《CAST OUT》 Chapter 01 Elina Brooke ¡°Don¡¯t keep customers waiting!¡± Elina Brooke instantly pick up the tray containing the customer orders. How she hates Saturday, the diner was mostly upied with teens. And most times were her mates from high school. Now in college. Flirting around here and there. Without the slightest shame. Or maybe she was just jealous, neither of them had swung their head around to look at her the second time whenever she walks past, their eyes were always down whenever she attends to him and when they stare at her, ite a withering re. And a disgust look. Mondays were more better, though It was always long and tedious and customer were mostly grouchy. And she received less re and nothing seems to ruin her mood. Except her sassy boss. Lady Carol. Well. She hade to ept her fate. Hurrying towards the table at the corner of the diner where the order was been made at that moment one of the departing customers, pulled out of a chair and stepped backward without looking. Crushed into Elina, sending her careening to her to the right. And face down unto the next table. The tray slipped from her hands and splitters on the ground. She fell on the table, grateful the te on the table were empty. She observed the water and coffee jolted wildly, while the te skidded to the edge. The Man on the table took the brunt of the ident as hot and cold liquid sloshed on his thigh and tie. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry¡± she apologized to the man as he leaped off from his seat. With a re, brushing the pants. ¡°Oh sorry ¡± muttered the coward who¡¯d bumped her. Those stupid teens. He hurried away leaving her to face the wrath of the angry man. ¡°Are you that clumsy?¡± ¡°I¡¯m really sorry.¡± ¡°Use this¡± A napkin was thrust into her hands. She carefully blotted the the man¡¯s tie. ¡°Am sorry.¡± ¡°Good for you ¡± ¡°It wasn¡¯t her fault, someone crushed into her.¡± She swung her head around in recognition of the voice. And she met his cool gray eyes of the person who gave her the napkin. ¡°Raymond!¡± That was all she could say out of surprise, she couldn¡¯t think of any other word, he doesn¡¯t visit the diner on Saturdays. Raymond was the very attractive friend of Elina, the only one she had keep so close or he had kept her close. Her childhood friend. Their mothers had forced them to be friends, even their mothers ain¡¯t friends anymore but here they are still friends after ten years. He didn¡¯t like Elina at first Because was fat. And unattractive. With her sses. He teased her and made fun of her. But she was smart and was always helping him with school work. That was probably what got them sticking together. So she could help him pass his grades. ¡°Elina!¡± Lady Carol brawls ¡°You should leave.¡± She jabbed him on his back. A signal to leave now. Pronto! He did. But he didn¡¯t leave the diner. He waited outside. Waiting for her to be done with her shift. It was just an hour left. Without another word, her hand went directly to her cheek. Twice! ¡°What is wrong with you?¡± Then she turned to the customer. Apologizing to him. And the other customer whose order didn¡¯t get to him. But got devour by the cold floor instead. ¡°Get rid of that mess on the floor!¡± She had no choice but toply, squatting, she picked up the broken sses and cups and the te both the ones on the floor and the table, put them all in the tray and shamefully walked away into the kitchen and return with a wipe and began scrubbing the spot. Luckily for her, her sses wasn¡¯t broken but sustained a little crack. Nevertheless she still had to get it reced. ¡°Are you okay?¡± That was the first thing he asked, when he spotted hering out of the diner, holding her handbag. She back on her causal wears since she had taken off her uniform. Her skirt were buggy and long down to her feet. Her sses were almost covering her face, he wasn¡¯t new to her type of dressing, but still gets to him every time. She smile radiantly. ¡°I wasn¡¯t fired.¡± Heughed. And stretched out his hands for a hug which she dly epted falling into his arms. ¡°You always look good Raymond What¡¯s the secret.¡± She pouted. Earning anotherugh from Raymond. As they disengaged. ¡°Am not sure you wanna know that.¡± He winked. ¡°You¡¯re so full of yourself Ray.¡± ¡°You¡¯ve been so busy, there hasn¡¯t been a chance to see you these days¡­.¡± She sighed and leaned on the railing. ¡°.. For college isn¡¯t?¡± He was in college already, making her jealous she wasn¡¯t. ¡°Yeah, That¡¯s What have been saving for Am alone now, you know that.¡± She didn¡¯t say more than that, he knew that wasn¡¯t a topic he should trend on. So he let it slide. And ce a hand over her shoulders. ¡°I¡¯m having a sleep over at your house tonight El. Movie night¡± ¡°E, no way, you ate the entire cereal in the house, drink up all the soda. Decided to watch an horror movie. And left my house empty of stock. Leaving me with nothing. Just a night you spent. Am not doing that with you again.¡± ¡°Am taking beer tonight..¡± She pat her head. Like a pet. Then stroke it. And smile down at her. ¡°What are friends for?¡±This is property ? of N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Then I stop being friends with you. Humph!¡± She pulled his hands of her shoulders and walked ahead of him. Raymondughed. ¡°I know you miss me.¡± He chuckled. Running up to catch up with her. His hands went to her shoulders again. Humming to her favorite song which he knew she couldn¡¯t resist. ¡°Don¡¯t test me!¡± ¡°Am just humming.¡± ¡°Yeah yeah.