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It’s been days since Phillip had tortured me and I had remained in my room.
Alisa had come to check up on me, crying the moment she saw me.
That day has brought us closer than ever and to be honest, I didn’t mind the friend.
I heard from Alisa that Silas had punished Phillip for the way he had treated me.
And I didn’t feel bad for him one bit.
Silas forbade me from working as a maid anymore so I was back to my days of staying in and doing nothing.
But this time it was better than the previous days. This time I was inside, but not locked as a prisoner.
I was lying on the bed, reading a magazine that Alisa had given me earlier when the door pushed open.
I looked at the door to find Silas closing the door behind him ashe entered.
His presence filled the room instantly, and I pushed up from where I lay, sitting on the bed.
Why was he here suddenly?
He rarely ever came to see me.
Ever since that day, Silas still acted cold towards me but I could tell he didn’t hate me as much.
“We need to talk,” he said, leaning against the table close to the wall.
“What’s up?” My reply was immediate as I wondered what he could want to talk about.
I tried to keep my tone steady, my heart racing in my chest.
I was already feeling nervous even though I didn’t know what he wanted to say.
There’s a ball tomorrow night,” he stated, his eyes scanning the room as if he didn’t want to look directly at me.
What? Why was he telling me this? It’s not like he needed my permission to go and I was most not interested in all these things. “A mafia gathering. You’ll be attending with me.”
I blinked, caught off guard.
What does he mean that I’d be going with him? When did I agree to such!
“I’m not going.” I replied without thinking, my voice sharper than intended.
Silas’ eyes narrowed, but there was no anger in his expression. He seemed as though he were keeping himself in check. “You don’t have a choice, Katrina.”
I crossed r
I my arms, trying to maintain some type of control in a situation where I had none.
“I won’t be able to walk properly. I’ve never been to one of these. I don’t know how to behave. I can’t-
A lot of excuses came mind and they all rushed out of my mouth.
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“”You’ll attend, he oil me off,
“There’s no room for arguments Katrina, I have already arranged a dress for you. Alisa would help you prepare,”
I bit down on my tongue, knowing it was pointless to fight him on this
Silas had made up his mind, and nothing I said would change that.
“Your father will be there, he continued, his tone as cold as ever I could feel the hatred he felt toward my shivered father and 1
“To him, you’re a captive. And I would treat you nothing less than one tomorrow. But you shall keep in mind that it is all an
“My father doesn’t care about me. Silas. I’ve said that before, how many times do I need to say it for you to believe me? If he cares don’t you think he would have come here with all of his men demanding you release me?” My brow came up as I asked, and Silas stared at me silently.
“You should sleep earlier tonight. Tomorrow would be a long day.”
Without any other word. Silas turned away, leaving me to my thoughts.
I was going out tomorrow and I would see my father.
There was a chance Chris would be there as well and I had no idea what to think about that.
The last thing I wanted to do was to run into them, but nothing ever gues my way.
And I don’t think I will be getting my way tomorrow too.
I didn’t want to be out tomorrow. I was going to be in a room filled with dangerous men and one of them was going to be my father.
A lot of thoughts raced through my mind but I fought to ignore them, going straight to bed.
The next day came faster than I expected.
I was woken up early by a group of maids, Alisa being among them.
She didn’t speak much, only offering me a small smile as she helped lay out my dress and prepared me for the evening ahead.
I almost complained that I was woken too early for something, but Alisa had told me that it would take hours for them to properly get me ready.
I didn’t even know how to feel about that
Rachael arrived as well, though her demeanor was much different from when she had dressed for the wedding.
It seems as though Sikas had spoken to her.
However, I could still feel her sharp gaze on me, staring at me with as much hatred as before.
11 eyes could kill, I would be six feet under.
“You should get undressed and allow them to wash you. Getting prepared for this ball wouldn’t take an hour,” She said, watching me with condescending eyes as I sluggishly got off the bed.
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I still felt a little bit weak but could manage.
I couldn’t help but notice that she seemed almost…respectful.
Alisa and some other girls ran a bath, helping me into it.
They immediately startewashingsh my body, taking off my bandages in the process.
“Don’t put that back on: we won’t be needing it. Rachael said from the door.