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    “The money first,” the leader countered.


    “Fine. But you untie her from the chair, and I get to check that she’s unharmed first,” Hayden


    negotiated.


    “Fine. But just you, and you can untie her yourself. None of you move…” the leader agreed but with a


    lot of caution.


    As if he already knew what was expected, Hayden slowly lifted his hands up above his head. The


    leader nodded and two men approached Hayden and began patting him down probably to check for


    hidden weapons. What is he thinking?


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    I’m fine, although I couldn’t tell him that. Sure, it was a struggle being tied up and left alone in the


    warehouse, but my life wasn’t in danger and none of my injuries were anything serious. I thought all of


    that, but I had no way tomunicate any of that to Hayden. He must be so worried about me. I


    blinked my eyes rapidly to keep my tears at bay. This isn’t the time for you to start crying like a mad


    woman, Malissa!


    Hayden’s eyes met mine and to my utmost surprised he smiled at me as the men continued patting him


    down. Although I knew that he was probably smiling to reassure me that everything was fine, his smile


    ended up making me feel more guilty for dragging him into this mess. Why wasn’t I more cautious and


    careful? If I hadn’t drank that ss of water, we wouldn’t have ended up here in this extremely


    dangerous situation.


    The men were done and with his hands still held up, Hayden took slow yet steady steps towards me. I


    could feel all eyes on Hayden along with my own. It was just a short distance, but it felt like forever


    before Hayden was anywhere near my side.


    …


    “Alright boys, your boss has just made a very stupid move. Be prepared for that scenario that I


    mentioned…” Ethan hissed through the microphone as his eyes stayed glued on the footage of what


    was happening inside the warehouse.


    After muting the microphone, Ethan proceeded to swear long and fast under his breath. His green eyes


    narrowed dangerously at the monitor as he wondered what on earth Hayden was doing walking straight


    into the enemy’s territory alone and unarmed. With how things were, without anyone to protect him,


    Hayden can’t get Malissa out alone and if things headed for the worst, they could capture him in


    exchange for Malissa.


    Now, Hayden’s and Malissa’s life was worth only 500 million dors. A price that wasn’t too expensive


    to sacrifice if enough personal grudges were involved.


    Either that or if Hayden is too worried about Malissa’s safety, then…


    “Negotiations are likely to break down. Be on standby for some action…on my signal…” Ethan spoke


    calmly through the small microphone attached to the cor of his shirt.


    This is going to be wild shit show, Ethan thought before he closed his eyes and breathed a depressed


    sigh.


    …


    Hayden…


    I screamed his name in my mind. The only sounds that I could make here unintelligible muffled cries


    against the tape on my mouth.


    Hayden approached me with a little smile on his lips. His blue eyes as clear as the sky as he smiled


    down at me. If I wasn’t tied to the chair, I would have thought that I was simply waiting for him on a


    bench in the garden of the mansion. He woulde to see me after he had finished with his work, and


    we would go for a little stroll in the garden together with Little Hayden yapping at his heels.


    Time seemed to have stopped and he was all that I could see. It just all seemed so unreal. Everything


    from the fact that I had been kidnapped to the fact that he was right here in front of me to save me. One


    look into his face told me that everything was somehow going to be fine. He seemed that confident and


    so I had to trust him.


    “Sorry that I’mte. Hopefully you didn’t wait for too long…” Hayden said as he crouched down until his


    face was at my level.


    He smiled brightly as his blue eyes held mine. How can be so at ease in a situation like this?


    Hayden still held his hand up to show that he didn’t intend to do anything funny. He was still very


    cautious and aware of the precarious situation that we were in.


    “I’m going to untie her from the chair…” Hayden stated clearly.


    Hayden was behind the chair and slowly he bent down and I felt the rope around my waist being


    tugged and pulled as he worked to untie the knot. The tall man standing next to my chair immediately


    pointed his gun at Hayden and I flinched before looking away.


    “Are you, ok? They didn’t hurt you, did they?” Hayden spoke to me softly and calmly.


    His voice was so soothing, and it reminded me of that time when we were at the amusement park, and


    he was trying tofort the girl that he was helping. I had no idea how Hayden could act so calm with


    a gun pointed to his head like that. Whatever it was that he was doing, it seemed to work. All I could do


    was focus on him and what he was saying. Before I knew it, my fear had subsided. Whatever he asked,


    I responded to by nodding my head. Slowly, the rope around my waist loosened before Hayden


    removed itpletely from me.


    When he was done, he slowly lifted his hand up again. Now that my body was freed, I turned to face


    him as I tried my best to speak to him. Hayden smiled down at me before heughed a little at the


    weird sounds that I was making. Unfortunately, it didn’t seem like Hayden could remove the tape from


    my mouth or unbind my hands and feet.


    “We didn’t do anything to her. We just tied her up. We fed her food and water. She also got to go to the


    toilet and all that. Are you all good now?” the leader asked with clear annoyance.


    --To be continued…