2: Ann Want Her Freedom

Ann's situation wouldn't have turned out so sore like this, if not just one unlucky night that brought jinx to her.

It recurred a year ago, while she was in the state when the news was broken to her by a family relative in her Motherland, concerning the sudden death of her father.

That very day, was the day she wouldn't like to remember in a lifetime.

Ann was advocated to return back to her motherland for his funeral in months time. But, the worst of all things was; she didn't come back for his funeral and definitely, Ann regretted it till present.

The reason she stayed back was…

Around that time, Ann was taking exams and couldn't leave college in the middle of her schooling.

Education was something, something

Ann didn't joke back then. In the university she attended, she was a first class citizen, who was pursuing a brighter future, that even the departure of her father didn't deter her from pursuing that ambition.

Afterwards, at an appropriate time, after 6 months when the examinations and semester had ended, she returned back to her Motherland, only to realise the table had been turned around.

That fateful day, Ann was unexpectedly kicked out of the family house, by the polygamous family and she slept on the street that cold night.

Ann never imagined. None of her lavish friends and fans in the state would have believed that the daughter of a successful businessman in Europe, would become homeless overnight.

That was the level of Ann's late father's riches. He was extremely rich to the extent he made everyone around Ann treat her like a Queen. In the state where she went to school, no one had surpassed her level of idolism so far.

Her father's reputation and positions, automatically made her an influential celebrity even when she didn't crave to be one.

But, one thing her father didn't do was to make his properties legitimate. He died without leaving a will.

Ann had known her father too well on that part, that he never believed to have melted an unexpected end with the whole wealth he possessed. He's a man that never believed to die one day, because he felt he had everything to live forever.

Her relatives and half brothers, sisters and step mother's, took that opportunity and robbed her of her birth right.

Ann was the only legitimate child of the chairman and she got nothing from her father, while the chairman's illegitimate sons and daughters sat up there in one of his companies, being addressed as directors and managers.

Tentatively, the only one Ann blamed was her late mother, who had left her the moment she brought her into this unfair world of enormity.

If she was still alive then, they wouldn't have treated her like an outcast and taken what belonged to her.

But, afterwards, Ann recovered from her predicament by picking up to her feet, having realised that it was not the end of the world.

Through a good Samaritan's connection, she got a good job in a big company, located in the city with her halfway college certificate.

It was worth it, though, because all the reports were first class, plus the fact it was a very notable university, acknowledged by the whole world.

Ann fitted in as a mere employee, since she didn't finish college. But, luck shined on her. The pay was more than enough to enable her to rent an apartment and do almost all her expenditures.

Not long after she had gotten the job, she found comfort in her new life and was doing well, despite her being forsaken by her family.

Through work, home, and parties she made a lot of friends, due to her joviality and popularity in social media. And at that time was when she melted her bestie, Leah.

Leah was the only daughter of a book stall owner. Her mother was a highschool teacher. And their family background was very poor from Ann's judgement and liking.

Because Ann wanted only rich friends, Leah's heart drew her close.

Insofar, she had made rich friends, but never saw a true friend like Leah. The rest of her friends only showed up in her life, when it's time for popularity, party and fun stuff.

But, Leah was there for her when she's sick. Most of the times she's down, she also gave her good encouragement that had transformed her into the reasonable person she was presently.

All what her other friends were good at was showing off and pressuring her to get up to their standard, every single time they mingle.

These things continued until that horrendous day of Ann's encounter with her worst nightmare.

It took place at her birthday party with her rich rascal friends in a luxurious hotel, by the countryside.

Ann could vividly remember how she spent her hard earned monthly salary, alongside with her life savings at once just for her birthday party, in order to prove to her lavish friends, she was who she had claimed to be.

The party was held all night and it was for young blood only.

That day, Ann had refused to invite Leah because she didn't want her rich friends to find out that she was friends with a destitute person.

And so, she had asked herself this question several times, that if Leah was there with her at her birthday party, months ago. Would it have made any difference?

Throughout the party, all she had done was drinking and dancing, being entertained and birthday stuff.

