, death wasn’t an option. I was yet again, nearly bare in the presence of a man. It seemed that Edward and him were more likely to catch me off guard and undressed, than Julian was.But in Edwards case, I knew he couldn’t touch me or Julian would be displeased, very displeased. I wasn’t so sure about his father and from the way he was looking at me, I couldn’t even force myself to relax.“It seems I’ve caught you at the wrong time.“ he said.He tilted his head to a side and assessed me yet again before humming to himself. He looked away momentarily but when I made a move towards the cabinet his head snapped back to me.“I would like to have a word with you.“ he said.I swallowed to moisten my dry mouth before nodding at him.“Of course, just let me dre...“I was saying . “I’m afraid it cannot wait.“He interrupted me making me frown as he met my eyes. What could’ve been so important that he would come all th
A hand threaded through my hair, lips tracing my cheek as an apology greeted my ear. The familiar voice and the familiar warmth made my nerves relax as I snuggled into him.His arms wrapped tightly around my waist, the soft material of his shirt rubbed against my nose as he sighed while burying his head into the crook of my neck.“Have you eaten?“ he asked.I shook my head in response, ready to doze back into Lala land but he kept me awake with slow and soft administrations of affection from him. When his lips connected with my neck, I jolted out of sleep and right into a panic attack.Julian pulled back with clear worry in his eyes as I became a sobbing mess. Curling up into a corner of the room, I ducked my head and hiccuped as the tears rained down my face.Julian tried to step forward, towards me, but when he realized that it sent me into a frenzy, he stopped and cussed under his breath.“Amrita, Love, let me help you.“ he said.I shook my head without meeting his eyes through my half li