Semua Bab BOUGHT FOR PLEASURE, REDEEMED BY LOVE: Bab 1 - Bab 10

CHAPTER 1– SOLD FOR TWO MILLION "Don't struggle." Elena woke up, She tried to move but couldn't. Her wrists were bound behind her, with something soft and strong that bit into her skin whenever she struggled. Something like Silk scarves, maybe. But whatever it was, they held together well. She was lying on her side, her cheek pressed to the floor, her legs free but heavy, sluggish, still fighting whatever they'd use to sedate her. Then a voice came from nearby. Female. Young. And it appears she looks terrified. Elena forced her eyes open at once. The room was long and low, lined with mirrors. Twenty women, maybe thirty. Some of them sat on the floor like hers, with their legs crossed, and their faces blank with shock. Others stood against the walls, with their arms wrapped around themselves, eyes too wide. While a few of them were crying silently, tears tracking through makeup. Numbers pinned to their dresses. Gold ink on cream cards. Elena looked down at her own

CHAPTER 3: Past cont (A Dangerous Bargain)Elena knew the exact sound of a life breaking apart. It sounded exactly like the polite, measured tone of the social worker standing in her doorway."Eleven days, Miss Marcelo," Linda Park said, her eyes fixed coldly on her clipboard. "Your nine-year-old brother hasn't seen the inside of a classroom in nearly two weeks. He's been spotted wandering the neighborhood alone. We have serious concerns about his safety."Elena stiffened, her fingers digging into the chipped paint of the doorframe. "My brother is fine.""He's nine," Linda repeated, a subtle threat laced in her tone. "Who is supervising him?""He's not wandering. He's walking to the hospital to see our mother." Elena's voice cracked, a brittle edge cutting through the quiet hallway. She refused to soften it. "I work two jobs. I can't be in two places at once.""I understand this is difficult,""No." Elena stepped into the hallway, pulling the door closed behind her so Mateo wo

CHAPTER 5— Present time The car came to a halt in front of a large mansion. The driver got out and rushed to open the Adrian side of the door.Adrian got out without looking at her. She didn't need the invitation to know what to do. Elena opened her own door; she stood on the gravelly ground.The sight of a very magnificent house welcomed my view. She stood in awe, mesmerized by the sight of how beautiful the house was.“Are you going to come in or do you want them to get you a bed, so that you'll be comfortable looking at the house well,” Adrian suggested.“Hmmm.” Elena jolted to reality. They strode into the house.“Welcome boss.” A tall man, with tattoos covering his whole hand.“Thank you Henry, Martha, attend to this young lady, show her to the guest room, and by tomorrow morning I want the third room in the east wing cleared then move her there by morning..” He gave out the orders to Martha.A woman appeared. Older, gray hair pulled tight. She looked at Ele

CHAPTER SEVEN: THE SURVEILLANCE"You're not wearing that."Elena paused, looking down at her black pants and the crisp white blouse. It was essentially the uniform of a prisoner trying her best to pass as a secretary. Then she looked up at Martha. The older woman stood framed in the closet doorway, holding a silk dress the exact color of bruised wine and heavy smoke."Mr. Adrian left very specific instructions," Martha said. There was something subtle in her tone that made Elena’s spine straighten instantly. It wasn't a direct command. It felt more like a quiet warning. "Breakfast is at eight o'clock sharp, and he expects you to look presentable.""He left?""This morning. Business in the city." Martha stepped into the room and laid the dress across the mattress. The fabric was pure silk, sleeveless, with a neckline that dipped a bit lower than anything Elena had worn since she was twenty and still stupid enough to believe the world played fair. "He will return tomorrow afternoon. Ton

CHAPTER 9Elena walked right into her room, slamming the door hard. "Gosh, I hate that guy. How dare he point a gun at my face? If we were out of this place, I would have reported him to the police. Does he really think I want to be here? If not for my bad habit of always being curious about things, I wouldn't have landed here in the first place. Keeping me locked up like a prisoner." She lamented to herself as she adjusted her weight on the cushion.The room was so silent, she didn't know when she dozed off in the position she was in.The door to the room opened around evening time, jolting her awake from her sleep. Elena expected Mrs. Martha, but it was Marco. He filled the doorway with his shadow."The boss wants you in the dining room," he said."I am not interested," Elena replied, not standing up from where she was seated."I don't care, so will you stand up now and come with me," he said, looking at her like he wanted to make a hole in her body."Fine, whatever. I'm going not