The Pierre Family owed the Delta family $30,000,000.00 and it was time for their daughter Prianca to pay the price. Being the black sheep of the family, her father could not wait to give her life to Sebastian as payment. Sebastian Delta was the tyrant who everyone feared and obeyed no matter what. Prianca felt her life coming to an end. She could not believe that her family would betray her like that. Prianca being the eldest of the four siblings had to shoulder the responsibility and save the majority. Sobbing under the covers, Prianca thought of a million and one ways to get the money to repay the Delta family. Hearing the news of her family debts, no one dared give a penny to help the situation. Queen State wasn’t exactly the best place to live if you were poor. The majority of folks in town were filthy rich and treated the poor as trash. The school system was divided based on status and wealth. Gazing at the ceiling, Prianca thought of running away but she knew it was of no use. Half of Queen State belonged to the Delta family, which means that there was no place for her to hide. Since she could not think of a solution to her problem, she forced herself to sleep. “ tomorrow is another day,” she said softly.

Early that morning, Julie  Prianca's younger sister got up and made breakfast. She knew that today was the last day that she would get to see her sister in one piece. She cried while making breakfast, she felt powerless and helpless at the same time. Her other siblings couldn’t care less about Prianca or what was going to happen to her, I guess that they are too young to understand. Moses Prianca's father did not return home from drinking last night so the house was extremely quiet which is rare.  Prianca got up from the bed, combed her long black shining hair, tidied herself up and walked towards the kitchen. In a few hours, her execution was near.

Sebastian Delta asked the goons to clean the car and have it ready to leave the mansion in an hour. He had numerous errands to run today and felt like swagging on the way. Sebastian was a tall handsome, red skin man with perfect physiques but a serious face. He never smiles or entertains the common citizen. Coming from a long line of Tyrants, Sebastian might be the devilish of them all. He sat in his arm chair and thought about how he was going to punish the Pierre family for their long standing debt. “ Should I bury, slaughter or shoot”.....he thought to himself and chuckled. The sound of death excites him. The more he thought of it, the more he laughed out loud.

From a distance, Prianca could hear Moses singing as he always repeats his favorite line

"Don't worry about a thing

'Cause every little thing gonna be alright!" .

Hearing those, she immediately closes her eyes and braces herself for the unknown. She spoke to Julie about taking care of her brothers and being a good girl when she went away. Julie cried and cried but Prianca wiped her tears and told her that everything was going to be okay. While laying in bed that morning, Prianca prayed to God to save her life and that of her family. Moses came into the house, looked at his eldest daughter with disgust on his face and went off to bed. Prianca eyes got teary but quickly wiped it away and went to stay outside waiting for what …………….she had no idea.

Sebastian Delta pulled up in his red and black Bugatti, while his men followed at the back. He was very fashionable and always looked good no matter what he wore. Stepping out the car, shades in his eyes he walked towards the gate at the Pierre family house. From a distance, he spotted this slim young woman standing at the front with her bags in hand. Moses Pierre had agreed to exchange the life of eldest daughter in repayment for his $30million debts. Prianca walked towards Sebastian and bowed before him. In her sweet voice she spoke “ Good Morning Master” . Sebastian held her chin and lifted her head, turned it from side to side. ………..“ not bad, not bad ...he thought to himself. Although Prianca came from a poor family, she was well kept as a young woman.

“ Get in,” said Sebastian in a cold voice.

Prianca immediately obeyed his orders and got in the car.

Watching out the window as the car drove past the house, Prianca promised herself that she will remain strong and not cry. She knew that with her gone, the rest of the family would be safe.

She felt her heartbeat racing while she sat in the vehicle, without uttering a word or sound, Prianca composed herself. Sebastian drove while humming a song in his mind. Prianca did not know where he was taking her and she did not bother to ask, she knew no good will come from asking too many questions. She was smart, and very observant. They arrived at an abandoned building across town. Sebastian signals to the other men to take her and bring her inside.

“ No need, I can walk” said Prianca

“ by all means” yelled Sebastian.

Prianca looked around and wondered if this is the place where she would draw her last breath. Tied to a chair by Sebastian men. She still did not utter a word or even scream.

