Arianna groaned tiredly, as she closed her eyes the moment the streak of sunlight from the window hit right at her face. She clearly wasn't an early morning bird but Andrew always knew how to taunt her about it.
"Andrew, not again, close the curtain. I'm still feeling sleepy." She murmured, hoping that he heard what she said.
But when no actions were performed neither did she hear him tease her just like he always did, it made her force her eyes open instantly and the look on her face was that of confusion and disbelief , when she realized that she wasn't at home.
She was in a totally different place.
On a stranger's bed with a stranger's shirt on her.
It was at that moment that the events of late night came flashing through her mind like a movie.
The dinner.
Her anniversary with Andrew.
The severed finger at the door.
Antonio with Liam.
"No..no.."she refused to believe that this was happening, but this was far from any dream, this was her reality.
She was here once again, he had captured her. Just like a nightmare dressed like a day dream, he had brought her back to the very same place that she was good without.
She looked right at the grey walls and dark, that screamed the colour of his soul. It was then that she noticed that she was right inside his room.
A huge portrait of his was hanging right on the wall, but there's no sign of Liam here with her, and that was her cue to rush for the door.
"Let me out of here!" She yelled and banged against the door, hoping that Antonio would get over here so that they could settle things once and for all.
Her fear toppled the moment she noticed that there was no handle on the door, rather the only passage was using biometrics, which she tried but the door didn't open.
"Antonio! Give me back my son!!" She yelled, banging harder. The fear of him hurting Liam, no, he won't hurt his own son.
Last night proved that he had no intentions of doing that, yet she didn't trust him and will never trust Antonio. She doesn't know what his next move is, what if he changed his mind and harm Liam?
Just as she was about to knock on the door, the door was opened but she was confronted by the guard, who clearly weren't the person that she was expecting to see.
"I'm sorry ma, but you have been banned from leaving the confines of this room." The guard said.
What sort of joke is this?
She paid him no mind, the only thought on her mind was confirming that Liam was still breathing and alive.
She tried to move past him, but the sudden unexpected visit from an elderly lady, with a few maids that were dressed up behind her, blocked her way from stepping a foot outside the room, thus pushing her in further.
"I'm ladyMorgana, the head maid, I have been instructed by the grand master to get you prepared for breakfast." The elderly woman said.
A hard look on her face, which made Arianna know that she was going to be a tough figure to convince to help her.
"I need to see my son." Arianna said to her.
She didn't care who she was or her purpose was, she was already an enemy for acting like she didn't see that the grandmaster was committing a crime, by kidnapping her.
She attempted to leave, but was held back on her arm by the woman, who signaled at the maids.
"Get her." Lady Morgana ordered.
The maids circled Arianna and grabbed her, not giving her a chance to leave anymore. In other words, they were treating her just the way Antonio had done, which made her know that things hadn't changed one bit.
"What do you think you are doing?" Arianna yelled at her. "Let me go!" She yelled.
The maid dragged her to the center of the room while the others left for the bathroom to prepare her bath.
"I'm going to report you all to the cops, you are helping that psycho, don't you have any sense of right and wrong?" Arianna yelled, as if her words weren't hitting the nail. Her next statement hit the nail right on the wall.
"Don't you have children? What if i was your child, you stupid woman!" She yelled both in anger, and in pain as her face was turned to the side as a result of the slap that met her face by an angry Lady Morgana's.
"You will learn to control your words around me, young miss. I'm only doing my work here and i have been instructed to apply force if you fail to cooperate, and that includes not allowing you to see your child…"
"You must be seriously out of your.." Arianna tried to attack her, the moment she talked about Liam. But the next slap made her know that the strict looking woman meant business.
"Do i make myself clear?" Lady Morgana asked her.
Tears brewed in Arianna's eyes. She had never been humiliated all her life like she was right now. This woman was old enough to be her mother.
Her own mother had never raised her hands on her, thanks to Antonio for sending her to her early grave. But this was all too much.
The humiliation.
Why would he prevent her from seeing Liam?
The young lady didn't need anyone to tell her that he's actually punishing her, this was for keeping Liam a secret from him, but who won't do that?
His father is a dangerous man and she didn't want her child to be involved in that kind of lifestyle, so, what's so wrong about wanting to keep him away from danger?
"I said, do i make myself clear?" Lady Morgana asked, this time her tone was much more fierce and demanding.
One look at the maid that was arranging her clothes on the bed, gave Arianna a sign to cave in, made the young lady answer quickly.
"Yes." She said lowly, trying hard not to cry yet. She still has to face the devil and she needs all the strength and courage that she could get. "Yes, I understand."
"Good. You are to dine with the grandmaster at six, but we are already late because of your recklessness, which he will take of. But for the moment, try not to give my girls a hard time in preparing you for breakfast." Lady Morgana said coldly.
Before she came closer to stand in front of Arianna to admire her figure, before the young lady could comprehend what was happening, she was stripped down naked.
"What are you doing? Stop! Stop it please!" She cried, but no one listened.
She tried to cover herself up, but it was nothing new to the witch walking around to check her nor the maids in the room with her.
"Everything is all good just like the grandmaster said, get to work." Lady Morgana ordered before Arianna was dragged inside the bathroom, but not without her knowing that just like her too, they had no choice but to obey him.
Antonio Blackheart.