Ava's pov
As the man led me to the foreboding building, I felt a wave of fear wash over me. Ethan was somewhere inside, and I had to do whatever it took to be reunited with him. But the man was dangerous, and I knew it.
Once inside, I was surrounded by guards, and my heart began to pound in my chest. The man who held me captive locked me in a room and came to see me often, always with the same demand: sign the marriage contract.
My voice trembled with fear and determination as I refused him again and again. "I will never sign that contract," I said firmly. "I love Ethan, not you."
But the man's face twisted in anger, and he slammed his hand on the table. "You will sign it," he spat, his voice cold and menacing. "Or you will regret it."
Days passed, and I remained trapped in the buildi
