CHAPTER 15: MILLION DOLLAR WEARS

"I'm sorry boss, b..but she tried to escape, so I..." "so you had her tied up like a goat!" King thundered. He looked down at the woman that was struggling with numerous chains bounding her.

"I'm deeply sorry boss, I will untie her at once!" the guard bent over to untie Selena but got kicked at the hip and he landed dangerously on his ribs, he must have sustained serious injuries, at least one or two broken ribs.

"Get away from her!" King bellowed, then he bent down to untie her himself. He looked into her eyes as he did so, but she returned his gaze with a hurtful and an angry one, she didn't say a word but each stare spoke a thousand words, King could tell what those thousand words would be, he only met her 2 days ago but it feels like he had known her all his life.

At last the whole chain came off and King stood with them, he gave that guard a side glance, unluckily for him, he was still sprawled to the floor as he clutched the side of his belly, no one bothered to help up. Without warning, King strode to him and woold the chain about his neck.

The guard struggled to free himself, but the chains only got tighter and tighter, strangling and choking him to death.

"ouk!... urghh!!! p..plees boss! have maccii..." he bare made sensible words, but it was obvious he was asking for mercy. "Mercy?? You know how much I hate people touching what's mine! Yet you dared to lay a finger on my woman! Now you will know what it means to tamper with my property!" King breathed each word with so much fury, while Selena looked on in horror.

'Oh no!' she cried in her mind, there's no way she was going to let a man die because of her, then all of a sudden, without thinking, she jerked up from where she was sitting and pounced on King.

"That's enough! let him gooo! You're going to kill him!" she cried as she tugged at his burly biceps, but the furious man didn't bulge, it seems he was hell-bent on strangling the helpless man to death.

Selena became more anxious and terrified, she could see the helpless man about breathing his last, she needs to try another method, she decided to plead instead.

"King please! Please let him go, I... I promise not to escape again! I won't try to escape again, just let him go, you've tortured him enough already!" Now that seemed to have worked, cos King stopped abruptly.

"Take him away! Don't ever want to see his ugly face again" King ordered sternly, and Leo dragged the guard's almost lifeless body out of the room and it was just left with Selena and King.

King smiled inspite of himself, but why was he smiling?? Never has he given in to someone's plea so easily, he didn't give in to her pleas just because she promised not to escape ever again, she can't escape even if she wanted to, she can only try, so her promise meant nothing to him.

It's just that.. there's this thing about this woman that makes him wanna give in to her every demand. He casted her a side glance and she rolled her eyes at him, and he chuckled.

"I hate you!" she blurted, " I know. Let's talk about something else apart from your hatred for me. I know, let's talk about you trying to escape.

We had a deal, what were you thinking??" he asked with his hands in his pockets.

"Isn't that the dumbest question of the year?? for the obvious reasons of course! what?! you think I want to spend the rest of my life in this... where's this place anyway?? where the hell am I??" Selena queried.

"Isn't it a little late for that question?? You should have asked the moment you got here. Anyway there's..." "Sorry to interrupt you boss, but an invitation just came in for you" Leo re-entered the room with a mini parcel in his hand.

King raised a brow at the little parcel, "who did it come from??" he frained, still not taking it. "It didn't say, it only reads, 'To Mr King' nothing more" Leo explained.

King opened his palm in front of him and Leo took the clue and handed it over to him. He tore off the first covering and then he slowly but steadily opened the card.

From where he was standing, only him could see the content of the invitation card, and none could make out what was contained in a from his expression; it was just blank.

The next second, he tossed the card back at Leo, "prepare my Lambo, I have somewhere to be in 2 hours" he ordered, "right away boss!" Leo replied and was about to leave the room when his boss stopped him.

"Before that, take Selena back to her room, have the maids get her ready, she's leaving with me." "Alright boss."

Now that last sentence got Selena, "where are you taking me??" she couldn't help but ask.

"You will find out soon enough" came his curt reply, and he turned his back to her as he gazed out of the window, he wasn't ready to give any further explanation, not that he even gave any.

"This way ma'am" Leo said, showing her the exit, she sighed and stormed out of the room.

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"Why don't you want to tell me??! I thought we're already friends!" I persuaded them one more time.

"Sure we are, but we are not telling you anything because we don't really know, even if we know we still won't tell you, I mean we are forbidden to do so, I hope you understand" Athena tried to reason with me.

"See?! You really know, you just don't want to tell me, fine then!" I blurted turning my face back to the mirror in front of me.

"Awwnn! you look so cute when you're mad, ma'am" Maureen teased, "not now Maureen! I won't fall for it, I'm really mad at you two, so don't try to pacify me" I warned, trying to sound as serious as possible.