¡± She said sarcastically. And they walked further into the street. Until they werepletely, out of sight. The wooden nk squeak as they crossed the front porch. She opened the door, letting him in. He survey the room, just like the first time he came here. It was small and awash with blue. With a door adjacent to the kitchen, which was her room. The room was clean and neat. He settled down on the couch. Facing the TV set. She dropped her bag, taking off her shoe. She went into the kitchen and held up a questioning nce. He nodded, and she poured them each a cup of coffee. Taking the spot next to him. ¡°Tired?¡± She nods, taking a sip from the coffee. And breath out. ¡°I hate saying it but it is what it¡¯s¡± His hand snooped around her again, cing her head on his shoulders. ¡°Am always here to help.¡± ¡°I know that, cause the next morning you¡¯re traveling to Miami. And you phone would be unreachable till you¡¯re back.¡± ¡°Am gonna be around for the next couple of months.¡± He stood up, unannounced, leaving her head falling on the couch. Jerk! Dropping the empty coffee cup on the table, opened the fridge, bringing out five bottles of beer. Lifting them up, so she could see them. Returning to her side, she had the Tv switch on, looking for a particr movie to watch. ¡°Stranger things?¡± ¡°No, something else.¡± He set the beer on the table and uncap one for himself and Elina. ¡°And certainly not a Korean movie..¡± He chugged down the liquor. ¡°Are so annoying Ray. You should do this yourself instead.¡± He didn¡¯t hesitate to jump out of the couch, pulled her away from her TV set, and took her position, finding the movie contrary to his taste. And the perfect movie for tonight. Nobody sleeps in the wood. Returning to his spot, he held the bottle of beer and drink from it. ¡°It¡¯s starting¡­¡± He turned to her beside him. Already sleeping. Her head falling, hey her properly on the couch. And sat beside her. Taking off her sses. And admire her for a while. Elina was one weird girl he knew. Who became independent before she clock sixteen. His fingers lingers on her face more than he intended. Withdrawing his hands, he slide to the ground, drinking. Chapter 02 Encounter with a stranger I Elina¡¯s eyes pped open, the first thing she saw was the ceiling, looking ugly to her, with the spider web, ring at her. Just above her head. Coiling to the side, her head hits the table. Ouch! She whines, having a moue face. She remembered sleeping on the couch but she was now, she was on the floor. And Ray wasyingfortable on the couch. It was Sunday. There was something about the Sunday that doesn¡¯t feel right. Standing up, she pick up the bottles fromst night. Dumping the three empty bottles on the trash can. And fixing the two other bottles back in the fridge. Sauntering to the kitchen. Making a hangover tea for Ray. Cause he was gonna look like shit when he wakes up. Then brew a tea for herself. Finally sitting down on the ind. Quietly drinking her tea in silence, enjoying the Sunday the best way she can. Her phone rang. Beside her. Lazily she pick up the phone from the table. ¡°Where the hell are you?¡± ¡°Good morning, Carol. I don¡¯t ¡± ¡°Come here, right now!¡± She was screaming. ¡°Can you stop yelling.¡±Text content ? N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Did you say something Elina!¡± She screeched. Elina had to pull the phone away from her ear before shepletely destroys it. ¡°Bring yourzy ass down here now!¡± ¡°Today is my off. Carol.¡± ¡°I said now! No more but, except you don¡¯t wanna work with here anymore. You¡¯ve five minutes. Customers are already waiting.¡± She hanged out before she could say the words down her throat. ¡°Agh. That old wench!¡± Sundays was her only day off. Yet she has to go over to carols. If she was gonna pay extra, she won¡¯t mind, wiping the windows and cleaning his toilet. But Carol is as greedy as fuck! Ruining a perfect day that just began with staying at home, stuck herself up in her favorite novel. Eat her favorite cupcakes, watch a movie and finally taking a stroll with her pet. Oh! Hold on. Casey diedst week, her pet. Cute little cat. Suffers from hunger strike. Lack of attention and care. That was the first pet she had. The poor thing won¡¯t forgive her, never! For what she did. The evening stroll, she¡¯s taking herself out. But bossy Carol. Ruin it all. And when she meant five minutes. She wasn¡¯t kidding. Running into her room, contemting if she was gonna bath or not. The weather was kinda cold and she doesn¡¯t have a warmer. Then she isn¡¯t bathing. You can call it ame excuse. Darn it! She doesn¡¯t care. Throwing the skirt down on her waist. Slide into a ill fitting Jean. Didn¡¯t bother changing her shirt, put on her sses and her purse. All ready for work. ¡°Where¡¯re you running to?¡± Ray hoarse voice asked from the kitchen. He came out holding the hangover tea. ¡°Off to work.¡± ¡°On Sunday, I thought today it¡¯s your off.¡± ¡°Am urgently needed at Carols, when you¡¯re leaving, just keep the keys under the carpet.¡± ¡°Why keep the key in such an easy spot to figure out. You don¡¯t want your house broken into do you?¡± ¡°Are you nning on rubbing me off my properties.¡± He chuckled. Watching her hurry towards the front door. He stopped her. She twirl around with a re. ¡°Your hair¡­¡± ¡°What about it.¡± ¡°Try and wash them. I¡¯ll buy shampoo.¡± She scowl at him. Pull off her slippers and fling them at him. He ducked. Avoiding been hit by her. Heughed. Picking up the slippers. ¡°Am off..¡± She announced. mming the door behind her, but didn¡¯t forget to run her hands over her hair. To keep it calm¡­ ¡°I said five minutes.