The Criminal Innocent

Chapter 1

"Erin... Are you going to celebrate your birthday?" Jessica asked. I was stunned because instead of congratulating me, that was his question

"Y-yeah..." They looked at each other before laughing as if what I said was funny.

"Oh really? Are your parents there?" I smiled sparingly.

"Yeah, they will go to celebrate my birthday" I insisted.

"Okay, you said it. But if your parents aren't there, don't hesitate to call us huh so we can celebrate your birthday instead" I just smiled at her.

I was stunned when they suddenly left me. I took a deep breath and shrugged. I don't know if they're really friends of mine

I know and I can feel that I don't belong in their circle. I'm just hanging around because I don't have friends aside from them.

When I got home, I immediately entered the van owned by our family. I smiled at Manong June, our driver.

"Ma'am, happy birthday! Your parents are at home. They are preparing for your birthday" He smiled at the news which made me happy. Oh God! And lastly they also thought of celebrating my birthday

"Is that so? We should hurry" He just laughed at what I said and continued driving All our housemates are aware of my parents' bad treatment of me. I'm close to all of them so sometimes I will vent my anger on them.

Today is my birthday. Of course, I'm very happy because mom and dad are here together with me to celebrate my birthday. They're always busy with work and don't have time for me, so I'm so happy to know that they're here.

I went down the stairs smiling while wearing my beautiful dress. It's my boyfriend's gift to me last week and Oh! He's also here to celebrate my birthday with me.

I saw them in the dining area and stopped when I saw them start eating. I took a deep breath. Are you not used to it Erin? As always. They won't really wait for you because they don't care about you.

I continued walking and kissed mommy and daddy on the cheek. They were quiet and didn't even pay attention to me. I looked at my sister but she just raised an eyebrow at me

"You're going to kiss my cheeks too? Nah, stop it. I don't want your saliva to stain my cheeks" He cursed. I just smiled and sat in the seat next to him.

I looked at my boyfriend Shawn who's busy eating and didn't bother to look at me. I was a little hurt. Is there even no one to congratulate me today? It's my birthday...

I ate quietly and immediately smiled when I thought of something

"Mommy, daddy, thank you for celebrating my birthday" I promised with a smile. Daddy looked at me seriously while mommy raised her eyebrows

"What are you talking about? We're celebrating and talking about the engagement of Shawn and your sister" Because of what daddy said, I immediately stood up. That caused noise throughout the dining area

"pardon? Did I hear it right? Is Shawn? You're going to marry my sister?" I asked tremblingly. Shawn looked at me seriously

"It's for business matters Erin. Stop complaining" I faced him in disbelief while in tears

"And you agreed?! Why would you marry him? Why not me?!" I screamed. Daddy stood up

"Stop making a scene Erin and continue eating" I shook my head and started crying as I looked at all of them even mommy who was irritated and sister who was just quiet on the side

"Making a scene? Wow! I'm really the one making trouble?! Dad! Shawn is my boyfriend but he's marrying my sister? What's the meaning of this?!" I screamed at him

"Your sister and I are getting married for the merge of our companies. Your sister is the heiress and the successor of your clan. Our companies will get benefits and merge into one if we marry your sister" Shawn explained that the world was in ruins I. What he said froze me I could not speak and remained dumbfounded as tears continued to flow from my eyes.

"W-can you agree? W-what the h*ck Shawn... How about us?" I'm a weak question. He kept staring at me

"Stop being dramatic Erin. Erina will soon inherit your father's company and she just needs to find a husband--

"And it's really still my boyfriend? Why mommy? Isn't there another man out there and even my boyfriend will be taken away by my sister?" He looked at me badly and immediately approached me.

