Run, keep running , I told myself Escaping wasn't easy, I had planned it for years but never had the courage to do it But tonight I had to escape from the nightmare I'd been born into My father never cared It didn't matter how much I begged , he never listened, he always turned a blind eye All he cared about was the profit At least he was the Italian boss
I was a pawn in the cruel game
I had no choice, no will, no respect and no love
I had nothing
My engagement to my father's second in command hadn't been my choice either
After all , what choice did I have at the age of sixteen
Now at twenty three, after all the torture I went through by Alberto's hands, I decided to escape
For years I had wished my father would put a stop to the violence against me, but it never happened
Alberto did whatever he wanted with me
I was just a toy to pleasure and pain
After he left me bloodied and beaten up from yet another torturous night , I crawled out of the window
No matter how hard I tried to escape, it wasn't easy, nothing was ever easy
"Stop"
I heard someone yell behind me, snapping me out of my thoughts
But I still ran, I ran for my dear life
Whatever was left of my sanity depended on it
"No no no"
I gasped panting
I was almost off the property as my legs burned
Run , keep running
I just needed time, but the men were closing in on me
"Miss Ayla , stop.stop"
I heard behind me
Shuffling deep into the forest, I forced myself to move quicker
I pushed hard , running till my bones felt like it was breaking, I was already bleeding badly
Everything hurt, but I kept going. Only my escape mattered.
I kept running until the screams of the men faded behind me
When I couldn't hear them anymore, I stopped and leaned against a tree as I inhaled deeply , trying hard to breathe
My safety wasn't guaranteed but I needed to rest. My heart was pounding and my legs shook too hard for me to continue
But when I heard a noise to my left, my eyes widened and I pushed myself away from the tree, taking a few steps away
The sounds got louder
Without sparing another glance in that direction, I turned away and started running again praying I could find someone to help me
There must be a good person left in this cruel world
When dawn approached, I was too tired to keep going, I was no longer in the forest, but at the side of a deserted road
I knew my father's estate was in the outskirts of New York City
He had said something one day about ruling the whole city but now it belong to someone else , someone more powerful than him
Limping across the road, i continued until I came across houses
A sigh of relief escaped my lips, I was safe. Someone would help me
I walked over to one of the houses and knocked softly on the door. An old woman opened the door and gasped at the sight of me
Before I could say anything, she slammed the door in my face
My eyes widened and I stared at the closed door in shock
I was about to raise my hand again when I saw something from the corner of my eyes
Alberto's men. They were walking around, looking for me
With my heart in my throat, I quickly hid behind the house
As I tried to figure out my next plan, lights flared around the corner. I looked to my left and saw a black vehicle slowly coming to a stop
I stood still as a large man came out of the car. He was wearing a black suit similar to what Alberto and my father wore
I couldn't see him well, the darkness hiding in his face. He went inside one of the houses
Chapter 1 The escape
13/05/2021
Chapter 2 Choice
13/05/2021
Chapter 3 Immediate choice
16/05/2021
Chapter 4 Stranger
17/05/2021
Chapter 5 Home
18/05/2021
Chapter 6 Home
19/05/2021
Chapter 7 Home
19/05/2021
Chapter 8 New home
19/05/2021
Chapter 9 Home
21/05/2021
Chapter 10 Home
22/05/2021
Chapter 11 New beginning
29/05/2021
Chapter 12 New beginning
02/06/2021
Chapter 13 New beginning
08/06/2021
Chapter 14 New beginning
08/06/2021
Chapter 15 New beginning
08/06/2021
Chapter 16 New beginning
08/06/2021
Chapter 17 New beginning
12/06/2021
Chapter 18 New beginning
12/06/2021
Chapter 19 New beginning
12/06/2021
Chapter 20 New beginning
12/06/2021
Chapter 21 New beginning
12/06/2021
Chapter 22 New beginning
15/06/2021
Chapter 23 Unexplained words
15/06/2021
Chapter 24 Unexplained feelings
15/06/2021
Chapter 25 Unexplained feelings
15/06/2021
Chapter 26 Unexplained feelings
15/06/2021
Chapter 27 Unexplained feelings
15/06/2021
Chapter 28 Unexplained feelings
15/06/2021
Chapter 29 Unexplained feelings
15/06/2021