Although Ann drank a lot, she wasn't pixelated, due to the fact that she had a high tolerance of alcohol.

Years back, when she was in the States, it was her usual routine to always drink to get a hangover, after exams and vacation period. Wherefore, doing same at her birthday party was absolutely nothing she could have made a big deal out of, or had gotten the notion of friends poisoning her drink.

Ann was reckless on that night of her birthday party, that she was just drunk, like the world was about to come to an end.

It had happened that Ann had excused herself to the restroom and was abducted by someone, after being injected with some kind of drugs that had put her into a painless sleep.

When Ann woke up, she found herself lying nude on a bed hapless, in one of the hotel suites, where she hosted the party. But, the suite looked more advanced.

Firstly, she had sighted a bare chested guy at the other end of the sombre room, inclined on the walls, smoking.

And as soon as he saw that she was awoken, he paced slowly over to her.

Though Ann's vision was blurry, the brief things she held in her memory of his profile was the authentic half, fitted black mask he wore on his face, his height, brawniness and the tattoo on his broad chest.

At first sight of the tattoo. It scared her, even though she was strongly under the influence of drugs and alcohol. The tattoo on his chest was a vivid drawing of a hideous scorpion.

Then, It appeared to be that the drugs he had injected into her body wasn't just an ordinary drug that put one to sleep, but was a drug that brought her sexual consciousness alive.

Because the moment Ann sees him closer, she wasn't her true self anymore. She felt a terrible heat inside her.

His attractiveness, his enthralling smiles made her crave for something she had known that if in her right senses, would definitely considered it as a big offence.

But, as his broad body came down on her, she was carried away by lust and unintentionally had let him into her sacred temple.

The night went fast and gone, whereas a new day set in, but was a new day of the beginning of her misery.

That morning, she was herself again and realised what he had done to her. Alarmed, she laid curses on him threatening to call the police, but the young man's action jolted her to death.

He called the cops right inside the suite and reported himself in the presence of her. Only for the cops to apologise to him instead of arresting the rapist, they insulted Ann, telling her she was lucky enough for him to have chosen her out of many better women, willing to sacrifice their body.

Ann never believed it, that's why no matter how it seems, when it comes to looking for a way out of her hell, she can't call the cops, cause it would only get her into trouble.

The young man was more than powerful when it came to whatever it takes for someone to have the cops on their side, it was either wealth or connections. Though she had no idea of his finances.

From that day onward, he begins to terrorise her, both physically and emotionally.

Someone might have thought that the young man coerced her to have done anything he asked for.

But, No. They were wrong. He had made her do them somewhat willingly, with threats, not just an empty threat, but solid ones, he could go to that extent to murder.

He didn't reveal his identity to her nor his face, cause he always wore a mask when he was with her. The only thing he had revealed so far, was a menacing young man, claiming that she belonged to him and nobody else.

A stranger in that case, she barely knew.

The first thing he had made her accept was disassociating with humans, secondly he made her wear two engagement rings, one for him and the other for her.

He told her that when he was ready to get a wife he would come for her, only then he would reveal his true identity to her.

Meanwhile, Ann didn't want to end up in a forced marriage with a terrorising beast, that would make life even so horrible and unbearable for her if they ended up together.

Ever since then, he started making people monitor her. Ann also had suspected that most spies might likely be her colleague at work.

Even now, as it stands in such situations, he made her see situations like, anyone could be a suspect, not excluding her neighbours, cause most of the time in her apartment, he is not there but knows what she was doing, outside the corridor.

Several times, Ann had checked to see if a camera was planted somewhere in her house, but she found none.

And that's the exact reason, she's been dwelling in the dark at night, so he can't see her.

Either way, Ann became a shadow of herself, because of a strange man in her life for the past 5 months.

But, now she was whacked by this whole horror lifestyle and was desperate to see through to the end and fight for her freedom.

Ann wanted her freedom so badly, as fast as possible and sitting down, folding her hands, crying, freaking out, had never solved anything.

So now, Ann was already desperate to make an attempt from now henceforth, even if she puts her life at stake.

And In other to escape from his captivity and be free again, she needs to get married to someone else.

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