Jian’s POVThe moment she opened the door, I heard the almost silent creak but I decided to keep my eyes shut and listen to what she’d do. I listened as she creeped into the room, breathing heavily and the urge to open my eyes and let her know I could see her and to even demand what she was doing in my bedroom at this time of the night, was strong but I pressed it down and decided to let my senses lead me. How I knew it was her? Easy!She must have had no idea that the guard that had been around that day was only there to escort me to a function, and Greta isn’t a live-in maid. My home is well secured. So, it was just the two of us.For a moment, I didn’t hear any sounds except the faint smell of her body wash sailing into my nostril but then I felt the shadow cast over my face, blocking the soft glow of the lamp sitting on the nightstand. At this moment, I knew I had to open my eyes but I wasn’t prepared for what I saw. She was standing over me, a butter knife raised above her wit
Rose’s POV…The faint whispering of voices sailed into my ears, waking me up from my light slumber. My eyes slowly opened to see I was still in the confined space of the van, but it was no longer moving. This realization had me quickly sitting up as it dawned on me that they’d arrived at their destination. It meant I was at the Don’s home, and soon I’d be facing my fate. A cold shiver racked my entire body, making goosebumps break out of my skin. I exhaled a shaky breath and tried to stretch my aching limbs while my heart raced with trepidation, as different thoughts of what would soon become of me crowded my mind. I was still lost in my head and the fear threatening to eat me up when I heard the almost silent thuds of footsteps beside the van.“Is she still out?” the gravelly voice I’d heard from earlier on sailed into my ears. “Good, it would make this easier. I’ve spoken to their boss and his men would be out in a minute,”Eerie silence ensured for a moment before another strange m
Rose’s POVI kept staring into his gleaming eyes, my heart racing wildly at the thoughts of what he had in store for me. As though he was immune to the thick waves of fear rolling off me, his eyes roamed my entire being, slowly drifting from my eyes, down to my neck, down to the v-plunge of the robe. It felt as though he was meticulously undressing me with his eyes and it had me squirming underneath his hot gaze. A thrill suddenly ran down my spine and my body shivered when his eyes finally made it back to mine before staring past, to the glass of drink still sitting on the counter. Lost in his presence, I’d forgotten he’d caught me helping myself to a drink in his liquor cabinet.“A good choice,” he murmured, nodding to the half-filled bottle of whiskey. “Would set the pace for the night,” He smirked and my heart dropped further.The urge to know what he was going to do to me, had me drawing in a shaky breath as I finally summoned the courage to ask him.“W-what would you do to me?”
Rose’s POVMy eyes caught onto the soft rays of sunlight streaming into the bedroom as I began to wake from my sleep. Memories of the previous night were the first thing that flooded my brain, especially the images of Jian taking me to bed. Instantly, I shot up to a sitting position and stared down at myself to see I was still clothed in the robe and nothing seemed to be out of place. With this reassurance, I drew in a deep breath to calm my palpitating heart as I moved to rest my back on the headboard.Jian. His name popped into my head again and I found myself smiling. It was a nice name, fitting for his good looks. I had the urge to say it out loud just to know how it’ll sound rolling off my tongue and I did.“Jian,”As if the name was a secret memory unlock, my thoughts traveled to our little game and how freely he’d been around me, dropping his mask to show me his calm and carefree side. It had made me relax and made me feel like he was a handsome stranger I’d just met at a bar
Rose’s POV“No,”That simple response said in a firm voice was like a hot spike to my heart but instead of hitting me with pain, it brought disappointment and anger towards the housekeeper.“You can’t say that, you have to help me,” I went on, moving closer to her but she actively ignored me, keeping her attention on the dishes she was cleaning with a calm expression on her face. When I saw that my antics weren’t working on her, I let my anger fully take over. I’d approached her, hoping she’d understand my predicament as a fellow woman and help me get out of the house but she’d outrightly refused even before hearing me out.“I see you’re no better than your master. All you care about is your paycheck and you have no empathy or feelings of sympathy within you. You’re an accomplice to kidnap and sexual harassment and you deserve to be in jail for the rest of your miserable life, and I’d make sure you rot in hell if I eventually get out of here,” I said with gritted teeth and I turned to
Rose’s POVLater that evening, I waited until after dinner, when Greta had left to make my move. Jian was in his home office just like every other night I’ve been here. I approached the office door and slightly knocked on it, ready to put on my act. Throughout the day while I was home, I’d thought about this decision carefully and I realized I couldn’t sell myself out to a stranger. I couldn’t tell him the truth. So I cooked up a believable story that would get me the sympathy I need while painting me as a saint.I knocked for the second time before he finally responded, asking me to go in. I got in to see him seated behind his desk with a file open before him. His eyes met mine the moment I stepped into the room.“Hi, I’m sorry to disrupt you,” I stated, approaching the desk.“It’s no problem. Take a seat,” I did without hesitation. “Are you here to keep me company because you’re bored?” He smirked and I rolled my eyes. “That’ll get you punished, Rosie,”The urge to roll my eyes agai
Rose‘s POV “Ready to begin?” “W-what?” His words caught me off guard as I wasn’t expecting him to start immediately. “If you’re ready we'll start our first lesson now,” He said, staring at me intently. “Umm…” I blinked, unsure of what to say. My eyes met his intent gaze and I knew I had to accept. I had to make him believe that I was ready to work towards getting better and getting rid of my anxiety. “I'm ready,” I finally responded in a barely audible voice while wondering what he had in mind for our first session. “We don’t have to start today if you are not comfortable with it,” I knew he was trying to be nice to me but I didn’t let his words fool me. I needed him to completely believe my act and the only way to do that was to make him believe that I was truly eager to dispose of my fear and be more open to having relations with men. “I’m ready. I don’t want to continue this way anymore,” “Good,” I heard the hint of praise in his voice as though he was proud of his decision
Rose’s POVThe warm water from the shower nozzles cascaded over me, and with its warmth came the memories of the previous night spent in the arms of Jian. After the session in his office, he’d carried me to my bedroom and prepared a warm bath for me to soak in. I thought that would be the end of it but he proceeded to clean me up and get me ready for bed, even tucking me in and kissing me on my forehead before retiring to his bedroom. The man literally took the word ‘aftercare’ to great heights and it was something I hadn’t expected, considering the conclusions I’d drawn about him.I let my mind drift to how he’d changed my perspective of him over the past few days, beginning from the night he’d caught me having a little time of my own at the liquor cabinet. Who knew we’d go from trying to break each other into settling for peace? But as soon as these thoughts crossed my mind, I frowned slightly, realizing that I was already deviating from the real intentions behind my plans and I was