𝑾𝑯𝒀 𝑴𝑬

𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝒎𝒆

Grace's POV

After hearing that voice, I turned and was struck speechless. "You??" I couldn't believe it. It was him, the guy from that chaotic night. He smirked, leaning against the wall as if this was all just a game.

"Of course, princess, it's me! Did I miss you because I was waiting for you!!" He grinned, and I felt a chill run down my spine.

"What the hell are you talking about? I don't even know who you are!" I shot back, frustration and fear mingling in my chest.

"My name is Bright Smith, and..." he began, but then he waved his hand dismissively. "You don't need to know!"

The other guys around him exchanged glances, clearly amused. "How's that, Bright? How can you say she doesn't need to know us?" One of them stepped forward. "Hey Grace, I'm Alexander, but you can call me Alexi."

"Hey, my name is Sam, nice to meet you!" Another chimed in with an easy smile.

"Beauty, I'm Jacob, but you can call me Jac!" A third guy winked at me, making my skin crawl.

"Hey, I'm Angel. You're as beautiful as roses," the last guy said, his eyes lingering a bit too long.

I stood there, frozen, feeling their stares weighing on me. My heart raced, and I couldn't shake the feeling that this was all wrong. "Stop this shit! Why are you all acting like you're not going to hurt me?" I barely whispered it, but I felt a flicker of fear.

"Of course not, princess. No one will hurt you," Bright said, his voice smooth but with an edge that sent alarm bells ringing in my head.

"What's your name again... mhmm Bri... get? I think I've heard that name before," I said slowly, trying to piece together what was happening.

"Really, you know who I..."

But I cut him off, a realization crashing over me. "Don't tell me you're Bright, the king of the mafia." Panic surged through me, and my breath quickened. I'd heard the stories: ruthless, heartless, a man who wouldn't think twice before taking a life.

"Exactly. And from now on, you'll live here, with us, with the mafia king!" he declared, a twisted satisfaction in his tone.

AT GRACE'S HOUSE
Everyone is so worried because Grace wasn't at home yet. "Oh God, where is my daughter, where's she , what if something happens to her'" Mr and Mrs Parker were panicking

"Call her friends and ask them if she is alright "Mrs Parker said to her husband and then he called Twinkle and Lara but none of them knew where Grace were." I called them but they don't know! They said that Grace was in the way to home but why is she not here yet?"Mr Parker said to his wife.

"I think we should call the police then!" Mr and Mrs Parker called the police and explained them the situation.

BACK IN BRIGHT'S MANSION
 I was still grappling with Bright's words. "You think I'm going to live here with you? Are you out of your mind? I'd rather die!" My voice trembled with anger.

Bright stepped closer, that infuriating smirk still on his face. "Princess, I'm not asking for your permission. It's an order, and your opinion doesn't matter."

Fueled by my frustration, I pushed him with all my strength. He stumbled and fell. "Do you really think you can force me to stay here? I'm not afraid of you," I shot back, pointing a finger in his face.

He rose slowly, a dangerous look in his eyes. Without warning, he slapped me hard, pain exploding across my cheek as blood trickled from the corner of my mouth. "How dare you push me and point at me? I told you, you're staying here. Don't even think about escaping because..."

"Why me? Why did you kidnap me? What do you want from me? I saved you that day!" I interrupted, tears spilling down my cheeks.

"In my life, I've never met a girl so brave as to risk herself for someone else. That's why you're here, princess. You were fearless enough to approach me," he said, surprisingly soft.

"Then you should be grateful and thank me!" I retorted, anger bubbling within me.

"Who says I'm not?" he shot back, turning to leave.

"Angel, please show Grace to her room," he called out, and Angel motioned for me to follow.

"Here's your room. Make yourself comfortable!" she said with a bright smile, but I felt anything but comfortable.

"Wow! Thank you, but what's your name again?" I asked, desperate to hold onto some semblance of normalcy.

"I'm Angel. Nice to meet you!" she replied cheerfully. "Nice to meet you too!" I managed, but my heart wasn't in it.

The room was enormous and beautifully decorated, yet it felt like a gilded cage. Tears flowed down my cheeks despite the elegance surrounding me. "Why is this happening? Please, God, save me from this!" I thought of my parents and how worried they must be.Then I lied on the bed while crying. After some minutes , I fell asleep.

AT GRACE'S HOUSE
"Mr and Mrs Parker, we are sorry but we didn't find any information about your daughter's disparition, excuse me sir" the police said and left Mr and Mrs Parker. 

"Nooooooo, where are you my baby " Mrs Parker was crying a lot and Mr Parker was trying to make her feel better "Don't worry, we will find her, ok?". 

With that he took his wife and hugged her tightly.

IN THE BASEMENT
"Are you happy now Bright??" This idiot of Alexander asked to me . "Yes I'm, thank you so much guys, you all did a great job!!" I was so proud of them"But I never thought that she'll be like that" I said while thinking of her. "How?" Angel asked curiously

. "She has a strong character, I wasn't expecting that from her" them they all laughed like a fools. "The way she pushed you away was just amazing " this idiot of Sam said. "Shut your fucking mouth Sam" such annoyed. "I really thought that you'll kill her after that " Jacob told me while looking down. "Never, you really think that I will kill her??" Everyone stared at me and then Angel said "Yes , of course Bright, we really thought that but whatever you would never slap her , did you see, she was about to cry and the corner of her mouth were blooding"

 And when I'm thinking about it, I realized that I slapped her harder but I didn't say anything but I just focused on my worked.

Time skip and them all arrived at the mansion, Bright asked the maids to cook something good and then went to the bathroom to fresh up himself. After sometimes, he finished to get a shower and a maid knocked to the door "Get inside please" I said while putting my clothes on. 

" Sir, we've finished to make the dinner, please come in" she said politely "Ok I'm coming and please call Grace to the dinning room too thank you " then the maid go out. After some minutes, I finished to dressed up myself and went to the dinning room but I didn't see Grace so I called the maid" I asked you to call Grace to have dinner with us " I said angrily" Sir , I already called her but she didn't replied " the maid said

I was out of myself and went towards Grace's room and when I opened the door I saw her sleeping peacefully. I came closer to her and I saw that the pillow was dry, she cried. When I saw that my heart was broken, it was the first time that I felt so bad after hurting someone, I took the blanket and covered her with and then I left the room. 

When I went back to the dinning room all of them were staring at me. " Did you feel bad after seeing her crying" I didn't notice but when I went to Grace's room, this idiot of Jacob followed me back. "I don't know why but it felt so bad to see her in pain" I said and I took a sit." It's because you love her very much Bright , that's why!" Angel said while eating, after the dinner, we went to our respective rooms "Goodnight Bright" Alexander said but I didn't reply anymore and went to my bedroom.

"How can you do that to me princess, you have a power of making me sad, making me crazy in love and making me loosing all of my sense!" After sometime thinking about her I fell asleep " Goodnight princess!"

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