Madeline’s POV

“Damn you, Parker.” I heard the booming voice of Hunter, and I never felt so glad in my entire life to hear his voice. I am still trembling, and I felt delighted that I could no longer feel Parker’s hands on me, and when I looked around, Hunter already pinned his brother down to the ground. I am leaning on the wall for support, and I want to run and ask for help because I can tell Hunter is having a hard time because his brother fought with ease. I saw him punched Parker on his jaw one more time, and this time he stopped fighting with Hunter as his big brother unarmed him with his knife by twisting his wrist, and I hear Parker laughs.

“Why can’t you let me have a taste of her, big brother? You can’t love her, so you should share Madeline with me.” He said, and his words made me more scared of him, and I saw Hunter kicked his brother as hard as he could, and I can tell he is holding back his anger as I can see his fists curled on his side.

“Don’t ever lay a finger on Maddie again, or I am going to kill you, Parker.” Hunter growled, and I can hear Parker groaning in pain, but it never stops him from talking.

“Really? Will you kill your brother because of this woman? Come on, big brother, I know you can never love anyone except her. You will never get over Rebecca, Hunter. I love Maddie, so you better give her to me.” He said, and even the room is partly dim. I can see the sudden change in Hunter’s expressions, and I don’t know if it was because Parker said he loves me or because he mentioned the name of Rebecca.

“I am warning you, Parker, don’t ever go near with Madeline again. You are going to pay for this.” Hunter said, and he moves closer to me, and he removed the tie from my wrists and touched my face softly.

“Are you okay, Maddie?” He whispered in my ear, and I nodded. He took me out from the secret passage, and he calls someone on his phone.

“Madeline, I am so sorry for what happened; I couldn’t believe my brother will do something like this to you. Did he hurt you?” Hunter asked after he let me sits on my bed, and I shook my head, but I couldn’t stop my tears from falling because I was terrified out there that Parker will take my virginity. I know I want Hunter to be my first, and I couldn’t imagine if his brother was successful with his evil plan, and I don’t know what would be the effect of Parker’s cruelty to my marriage with Hunter. And I am just glad he came on time.

“Thank you for saving me, Hunter.” I said, and I felt he wiped my tears away.

“I don’t know what I will do to him if I came late. If you want to file an assault case, I will not stop you, Madeline. He should learn his lesson the hard way. He carried a knife, and he could have killed you. I will support you, Maddie, tell me, and I will call my lawyer.” Hunter said.

“I hate what Parker did to me, but I don’t want your parents to hate me even more.” I replied.

“Maddie, my brother, hurt you, and they should not tolerate his evil-doing.” He said, and he combed his hair with his fingers, and he put his hands on his face, and I can tell he is still furious with Parker.

“It is okay, and he didn’t cut me with the knife.” I said.

“Yeah, but he could have taken your virgin by force; I already asked my father that after our wedding I will bring you to my new house; I build it for us even before I met you, and I will take you there, even if my dad is against it, now that this happened, I will not tolerate Parker’s game. He is too much.” He said, and I can tell he is still angry because his face is still red.

“Don’t worry from now on; I will assign someone to look out for you.” He said.

“Hey, you don’t need to do that Hunter, I can take care of myself. Besides, I will be careful from now on. I am sorry, it was the fastest way to go to the back door. Lily took me there once when she helped me run away.” I said and lowered my head because I was ashamed of what I did the last time; I know it was childish, but what can I do? I was hurt, and only Lily cares for me in this house.

“It is only temporary, Maddie. Until we get married, I will let Roman lookout for you, but don’t worry, you will not notice he is even there, that is his job, and he is one of the best among my bodyguards. I don’t want you to feel scared every time you get out of this room.” Hunter declared.

“Most of my essential things are already in that new house, the construction was finished a long time ago, but I couldn’t move because of my parents. I didn’t tell my parents about it because I know they will freak out. After all, our family tradition was that the eldest son would inherit this house, but I want a new one to build our family together.” Hunter added.

“Now, I need to go to work, and I am already late. I will instruct Cerila to bring you whatever you need, and I understand if you don’t want to eat at the dining hall. You can stay here, and I will call Lily and asked her to accompany you.” He said, and when he looked at my face, I can see the worries on his handsome face.

