Chapter 4 Secrets, Obsession and A deadly warning.

Lena's POV

I felt like a bird in a gilded cage. I was surrounded by luxury yet I felt trapped like a prisoner. Not to mention, Dominic's possessiveness was very overwhelming, his presence reminded me of my fate. I was not his wife, I just happened to be his prisoner under the guise of a wife.

Each day passed and all I woke up to was the sound of silence. The mansion was huge, many times the size of my apartment, all the luxuriousness, I was surrounded by beauty yet I had no freedom of my own.

Dominic had tight security around me. I had no one to talk to, I was banned from leaving the mansion. All I did was wake up, eat, obey Dominic's commands and sleep. I was not even allowed to see my own sister, Emma. Although Dominic would make sure that a guard allowed me to video call her every night before I fall asleep but that was it.

I was grateful that at least my suffering was not in vain. Emma looked like she was doing a lot more better. I could tell that she was getting the necessary treatments. Then I remembered Emily, I missed her so much and her bubbly personality. The last time we saw each other was at my wedding, Emily kept trying to make sure it was not a forced marriage, what could I have done except lie to her? I did not want her to worry so much about me.

Dominic also had my phone seized from me. I sighed heavily. I stood by the window, gazing outside at the breathtaking view of the city's skyline.

I felt suffocated, Dominic's eyes always bore into my soul as if searching for something. He fontrolled my entire life and that was the reality of my fate. What more could I do than accept it?

One fateful night, I was unable to sleep so I decided to stroll the hallways of the mansion. I walked past Dominic's office which was on the topmost floor. As I slowly passed his office, I heard him yell loudly causing me to halt in my steps.

I took a few steps backward and leaned on the wooden door to eavesdrop. "I know what I am saying Gavin! I am not idiot!" Dominic growled angrily. Did I forget to mention that he had such a temper? I could not help but wonder who he was yelling at by 11pm when everyone else were sleeping.

"I am telling you that I know what happened that night." He said. His voice dripping with malice. He paused to mutter a cuss under his breath. "I remember exactly what happened that night and I am going to make them pay for messing with me."

I felt my heart skip a beat at his threat. My curiosity piqued, I could not help but wonder what Dominic's past was like. Who was he talking about? Who had messed with him? Those kind of questions swirled in my head and I knew they would not disappear until I had successfully satisfied curiosity. Of course, I did not plan to ask Dominic himself because I knew that Dominic would only yell at me and make a scene out of it. The last thing I wanted to even do was let him find out that I had eavesdropped on his conversation.

I was going to find another way. Perhaps, dig deeper on my own? Suddenly, I began to hear loud footsteps approaching me. I hastily pulled away from the door and pretended to be passing by. I heard the door open wide, I turned around to gaze at Dominic, pretending to be shocked by his presence.

"Where do you think you are headed to?" I heard Dominic yell from behind. I gulped a lump down my throat and turned around to gaze at me with a racing heart. I cleared my throat and responsed in low tone. "I-I, i am just taking a walk. I can not sleep." I said.

Dominic rolled his eyes. He walked towards me and snatched me by the wrist aggressively. "I do not care about you but my baby needs rest." He said pulling me down the stairs. I held back the urge to scoff at him. I was just a mere servant to hm. All I was to do was bring his baby to life and then I would become utterly useless.

That night, I slept thinking about Dominic's past. I could not help but wonder what kind of traumatic event had shaped him to become the man he was.

The next morning, Dominic left the house early. I took it as a hint to sneak into his office and gather information. I found the key to his office in the drawer in his room. I snatched it and made my way up the stairs. I looked around the hallways to make sure the coast was clear. Afterwards, I unlocked the door and rushed into the office.

The office was dark, I raised the curtains up immediately and began a search party. Anything at all would be useful.

I searched through his files, with my heart racing in anticipation. After some minutes, I found it! A newspaper article yellowed with age. It was about a tragic accident that had killed Dominic's entire family. I felt chills run down my spine.

His entire family? Wiped off.

Throughout that day, I could not stop thinking about my new discovery about Dominic. Was that why he lived such a dark life? His entire heart was fueled with revenge and honestly, I could not blame him at all. Losing everything and everyone you ever loved was the worse kind of pain.

That night, while I was sitting in my room, pondering about Dominic's past, the door to my room suddenly flew opened wide, startling me. Dominic rushed into my room with anger oozing from him.

He snatches me by the wrist and slams me against the wall, causing my heart to race extremely fast in fear. His eyes were full of rage and anger. "What the hell did you find?"