Ivy wakes up on the cold and hard ground, body stiff and everywhere around is dark due to the piece of fabric tied to her eyes. She moves very slowly because she's in a very uncomfortable position and can't move her hands or legs."Hello?" She calls out, wriggling her hands behind her even though they are very tightly knotted together with a very thick rope or at least, She's answered by the cold air whooshing around her. She struggles further with the rope, grunting loudly each time she pulls on it but to no avail.Her legs, also tied, are completely numb from being in such an uncomfortable position for a long time and she groans lightly from the blood rushing back to her legs Her eyes is tied with a thick black cloth so she doesn't have any idea what the time is or at least if it day or night time, she also wonders how long she's been out unconscious.The last thing she remembers is a hand over her mouth, holding a white colored handkerchief to her nose and mouth, completely block

She paces around the room, her phone in her hand, unsure if the step she took was the right one.She sighs over and over again, sitting down and then standing up to pace all over again. She grabs her phone and dials that one number that has been in her head the whole day. "Hello?""Hello ma'am.""Is everything going fine over there?"The man chuckles. "Everything is fine here ma'am. She's still unconscious from the chloroform, other than that, there is absolutely nothing to be worried about."Even though she has been reassured more than five times in the last three hours, she's still anxious for some reason."Okay then. If anything happens, don't forget to let me know.""Yes ma'am."She hangs up and sits down, breathing deeply.She had looked like a strong woman when she was making the deal but now, she's sure everyone knows that she's not as strong as she portrayed herself to be, not as tough as she made herself seem.Tiara picks up her phone again and dials another number. "Hello? D

"What the fuck are we going to do now? Even though we did what could have cancelled an entire marriage, it still didn't work!" Arielle paces, her anger in her voice.Tiara is just as restless as she is. "Do you think that's all? We had her in custody!"Raine looks at them both, frowning. "What kind of custody? What do you mean?"Arielle quickly exchanges a guilty glance with Tiara. "What did you mean?" She asks too, pretending to not be aware of what Tiara was referring to.Tiara looks at them both. "I meant that I thought we had established that she should not marry him. That's what I meant by custody.""Custody is an odd choice of word for that but I understand. I still don't know why you'd think she'll do what you wanted. You're so naive." Raine comments, calm as she sits and crosses her legs.Tiara throws Arielle a bad look and she looks away immediately.Raine stands up from her chair. "The mum's would be looking for me right now. I have to go.""You see very cool about it though

All the ecstasy wipes away with one question and she sits up, wrapping the blankets around her as she suddenly seems naked and bare backed.Ashton waits for her response but he gets none, signifying her acceptance of the situation. "Oh my goodness!" He sighs.For one, he's not angry, he's just... exasperated, unsure of what to make of the situation of her virginity.She's getting married the second time so he thought what any reasonable human would have thought.But here she is, looking fragile on his bed.Ivy swallows. "Y... Yes.""Why didn't you tell me?""Are you angry? I didn't think it was something worth being shared. I wanted to have a first night with you. That's why I didn't say anything, scared that you would have done nothing if I told you."Ashton relaxes, stops pacing and sits on the bed, still very naked. "Telling me would have made me... take care of you more. I could have... hurt you." He confesses, his eyes full of worry."I'm not fragile. I know what I want." Ivy sta

Ivy drops her bag on the back of the chair and sits down, looking around at the fancy restaurant Wren invited her to.She's approached by a formerly dressed waiter, complete with bow ties. He curtesies."Miss Wren had said you would arrive before her so she arranged for you to be taken care of." He states as he places a wine glass and a whole bottle of wine right beside it, pouring it into the glass first.Ivy chuckles.She does know how to make a person happy."Thank you." Ivy smiles, the waiter curtesies again and leaves.She picks up the glass and inhales deeply, smiling before she takes a sip of the wine, hmming to herself.Wren Wang.What's the woman's story? Kidnapped for a full month and now, less than a week to that, she's back on her feet, she's that strong."I see you've been pampered." Wren's voice climbs over the noise of the restaurant as she takes a seat. "I'm sorry I'm late, we ran into some traffic on the way."Ivy smiles, nodding as she drops the glass of wine. "It's