She is the one by Asheslove (mobi reader android TXT) 📖

After five days stay at the casino of Nicolas, Marco took me back to the house.

Since my arrival back after my escape I hadn't seen many guards around his mansion. I don't even saw Leo who used to came sometimes before but now some new guards were allotted at every corner of his place. I looked at them strangely as they stood at their positions like breathing statues there not even looking at me and I wondered would I get a reaction out of them if I hit them. 

Marco talked with one of them before turning his car and bidding me goodbye. 

It was near dusk.

I entered in and maids smile at me. I returned them their smiles and went straight in his room and took a long shower. 

When I came down, the maids had already left so after having dinner all alone I changed in a nighty and slumped on his bed. It's strange but the place I used to hate become very familiar to me now and I got habitual to his home and comfortable in this surrounding just like him. 

In morning I woke up alone and found the bed empty on the other side, there are no signs that he returned back last night. After getting freshen up, I walked down the stairs and saw maids making breakfast. I gave them a hand and after breakfast went to the garden.

'Heyy, hii' Lily said working their when saw me coming and gave me a bright smile.

'Hiii' 'Lily watering Lily' I said walking closer to her as she was watering the Easter Lily flowers. She raised an eyebrow. I raised mine. She frowned I also frowned and then we both released a hilarious laugh.

'Did you come here when we were out' I asked.

'No' she replied hesitately 

'I only came once to check on plants. The maids were given leave because boss ordered you will stay out for few days. Yesterday it was informed maids to be back at work so I thought to meet you' she said and I hummed in response.

'Hey, look' she said pointing at the white Lily flower whose leaves were about to fall.  

'Not only Lily me but Lily plants also missed you' she said and we both burst into a fit of laugh.

After watering lilies I turned to water other plants and she started pruning the creepers.

'Well, how's your stay in casino?' she asked cutting the small bud and my eyebrows raised.

'How do you know we were in casino, I mean I didn't told you we stay in casino' I question her.

'Boss told us' she replied a little weirdly.

'I don't know much but he shakes hands with some sibinies gangs, Benjamin Franklin the mobster of England. Nicolas doubted the attack from his enemies so he thought leaving me alone is not safe thats why he took me with him' I told her watering the money plants.

'But there was no attack on us, at least not where I was. He keep me with himself to make ensure I remain safe'.

'You surely is important to him. You are his weakness Elena' she said without looking at me.

'Lily, don't you think money plant is fading its color' I said purposely avoiding his topic, running my fingers on its leaves.. My thoughts were already disturbing me about him and I don't need one more hand.

Lily left what she was doing and came near me.

'Yes, you are right, I didn't notice. It must be because of high PH. Don't worry, I will tell maids to add compost to them' she said smiling.

'By the way how's your aunt?' I asked.

'She is better than before' her voice came low. 

I smiled at her, we talked for few minutes but my mood remained gloomy, lily noticed it and suddenly God knows what gotten into her, she pointed the water pipe at me soaking my cloths and involved me in her play. We played for sometime pointing pipes of water drenching each other completely wet before I slipped on the moist grass falling on my butt getting wet mud on my skin.

'Oh my God! I am sorry Elena, You ok' she asked giving me her hand. I looked at her hand and jerking it pulled her down with me. She too falls down on her stomach at my side. For once she looked at me and then we both laughed heartedly.

'Now am fine' I chuckled getting up with her.  

'Gosh, you made me all muddy' I complained with a little frown on my face.

'You need a shower' she said smiling. 

There used to be a time when I was too lazy to take shower when I got day off my work and now everything is changing. I don't have any work to do, my own personality is changing. He is slowly killing me and I can't do anything to stop him. Will my life ever be back again like it used to be before. It hardly turned into normal for me after years of struggle but will it ever be normal again.

'Elena, shower. You need a shower' Lily voice bring me back from my trance.

'Of course I do' I murmured thinking blankly and leaving her there went in.

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It's been four days since I came back from Nicolas casino but there are no signs of him, the last time I'd seen him was a day before I arrived here. He told Marco will leave me back to home the next day at night and after that not for once I saw or hear from him and I can't stop myself for worrying. It's not like I care for him but he have my family and if something happen to him then how am I suppose to reach them. I still don’t have any clue where he kept them.

It's late at night and I was lying on my stomach on the bed reading book moving my legs in air. For three days straight I started sleeping late at night, waiting for him to arrive.

With books to read it become easy to remain awake till late because I developed a new hobby of reading books here to kill time as I have nothing else to do in his beautiful house yet cage.

The door flew open breaking my attention from the book and I turned my head only to saw him entering in the room. 

He was completely drenched, his shirt was somewhat tore, soaked in water and very light red color is spread on it. He looked like came after taking a shower without removing cloths and his wet hairs were complete mess falling in front of his forehead. Water drops dripping down from them. His eyes cold blue.