Clara woke up with a start, her face trained on the ceiling in the room, sweating profusely from her nightmare. She felt a firm hand on her body, kneading her soft flesh, she sat up instantly, she looked sideways to behold Mitch, It was not a nightmare it was real, she was in the arms of Mitch Garvin, the town Gangster, someone she detests and makes sure she avoids at all cost, she could feel the headache coming up on her head. Clutching her head she stumbled out of the large bed swiftly, wanting to get away from him, He let her leave the bed, but his eyes maintained a lock on her.

Remembering the words, he said to her, he must have been lying so she could accept her fate. Pointing out an accusing finger at him, she shouted but her words only came out in a whisper, she had lost her voice while he was pounding into her, she shut her eyes at the thought. She was still sore from his love making.

“Why did you take me?”she half shouted, her words filled with anger.

Mitch slid a lazy gaze from her bare body to her cute face, the after sex style of her hair, was making him want to sleep with her again.

“Why are we going over this again? I told you your father sold you to me” Mitch deadpanned, tired of all the explanation. He was the one who gave the commands, and he answers to no one. He hoped he was not going to be wrapped around her finger. It would make him weak. But he loved her body and he would take her again as punishment if she continued her questioning. He did not know taking an innocent could be this exhilarating. Over the years, his girlfriends had only consisted of experienced women who knew how to pleasure men. It was his first time, having an innocent whom he had to teach the tenets of lovemaking. A role he was glad to take on.

Clara, not conscious of her naked body, fired back “You are lying; Papa would never do that to me. He loves me so much. He was going to marry me to Mathew next month. There is no way he would have done this,” she argued, eyeing the hard man lying on the bed, staring at her seductively

“Matthew? What, Matthew?“Mitch asked, livid.

Clara unaware of Mitch’s change of mood, replied happily, a smile perching on her face” Mathew, the Reverend’s son, He came to meet Papa last week and Papa gave him leave, we were supposed to get married Next month. Your actions have spoiled that for me now. I am ruined forever” She pouted.

It seems Martins Parker did not cherish his life. Mitch made a mental note to pay the man a visit alongside the man who dared to want Clara as his wife. He had been the one protecting her all this while from the clutches of that bastard Rogue Chuck the leader of the other rival gang in the town. Chuck had a thing for innocents and Clara had been one of his main targets, it had taken a face off with Mitch before Chuck had bowed out on Clara. Mitch promised to make Martins pay for thinking he could play him. And he would start with his daughter.

“Baby doll, since you do not believe me, I have something that will convince you otherwise” Standing up from the bed in all his male glory, Clara quickly averted her eyes. The man was such a pervert, how could he stand up like that? And in front of her too.

Mitch smirked at her reaction to his body ”Do not be shy, this same body was molded to yours deliciously just seconds ago, you know. And do not be such a hypocrite baby doll. You are standing there naked and you are judging me?” He laughed when Clara looked down at her body, and dashed back to the bed; she removed the bed sheets and used it to cover her body shamefully

The man was dangerous. She sincerely hoped his words were not true otherwise he would not let her go, she had read of his types from novels, He would make her stay in his horrendous mansion with his black hearted and murderous looking gang members. She silently prayed his words were false and she could go report him for kidnap.

Mitch went to his bedside shelf, pulling it open, he began perusing through the contents, he brought out several CD’s, he brought a blue one labeled with Martin’s parker. He went towards the Video Player, which was towards the direction of Clara; she scooted away from him, landing on the bed in the process, just where he wanted to keep her forever.

He bent down, slotting the CD in, The Video began playing after a few seconds, showing the insides of the gambling hall, Mitch frequents, Clara walked to the television when she saw the back of her father’s head sitting on the chair opposite Mitch, neck deep into the game. She watched how he lost the game to the Seventh time and still refused to quit after he lost his money. She wailed silently. If he did not have the money, why did he not stop?

