Prey of a Predator

Chapter 10

In a room, there were loud screaming sounds coming and loud whipping sounds. A man was tied up with a pillar and was continuously being beaten by two men and the third man was applying salt to wherever the blood was oozing out from. He didn't look Indian who was beaten though, he looked like one of his members only and even the ones who were beating were doing so with an upset face. But the fear of the man sitting on a luxury chair made them do so. Just then another one of their members came towards that man and wishpered something in his ear, hearing what he had a huge smirk on face. Seeing that, the man who came to tell the news knew that now another sinister game is going to be played and got scared and eventually left. And the man sitting on the chair suddenly raised his hand and the men who were beating that man, stopped. He stood up and left and so did those three men leaving that tied man groaning in pain.

The man who looked like a head came towards the main hall of the mansion and there a lady was waiting for him. When he came in her view she stood up and went to greet him.

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Lady Veronica came towards me, encircled her arms in my right arm and gave me a peck on the cheeks. I didn't gave any reaction as usual. She then looked at me again and said,"Awww, Henry don't be such a grumpy man, you know you can show your love to me anywhere, right?"
She thinks I love her but only I know how much I am enduring her right now. But I had to be polite because of she was the daughter of the man who sent me here just after completing my studies and made me learn all the murder and torture ways which made me what I am now.

"Yes my lady, I am aware but that would be out of  manners, don't you think so? What will your father think when he comes to know that when you are already to be engaged with someone else."

Now that made this crazy woman quite angry but she tried to hide it with a smile then she took a strap of my tie and was playing with it saying," Whatever, you know I love you and I know you love me so nothing can stop us from being together. Anyways, I came to tell you that father told you that for the upcoming week you have to take a patrol in the village in order to make sure everyone is following your orders." I politely but firmly took her hand off of my tie and said that I will do that and now she should go and take rest as she must be tired by traveling for three whole days. She smiled hugely and pointed her fingers at the men standing with her bags to take them inside without removing her eyes from mine. I told her now I had to go for some paperworks so she should go and eat as it was the lunchtime already and left for my office.

In my office, I was just signing the documents when one of my men came with another document in his hand and kept it on my table. I took that file and show that it was the file of tax collection for this month. It looks like everyone paid their taxes, good for them or else it would have taken my time to punish them. I looked at that man and saw he was slightly shaking. I know, this is not unusual for them to shake in front of me as I give punishment to not only Indians but them also for not doing the job properly. And that's the reason I got the title of the 'predator'. Well, it suits me knowing my anger issues, they have to be scared of me. I love fear in people's eyes for me.

Yesterday a man tried to speak against me so today he was hanged in the centre of the village showing the result of rebelling against me. That was the news which me smirk in the torture chamber.

I called one of my men and asked them to prepare a horse for tomorrow as from now on for one week, I personally had to go out for patrolling. I did went out for patrolling before but it was of my own choice, I was never given any order to do so, but now I got one and I knew I had to do it.

I decided to take patrols in the evening to night time because that is the time when darkness can be taken advantage of.

After checking all the papers, I left for the dining room as now it was dinner time and I didn't notice that I skipped lunch again. As soon as I entered the dining area, lady Veronica who busy in scolding one maid when saw me she came running towards me and with her fake tears she said that the maid added too much sweet in her juice so she was scolding her. I called the maid and told her to drink only that sweet juice for the next three days and she was not allowed to eat anything else for her punishment. Then I took her hand and made her sit in her chair which was beside mine and ate dinner with her continous blabber, of course.

After dinner, I told her to go to her bedroom which one maid will show her and I will go back to my office as I have quite some work to do and not going to lie, I don't want to listen to here babble any more. So after telling, I didn't even wait for her reply and left towards my office.

After 2 hours

Finally my paperwork are all done and now I can go to sleep. I stood up from my chair and went towards my bedroom. My bedroom is quite big as compared to all the guest rooms of this 'Neelavanti Haveli'. On one side of the room was a portrait of mine, hanging and other side was empty. One big and beautiful chandelier on top, one door for wardrobe and one for bathroom. And one king sized bed. This mansion was taken from an Indian ruler by my grandfather and now I am staying in it. Not like I wanted to do this work but I was forced to so I took anger out on anyone these people which sure does make me feel good. There's a reason why they call me 'Predator'. I took my gloves off, opened my tie and top three buttons of my shirt. I took a wine glass, poured some wine in it, took the glass in my hands and went towards the balcony. While looking at the moon, only one thing came out of my mouth.

"My love"