My head tilted because of his strong slap "How dare you to talk to me like that?! You are not in the place to answer me!" I tearfully looked at him

"W-what did I do wrong for you to treat me like this mommy? I-I'm the one at a disadvantage here

"I don't care! All I care is Erina and not you!" I smiled bitterly and nodded then bowed

"Why mommy? Is your sister the only child?" He was surprised and stunned while looking at me. Later I looked at him without emotion

"Can you Erin... Don't dramatize me like that. It's boring to hear!" He said irritated. Sister stood up and held mommy's arm

"Mommy, calm down" He made mommy sit on the chair and looked at me

"Stop shouting at mom Erin. She's still our mom--

"Wow! Our mom? Maybe just yours!" Shawn intervened and looked at me without emotion

"Stop arguing with your sister Erin. Whether you like it or not, I will marry your sister. And you'll be the maid of honor--

I didn't let him finish and immediately slapped him with great force

"The thickness of your faces... Don't you think about how I will feel? It's my d*mn birthday but what?! This is your gift to me? Wow! What a beautiful gift!" I applauded with a bitter smile and teary eyes

"What a great gift! Your gift is so funny! I will never forget it!" I ran and immediately left the house.

I just walked until I got out of the subdivision. I stopped and smiled bitterly when I felt that they didn't even follow me. They didn't even call me to send me back

"What are you doing Erin! Why are you asking?! You really have no use for them!" I cried sermon to myself.

"I f*cking hate this life! I hate you sister!" I smiled and sat down. I was stunned for a moment. I don't want to go home. My chest is too painful and heavy now.

Suddenly my cell phone vibrated so I immediately looked at it. It's my friends. They have a chat in our GC but it seems like I'm not involved in it. Yes, they're my friends but they're treating me like I don't belong in that circle. It's like I just squeezed myself into her.

"Oh my God Erin! Is it true? Your boyfriend will soon get married? To your sister?" It's my friend Martha

"My God! It's good, isn't it? So that Erin won't get hurt anymore. We know her boyfriend is a woman and besides, they're good for Erina" Jessica's reply brought tears to my eyes.

"Just find someone else, Erin. If someone is going to cut you" It seems like a joke but not for me. I know that Arianna really hit me

My fist clenched. I don't know if I can still call them friends. They have tripped me several times. I've been treated as trash a few times, left in the air a few times and when there are night outs I'm not even included.

They come strongly when someone is in need but when I am in need, they are not there. I didn't even remember them congratulating me on my birthday.

I took a deep breath and immediately fell asleep. I should stay away from toxic people from now on. It hurts too much and I don't want it anymore.

"Oh my God Lord... Is this your present for my birthday? It hurts" I couldn't help but cry.

I heard a moan that seemed to be hurt somewhere. I frowned and would have ignored hearing his hurt voice. Man I don't know but I was nervous and immediately slowly followed where that moan came from.

I slowly peered into the dark alley. I was stunned and terrified to see a man being tortured. One was carrying a knife and had his back turned as he slowly beheaded the man who was moaning earlier. I covered my mouth so as not to make any noise. I should leave now but my legs feel stuck and I can't even move them.

I'm an idiot and I can see with my eyes how to killed the man. I can see how it loses its head and how killed.

I can't speak or move where I'm standing. I kept staring at the man with his back turned and was surprised when he turned his gaze to me. My eyes widened when he grinned. He was wearing a mask but I could see his scary grin

"Happy birthday..." My hair rose on my body when I heard his baritone voice

"Oh God..." I weakly promised and immediately backed away. The man grinned even more and immediately let go of his died man's body while holding his head.

I froze when he threw it at me which made me back away even more

It slowly approached me and when it turned to the light, I smelled its pungent smell. smell blood...

My eyes widened when I finally saw him. His whole clothes were stained with blood. I looked at his face but he was wearing a mask.

"Happy birthday Erin..." He sang coldly. I stood up and backed away. H-how did he know my name?

"Happy birthday happy birthday... Happy birthday to you" He took out a sharp knife and played with it in his hands with a smirk on his lips. I feel scared

"Come here love... Let's celebrate your birthday" I shook my head and immediately ran away from him. I'm nervous.

I froze for a moment when I remembered the man's appearance. Is he the famous k*ller? Oh my God!

I shivered and hid in the dark garage. I don't know where I am. I was about to grab my cellphone when I couldn't get it out of my pocket. Gosh I left it!

I heard someone's footsteps so I was quiet. I'm nervous about what might happen to me.

"Where are you?" I held my mouth while crying in fear. Oh my God! Someone help me!

"Stop hiding... I know where you are" He said coldly. I was surprised when he let out a horrible laugh

Suddenly the surroundings became quiet and I heard his footsteps leaving. I breathed a sigh of relief because of that and immediately left my hiding place slowly.

