Those weren't just words, they were slaps to my face as I closed my eyes and sucked in my breath.
Master? Me? They were giving me to an old man! No, they weren't giving me to an old man, they were selling me to him! Because I could clearly see Aunty counting some money with Melinda and Melissa behind her.“Uncle, what's the meaning of this?” I asked, swallowing the lump in my throat.“It is what it is, Maria J. You're 21 years old, we are only helping you get a man as fast as possible,” Uncle Jimmy replied with a smirk.“And you think I'll just get up and go with him?” I asked, my eyes red, shooting lasers at them.“I know you won't. That's why Anna is in her room. If you're not okay with going with him, we'll make Anna go,” Aunty Claire dropped the bomb, causing the entire part of my body irk.How dare she say something so disgusting? How can a woman be this horrible to her own sister's children?“The ball is in your court, Maria J. I'll advise you to go with Mr. Smith,”I stood there frozen, staring at the people I called family as tears rolled down my eyes. They were using Anna because they knew I'd do anything for my baby sister. They know I won't argue if they mentioned her in the conversation, but they were wrong. I'll never allow an old man to take me as his mistress. Never!“I won't!” I shouted. My voice was so loud that their eyes widened in shock. I wasn't only telling them, I was telling myself that I wouldn't listen to whatever they had to threaten me with. I won't go with them!“Maria J…!” I heard Aunty Claire yell and I hissed to her face,“Do your worst!”“Get her!” The old man ordered his men behind him, and the two men charged towards me. I was about to run away into my room when I felt a pull so strong that it caused me to fall so hard on my butt.I whined, but they ignored me as they dragged me to the center of the living room.“Let me go, you fucker!” I yelled as I slapped their hands which held me tightly.I could hear the laughter of Melissa and Melinda, and I gnashed my teeth. Why didn't they give one of their daughters to the old man instead? Why me?!?I watched the old man stand up as he walked over to where I was held, his face moving closer to mine. He was about to kiss my lips when I turned away from him,Shameless!He kissed my ear instead and chuckled, then he whispered to me,“You're more beautiful without the red wig. Why do you have to wear it every night?”My eyes widened, and my heart sank, Oh no. He knows me.“Now, let's see if the man you had begged to save you last night would come save you today. You are mine, I have bought you,” A smirk appeared on his face as he backed away to look at my face. It dawned on me that this man was the one who had sent those men to me last night.No matter how boss came to me to inform me that many men wanted a private dance or section with them, I refused all. Not because I couldn't give a private dance, but because I feared I would be raped. I never signed up to sexually please any man, I won't even give a blowjob. I was desperate for the money, but I'm not so desperate to sell my body to old, sex hungry, disgusting men.“What do you want from me?” I asked and he chuckled.“You made me lose two of my men last night. I don't know what beast you had called to save you but pray, pray earnestly that he comes again because I'll make sure to use all of you till you are mentally, sexually, physically, and emotionally drained,”His words sent cold into my body, and the hairs at the back of my neck stood. What did the man do to them?“Please let me go, I didn't ask him to do anything to your men. He did it on his own accord,” I tried to explain as I struggled to get out of the men's grip that I was sure had left more bruises on my arms.“Well, I'm having you on my own accord now. I asked you to pray, are you praying?” He asked me and I gulped.Without much thought if God was going to hear me or not, I closed my eyes and began to whisper prayers. When they all noticed what I was doing, everyone burst into laughter. I knew it was ridiculous to obey him and pray, but that was the only thing I could do now.I would never want to go with an old man like this, and not only that, I don't want to leave Anna in this house alone. I promise to protect her with my life, so I can't leave her here with these monsters.I was still whispering words to God when we heard a knock on the door. Uncle Jimmy, who was still laughing at me, went to open the door.“How may I help—-”The next thing we saw was a man flying from the door to the other end of the living room.