The New Cage.

Bound by Deception – Chapter 2: The New Cage

Ava braced herself for the worst as she was led away in chains, yet what she met was unlike

anything she could have imagined.

Getting down from the car,she saw towering wrought iron gates, a beautiful golden marvel

stretched as far as the eye could see, adorned with silver lining.

No spark of dirt on the walls of Dante Moretti's palatial estate,In short the building was beautiful.

Stepping inside, she was stunned by the art on display. Marble floors gleamed beneath the

crystal chandeliers that sparkled throughout the whole mansion.

The scent of polished musk-wood mingled with fresh roses and something darker, more

metallic like blood or maybe she was mistaken.

Every furniture were exquisitely crafted,all the artifacts screamed of wealth.

Though breathtakingly beautiful,A golden cage is still a cage.

But better to be in a golden cage than a poor cage right?

Flanked by armed guards displaying weapons but no emotion, she was led up a sweeping

grand staircase. None met her gaze or spoke a word, treating her as something fragile yet

untouchable.

Her spacious chamber took her breath away with its king sized silk bed and vanity lined with

expensive perfumes, yet a wardrobe filled with clothes in her exact size waiting as if planned

chilled her even more than her ominous welcome. No matter the luxuries, she knew she was still

very much a prisoner.

She paused as the heavy wooden door shut silently behind her, sealing her already doomed

fate.

"Click"

"Click"

"Click"

A shiver ran down her spine as the lock clicked,not once not twice but thrice.

Panic seized her lungs but she stilled her racing heart,was she doomed yet again?

This was playing out like an horror movie.

A sharp knock made her jump. The graying man entered, watchful eyes scanning her still form.

He set a steaming plate before her - pasta, vegetables, bread, a feast compared to her meager

rations. "Eat" he instructed simply.

She gazed distrustfully from food to face. So long had it been since a warm meal, yet poison

crossed her mind. The man sighed "It has no poison if that's what you are thinking .Dante is not

the man you think he is if you want to survive get that encrypted into your skull ."

"Why should I believe you?"

"Just eat"

"He spent two million to purchase you I can be certain he would not want to starving so eat."

The man glanced to her door, lowering his tone."You do not understand Dante Moretti is not the

savior you believe,he is a monster."

She frowned, "you are not my master I only listen to him please go away"

"Hope is a dreadful feeling."he said before walking away

.

Ava lay restlessly on the silk bedsheets too soft, a mattress too comfortable for the concrete

floor she deserved.

. What did Dante want in bringing her here, spending so much merely to imprison?

"I want to see him"Ava said smiling to herself,her face was already red thinking about how many

kids they could have

Night came yet still no sign of Dante then she heard something

Gunfire, not singular but many in quick succession followed by the heavy fall of something to

the ground. Silence followed and her eyes widened in fear.

What if they tried to harm him.

She scrambled from the bed, pressing her ear against the door hearing only her own breathing.

No noice as if the gunshots had fled without trace.

Her instincts were telling her to step outside and check just as she was about to check she saw

him Dante "what are you doing outside?"

"I came to see you I heard a gunshot"

"Oh me and my men were hunting,have you eaten?are you ok now"

He couldn't ignore her fresh scent

She looked more exquisite,her hair was washed and her face was as flawless as her,her hazel

eyes smiling as his,for a moment he could swear he felt his heart stop beating.

"I have eaten thank you for the food"Ava interrupted his thoughts, "you deserve it"he said

smiling walking close to her and plastering a soft kiss on her hair.

"Take care of yourself"turning to leave, Ava stopped him in his tracks "Are the rumors about you

true?"

"No sweetheart don't think of anything else just go to bed"

He said patting her head once more before walking out.Patches of deep blush formed on her

face as she giggled once more.

"He likes me already, hehe"she laughed walking to her bed before jum

ping on it happily

' I was dumb I admit,I should have taken a clue that I was in a lion's den and I was not going to

get saved'