She is the one by Asheslove (book recommendations for young adults txt) 📕

Now it's different, I got control over him and he too got on me and its only my submission which can end all this. Without my family my life doesn't have any means, I can't let my people suffer because of my selfishness.

If this is what it takes then I am ready to sacrifice myself happily by submitting myself to Nicolas to let them lead out of danger. 

This is the only way to end all this. Nicolas know what he's doing all along. I don't care anymore what he have instore for me once I submit myself to him I will live with it throughout all my life.

It's more like Nicolas had plunged a sword deep inside my heart, if the sword will remain inside I'll die and if it pulled out the wound would bleed taking away my life, either way this is what supposed to happen. Their is no end of my misery and this is the only way to stop all this.

If letting him win can save my family then there’s nothing wrong in losing from him and I am ready to lose for the sake of my loving ones. Now it's time to drop the weapons and end this dangerous game.

'Tesoro open the door' I heard Nicolas soft voice from the other side and trembled in fear. 

I felt my whole engery drained out of my body thinking about the possibilities.

I got up on my feet and with trembling hands turned off the shower. I took the small paper and read the number written on it to memorize it.

'Elena open the door' his voice came again but loud this time as he banged on the door. 

Unhearing his call I shimmered down composing myself and repeated the number few times in my head so I won't forget it.

Once I become sure I memorized it correctly I disposed the tissue in flush so that he won't get any idea. I knew Nicolas always keeps an eye on smallest things and keep checking them since the last time I escaped him. 

After that I was about to strip off my wet cloths when he pounced loudly on the door again.

'Open the fucking door Ele... his angry voice came and before he could finish I quickly opened the gate without wasting another second in fear.

He was looking pissed off, his jaw clenched but when his eyes lend on me standing on the door completely drenched he eased.

'Hey' he whispered softly.

'What happened baby?' 

I didn't said anything and neither did he waited for my reply instead went straight to closet took out a nightie and came back to me.

'Do you want to get sick?' He scolded with a frown touching my cold cheeks.

He then striped my wet cloths, rubbed my body with towel wiping me clean before slipping the night dress on me and I let him do observing him all the while. He pulled me inside once I had cloths on and made me sit in the front of the dressing table.

He bought another towel rubbed my hairs and taking the hair drier started blowing it to dry my tresses. 

'Lorenzo told me what happened today, I am going to punish him for taking you their. I warned him but he didn't listen'.

'No' I snapped quickly.

'You'll...not say anything to him. It's not his fault, he denied but I asked and forced him to take me their' I said still not looking directly at his face.

He sighed in annoyance and I looked at him drying my hairs from the mirror.

He played with my hairs for a long time drying them and after finishing took a rubber band and tried to tie them, he was trying to collect all of them and tie together but again and again left few stands. He was talking but my eyes were fixed on his reflection in mirror and mind lost in my own world of conflict and fear. 

'Elena'.

'Hu, hm' I replied as his voice snapped me back. 

'Where's your attention, I am asking from a while how you do this'.

'Hm, nowhere. Give it to me, I'll do it myself' and saying this I took the rubber band fron his hand and tied my hairs. Nicolas screened my face but didn't said anything

'Come, let's have dinner. You didn't have anything out' he said taking my hand to took me out.

'But nothing is ready in kitchen, I didn't prepare anything' I said as he walked me down the stairs.

'Don't worry, we'll order something'.

He made me sit on the couch and sitting besides me switched on the TV. I sat watching the TV blankly lost, not looking at him for once all the while as I felt my heart again swamp with terror shackled by fetters of fear.

'Why it seems like you are hiding something from me Elena'. Nicolas interrogated after few minutes. I snapped my head and looked at his face.

'No Nic' I replied quickly hiding the terror making a neutral face not letting him notice the lines of fear on my face and in my voice. I purposely said his half name because I know how much he like to hear it from me. Few days ago he mentioned me to call him with his half name Instead of full.

'Did you convinced yourself that finally you find a way so you can escape me after spending a day out?' He said with a smirk on his face with a sharp underline threat in his tone and a chill run down my back. 

'No, I already convinced myself there's no way out from you' I replied quickly averting my gaze from his face.

'That's good' I heard him saying.

I was trying to find a way to confess to him that I submit myself to him, I am his and ask him to leave my family in return but it felt too hard to bring words on my lips.

'Tell me what's wrong Elena' Nicolas said again.

'Nothing is wrong' I replied without looking at him.

His hand gripped my chin and made me look in his eyes. His face was calm but he look irritated.

'Your are eyes are red and puffy. Your attention is somewhere else like you are lost and you are trying to avoid me. Tell me what's wrong Elena, tell me what's bothering you. Something is keeping your thoughts away from me, what's it'. He ordered me examing my face.

'Its nothing'.

'What's it'. 

'Its nothing Nicolas...