"What Mr. Parker mean is that you can't live."
Just a heartless order from him and Mia's got robbed of every single opportunity to plead not guilty. She had been living her worst life, tortured every signle day in the detention center for the past two years. Thus, his words meant nothing to her as she was already waiting for the death sentence to be pronounced.
Xavier Parker, who had been after her like some bloodlust beast had already hunted her to death three times, how could she hold on and let him kill her again?
She had been leading such a miserable life because of Jennifer McMahon's 'good care' that even death seemed to not be a relief for her pain and suffering.
It was five in the morning, a distorted Mia, who had been up all night, was called out by the prison guards saying that she had a visitor who was here to see her one last time.
Mia followed the guards to the reception room, believing that the visitor was her father but when she saw her half sister Jennifer waiting for her, her heart dropped cold.
A gentle smile appeared on the latter's face who whispered softly, "Aren't you happy that I will be the last person you talk to before death?"
"I am going to be hanged today, still you can't let me go. You might be smiling now but I will be the one who has the last laugh." Mia said, her voice as hoarse as some rough sandpaper because of tiredness and lack of nutrition.
Her words seemed to have no effect on the young mistress, her smile aired coldness, "It was dad who sent me here. The family has the right to choose the way your corpse will be disposed of. As you have no good virtue accumulated and don't deserve a funeral, we have decided to donate your body to medical school and let the students dissect you. That way, you would serve a purpose to this world and not have lived in vain."
Mia's grip on the hem of her uniform tightened, she couldn't believe that her family would be so cruel to her.
Jennifer looked through her expressions and rejoiced, "Mia, this is your place and value. Moreover, I too would want to tear you down and study to see what is so special about your modest body which seduced someone as cold and indifferent as Xavier Parker."
Mia wanted to scream and ask why they would not even spare her a whole corpse but her utterly damaged voice didn't allow her to do so. She clenched her fists through her chained arms, even though her eyes clouded with resentment and there was a fire of hatred burning inside her, she couldn't be loud.
"I regarded you as my sister and saw you as the best person in the whole world. I used to tell you every little thing stringing in my heart and consider you my family but you... You used me to get close to Xavier."
Jennifer looked at Mia with a victorious posture, "It's too late to complain. I am the daughter of the McMahon family while you are just an illegitimate daughter, as lowly as your mother who climbed on my father's bed for money. You don't even deserve the rats in Xavier gutters, let alone him. He loved you so much but you were not satisfied. You brought it on yourself."
Her words were stinging Mia's very nerves; her presence was already pissing her off and now she was even mentioning that ruthless monster who is the prime reason she was at the verge of death today. Mia said, "Enough! Speak no more."
Jennifer smiled warmly, like a good sister as she had been portraying herself all these years. She approached Mia and helped her correct the collar of her red uniform. Mia's face was full of bruises, the poor living condition that she had been bearing for the past two years had left her as a frame of skeleton wrapped in dry skin.
She said, "I don't understand, he was even willing to die for you yet you hurt him, how is this not courting death?"
"The way he loved you with all his heart, he now hates you with the same passion. Don't worry, little sister, I will take good care of the man whom you failed to cherish."
Mia's eyes widened, she seemed to have lost it when she used every single ounce of her energy to yell out, "Jennifer McMahon, I really want to kill you now! You are the reason I am this miserable today, you kept framing me for things I haven't done. Are you happy now? Are you satisfied?"
The ballif saw the commotion and caught Mia's arm to restrain her, seeing that her mood was not alright he decided to end the meeting early.
Compared to an emotionally triggered Mia, Jennifer looked rather unmoved and calm. She smiled and said word for word, "You dared to steal my title as the only descendant of the McMahon family and the man I loved, right. Here is your punishment for forgetting your place."
Soon came the final verdict, Mia stood in the palely lit room counting her final moments. Suddenly, darkness engulfed her before everything fell silent.
Mia snapped her eyes open, she was no more in the dark cell but in a room which was dangerously familiar. Her pupils contracted in shock as her brain was puzzling.
Six years ago, Xavier made her his by force.
"Mia, you have worn out my patience." Xavier's voice was devoid of any emotion when he said this to her but his dark brown eyes were filled with rage.