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t live at the back of the diner Carol.¡± She didn¡¯t dare say it out loud but in a tone only she would hear. ¡°You¡¯re fifteen minuteste.¡± ¡°I came as fast as I could.¡± ¡°I can see that.¡± She scoffed. Pulling off the apron on her waist. ¡°Why isn¡¯t Barbra. Here?¡± ¡°She¡¯s on leave. Mother¡¯s sick.¡± Argh! Not good. She alone At carols, with those annoying customers. And Carol herself, her life was a mess. Settling down in her post. After changing to her uniform. And began attending to customer. She said it from that start. Their was something about the Sunday. ¡°Aren¡¯t you gonna attend to me?¡± Elina rolled her eyes at one of the most annoying customers. Ever. Her mortal enemy. She still can¡¯t find what she did wrong, why Ever hates her since high school. If she has a thing for Ray and he doesn¡¯t wanna have anything to do with her. It isn¡¯t her fault. Is it? Yet she¡¯d to take out her anger on her. Making her stay in high school miserable. That¡¯s why she couldn¡¯tplete the grade with them, had to transfer to another school when she was already on final year. ¡°Am talking to you, ugly face.¡± ¡°Everett!¡± Intentionally calling her the names she hate. The only thing she could do was re at her. Watching her serve the order of a customer. ¡°How dare you?¡± She wasn¡¯t gonna ce an order, she was just here for trouble or probably peep if Ray was around. Barbra had been the one who handle her the other time she came. Sticking her face in everyone¡¯s business. Taking the tray to the table, that made their orders and didn¡¯t see Ever ce her feet on her way. Unknowingly, she kick the feet. And she saw herself falling, the tray flying in the air. She struggled to save it, but ended up making it worse, instead of holding it she mistakenly hit it with her hands. Making the two cup of hot coffee. Jolted out of the tray. Ever smiled at her achievements. And watch menacingly at Elina. As she fell. The coffee, spilled on the young man, with a sunsses, who no one knew was there. ¡°Oh my gawd!¡± The customer squeals. He jumped out of his sit. The liquid burning into his shirt. ¡°It¡¯s really him. ¡± ¡°What¡¯s He doing here? ¡± ¡°It¡¯s Kenzo brother.¡± Ever stepped forward. But the young man heavy gaze was directly at one person only. ¡°The billionaire¡¯s brother.¡± She muttered with total shock. And adjust her dress. Stepping one Elina who was still on the floor. No one had thought they would see someone like him here. What would he be doing here At carols. She had made mention of her life being a mess. Now what, it was a lot more messier . With themotion in the diner. The hard re she was getting from the stranger. Definitely she was getting fired! No doubt about that. Chapter 03 Encounter with a stranger II ¡°Am so sorry¡± Carol apologized, offering a hand to clean up his shirt. He ps her hands off him. Ordering Elina to step forward. Carol rushed to Elina, pushing her towards the stranger. ¡°I want her fired now!¡± Who the hell was he, to order her to get fired. Because he wore fancy designers jean and T-shirt. Just who the hell is the good looking imbecile. Because she has no idea who he was. ¡°I really am sorry. For everything.¡± Carol pleads, while sending daggers stares her way, she knew she had to deal with Carol when he¡¯s gone. She might as well, burn her alive or have her thrown out throw the window. She bows slightly and kick Elina by the knee to do same, which she reluctantly did.Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org. ¡°Am gonna closes down this hellhole. Dang it!¡± He yelled What¡¯s wrong with this pompous jerk. Elina hissed throw her teeth. ¡°Am so pissed right now. And you..¡± He point at Elina. ¡°.. clumsy monkey. I¡¯ll make you pay for this humiliation. What the hell is all this.¡± He definitely an attention seeker. Elina concluded. So he could more followers on socials. What¡¯s he gonna do next, pulled off his shirt and throw it at her. And that was exactly what he did next. Elina shook her disapprovingly. She was right about her. Tsk tsk tsk. Taking off his shirt, he hurled it at Elina. But before it could get to her. Someone caught it in the air. ¡°Who are you? Her knight in shining armor?¡± He mocked. ¡°Do you know who you¡¯re messing with am gonna deal with her¡­.¡± ¡°Are you sure about that part, you said you¡¯re gonna deal with her, is it you or your brother.¡± He held ray but the cor. ¡°Watch your tongue. Dog.¡± ¡°Else what, you call daddy over.¡± ¡°Shut your fucking mouth!¡± He throws a punch but Ray was able to avoid it, moving his head to the side. So he punched the air. ¡°I know you. Ss. You¡¯re warn!¡± Raymond drew his hands away from his cor and fix his shirt. He shoved Ray aside. ¡°Be careful.¡± ¡°That applies to you too.¡± With ast re, he walked out of the diner. Elina heaved a sigh as he left and turn to Carol. ¡°You little brat. Always getting me into trouble. You just wanna ruin me, don¡¯t you. It¡¯s not gonna work. I won¡¯t let you ruin. I¡¯ll ruin you first!¡± She angrily marched down to her office and mmed the door pretty hard. ¡°Are you okay El.¡± He held her shoulders, scrutinizing her body with his eyes, if there was any new injury or scratches. ¡°That was Ethan Brennon. You know the Brennon family don¡¯t you, heard about that at least. He¡¯s..¡± ¡°You shouldn¡¯t have done that. I told you to stay out of things like this. Stop getting yourself involved in my mess. It¡¯s my mess. Let me handle it. Stop doing that please!¡± She yelled. Elina hardly yells if she do yells, it only means she¡¯s hurt. ¡°I couldn¡¯t just stand still and watch him do that to you.