The Barter Novel Sierra and Xavier

Sierra’s pov

The door is pushed open by Martha and I keep my eyes rooted on the carpet.

Grabbing my wrist in a deadly grip, she tugs me in to almost have me stumble.

A gasp leaves my lips as I balance myself.

And Martha seethes in my ear.

“Fucking stand straight!”

I feel her iron grip leaving a bruise on my wrist but I keep my trap shut.

Not complaining.

Who knows he may even complete what he left unfinished earlier.

I don’t want to die young.

“What’s it, Martha ?”

He sounded drained and bored like he didn’t have time to waste on this.

When the woman bowed to speak.

“This girl was creating a nuisance in the castle, Alpha.

She was lagging off and when other maids told her to do her work, she referred to them as whores who belonged in a brothel.

”

I peeked up through my short eyelashes to see his pen stop mid–way.

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His grip on it tightens and those grey eyes immediately snap up to look at me coldly.

Shit!

I drop down my gaze immediately and the fear from earlier.

returns to hit me in full force.

I couldn’t breathe.

The feeling of his hands wrapped around my neck still feels very alive.

Constricting my breaths.

“Hands off.

”

His gravelly voice even made Martha shudder and I looked up at her to find her form trembling.

I guess I am not the only one who feels like this in his presence.

“I can’t understand… Sir…what-”

I see his brows narrow and eyes laser on Martha’d grip on my wrist, and Martha drops my hand immediately like she has touched a live wire.

“I am…I am sorry Sir…I forgot….

it.

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it won’t happen again-”

“I have reminded you twice.

It better not if you don’t want your hands severed from the rest of the body.

“Now get out!”

His words were for Martha but I felt my soul shudder.

She leaves without any word.

And I feel the walls closing in.

I was alone with him.

There is no one to protect me.

Will he kill me?

I

A minute passed with neither of us saying anything and I lifted my eyes to lock them with his.

He was staring at me, all this time.

His back was leaning on his desk and his hands folded on his chest.

I wanted to look away, but I couldn’t.

“Is what Martha said true? Were you slacking around and picking up fights with my staff?”

I clench my fists.

Refusing to break our eye contact.

“How does it matter? You are going to punish me anyway.

A smirk forms on his lips and I curse in my mind.

Bastard.

“You are way more intelligent than I thought doll.

Those grey orbs were like a black hole, sucking me in.

And then I see his eyes trailing to my neck.Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

The place where his fingerprints remain.

The smirks get replaced with a dark sinister look.

“It looks good.

But it can still look better.

He whispers walking towards me and my eyes widen.

What…what does he mean by that? Is he going to choke me again? Turning around I rush towards the door to pull it, to only find it locked.

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No! Dammit!

I pull on the knob frantically, my eyes tear.

And then I feel it.

His presence was right behind my back.

And I go still.

‘Calm down doll.

You need to save your energy for what’s going to happen tonight.

”

His hot breath whispers in my ear and I feel a shiver travel down my spine.

My body shivered and he noticed it.

Fuc*!

Moving aside my long hair to one side.

I feel something cold touch my neck and when I look down, my mind goes blank.

It was a gold chain with a pendant.

Letters XK are studded with diamonds.

Wrapped around my neck.

And it felt more like a collar than a chain.

A collar to remind me of his dominance over me.

And who I belonged to.

I felt it tug on my neck and I gasped.

“The fingers that dare to remove it will be severed by my own hands, doll.

Understand?*

I nod.

To only feel him pull back the chain, tugging on it again.

Making my head to fall back.

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I told you he is going to use it as a collar to tug me around like a rag doll.

“Words.

I grit my teeth.

“Y–Yes”

I hear a click followed by his fingers wrapping around my forearm.

Pulling me along, he starts walking down the stairs.

And I see the staff gathering around to look at us.

Those two maids who lied were smiling amongst themselves.

And I ignore them.

I will never steep low to their level.

I tripped over one of the steps but he didn’t stop.

Gathering myself, I was able to cope when he pulled open the car door.

And next, I know I am hurled in and the door is slammed shut behind me.

He comes in the driver seat, ignites the engine and skids off to god knows where….

After 20 minutes of silent uncomfortable drive.

The car came to a stop and when I looked outside my blood ran cold.

I see a woman wearing revealing clothes, roaming outside a huge building.

With countless men lurking after them.

There was a queue to enter and I gulped to look at my side.

“Get down doll.

“…

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“You are going to spend your night here”

And I freeze.

No.

He wouldn’t.

No!