“Daddy!” Melissa and Melinda quickly rushed to their father, who immediately went unconscious.My eyes moved from Uncle Jimmy to the man at the door. His cologne, that sweet smell, came caressing my nose again as his eyes searched and found me. A deep frown formed on his handsome, godlike face when he saw the two men standing beside me.“He is the one?!?” One of the men yelled, and they quickly left me ready to run away, but he was able to grab one before yelling,“Becker!” I knew he was calling his men again like he did last night so that the other man who had just run off could not escape. The man whom he had held in his hand, he pulled his arm and the man’s hand cut off from his body!“Arghhh…!” The man screamed, and he threw him to the ground. He began walking towards me as he pulled out a white handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the blood off his hands. He stood few inches away from me.My heart was beating so fast in my chest as I wondered what kind of a man he was. How can he be so strong to not only throw Uncle Jimmy across the room but also pull a man's hand easily without stress?His hand raised to my face and I flinched and closed my eyes, he found my hair and moved it behind my ear, he slowly and carefully wiped my tears away, and he breathed out,“You called?”My once closed eyes opened wide, my breath hitched sharply,'He heard? Was he God?'“Who… who the fuck are you?!?” The old man yelled in fear and anger. Same question I had been wanting to ask since last night.Who was he?My eyes remained on the man in front of me also waiting for an answer. Who was he?His hand that caressed my hair didn't leave my hair but I was too stunned to take his hands off. Even with the question the old man asked him, he was still composed, not bothering to respond in a hurry. He has the aura of a king, his calm eyes looking deep into my soul. How did he hear me call? I was about to ask when Aunty Claire yelled from the side,"Get out of my house, you wild beast!" I turned my head to look at Aunty Claire and that was when I remembered that he had thrown Uncle Jimmy across the room and the man was now unconscious. Melissa and Melinda were weeping badly. I could hear their wails, he didn't look sorry and I recalled what the old man said earlier. He had taken out two of his men last night. This made me step back from him, this man before me was dangerous, there was no need to ask. He killed, he pulled someone's arm right in front of me and didn't flinch. He threw Uncle Jimmy
My eyes depict fear and I'm sure he saw it because he moved closer to me but I was quick to take a few steps back with Anna clinging to me like glue. "Hey... Don't be scared, I'll never harm you, I promise." He said in a gentle voice and had he not pulled out a man's hand just a few moments ago, then maybe, I might have believed him."Boss,” About six men stepped into the house. My head bullet to the bulky men standing a few feet away from me and I gulped."One of you should stay here with her and if anyone tries to mess with her, kill." He instructed and my eyes widened."Alright Boss," they all affirmed with a bow.Did he just say kill? Kill? "Wait... Wait, who the hell do you think you are? Just because you smell so good and look dead gorgeous doesn't mean you have a say in my life." I said loudly, my eyes fixed on his unamused countenance. I could see his lips threatening to pull into a smile so instead, he smirked. He moved closer to me and I was about to move backwards when h
The restaurant buzzed with activity as I moved through the tables, trays in hand. The savory scent of various dishes filled the air, but my attention was hijacked by the unwelcome addition to my day – Becker Andrew, the imposing guard Mr. Lance insisted on sticking with me.He had literally followed the bus I had entered till we got to the restaurant. It's so annoying and… I don't know. Worse was, he came over to bow to me like I was his boss. This caused everyone to look our way, including my colleagues.My co-workers couldn't resist their inquisitiveness and I hate it so much, they're gossips and I have just given them the perfect topic to discuss. "Maria J, who's the handsome giant guarding the door?" Sarah, a fellow waitress, teased with a smirk."Yeah, where did you find this bodyguard? Can I get one too?" Jake, a cheeky waiter, chimed in and I rolled my eyes. This wasn't how I planned my day. Why can't everything fucking go the way I want?! Forcing a smile, I tried to tone d