¡± ¡°What if he does something bad to you, hurt you or something. He knows you Ray.¡± ¡°I can take care of Ethan¡± ¡°How? He¡¯s rich, the Brennon family basically owns this town, they rule with money. How are you gonna fight someone like that, when you¡¯re just as poor as I¡¯m ¡± He probably knew Ray through parties, clubs, there¡¯s no party in town he doesn¡¯t attend, he was popr. Maybe that¡¯s where they might have met. ¡°How can you deal with someone like that!¡± ¡°Am sorry okay ¡± He tried pulling her into a hug, but she backed out. Returning to the counter. ¡°Come on El. Am sorry ¡± She came back and took her key from his hands, that was what he came to give her anyway. ¡°Just go Ray. I need to work.¡± ¡°El¡­¡± he called but she didn¡¯t turn to look at him. What will she do if he gets hurt. If Ethan do something to him, she won¡¯t forgive herself if he ends up getting hurt because of her. **** Ethan drove in angrily, into the magnificent mansion, gigantic and wless, speaking mainly of wealth. There was a fountain at far end of the house, A garden at the other side holding beautiful daisies, daffodils, sunflower and roses. Though it¡¯s was well built with gold. Yet the house was lonely. Like no one lives here. There was on guard in sight, no servant. If he hadn¡¯t been there before he won¡¯t dare step his foot in here. Jumping out of the car, he hurried to the front door made of gold. And knock. Very fast and urate. A code. He didn¡¯t knock or touched the door again. He waited. Secondster the door opened. With Aziel the most trusted guard standing by the door. ¡°Is he in?¡± ¡°Yes. He¡¯s doesn¡¯t want to be disturbed.¡± ¡°Every single time, he doesn¡¯t want to be disturb, tell him am here, am gonna disturb him a little and go home.¡± ¡°He won¡¯t like that, he just returned from a meeting. And he¡¯s resting.¡± ¡°Ne¡¯er mind I¡¯ll do it myself.¡± But his feet won¡¯t move from the spot. ¡°Just tell him am here.¡± His voice was a bit pleading. Aziel nodded and walked upstairs. He paced around the room, waiting for a reply from Aziel, but he wasn¡¯ting forth, maybe he should go himself, no that¡¯s a bad idea. He would wait. Not quite long. Aziel came down to meet him. ¡°He¡¯sing.¡± And he looked up and saw him climbing down the stairs, his skin was like gold, glittering, his perfectly curved face shines like diamond, sometime he asked if this he was actually his brother. His handsomeness was beyond him. He hardly shows himself in camera. Hate sh light from cameras or car light. He hated light. He still hadn¡¯t known why, no one had told him yet. Climbing in his uniqueness. He was a perfect being without ws. A Demi god. A fucking rich bastard. Kenzo Brennon. The second son of Brennon himself. Chapter 04 I Don¡¯t Like You ¡°You haven¡¯t said a word for about five minutes you¡¯ve been here.¡± His voice was deep baritone. And calm. Ethan has forgotten why he was here for a moment. He was upied in thought. ¡°Why do you want to see me, Ethan.¡± Hearing his name from Kenzo lips brought a smile to his face. But he couldn¡¯t tell him the reason for his visit, it would sound stupid and childish. And he doesn¡¯t want Kenzo to look at him that way. ¡°I came to see you.¡± He said instead. ¡°Really?¡± ¡°You hardlye over to the house, no one has seen you or heard from you for the past couple of months, you don¡¯t pick calls. you didn¡¯t visit. That¡¯s why am here.¡± ¡°You¡¯ve seen me now, haven¡¯t you, so leave.¡± ¡°Why are you being rude to me.¡± ¡°I should ask Aziel to walk you out.¡± ¡°Brother.¡± He was getting worse every passing day, before they would talk for hours, then it began to shorten as days went by and now they couldn¡¯t talk for five minutes. He treated him. Like a stranger. Which he wasn¡¯t. ¡°If you have something important to say to me, next time. Give it to Aziel he¡¯ll pass the information, I don¡¯t want youing here again.¡± ¡°Why¡¯re treating me like this, am your brother ain¡¯t I.¡± He didn¡¯t give him an answer instead he showed him his back, walking out. ¡°He¡¯s so cruel!¡± He whispered turning to the door. Still couldn¡¯tprehend why he was behaving like that, he was more closer to Kenzo than their elder brother, Laden. While they were much younger, Kenzo left when he was twelve, leaving the Brennon mansion. Still hadn¡¯t know the reason he left. ¡°You wanted to ask for his help, didn¡¯t you?¡± Aziel asked. ¡°How did you know about that.¡± He shrugged. ¡°Seems to be the only thing that could get you hurrying down here. And he knows that too. You wanted to ask for his help on something.¡± ¡°Right?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± Aziel opens the door. ¡± I should as well see you out.¡± ¡°I need to think of something. I couldn¡¯t let them off.¡± ¡°You could always ask sir Brennon for help.¡± ¡°Not bad.¡± But just that Kenzo was more wealthier than their father. He could get things done with just a snap of fingers. That¡¯s why he had hurried down here. It¡¯s seems like he going back to his root after all. The thought of driving back home, frustrate him. It was two hours drive from here down to the mansion. Why did he choose to live far? While he was treated like an outsider, everyone acted so indifference. Though he was the youngest he still deserves to know. Staring down at the mansion he wished things were different, even if it was just a little bit. The house was lonely and quiet. Hardly any difference from a graveyard. Entering the car, he thought of a what to do, how is he gonna to make that ugly girl pay. He need to think of a n. A perfect one. Driving out, he brood deeply. And an idea hit him. Darn it! He hit the wheel. With excitement. ¡°Killing two bird with one stone.