AUTHOR'S POV

Hunter's mansion,
07:03 am

Punching the boxing bag Hunter's rage-filled green eyes were fixed on it. Sweat was dripping from his whole body, his bangs were wet as well as his sleeveless t-shirt. His chest was moving back and forth as he continued to punch the bag with the force that it was moving like a weightless object.

His mind isn't able to think about anything else besides Grace since he came back last week from Dash's wedding and met with unusual silence.

An orderly lady dared to inform him that Grace is missing. He's been searching for her like a mad person but there's no sign of her on the whole Island.

He called all the outsiders who were on his Island when he and most of his guards went to attend Dash's wedding. He came to know that a man didn't believe a girl who was saying she was not one of the girls who were in the basement on proposed to supply, and he dragged her along with other girls.

One of his men said that all the girls are sent to New York but at the airport, two girls tried to escape. One of them was Grace who's still missing but the other girl got caught as soon as she sold the ring given by Grace.

That ring was handmade and was a gift from Hunter to Grace. Kind of engagement ring that was forced to be on her ring finger for about the last three years.

He punched the boxing bag one last time before taking a seat on a nearby couch. He opened his fist only to see the same ring covered in his blood now as he wasn't wearing any boxing gloves while punching.

Shit! nothing hurts. He thought to himself.

He stared at the ring with his blood shoot eyes. " Run how much you want. Open your wings and fly high. Kings know how to cut wings. I swear to God, no matter if you are in the highest sky or in the depth of the sea I'll bring you back to me. I'll destroy you beyond repair. I'll make you regret for not approaching back to me. I'll make you love me the way I love you. I'll turn this mansion into a hell that was heaven for you all these years. You have to love me. You have to accept that you are mine and only".

He grabbed a water bottle and gulped half of it down in one go while he emptied the rest of the bottle on his head using his left hand as the right one was still oozing blood.

" Excuse, me King?". A man's voice made Hunter look in his direction.

The dark gym room only had some golden deem lights that was highlighting Hunter's ethereal features as well as his hard muscles. His bangs were dripping water hiding half of his eyes.

Hunter raised an eyebrow making the man continue. " King the girl is here". That man informed.

" отправить ее в. ( Send her in )". Hunter said making the man slightly bow before taking his leave.

Soon a girl forcefully sent inside the room. Her hands were tied, her hair was messy, and her mouth had an adhesive white tape on it.

She flinch as the door behind her closed. Her blood ran cold when she turned his eyes towards the muscular man who stood up and started walking towards her with his hand in the pocket of his shorts.

" You look familiar. Have I threatened you before". He asked as he recognized her.

She stepped back as his familiar eerie eyes were fixed on her trembling body. Those dark green eyes are her nightmares that's she sees every night.

She stopped as her back came in contact with the closed door behind her but she didn't turn her helpless eyes from his dark ones.

Hunter stopped a step away from her and leaned his face down to her level. She gulped in fear. Her body was shaking under his giant poster.

" Vi ". Hunter smirked looking like the real definition of a manic person. He brought his blood-stained hand closer to her face but before his fingers could touch her cheek she moved her head aside making his already raged up self burn more.

He grabbed the back of her neck using his left hand and forcefully made her look back at him. " Eyes on me". He seethed in a deep voice.

Vi didn't dare to disobey because she was aware of the consequences well. Her eyes followed his blood-stained palm that again made its way towards her cheek. He again leaned closer and slowly removed the white tape from her mouth.

His dark eyes were fixed on her trembling lips. " Where's Grace?". He asked caressing her cheek letting his blood stain it.

" Who's Grace?". She gasped as he looked up into her orbs. He pressed his thumb on her neck, slightly choking her.

" Where's Grace, Vi?". He asked again.

" I-I really don't know her". She replied in a broken voice. She was more than terrified under his psychotic gaze.

He left her body completely making her let out a long breath. He grabbed her tied wrist and raised it between them. He opened her palm and placed the ring at the center of it.