"What are you doing? You are my elder, how can you do this to me?" The girl said, repeating word for word that she said the previous time out of fear.
Xavier grabbed her shoulders and pulled her to himself, making her gasp, "Elder? Just because our two families are friends, you want me to be your uncle?" His usually cold aura was frightening now as he said, "I want to be your man and not the so-called uncle. Mia, remember this, you are mine! And tonight I am going to give you your coming-of-age-gift, change you completely from a girl and give you the title of my woman."
As soon as he said this he started to pull her dress apart and proceeded to grab her ample breasts. His touch made her tremble but unlike last time she didn't resist his advances.
Her struggle and resistance were all in vain as he still had his way with her in the previous life. Thus, she let herself calm down in his arms.
Minute by minute he undressed her with passion. His fingers violated the places which he had never explored before. Her body was heating up as he poured wet kisses all over her neck and chest before carefully laying down. Mia was too nervous to remember the rest of the night, all she remembered was getting rammed with passion all night by the man who was supposed to be her uncle figure.
Mia didn't wake up till the sun was out the next morning, the subtle pain on various parts of her body told her that it was not a dream. She surfed her eyes around the room, the gray and white walls and the decoration in the room were all the same and gloomy. She then looked at the man who was lying next to her, his long breath indicated that he was fast asleep.
Mia got off the bed carefully lest she woke him up and made her way to the living room. To make sure that she was really back to life, she turned on the television. An explosive entertainment news was being flashed on the screen.
[President of IG Groups spotted staying overnight in Samantha Yolk's fragrant boudoir, leaves early the next morning.]
Mia's hand clutching the remote tightened, this news was from six years ago and the actress they were talking about had drowned to death earlier than her.
Mia had been bullied by Samantha but after she was found out by Xavier, she ruined her appearance and career. Her life became so messed up that she couldn't think straight and jumped into the river, taking her own life.
During the current time period Samantha was at the pinnacle of her success which she had managed to attain by using Xavier's name and fame. If not for them being together the whole night she would have naively believed the news which was feeding everyone a white lie.
During the past six years, Xavier was extremely doting. He protected her from wind and rain, spoiled her rotten and even loved her dearly but it was her who was stubborn. She never loved him, not for a second, but was rather hurdled up with fear.
No matter how much in love he was, in the end because he could not live, he pushed her into the deepest of hell, taking away everything from her.
She switched off the TV and sneaked into the kitchen to find herself a fruit knife. She looked at the sharp object with a shallow smirk curling up on her lips and went back to the bedroom.
Since life has given her a second chance she was going to seek revenge from everyone who wronged her, the McMahon family, people who have caused her suffering and of course, Xavier Parker, a paranoid demon.
Mia held the knife and stood on the bed side, the sharp blade which was palely reflecting the white light slit on her finger making a small cut. The girl frowned in pain, she was young and delicate and a cut this small was enough to spill out a few drops of blood off her finger.
But it didn't take long for her to recover from this pain. She had her body heavily slammed against the iron rod. belt whipped mercilessly on her body and cigarette butt crushed on her arm leaving behind ugly smoke scars in the detention center. Compared to those extreme pain, this minor injury seemed like nothing.
She yanked the quilt, the snow white bedsheet reeked of their intense love making and kept on reminding how crazily into they were the previous night.
Mia dismissed those thoughts and dropped the blood dripping off her finger on the white sheet, staining it red. The little stain highlighted brightly in the white sheet and was capable of attracting attention.
In her previous life, she was forced on by Xavier for the first time. The tearing pain and the despire was something she could never forget in this lifetime.
It was her first time but unlike everyone else, she didn't bleed or at least spot a tiny beach or drop.
When Xavier woke up and found out that there was no sign of her losing her virginity he lost his cool. Mia remembered him wearing a mask of ruthlessness which sent chills down her spine. His voice was not loud but rather like a devil's whisper, "I thought I was your first and only man."
That time, since she was stupid and rebellious, she didn't think straight and despite being scared of him yelled out, "You think too highly of yourself, I like others more than you. Xavier Parker, I am going to call the cops on you. You disgust me! No matter how cheap I am and have been in the pants of many men, I am still cleaner than you."
