Chapter 14

I started to think about the lies I could tell "I got an allergy reaction" I blurted out to Axel. "Talia for fucking sake, do you think this is a game?"

"No"I stammered. I had never seen Axel this livid.

I couldn't discern his mood, and I didn't know if I could take the chance and tell him that it was Sophie who had done this to me. The biggest concern was that would he believe me over his girlfriend.

And if not, I would land up in a lot of trouble. "Talia, I'm waiting" as he gave me a sharp look. I took a deep breath and I walked into the closet and changed into my pajamas. I can't believe, I just did that. Axel is going to be fuming at me.

I got out the closet and as I went to climb into the bed, I felt Axel's hand grab my wrist and pull me back.

"I'm not done talking to you" as his words came out ferociously."Is this why you have been avoiding me?"

"Answer me!" he demanded.

I exhaled and I nodded.

"Who did this to you Talia"

I didn't answer and I just blinked back. "I'm done playing with you, I'm going to torture everyone in here until I get a fucking answer" As he was about to leave,

"It was Sophie" Axel turned sharply in my direction "what did you say?"

"It was Sophie" as my head hung low.

"Are you sure it was her? Maybe you saw wrong?"

"Yes, she even had red heels on" I replied him. Axel looked conflicted, "forget I said anything" when Axel didn't say anything for a couple of minutes.

His eyes then flashed red "what did they do to you?" as he was yelling.

"They just beat me up for about several minutes" as I spoke quickly.

"They didn't assault you right?"

"No they didn't" as I replied him.

Axel seemed to be relieved for a bit.

Then he started to leave the room, I wonder where he was going at this hour. He stormed out the room and banged the door shut.

I felt more burdened at the fact that I might have gambled my life away. I was stupid, I shouldn't have said anything. If Axel takes Sophie's side, I'm going to be dead meat. Which he probably will.

I decided to get into bed and go to sleep at least for the last time, before Sophie makes my life a living hell.

Axel's Pov:

I was wondering why Talia was acting strange, or if I was imagining things until, Marize reported that she was limping and she was wearing track suits and long sleeve shirts.

I went to my security team and I asked them to look at the footage of the camera down the hall for anything suspicious with Talia in it, in the past week

An hour later, they had called me and they said they found something disturbing. I saw Talia covered by black bag on the head,being dragged away by two men. fifteen minutes later they had bought her back.

The person who did this to her, must have been in the Mansion because it meant they knew all the security codes.

I was enraged that she didn't tell me that something like this had happened to her, which means the person was threatening her.

I had waited for her, When I had saw the bruises that had turned blue/black and the way she made an excuse for the person who did this to her made my blood boil. It was obvious she was really scared of the person.

It now made sense why she had been avoiding me all this time.

To make it worse she had eye bags underneath her eyes, which means she didn't sleep much and she had lost a bit of weight that she had gained back.

It was frustrating me that she had ignored me and went to the closet, and she had ignored my question.

As she wanted to climb into the bed, I pulled her back. She wasn't going to evade this, I was going to get my answer one way or another.

I knew that I had to threaten her with something bigger so she would tell me who did this to her. Which worked, but I didn't expect to hear Sophie's name.

I had questioned her if she was sure, so I could tell if she was not lying to me. When she said red heels I recalled that Sophie had worn them and that night she had left the dinner table for fifteen minutes which matched the time of the footage. I didn't care what time it was but I had to confront her.

I left abruptly, I called London "Get Sophie in here now!" London wanted to question me but thought better of it as he went to send a car for Sophie.

Sophie arrived twenty minutes later and I was waiting for her in the living room, she came in and dropped her coat whilst she was wearing lingerie. "Put your coat back on"

She blinked a couple of times and she did what I had instructed her to do. "then why did you call me here for?"

"Why did you kidnap Talia?" I asked her.

she looked angry, "I did no such thing". I was in no mood for games "Talia told me everything, so stop playing dumb it doesn't suit you."

"So you are going to take that tramps word over mine, even though you have known me longer!" as she was screaming back at me.

"I called you over to give you a chance to tell me the truth" as I replied to her.

"Why is she sleeping in your room ?"

"That's none of your business, we are discussing the incident only!"

"The old Axel would never call a meeting just to confront me about some mere girl."

"Quit playing games Sophie and answer the fucking question!"

"You are mine, and mine alone!" as she was shaking with rage.

"I don't belong to anyone!" as I put her in her place."And if you don't quit playing games, you are going to regret it!"

"Yes I did it, but do you know why I did it?, I did it for us because I loved you!" as she was roaring.

"You are going to leave the Mansion and you are lucky that they only beat her up or else you would be facing a much worser fate than this one" as I replied to her.

"Now I see, that bitch really has you under her spell. Is her pussy that good? huh? ANSWER ME AXEL!!!"

I had to control myself as it made me furious that she was calling Talia all these names.

"London" I called him, and he came in immediately. "I'm going to need you to escort Sophie out"

"You will regret this Axel! I swear to you!"

After half an hour, still deciding what I was going to do about Sophie and two of my own men, I decided to go sleep, it was late.

I went back into the room and I found Talia asleep. When I sit on the bed, she wakes up abruptly. Her eyes look confused then they switch to being terrified.

"Why didn't you tell me what Sophie did to you?"

she looks down at her hands "I didn't think you would believe me."

"Why wouldn't I believe you Talia?" she looked at me timidly"because Sophie was your girlfriend."

"I don't do girlfriends" as I answered her. I wondered why I had to explain myself to her at all. What did it matter if she thought she was my girlfriend.

"Next time when something happens you have to tell me."

"Okay" she nodded.

"I'm sorry I wasn't there for you" as I looked at her. Why did I just apologize to her again.

This sets Talia's mind at ease as she relaxes a bit."Did Sophie tell you the truth."

"Yes she did confess, she will never bother you again" as I reassured her . "Thank you" she whispers. I can't help myself but pull her into an embrace, and I feel the burden lift from my shoulders when she reciprocates. It felt good to feel her embrace, even though she was tiny.

I pulled back from her "Talia" she looks at me "Yes" she replies lightly. "Now you are mine fully"

She didn't reply as her eyes were wide in disbelief. I carried on

"and I don't share what is mine"