¡± *** It waste before Elina round up for the day, with no more dramaspletely exhausted, she sat down on the floor, her eyes were falling, her back and waist aches. She needed a hot bath at least. ¡°Elina you haven¡¯t wipe the tables, clean the floor, the tes are still stuck up in the kitchen, whose gonna do all that.¡± ¡°That¡¯s not part of my..¡± ¡°What did you say.¡± ¡°it¡¯ste. ¡± ¡°It won¡¯t take a couple of minutes to be done with all these.¡± ¡°Then why didn¡¯t you do it yourself bitch!¡± She mumbled. Standing up from the floor. ¡°Be snappy, when you¡¯re done, close up.¡± ¡°You¡¯re leaving me here.¡± ¡°I should sit and start talking with you, have you forgotten the mess you made today. That¡¯s your punishment.¡± ¡°Lady Carol.¡± ¡°What are you still waiting for, get to work now, or you¡¯re nning on spending the night here.¡± ¡°I might die.¡± ¡°Not after you ate all those pizza.¡± ¡°You saw me?¡± ¡°Humph!¡± She pick up her wallet from the counter. ¡°See you tomorrow, that¡¯s if you¡¯re not fired by then.¡± Elina eventually end upying on the ground, she gave at the clock. It was almost ten and she was still stock here. Very good of Carol, to leave her here alone. ¡°There¡¯s no way am finishing up on time. Sure am sleeping in here.¡± Picking up her phone from the table in front of her. No miss call, no text messages, just nothing, nobody called her, who was she expecting to call in the first ce. Her father, he waste. Her mother waste as well, her step mom, well no! She doesn¡¯t want the life of a Cindere. It was better, Agatha had thrown her out two night after the funeral of her father. If she hadn¡¯t maybe their would have been a tale of Cindere. Life was terrible for her at first, she was just a minor. ¡°What are you thinking about. Elly.¡± ¡°Oh my god!¡± ¡°Ray you startled me.¡± ¡°Sorry.¡± He chuckled, taking the spot next to her. ¡°How did you know I was here?¡± ¡°Check on you at home and you weren¡¯t there, and I thought of the ce you can be. Here. That¡¯s why I came here. You should be at home resting¡± ¡°Ain¡¯t done with work yet.¡± ¡°Is there more work to do, I don¡¯t see any customer around, except from me.¡± ¡°I need to clean, wipe then wash.¡± She blinks her eyes at him. ¡°I came to see if you¡¯re fine, so I¡¯ll leave now. See you tomorrow.¡± He stood up. She stood up as her, blocking his path. ¡°C¡¯mon, Ray. Help me out.¡± She pouted. ¡°You know I can¡¯t resist you when you do that.¡± He chuckled, and took off his shirt. Put on a glove. And took a towel. ¡°I¡¯ll clean.¡± They work round, adjusting and fixing, Elina was busy working out, how she was going to tell him. She has feelings for him. He was her best friend. It wasn¡¯t wrong to fall in love with her best friend was it? She lie to herself it was just amon feelings but she knows it wasn¡¯t. And her chances was now or ne¡¯er. ¡°Ray¡± she called, standing in front of him. ¡°Anything else I could do for you.¡± ¡°Give me a minute of your time.¡± ¡°You¡¯ve something to say to me.¡± He pulls off the glove from his hands. She nodded and chew on her lower lip. ¡°Go on am listening.¡±Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org. ¡°I like you Ray.¡± ¡°.. but not that way. I mean beyond been friends. Not as friends but as something other than that.¡± It took a lot of courage to say all that. She wanted to say It long ago but hadn¡¯t got the guts to. ¡°I don¡¯t like you that way El, I only sees you as a friend. I don¡¯t like you.¡± Chapter 05 An offer Elina keep ncing at the clock on the wall, that has been the only thing she¡¯s been doing for the past hour while eating her pancakes. She wanted a distraction, something to take off her mind off Ray, the look in his eyes, when she asked him out. He looked disgusted and totally off it. That¡¯s what she¡¯s been so scared of. Being rejected. Shithead! Who would want her anyway, she¡¯s pretty. Plump and clumsy. Partially blind, couldn¡¯t see a thing without her sses. Tears prickle at the corner of her eyes. She¡¯s not wanted. Shove the te of pancakes aside and buried her face in her hands. With an already lost appetite. How¡¯ll she face him now, her ns were to stay in the Carols but she had to walked home, upon reaching home, she throw herself in the bed, crying to sleep. Her eyes were all puffy and swelled when she woke up, which was quite unusual she had to use a mascara. Lifting her head and staring at the clock again, time to leave the house. Taking nothing but her small pulse. And her phone. ¡°I thought you were on leave?¡± ¡°I ne¡¯er thought you could do that. Where did all those courage came from. The super shy Elly Who won¡¯t look up to a boy in the eye. Asked a guy out. Look at you all grown up.¡± ¡°Oh please Barbra.¡± Elina whispers with a hint of embarrassment down her throat. ¡°How¡¯s your mom? Carol thought me she was sick that¡¯s why you took a leave, I didn¡¯t except you to get back so quickly.¡± ¡°It wasn¡¯t anything serious, she fine now. Apparently My elder sister came back from her trip yesterday, so here I am.¡± ¡°It¡¯s good you¡¯re back, this ce has been suffocating while you¡¯re away.¡± ¡°Are you sure you¡¯re okay?¡± ¡°You just sounded like Ray. I¡¯m fine, it¡¯s nothing to worry about. Am sure it¡¯ll pass.