Semua Bab The Billionaire’s Captive Bride: Bab 11 - Bab 20

The house was oddly quiet, I mean it is usually quiet but today was too quiet.Probably because Mrs Thornton wasn't around and I felt lonely. It was past noon and Mrs Thornton hadn't returned from the ‘urgent errand’ Marcello sent her on, which left me by myself in the mansion for the first time since I got here.I decided to go for a little adventure. I wandered to the last floor, down the corridors, past the multiple locked doors, past one of the storage rooms, past the library and that's when I paused…Leo's office door was slightly opened. From my many journeys to the libraries, I have never seen it open.I should have walked awayAnyone in my shoes would walk away and pretend they never came up here but the stupid curiosity clawed at me and unfortunately I let it consume me.I stepped closer, holding my breath to the best of my ability, before peeking inside.The office was completely empty but his laptop was open and turned on from the glow.I saw him leave earlier today…was som

I always thought he would snap out of it over the next couple days but he got worse. There was now this darkness that loomed around him.It started with my locked door. At first, I thought I was imagining it, maybe the handle was just jammed or maybe the hinges were stiff but when I twisted the knob and still nothing happened, I felt a panic rise in my throat.I knocked calmly at first but when I got no response, I knocked harder out of desperation.I hated the idea of being trapped anywhere, it was one of my past traumas that I hadn't gotten over.“Hello?” I called out hoping someone was out there but I got no response. I pounded harder on the door, increasing my voice, “Is someone out there?”There was a long pause before I heard a flat, bored and emotionless voice. “Mr Castelli's orders.”That was it…no valid reason or explanation. Just his name.Some days I was let out in the morning. Other days, it was late in the afternoon and sometimes, I had to wait until the sky went dark aga

I stared into space, my mind still blank and tired. I didn't get a wink of sleep after what happened last night. My eyes clued to my windows in fear that she might reappear.My hand curled around the gun I was given, I found it later on under my bed but a bit deeper. My ears alert for the tiniest sound and my body ready to react.I heard knock, it was sharp and sudden before my door opened and my controlled body aimed the gun straight at it in reflex. The guard just glared at me looking unfazed. “Mr. Castelli wants to see you.” He announced and immediately turned to leave. “Now!”My stomach twisted as a felt a rush of anxiety. He's back.I slowly rose from my bed, my thoughts spiralling. I could barely hear the echo of my footsteps over the panic in my head as I was escorted to his.The break-inThe crazy lady.He has been informed about what happened, f course he had. Why else would I be summoned?The walk through the hall felt like I was descending into the underworld.The guard led

My palms were sweaty as I reached his floor, my pounding heart warning me to turn back…But Leo would likely believe those guys.Before I could get to his office I saw a door adjacent to his office slightly ajar, and out of foolishness, I just opened it a little bit more.That was when I witnessed an unexpected sight.Leo stood with his back to me, shirt halfway off his torso, revealing a canvas of scars, some were long and jagged, others looked deep. Some looked old while the rest looked newer.His arm was slick with blood and he was trying to tie it with a strip of cloth. I watched as his jaws clenched in agony from his reflection in the mirror before him.I saw everything, the tightness of his brows, the ways his lips were pressed together like he was used to holding in pain.And then I froze, not because of the blood pouring from the side of his stomach but because his eyes locked with mine through the glass.For a moment, neither of us moved. The silence between us was thick, hea

It's been a couple of days since Leo left for business, leaving the mansion quite quiet.He had gone even before the sun rose. Not like I was expecting any goodbye.Mrs Thornton had kept me company all morning, teaching me simple recipes. Her warmth was enough comfort for me and I appreciated her quiet presence nonetheless.“You know, I was never close to my parents.”“Why?”“They were addicts…they drank and they only gambled to also try and meet ends like me. They tried to overcome the betrayal they experienced in the past that caused them this unstable state they're in now.” I said, twisting the story to the best of my ability.“Is that why…they haven't reported your disappearance?”“It's for the best. I did make preparations for when a day like that would happen, so I'm sure they think I'm alright and that's all that matters.”I did make preparations because I felt like one day the ghost clan would catch up to me and probably take me away or end my life. That's one of the reasons I