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king those plates from the ground. For the fucking first time after so many years, he remembered how to feel. Like, he felt something, and it had to be lust;

ia Be

place. She loved wearing all those knee-length, floral dresses and leaving her hair in a pigtail style. The main thing that always attracted him to her was the way innocence radiate

little princess, which he hid away from the world and she was just out of bounds. Chase knew that, but still, he let himself think with

ir fates wanted them together, he was going to have her no matter the cost. He didn't even care about the fact that he had a fiancée; for, he didn't owe her his loyalty. Only she owed

his problems. They were made for each other and no one would ever be able to change it because they would lose their lives even before doing so. After all,

e rang on the bedside table. With slow, calculative s

underboss, Lucas, he picked it up

Wha

ost immediately. "

ucking e

He didn't seem fazed. He just didn't expect Sophia to escape that early. He sl

from the oth

aid, without any panic in his v

ar.”} {Knock her out

~

onsciousness slipped in, and the moment she recogniz

in. She tried to move or run but was restrained by something hard pulling on her bruised wrists and ankles. She accessed her wh

home, but there she was, being tied up like a criminal for witnessing a murder, with sq

as she remembered how

ash

on't go-please," Sophia's eyes snapped op

he usual warm touch and voice to reach her ears but nothing happened. All she heard and felt was silence and lonelines

e in her room, and her Nana wasn't t

g to make her lose her sanity. She clutched and pulled on her hair as she fell on her knees. “Please-go away-don't-", Fresh tears fell down her cheeks,

on her feet, rushing to the closet. It was empty, and there were no clothes in it. She rushed t

ing in disguise and she wouldn't let the opportunity pass her. She would wear the clothes and find a way to escape. She missed her Nana and wanted to see her. She wanted he

lked out of her room and tiptoed down the stairs, hoping not to bump into anyone and luckily for her, no one wa

that to leave their doors open, but to her, it was their busi

l black, their bulgy arms folded across their chests, with stoic expressions on their faces. She was sure they were Chase's men, conside

nd. She immediately threw the stone towards a dark place, and all the men's eyes went there.

s the direction, and Sophia gulped. She suddenly realized

nd ducked behind a pillar close to the dark place. She silently watched them in the d

, Another man said, and

d her hand over the fence but it didn't reach. For the first time, she internally

took a step backward till she stumbled over something, and she

eyes widened in fear. “Who is there? “His voice got nearer, and So

ief when she saw that it was a stool. She quickly picked it

over the fence, she froze when she heard a

ashed, until she unknowingly kicked him between the legs,

shots rang through the air and quickly

fellow bodyguards. “Follow her! She'

had seen her face. In a few torturing minutes, she had alr

nored the truck driver who was peeing by the roadside and swung the front door open, rushing inside it to settle beh

“Get out of my truck,

he cars driving their way, and she looke

driver was cut off w

ver driven a car nor learned how to drive one in her life. She had only taken note of how ta

the wheel to move away but she froze when she saw another SUV driving her way from behind and more coming from either side. She was cornered and h

e muttered. “If this is how I'm going to die, then take care of my Nana. Tell her I love her a

ness didn't last a second because her smile died the moment she realized she was driving towards a wall. Before she co

w darkness. She could hear her heart beating wildly against its ribc

t her sit up because she felt cold hands gripping h

aring them, only to find Lucas standing there with a clenched jaw and eyes turned into slits. The glare he sent her

f your mind?", Lucas sn

my Nana. I

a! You should be damn grateful you were even

y her arm from his strong grip but he w

his pocket and covered her nose with it. "As much as I fucking want you d

dy build. She knew that and her legs gave out as he pressed the han

f Flas

ls and tried to pull away her legs but her attempts were futile because

jumped towards her, she let out a loud scream and shut her eyes, waiting

es, only to suddenly find herself alone in the room. She looked at where the distant squeaks

s a large arm held the door an arm's length before a large body appeared in front of the door that was held

casually as if he had all the time on earth, his i

stared at her, deep in the eye. “I knew you'd try to esca

e. My Nana is worried

at her. “No worries, your grand

yes widened

at her, completely ignoring her

oke out on her f

it open, before lighting up the cigar. He returned the lighter back to his pocket and dragged it in smoke. Slowly,

aid with a huge smile. She didn't thin

is cigar to his lips and brought it out, then blew smoke o

itte

y those words left his lips. “W

r twenty-four hours as your punishme

hat a punishment

e ground, then stepped on it to switch it of

enty-four hours? “Sophia was confused. “I-I'm ready for the punishment. I'm r

perfectly arched brows. “

words for a moment befor

ted to be the only man whose name she would scream in pain and pleasure, how he wanted to be the only man she thought of, how he wanted to be the only man to rule her mind and body so she'd run to him at every opportunity she got, how he wanted to keep her for his self. All had to do was play a few games here and there with her, keep her on her toes, and leave her wondering what