I slowly got out but stopped when I felt a cold thing on my neck. I feel a mixture of fear and apprehension at this time.

I felt the man's gentle grip on my waist and his warm breath close to my neck

"Try to shout. I won't hesitate to wreck this beautiful neck of yours" He coldly promised. I was afraid to follow and closed my eyes when I felt the point of the knife on my neck.

I was shaking as I was standing in a statue

"Hmm. Your neck is beautiful. Can I l*ck it love?" I couldn't speak and closed my eyes when I felt his hot tongue licking my neck.

Oh God! Help me... I'm scared. I cried while unable to move.

"You taste sweet" I heard the sound of a smile on his lips. I was surprised when he kissed my head and lowered the knife he was carrying then whispered to me that sent a shiver through my entire system

"From now on... You're mine"

I opened my eyes. The dark ceiling and the pungent smell from somewhere dawned on me. I slowly looked around and saw the man in front sitting like a king on a beautiful chair

He turned his gaze to me and immediately grinned horrifyingly. I was scared to get up from the bed and immediately looked away.

"W-where am I?" I was afraid to ask him. He laughed and didn't answer and kept staring at me.

I looked around again and saw the appearance of the entire room. It's big. Dark and like a torture room. I saw a few blood stains everywhere. The tools inside are so sharp that when you get hit you know it hurts and n*k*k*m*t*y.

I looked at something in the corner, with legs. I was scared and hugged myself to the side and silently started crying.

"You're here in my kingdom love. Are you not happy? Why are you crying? Are you afraid?" I looked at him angrily. Is he crazy?

"Give it back to us..." I weakly promised and turned my gaze to the other corner. I was scared and cried especially when I saw a man's head hanging there. His eyes were wide open and he looked directly in my direction. I looked away when I saw the disgusting blood that dripped from there

"You're so funny. You can't go back to yours... See that?" He pointed to the man with the chainsaw buried in the back, it had already been cut. I cried even more that he laughed

"That chainsaw will cut your d*mn head" I was even more scared and shaking on the side. I couldn't breathe properly because of the pungent smell.

"P-please let me go... I promise I won't report what you did to the police... Please..." I cried promising that he smirked

"Oh... Really? You're not going to report me to the stupid cops?" I nodded slowly. I can't say that after this I will report.

He just grinned and threw the human skull he was holding onto the floor, then he came closer to me so I pushed him to the side.

"You can't fool me Erin" He seriously promised and slowly approached a cabinet.

I was stunned and surprised to see its contents that were completely used for torture. Different types of sharp knives. Some have fresh blood stains while others have dried blood

He shopped for a while and then looked at me

"Let's see what kind of knife will suit you" I was afraid and would cry loudly so he grinned and seemed to be happy. He laughed and took a sharp knife and came to me

"Oh... Love don't be scared, come here... It's my birthday gift for you" He said softly and approached me slowly.

"N-no no no please... don't have mercy!" He just laughed as he approached me.

"Don't test my patience love. Come here... Come closer" He said coldly and when I didn't follow, he deliberately pulled my legs and forcibly pulled me closer to him.

"When I say come closer! Come closer... I hate stubborn people" He said coldly and grabbed my head then pulled me

To Be Continued...

Chapter 2

I stopped and cried because of his horrible touch on my legs.

He leaned me against the wall and held both of my legs while his body was in the middle. He put it on his waist and looked at me seriously.

I cried and hugged myself while looking at him scared.

"Where should we start?" He thought for a moment and looked at me from head to toe until he stopped looking at my arms.

"Oh. I think we should start there..." I cried and shook my head when he took my hand.

"N-no no no!" I struggled as he slowly wound my arm

"Go on. Keep fighting. You want to go deeper, don't you?" He grinned so I stopped and started to cry when I felt the knife slowly cut into my arm. I heard the cutting of my skin and the slow flow of blood from there. I felt pain and pain

"Ahh... Aray. Please it's okay..." I said crying but he didn't listen and stayed focused on what he was doing.

