THE MAFIA'S POSSESSION

CHAPTER 5

Bella could feel a tear drop slide down her cheeks as her mother bid her a hasty goodbye. She felt unwanted and alone; her own mother had actually agreed to her slavery and servitude for the next six months. It just did not sit well with Bella. Even as they rode in the Ferrari, she did not fee] any fun in it as she kept wondering what wrong had she done to her mother to make her treat her so. After a lot of personal deliberations she made a mental note to do away with her mother as soon as she was done with her imprisonment as she termed it. She would definitely be done with school by then, and therefore leave Miss Clarkson for good. And that was when she decided never to call her mother again.

“We're here," his manly voice called her from her thoughts, and when she got done, she was definitely seeing paradise, cause that's definitely the only word to compare his mansion. Carefully trimmed flowers, trees, a well laid lawn, the water fountain and the cars. This was definitely one powerful hunk of a man.

Going inside, from the doorman to other staff carefully dressed in their uniform made her wonder briefly what exactly she would be doing for him. But then, the interior view of the place caught her attention again, she was definitely seeing a museum of some sort, sculptures, art work, items in glasses on display and the well organized place.

'He sure did love to collect objects,' she thought. She was so carried away with objects around her that she did not notice that he had called all the staff members and it was only until he called her that she joined him in the hall.

"This is Annabelle Skye," he started and she was in the act of thinking how he knew her full name that she remembered he took her name tag.

"She is a guest of mine and will be staying with us for the next few months. I expect that she will be accorded with maximum respect and any behavior otherwise would be punishable intensely."

She could feel the staff members stiffen with his threat and she wondered, 'Just what kind of man are you Jay Martins?'

"Let me show you around the basic places in the house."

'You call this a house, you must be sick. It's a f*****g tourist attraction,' she thought. Jay was obviously feeling like a king and was impressed with the power he yielded as he did not miss the awe in her eyes. That was enough to make him so king-like. He took her to basic places he wanted her to know at the moment, also introduced her to the staff on the way. He gave her a slide containing members of the staff and their relative duties; getting to his room, she could feel the strong pull of his masculine power, it took her willpower not to enter.

"That's your room over there," he was already walking towards it. She hastily followed, her room shared the corridor with his room and so they were directly opposite. Bella felt the knot in her tummy tighten. When they entered, she was met with awe, her room was gigantic.

"Freshen up and be in the study in an hour. You still remember the way right?" he asked and she merely answered with a nod.

Satisfied, he turned heels and left. As soon as he was out of the room, Bella thought that she might actually enjoy herself. She dropped off her bag pack, prepared a warm bath for herself and deepened herself, it felt peaceful. She felt like a queen in her own castle. After she had taken a bath and changed into cleaner clothes, she saw that she still had thirsty minutes to go see him in the study so she decided to take a little rest on the bed. With that, she dozed off out of hunger and tiredness.

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Jay was definitely not the kind of man to be kept waiting, he had zero tolerance for lateness and as he says in his study waiting for her, he was visibly swearing. It has been way over 30 minutes past the time given to her and yet she was not there. Was she trying to provoke him or clearly showing defiance as she had earlier. Even if she missed her way, she could easily as any of the staff members, they would comply with her; he made sure of that after all. And so he rose at exactly 40 minutes past the allocated time with a murderous rage and glint in his eyes. His staff members kept scampering away and out of sight, they knew well enough who their boss was, especially in beast mode. When he opened the door, she was peacefully asleep and he was definitely feeling guilty for blaming her. In as much as he was the cause of her ordeal he felt for the poor girl. She was definitely going through a lot and moreso, he felt her mother might have been quite harsh, he had expected some amount of resistance from her, instead it seemed like the woman just wanted nothing to do with her. Her step dad was even better and concerned about her safety.

He moved a strand of hair from her hair as she mumbled inaudibly in her sleep, she shook in her sleep, like he had some hold on her, the thought that he could move her like this made him feel bigger and better. She mumbles again this time he heard a little, '....love Jay Marti..', and she trailed off again. She was definitely dreaming about him. But wait, what if she said she didn't love him, but it was much hoped that she actually loved him. He was still watching her sleep when she stirs again, this time her eyes open, and as soon as she notices him by her bedside, Bella hurriedly sits up with a questionable expression. He asked her to follow him and like someone controlled she found herself slipping down from the bed and followed him barefooted. She had forgotten her flip flops in a hurry to pack up. The aroma caught her off guard, her tummy rumbled, he heard, turned and smiled. She gave a shy smile. They were in the dining area, very large, I might add. She didn't want to seem all desperate for a meal but she was losing her patience so she waited for him. Soon he noticed she was not seated and indicated that she sat down. Before one could say Jack Robinson, Bella was already eating, she was just realizing how hungry she was and what would you expect, after having just bacon and eggs for breakfast, she could wolf down a full cow. She was so caught up with her meal that she had not noticed him watching her steadily and that he had not touched his food. When She noticed she was being watched, she gave him an upturned eyebrow raise, he smiled, shrugged and started eating.

'What do I care, I'm not modeling for the most civilized eater,' she thought but she began to get more careful while eating; for civilization's sake she termed it. The rest of the meal went without events and when they were done, he rose and asked that she followed him. They headed to the study. As soon as they got inside, he sat and took the seat he pointed out to him opposite, she sat while she looked at the numerous books in awe.

"You read," he asked her.

"Very much," she answered and started wondering if they were having an actual conversation.

"Well you ever need a book during your stay here, you come pickup but never forget to return as was seen," he told her.

Bella was glad that she was allowed to read lots of things she wanted to discover but then she asked him to explain exactly what she would be doing for him. He smiled that wicked smile again and passed her a paper,

"Sign it," he simply said.

She wondered what it was, "Just like the biblical David at his old age, I need a woman to keep me warm at night. Don't worry I'll never touch you without your consent," he pointed out what hit her like a bombshell.

She was not scared of him, she was actually scared of herself, what if she loses her guard. But then curiosity got the better of her, and she found her evil fingers signing the contract. ‘I'm doomed,' she thought. Still she wondered why, because he could obviously get any kind of upper classed woman but then, it was too late as she had signed the contract already.