Chapter Six:

"I....I...I am sorr...y," she stammered but it was already too late. Damian gripped her hard enough for her to feel her jaws crack. " If you ever want to lose your fingers, lay a hand on me again," he threatened her. Maya winced in pain as tears blurred her vision. She shook her head slightly whiles trying to get him to loosen his grip. After few seconds of struggle, Damian let her go.

Maya immediately shifted as far away from him as possible.

"Did Alfred really pay this man to do all this to her? Why? Why wouldn’t he just leave her alone? Where was this man taking her to?" Maya sobbed silently as she rubbed her chin.

Few minutes later, the car drove into a huge mansion Maya immediately recognized. This was the place she had run away from earlier. But why did he bring her here? What was going on?

"Are you going to stay here?" Damian’s cold voice broke her chain of thoughts and she looked up to see him already standing outside.

"I.... I don’t want to stay here," she said shaking her he