He cut both of my arms. Not just one but many. I just cried while begging him

"Ouch... Ouch... Please..." I closed my eyes in pain. He later laughed and looked at my two arms

"I love hearing my victims screams" I continued to cry and breathed a sigh of relief when he let go of my two arms.

"It looks good" He said while looking at the wound he made. I saw the bleeding and felt the pain. I'm not used to being injured and as I feel it, I feel like I can't

I can feel the cuts on my arms.

"And next is here" I woke up when he touched my two legs. I shook my head and started crying again. I still feel the pain of my wounds.

"W-wag please... Have mercy" He just laughed and looked at and stroked my leg for a moment which sent a shiver through my whole system

"You have a soft and delicate skin... I love it" I was surprised when he kissed it and smelled it.

"S-stop!" I was shaking with shock and fear because of the thought. He kept kissing my leg and even smelled it

"You're legs smells good Love. I can't wait to be caged in these legs of yours" He grinned as he continued to kiss and tongue there

"I'll spare this" He rubbed it upwards slowly which brought a strange feeling to me. Oh my God Erin! Stop!

He put my leg back on his waist and stared at me. He slowly took my hands that I hugged myself, I still struggled but because he was strong I couldn't do anything but let him.

I was stunned when he stared at my neck for a moment. It was as if he was amazed while staring at it. He slowly put his big hand and cupped my small neck. I looked up and closed my eyes to prepare myself because it felt like he was strangling me.

I waited for a few seconds but I didn't feel any pain in my neck so I slowly opened my eyes.

His gray eyes stared at me for a moment and turned his gaze to my neck again then grinned

"Your neck is really beautiful love. I love to l*ck it again" He said and immediately grabbed my neck making me close my eyes.

He just gently which brought a strange feeling to me. He was kissing me so I couldn't help but cry and pray fervently that he wouldn't do anything bad to me.

I cried while he was busy kissing my neck softly as if it were your food. He looked me in the eyes before speaking

"I don't care if you're his daughter. You will be the payback for everything he did to my beloved sister" I looked at him confused. He smirked

"You'll know someday" I was even more confused. His gaze turned cold

He left in front of me and brought a bucket full of water. There is a mug there.

"Ready for shower love" He grinned and took some water from there. My eyes widened and I looked at him in fear when I smelled it. Not water but alcohol. I could barely breathe with fear

"Come here. I'm going to bathe you" I shook my head so that his smiling look disappeared and was replaced by an emotionless face.

"I said come here" He said firmly but I shook my head and started crying again

"Can you please stop crying? You're just giving me reasons to do this" I was surprised when he approached me. I screamed so he laughed

"Oh... Love don't be scared. It won't hurt. I swear it's just a little" He said with a smile and slowly rubbed my arm that had wounds.

I screamed in pain. I cried and didn't know what to do. As what I've said, I'm not used to being injured. And what's worse, he caused a lot of wounds, which is why it was so painful that it was like hell for me.

"Stop! Mommy! Daddy!" I shouted so he laughed "You're parents don't care about you. Go on, keep screaming. I love to hear your f*cking scream!" I don't know but I think I heard anger in his voice.

Suddenly my chest tightened and I coughed. I leaned my head against the wall as the tears continued to flow. I was stunned for a moment while my eyelids slowly closed and I was completely engulfed in sleep

I woke up and was stunned for a moment. I cried again when I remembered what happened earlier. I sobbed and suddenly had tears in my eyes when I felt the pain in my arm.

I moved my body and stopped when I felt that both of my hands were handcuffed. I burst into tears again and slowly got up as the tears flowed

I looked around. I'm still here where the criminal who took me put me. I felt very scared because the heads I saw, severed legs, and the man whose body was cut with a chainsaw were still there.

I felt more scared because I had no one with me. I cried. where is he? Did he leave me? What does he really plan for me?

The door opened which I thanked. His gray eyes looked at me without emotion while he was carrying food.

My stomach suddenly growled because of the food I saw.

"You should eat. We still have a lot to do, you might get tired" He promised with a smile and took the key then released me.

I was holding my wrist, which was red. It's painful. I groaned as my arm throbbed.

"Don't try to escape Erin. I might rush my killed to you" He said coldly and immediately left. I took a deep breath. It seems that I can't really escape from this.

