Alec POV

I woke up again panting reliving what happened that awful night. My parents, the arguments, weeks of being homeless and meeting Liam. I am grateful for what Liam did to me and if its not for him, I would be dead. First two years with him was great. He's a nice guy to begin with. Handsome, blue eyes with brunette hair, strong and muscular. He protected me all the time and he even took my virginity. But in times, years we have been together, he changed. He starts drinking too much, doing drugs. There would be times when he can be as charming as a bunny and a devil spawn the minute after. Everything triggered him and he became very possessive. He always between job cause he never punctual to work and always end up getting into fights. So I have to work to earn our living. Thanks to his connection with his friends I was able to work and mostly at the bar. But every time I worked he would come around and ruined it. As the result me being fired.

I woke up early cause of my nightmare but truthfully I can't sleep. I was fired again from the job I had a week ago. Liam came to the bar and saw a guy flirted with me. Honestly I never responded to any of those flirt but he caught me smiling at what he said and he barged in and beat that guy till he's unconscious. I don't even know if he's gonna make it though.

I went to our kitchen and pour some water into my glass. I sipped it as I stare into our apartment. Its a mess. Liam decided to have a small gathering along with his friends yesterday and they left the house for me to clean. I never like his friends and they always have this looks on me. As I exhaled in exasperation, I began cleaning although its only three in the morning.

Two hours later I'm done cleaning and I showered to clean myself. When I walked out from the bathroom, I saw Liam still asleep, sprawled on the bed. I put on my clothes and stepped out from the bedroom to make myself a breakfast. From all the money I earned when working, I barely could pay our apartment and our food. Luckily for me I don't have any phone to pay my bills and Liam had access to our neighbor's wifi. I made myself a cup of coffee and leave some for Liam when he wakes up. I made some dry toast and eggs before I sat down on the island and began searching for jobs through Liam's laptop.

As I began to scrolled the web nothing I found is applicable for me. I'm not an educated person, I didn't even get to finish my school year. I sighed rubbing my temple as I continued searching. I spend probably another hour and my neck began to sore. I was searching through one last job advertising site when I came out with an offer they put. 'PA requesting for the CEO of Bane Enterprise. Male/female, Age 20-30, with offered payment of 8000 dollars.' That was it. That was the only thing he put on the advertising site. No details or whatsoever.

My heart pounding as I felt a new hope for me. He didn't say he wanted a college degree or any work experienced. Maybe and just maybe I could give this a shot. If I didn't get it what I had to lose. But my biggest problem was not this, it was Liam. I want him to leave me alone and let me work in peace but he is obsessed with everyone around me. I need this job badly, the pays is good, way too good and I need to impress the CEO. I may have need to borrow a suit but Liam didn't have one. Then I remembered, Mr Brent from the first floor. He had a tall figured and he is always kind to me. He taught me many things, fixing up a house and how to cook. He live all alone since his wife died. I will asked him for a suit and the interview is tomorrow.

I went out my apartment and headed to Mr Brent's. I knocked on the door few times before he answered. "Alexander, what can I do for you this morning." He said with a small smile and holding a cane. He has a bad knees and the cane is helping him to walk around. "I need to borrow a suit." I said as he offered me to enter his apartment. His apartment is nice and cozy, he's from England and his attitude is perfectionist. Everything has to be in order but its nothing harm in keeping the house cleaned.

"Don't tell me Liam asked you to marry him already?" He said with a raised eyebrow looking at me. I was stunned hearing the word marry. Maybe few years ago I would considered myself married to Liam but now I'm not that sure anymore. "What? No, don't be ridiculous. I need to borrow a suit for a job interview tomorrow. Its in some company and I need to look nice. I can't wear jeans to an interview." I said and he scoffed before disappeared into his room.

When Mr Brent came out, I saw him carried a suit in his arm, complete with pants and tie. The suit is grey and he's about my tall so I would fit in it. The tie is silver hanged around the crook of the hanger. "Its perfect thank you." I took the suit from his hand as I put it on my body. Its perfect length. "This is my suit I wear when my son got married. Thought this is nice since you resembled him so much." He look at the suit with a sad eyes and I couldn't bear my heart seeing an old guy like him being sad. I went and hugged him whispering thank you into his ears. He nodded patting my back. Mr Brent's son died few years ago due to cancer. He was the only child and he didn't have kids either. We pulled away from each other and I bid him goodbye before heading back into the apartment.

As I closed the door I heard noises from the kitchen, Liam is up. "Where the hell were you?" He asked and when he turned around he saw me carrying the suit with me as I hanged it in the living rom. "I borrowed a suit from Mr Brent, I have a job interview tomorrow." He walked towards me and yanked the suit from the hanger I placed inspecting it up and down before he throw it away on the floor. "This suit is ridiculous, you expect to get a job wearing this? What kind of job would you required to wear a suit anyway?" He asked. I sighed as I picked up the suit from the floor, dust it off and placed it back on the hanger. "Some company offered for a job and the pays is good. Its-" I stopped myself. I can't let him know the pay was that much cause he would take everything. I wanted to save some for me so I could leave him one day. I been saving for years but always life got in my way.

"How much?" He shouted waking me up from my thoughts. "Its uhm, its five thousand dollars." I blurted. I should have said less but I don't want him to be suspicious. He walked towards me eyeing me up and down, then he raised his hand grabbed my hair back as I yelped in pain. "You better not screw this one up." Then he let go of my hair roughly. I rubbed the area as I still felt pain. "I'm not the one who screw everything up." I whispered. There I thought he didn't hear what I said but he did. He came forward and stood before me. My gaze never leave the floor, me and my stupid mouth. I knew better never to talked back to him. Then it hit me strong in my face.

I felt a sting on my cheek as I looked up and seeing him smirking. Tears began to flood my eyes and when I blinked it falls on my cheek making it more painful. Then he grabbed my collar facing my face to look at him. "How many time I told you never to talk back at me?" His face is filled with anger as his eyes is pure evil. "N-N-never to talk b-back or I will be punished." I stuttered. He loves when I stuttered cause it proves I'm scared of him. He stood up letting go of my collar, "Take your shirt off. kneeled." He commanded. "Please Liam-" another slap on my face. I wouldn't dare to look into his eyes so I obeyed.

I removed my shirt exposing my body filled with scars on my back and my abdomen. Liam likes to tortured me as it pleasured him to do so. I heard he went to the room and came out moments later with a belt in his hand. He came behind me ruffling my hair before yanking it back exposing my neck. My throat bobbed up and down as I swallowed my fear.

"Five and count each one of it. Apologized at the end." I nodded in tears. I felt through the pain when it hit my bare back. I winced in pain as he kept lashing his belt through my back. When I counted till five I never felt more relieved. I curled up hugging my knees on the floor, I felt my back burns as I breathed. "Forgive me sir." I cried through my pain. Liam threw the belt next to me before heading towards the bedroom. Then I heard a shower running.

I sat up slowly wincing in pain. I felt my back hurts and I couldn't sat straight. Shit! I mumbled, my interview is tomorrow and I have this on my back. I sat on the couch with my hand gripping my hair. I sobbed in tears when I heard him came out from the room heading out. He slammed the door behind me without even telling me where is he going.

I'm glad he left the house the whole day and honestly I don't care where he went. I stayed at home updating my resume but I couldn't felt insecure and disappointed. My work experienced is based on bar tending and waitering. None of it is office work. But I put under my strength as hardworking, loyal and obeyed command as my good side. I hope he would look at it and considered me.