¡± She ce a hand on Elina shoulders. She touched her hands on hers. And squeeze it a little, giving her an assuring smile. Barbra was like an elder sister to her and her best friend. The only female she talks to. Who understood her and try her best to be their for her, she was few months other than her. She was eighteen. Elina would be, in a couple of months away. But you would think is either sixteen or fifteen, because she didn¡¯t look quite her age. Elina was taller. To her Barbra was prettier, she had always admire those perfectly curved face. Her cute eyes.Text content ? N?velDrama.Org. She was the only one ugly. And always gets mad when she keep on insisting she was pretty. Her own friend, mocking her was something she couldn¡¯t bare. Like she didn¡¯t have a mirror at home. Her eyes weren¡¯t sexy or cute. She slightly escaped being called fat. And not to talk of the pimples on her face. Pretty huh? ¡°I understand why you had feelings for him, he¡¯s been with you for years. Loving, caring and he¡¯s super cute.¡± Elina rolled her eyes, something she hardly does. ¡°But What isn¡¯t there to like about you, you¡¯re smart, you¡¯re sweet, you¡¯re¡­ you¡¯re.. well there¡¯s something good about you.¡± ¡°You¡¯re worse than Ray.¡± She pped her hands of her. With a yful re. Speaking of Ray, what would he be feeling, she just ruin their rtionship of ten years. She couldn¡¯t have just concealed it, like she¡¯d always done. Pretended she never like him. Now she had made the situation difficult for them both. She was about replying Barbra when a customer enters, she shut her lips and turn to the customer. ¡°Duty call¡± Barbra whispers in her ear. The day ran quite fast, and they had being so busy attending to customer which rarely happens on a normal. Monday, well it could be because Ethan was here yesterday, that was it. She snapped her finger. Though she keep staring and wishing Ray would pass through the door. But he didn¡¯t. Not even his shadow. Guess she was right, she had pushed him away. She hit the spoon on her head. Stupid! She was stupid. ¡°Okay?¡± Barbra gave her a questioning stare. She nodded with a small smile. And turned away from her. And finally they were done from the day. She took her purse. And pulled her uniform away from body¡­ ¡°Bye Elly baby.¡± ¡°Bye.¡± She waved at Barbra and waited for her to get into the bus, she waved again and Barbra waved back and until the car bus took off. She watched solemnly towards her own path, dragging her feet with her bag slung on her shoulders. Ray. She missed him. This was all her fault. She opened the door and enters. Throwing herself in the couch, and shut her eyes. Her life, humph! She couldn¡¯t even say anything about it. All she need was a change. A good one, which she would be happy and free. With lots of money. ¡°This is the rathole you live?¡± She snapped her head quickly, too grateful it didn¡¯t break. At the density which she had snapped it. She was standing beside the door, examining the house. The word was hanged in her throat, she keep blinking her eyes at the intruder, she didn¡¯t shut the door while she came in. ¡°How did you get In here?¡± ¡°You left the door wide opened. Excepting someone?¡± ¡°Non of your damn businesses. What¡¯re you doing here?¡± She yelled, jumping off the couch, she misced her feet and fell on her face. ¡°You¡¯re really are clumsy.¡± He chuckled and step in fully into the house with his shoes on. ¡°Ethan, what do you want?¡± He gritted her teeth. And stood up from the ground. Curling her fist into a thing ball. He nced around the house, shaking his head. ¡°You¡¯re not just clumsy you¡¯re dirty as well.¡± ¡°How did you know where I live?¡± ¡°Am sure you¡¯re fully aware of who I am. Or you need an introduction. Am Ethan Brennon, the handsome son andst of the Brennon, who always gets what he wants¡± ¡°Since when did being handsome be a quality.¡± He looked around again. ¡°What is this?¡± ¡°Just get out!¡± She gritted her teeth again. The annoying bastard, he could be around neen or twenty. Couldn¡¯t be more than that. She gave him a disgust look. And hissed at him. He smiled and tucked his hands on his pocket. ¡°I came here to offer you something beneficial, and before I do that, you¡¯ll have to smile. At me.¡± ¡°Is that the way to make me pay, huh?¡± He smirked lower his head so he was the same height with her. ¡°Do you want to know what my offer is.¡± She moved her head backward. And he moved his head closer. ¡°I don¡¯t want to hear any stupid offer from you, just get out. Now!¡± She yelled. He onlyughed. And stood erect. ¡°You¡¯ll love the offer. Cause it would bring you a lot of money. And change your life forever.¡± Was this the change she was talking about, but why was it from someone like Ethan, who would perhaps want to ruin her or something. She looked at him with a little curiosity, it won¡¯t do any harm just to hear what the offer was right? ¡°What¡¯s it about?¡± ¡°You wanna know? I told you to smile remember, smile.¡± ¡°Just say it and get out.¡± She re. Forcing a smile. ¡± What is it all about?¡± ¡°Am offering you a job..¡± ¡°How much?¡± She blurt out before she could stop herself and ps her mouth a little. ¡°A million bunk.¡± ¡°To work at your ce?¡± She butted in. ¡°Not really my ce. But somewhere you would love.¡± ¡°How much did you say it was again.¡± ¡°A million bunk. Or more ¡± Her eyes bugle and her jaw dropped, didn¡¯t mind the drool dropping down her mouth. A blessing in disguise. ¡°Are you in or not?¡± Is she worth it 06 ¡°Is this some kind of joke. Ethan.¡± ¡°Do I look like someone who jokes around.¡± Ethan inquired, standing so close to her now. Her jaw was down, she still couldn¡¯t find the right words to say. ¡°You¡¯re not thinking of rejecting the offer are you?¡± ¡°What am I gonna do there?