All Chapters of Tied to the Ruthless Three: Chapter 1 - Chapter 6

I inhaled the fragrance of the rose bouquet in my hands. The flowers Dimitri, my fiancé, gave me when he arrived at the house earlier. Hmm… its scent was as beautiful as the future I had imagined with him someday.I couldn't wait for the official announcement of our engagement in front of the guests soon. Dimitri had proposed to me just a week ago, on my 18th birthday.Even though our engagement was wrapped up in the alliance between our two families, I didn't care about that. What mattered most was that I could leave this house and live more freely.I was sick of being watched by my stepmother, Evelina, who had acted like the lady of the house for the past three years.Not to mention her twin sons, Nathaniel and Gabriel, who always gave me looks as if they wanted to rip me apart whenever we met. Thankfully, they were off at the academy. For the past three years, we have only seen each other at Christmas."Anna, where's Dimitri?" That call startled me.I turned to my father, who was a

It had been a tiring journey of about a quarter of a day. By the time the car reached Bastorin’s gate, the sky behind the peaks was flushed red.From the outside, Bastorin looked like a fortress with tall, sturdy gray stone walls. The entrance gate was made of heavy iron.Was it a prison or a fortress? I wasn’t sure.But the academy seemed designed to keep anyone from entering—or leaving.Two security guards approached the car, and my driver handed them an envelope. After reading it, they nodded briefly. They hurried to the gate, opened it, and returned the envelope.The car drove in, rolling over gravel toward a parking area beside another gate. Then it continued on toward the academy building.I stepped out after the driver turned off the engine. I didn’t feel excited, only a creeping fear.I walked toward the second gate, which was also guarded. My driver followed behind me as I passed through, escorted by one of the guards.My steps quickened as we passed through a short tunnel wi

Dragged by several people, it felt like being carried into a grave without a coffin. No matter how hard I fought against Nathaniel and his gang, they pressed harder, leaving me helpless.I resisted—there was a hard slap across my cheek. I fought again—another slap on the other side.No one helped. No one even cared. The faces I passed in the corridor only stared blankly, as if I were nothing more than a filthy animal not worth saving.My whole body ached from struggling until my last bit of strength was gone. Nathaniel and his gang hauled me all the way down to the lowest floor, through endless corridors, and out to the academy’s back garden.The sky above was already dark, the garden lights glowing faintly, their reflections shimmering on the surface of a decorative pond. I was half-thrown to the side of it.“Get up, Anastasia.” Nathaniel’s voice teased me.My hands shook as I tried to push myself up. Fear and dread made me want to give in. I couldn’t even cry.“Anna? You hear me? Wh