She’s Mine episode 12

😠SHE’S MINE😠

THEME: {She’s claimed by the heartless mafia}

Asa Gold✍️

🌹Chapter Twelve 🌹

~You believe locking yourself away will solve your problems but little do you know that when you open the door, you will only be welcomed by that same problem…..~

She was terrified. She was scared. Her heart were pacing really loud and fast. He wasn’t compared to how he was hours ago. The vulnerable man she saw lying on the bed was gone and is now replaced with the monster she hated with so much passion. He was shooting daggers at her as he waited for a response from her but she wasn’t saying any god damn thing. What the hell was she suppose to say? That she was worried sick about him and decided to help him while he was sick? What was he going to see her as? For Christ sake this was the same man who invaded her world and reduced her to nothing. What was she even thinking when she decided to look after him last night? She should have just slept peacefully, forgetting the fact that he was lying sick in his room. And why the hell did she fall asleep in his bedroom?

Victoria slowly pulled away from the bed, creating enough space between her and the monster. It was better to well prepared to run than to be close by and get devoured by this heartless beast.

“I ask again, what are you doing in my room?” He asked, anger laced in his voice as he glared right at her.

“I…I….” No words could be form. She was trembling in fear. Her legs were shivering. Her face were pale and her throat were dried. She needed water right now.

“Do not let me repeat myself.”He warned.

“I just wanted to help. You were very sick and there was no one there to help you and instead of eating you were drinking that alcoholic drink. I was worried and_”

“Wait. You were worried?” He suddenly started laughing making her look stupid. Victoria face fell as she stared at him while he kept laughing like a maniac. “She was worried.” He said as if talking to someone else. “Are you f-cking kidding me?” He questioned, he wasn’t laughing this time around. His face were rather back to its usual form. hærdened and sharpened.

“I…” She trailed off. She doesn’t even know what to say anymore. Shouldn’t he be thankful for what she did last night? Like seriously, other reasonable people with appreciate her for her goodness but him? He was just being a jerk like he always have been! He doesn’t look sick which means the medication she gave him last night worked. Other people will take notice to their sudden change of health and be grateful but of course, he wasn’t ‘other people’ but a monster. She’s so stupid to have forgotten about that before coming in here to attend to him.

“Didn’t I ask you to stay away from me?” He asked. “Didn’t I ask you not to act like my mother, wife or girlfriend? huh?” He smirked. “What, do you think I will be grateful for what you did? Are you crazy?” She kept mute. “Do you need me to always remind you of what you are and will ever be as long as you remain here?” He raised a questioning brow at her. “You are a slave. My slave.

“F-ck you!” She snapped. *Damn, where did that courage come from?* She has had enough of his insult. It’s time she stands up and defend herself. Who the hell does he think he is? And how dare him make her look stupid when all she did was to take care of him? “You should be grateful. Who the f-ck do you think you are to say shit to my face. I wasn’t sold to you as a slave. I’m just in a contract with you because of my father’s foolishness so don’t you dare look down on me, you prick!”

It all happened in a flash as rom-no jumped out of bed and held Victoria round her neck pressing her against the wall. Victoria kept struggling to break free from his torment as his hand around her neck, tightened. She kept hitting his hand trying her best to free herself but he was just so damn strong for her. She was struggling for air.

“Say that shit again, I dare you.”

“You…I….ca…. can’t….bre…breath…I… you…you are….ki.. kill…. killing me.” She said, gasping for air.

“The next time you say that shit to my face again or do anything contrary to what you are been told, I won’t hesitate to snap out your neck.” He threatened, letting go of her neck. Victoria fell on the ground as she started coughing. She actually thought she was going to die. Her eyes were puffy and red. She has been crying as she pleaded for rom-no to let go of her.

“Get the f-ck out of my room.” He growled. Victoria hurriedly stood up to her feet and ran out of the room without looking back.

She didn’t say a word to anyone as she ran into her room, slammed the shut and started crying all over again.