I started eating. My hand is still shaking. I forced myself to eat, ignoring the terrifying sights everywhere.

I thought for a moment, would he let his victims rot here? Won't he bury it? I swallowed and continued eating. I need to have the strength to escape from this. I need to ask for help

When I finished, I was stunned for a moment. There is no water in it. The door opened again and the man entered. I looked away when I saw that he had no top and was naked.

I was stunned by her beautiful body. There are many tattoos on there. Until now, he still puts a mask on his face, but I can see his gray eyes and his red lips.

I was surprised when he took the key and was about to handcuff me again when I stopped him. He looked at me coldly

"water. I-I'm thirsty" I bowed because I was suddenly embarrassed. I do not know why. I still closed my eyes

"Okay wait me here" He said coldly and immediately left. When he came back he had water and immediately gave it to me.

When he finished, he took it and immediately handcuffed me and left with what I ate. I was stunned when he left me, my parents suddenly came to my mind. Are they looking for me?

I smiled bitterly and cried again. My chest ached and hurt again because my beloved boyfriend was about to marry my sister. I just can't believe it, it seems like he promised me that he would marry me but he kept it to my sister.

He's the only friend I've lost. Still changed. Sometimes I wonder if I'm getting bored. Since I was a kid I could feel the different treatment my parents gave me. They always treated me differently than my sister. I experienced to live my life all alone. I get everything I want because of course we're rich. Except my parents love and attention that I always wanted to get

As I grow, I witnessed how proud they are of my sister's achievements while I am here at the corner, celebrating my own achievements all alone. The thing I hate to happen the most is the school's family day or perhaps graduation. They are always absent. They always ignored my presence.

I was confused and couldn't fix the food because of the burning gaze of the man in front of me. He was smoking a cigarette and had no top on while staring intently at his meal

I didn't look back at him and made myself busy eating.

"How old are you Erin?" He asked coldly. I looked up at him and when I saw his eyes firmly staring at me, I bowed again

"I-i'm 20" I said briefly and continued eating.

"Oh, is that so? I thought you're 24 or something. You're so sexy with that age" I bowed even more and didn't speak. That's what comes out of his mouth. Actually, I was still naked in front of him and he didn't even give me any clothes

"I-I'm done" I slowly put away my food while feeling his heavy gaze

"Wash those plates then. From now on you're going to be my slave so you'll be useful" I stopped and stared at him.

I'm always questioning my worth. Can I still be worth something? I took a deep breath and didn't say a word, then put away the food I had eaten.

I put everything in the sink and don't know where to start. I came from a rich family and I lived like a princess in our household. There are maids who always serve for me and I didn't even wash the dishes or wash my clothes.

What should come first? I stepped on the plate in front of me for a moment and looked back at the soap here and the plates piled up in front of me.

I was about to pick up the plate when I felt a hand sneak up on my waist and hold my hand as if supporting me to pick up the plate. I swallowed because I knew whose it was

Next, one of his hands slipped on my other waist and turned on the water. I closed my eyes when the water splashed right on my face

"You should practice washing plates Erin... How can you serve me with that?" He whispered coldly in my ear. I was surprised when he stuck his body to me I had no clothes on so I could feel his hard body behind me.

"D*mn. Your big b**bs are distracting" He whispered. He imitated my hand on how to wash the plate. I closed my eyes when I felt him pressing me to the sink as he moved steadily behind me

I am in our position. I'm not stupid enough not to know what he's doing behind my back.

"You're so sexy Erin..." I closed my eyes even more when his cold lips touched my ear and seemed to kiss me there. He let go of my hand and my eyes widened when his big hand landed on my stomach towards my belly as if massaging it. That made me feel bad and I knew it wasn't right

To Be Continued...

Chapter 3

I dropped the plate that's why it broke.

"I-I didn't know you were a rapist too" I said shakily while closing my eyes. He stopped and stopped what he was doing.

"Relax Erin... I'm not touching you yet. Why are you shaking?" It was obvious in his voice that he was happy. I clenched my fist and did not speak

"Just so you know, I'm not touching you. I'm just training you because before I fuck you and return you to your family, I'm going to punish you first" I didn't know but I was suddenly hurt.

