Chapter 237

Chapter 237:

Ray scoffed. “You can’t scare me. You are nothing.”

“You can’t scare me either. And one thing you should know is that you can’t bring me down. I will always find a way to free myself,” she lashed out, boiling with rage before she turned to leave.

“I never said you could go. I brought you here,” he ordered, standing in her way to stop her from moving.

“You don’t have the right to keep me,” Rosa said, staring deeply into his eyes as she tried to push him away.

“I thought I paid you, and my deal with you is over. I am the King’s mistress, and you should know your place if you don’t want to invite the King’s fury!”

“Also…” she added, walking around him in circles. “If you try anything funny, the guards will find you by the time I scream. By the time they’re here, you’ll have to explain why you have the Mistress in your custody. The guards won’t take kindly to you when I tell them you tried to rape and kidnap me.”

“Now, Ray, I dare you to lay your wretched fingers on me one more time,” she threatened. Her anger poured out like an erupted volcano. She was ready to burn him with her fire.

Ray’s hearty laughter confused her. “I dare you to scream. Tear down this building with your screams, I don’t care. When the guards arrive, you’ll explain why you’re here with me, what business we have together, where you’ve been, and where you’re coming from at this ungodly hour of the night. Not only will you be dealt with, but the guards you bribed will also be dealt with mercilessly.”

“Well, I went to visit my mother—”

𝔐𝔬𝔯𝔢 𝔲𝔭𝔡𝔞𝔱𝔢𝔰 𝔦𝔫 𝔤𝔞𝔩𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩𝔰.𝔠𝔬𝔪

“Your mother is dead, you filthy liar.”

“I went to tend her grave,” she shot back, giving a triumphant smile.

“At this time, without guards?”

“That’s none of your business,” she hissed.

She nearly screamed when he stepped closer to her. But the burning fury inside Rosa began to cool a little as she processed his words. She needed to tread carefully. He was right. The consequences would fall on them both.

“We’ll meet again, Rosa. And next time, it won’t be pleasant,” he warned before leaving the dark room.

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Last night’s events replayed in Rosa’s mind, making her mutter curses at Ray.

That bastard!

How dare he threaten her?

Who gave him the nerve?

All through the night, she couldn’t sleep. Dreams of Ray betraying her and exposing her actions to the King haunted her. It got so bad that, at one point, she was too scared to close her eyes—she didn’t want to see his hateful gaze again.

She barely slept, and she was sure dark circles had formed under her eyes.

It didn’t take long before the dreams turned into a nightmare, making her jolt awake in fear, sweat dripping from her body. It felt like she had run a marathon repeatedly.

Cloaked in terror, she let out a deafening scream.

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