MASKED LOVE

I'm going to sleep my ass off today ", Rose thought with a smile.

Getting out of a cab, she walks into her small rented single-family apartment.

It was a long day at work and now all she wanted to do was take a shower and have a long night's rest because it's the weekend.

The weeks back at the office were tiring coupled with her wedding arrangements.

Rose took off her heels and dumped her bag on her small couch. She walked slowly to her small wooden dressing table. Looking at herself in the mirror she removed her jewelry, rubbed her nape with a sigh, and walked to her quite big bed which she took her time arranging. A smile danced on her lips as she looked at her now-arranged neat bed.

" Oh. I haven't even given Dave a call " Rose thought and walked over to her single couch where she dropped her bag, She checked inside and grabbed her phone.

" Hey babe, I'm home now, Will be expecting you " Rose typed and sent it to her fiance.

Sighing, She looked at her bed again and smiled wider.

Rose begins to unclad and walks to the bathroom; Switching on the shower, Rose takes her bath and rubs the soap thoroughly on her body. Liking the feeling, Rose smiles as the fragrance of the soap fills the bathroom.

Coming out in a robe, She walks to her dressing table and picks up her hair dryer using it to dry her hair. Closing her eyes, she smiles and sighs in nothing but relief; Just as she is about to open her eyes, A hand covers her mouth from behind, and Fear engulfs her.

Rose wants to open her eyes to at least see the person through the mirror but as if he/she had read her thoughts.. She was turned around, her mouth still covered.

" Who- who are you? " Rose's voice came in a muffle, no reply came.

" Close your eyes, " she heard the male voice say. Rose gulped down ànd closed her eyes immediately.

" Please, I will give you anything. I swear " Rose begged

" Stay still " The voice murmurs calmly

" Let me go, Please. I will do anything, please " Rose tried to wriggle free but his hold on her was tight

" Tie her hands " Her heart jumped when she heard that..

There is another person. No, No !!

Rose's hands were being tied and so were her eyes, She's now blindfolded ... Tears escaped Rose's eyes, making the cotton against her eyes wet.

" Please don't hurt me.. take whatever you want, I won't tell anyone " She murmured crying. There was silence, No sound. No movement. Rose didn't know what was happening. Her eyes were blindfolded, and her hands were tied. She tried to move but couldn't do that freely. fear gripped her not knowing what was about to befall her.

Are they going to kill me?

Am I about to be kidnapped?

Various thoughts ran through her breaking her mind as she prayed silently for a miracle and she won't stop crying.

" Leave us alone " She hears another voice after a while

" Yes sir " She heard a few men say and footsteps followed then the closing of the door.

Sir??? Their boss is here. She concluded.

Oh, what do they want to do with me? What does he want from me?

If they want anything, Why can't they just take it and leave? Why tie my hands and blindfold me ??

Why?

" Please don't kill me, I beg of you. I will give you anything, I swear " Rose cried but she only heard footsteps approaching.

" Please " She murmurs

" Hey " Rose heard the voice of a young man, her heart jumped. She could feel him, His saint, his breath ...

" Sir, I will give you anything. You don't have to ask, Just take them and leave, I won't tell anyone. I promise " Rose sniffs in and the mouth of the man kicked to a çorner..

" You know what I've always loved about you? You make it easy for a man to fall in love" he murmurs holding her by the waist .. Rose swallowed

" Hell, you look gorgeous in that robe " his voice husky, and strokes her hair.. Just then Rose realized she was just in a robe, In front of him, in front of a stranger ...

"Please don't hurt me. " She begged trying to move away from him but he held her still

" I won't baby, I would never do anything to hurt you " He murmurs, placing a kiss on her cheeks.

" What do you want from me? I will give you money, Anything. I will - "

" I want you Rose, have always wanted you"

Rose stiffens. He knows my name, He knows me? How? Who is he?

Does he want me? Who the hell is he? How did he know me? How does he know my name?

All these questions kept popping into Rose's head but she got no answer.

His hands-on hers snapped her back to reality. Rose shifted uncomfortably as she began to feel uneasy. She tried to get away from him and his hold.

She steps back fearfully, But he keeps following.

" Who are you? Sir.." Rose Stutters

I have a boyfriend and a fiancee. I will be getting married in a few months. Please.. " Rose rasped as her back hit the wall, He pinned her just right there, his grip on her waist tightening.

" I know all that, But still. I want you " She shakes her head

" You can't have me, I have someone that I love, Take whatever you want and get out! " Rose snaps.. Silence invaded

" Don't make this difficult.. " he murmurs and places a kiss on her forehead, Her cheeks, Neck... She shakes her head negatively

" No! No! " She pushed him away and he staggered backward.

" Don't you come near me! I will scream. Get the hell out of my house now! " She half yelled now angry. Rose struggled to untie her hands which seemed almost impossible.

This wasn't how she planned her night, This wasn't how she expected it to be, All she had wanted to do was shower and sleep, Not this! Nooo!

The young man looked at her. He didn't expect her to give in easily. But he was going crazy and he couldn't help but think of her every day, every night.

He couldn't help but do this; This was the only way to get to her ... This was the only way he could have her. After all these years he isn't going to lose her to another man. This was it.

He steps closer to her again and she moves back; He holds her hands and unties them .. Rose wonders what he is doing, Why would he untie her hands?

What was he doing? She thought.

" I'm not here to hurt you," He said calmly looking at her

" Get out of my apartment! " She said not wanting to let her guard down, he walked closer.

" I just untied you Rose, I won't hurt you. I promise "

" Out Now! " She yelled as she made an effort to untie the blindfold against her eyes.

" Do you want us to do this the hard way? "

" There is no US doing anything! Get out you psychopath " Rose shrugged to untie her eyes. He walked briskly to her and pinned her to the wall having her hands behind her back, Fear engulfed her

" I don't want to hurt you Rose, I don't.. Don't make this hard for both of us." She panics

" I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I will do whatever you want me to do, Just don't hurt me, don't kidnap me, Don't - "

" Strip! " He cuts her off and her heart thudded