“I won't give up!”

Paige's breath hitched as she saw the dark look on his face. And for the first time in her life she was scared, scared of the outcome that she might have to face.

Who ever he is, all she knew that he was one dangerous man. And by no means she would want him to cause any harm to people she is close to.

"You have hit the wrong man, princess. " He smirked as he pulled her closer harshly.

"This won't have happened if you would have listened to me! Now get ready to face the consequences, baby girl." He added and pushed her face harshly.

"I will fight you, I won't let you win." She glared at him. Her wild mane sprawled around her face as she tried to push him.

"Why are you still fighting, Princess. Give up already. There is no one.here ho can save you now. No one who will hear your scream. No one to save you of I–" Before he could complete his sentence, he felt a sharp pain shoot through his left shoulder. That when he realized that she has bitten him.

"What the fuck!" He let out a curse and pushed her on bed and hovered over her. He is looked angry few moments ago, now he looked furious , aggressive and lethal. His heterochromatic eyes pinned her with glare and he bought his hand and held her cheeks again.

"You have done the biggest mistake of your life ,princess. Because I am not any man who will let do do whatever she wants, I would toe you up and if need spank you , so that you remember who is the boss here and who has the upper hand in all of this." He squeeze her face harshly and with the other hand , he got the rope that he has opened few moments ago.

"I will tie you now, and I dare you to ran and create ruckus! If you even try to oversmart me, it won't be good for the old father you left alone at home. Nor I will be sparing your best friend and that dorky dude who calls himself your boyfriend." He glared at her one last time before tying her hand as tightly as he could.

"Why are you doing this?" As she heard his threat , dread of what cod possibly happen to her family and friends was the first thing that came into her mind. She didn't wanted him to.hurt anyone who was close to her.

And that how he has successfully hit her weak nerve. She felt small and vulnerable in from of the man who now looked at her as if she was his amusement toy.

"You very well know what's going to happen if you don't stop your questioning session " He warmed her and just when he was about to walk away, he turned and looked her her one last time. And for a second, she saw a flicker of emotion but it was gone even before she could see it.

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Nicolas stood near one the large private jacuzzi that was situated in his private suit of the palace.

He opened the robe and slowly got inside. Even though he was a man in early fifties, his physical feature and structure was still very much young. And the scare, he traced the scare that ran from the side his nose till his forehead only added to the mystery. He looked at the glass and a bottle of wine that was placed in the small platform next to the jacuzzi. And that's when, he waked toward the bottle and didn't even bother to pour it in the expensive wine glass.

He opened the cork and started drinking from it directly. Unlike other royals , he never really liked the idea of having people around him when he bathed. For him, this was the time of his solitude.

He sipped the wine and looked at the view that was visible from the large glass window next to the jacuzzi.

"I know you can't hear me, nor you ever will, but I know you can see everything from up there." He whispered to no one in particular. His gaze was fix at at trees and the view of the sitting area that was next to the garden.

"I never break my promise. And just like I have promise you , I am going to prove it by winning the battle. He has snatched you ,but now I will snatch his happiness and his peace." He took a big gulp from.the bottle and continued, " and will leave him alive, just so that he could see what it feel like to lose someone." He whispered darkly.

He gulped some wine before getting up from the jacuzzi and wrapped a fresh white towel around his naked self.

Opening the door , he looked at the three of his servants who rushed toward him to with towels and a free clothes.

"Here is your towel ,sir." He bowed before handing him the towel , and the other one looked clueless.

"My shirt." Nicolas pointed looked at the woman who was looking at him with googling eyes. His fist clenched as he glared at her.

So–sorry sir." She whispered and took a step back after handing him the shirt.

"Call Jonathan and tell him to meet me for breakfast." He ordered and walked away.

But because going, he looked at the same woman who gave him his clothes, sharply and before walking out of the corridor that lead toward his room.

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Paige looked at her tied hands helplessly. She didn't know what should do next to get out of this hell. She can't risk her family nor she could risk her life. There was no way he would let her go this easily.

What she found more weird was that, he never told her why she was kidnapped. And now she didn't wanted to know either.

Her thought revolving around how she would escape him.

Because she won't stop fighting untill there is no way left.