"What the hell is going on? " I asked as I looked around in fear. Something felt very wrong. "I don't understand…"
His silence only served to increase the fear I already felt.
"What are you going to do to me? "
Instead of answering, the men stepped forward without warning and grabbed my hands at either side. Two maids leaned down and grabbed my legs. I tried to wiggle my body out of their hold but they were too strong for me.
"Let me go!" I screamed, hoping someone would hear me and come save me.
They put an ankle monitor around my ankle and then released me. My head was spinning and I felt like I was living a dream. The events felt so surreal.
"Why? " I asked as I fought back a sob. My hand was on my chest where I felt a painful constriction. It was getting harder to breathe by the minute.
"You're my prisoner now. The moment you signed the marriage certificate was the moment you condemned yourself to a life of slavery. "