"Don't act because first of all, you're useless" He let go of me and walked away from me

"It's your thing to be without clothes... So I won't give you any clothes. I want my slave undressed" He said and immediately left me.

Tears came to my eyes. I sobbed and held my chest because it suddenly felt heavy and throbbing. I know. I knew I was worthless from the start. My family always made me feel like I'm worthless. That's when it hurts.

But I didn't know that it hurts more when it comes from someone else. I cried as I washed the plate shaking.

I groaned as I touched a sharp object. The plate was broken earlier. I looked at my hands and cried secretly while looking at my wounded hand

After I washed, I went straight to bed and wrapped myself in a thick blanket. I feel sorry for my appearance now. My chest was so heavy that I was able to close my eyes and go to sleep.

I took a deep breath and opened my eyes. I was about to move when I felt something heavy on me.

I was stunned when I turned to see who was next to me. The man was fast asleep with his arms wrapped around my waist. From the looks of it, it's obvious that I can't just escape from his embrace. I stared at him for a moment. I was stunned by the closeness of his face. I can only say one thing, he is handsome. He has a race because his appearance can be traced, he is white, has a piercing nose and has... Red lips.

I freely stared at his face while still dumbfounded. I can't believe that someone like him is a criminal killed of a person. Could he be the famous criminal who is always in the news? As far as I remember he was not just a criminal but also a keller. He has kill people. Usually the rich have power

I was startled when he suddenly woke up. His beautiful eyes looked directly at me. My chest pounded because he thought so. It's like I'm reading an emotion that I can't identify.

I looked away and was about to get up but he stuck me closer to his body

"Stop avoiding my gaze Erin... Look at me" He ordered but I didn't obey. I remained stunned at the ceiling. Suddenly, what he said to me earlier entered my mind, which is why my chest felt heavy again

"You're always crying" I blinked and that's when I realized that my tears were falling

"But it's okay. I love seeing you in pain" I was even more hurt because of what he said. My chest got heavier. That's what my sister told me before. He was happy to see me hurt

"Get up and cook for me. I'm hungry" He said coldly and got up first.

I took a deep breath and closed my eyes. I do not know how to cook

"I-I don't know how to cook..." I felt ashamed again when I told him that. I'm not like this before, I don't care if I learn or not.

I don't even cook with us. He stopped and looked at me with a frown

"Are you really a woman? You don't know how to wash some plates and now you don't know how to cook. Don't tell me you also don't know how to wash your clothes?" He asked annoyed that I bowed

"I-I don't do that to us... There are maids and they are the ones who do it" He gasped violently.

"Oh sh*t! I just brought something to swallow here?! You ahould practice doing household chores Erin you're not young anymore" I looked up at him and was stunned.

This is what I want to hear from my parents. That they would preach to me and force me to learn housework but they didn't do it. I was even allowed to grow up ignorant of housework. I can't believe I'm hearing this from him

"What's with that look?! You're going to fight?!" His cold snort made me bend down again

"Get up now Erin! I don't care if you don't know how to cook! You should practice on your own" He firmly promised that's why I got up

I still doubted whether to remove the blanket from my body. I was surprised when he pulled it so I was standing naked in front of him again

"Now cook!" He ordered and pulled me towards the kitchen in annoyance

I want to cry now. What will I do? what first I washed my own face while staring at the ingredients in front of me.

I really don't know what to cook. I don't even know

The man came back and leaned in front of me without emotion.

"You're wasting 30 minutes standing there and doing nothing Erin. What now?" I looked at the ingredients in front of me.

"I-I don't know... Teach me" I weakly promised and begged looking at him.

He stared at me for a moment before slowly approaching and putting on a t-shirt. I was even disappointed because I won't be able to see her beautiful body.

It's Erin! Stop it! Where did you find the person?

He took the ingredients and stared at me for a moment then crossed his arms

"Don't tell me you don't know how to cook rice?" I smiled because I knew how it was. Nanny Melda taught me that when she once got sick and I cooked because our housemates were on vacation and mommy, daddy and sister were on a business trip so we were the only ones left at home.

