Also, she didn't want to return to that house. She hated the sight of that man. He didn't waste time believing Chloe's lies. He even said he was disappointed in her. Well, Chloe was right about one thing. Her father didn't like her. But Hailey didn't see only hate in his eyes. She also saw greediness. Her mind went back to the phone and she sighed for the umpteenth time. The phone wasn't even hers. How was she going to explain this to her mother? And that recording... Urgh! She should have backed it up in Kara's phone. She should have done that last night, or maybe she should have gone straight to the police with it. But she'd been anxious when her father spoke about Kendrick's plan to take a new wife. Also, she couldn't just go to the police like that. She needed to see Kendrick first. Hailey rubbed her temples, dreading the upcoming headache. She shut down the noises in her head and focused on those happy memories instead. Since she admitted that those hallucinations were, in

That girl also told her about more servants and a Butler, but no one seemed to reside here apart from Kendrick, and his bodyguards of course. Hailey could not sense anyone. Not even the sound of the guards' voices outside. The atmosphere was stale as if the time had stopped. Hailey's eyes wandered to the stairs and she dropped her bag on the couch. Despite having the urge to explore the house more, she must meet Kendrick. He must be upstairs.That was where the bedroom should be located. One of the bodyguards had said something about him taking a rest. Her feet moved her toward the stairs while her eyes kept wandering around the living room. From a corner, her eyes caught a swimming pool behind the glass wall.The pool was at the back of the house. Suddenly, the scene changed. Hailey found herself staring back at something similar all of a sudden. From a screen, she was staring at the swimming pool. In fact, she was staring at the whole layout of the house, and it couldn't have l

Then he felt something. Something soft was pressed into his body. An even softer one was wrapped around his neck, tightly.Warm breaths caressed his chest, his bare chest. And a wave of black hair spread across the pillow and some portion rested on his arm.Also resting on that arm was something soft. A soft flesh, a warm one. His throat went dry at that moment. He should still be in the nightmare. But his eyes were now opened and he could see his surroundings. His other hand moved and he found it holding on to something small, her waist. Then she snuggled into him, burying deep in his embrace. And that was when he realized something. She was clothless and so was he. Except for the sheet, not a fabric of clothing was on their body. Everything stilled, his heart stopped beating. Her face appeared in his view and he was thrown into confusion as well as speechlessness and more dread, a bigger dread. 'Hailey.' Was he seeing things?As if scorched and burned at once, he jerked up and

***Urgh! Her head was throbbing. It ached so much. Damnit! Her whole body ached like hell. Kendrick that beast. That insatiable maniac. Hailey wanted to open her eyes, instead, she squeezed it shut and held her forehead. It hurt. She couldn't believe she'd been married to a jerk. He'd made her a promise and he fulfilled it. All she wanted was for them to get even, but it turned out to be a bad idea. He'd devoured her non-stop, she even lost count of the hours. And she ended up begging and begging again, but hell! He didn't let her go. He didn't listen to her pleas.In the end, her body had to help her. She fainted, and everything stopped. Hailey couldn't feel her limbs. She couldn't feel any part of her body. All she felt was an ache. And the ache in her waist was worse. Would she even be able to walk? Attempting to swallow her saliva, Hailey could only feel an empty dry throat. Her throat was parched. She forced her eyes open and a dark sky loomed above. Tiny dots of sparkli

Then she dialed Kara's number and placed it on her ear. "You can go ahead and bring me food." Hailey nodded to the bodyguard.Her stomach was still grumbling, the hunger was unbearable. While the bodyguard walked away, the phone rang. It was picked up instantly from the other end then came Kara's voice. "Hello, who is it!?" Kara sounded anxious.Hailey sighed and said, "It is I, Kara–""Hailey!" Kara exclaimed. "Where have you been, Hailey? I dialed your Mum's number but the phone was off. Your Mum and I are so worried. You left in the morning to see your husband and you didn't come back. Why did you call with another number? Are you alright, Hailey?""I'm fine, Kara." Hailey played with the soft material of the shirt. "I got your contact from Rick. I'm still at Kendrick's.""Really?" Kara sounded relieved."Yeah." Hailey nodded. "Chloe sent people to snatch the phone when I left your apartment. That's why—""Wait. Damnit!" Kara cursed. "Chloe snatched the phone? Does that mean she