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00:00I was Christian Ashford's lapdog.
00:02He dated me because his first love rejected him.
00:05Everyone knew I was his practice run.
00:07From our first kiss to the night he took my virginity,
00:10he showed no tenderness, no limits.
00:12Dude, don't tell me you're falling for the maid's daughter.
00:15His best friend warned him.
00:17Would you fall in love with your sex doll?
00:20People laughed at me, but I kept playing my part,
00:23licking his boots until the week before college.
00:26That was when Christian's mother handed me my final payment.
00:29I love a girl who values money over her own pride.
00:32You've done your job. Now get lost.
00:37I took the cash and faked my death.
00:40That night, breaking news tore through New York City.
00:43Christian Ashford committed suicide out of grief.
00:50The tabloids claimed he killed himself out of grief when he heard I died.
00:54For a brief, pathetic second, I thought he loved me.
00:57My only friend back home shattered that delusion.
01:01She sent me leaked text messages from his inner circle.
01:04Christian's suicide attempt had nothing to do with me.
01:07Mrs. Ashford was forcing Daisy into an arranged marriage.
01:11Christian slit his wrists to threaten Mrs. Ashford and save Daisy.
01:15I was such an idiot.
01:17But it didn't matter.
01:18Mrs. Ashford paid me off with millions.
01:20I took that money, moved to Europe, and built a new life.
01:24Five years later, my firm transferred me back to New York.
01:28I ran into Christian at my first gala.
01:30I should have run.
01:32But my boss pushed me toward him to pitch our firm.
01:35I naively thought that even if he recognized me,
01:37he wouldn't care that the lapdog he discarded was still alive.
01:41Christian, hi, I...
01:43I started, reaching out.
01:46He coldly averted his eyes.
01:48My hand hung in the air like a pathetic joke.
01:50A guy from my marketing team stepped in to save me.
01:55Daisy, let's grab a drink.
01:57Sure.
01:58I let him lead me away.
02:00I was oblivious to the psychotic glare burning into my back.
02:04By the end of the night, I was buzzed.
02:06A co-worker helped me into the back of a black SUV.
02:09The heavy door slammed shut.
02:14A thick, muscular arm wrapped around my waist
02:17and yanked me backward into the shadows.
02:20He held me so tight I could barely breathe.
02:23I thrashed against him.
02:25A familiar, gravelly voice whispered into my ear.
02:31If I lock you up forever, you can never run away again.
02:35Right?
02:36He murmured against my skin.
02:38Baby, I should have broken you so badly back then
02:41that you didn't even have the strength to crawl away.
02:43A terrifying chill shot down my spine.
02:46A barrage of ignored memories flooded my brain.
02:49Christian Ashford was New York's ultimate prize.
02:52He was drop-dead gorgeous,
02:54insanely wealthy,
02:55and the heir to the Ashford Empire.
02:58Owning him meant owning half of Manhattan.
03:00Every supermodel, heiress, and socialite
03:03threw themselves at him.
03:05He rejected them all,
03:06except me.
03:07He picked me because he was bored.
03:10Rich people love playing with things they consider inferior.
03:13Our first kiss was humiliating.
03:17The second his lips left mine,
03:19he threw up.
03:20I admit,
03:21I didn't have much self-respect.
03:23But I wasn't made of stone.
03:25Later that night,
03:26I saw a post on his Finsta.
03:28It read,
03:28felt like eating trash.
03:30My eyes burned.
03:31The tears were right there.
03:33Then my phone buzzed.
03:35My Chase app lit up.
03:36Deposit alert.
03:37$500,000 posted to your checking account.
03:40I swallowed my tears.
03:42That was my hazard pay for playing his lapdog.
03:45Mrs. Ashford hired me to be a human shield 10 years ago.
03:49Keep gold diggers away from her son.
03:52I beat out dozens of girls for the job.
03:54She told me during the interview,
03:56You're ugly,
03:57and you're obsessed with money.
