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But was my dignity truly worth the smile on my mother’s face?

Of course, it was.

But would I be able to live with this?

Definitely not.

I had spent my life doing everything for everyone else.

I didn’t know if I could do this. There was no escape.

I always had to be the responsible one, the one who sacrificed. Never wanting anything for myself.

His grip tightened on my skin. But what he was asking of me, I couldn’t give it to him. My virginity.

A tear slipped down my cheek, and he brushed it away gently with his thumb. The tenderness in his touch was a cruel mockery of the darkness in his eyes. “I need some time,” I whispered, feeling him move his palm to cup my breast over my bra.

His eyes narrowed, and a chilling smile curved his lips. “Time? You think time will change anything? You need to understand something, sweetheart. This isn’t about what you want. It’s about what I want. And I want you. Now.”

Panic flared in my chest, but I forced myself to stay calm. Maybe, just maybe, if I played along, I could find a way out. But for now, all I could do was try to survive.

“Okay,” I whispered, trying to keep my voice steady. “Okay, just... just give me a week, please.”

His hands stilled, and I flinched as he pulled away and stared at me. I swallowed hard. Trembling under his reluctant gaze. Greys swirled, storms brewed, blues spread.

When I thought he’d refuse, he surprised me as a chilling smirk curved his lips. And he pulled away completely, standing to his full height, looking down at me like the devil he was. “Four days. That’s all you’ll get. Fifth night, I want you here, we’ll have dinner, I’ll bring you flowers,” Tilting his head, his hungry gaze stopped on my lips. “And you, little bird, will be the wine.”

Chapter 31

The Prey

It felt surreal, too bizarre. I hadn’t expected Judas to let me go, or even let Kyle drive me to the dorms. Throughout the ride, I was staring out the window. What do I do now? How was I going to escape from this damn country in four days? Something about him told me he wasn’t bluffing when he said he would drag me back to him if I defy him.

And I didn’t know what was I to do anymore. I was out of options.

No legal authorities could save me, and I feared that anything higher than him existed.

Did that mean I had to sleep with him?

I shivered.

No, no, no.

I’d think of something. Where there was a will, there was a way/

Why was I even considering sleeping with him? That man was a psycho on the run. I had no resources, no alliances, and no one I could trust. Should I take Ivan’s help? No. Not him.Trusting Ivan felt like jumping from the frying pan into the fire.

Kyle pulled up in front of the dorm, and I swallowed hard, shaking the image of those dead eyes staring right back at him. Why did he kill him though? To frame me? Did that mean he was framing me since that day? Did he follow- stalk- me right after humiliating me in front of those men?

Whatever it was. I didn’t want to know. I didn’t want to even think of him.

My skin crawled recalling the way he played with me. Forced me to orgasm for the first time in my life. No one had touched me this way. And this bastard touched the parts of me even though I was scared to explore. I clenched my thighs. I wanted to scrub my body with rocks and nail my skin to get rid of his touch. The worst, I could smell his faint scent all over my body.

“We’re here, Ms- “

“Why do you work for him knowing he’s a killer? You do realise you’re a criminal too for knowing and hiding, right?”

He looked at me with the same stony expression. “And what makes you think I’m just his alibi?”