One

Then....

"No, let go off me," screamed Sienna Clairvoyant as a man pinned her against the bed, nibbling against the crook of her neck. His breath was alcohol induced and his hair was messy. He grabbed Sienna's boobs and squeezed it hard, and she cried out in pain, though, no-one could hear her, given how big the DeMarque mansion was.

"No! Please Ezra, I'm begging you, don't do this please," Sienna still begged, hoping that the man would take pity on her, but he was too caught up in the situation to care.

"You are mine to take, Sienna. I love you, don't you get it? What did you ever see in Aaron?" Aaron was Sienna's boyfriend of two years and also Ezra's brother.

Although Sienna comes from a poor family, she was deeply inlove with Aaron DeMarque and was ready to put her life on the line for him, and she knew he felt the same way about her, but their love was constantly put to test.

Earlier that morning, just as Sienna was getting ready for work, Aaron's mother had showed up to her house, offering her five hundred thousand dollars in exchange for her to end things with Aaron. That money would have put her family in a better living condition, but Sienna turned down the offer, stating that her love for Aaron could not be measured in monetary terms.

Knowing the hatred Aaron's mother held toward her, Sienna decided she would talk to Aaron once she got to work of her encounter with his mother, for fear that Aaron's mother would tell him something else.

But Aaron hadn't been home and the maids, as well as the butlers, who were her colleagues, wouldn't tell her where he'd gone. As she surveyed the mansion, Ezra, Aaron's brother met with her. He asked to talk with her. Sienna declined, saying she needed to talk with Aaron. Somehow, Ezra had convinced Sienna that he would take her to Aaron after he had a talk with her.

Sienna always knew that Ezra had feelings for her. She saw it in the way he looked at her, and especially how he couldn't seem to keep his hands off her. Whilst Sienna had warned him, Ezra didn't stop and he would keep making advances at her, even in the presence of Aaron.

Her gut told her not to follow him, but right now, he was her last hope at getting in touch with Aaron, considering he wasn't taking her calls and her conversation with him couldn’t wait.

Ezra took her for a long walk within which, he never uttered a word. Sienna Clairvoyant decided to make a u-turn back to the mansion and search for Aaron herself, that was when Ezra followed her into the room, grabbed her and began to forcefully kiss her.

"Ezra, please I'm begging you! Don't do this to me," Sienna continued to beg, tears running down the corner of her face, but her pleas fell on deaf ears.

Sienna fought against Ezra, kicking her legs when he tried to take off her pants. A hard slap flew across Sienna's face and she yelped out in agony. In a brutal thrust, Ezra slammed into Sienna. Each slide into her made her feel disgusted as Ezra continued to moan in her ear.

"You belong to me, Sienna. Tell me you like it. Tell me you love how I pound inside you," moaned Ezra. Sienna never once relented in her effort to stop Ezra from damaging her, but he was stronger than her, and anytime she fought, he would slap her, so much so that her cheeks was starting to turn red. When fighting him seemed futile, Sienna began to scream, but Ezra's hand flew over her mouth, muffling her cries.

A couple of rough thrusts, Ezra spilled his seed inside her and collapsed his body on her, making it difficult for Sienna to breathe. Just then, the door flew open and Ezra frantically pulled away from Sienna.

"What the hell is going on here?" The voice belonged to Aaron and Sienna's gaze shot to the doorway where he stood with a scowl on his face.

"Oh, Aaron," Sienna covered up as best as she could and jumped off the bed, hurrying towards Aaron, but Aaron pushed her away.

"Don't touch me, you slut! How could you do this to me, Sienna? After everything we've been through?"

Sienna’s heart sunk into her chest as she felt her heart shattering into a millions pieces. She couldn't believe the words that spewed out of his mouth, especially after what she'd just endured.

"No, it's not what you think Aaron. Ezra forced himself on me. He raped me," Sienna defended, getting onto her knees and clinging to Aaron's pants, desperate for him to believe her.