Since the audio sound of the CD was clear, she heard as he agreed to Mitch declaring to have her as payment if he was unable to pay his gambling debt. He even sign some papers Clara could not see clearly.

Her tears began to slip again; her father had made no indication whenever he was home. She could not believe he would sell her to this dangerous man so easily. Her father was the only person she had in the world and he had just sold her. He acted skittish around her but that was all. She gasped as it clicked, he had suddenly started making plans for her to marry Matthew. He had wanted to escape Mitch .

Satisfied his plan had worked, Mitch turned his full attention to her, pulling her head on his chest. She protested a little but he kept her there, wrapping his strong hands around her

“I might have taken you without your consent but I promise to avenge you to your father. But know this one thing. I have always wanted you. I always wanted to be near you but I knew you would not accept considering my reputation in the town. I always watched you when you go to the library in the mornings, those long flowing skirts of yours how they sweep across your feet. It has always been my delight to watch over you. Do you not ever wonder why no man dared to come your way?”

Puzzled, Clara stilled her protests, alarm going off in her innocent head” No, I have no time for boys and you will never have me. I will not love you, I am not even married to you and you dared to sleep with me,” she answered crying harder

Mitch snarled at her,” I will tell you anyway. I was the one who sent all your suitors away. Your father thought he could marry you off. But I had my sights set on you from a very long time ago. And talking of Marriage, I don’t do marriage but I will like to make you stay by my side for a very long time” he promised, playing with her hair.

Voice shaking, getting to know the town gang leader wanted her was not a good thing, his world was so different from hers, now he would never let her go " I am just an innocent girl, I do not want your attention. I just want to marry and love my husband and have his children." She cried then she raised her head, looking around her frantically she spoke again as if she just realized something ”since have you set your eyes on me?”

He laughed his voice was rich in Clara’s ears, making her blush as she felt his heated gaze on her, his hands had begun wandering to, tugging the bed sheet off her body “That is a story for later, If I tell you now, you might fall in love with me so fast you will not be able to believe it. But I want you to love me of your own accord”

Clara shook her head, trying to escape his hand on her hip which was making its way upward ”In your dreams, Let me go Mitch” she protested weakly, trying to remove his hands from her body but his strength was no match for her feeble ones

“In your dreams baby, I am never letting you go”

“Then I will go to the Police station and have them arrest you.” She shouted

Annoyed at her continuous threats, he yanked the sheets off her body, leaving her bare against him. he carried her in one smooth move and laid her flat on the sheets, his body covering hers immediately, he could feel all her soft curves, reveling in the sensation, Mitch rubbed his body against her harder, finding her mouth, he pushed into their smooth depth, sucking his way in. Despite her cries for him to stop, he took what he wanted.

Raising his head, he grabbed her cheeks, making her to look at him; her eyes were widened in fear, which was the exact emotion he wanted to see

“If you ever call the police, I will make sure your father dies before morning. Don’t try my patience.” He growled to her face, as he palmed her breast in his hands and kneaded the flesh to his desire.

Clara shivered in response scared of his threat, she kept quiet, she was beginning to feel funny not liking the foreign feeling, she had been tied during their first encounter and even the third he was still rough with her, not minding the fact that she knew nothing about lovemaking

“And just to add to your knowledge, baby doll, the law would never arrest me; instead you will be handed over to me completely. The CD I have in my possession is enough to free me, your father owes me, and he even signed papers you see. I went to that Club prepared to get you from him that day. It was his stupidity to have kept on playing with me. Even if we went to a court, I would come out the winner, I will make sure you never leave my side. You are the light in my dark world. It was like a dream come through when I finally had you in my bed yester night. Can’t you see how much you mean to me, I have been behind doors with you for a very long time now. I have work to do but I left it all for you. I want one thing only, which is your innocence. I love your Innocence Clara” Mitch revealed, he did not give her room to retort as he took her mouth again ending her cries of reluctance and starting one of pleasure and sweet sensation.