03:58Exactly what I need.
04:00Not a single word of that was flattering.
04:03Keep an eye on him.
04:04I'll pay you $100,000 a month.
04:07If you do a good job,
04:08I will bump it to $500,000.
04:10Now that was flattering.
04:12I loved every syllable.
04:14I was only eight years old then.
04:15A broke little country bumpkin
04:17who had just arrived in the city.
04:19Christian loved Daisy.
04:20Like in every story,
04:22the first love always leaves.
04:24He chased her to JFK to confess.
04:27I was there because Mrs. Ashford
04:28wanted me to keep an eye on him.
04:30I don't know what Daisy said,
04:32but his face went dark.
04:33On the drive back,
04:34he turned his perfect face toward me.
04:36Daisy, do you really like me that much?
04:38It was a reflex.
04:40I leaned in.
04:41I put on my most desperate, adoring face.
04:44I love you.
04:45He looked at me like a god
04:46staring down at a bug.
04:48His voice was calm.
04:50Then let me play with you.
04:51I looked at him with pure admiration.
04:53Does this mean I get to be your girlfriend?
04:56His long fingers brushed against my ear.
04:59He smiled.
05:01You're such an idiot.
05:02So gullible.
05:03Imagine how ugly our kids would be.
05:05We were riding in his convertible.
05:07The wind whipped his dark curls around his face.
05:10He looked like a living work of art.
05:13I wrapped my arms around his neck like ivy.
05:17I don't care.
05:18I still love you.
05:20Even if you date someone else,
05:23I'll love you.
05:24If our kids are ugly,
05:26we just won't have any.
05:28I only want you.
05:29I stared into his eyes,
05:31imagining him as a walking ATM.
05:33I started crying.
05:35He had probably never met someone with so little dignity.
05:38He laughed,
05:40glancing at me like I was a pathetic joke.
05:42Stop crying.
05:44You can be my girlfriend.
05:45I cried even harder.
05:47To him,
05:48they were tears of joy.
05:49He scoffed.
05:51Don't die of happiness,
05:52little idiot.
05:53I couldn't help it.
05:54My tears were real.
05:55Because Mrs. Ashford
05:57had wired 10 million dollars
05:58into my account.
05:59For years,
06:00I acted like a rabid guard dog.
06:02I stood in front of Christian
06:04and chased away every girl
06:05who tried to get close.
06:06The good ones,
06:07the bad ones,
06:08the crazy ones.
06:09I blocked them all.
06:11I made a lot of enemies.
06:13When the news broke
06:14that Christian and I
06:15were officially dating,
06:16a squad of gorgeous,
06:18elite socialites
06:19cornered me at a party.
06:20You don't actually think
06:21he likes you, right?
06:23Do you have zero self-awareness?
06:26I nodded eagerly.
06:27Yep.
06:28Zero.
06:29Christian sat on a velvet sofa behind me.
06:32He let out a dry laugh.
06:33Daisy, come here.
06:34If I were a dog,
06:35this was exactly what it looked like.
06:37My master called
06:38and I came sprinting over.
06:39I climbed onto his lap.
06:41The proximity made me bold.
06:43I wrapped my arms around his waist
06:45and glared at the girls.
06:48He's mine.
06:49The room burst into laughter.
06:51The girls tried to slide closer
06:53to flirt with him.
06:55Christian let me cling to him.
06:57He leaned back,
06:58resting his arms on the sofa
06:59and raised an eyebrow.
07:03Unless you want to get bitten by my dog,
07:06I suggest you back up.
07:10Christian didn't need company.
07:12He needed peace.
07:13The girls backed off.
07:15They retreated to the other side of the room,
07:17glaring at me with hatred.
07:19Everyone wants to win the lottery.
07:21Rich people buy hundreds of tickets.
07:24Insiders try to rig the system.
07:25Then a homeless guy
07:27finds two bucks on the street
07:29and hits the jackpot.
07:31That was me.
