Hailey's POV

He dragged me out of the torture room and closed the door behind him. He looked at my pale face.

"Afraid, are you?" he asked with a smirk. 

"I... You..." I couldn't form a sentence!

"I love to see you like this," he said and took me upstairs, never leaving my hand.

We reached the room and I went inside.

"Don't try to escape. It'll hurt" he said and went out.

Why god! What did I even do to live with this monster? Why is he like this?

Just then there was a knock on the door.

It's definitely not Robert. He would never knock in Million years.

I opened the door and saw one of the men standing there.

"Hello, Ms. Hail- I... I mean Mrs. Hailey. I'm Max and you can call me if you need help" he said.

I cringed at the word 'Mrs.'

I nodded my head. He looked at my hand which was bruised till now. His eyes showed empathy. 

"Is it okay?" he asked. I was shocked. 

I thought he would be just like Robert, wouldn't he be? 

"Y-yes," I said. 

"You don't need to be formal with me. I know everything that happens here. But Robert has his reasons to be the one he's now..." he said. 

"I... I don't understand. What reason can possibly make that man sitting in that room bear that much pain?" 

"Robert is just a little too strict," he said. 

"Stop taking his side. It’s okay" I said. "I don't need anything now," I said. 

He nodded and left the room. 

Somewhere I feel that I can trust him. Maybe he helps me in escaping? 

The day ended and I laid down to sleep. But sleep was long gone; the scenes from that room kept repeating in my mind. I closed my eyes but I couldn't sleep. 

3 AM

Suddenly the door clicks open. I sat up with a thud because I didn't know who came this late.

"Oh, you're up!" He asked me.

Yes, Robert. Who else? 

I ignored him and laid down, staring at the ceiling. 

He's here asking his stupid question when he is the only reason for the nightmare I was having.

A kind of trauma.

"Ignoring me is the worst thing you'll ever do," he said.

"I... I'm just awake" I said. He laid down beside me. 

I quickly tried to get up but he pulled me by my hand. 

"We're married," he said. I really, really cringed at that line. 

"Having nightmares?" he asked as half an hour passed. 

"Thanks to you" I replied. 

I'm really shocked I didn't stutter. 

"Oh, welcome," he said. I rolled my eyes and closed my eyes to let sleep engulf me. 

I finally slept after more than half an hour. I won't want to wake up before 12 tomorrow. 

I stood up when I heard shouting. I checked the time. 

5 AM. 

Definitely not what I wanted. 

I stood up nevertheless because the shouting didn't stop. I stopped when I heard gunshots.

Oh crap. What's happening!

I opened the door and was going to go down when a man came.

"Mrs. Hailey, you need to stay inside. That's boss' order" he said and left, not before bowing before me.

I was confused and so I went inside. What was going on?

Suddenly I went inside and found the phone ringing.

Robert forgot his phone?

The name read 'Max'

Maybe the one who I met yesterday, in a rather strange manner.

I picked it up hesitantly.

"Boss?" he said.

"I... I am Hailey... Sir left his ph-" he interrupted before I could complete my words.

"You need to find Robert and tell him straight away to call Ace and Leu, right now!" he said and cut the call. I didn't know what was happening or what should I do.

Still, I went out in search of Robert. I saw him in the garden.

Oh god. He was alone and at least ten men were there. All armed. Their guns pointed towards Robert. But he looked as calm as he could ever be. I can also see many, many other men in distant places all over. I hid behind the door to the garden. I didn't know what to do, so I started unlocking his phone. Maybe I could only call them? Robert doesn't look like in the state of calling anyone, anyway.

To my biggest surprise, the phone wasn't locked. I opened it and searched Ace and Leu.
I called them and told them that Max told me to call them. They said Ok and the call ended. I felt relief on doing so, but just then a gunshot just hit the wall on my side. I froze at my place.

"Who's there?" someone said.

I'm really dead.