"Look ma'am, why don't you go with the flow??" Athena asked, "go with the flow?? how do you mean??" I asked with furrowed brows.

"I mean, if the boss doesn't want to tell you where he's taking you, why don't you look at it as a surprise?? It's more exciting!" "no it's more frustrating! gosh I'm dying in suspense!" I countered.

"But suspense is a good thing! That's the fun in it, it's not always fun to know everything straight up, sometimes we need to be surprised and that's jolly good!" Athena said clapping her two hands in the air like an excited toddler.

Everyone seems to be forgetting that I'm being held hostage, and it isn't normal for me to be taken to... God-knows-where! I've had enough surprises for one week!

"Now look who's looking like a doll! what do you think Maureen??" Athena asked, "you look amazing ma'am! You look so alluring!" she complimented.

I looked into the mirror, 'oh, it's the make up, this ladies are so good at it!'

"I can't recognize myself" I said, "we will take that as a compliment, you're welcome ma'am!" Athena said, "you're crazy!" I said with a smile and we all giggled.

"Now time to get you dressed" Maureen said holding up a black sequin dress.

"Where did that come from?? I asked, "oh! it came this evening, I guess it's from the boss" she replied with a sly smile and I tried to ignore it.

I knew it was a new dress because, I've gone through the entire clothes in my closet and I can't remember seeing a gown like this one. This dress must have cost a fortune, I needed no soothsayer to tell me that and without being told, I knew it was gonna be a great fit.

They help me out of my bathrobe and into the million dollar dress. In just a few seconds I was completely inside the million dollar dress.

'OMG! this dress is dope!' "You can say that again! The boss truly has great taste!" Maureen chipped in. I didn't realize I had said that out aloud, but whatever! I meant what I said.

"Okay, have a sit ma'am, there's more, we need to help you with your shoes" Athena said and I sat back on the dressing chair, I looked down at my feet, just when I thought I had seen it all, I was blessed with the sight of a shimmering black and gold color stilettos.

Just few days ago, I was contemplating on taking my old and worn out pumps to the shoe cobbler for repair, but now I wearing a pair of Cinderella's shoes??! If this is a dream, I don't think I want to wake up from it.

"And here's your clutch bag, if...." Athena trailed off at the sound of a knock at the door, before anyone could ask anything, the interrupter spoke up.

"Hurry! The boss is waiting!" the unseen voice said, that must be Leo.

"Just a minute! we're almost done!" Maureen replied.

"Okay, I think we're forgetting something" Athena said, as she gazed at me thoughtfully, then she snapped her finger in the air in remembrance, "perfumes!" she snapped, then reach out for it from the table, then sprayed it on some strategic points in my body.

"Perfect!" she commented and Maureen nodded in agreement. I turned to take on last look in the mirror, there was no word to describe the way I looked, I could simply say, I look amazing.

"Thanks Maureen and Athena! you're the best!" I thanked them, "always ar your service your majesty!" Athena beamed and we all giggled.

"We will walk you out ma'am" Maureen said, "let's get going, let's not keep the boss waiting" Maureen added and we all headed for the door.

With the two ladies by my sides, I walked down the hallway and now, we are at the top of the stairs, with Mr King at the foot of the stairs.

"We will leave you here now, just know we're rooting for you!" Athena whispered and off they went.

Mr King had his back turned to the stairs so he hasn't seen me yet, but at the sound of my stilettos hitting the stairs he turned to me, and I almost stopped breathing.

This man was hot in every sense! He looked so dashing and mesmerising! Yes I've seen him a suit before, infact always, but right now, I don't know, he looks different, he looks so dapper.

I don't know how come, but I soon found myself standing toe to toe with this mystic prince, our gaze locked, and all I could see now was his icy blue eyes.

"You look beautiful" he finally spoke, breaking the awkward silence, but it did nothing to relief my nervousness, in fact his words made me more anxious.

"Shall we?" he asked offering me his hand. 'Oh! Look who's acting like a gentleman right now!' I mocked on in my head.

Without answering, I place my hand on his and immediately, he took me out side the mansion, then we started heading for his car.

A waiting guard opened the door for us and I got in first, then King came in next, then the door got shut. Soon our car got wheeling, and just as always, there were other convoy of cars trailing behind us.

5 minutes into our drive, I saw King take out something from his pocket, it was a jewelry box I could tell. I was right, it was a necklace. I looked more closely at the necklace, could it be what I think it is??

Before I could spell Jack, wore the necklace round my neck and I was agape.

"Is this..." I began to ask and he replied, "yes it is. It's diamond."