07:32They hated me for it.
07:34Once the crowd cleared,
07:36Christian patted my head.
07:37Good girl.
07:39Do I get a reward?
07:40That miserable,
07:41disgusted look
07:42flashed across his face again.
07:44He leaned closer
07:45and stopped an inch from my lips.
07:47Next time.
07:48He shoved me off his lap
07:49and walked out to street race
07:51with his boys.
07:55Daisy was off in Europe
07:56studying classical music.
07:57People loved bringing her up
07:59to put me in my place.
08:01Do you even know
08:01how many keys are on a piano?
08:03A girl commented on one of my posts.
08:06I replied instantly,
08:07no,
08:08Christian and I just use
08:09his grand piano as a bed.
08:10Once we ruin it,
08:11he buys a new one.
08:13The comment section went silent.
08:14I could only be that reckless
08:16when Christian wasn't around.
08:17In reality,
08:18he gagged when he kissed me.
08:20But who cares?
08:21I won that round.
08:22By midnight,
08:23my victory was short-lived.
08:25Someone sent me a screenshot.
08:26Daisy appeared to have gone public.
08:28A minute later,
08:29someone sent me a video from the club.
08:31Christian has never been this drunk.
08:33Daisy's post really messed him up.
08:35In the video,
08:36Christian clung to a bottle of Macallan.
08:38He was crying.
08:39Daisy.
08:41Daisy.
08:42He looked devastatingly beautiful
08:43when he cried.
08:44Honestly,
08:45if he were naked,
08:45it would have been hotter.
08:47Before I could finish that thought,
08:48a glass bottle smashed against my head.
08:51Crack.
08:51Blood poured down my forehead,
08:53stinging my eyes.
08:54Mom stormed into my bedroom
08:55and slammed the door.
08:57Have you made a decision yet?
08:59I shook my head.
09:00She stepped forward
09:01and slapped me.
09:02My head whipped to the side.
09:04I tasted blood.
09:05I ran my tongue over my back teeth
09:07and forced a smile.
09:08Mom,
09:09are there no other men in the world?
09:11A 68-year-old geezer
09:12or a 24-year-old with anger issues?
09:14Both options were garbage.
09:16She crossed her arms.
09:18I gave birth to you.
09:19Raised you for what?
09:21They're offering me a lot of money.
09:23What's so bad about marrying him?
09:25A chill spread through my chest.
09:27I forced myself to keep smiling.
09:30What I scam, Christian.
09:32What if I get you 600 grand from him?
09:34How about that?
09:35She looked me up and down with disgust.
09:37Do you think he's blind?
09:40Why would a billionaire heir
09:41ever eat trash like you?
09:43I have a plan.
09:45Just give me one month.
09:46In one month,
09:47I would get my final payout
09:49from Mrs. Ashford.
09:51Then,
09:51absolute freedom.
09:53Mom had no idea
09:54I was on Mrs. Ashford's payroll.
09:56She thought I was making minimum wage
09:58cleaning the estate just like her.
10:00Every month,
10:01I put on an Oscar-worthy
10:02crying performance.
10:03I let her think
10:04she was stealing my whole paycheck.
10:07We'll see what you can do.
10:08I have your passport
10:09and your social security card.
10:11You can't run away.
10:12She turned and left.
10:14I dragged myself off the floor
10:15and stumbled to the mirror.
10:17Tears mixed with the blood
10:18dripping down my face.
10:20I looked hideous.
10:21Damn it.
10:22As soon as I get that money,
10:24I am getting a makeover.
10:25And the first person
10:26to tell me I am pretty
10:27gets an $800 tip.
10:31Christian left the country.
10:32The rumor mill said
10:33he flew to Europe
10:34to get Daisy back.
10:35Then the rumor said
10:36they were officially
10:37back together.
10:38The girls who hated me
10:39made sure to DM me the updates.
10:41Daisy, you're an absolute joke,
10:43one text read.
