Taken by the Heartless

saying behind her. The market was busy but she strained

ter though," repli

kids and none of the things she heard were good. He was a living terror to the people of the town and the worst of it all was that he owned half of the town. No one ever messes with him and

Her father had borrowed money from Eros for her mother's medical treatment when her mother was so ill, but now, he couldn't pay it back and Eros ha

est friend, and her father who was a content man never had issues with it. Apollo and his family were just as wretched as them, that's why he had not mar

ther had borrowed, but he was too heartless to let anyone breathe.

reatment. Poor man, the woman still died, leaving him in huge debt and at the hands of the deadly Eros. He might kill him this tim

Cassandra was holding

y not marry her off and pay back

tten she is eng

d shot off, pushing other people out of her way as she ran. She didn't mind the gruff expletive that escaped their mouths, nor the stare of disdain the people gave her as she ran, nor the constant reminder

ngs in her head to stay away from home. She barged in from the

to the room. She was panting profuse

e in the room turned to her. She rushed to her father who

you come?" Her

market that they w

" a deep male

t first when she came in. He was seated on a chair by the cor

tead!" her f

ogether in a scowl. She can

t take you away,

?" her father asked in a grief-s

an again. Smoke was whirl

run!" her f

od and bolted from the back door

e!" she heard the de

to run far, far away from the monster she had heard about so much from people. She was almost at the gate of the farm when she heard g

it was, she was hit so hard on the face. She saw stars, her head spun, her vision blurred and she found herself crashing to the ground. She trie

ry, papa] she muttered and