"You lying bitch! I didn't rape you! You threw yourself at me," Ezra lied. From the tone of his voice, one could believe that Sienna was the one making things up, given how offended he was at her accusations.

"I threw myself at you? You grobbed me! You tore my clothes! I begged you to stop, Ezra. I begged..." Sienna's words fell off as she began to sob aggressively. She grabbed Aaron's shirt.

"Please believe me. He forced himself on me. Look at the marks he left on me," Sienna frantically showed her cheeks which were now red, showed Aaron her knuckles, but the former couldn't seem to look at her.

"Aaron, you are my brother. You know me, I will never do something like that. Those marks on her body were consensual. She asked me to be rough with her, says you weren't satisfying her-"

"Shut up!" Aaron's angry and cold voice made Sienna jerk in fear. The room was quiet for a while after that, save for Sienna's sobs. She looked up to her boyfriend as more tears ran down her cheeks.

"Get out!" It was a whisper coming from Aaron, but the coldness of his voice sent chills throughout Sienna's body.

"Aaron," Sienna whimpered.

"I said get out!" Aaron yelled again. This time, he forcefully grabbed Sienna by the arm, not giving a darn that her dress was all torn up and her hair dishevelled. Whilst Sienna cried profusely, begging Aaron to hear her out and show her mercy, he didn't. He dragged her down the stairs, all the whilst throwing hurtful words at her. The maids, as well as the butlers had all gathered at the foyer to witness the hiatus.

Just then, Aaron's parents, Natalia DeMarque and Williams DeMarque walked in, accompanied by Gisella Westwood. Gisella hated Sienna even more than Aaron's mother for the simple fact that Aaron chose a lowlife servant, Sienna, over her.

"What is going on here?" Asked Mrs DeMarque. Sienna ignored all those that stood there. Her main concern was Aaron. Still on the floor, Sienna crawled towards Aaron.

"Aaron, please believe me, I would never cheat on you. Ezra forced himself on me. He raped me!" Aaron never listened, he had hardened his heart.

A chuckled erupted amid the chaos. "I'm sorry," Gisella spoke up. " but I find it hard to believe Ezra would force himself on you," Gisella sneered her nostrils, looking at Siena in condescension.

"You lowlife scum! How dare you lie against my son? My son will never stoop so low as to-"

"Mrs DeMarque?" A pale and timid voice called out from behind. "I apologise for interrupting, but I found the necklace you were looking for,” Sienna heard footsteps approaching. Mrs DeMarque looked surprised because her eyes were wide open.

"Where did you find this?" She took the necklace from the servant. Erin was her name, she turned and looked at Sienna with disgust.

"From her bag," Erin pointed at a kneeling Sienna.

Sienna could not believe the words that left Erin's mouth. She knew that Erin hated her, but she never thought her hatred towards her ran that deep as to frame her for theft.

"What?" Sienna was flabbergasted. Everyone looked at her without surprise, as if they were expecting something like that from her given that she came from a poor background.

"How dare you? I gave you a job! I fed your family and you chose to repay my kindness by stealing from me? This necklace was a gift from my son you lowlife thief!" Mrs DeMarque yelled out in anger. She walked briskly to where Sienna crawled on the floor, grabbed her by the hair and dragged her out of the foyer.

Sienna cried out to Aaron, but he couldn't be bothered about her at this point. In less than thirty minutes, the love he had for Sienna vanished. He caught her in bed with his brother and now she was stealing from his family. At that instant, Aaron felt guilty and embarrassed. He couldn't believe the woman he dated for two years could be capable of something so despicable. He'd fought her battles, he fought his mother, his brother for her and this is what he gets in return.

Aaron was heartbroken at the entire situation and couldn't stand to witness it anymore, because a part of him still loved Sienna and for that, he couldn't stand to see how they embarrassed her.