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“Miss, you need to eat something.” Emily’s voice cut through the silence.

Victoria didn’t respond.

“It’s been three days…” The maid carried on pulling open the thick curtains to let some sunlight into the room.

The sudden brightness made Victoria hiss as if she was a bat huddled up in its cave. Everything that was happening this morning felt like a déjà vu to her. And in reality something like this did happen. But remembering that day will only make her remember the very reason why she was like this in the first place. And it’s not as if she has forgotten. That painful memory was stuck in her head. It felt she was being caged down on that particular day. There was no escape for her. There was no escape from him.

“Leave me alone.” Victoria mumbled.

“I can’t do that.” Emily stepped towards the bed where the young woman was cowering under the thick duvet. “It’s being three days since you last stepped out of your room or had your bath. You haven’t even eaten. And most importantly, Master Rodriguez would like to see you.”

Hearing his name alone made her want to puke. She hated him with so much passion. She wish he had just died of that sickness. She hated herself most especially for even caring about him. He doesn’t deserve kindness. He doesn’t deserve her kindness. She honestly regrets her choices on that day. Since she had been in her room, she has only been thinking of ways to escape this monster or die. And she had only come up with two plans;

-Starve yourself to death.

-Drop off the building and die.

Even as much as her life was nothing but a mess, she still wasn’t yet ready to die. Her life was still one thing she cherish most, but seems like she was going with the first plan, #starve yourself to death.#

“Tell him I don’t want to see him.” She almost yelled, making the innocent maid to flinch. Victoria let out a deep sigh as she sat up on her bed. “I’m sorry. I’m just… I just want to be left alone.” Her voice were calmer now.

“He won’t be happy if he hear you say that, Miss. Master Rodriguez…”

“I don’t care.” Victoria breaths out. She was tired of being treated unfairly. She was tired of being looked down upon. He has no f-cking right to control her about as if she was his slave. *You are actually his slave.* Her subconsciousness reminded her. She felt like scre-ming at the top of her lungs. She felt like going over to her father and cursing him for putting her through all this but she couldn’t. He was her father afterall. A tear slipped down her face as memory of her once happy life began flashing in her head. Will she ever be happy? Will her life ever remain the same? Why were all this questions so difficult for her to find answers to?

“Oh no.” The mattress dipped, Emily sat down on the edge of the bed. Silence fell between the two. It seem to trench on forever until her voice came to life. “You think he is a monster, don’t you?” Victoria said nothing but the answer was clear in her eyes. “I thought the same as well. Have you ever ask yourself why every worker in this house are loyal to him?”

Victoria chuckled darkly. “Of course he threatened you all to work for him and be loyal.”

Emily shook her head no, surprising Victoria in the process. “It’s because he is good to us. You know, a place where you eat from is a place you will consider as your home.” She sighed. “I lost my parents at the age of seven and became an orphan. I thought my life will end there. I thought I will never be happy or be able to live well. Each day was a struggle for me. How you eat depends on how well you steal from other people. I lived my life that way for twelve good years until I came across Master Rodriguez, he was only just twenty years old. He was my saving grace. He helped me out of the street and placed a roof over my head. He gave me a place to call a home. Every worker here has a story to tell but the common thing in every of out stories is being saved by him but in exchange of his goodness, we swore our loyalty to him.”

Victoria turned to face Emily. No word of comfort would be enough to express the pity she felt for the young woman. “I’m sorry that happened to you.”

“Don’t be. Besides I’m leaving a good life now and all thanks to master Rodriguez.” She smiled, placing a hand over Victoria legs. “He might look cold on the in,side but deep down he has a warm heart. He is just going through a lot of things and that’s why he became this way. How do you expect a child born into a world like this to behave? Of course they have to be ruthless, mean and heartless because they believe that’s the only way they would live and reign for as long as possible. But they need someone, someone to change their thought and show them the better way to live. They need someone to make them know that it is okay to let out your weakness.” She paused. “Do you know why he said those mean words to you?”

