Juliette Pov

　　"I am going to get out of here" I chanted the words like a mantra pacing around my room dressed in a black button-up shirt and black jeans. I have been chanting the words from the moment Zachary left the room.


　　Surprisingly, mom was allowed to meet me and she was disheartened to know how Zachary treated me. She even convinced me that she will talk to Zachary and let me out of the room but then when she came for the second time I knew that Zachary has clearly denied his own mother in the regards of letting me out of the room.

　　I am not his pet that he will just lock me inside a room just like that.

　　"You are my little bird."


　　His words angered me even more. The fact that looking at my state right now, it is true that certainly I'm his bird and he surely has locked me inside his cage.

　　"No!" I held my head and walked to the window.


　　"I need to get out of here!"

　　I looked outside of the window to find guards guarding the perimeter.

　　"No way I could ever get out without being noticed!" I muttered to myself.

　　"I need a plan!" I thought and closed the window.

　　First of all, I need to call my family. It's not that I never tried. I tried every time I got a phone secretly from the maids or Cosmina but every time it was the same thing.

　　The number doesn't exist!

　　What in the world is wrong with every phone number I know? All of a sudden number doesn't exist?

　　I sighed and began to think about the ways to tackle those guards behind my room's door.

　　"Think! Think!" I held my hair in frustration.

　　I was pacing around without even looking where I was going and the next moment I hit my foot hard on the corner of the table. I yelped and limped clutching the feet and I knelt down on the floor crying seeing the blood oozing out from the edge of my nail.

　　The door swung open and from the corner of my teary eyes, I saw as a man holding came inside and walked up to my side.

　　"Te simți bine Doamnă?" (Are you alright Ma'am?) he said.

　　"What?" I asked not understanding what he was speaking.

　　"Te simți bine Doamnă?" he said again.

　　I made up a face while rubbing the sore area of my feet. "What?" I asked again but this time irritated.

　　"Sânge?" (Blood?) he muttered looking down at my feet.

　　"Hu?" I asked and he rubbed his forehead all of a sudden looking frightened.

　　"Oh! Nu" (No) he muttered.

　　"‎Boss este de gând să mă omoare" (Boss is going to kill me) he said and before I could get even more frustrated and kick his ass he turned around and left. Leaving the door open.

　　"Door is open!" I muttered. Then the recognition hit me.

　　"Door is open!" I yelled but soon clamped my hand on my mouth stopping myself from shouting.

　　I got up and limped towards the dressing table where I last saw an alphabet band-aid. I took it out with the letter X on it and applied it on my now swollen feet.

　　I slide my feet inside my sneaker and limped towards the door. Carefully I sneaked out of the room. I saw the guard talking on his phone in his language. Before he could notice me, slowly I closed the room's door so that he will think I am inside and then tiptoed behind his back towards the stairs.

　　I saw some guards walking up and I squealed a little before turning around and hiding under a table nearby. I clamped my hands on my mouth and saw as they passed by me. Took a sigh of relief for not getting spotted.

　　Slowly and cautiously, I walked down the stairs and towards the main hall. I saw grandfather, mom, and dad sitting in the lounge talking to each other. They didn't really look happy.

　　"I will talk to Udolf about this. Something seems off by the way he treats his wife" grandfather spoke to which dad scoffed and crossed his arms across his chest.

　　"I told you from the beginning. Nobody really cared. I told you something is really fishy. He and in love? Please!" Dad said to which mom looked at him and glared.

　　"Stop judging my son!" she hissed.

　　"He is my son too!" Dad said while grandfather heaved a sigh and got up to get a drink from the mini bar.

　　"So they really don't have any idea about my relation with Zachary," I thought and quietly passed the door without getting noticed.

　　I was going to be freed today. I am keen on escaping this place today.

　　I walked towards the back gradually looking here and there for any person.

　　When I reached the door, I was just going to open it but stopped when I saw shadows of people standing behind the door.

　　"Eee!" I clicked my tongue and slowly backed off a little.

　　Please don't open the door!

　　God help me!

　　Please! Please! Please!

　　If they opened the door I would be busted. There was no way I could hide anywhere from where I was standing.

　　"I heard that Nicholas has been caught by the boss!" I was just ready to turn around and run but stopped when I heard this.

　　Hearing about the Nicholas guy made me have goosebumps all over my body. I didn't really know that person yet that person is trying to kill me. I don't even know the reason why he wants to see me dead.

　　Instantly, I took a step further and overheard their conversation.