Lucas carried her outside towards the parked car in front of the mansion. He gently put her down as her bare feet were about to touch the ground, the man lifted her up from the waist and she landed on his shoes.

"Don't get hurt, honey. You are dear to me."

Nathalie skipped a beat as she stared in his eyes and his words sweetly echoed in her ears like honey.

"Now let's get in."

He signalled her with eyes which brought her back into the present.

"Yeah."

She slid in and raked her fingers ...