To Marry A Monster
n entire desert. My vision swam as I blinked, trying to clear the fog clouding my mind. The ceiling above me was intricately designed,
body protesting as it ached all over. I scanned the room-large windows draped with hea
he hell
of the bed, the cool marble floor cool against my bare feet. My body wobbled as I tried to stand st
n kept bringing bac
the hotel. The masked m
washed over me as the pieces
been ki
ates. If Mamma heard this, she would be thrilled that she was right for me not to leave Sic
glass with shaking hands. The cold liquid slid down my throat, soothing
voice broke
re aw
as tall with chiseled features, jet black hair, and dark eyes that assessed me with an unreadable expression. He was dressed casua
a step toward me. My instincts screamed to run, but my legs
you kidnap me? Are you going to kill me?" The questions tumbled out in rapid succession as
ed a hand, silencin
aking it as an order. I hesitated for a second too l
owered myself onto the bed, my h
d a leather-bound folder before making his way to the table in front o
ze scanning the contents before he continued, "Let's see... fraudulent business deals, embezzlement,
"What... what are
the more my unease grew. Finally, he stopped, snapping the fol
five million, twenty-three thousand, and
losed, but no sound came out. That was-no, that could
smirked, standing upright a
at's unfortunate." He turned toward the door, taki
oyed me, he uttered the words
all the plans I had made
the only thing that's worth having." He glanced at me o
fe, Isla. We shall
lungs. I shot up from my chair, my hands
rward, then stopped midstride, as if a
hing. In return, I
standing there, breathless, fur