“Okay, ” I said weakly, and he cupped my chin, and Hunter kissed me on the lips. It was quick but enough for me to feel butterflies on my stomach, and when he stopped kissing me, I dare to taste his lips again, and I am glad Hunter didn’t disappoint me. He kissed me rough and demanding, and I want him to continue to kiss me and make me feel good again, but I understand that he needs to go to his office.

“Madeline, if I don’t have an important meeting with my clients in an hour, I want to spend more time with you and kiss you until you are gasping for air, but I need to go. I promise you, and I will be sleeping beside you tonight.” He said, and I blushed. I know I made a move with Hunter, but I feel so desperate to kiss him. Hunter left, and he locked my door, and I lay on my bed thinking about the things his siblings have done to me.

I know I need to be ready for the worst. I don’t know what Charlotte mean when she said she would make sure I will never become a Divenson. I couldn’t believe they can do something like this, maybe Charlotte planned all this, and she asked her brother to make me scared and leave this house. But I will not surrender; Hunter’s spoiled siblings must learn their lessons. Someday I can get back to them; I am not an evil person, and I don’t want to get revenge, but they make me feel so little, and now they try to hurt me physically. I am still thinking of stopping his siblings from harassing me when I hear a soft knocking on my door. I get up from my bed, and I am surprised to see Lily with Cerila standing on my door.

“My big brother told me you are not feeling well, Madeline, so I asked Cerila to bring you breakfast.” Lily said, and I looked at her adorable face, and I couldn’t believe she has evil siblings.

“Thank you, Lily.” I said, and I open the door widely, and Cerila put down the food on the adjustable folding table.

“Thank you, Cerila.” I said.

“You are welcome, Ms. Madeline; Mr. Divenson told me to stay here with you so when you need anything, I can get it for you, and he reminds me it was my primary job, which is why he hired me.” She said.

“No, you don’t need to do that Cerila, I can take care of myself, but Hunter doesn’t need to know all about this. Don’t worry, and I won’t tell him you didn’t stay with me; you can now go back to the kitchen or your quarter.” I said, and she smiled shyly at me.

“I am sorry, Ms. Madeline, I guess Mr. Hunter is terrified if you will run away again, so this time someone is watching your door, and I think he is going to report me if I do not follow his instructions carefully.” Cerila declared, and it made my eyes widened.

“Really?” I asked in bewilderment, and I am confident he is not afraid if I will run away again, but he is more fearful of his brother will come near me. I eat my breakfast while Lily is talking with me animated. I told her about my adventure in Magnolia, and I can tell she was fascinated by my story. I told her about the beautiful beach in Magnolia Village and how wonderful the Morigan family are, and I suddenly miss them, and I call Lianne. She was ecstatic to hear my voice, and she let me talked with Lydia and Jack.

They all tell me they miss me, and they want me to come and visit them sometimes, and I told them maybe after the wedding I can see them again. I asked Lianne to give me the phone, Gina, but she said my best friend left because of an emergency, and I suddenly felt nervous. I said goodbye to the Morigan’s and I tried to call Gina’s phone, but she won’t pick up my call, it only keeps on ringing. I hope everything was alright.

Lily stayed in my room the whole day; she also asked Cerila to bring her food in my room. Cerila excused herself, and I spend my time with Lily. She taught me painting, and I realized it was hard if you weren’t born with it, she was laughing at my artwork, and I felt so glad I have Lily on my side.

Then Cerila is knocking on my door again, and I am shocked to find Gina standing outside my door beside her.

“Gina!” I exclaimed, and I ran and hugged her.

“Why are you here? I thought you would be staying at the Morigan for the entire summer.” I said, and I still couldn’t believe she is here in the Divenson mansion.

“Ms. Maddie, I will bring Ms. Gina to her room first, then you can talk later.” Cerila said, and I nodded.

“It was your fiance who asked me to come here.” Gina said with a wide grin on her face, and I felt so touched by Hunter’s gesture, and I couldn’t wait to see him tonight and tell him I am so grateful for what he had done to make my day better after the terrible incident this morning that I experienced with his brother.. And I couldn’t help but smile, thinking he was thinking about my welfare.