"Listen carefully." That voice sounded so cold and heartless

Her eyes, which were originally closed, opened immediately when she heard a voice that felt so familiar but also foreign.

In front of her, a man was sitting in a relaxed manner, his pitch-black eyes looked so cold and dark, his aura looked so dark as if he wasn't an ordinary human.

Normally, people would be afraid of the man's gaze, but not her. After what she had been through all this time, that cold stare was just a small thing that meant nothing to her.

"You want to be free, right?" the man asked still in the same flat tone, his lips curled into a faint grin.

Her brow furrowed faintly. Do not understand.

"Freedom. I can give it to you. I will give you everything you want.”

Her eyes widened, subconsciously staring at the man in front of her with interest.

"But on one condition." The man's smile widened, in contrast to his pitch black eyes that shone coldly. "Be mine."

She was stunned.

The man rubbed her face in a gentle yet intimidating motion, if his gaze wasn't cold, his broad smile would definitely look dazzling. "But I don't like skinny women, I don't like uneducated women, and I don't like weak women either."

Her eyelashes drooped when she heard the man's words, it seemed that she had no hope of belonging to him. “My body is thin, I'm also uneducated, but I'm not weak, I…” She could do everything… except get out of this hell lair.

"I know." The man replied calmly.

"Does that mean I can't be yours?" she asked in a desperate tone. Afraid that the chance she had of getting out of this hell was lost.

The man's eyebrows rose. "You've even been mine since the first time we met."

Her brow furrowed deeply. Do not understand.

“From now on I will give you everything you want. Whether it's freedom, money, or even education." The man was silent for a moment. Looking straight at the eyes that were looking at him expectantly, for some reason it fascinated him. “All you need to do is stay by my side. Whatever happens. Understand?"

Only that? Easy as that? She stared at the man before her in disbelief. But she wasted no time. She immediately nodded her head repeatedly.

"Good!" The man smiled crookedly. Bend down to get closer to her. "So who is your owner now?"

She looked back at those cold black eyes then said a series of names that managed to make those black eyes bright.

"Gabriel Alexander Zeranou."

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