Ronald walked in, breathing hard. He had received a message he didn't quite understand. Miah, missing, just how?
Where was this emanating from?
"Timmy, what's going on?" He was relieved to have seen Aurora in her room, still fast asleep.
The mission was clear. Miah was their target.
"We found strange footprints at the door this morning and we traced it to the balcony, only to realize this."
Timmy pulled out a tiny silver wrist chain from a nylon packet.
"This belongs to Miah." He had seen it on her wrist the first time they met. She was never apart from it. This could only mean one thing....she was taken out of her will.
"Yes. We checked the footage and our suspicions were confirmed. Miah had been taken by someone... probably your competitor?"
"Ensure Aurora doesn't get a wind of this. I will be heading to the main block now. I am sure there would be an anonymous tip soon."
"Ronald..."
Ronald looked at him. He knew what he wanted to say.
"I will be careful. Just stay with Aurora. Nothing must happen to her."
Ronald walked out and some boys followed him.
Miah sat where she was put since last night. She wasn't tied nor was she being threatened. She knew this could only be Ted. Madam Geena loved calling him Chief because of how he lavishes his money when he was around. He had been on her trail even before Aurora came into the picture and she had refused to be with him but he kept being adamant.
The door creaked open and he walked in.
In his late thirties, his body still stood bulky. A cut at his collar bone, he gave a smirk.
"Miah, how have you been?"
Miah rolled her eyes in disgust. "Do you know what you just did? Did you even realize that I am someone's fiancee?"
Ted laughed. "You should be grateful that you are still alive. Probably because you've caught my attention since I met you. You allowed every other men into you, why not me?!"
"Ted, you're delusional and there is nothing you can tell me to accept you. Can't you understand? I can't be with you! Not now. Not ever! I don't care if you know what has transpired in my past there. I don't want you and I will never. You had better take me back to the Grey's house before all hell is let loose."
His smirk deepened as he took steps further to where she was sat. "You want to dare me?"
"What in the world do you want from me?! What?! I left there just to have solace from that and you now? I won't ever be with you even if I were to be killed now."
In a swift second, Ted pulled her up and pinned her to the wall with his body.
Miah glared at him as his heart beat hard against her rib cage. Will she ever be out of this?
"I will take you in forcefully, have you all I want, throw you out afterwards and there is nothing you can do about it! Do you hear me?!"
A bell rang. A bodyguard walked in.
"Big Boss, your attention is urgently needed. Seems Ronald's boys are penetrating our corner."
"What?!, Ronald is going against me because of you?" He laughed and shoved her off to the side. "I will be back. Wait for me."
He stormed out.
Miah wrapped her hands around herself as her body shook terribly. The voices were back. That man could be back . That man....
She placed her hands on her ears tightly as she let out a scream.
"No...no!....no!"
14 YEARS AGO
"Mum, you can't leave me alone with dad here. You and I know he doesn't like me. He doesn't want to be with me. He wants a son and you couldn't give him. He would never treat me better and you know it."
She was almost at the brink of tears. Which mother leaves her ten year old with a man she knows he doesn't want to have anything to do with her?
"Miah, listen to me. You will survive. From now on, you have to live your life. You own it. Live it your way. I will be back to see you and if not, fate had taken its course."
"Mum..you can't leave me here! Mum...you can't."
"Let go of me! Let go!"
Miah watched as her mother took her luggage out of the house. She was still sitting crying when she felt a touch on her neck.
She jerked up to see it was Mr Matt.
"Mr Matt, what do you think you are doing?"
He let out a sardonic laugh. "What do you think I am doing? Preparing to eat what I paid for."
Miah's little legs wobbled as she tried to get up. "Paid for? I don't understand you, Sir."
She began to take steps back as her heart began to beat rapidly.
"Oh dear, you don't need to panic. Your mum sold you to me already and we have the house to ourselves today. Your father isn't around which makes it more better."
"Mr Matt, you are my father's friend and I am only 10. I don't understand what you mean by that. Just let me leave and I will never tell anyone what just happened here. Never, Sir."
She was moving closer to the gate already.
"You can't run from me. You are being paid for and you will serve me till i am satisfied."
Mr Matt raced towards her and carried her swiftly.
Miah struggled hard. "Let go of me! Let go of me! Somebody, help me!. Help me!" She screamed hard as she was being carried in.
PRESENT DAY
Why was life just so cruel to her? Why was life this way to her?
A bang on the door. The door which was locked, opened. An hefty bodyguard walked in.
"Miss Miah, I am here to bring you back."