TEN

I didn’t get too far, or should I say I didn’t get anywhere at all. I had barely taken three steps out of the room when a bulky man blocks my path. I didn’t see him coming, so I bumped into him and let out a yelp, like a thief who had been caught in the act.

Looking up at him, I quickly concluded I do not like him. He’s so large, with his muscles popping out everywhere and his hard face looked like a trained assassin. I could see a muscle twitching in his neck as he held my eyes with a wicked stare.

“And where do you think you are going?” He says in a deep voice and cocked a brow at me but to my surprise, he smiled.

“Out of this place,” I answer him with a deep frown, my eyes still locked with his. I realize then that I wasn’t scared of him one bit. He may be all broad and mean-looking but I didn’t feel threatened by him. For someone who had lived most of her life serving others and was told never to sp