Chapter 14: DistastefulMaya POV……He has bitten off more than he can chew. He has done more than expected, and now it’s time to take my revenge. My hands twisted into tight fists, ready to devour.He thinks he is wicked, but I will show him I can be a demon. An angel can become a demon too if pushed too far.Slowly, I will take everything from him, one by one. Anything that makes him powerful, anything that makes him feel immortal, anything that lets him treat people like animals, I will strip it away.Starting with his company, then his mansion, then every fucking thing he has worked so hard for. I took a long sniff. “Watch out for me. I will be your doom, Mr. Arnold Beast.”············The door to my room slammed open, revealing the chief maid. A smile was on her face when she came in, but it was instantly crushed by confusion. I looked at her, my eyes holding no emotion. I expected that.“What is wrong with you, ma? Are you okay? Are you fine?” she rushed to me, her lips quiverin
Chapter 13: Whose End?“Don’t be too surprised, he is not a friendly man”. She stood up, tugged my shoulder, and let out a light smile. “Well it’s cool though,” She snapped her finger in front of my face. “everything is going to fall into place, as long as you don’t annoy him.”“I should get going now. I wouldn’t want him to come in here and see me.” If not… You know” . She bowed her head. And with a final smile, she walked away.I watched her until she vanished completely out of sight. With only one thought playing in my mind, “who exactly is this man?” I thought I have known him enough, but it seems there are a lot of things I don’t know about him yet. The door smacked open, pulling me out of my sphere of thought. “You are back….” The word hanged in my throat. It wasn’t the maid as I expected. I thought she had forgotten something and had come back for it.I gulped hard, as I stared at the most expected person. He stood by the door, his face cold as usual. His lips seized of smile
Chapter 12: RevelationMAYA POV…“I will tell you what you need to know,” I heard the maid’s voice, sharp and clear. I paused and turned slowly in her direction.I watched as she slowly turned to me. “I will tell you what you need to know,” she repeated, this time a sign of defeat on her face.I assessed her face for a while before walking back to her. “You want to know the truth, right?” She gulped; I could feel the weight of her tension, and then came fear. It was written all over her face.“You will tell me everything?” My voice was more of a whisper, like I was also scared of the truth, like I was scared of hearing it.“Yes, I will tell you everything.” Her ocean-blue eyes stayed glued to mine, giving me full access to read the pain in them.“Are you ready to know the truth?” Her tone and expression shifted so quickly from fear to seriousness that I cringed. For a while I judged if I was really ready to know the truth. It felt so heavy even without her saying a word.I gulped hard
Chapter 11: Out of ReachMAYA POV…“Ok, thanks Linda. I will reach out to you whenever I need you,” I said in an attempt to chase her away. I needed to carry out my plans quickly.“Ok then, I will be in my room then. Have a blissful night.” She smiled and bowed. I nodded and watched her walk away.Watching her until she finally disappeared from sight, I banged the door shut immediately. “The phone, the phone,” I rushed to it. I made sure I clicked the door shut before taking my next step.“Why haven’t I thought of you all this while?” I picked the phone from the table, taking in a deep sigh of relief. “You are my escape out of this shithole, so don’t fail me now.”Without further delay, I input Anna’s number, but my face twisted in scattered hope when I got the most unexpected response: “The number you are calling does not exist.” The number I am calling does not exist? I couldn’t believe it. I redialed the number, sure I hadn’t made an error when typing it, but I needed to be certain
Chapter 10: A FriendThe mention of the last surrogate sent ice rushing down my spine. But another thought clawed at me stronger: Who saved me?A chill swept through me. And then I saw it, A silhouette, tall and still, standing right in front of me.The light was too dim to make out a face, but its presence was undeniable.A cold breeze swept over me; I could feel my head triple in size as I stood there feeling completely small. “Where do you think you are going?” The words came out commanding and fearful at the same time.While I still struggled to see who was standing before me, they stepped forward, granting me access to the face without having to stretch my neck anymore. “What do you think you are doing, ma? Are you tired of living?” It was the maid, the chief maid who had shown me to my room and toured me around the house.For a while I could not say a word or move my body. I watched as she looked around, her fear visible in her ocean-blue eyes. Her jaws were stretched in pan
Chapter 9: A Helping HandI pulled up from the bed, but my legs arched so badly that I fell right back, the pain sharper than I could bear. For a moment, everything flashed back, the way he raped me like I was nothing more than trash. My hands fisted tight, my jaw locked, and I bit my lower lip, trying to swallow the storm of pain and anger rising inside me.I knew it would be hard, maybe impossible to wash the feelings away. I felt more worthless than ever because I couldn’t even save myself from him. Wide awake, fully conscious, and still, I was raped. By a worthless man. That wasn’t something I could accept, yet it happened, and I couldn’t do anything but beg like a weakling.My eyes burned, bloodshot red, and the more the thought of defeat pressed in, the more his words echoed in my head: “I will come back, so get ready.” They returned uninvited, like a curse plastered into my brain.“He would come back? He would come back?” I repeated, trembling. “Who the fuck does he think he i