10:45I fired back with a row
10:46of smug emojis.
10:47I don't care.
10:48I love him.
10:49It's normal for guys
10:50to have other girls around.
10:52As long as he still
10:52comes back to me,
10:54her reply was instant.
10:55You're a pathetic,
10:57brainwashed doormat.
10:58My Chase app pinged.
11:00A $5 million transfer
11:02had cleared.
11:03That afternoon,
11:05Mrs. Ashford summoned me
11:06to the estate for lunch.
11:07She was a terrifying woman
11:09who always looked
11:10at people like dirt.
11:11But today,
11:12she gave me a compliment.
11:14You're not quite as ugly
11:15as you used to be,
11:16and you're even greedier.
11:18With that kind of willpower,
11:20you'll thrive anywhere.
11:21I beamed at her,
11:22my eyes crinkling.
11:25Thank you for the opportunity,
11:26Mrs. Ashford.
11:27She took a slow sip
11:29of her red wine.
11:32Your new identity documents
11:34will be ready shortly.
11:36The final $15 million
11:37is on this card.
11:40I'll text you the pin
11:41once you are gone.
11:42I jumped out of my chair
11:43and bowed to her
11:44over and over.
11:45Mrs. Ashford,
11:46you're my savior.
11:48I smiled so hard
11:49my cheeks ached.
11:50A fleeting look of pity
11:52and deep amusement
11:53flashed across her eyes.
11:55$30 million.
11:57That was the price
11:58to buy my entire existence.
12:00We both thought
12:01we were getting a bargain.
12:03Mrs. Ashford trusted me completely.
12:05She knew Christian
12:06would never fall in love with me.
12:08And more importantly,
12:09she knew I loved money
12:11more than I loved Christian.
12:13I was practical.
12:14I knew exactly
12:15what I was doing.
12:17By mid-July,
12:19Christian returned from Europe.
12:20He was glowing.
12:21He looked genuinely happy
12:23for the first time in years.
12:25I knew what that meant.
12:26He had finally won back Desi.
12:29Soon, I would be living
12:31my own life.
12:32Over the years,
12:33I had done insane things
12:34for that paycheck.
12:35I got into fist fights
12:37for Christian.
12:38I took a knife for him.
12:39I even got kidnapped
12:41by his rival's goons.
12:42When he crashed his dirt bike
12:43during a mudslide,
12:44I dug him out of the rubble
12:46with my bare hands.
12:47I fractured my leg
12:48and tore off three fingernails.
12:50That incident made me famous.
12:52After that,
12:53the New York elite
12:54knew one truth.
12:55Christian Ashford
12:56had a psychotically devoted lapdog.
12:59Everyone knew
13:00I was madly in love with him.
13:01They knew I would attack
13:02anyone who tried to steal him.
13:04I put my life on the line
13:06to kiss Christian's ass.
13:07But they didn't know
13:08I did it for $30 million.
13:11To me,
13:12being dead was less scary
13:13than being broke.
13:14No one ever questioned
13:15my love for him,
13:16especially not Christian.
13:19Christian was heading
13:20to the villa
13:20on the Hamptons hillside.
13:22At dinner,
13:23he casually needled me.
13:24Pack your bags, Desi.
13:26You're coming with me
13:27to the Hamptons.
13:28The dining room went silent.
13:29Mrs. Ashford paused.
13:31Her silver steak knife
13:32hovered in the air.
13:33Since when do you tolerate
13:35being in the same room
13:36as her, Christian?
13:38Christian told me
13:39to drop dead
13:39at least nine times a day.
13:41He called me repulsive.
13:43He treated me like a disease.
13:45So this invite
13:46shifted the atmosphere.
13:48Mrs. Ashford was suspicious.
13:50I bowed my head.
13:51Mrs. Ashford,
13:52I only take orders from you.
13:54Christian's jaw clenched.
13:56He slammed his fist
13:57on the table.
13:58Who owns your leash, Daisy?