Vi's eyes widened looking at the same ring that Grace gave her. She looked up at him who closed her palm with his and spoke without looking up at her. " You have this whole day to answer". He glanced up. " Otherwise trust me doll, you won't like the consequences". With that, he pushed her by her shoulder making her fall to her knees.

She cried out loud while Hunter without caring a bit about her left the room.

Doll! This word brought all those terrifying memories back that she was trying to forget all these years. But she could never as the nightmares never stop chasing her.

She hugged her knees and buried her face into them recalling her past.

FLASHBACK:

Vi gasped as she suddenly got pulled by a muscular arm behind a pillar. " Elijah". Her shoulders relaxed as she goggled at the guy who was blocking her between his arms and pillar.

"I'm escaping for an hour. We are in the final football match with outsiders. Wish me luck". Elijah said in a whispering tone.

Vi tiptoed and pecked his cheek. " Best of luck". She said showing him thumbs up.

Her grinning face turned into a gape one as Elijah quickly pecked her lips.

Elijah winked while Vi hit her tiny fist on Elijah's chest who whimpered dramatically placing his palm on his chest making Vi blush even more.

" Elijah". Vi's eyes widened as she heard her brother calling Elijah but Elijah didn't have any intention to let go of her.

" I'll be back winning a big trophy". Elijah said making her nod quickly. Elijah ruffled her hair before leaving her. She peeked from behind the pillar as Elijah and Caden deftly claimed the orphanage house's wall and escaped to play the final match.

Her eyes were fixed on the wall until she heard some weird noise coming from inside as she was in the garden area. She went inside only to see a crowd of orphan kids who were standing in front of some men in the hallway of the orphanage home.

Her eyebrows crashed together as she saw those men forcefully pick some girls and made them stand away from the crowd.

She gawk as a man approached her and dragged her to stand between those selected girls. (FLASHBACK ENDED)

Yes, Vi and Caden are siblings. They grew up together in an orphan house. Elijah was Caden's best friend since the six years old Torres siblings stepped into the orphan.

Elijah and Caden used to treat Vi like a princess. As the time passed Elijah caught feeling for Vi and one day decided to ask her out. She accepted his personal and the teenagers started dating.

When Caden came to know about it he didn't support them at first because ' you can't date a best friend's sister is a universal rule' but finally gave in as there can't be any better person for Vi than Elijah. And for him, Vi's happiness is his priority.

Elijah was kinda a mischievous boy from the start. He teamed up with Caden and they used to escape from the orphan house to have some fun together outside.

There was a mafia boss known as King who had all the illegal business including human trafficking. One day the mafia boss's men visited the orphan house as they had a shortage of girls. There they picked some girls and Vi was also got selected. The orphan house owner hasn't had any choice between some girls and the whole orphan house.

He sold them to save the orphan house.

Vi was the only girl who left after supplying others, so Hunter decided to have the beauty for himself.

He had his ways on her. She was his doll. His to play. His to destroy. His to use for around a year. But when he found Grace he threw Vi and never turned to look back for her.

She was used in his throttles. Wh*re houses. She has been thrown in front of lusty men who didn't leave an inch of her to destroy.

But still, she can't forget her first destroyer. Who first raped her. Hunter King. This name of his itself screams dark aura and power.

She can never forget it nor forgive what he did to her.

After all the darkness she has been through she got a slight hope when Grace helped her to escape. She got the hope that she will find her brother and Elijah again but only if she knows where her fate will bring her back she would never have tried to escape.

Hunter never brought her to his Island before otherwise she'd have recognised the place when was taken there before. It's only Grace whom Hunter has ever brought to his mansion.

Grace has seen the brightest side of Hunter still she wanted to run away. But Vi has seen his real side, the beast one. She has gone through his hell once who showed her that how it feels like to burn alive.

• I used to be a nice person.

Chapter published on: 27 February 2022