Chapter one

CHAPTER 1

Kate sat on her bed with several pills on her hand, she was ready to end her life, than to continue working as a stripper and sex worker for her Mafia Boss.

 She heard footsteps coming and she quickly hide the pills, and acted like everything was okay. 

Her door was pushed open and a hefty man walked in.

"The Boss wants you to be ready for his client, he would be arriving in an hour time." The hefty man announced but she didn't reply, she remained seated on the bed, looking down.

"Ain't you hearing me?." The hefty man thundered and strode towards her, he grabbed her jaw and lifted her face up to face him.

 There were tears in her eyes, he slapped her across the face which pushed her down.

"Put yourself together and get prepared. We can't let our guest see you in such a state. Now put on a happy smile." The hefty man requested and dragged her up to sit down and face him. She refused to look at him.

"I said put on a happy face." the hefty man thundered and grabbed her jaw forcefully. He forced her to look at him, before bringing out a gun. 

She became scared when she saw the gun and she put on a fake smile.

"Good, get prepared and come to the living room soon." He said and left.

Kate broke down in tears and started sobbing, after a few minutes, she stood up and hurriedly put on a black hoodie and pants. She wore a face cap and quietly walked out. 

She studied the passage and found it quiet, she started heading out and hid when she heard footsteps approaching. After the footsteps became faint, she rushed out to the empty yard and climbed out through the fence, she safely landed on the other side and started running. She didn't stop running until she was far away from the place she had known as home all her life.

 She got to the main road and stopped running, after catching her breath, she started heading to the bridge. She was on her way to end it all because no matter how many times she runs away, she would be found and taken back to the devilish place called home. She doesn't remember how long she has been there, but she grew up there and started her stripping job when she was fifteen.

She wiped her tears, refusing to remember the ugly years that have rolled by, she is twenty two now and still there leaving a miserable life.

It was better to end it all, she thought as she approached the bridge. She climbed on the railings, ready to jump off before her absence would be noticed. 

She closed her eyes and said a silent prayer, as she jumped with her eyes still closed, she didn't feel herself falling, she felt a pressure holding her back. She opened her eyes and noticed she was being held back by a hand from falling. 

The hand dragged her her off the railings and put her down on the ground.

"Why do you want to end your life?." A cool husky voice asked. She looked up at the person who had saved her and their eyes met, he was the expected guest that she was meant to entertain, his pictures had been earlier showed to her.

"How did he find me?." She asked herself, getting nervous and scared.

"Were you running away?." He asked coldly with a smirk.

"Please, allow me to die, don't take me back there." she pleaded with tears streaming down her face, as she started shaking with anxiety.

"I will make the decisions regarding that." The handsome man said and grabbed her hand. He shoved her into the car he came with.

When they both got in, the next thing she felt was a handkerchief on her nose, she struggled to break free, but he was way too stronger than her.

Her eyes began to get heavy, her head began to spin, and then she blacked out.

"Move." Richie ordered, and his the driver drove off immediately.

*****

Next day....

Kate woke up with a splitting headache, she groaned as she placed her right palm on her head, then she slowly sat up.

Her eyes scanned the room she was in, and she furrowed her brow in confusion.

"Where am I?." She asked no one in particular.

She struggled to remember what happened, and when it all finally clicked, she gasp in fear.

She remembered the man she was suppose to pleasure that night, he was the one who saved her and he also made her unconscious when he pulled her into his car.

She became really scared, she hurriedly got down from the bed, ignoring the pain in her head, she rushed to the door, and she turned the door knob, she almost screamed in excitement when she saw it was unlocked.

She opened the door quietly, she popped her head out first, and she sighed in relief when she saw there was no one in the hallway.

She fully came out of the room, closing the door behind her, her heart was literally pounding in her chest as she made her way through.

She saw the staircase which leads downstairs, and she went downstairs, she arrived at the living room and the person she saw was the man who had saved and kidnapped her, he was actually having breakfast.

He raised his head to look at her, and his cold gaze sent shivers down her spine.

She swallowed the lump in her throat, then she summoned some courage and walked to where he was seated.

"Where am I?." She asked.

"My mansion." Richie simply replied.

"Why?." She questioned, and Richie frowned.

"Why what?."

"Why did you bring me here?."

"You can leave if you want to." He said, then he took a sip of his coffee.

"No."