13:59He glared at Mrs. Ashford.
14:02Fine.
14:02If the dog stays here,
14:04bring Daisy back.
14:05That was when I realized
14:06the truth.
14:07Mrs. Ashford had orchestrated
14:09Daisy's move to Europe.
14:10Christian was her prized possession.
14:12Love made him human,
14:14and in the Ashford Empire,
14:16love was a liability.
14:17She wanted a puppet,
14:19not a son with a weakness.
14:21I had seen Christian masturbate
14:23while looking at Daisy's photo before.
14:25He was frantic,
14:26lost in a hurricane
14:27of obsession and pain.
14:29He loved her.
14:30If you think you can
14:32control me forever,
14:34you're wrong!
14:35Christian had violent episodes.
14:37The PR machine called it mania.
14:40When he did not get his way,
14:42he destroyed everything.
14:43He flipped the dying people.
14:45Crystal shattered.
14:47Christian, you're having
14:48another episode.
14:50Mom, you're sick too!
14:52His eyes were bloodshot.
14:53Veins popped in his neck.
14:55Even while losing his mind,
14:57he looked like a dark, fallen angel.
15:00Call Dr. Ross,
15:01Mrs. Ashford commanded.
15:03Within minutes,
15:04the doctor jammed a sedative
15:05into Christian's arm.
15:07Security dragged him upstairs.
15:09By evening,
15:10I was sent up with his dinner tray.
15:11The staff looked at me
15:13like I was walking
15:13into a monster's cage.
15:15I pushed the door open.
15:17The bedroom was trashed.
15:20Christian?
15:21Lock it.
15:21I locked the door
15:23and walked over.
15:24Christian sprawled
15:25across his bed.
15:26His Adam's apple bobbed.
15:28And that other place.
15:29The tension below his waist
15:31was obvious.
15:33Help me out.
15:34I don't know how.
15:36Do it exactly like
15:37you saw me do it last time.
15:40Or I'll bite you.
15:42Christian had a biting kink.
15:44He loved leaving teeth marks
15:45on my arms,
15:46my shoulders,
15:47my collarbones.
15:48If my mom wasn't keeping
15:50every girl a girl away from me,
15:52I wouldn't need you.
15:52He scoffed.
15:54I'm a girl.
15:56Please.
15:57Your furniture.
16:00Hurry up.
16:02Or do you want me to bite you?
16:04I crawled onto the bed
16:05and reached down.
16:06He let out a sharp breath.
16:08His body shuddered.
16:10He grabbed a fistful
16:11of his silk sheets
16:12and shoved them into his mouth.
16:16Dixie.
16:18Do you want me
16:19to grab her picture?
16:20Good idea.
16:21I started to pull away.
16:23His arm shot out.
16:24He hooked it around my waist
16:26and yanked me back against him.
16:28Never mind.
16:29Too much effort.
16:30I'll use my imagination.
16:32I kept going.
16:33He panted,
16:34his breathing erratic.
16:36I glanced up,
16:37expecting his eyes to be shut,
16:39picturing Dixie.
16:40They weren't.
16:41His head was tilted.
16:43His dark eyes tracked
16:44my every move.
16:46Daisy.
16:47His grip on the sheets tightened.
16:49He looked unhinged,
16:51a beautiful, wicked demon
16:53luring me into hell.
16:55You wanna suck a lollipop?
16:57Christian lay back
16:58against the pillows.
16:59His dark, amber eyes
17:01were hazy with lust,
17:02pulling me in
17:03like a rip current.
17:04I nodded like a puppet.
17:07Yes.
17:08His voice was a low,
17:09lazy rasp.
17:11I'll give it to you
17:12in a minute.
17:13A heavy knock
17:14shattered the tension.
17:16It was Dr. Ross.
17:18Christian grabbed a glass
17:19off the nightstand
17:20and hurled it
17:21at the oak door.
17:22It shattered.
17:24Get the fuck out!
