To fight for her.

*MALIYAH*

“It’s none of your business.”

“Mali,c’mon,I have so many questions but I’m sure it’s just temporary.Maybe six months?five months?Now that your mother has gotten treated.Why don’t you just leave him?”

I frowned at him.”I can’t do that.”

“That would be breaching the contract but you have to think of yourself right now,Mali.I’m sure this isn’t the kind of life that you want but going against a man like Mr Graham,it would cost you a lot,I know.But..I could help…”

I sighed tired of him talking on and on.

“You keep making it sound as if I’m in hell.”

“I’ve seen how that man is with you.He’s ruthless.”

He keeps thinking about the way Ben had yelled and dragged me out of the garden that day.

“That day at the garden…”

“It’s not just about that day.I’ve read articles about him…”

I scoffed.”The media writes all sort of things about people they know nothing about.”

“And you know him very well now?”

Deep down,I knew…even if there was a way to leave Ben’s house before the year runs out, I