Mrs DeMarque dragged Sienna through the hard concrete floor to the courtyard, bruising her body in the process. Tension hung thick in the air as Sienna continuously pleaded with desperation in her eyes. "Aaron, please, you have to believe me. Your brother did this to me, he..." her voice quivered as she recounted the harrowing experience.

"I can't believe I fell inlove with you. I can't believe I was ready to propose to you," Aaron countered, shaking his head in disappointment, more to himself than at her.

"Aaron,"

A hard slap flew across Sienna's face. It was Mrs DeMarque who had laid hands on Sienna. "You will pay for stealing from me. I will make you regret being born," Mrs DeMarque declared.

"I don't know why it came as a shock to you, Aaron. I told you this girl was evil. I told you and you wouldn't believe me. Here is the proof that this lowlife servant only wanted you for your money,"

Aaron's gaze shifted between the distraught Sienna, the accusing maid, Gisella and his mother. Uncertainty clouded his features. Without hesitation, Aaron reached for his phone, dialing the emergency number. "I need the police here immediately. There's a thief here that needs to be put away," Aaron said with a sense of urgency, his gaze glued to Sienna’s. As the dispatcher assured assistance, the tension escalated.

Gisella kept recounting all the times when she tried to get Aaron and Sienna to end their relationship. She told lies to Aaron about Sienna, but Aaron, never believed her. One time, Gisella went as far as claiming that Sienna was the cause of the accident she had. That was back in high-school. In reality, Gisella had been bullying Sienna, but when Gisella wished death on Sienna's mother, Sienna almost knocked the living shit out of her. Still, Sienna willed herself to let it slide. She knew that her scholarship was on the line should she ever lay hands on Gisella. The next day, Gisella began spreading news that Sienna had pushed her down the stairs and she sprained her angle, but Aaron never believed her.

Soon, police officers arrived, their stern expressions mirroring Aaron's internal conflict. Sienna, now facing accusations on two fronts, was escorted away whilst still crying and begging for Aaron's help. The ride to the station was a short one. All through, Sienna kept begging and explaining her side of the story to the police officers, but they never believed her.

"Madam, we know your kind. Poor people like you always victim, we will use you to set an example so your kind will think twice about scamming the rich," the officer said.

"But I'm innocent sir, Ezra DeMarque raped me, and I didn't steal from Mrs DeMarque," Sienna contested. In a fit of rage, the officer nudged Sienna in her belly, causing her to cry out in pain. The pain was so unbearable that even when they reached the precinct, the officer had to drag Sienna out of the vehicle. The officer didn't follow the normal procedure and the next thing Sienna knew, she was being hurled into the cell.

"I need to speak to my mother. Please, let me talk to my mother," she begged as the officer placed a lock over her cell.

"Shut it! Don't even think about it, I swear to God, I will make your life a living hell in this place," the officer spat with disdain.

"I have the right to a phone call. I have the right to an attorney provided by the state," Sienna argued.

"Don't you dare talk back at me! People of your calibre have no rights! I am warning you, don't test my patience or you will never see the light of day," the officer spat and disappeared, leaving Sienna alone in her cell.

Her world had crumbled in the space of hours. She was raped, accused of theft, but nothing hurt more than knowing that the man she loved had called the cops on her. Her life no longer had any meaning.

"Somebody, please help. I'm innocent," she whispered, a river of tears running down her cheeks. She felt her knees weakened as she collapsed to the ground.

Sienna sobbed more than ever before, snort coming out of her nostrils. At some point, she stopped sobbing, but the tears never ceased. Her eyes had become puffy and red. She barely had any energy left as the reality of her life sunk in.

Her hair stood on ends as a shiver swept through her body. At that instant, a bile shut up her throat. She turned to the side, emptying whatever food she had swallowed that morning.

Cleaning the corners of her mouth, Sienna walked to the corner of the cell where she curled her body into a ball and began sobbing again.

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