17:25Dr. Ross was there
17:27with the syringes.
17:28Christian had been
17:29building a tolerance
17:30to the sedatives,
17:31so the doses
17:31kept getting higher.
17:33His forearms were covered
17:34in dark purple needle marks.
17:37Ever since he got back
17:38from Europe,
17:39he had been fighting
17:39a war against Mrs. Ashford
17:41over Dacey.
17:43Every time he lost
17:44his temper,
17:45they drugged him.
17:46He was a billionaire puppet
17:47fighting against his strings.
17:50Dr. Ross sighed
17:51through the wood.
17:52I'll come back later,
17:54Christian,
17:54but if you can't
17:55control yourself...
17:56His voice faded
17:57down the hallway.
17:58Christian smirked,
17:59his psychotic rage
18:01from a second ago
18:01completely gone.
18:03His voice dropped
18:04to a husky murmur.
18:05Give me your arm.
18:08I held it out.
18:09He bit down
18:10on the soft flesh
18:11of my forearm.
18:12Sharp, stinging pain
18:14mixed with a weird tickle.
18:16My hand tightened
18:17around him.
18:18Christian gasped.
18:20His hips arched
18:21off the mattress.
18:22A deep, helpless groan
18:24tore from his throat.
18:25The room felt
18:26suffocatingly hot.
18:28His lips pressed hard
18:30against my skin,
18:31muffling his breathless
18:32whispers.
18:33Good girl.
18:34Baby.
18:35Right then,
18:36my phone buzzed.
18:38Christian,
18:38I need to go.
18:39A friend wants to hang out.
18:41His wet eyelashes
18:42fluttered up.
18:43The hazy lust
18:44in his eyes vanished,
18:46replaced by
18:46a pitch black glare.
18:49Friend?
18:50He loosely wrapped
18:51his hand around my wrist.
18:52His thumb rubbed
18:54my pulse.
18:56Since when
18:56do you have friends?
18:57He's an old guy friend
18:58from my hometown.
19:00He goes to NYU now.
19:02I'll just get out
19:03of your hair.
19:03I figured he hated me
19:05anyway.
19:05He would be thrilled
19:06to have the room
19:07to himself.
19:08He stared at me,
19:10his eyes glowing
19:11with dark venom.
19:12I leaned in,
19:14putting on my best,
19:15desperate lapdog smile.
19:17Christian,
19:18do you want me to stay?
19:19He turned his head away
19:21and scoffed.
19:22Don't flatter yourself.
19:24You're delusional.
19:26Okay then.
19:27I turned around
19:28and started to climb
19:29off the mattress.
19:31His hand clamped
19:32around my ankle.
19:33He dragged me backward
19:34across the silk sheets.
19:36His low voice
19:37slithered into my ear.
19:38Don't forget
19:39whose dog you are,
19:40Daisy.
19:42He held up
19:43his bruised arms.
19:45My arms are wrecked.
19:47Otherwise,
19:48I wouldn't even
19:49let you touch me.
19:50You're not running off
19:51to see your little boyfriend
19:52until I'm finished.
19:53I rolled my eyes.
19:55I sat back up
19:56and quietly
19:57went back to work.
19:58Time dragged on.
20:00My arm was cramping.
20:02I scrunched up
20:03my face and whined.
20:05How much longer?
20:06Christian swallowed hard.
20:08He forced out
20:09a breathless sneer.
20:11How the hell
20:11should I know?
20:12I can't finish.
20:13Maybe you just suck
20:14at this.
20:15Try harder.
20:16But as I looked down,
20:17the reality hit me.
20:21His fists were
20:22gripping the sheets
20:23so hard
20:24the fabric was tearing.
20:26Sweat slicked his forehead.
20:28Blood welled
20:29where his teeth
20:30dug into his bottom lip.
20:31It was pure agony.
20:34Since he wanted me gone,
20:35he would never
20:36drag this out on purpose.
20:38I stared at him
20:39in shock.