¡± ¡°The same thing you¡¯re doing at Carols..¡± Chapter 06 He bit his lips, there was a sinister smile at his lips, which Elina was too dump to see. Her head was banging at the amount. A million bunk. In a month. Her college fee is settled, her rent. Everything is settled with just that million bunk. She could even buy new clothes, shoes and bags. If she works for three months it would be wow! ¡°Six months.¡± ¡°Three.¡± Elina corrected. ¡°I¡¯ll work for just three months.¡± ¡°You¡¯ve made the best decision of your life. And note when you¡¯re leaving don¡¯t take any of this trash, I mean your dresses with. You ain¡¯t taking a dine from here. Understand?¡± She nodded and exhale. ¡°You¡¯re strong and smart. You can do this.¡± She thought out loud to the amusement of Ethan. ¡°Hand me you cell phone. I¡¯ll text the address.¡± ¡°Am going alone?¡± ¡°Yep.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°What, I should stick to you. Are you out of your mind. They are expecting you just go over and do your thing. You can cook. Serve them on time, you know what to do.¡± He gave her the phone once he had stored the address. ¡°That¡¯s my phone number, you call me if anythinges up.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± ¡°Start now.¡± ¡°Now?¡± ¡°Are that dumb, write you resignation letter to carol. Now. First thing tomorrow morning you¡¯re leaving here. He doesn¡¯t liketeness. If you¡¯re a minutete. Get ready to be beheaded.¡± She looked shocked and a little terrified. ¡°That was a joke. Thought it was funny.¡± Heughed. ¡°Anyway don¡¯t bete.¡± He turns and heads for the door. ¡°Remember this Elly, it¡¯s once in a life time. Don¡¯t be like the bamboo that breaks when it¡¯s hit by a storm but be like the grass that will still raise after the storm.¡± He chuckled and shut the door behind him. That was weird. ¡°Are you a philosopher!¡± She yelled. Hoping he heard, and he did. ¡°You¡¯ll know what I mean soon enough!¡± He yelled back. She was leaning by the door. Totally confused. But she needed the money, if she keeps working for Carol she might never get the money till next year. That¡¯s if she didn¡¯t cut from her wages. And with this. It could be settled. At times like this she needed Ray. She pulled her phone out of her pocket and called him. A couple of times but he didn¡¯t pick up the call. And when she tried again it was switch off. She slowly slide to the ground. You¡¯re own your own now. Elina, every decision you make is on you. Every step you take. You take the responsibility thates with it. Cause it¡¯s your life. Not anyone else¡¯s . And that life, if you don¡¯t live it the way, you¡¯d promise, someone will definitely be mad at you. And that was her mother. Susan. Dead. She wanted you to go to school, make friends, have a lot of boyfriends, cry a lot. Happy always. Always with that beautiful smile on your face. ¡°You¡¯re my life. Elly, you gave me a reason to be happy. You made me a mother. I don¡¯t want you to suffer. I don¡¯t want to cry yourself to sleep when you think about me. Live. That¡¯s all I ask. I¡¯ll be watching you.¡± Elina covered her mouth to muffle her cries. Her words from her dying bed. She was crushed by a hit and run driver. ¡± I hope have made you proud mother. I couldn¡¯t make friends except Ray Who you forced us to be friends, and now my colleague. Barbra. No one else really liked me. They see me as a curse because I wasn¡¯t pretty. They made no one talk to me. In high school I was mostly on my own was the best in high school. I won a lot of des. Made my school proud. I was offer a schrship toplete high school.¡± She cried. ¡°I wanted to go to college but it¡¯s hasn¡¯t been easy, I wanted to study. Business. That was what we talked about remember. I really need the money to fulfill my dreams. Our dreams.¡± Her face was filled with tears. And she wasn¡¯t making any attempt to clean them off. After crying for long. She stood up from the ground and wipe her face with the hem of her dress. No doubt, her journey starts tomorrow. She sat down with herptop and began writing her resignation letter to carol¡­. He was standing facing the mirror as they had him dressed. His gaze was on the mirror but he was his attention was there. ¡°Don¡¯t..¡± It was already toote before Aziel could scold him. The new recruit staff. Already had his hands on the body which he hates. Your hands mustn¡¯t be on his body. Don¡¯t touch them. Avoid them as que but button his shirt. His neck. ¡°He¡¯s new, he doesn¡¯t know..¡± Kenzo gripped his hands and twists them. ¡°How did this twerp get in here?¡± ¡°Am so sorry ¡± He bow his head. But he knows nothing can be done, if he had been upset, there¡¯s no second chance. ¡°You know what to do Aziel.¡± He took the gun from Aziel and cocked it. Aziel turn to the two men beside the door. Giving them signals. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I don¡¯t know.¡± Immediately they had a ck cloth over his head. ¡°Don¡¯t kill me please.¡± He cried as the strong arms held him. Down. Not a good way to end but what can he do. He looked away when he pulled the trigger and hurled the gun at him. He caught it. Tucking them back in it¡¯s rightful ce. He killed him, without a hint of guilt in his eyes. He tuned to Aziel. They dragged the body out of sight. And return almost immediately to wipe out the blood from the floor. ¡°Bring a bowl. I shouldn¡¯t be telling you this. Aziel. You know your duty, if you don¡¯t want to be beheaded.¡± ¡°Am sorry sir.