need to pee.

That was the first thing that came to my mind as I stretch my hand towards the bedside time to pick up my phone and check the time. My hand didn't land on anything, I yawn sleepily and try to sit up but I couldn't. My eyes flicker open quickly and the first thing I noticed is that I am not in my room, the second thing is that my hands are handcuffed to the headboard of the bed I am sleeping on.

To say that I am terrified is an understatement, I look around the room where I am. The room looks like it belongs to a princess as it is extravagantly decorated in pink and white, everything in here looks so expensive. Where am I? Why am I here? I wondered. A scream tore out of my mouth before I could stop it when I saw countless of my pictures on the wall in front of me, there are pictures of me and Claire, me and Ash, me and Jace then finally mr and Jasen. Both Jace's and Jason's face were crossed out with a red ink, I also notice that instead of my pajamas which I was wearing when the abductor abducted me, I am now wearing a white nightgown that exposes an inch or two of my cleavage.

The door flings open and a man dressed in black walks in with a smirk plastered on his face. It was the same man I noticed always staring at me at the restaurant, why didn't I report him then? I am such a fool.

"Princess." He drawls as he strides towards me.

I had to resist the urge to throw up, only Jace calls me that. Only him.

" I can't believe you're finally here." He whispers and stares at me as if in a trance.

"Who are you?" I blurt when I can't stand his stares anymore.

"Who am I? Are you asking me who I am?" A look of fury passed through his face as he wraps his hand around my neck but his grip around my neck isn't tight enough to block my airway.

My heart is pounding wildly in my chest as I stare at him, he looks familiar but I can't remember where I met him.

"Does the name Bryan rings a bell?" As if noticing the look of confusion on my face he explains further. "The umbrella guy? How about that?" He asks with a smirk, a bone-chilling smirk.

My eyes widen in realization, of course, he's the one. He was the guy that gave me his umbrella the day I was walking in the rain, the same day I had my first kiss with Jace.

"Do you know how long I have been watching you? Huh?" He whispers in my ears while tracing his lips in my neck and sniffing me.

I feel so disgusted, like puking. I'm not sure this guy is mentally okay and he can become violent at anytime.

"While I was busing waiting for the perfect time to claim you as mine, you were busing whoring around with Jace Jefferson."

I gasp in shock as he grabs my hair and yanks it back hard. His grip on my hair is tight and I feel pain at the root of my hair.

"You two were always all over each other, it was so irritating. I was so mad I had to eliminate him but after tampering with the brakes of his car, the idiot still survived the accident." It is as if he's speaking to himself as he started sucking on my neck.

A wave of uncontrollable anger filled me to the core as I listen to his rants, this jerk was the criminal we were looking for. He was the one who did that to Jace, he almost killed him. "You bastard," I screamed in his face and struggle to free my hand from the handcuffs, as if that is possible.

I close my eyes when I see him lift his hand and a slap landed on my face, I bite my lips hard as I feel the sting of the slap on my left cheek. He slaps me again at the same spot and tears start streaming down my face.

"Open your eyes bitch." He asks while gripping my jaw.

I hesitate but my eyes fling open when I felt something cold on my neck. I become paralyzed with fear when I saw that it's a knife, there is a knife on my neck. "You don't talk unless I ask you to or I ask you a question talk less of you screaming in my face. Do you understand?"

I burst into tears.

"I asked you a question, do you understand?" He snarls while gripping my jaw harder.

"Y-Yes."

He drops the knife on a nearby table and stare at me with an expression I recognize as guilt. "Shh. It's okay." He coos while wiping my tears tenderly. "I shouldn't have slapped you but you pushed me, I am sorry. Say you forgive me."

Somebody help! I am stuck with a psychopath. I scream in my head.

"Say it."

"I f-forgive y-you." I stutter when I noticed his gaze hardening.

"Good." He produces a key from his pocket and starts unlocking the cuff around my hand. He wince when he saw the red marks the handcuffs left on my wrist. "I should have used the belt instead of the handcuffs," He mutters to himself.

I'm sure my eyes are as wide as saucers as I stare at him in horror.

"I will be right back." He picked up the knife he dropped earlier, walks out of the room, and closes the door behind him.

My mom is furious, I can see it on her face even though she is acting calm and collected, she's disappointed in me.

"My informant just informed me that Jace has regained his memories." My mom drops the bombshell.

"What are we going to do now mom? It's only a matter of time before he finds out that we forged his signature on the marriage contract." I start to panic.

"This is your fault, I am sure if he didn't see that photograph he won't regain his memory, it was that photograph that triggered him to remember everything."

"I should have burnt it the moment I saw it. Now all my sacrifices will go in vain, how I had to endure cheating on him with Ace, stabbing myself to confuse everyone..." I broke down in tears. "And at the end of the day, I will still lose Jace to Sasha, a nobody."

"Is that what you're concerned about? Losing Jace to Sasha? What about the company? What happens if they found out that Jace never signed the contract? The merger between our companies will be nullified and they may also press charges against us."

"We must find a way to..." I pause when I hear the sounds of footsteps.

One of our security guards leads two men into the house. I have never seen them before, I don't know if mom has any business with them though.

"Who are these Brad?" My mom asks the security guard impatiently.

"They requested to see you..." He was saying when my mom cuts in.

"And you brought them in without asking me first?" She yells at the man who is looking around awkwardly.

He was about to reply when one of the men brings out... his credentials?

"I am officer John Dunlop and this is my partner..."

"Officer Adrian Lambert." I spit out the champagne in my mouth and squirm in my chair uncomfortably. "We are here for Miss Cassie Kimberly." He turns towards me.

I turn to my mom in fear, she also looks terrified. "M-mom?"

"Miss Cassie you're needed at our station for questioning."

"Please don't let them take me away." My mom only turn her head to the other side refusing to look at me as they take me away.