- ELYNA "What? How? Who?...stop joking dad" I screeched at my father as his lips uttered words that pierced through my heart; my arranged marriage to a billionaire. "Elyna, we are talking about my future here, our future. If I had not done this deal we would lose everything within the next three days. Besides, this is in your best interest" My dad, Jules, gave me a lecture on why he has made me a commodity in his business dealings, which he describes is in my "best interest." The collateral deal was between a ruthless and feared among men billionaire, Hugo Dubois. It consisted of 30% of my dad's company's shares as well as his only daughter, me being married to him, before the deadline date given by the state regarding my dad's bankruptcy filing. "No, No!...What about my dreams? My life aspirations? My feelings? Raphael? Dad I'm in a relationship with Raphael, dad! " As I uttered those words, my throat was scorched with heat. As Raphael's name left my lips, my dad's visage chan

-ELYNA "Uhm…yes I do" Hugo's hand found its place on my neck as he drew closer and kissed my lips, as it was met with a joyful cheer from the crowd. On our way to Hugo's residence, in a luxurious white Rolls-Royce Cullivan.Hugo turns to my direction with an arrogant smile and asks, "Why did you turn against me when I tried to kiss you?" "Why shouldn't I?" I responded with arrogance as he reached out to his pocket and grabbed a cigar and lit it up. "You should be glad,I did you this favour, or else you'd be rotting in that dirty cell with those rats." I raised my gaze at him with aggression across my lips, as he smoked his cigar. "What do you really want from me? First you steal my freedom? Now you want to destroy me?" "Haha… do you want ?" Hugo sarcastically laughed, as he offered me his cigar before rolling down the window and throwing it away. "We have arrived Sir" conveyed the driver with his voice below a whisper, as assistants rushed from the front door to open our doo