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Chapter 14

Author: Diavola
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-20 10:14:00

I always thought he would snap out of it over the next couple days but he got worse. There was now this darkness that loomed around him.

It started with my locked door. At first, I thought I was imagining it, maybe the handle was just jammed or maybe the hinges were stiff but when I twisted the knob and still nothing happened, I felt a panic rise in my throat.

I knocked calmly at first but when I got no response, I knocked harder out of desperation.

I hated the idea of being trapped anywhere, it was one of my past traumas that I hadn't gotten over.

“Hello?” I called out hoping someone was out there but I got no response. I pounded harder on the door, increasing my voice, “Is someone out there?”

There was a long pause before I heard a flat, bored and emotionless voice. “Mr Castelli's orders.”

That was it…no valid reason or explanation. Just his name.

Some days I was let out in the morning. Other days, it was late in the afternoon and sometimes, I had to wait until the sky went dark aga
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  • The Billionaire’s Captive Bride   Chapter 14

    I always thought he would snap out of it over the next couple days but he got worse. There was now this darkness that loomed around him.It started with my locked door. At first, I thought I was imagining it, maybe the handle was just jammed or maybe the hinges were stiff but when I twisted the knob and still nothing happened, I felt a panic rise in my throat.I knocked calmly at first but when I got no response, I knocked harder out of desperation.I hated the idea of being trapped anywhere, it was one of my past traumas that I hadn't gotten over.“Hello?” I called out hoping someone was out there but I got no response. I pounded harder on the door, increasing my voice, “Is someone out there?”There was a long pause before I heard a flat, bored and emotionless voice. “Mr Castelli's orders.”That was it…no valid reason or explanation. Just his name.Some days I was let out in the morning. Other days, it was late in the afternoon and sometimes, I had to wait until the sky went dark aga

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    The house was oddly quiet, I mean it is usually quiet but today was too quiet.Probably because Mrs Thornton wasn't around and I felt lonely. It was past noon and Mrs Thornton hadn't returned from the ‘urgent errand’ Marcello sent her on, which left me by myself in the mansion for the first time since I got here.I decided to go for a little adventure. I wandered to the last floor, down the corridors, past the multiple locked doors, past one of the storage rooms, past the library and that's when I paused…Leo's office door was slightly opened. From my many journeys to the libraries, I have never seen it open.I should have walked awayAnyone in my shoes would walk away and pretend they never came up here but the stupid curiosity clawed at me and unfortunately I let it consume me.I stepped closer, holding my breath to the best of my ability, before peeking inside.The office was completely empty but his laptop was open and turned on from the glow.I saw him leave earlier today…was som

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