Lænket (The Lords Series)

Lænket (The Lords Series)

Amy T

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Introduction

Verden, jeg lever i, er farligere, end jeg havde indset, styret af to hemmelige organisationer—Hertugerne og Herrerne, som jeg er blevet viklet ind i—men ikke så farlig som den forræderiske mand, min far, en hertug af Veross By, insisterer på, at jeg skal gifte mig med. Jeg stak af, før han kunne få fat i mig. Jeg er tvunget til at bede min tidligere bedste ven—Alekos—om hjælp. Alekos går med til det, men han har en pris. Jeg skal ikke kun blive hans kvinde, men også hans to venners. Hvilket valg har jeg? Så jeg går med på hans forslag.

Jeg troede, at Alekos, Reyes og Stefan ville være min frelse, men de viser mig hurtigt, at de er som enhver anden Herre—grusomme, brutale og hjerteløse.

Min far havde ret i én ting—Herrerne ødelægger alt, hvad de rører ved. Kan jeg overleve disse dæmoner? Min frihed afhænger af det.

Jeg må udholde alt, hvad Alekos, Reyes og Stefan udsætter mig for, indtil jeg kan undslippe denne vilde by.

Først da vil jeg endelig være fri. Eller vil jeg?

The Lords Series:
Bog 1 - Lænket
Bog 2 - Købt
Bog 3 - Fanget
Bog 4 - Befriet
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Amy T

Chapter 1

Dette er den første bog i en serie af bøger, der vil være meget ens i indhold. Denne serie vil være mørkere end mine andre bøger, og den er måske ikke for alle. Denne bog er en mørk romance, en reverse harem type historie (hvilket betyder, at pigen i denne bog vil være i et forhold med mere end én fyr). Der vil være elementer af BDSM, blod og knivleg, avlskink og andre typer af kinks. Tortur, kidnapning og andre voldshandlinger vil forekomme i denne bog. Betragt dette som din trigger-advarsel. Bogen indeholder triggere fra start til slut, og jeg vil ikke stave dem ud i begyndelsen af hvert kapitel. Hvis du beslutter dig for at fortsætte, var dette din advarsel, og jeg håber, du vil nyde historien.

Angel

Jeg kigger over skulderen for hundredende gang i den sidste halve time for at sikre mig, at ingen følger efter mig, mens jeg går hurtigt på den overfyldte gade. Jeg forsøger at undgå øjenkontakt med nogen, da jeg ikke vil blive bemærket. At være datter af en af de mest magtfulde hertuger i Veross By gør mig let genkendelig. Det er ikke fordi, jeg vil løbe væk hjemmefra, men hvad skal jeg ellers gøre, når min far vil have mig til at gifte mig med Carlos de la Torre?

Carlos, som er en anden hertug, er ikke kun femogtyve år ældre end mig—hvilket gør ham omtrent samme alder som min far—men han har kendt mig, siden jeg var barn. Hver gang han kom på besøg hos mine forældre, plejede han at bringe mig legetøj og slik, indtil jeg fyldte seksten, og han begyndte at bringe blomster. Kort efter blev gaver sendt til palæet ugentligt. Mens jeg syntes, det var creepy og upassende, begyndte min far at tænke, at det ikke ville være en dårlig idé, hvis jeg giftede mig med Carlos.

Jeg stopper ved et kryds, og før jeg krydser gaden, kigger jeg bag mig og håber, at Carlos' mænd ikke har fundet mig. Hvis de finder mig... Jeg vil ikke engang tænke på, hvad Carlos ville gøre ved mig. Jeg skal ikke kun finde et sted at gemme mig, men jeg skal væk fra Veross By. Væk fra Carlos. I dag.

Selv nu, seks år efter min fars første snak om, at jeg skulle giftes med Carlos, kan jeg stadig ikke tro, at han ville gøre noget sådan mod mig. Mens hertugerne har forsøgt at holde det hemmeligt, ved alle, at Carlos er en sadist, der elsker at torturere de kvinder, han sover med. Hans torturmetoder er så alvorlige, at han har dræbt over hundrede kvinder i de sidste femten år. Eller det siger rygterne. Tre af dem var gift med ham på tidspunktet for deres død. Han er stadig fri til at gøre, hvad han vil, fordi mere end halvdelen af byens politistyrke og dommere kontrolleres af hertugerne. Herrerne kontrollerer den anden halvdel.

For omkring tre måneder siden inviterede min far Carlos til middag. Lidt vidste jeg, at jeg den aften ville blive hans forlovede. Da en ring blev tvunget på min finger, var jeg for chokeret til at sige noget. Og så forsøgte han at kysse mig, og det krævede al min selvkontrol ikke at slå ham. Efter Carlos gik, spurgte jeg min far, ja, jeg tiggede ham om ikke at tvinge mig til at gifte mig med en mand, jeg ikke elskede, men mine ord var meningsløse.

Jeg behøver ikke nogen til at fortælle mig, hvordan mit liv ville være, hvis jeg blev Carlos' kone. Det ville være et mirakel, hvis jeg overlevede vores første bryllupsdag. Og tanken om at skulle sove med ham gør mig syg.

“Det er hertugernes måde, Angel. Enhver datter født af en hertug skal gifte sig med en inden for vores orden. En, der er valgt af den kommende bruds familie. Jeg har valgt Carlos til at være din mand. Du vil gifte dig med ham, give ham børn, og til gengæld vil du få et liv fyldt med luksus,” sagde min far til mig, da jeg blev ved med at insistere på at bryde forlovelsen.

