Accepting Defeat

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CHAPTER SEVEN

"Vic? Don't you dare to touch her, you mother fuckers leave her alone. Getaway your dirty hands from her" I was screaming. Vic was unconscious.

"Now, now... What will you do, sign the papers or loss your friend huh?"

"Just leave her alone, I'll anything you said so" was the only words that came from me.

"Take her back to her apartment and don't let her know anything about today, pretend as nothing happened," he said to his men and they left with unconscious Vic.

"Now listen to me and listen to me very well Jennifer Oxford you are going to do what I'm telling you to do or you will lose the one and the only thing you hold precious to your heart."

With that, he hands over the papers to me for the last review but time was running out and I don't want him around so I asked him for a pen.

After signing them and slammed the papers on the table behind him. "I need some time alone in my own apartment before marriage."

"How much?" he asked while glaring towards me.

"About one week?"

"Okay take your time! But don't forget you will be my faithful loving wife to the whole world only from the outside but there will not be any reality in it so don't expect anything. And don't you ever try to break those rules otherwise you know the consequences where's the worst scenario is death."

" Ohh... Really? You will kill me," I laughed on that, " You don't have the guts to do that and if by any chance you do but then sadly I'm not afraid of death." I tried my best to stay strong.

" You might not be afraid of your death but how about the only person you hold close to your heart" he pushed to which my face lost all colors.

"Her name is Vicky, right? You're one and the only best friend! Would you like me to make her my private prostitute Jennifer? Because let me tell you that I'm very capable of doing that very well so I suggest you, rethink your answer."

He threatened while sliding his knuckle along my jawline in a sensual manner, "I heard she's good in bed too." and whispered close to my ear making me shiver.

"You won't," I whispered cracking in the end when a tear rolled down from my face, my posture fell in defeat confirming his victory and making him smile on his evil plan.

"Oh yes I will, either you obey me or lose her, the choice is your babe,"

"I will obey your every order but how can I be sure you won't harm her," I asked at every inch my voice cracking every bit here and there.

"If you want me to, I can assure you by making this one of the terms in the contract," he said in a whisper getting close to my ear taking earlobe in mouth enjoying every bit of my pain."Okay?"

I nodded and said, "I'm going home"

"oh... Yes, babe, you are a free spirit now but before you go now let me remind you one thing after two weeks from now you are getting married to me so you are moving in with me next week be prepare because your life is about to change!"

"No this isn't real, I'm not even sure if this really happens or not I must be dreaming a very bad dream and this is going to be over soon," I screamed at the top of my lungs to let my all anger out while walking back to my apartment. I just gave my life away and everything is going to change I have put my life at the stake of life and death. Everything is over I'm not more than a toy now.

I'm not different than all the other prostitutes who sell their bodies on road every night because the thing I did today seems so identical to them.

NO, what the hell am I thinking, he forced me into doing this otherwise he would have harmed Vicky and I can't afford that, I can't even think of that day. After all, she's my best friend and the only person who support me after my parents' death. In fact, to me she's more than my own blood-related sister who's the cause of all this, Vicky is the only person on this whole planet I can call my family.

I was tired and I had no force of walking anymore, I sat there in the middle of nowhere, In the middle of the night. I heard the lighting strike and rain pour down on me with its violent force making me shiver. I pulled my knees up to my chest resting my head on it.

I can't be weak I have to be strong, strong enough to pick up a fight with that devil this is just for the year yea... And the year will pass in the blink of an eye right. I can't be weak its not like I'm giving up my whole life. I can do this I have to do this, I kept telling myself, in the hope to raise my confidence a little bit.

"WHY, WHY IS IT ME IN ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE WHY ONLY ME?"

I screamed, I was sobbing and my tears with rain droplets making me cold. I was feeling hopeless, lonely there was no one by my side at the most difficult part of my life and here I'm still alone as usual.

"Jennifer, Jennifer hey what are you doing here, are you okay? Is everything alright?"

I came out of my thoughts at someone's voice and when I looked up I got a shock, "Edward! what are you here?" I murmured but the rain on my body was making me cold and I shivered.

"Jen, by sitting here in rain and also in the middle of the night are you trying to seduce me because now you are looking damn hot," he said in a joking way to make me change my mood.

I laughed he distracted me from all worry and pain and making me smile with him after a long period of time. I smiled wholeheartedly.

"So, what are you doing here?" he asked while taking his seat next to me, taking off his jacket, covering my shivering body making me heave at his sweetness."