Now when Mia thinks about it, her face burns with shame and shock thinking how did she accumulate the courage to say this on his face. That too in his house, sitting on his bed. Xavier was so powerful that the cops would let him roll even if he were to kill her at the door of the police station.
The world seemed so unfair for people on the weaker section like herself.
When Xavier heard her words his pupils contracted with coldness, he grabbed her wrist and dragged her off the bed ruthlessly. Before she could realize what was happening he had already grabbed her neck and shoved her frail body against the cold wall behind her, "I will let you know what assault is so that you have enough evidence to sue me."
Her fate was very tragic as the man was strong enough to crush people and not let them recover without being bed ridden for half a month.
When Mia remembered this her hands trembled with anger, she hated him and hated the fact more that she couldn't just stab him to death on the chest.
She had done this before and attempted to kill him, the sharp knife penetrated into his chest impartially and he was almost killed. But to her surprise, he let her go and didn't hurt her back which was quite strange for a beast like him.
But now, she wasn't stupid anymore. She had understood that she couldn't fight or overpower him so the best was to play safe without offending him.
Instead, she was going to use him as a pawn to eliminate everyone who once wronged her.
Mia didn't waste her time thinking and climbed back on the bed; maybe she was so tired that she slipped into the world of wonderland as soon as her head hit the pillow. When she woke up it was all hazy because of the long sleep. She looked around to discover Xavier naked, standing against the light to trace a slender and strong figure.
Mia deliberately lifted the quilt for him to see the stained sheets, she casually reached out for his white shirt and wore it before climbing off the bed. She pulled her hair into a messy bun, revealing her slender neck with the marks left behind by him. She sure looked disoriented but to his eyes, her youth and beauty was truly enchanting.
"Do you blame me?" The man suddenly asked, "I have claimed you for myself. If you follow me, I will not treat you badly." Xavier tossed the cigarette in his hand into the ashtray and put on his black silk bathrobe, the straps secured loosely around his waist.
Blame?
Does she have enough authority to blame him?
Mia suppressed her anger within her and lowered her head, portraying herself as miserable and said slowly, "You have taken away the most precious thing for a girl, how can I not blame you?" Her pitiful tone and demeanor which was pretentious, made him feel disgusted.
His calm and emotionless eyes changed slightly, he averted his gaze on the big messy bed behind her. There he saw the traces that proved that Mia only belonged to him.
Mia stood there breathless; Xavier was very shrewd. What if he sees through her lie?
She was still awaiting a reaction from him when she heard a knock on the bedroom door. It was Xavier's butler, Mr James, across the door, "Second Master, the young mistress of McMahon's has come to meet you. She has been waiting outside for a long time now, do you want to meet her now?"
When Mia learnt that Jennifer was here, she said, "My sister is here! I am going to tell her that you bullied me."
Xavier didn't respond and when Mr James heard no sound from the room, he went back.
Xavier squeezed his cigarette, on his face was a mask that could not be denied. What was he afraid of?
Mia snorted viciously, if Jennifer was just like how she was before she would get impatient and come straight to the bedroom door to call out for her uncle sweetly.
What Jennifer didn't know at that time was that she was accompanying him; at that time, Xavier had sealed her lips with his not allowing her to make a sound or call for help.
Didn't Jennifer like him so much that she wanted to kill herself for him? Since she was this passionate Mia was going to show her that her perfect Uncle Xavier was with her sister whom she despised the most.
Mia was looking forward for her to find out and throw a tantrum in the fit of rage and jealousy.
Xavier looked down at her and said, "You mean tell her how I bullied you? What I 'used' to bully you?" Mia's face turned red when she understood what he meant; she was also surprised to see that his tone was calmer and he was even pulling out rare jokes unlike the previous time when he was determined to tear her, limb by limb.
The oversized white shirt couldn't protect her body from looking weak and empty; her slender shoulders were half exposed challenging his self control. Mia's eyes were shimmering with fear and grievance; Xavier approached her slowly before his hands wrapped around her waist, clasping her slim waist tightly.