"I know" I said briefly and looked around and smiled when I saw the rice cooker. I was about to go there when he grabbed my arm He took off the t-shirt he was wearing and put it on me

"Wear this. Your b**bs are shaking and distracting. I really should have slapped that when you were sleeping" My cheeks turned red because of his unrestrained mouth.

After putting on the knee-length dress, she felt sick

"Go, if your cooking is really not good, you swear you will eat it all" He said rudely and continued to cut the ingredients

I took a deep breath and started cooking rice. I'm just busy doing what I'm doing and acting normal. There is no fear in my chest because I know what to do.

"You sure you can do it?" He asked reassuringly and I nodded.

When I plugged in the rice cooker, I sat down for a moment and turned my gaze to him. His face was serious as he cut the ingredients.

I came a little closer and looked at what he was doing. I couldn't help but be amazed because he was like a chef cooking because of the speed of his movements and the cleanliness of his work.

He looked at me and stopped when he saw me looking at him

"Come here, I'll teach you how to slice some seasonings" He said. I was stunned and hesitated to approach him

"Faster Erin, I'm hungry. I wish you could cook it if you only knew how" He said coldly so I immediately came over.

He let go of the knife he was holding and pulled me then placed it in front of me. I swallowed and was shocked when I felt him behind me simply hugging me and supporting me while cutting

"Give me your hands" I couldn't understand what I felt when his hand touched mine. He kindly held it and let me hold the knife that was in front of him "Calm yourself down Erin, I won't do anything" He said sweetly and slowly cut the ingredients.

My hand went along with the cutting because he was holding it and another, I had the knife in my hand. I feel his breath hitting my neck

When he finished, he slowly put the ingredients in the container using my hands again and his hand that was holding it.

"You should know how to slice some spices and seasonings Erin. What if you come with me. I don't want to not cook yet" There was something different in the tone of his speech. He seems to be implying something else there

"D-don't worry. I'm going to learn to cook" I answered him. He didn't say a word and let go of my hand and grabbed my waist

"The next thing is we should mix them all so that we can start to cook" He said and turned on the stove and put the pan there then added oil

I was quiet on the sidelines while he was doing that. I stared at what he was cooking as he slowly mixed all the ingredients

"W-what are you going to cook?" I asked him

"I'm going to cook rice porridge" My eyes widened and I looked at the pork meat placed on a table.

I was stunned and stared at him. That's my favorite.

"Wow! That must be delicious. That's my favorite" I promised with a smile and looked at what he was cooking again He stopped and looked at me for a moment, which is why I bowed

"I wish you had said. I wouldn't have cooked anymore" I frowned because of his response. Bad!

He grinned at me and let go of the spoon he was carrying and leaned against the kitchen wall and looked at me with a smile still on his lips.

"You're bad..." He grinned and later laughed

"It's just a joke Love. Of course I will cook everything for you" He came closer and kissed my cheek which stunned me.

"Check the rice so that we can start eating" He said and continued cooking. Stupidly, I stood up and went to the rice cooker with a heavy chest thump

I was amazed while tasting the rice porridge he cooked. I keep going back and forth because it's really delicious. Naya Melda's cooked porridge was also delicious, but the man in front of me cooked something different

"Sleep early later. I'm leaving" He said suddenly and put away what he ate.

He stared at me coldly as if threatening me "Don't try to escape Erin. I just want to know that you left. I swear, I will go to c*t that head of yours" He threatened that I swallowed and nodded

I thought for a moment. It's my chance to escape later. When I happen to be able to leave here. I just have to pretend to follow him

When he left I was left behind. For a moment I thought about what could be done to escape. I looked at the door. I approached it and dropped my shoulder when I saw that it was locked. I looked at the window, something was blocking it I went upstairs and looked around my room. When I saw that there was a window there, I immediately opened it and I was very happy to see that there was no barrier like the one below

One by one I removed its jalousie slowly and climbed up there. I was about to jump when I saw that I would fall too high by chance and I would definitely break.

I took a deep breath and when I looked outside, my shoulders slumped and I really lost hope. There is a big gate outside and there is a lock on it so even if I get out there is still a barrier outside and I have to climb it again.

I was surprised when someone grabbed my waist. I was stunned in the stands

"You're so stubborn Erin. Now, face your punishment"

To Be Continued...