“You’re fired!” Boss's voice rang into my ears causing me to gulpDamn!“Boss, that was a mistake. He didn't mean to—” he cut me off, yelling to my face. “Do I look like a fool to you?!?” When I saw how trivial this was, I fell on my knees and began to plead with my boss. I can't afford to lose my job, not when I am finding a way to get out of this place. “Boss, please. It won't happen again. I'll send Andrew out. It wasn't entirely our fault, that man was behaving—”“I do not care how he was behaving. He is our customer and what the hell did I say about customers?” “Customers are always right,” “Now get your ass back to work with that thought in mind. If you make one more mistake, or your bodyguard scares my customer, you're out!” “Thank you, boss. Thank you, thank you,” I quickly responded and got up before rushing out of the office. “That was so close,” I sighed in relief as I made my way back to the restaurant. Andrew, who was standing right outside the office, followed me b
Mr. Lance stepped out of the car and walked into the bus like he own it, “Darling, come out and let's leave else the bus won't be going anywhere,” he shouted out loud for everyone in the bus to hear. I was quick to duck, hiding myself from him. The bus driver yelled,“Fuck man, what is this?” He asked in anger and I heard the man say, “You have someone in this bus that might cause you and everyone to sleep here tonight if she doesn't step out. Tell the person to come out and I'll make sure to leave your bus alone,” With that said, the murmuring increased so much that people began to swear and cuss. My head was still down and Mr. Lance was still on the bus, how do I know? His cologne was everywhere in the bus. I waited for him to leave, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, he didn't move. The bus driver began to yell in anger,“Who the fuck is he talking about? Get the hell down from my bus!” "Can the person get out from the bus already?" Passengers began to complain. Rolling my eyes, I raised
The bitch dared to repeat her words, and without a second thought, my shoe went flying across the room hitting her squarely on her face,“Ouch! You little whore!” She yelled before rushing towards me. I didn't wait for her to get to me before I attacked her as well. I knew I was late for work but I was upset as it was. All the anger I had been holding in because of what her father did to me came rushing in.How dare those motherfuckers try to sell me to some old hag? “You crazy bitch! You're the whore!” Literally, I had seen her several times in the club with men old enough to be her father. Useless thing pretending to be a saint in front of her parents. She held my hair like the bitch that she was and pulled it hard causing me to whine. My hand grabbed her by the neck and forced her on her knees. Her hands let go of my hair as I jumped on her and gave her a dirty slap. Our screams alerted the rest of them at home, causing them to run out, including Anna. I didn't want her seeing me
“Red temptress,” Boss Austin called in surprise when he saw me in his office. I wasn't supposed to be here on a Saturday night. My working days are only Wednesdays and Fridays. “Hey boss” my voice was low as I looked at him with sorrowful eyes. I made sure he saw the bruises on my face.“What the fuck happened to you?” He asked and I began to explain.“I was going out last night back home when some men came attacking me. They did this to me. They were customers from the club” “Shit!” He cussed. I could see the pain mixed with anger in his eyes. “Fuck, I'm sorry” he breathed out after a while.“Yeah, they took all my money,” I added and I saw how his eyes moved left and right. I wasn't going to ask him to pay because they were his customers but the guilt here, this was meant to happen for other things to take place. Like this…“I really needed that money, boss. I don't know if you can—”“Listen, Red, I didn't send those people. You know that, right?” “Of course, I know that. I neve
I tried to ignore his gaze filled with rage that I could clearly feel from where I was. I took another bottle of alcohol and poured it on my skin. The scream almost deafened my ears, hands reached out to touch me and I could feel the gaze of Mr Lance more intense, like he was coming for a kill. He asked me earlier not to come to the club but I was very good at doing the opposite of what people wanted. I wasn't going to listen, he wasn't putting food on my table so he wasn't going to tell me to stop my work. He doesn't own me. These are words I kept telling myself as I danced, trying so hard to ignore his gaze. I hated the fact that he was not staring at me with the lustful look like yesterday. And as if enchanted, I stepped down from the bar and swayed my hips left and right, I made my way to his table with a bottle of drink in my hand. His eyes followed me till I stopped right in front of him, a smirk appeared on my lips, “Care for some?” I asked him but he didn't respond. I po