20:40Oh my God.
20:41Was he...
20:43broken?
20:44I didn't dare voice it.
20:48By the time I finished,
20:50the sun was setting.
20:51I grabbed a wet wipe
20:53and cleaned my hands.
20:54When I looked up,
20:56Christian was staring at me
20:57with a cold expression.
20:58Is this reunion
20:59going to take a long time?
21:02I don't know.
21:04I might crash
21:05at his place tonight.
21:06Christian leaned back
21:08against the headboard.
21:10Right.
21:11Make sure you get dinner first.
21:13Then see a movie.
21:15Hit the mall.
21:16Maybe buy him some flowers.
21:17I nodded, surprised.
21:20How did you know?
21:21I was going to buy him
21:22a bouquet
21:23to celebrate his move.
21:25Christian's lips
21:26curled into a smile
21:27that didn't reach his eyes.
21:29It's getting late.
21:30I'll have my driver
21:31drop you two off.
21:33Oh, no.
21:33That's okay.
21:34We'll just take an Uber.
21:36His smile widened.
21:37It was unsettling.
21:38I highly recommend
21:40taking him to
21:41Hudson Yards.
21:44Sure.
21:45I'll make sure
21:46we spend money there
21:47to support your business.
21:48Christian's jaw ticked.
21:50His eyes narrowed.
21:52Yeah.
21:53Plus, it's close
21:54to a hospital.
21:55Very convenient
21:56for the ER.
21:58I blinked.
21:59What?
22:00Oh, nothing.
22:01Life is unpredictable.
22:02One second,
22:03you're walking down the street.
22:05The next second,
22:06a speeding car
22:07comes out of nowhere.
22:08And boom.
22:09He threw his hands up,
22:10mimicking an explosion.
22:12Oh, and make sure
22:13you tell your little friend
22:14to sleep with one eye open
22:16tonight.
22:17I stared at him.
22:19Was he threatening
22:20to murder my friend?
22:22Ever since his father died,
22:24Christian's mental state
22:25had been unstable.
22:27Right.
22:27Well, I'm leaving now, Christian.
22:29I waved.
22:30I sprinted down
22:31the grand staircase.
22:33The Ashford Summer Estate
22:34was massive.
22:36I had to walk down
22:37a mile-long driveway
22:38to reach the main road
22:39to call an Uber.
22:41Mike!
22:43Mike was my best friend
22:44before I moved to New York.
22:45We kept in touch.
22:47He had just gotten accepted
22:48into NYU
22:49and came into the city
22:50a few weeks early.
22:51We grabbed coffees
22:52and walked toward Hudson Yards.
22:54Mike stopped dead.
22:56What's wrong?
22:57He frowned,
22:58looking over his shoulder.
23:01I feel like someone's
23:02following us.
23:04Following us?
23:05In Manhattan?
23:06You're paranoid.
23:07He scratched his head.
23:09Yeah, probably.
23:10I went hunting with my dad
23:11back home
23:12and I had the exact
23:13same instinct
23:14when we crossed paths
23:15with a wolf.
23:16We kept walking
23:17until we reached
23:17a flower stand.
23:18Mike picked up
23:19a bouquet of red roses.
23:21Do these look good?
23:22I nodded.
23:23They're beautiful.
23:25Mike rubbed his neck,
23:26scanning the street.
23:27He shivered.
23:36He shook his head
23:37and paid for the roses.
23:41Anyway,
23:41Lucy is meeting me here.
23:42Help me make sure
23:43I look okay.
23:44I fixed his collar
23:45and waited with him.
23:46He offered to buy me
23:47sunflowers,
23:48for friendship,
23:49but I turned him down.
23:50The Ashford Gardens
23:51were already overflowing
23:53with them.
23:54Ten minutes later,
23:55Lucy showed up.
23:56They hugged.
23:57I took that
23:58as my cue to leave.
23:59By the time I pulled
24:00into the Ashford driveway,
24:02the mansion was lit up.