“How…how did you know he said mean words to me?”

“You got out of his room crying. There’s no way I wouldn’t know he was the cause.” That was Emily’s simple reply.

“Why? Why did he do that? Yes, i know I’m nothing but a slave to him but is that enough reason for him to do that to me?”

“He hates it whenever people sees his weakness. Master Rodriguez gets sick whenever it snows to which I’d told you of but whenever a time like that comes we aren’t expected to do anything. He prefers going through the pain alone. And mind you, he doesn’t treat you as a slave because there’s no way a slave will have a personal maid to look after her. You are more like a queen if you ask me.”

“Maybe I’m just his personal slave.” Victoria thought out loud while sniffing.

Emily laughs softly. “Or maybe he wants to keep you closer to himself.” She smiles. “But now, please let me draw you a bath. With all due respect, you really need it.”

Victoria let out a genuine smile. “I suppose.” She haven’t gotten out of bed for the past three days after that day. If she didn’t plan on playing a skunk, she did need a shower.

Warm water did the magic. She felt renewed and like at least part of her sadness has been washed away. A sky blue dress was waiting for her when she stepped out. Why she had decided to get out of bed was still a misery to her. Seems like Emily’s story did the magic. But her mind kept replaying the last words of Emily. ‘Or maybe he wants to keep you closer to himself.’ Victoria shook those thought out as she began dressing herself up. A part of her wanted to still keep avoiding rom-no but something told her it would lead to no good. They had a deal after all and that is for her to be his slave until she’s been able to pay up her debt. Although she has no idea how she is going to pay that up especially now that be had refused her on going back to the club _she was thankful for that _ But being idle wasn’t her thing, she needs a job. She just have to talk to rom-no about it. Maybe.

She walks out of her room and went downstairs to the large living room. She went straight to the dinning table and there he was, looking more handsome than she last remember. He was puffing out a smoke of cigarette when she stepped in. He noticed her present but did nothing. Victoria quietly sits down away from him, she expected him to say something about her reasons for coming out of her room for the past three days but he surprised her by not saying anything. There was only two things attached to why he said nothing about it; either he knows exactly why or he just doesn’t care.

The maids rushed out of the kitchen and began serving the food into their plates. Victoria could feel his gaze on her but she dared not look at him. Her neck still hurts from the strangle.

‘You are more like a queen if you ask me.’ Emily words echoed in her head as they served them. After they were done, they walked out, leaving just the two of them in the dinning room.

They started eating their food in silence. Well, she started eating. Victoria ate like a hungry lion, well will you blame her? She had gone for hunger strike for almost a week now and eating like a shark could be quite understandable.

“That’s unladylike.” His voice cut through the silence. Victoria hand stopped midway to her mouth as she lifted her gaze to him. “You must be very hungry.” She didn’t say anything as she out the food in her mouth and dropped the spoon. “Why did you refuse to eat?” He now asked.

#Oh, so he cares.

“I wasn’t just hungry.” She said in a whisper, lowering down her gaze.

He nods, putting away his almost finished cigarette and gulped down a shot of whiskey. Victoria might not know him well enough but she knew one thing for sure; He prefers smoking and drinking than eating. He was incomplete without them.

“You shouldn’t have come into my room that night.” #Oh, he do know her reasons for locking herself up and going on hunger strike. “I prefer staying alone in times like that.”

#Don’t talk, don’t talk. Her subconsciousness kept warning her but being the girl that she was, she blocked out that warning.

“Because you are afraid of showing out your weakness?” She blurted out.

“Excuse me?”

“Listen. I don’t care about what you’ve been through or what you are going through but sometimes let out your weakness or your problems…who knows, they might be your first step in getting a solution.”

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Our baby girl just did it. She just spoke up to that monster. That’s a huge step into… problem? Well, I can’t say we just need to watch out for the next chapter.

Question: Are there any second thought about rom-no? I’m sure some of you were touched by Emily’s story. Don’t deny it, just identify yourself😏.

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