Sebastian found it interesting that the beautiful young woman did not scream for help or begged for mercy. He walked towards her and stared at her…...….trying to intimidate her with his presence. Prianca still gave no reaction. He removed his gun from his waist and pointed it at her head.  Prianca felt her heart sank to her toes, she bit her lower lips, mustered the courage and looked him straight in the eyes.

Laughing out loud, Sebastian said “ you are a tough cookie aren’t you”

Prianca did not reply.

He inch the gun closer to her face, trying to instill fear in her…….. “ For someone who is about to die, no last words, no pleading or begging”  said Sebastian.

Looking at him dead straight in the eyes she replied “ would it please you to see me beg or cry “

Sebastian hated torturing women so he ignored her words. He was in no hurry to kill her so he played around some more with her.

By now Prianca accepted fate that today was going to be her last day alive…….” get it over with you bastard, she thought in her mind for she had nothing more to lose. Taking a cigar from his pocket, Sebastian lights it and puffs on it. He was waiting to see how long she was going to last being tough. He pulled a chair, sat down and crossed his legs while enjoying his cigar. His men were in position but could not move unless given orders. .

Prianca felt bored after a while and decided to sing her mother's favorite song because she loved singing.

“ I'm coming home, I'm coming home

Tell the world I'm coming home

Let the rain wash away

All the pain of yesterday

I know my kingdom awaits

And they've forgiven my mistakes

I'm coming home, I'm coming home

Tell the world I'm coming”

Her angelic voice echoed throughout the abandoned building. Surprised Sebastian paused his smoking and stared at her…….” interesting ...he thought and smirked.  He thought he had seen it all over the years but never had he heard such a beautiful and pure voice. Fiddling with the gun in his hand, he began to second guess his decision to kill her but thought what else he could do with her. He had enough money to hire servants and maids and he did not need any. Getting up from his chair, he walked over to her. ” What shall I do with you Ms. Pierre?”  he looked at her while bending over her.

She replied jokingly “ Marry me”

Shocked at her words, he paused in his tracks and laughed.

“ you are quite the young lady I see” …...he smiled evilly at her.

“ who in their right mind would want to marry you sir”.........she giggled to herself.

Annoyed by her comment he moved closer to her. She can feel his breath on her face.

Prianca said boldly “ can you please pull the trigger, you’re wasting both of our time”

Sebastian has never seen anyone so calm in the face of death, she wasn’t afraid or scared. He thought to himself “ just who are you Prianca Pierre”.

The more he stared at her, he found her quite fascinating.

“ How old are you? he asked

“ 23” she replied.

Turning his back while thinking, Sebastian suddenly came to a conclusion. He told his men to untie her and get the car ready to go. Prianca gave a sigh of relief as she thought that he had changed his mind about killing her…….Seeing her reaction Sebastian chuckled.

They got in the car and drove off.

Letting off a sigh of relief again, Prianca sat in the car and said nothing. Whatever was next, it had to be better than death itself she thought. Sebastian made her comfortable and did not utter one word or so she thought. After a few minutes of driving, the car came to an abrupt stop.

“ Get out,” Sebastian said loudly.

He ordered his men to stand guard outside the building

Prianca stepped out of the car and followed him closely.

“ where he is taking me?…..what is this place?….her mind filled with thoughts

Entering the office building just ahead, Prianca couldn’t stop her thoughts from running wild.

The office had limited people so Sebastian walked straight towards the officer at the counter and said “ We’ve come to register our marriage”

Shocked at his words, Prianca wanted to faint…...she wished the floor could have opened up and swallowed her.

Pulling him aside, she asked “ Are you crazy?” .

He leaned in, and whispered in her ears “ Not as crazy as you are darling” while he chuckled.

He began signing the papers without hesitation. It was now her turned to sign the paper, her feet felt numb and she could not move. Frozen like a dead fish.

Sebastian flashed her an evil smile, walked closely towards her and murmur “ Don’t make me change my mind, if i were you, i will think of my family twice”

Threatening her family was her biggest weakness, Prianca did not fear death but seeing her siblings suffer she would do anything to save them. She immediately signed the papers.

“ Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Sebastian Delta,” said the officer at the front.

She walked out the office with a heavy heart.

Prianca had always been the mother figure to her younger siblings since the death of their mother. She basically became the overall provider of the house. She admitted to herself that being married to a Tyrant wasn’t the best plan but it was the only way out at the moment. She thought more of her family and couldn’t wait to see them.