24:03Security guards
24:04sprinted across the lawn.
24:06I slipped through
24:07the back kitchen door
24:08and grabbed
24:08the head housekeeper.
24:10What happened?
24:12Christian was locked
24:14in his room,
24:14but something triggered him.
24:16He jumped out
24:17of his second story window.
24:19He landed in
24:20Mrs. Ashford's rose bushes.
24:22His legs are shredded
24:23by thorns.
24:24When security dragged
24:26him back inside,
24:27he was limping.
24:29His eyes were red
24:31and swollen
24:31like he had been crying.
24:34I crept up
24:35the back staircase.
24:37Before I reached
24:38the landing,
24:38I heard a sharp slap
24:39echo down the hallway.
24:41Mrs. Ashford
24:42and Christian
24:43were at war again.
24:45Christian stood there,
24:46his handsome face
24:47turning cold.
24:49If you ever use Daisy
24:50to spy on me again,
24:51I swear to God
24:52I'll kill her.
24:53Mrs. Ashford
24:54kept her elegant composure.
24:56Of course you can,
24:57sweetheart.
24:58But tell me, Christian,
25:00in all our little games,
25:01when have you ever won?
25:04Christian's face
25:05went dead.
25:06He didn't say
25:07another word.
25:08Mrs. Ashford
25:09gave him a condescending
25:10look and turned.
25:12I shrank back
25:13behind a large vase.
25:14I was about to sneak
25:16back downstairs
25:17when a freezing voice
25:18slithered over my shoulder.
25:21Finally done
25:21with your little date, Daisy?
25:23He dragged me
25:24into his bedroom.
25:26Lock the door.
25:27I ran over,
25:28flipped the deadbolt,
25:30and ran back.
25:31He had a mini-fridge
25:32hidden in the corner.
25:33It was the only victory
25:34he ever won
25:35against Mrs. Ashford,
25:36getting the security cameras
25:38removed from his suite
25:39last year.
25:40He shoved the tub
25:41of ice cream
25:41into my hands.
25:42My eyes lit up.
25:44It was loaded
25:45with his favorite mix-ins,
25:47freeze-dried strawberries,
25:48dark chocolate chunks,
25:49and crunchy caramel bits,
25:50which were also
25:51my favorites.
25:53Christian,
25:54you're so good to me.
25:55I bet you don't share
25:55this with anyone else.
25:56I love you so much.
25:58I chanted,
25:59slipping back
26:00into my lapdog persona.
26:02He turned the lights off.
26:04Factory rejects.
26:05You're so easily bought.
26:07You would follow
26:07a stranger into a van
26:08for a candy bar.
26:09I shook my head,
26:11digging a spoon
26:11into the pint.
26:12No way.
26:14I only love you.
26:15I only eat the food
26:16you give me.
26:19You idiot.
26:20I pulled a packet
26:22of Pop Rocks
26:22out of my pocket
26:23and sprinkled them
26:24over the ice cream.
26:28What's that?
26:29It's a new way
26:29to eat it.
26:30Want some?
26:33Let me try.
26:34Tilt your head back.
26:35He sat on the thick
26:36Persian rug,
26:37leaning his head back
26:38and parting his lips.
26:40Open wider.
26:42I grabbed his jaw
26:43and dumped the Pop Rocks
26:44into his mouth.
26:46Done.
26:48He closed his mouth.
26:49Outside,
26:50the wind rustled
26:51through the trellis
26:52of wild roses
26:52below his window.
26:56Why does it feel like
26:57fireworks are going
26:58off in my mouth?
27:00That's the point.
27:01They pop on your tongue.
27:03I looked down,
27:04digging for the
27:05dark chocolate chunks.
27:06Christian didn't say
27:07anything.
27:08I felt his heavy gaze
27:10locked onto me
27:11in the dark.
27:11A minute passed.
27:13Do they pop inside
27:14your brain too?
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