Shackled

ting not to make eye contact with anyone, not wanting to be noticed. Being the daughter of one of the most powerful Dukes in Veross City makes me ea

Each time he came to visit my parents, he would usually bring me toys and sweets until I turned sixteen, and he started bringing flowers. Soon after, gifts we

didn’t find me. If they find me… I don’t even want to think what Carlos would do to me. I not on

that Carlos is a sadist who loves to torture the women he sleeps with. His torture methods are so severe that he has killed over a hundred women in the last fifteen years. Or so the rumors say. Three of them

s forced on my finger, I was too stunned to say anything. And then he tried to kiss me, and it took every ounce of my control not to sla

e Carlos’ wife. It would be a miracle if I made it past our first wedd

chosen by the future bride’s family. I have chosen Carlos to be your husband. You will marry him, give him children, an

but it fell on deaf ears. *“And you know what he did to a

ho my wife would be, and I obeyed. And with time, I learned to love her very much. It will

ot rid of them because Carlos is not only

ident that took her life, he still mourns her. But Carlos is not like my father.

ws it. If I want to take a stroll through the garden, I have to call him first. He even hired

man. Many people would want to hurt you because you are m

refuse to marry him. I have been planning my escape for ma

would—like the end of the world has arrived. So, I did as any woman on her period would do—go to the pharmacy to buy hygiene products before going to the bathroom. A small commotion in a nearby store was enough to distract the bodyguards for a moment and for me to d

ound town, thinking of a way to get out of the city. The money I have is

at piques my interest—Alanes Tech Company

just found a solu

my clothes to eliminate any creases they might have, I

end of the lobby. The two security officers spot me, and before they can ask me who I am and what I want, I make my way to

ng on my best smile, I say, “I wou

g, fake eyelashes like she is trying to figure out w

not have entered the firm in the first place. But I have to see Alekos no matt

ook. “I am sorry. Without an appoi

I convin

ts me know her

e high school. Tell him that Ange

e not the first to say that. If I had a penny for every woma

he city. Not to mention he is single, powerful, and h

anything to gain by lyin