Ikke at jeg ikke protesterede. “Jeg elsker ham ikke!” sagde jeg, men det faldt for døve ører. “Og du ved, hvad han gjorde mod alle de stakkels kvinder! Hvordan kan du tvinge mig til at gifte mig med ham?”

Min far lo. “Tror du, jeg elskede din mor, da jeg giftede mig med hende? Min far fortalte mig, hvem min kone skulle være, og jeg adlød. Og med tiden lærte jeg at elske hende meget højt. Det vil være det samme for Carlos og dig. Og der er ingen beviser for, at det var Carlos, der dræbte dem!”

Selvfølgelig var der ingen beviser. Hertugerne fjernede dem, fordi Carlos ikke kun er meget magtfuld, men også en fremtidig patriark.

Min far elskede min mor meget højt, og selv nu, ti år efter den tragiske ulykke, der tog hendes liv, sørger han stadig over hende. Men Carlos er ikke som min far. Ikke alene ville han aldrig elske mig, men jeg er ikke i tvivl om, at han ville skade mig alvorligt.

Siden min forlovelse har Carlos begrænset mine bevægelser. Jeg kan kun gå udenfor, hvis han tillader det. Hvis jeg vil tage en tur gennem haven, skal jeg ringe til ham først. Han har endda hyret to bodyguards til at overvåge hver eneste bevægelse, jeg foretager. Shopping plejede at være sjovt; nu er det et mareridt.

“For din sikkerhed, Muñeca. Du ved, at jeg er en vigtig mand. Mange mennesker ville skade dig, fordi du er min forlovede,” sagde Carlos til mig den dag, han hyrede bodyguards.

Carlos er måske magtfuld og har mange forbindelser, men jeg nægter at gifte mig med ham. Jeg har planlagt min flugt i mange dage nu, og endelig i dag kunne jeg sætte den i værk.

Med begrundelsen, at jeg skulle købe ting til brylluppet, kunne jeg endelig tage til indkøbscentret. Når jeg først var der, var det ikke særlig svært at narre Carlos' mænd. Jeg skulle bare lade som om, jeg fik menstruation og havde slemme kramper. Bodyguardsene reagerede præcis, som jeg vidste, de ville—som om verdens ende var kommet. Så jeg gjorde, hvad enhver kvinde med menstruation ville gøre—gik til apoteket for at købe hygiejneprodukter, før jeg gik på toilettet. En lille opstandelse i en nærliggende butik var nok til at distrahere bodyguardsene et øjeblik og for mig at forsvinde i mængden. At finde en udgang var ikke så svært, og før jeg forlod centret, smed jeg min telefon og ringen i en skraldespand. Efter at have hævet nogle penge i en hæveautomat, smed jeg også mit kreditkort, bange for at blive sporet ved at have det på mig.

Det skete for omkring en time siden, og siden da har jeg gået rundt i byen og tænkt på en måde at komme ud af byen på. De penge, jeg har, er ikke nok til at komme nogen steder, ikke når Carlos uden tvivl leder efter mig.

Da jeg krydser gaden, ser jeg noget, der fanger min interesse—Alanes Tech Company—landets største teknologivirksomhed.

Jeg tror, jeg lige har fundet en løsning på mine problemer.

Efter at have taget en dyb indånding og glattet mine tøj for at fjerne eventuelle folder, går jeg ind i firmaets lobby sammen med en gruppe medarbejdere.

Et stort akvarium var i midten af det, og sjældne eksotiske arter kunne ses svømme indeni. Receptionen er i den fjerneste ende af lobbyen. De to sikkerhedsvagter får øje på mig, og før de kan spørge mig, hvem jeg er, og hvad jeg vil, går jeg hen til receptionen. En kvinde med blondt hår og lange lyserøde negle står bag skranken, hendes øjne klistret til skærmen på en computer.

“Hej.” Kvinden kigger på mig. Med mit bedste smil siger jeg, “Jeg vil gerne tale med hr. Alekos Raptou.”

Hun snævrer øjnene sammen og kigger på mig under lange, falske øjenvipper, som om hun prøver at finde ud af, hvem jeg er. “Har du en aftale med hr. Raptou?”

Jeg skulle have vidst, at jeg havde brug for en aftale. Hvis jeg ikke var så desperat, ville jeg ikke have gået ind i firmaet i første omgang. Men jeg skal se Alekos uanset hvad. “Det har jeg ikke. Men det er vigtigt.” Jeg kan ikke tro, hvor desperat jeg lyder.

Kvinden giver mig et undskyldende blik. “Jeg er ked af det. Uden en aftale kan du ikke se hr. Alekos.”

Hvordan kan jeg overbevise... øhm...

Hendes navneskilt fortæller mig, at hun hedder Cherry.

“Hr. Alekos og jeg gik på samme gymnasium. Fortæl ham, at Angelica Hernandez leder efter ham.”

Cherry ser ikke overbevist ud. Ikke at jeg bebrejder hende. “Du er ikke den første, der siger det. Hvis jeg fik en krone for hver kvinde, der påstod, de kendte hr. Raptou, ville jeg være rig nu.”

Så mange, huh? Alekos er en af de rigeste mænd i byen. For ikke at nævne, at han er single, magtfuld og flot. Kvinder flokkes om ham som bier til blomster.

Da jeg siger, “Jeg har intet at vinde ved at lyve for dig,” fniser Cherry.

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