¡± He waved his off with his fingers. He returned as soon as possible with a bowl. Holding it up, so he could wash his hands. He could easily go over to the bathroom. Wash his hands ande back him. But he choose to send him around. Well, he thought he was used to it. But it looks like he wasn¡¯t. He was buttoning his shirt by himself when came in, he bow and stood in beside him. ¡°What is it. Aziel? Why do I feel like you¡¯re monitoring me. Do you need me to remind you I¡¯m your boss. I¡¯m Kenzo.¡± At this point there was a slightly difference between him and Ethan. Proud. Assholes. He dare not say that out loud. If he still wanna stay beside him. ¡°It¡¯s about Ethan.¡± ¡°What about him.¡± ¡°He said. There¡¯s something, or maybe someone you have to see, very urgently, this morning.¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t you tell him, I have no spare time for games.¡± ¡°He sounded serious sir, I think that was what he wanted to tell you when he came. I think you should see what this is all about. We could dy the meeting for five minutes.¡± He swirled around and face Aziel. ¡°And if it¡¯s something not worth my time. Who takes the me.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll. You can have my head for it.¡± ¡°Sure enough.¡± He smirks and returns to the mirror. ¡°And sir¡­¡± ¡°What else. Aziel.¡± ¡°The party.¡± ¡°What stupid party.¡± ¡°Sir you know what it is already. And you¡¯re expected to be there if you really want to have lord Gilbert by your side.¡± ¡°Is that a threat.¡± ¡°That was what he made it sounds like.¡± ¡°That you may not like the oue of it.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll take that as a threat.¡± ¡°You sure should.¡± He moved away from the mirror and Aziel helped him but his suit on. He fix his wrist watch. And nced at it. ¡°Five minutes before the minute. Let¡¯s wait for the quest or whatever you wasing. For five minutes. A littlete than that. I¡¯ve Your head for it.¡± Aziel bow and followed him downstairs. Running to keep up with him. Cause he was quite fast. And he knew the reason for it. So he could put him on the spot again.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?. ¡°Kenzo Brennon..¡± he whispered. They had been together for almost six years. When he was still struggling for the top. He had chosen him, to be beside him when lord Gilbert cast his aside. To be killed. If he hadn¡¯t walked in at that moment and bought him from lord Gilbert. He would have been singing hallelujah. By now. He still doesn¡¯t know why he picked him, choose him, aside from the couple of others. Why he shown mercy when he shouldn¡¯t have. Why he suddenly became soft towards him. He sat down at the chaise with his leg crossed. Everything about him was just so perfect. ¡°Waiting for your guest.¡± ¡°Actually is Ethan¡¯s¡± ¡°It¡¯s better worth my time. Aziel. Am telling you.¡± With a tone as that. He knew one of them wouldn¡¯t see the light. Either the quest or him. Is the guest worth it? Chapter 07 She¡¯s not worth the wait The ringing rm rang directly at Elina¡¯s ear. She groaned, using her left hand to pick up the rm and pulled out the battery, hurl the rm aside. Covered herself property with the duvet, it was still quite early, just a little sleep would do, maybe thirty minutes and she will be up. She had sleptte. About 3:00 am, while writing to Carol.. ¡°Get your crazy ass up!¡± ¡°Wwwhat..¡± she spurred. Turning to her side. ¡°Oh El. You¡¯re so dead!¡± Why was she hearing Barbra voice in her sleep, probably a dream. ¡°Get up.¡± She felt the duvet rolled out of her body, thefort she was feeling was gone. ¡°And you were sayingst night, you¡¯ve got an appointment on your new job by 8. Huh?¡± Elina eventually opened her eyes, and saw Barbra standing defensively above her head. ¡°What are you doing here?¡± ¡°And What was all those trash you were sayingst night, you¡¯re quitting.¡± Oh my! She jumped down but missed her feet and end up falling on Barbra. Ouch! That hurts a little. She leaped on her feet, towards the bathroom. ¡°You¡¯re ain¡¯t getting that job cause you¡¯re sote. And by the way. Which job is that.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll tell you when Ie back.¡± ¡°I should at least know where, just in case you n on noting back.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be silly Barbra!¡± She yelled from the bathroom, throwing her clothes off. ¡°This is my home.¡± ¡°Yeah I know ¡± she rolled her eyes, sitting on the bed. ¡°It¡¯s just a month, and I would be back I promise.¡± ¡°How are you so sure you¡¯re getting the job.¡± ¡°Optimistic.¡± ¡°You¡¯re crazy. I kinda imagine how Carol..¡± before the next world drops, she was out of the bathroom with a towel around her chest. ¡°Did you..¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have time for that. I just wash my face and..¡± ¡°Elina!¡± ¡°Am sote, I was warned against goingte and it¡¯s almost 8, it¡¯s two damn hours from here.¡± ¡°It¡¯s like you¡¯re leaving town!¡± She yelled. ¡°Am not leaving town, Barbra!¡± She yelled back. Fishing out her dress from the wardrobe. ¡°You¡¯re unbelievably! Are you sure it¡¯s genuine. What¡¯s if something happens to you. You¡¯re risking your life, for what, money!¡± ¡°It¡¯s not just about the money!¡± ¡°Then what, I know it¡¯s money. Don¡¯t try hiding it from me.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t act like you know me, my mother would have at least live if there was money, though she would have died anyway but there wasn¡¯t, father left for business trip, it was just me, I had nothing¡± ¡°You were just a little girl. It wasn¡¯t your fault..¡± ¡°She died right in front of me. You talk about risk. Risk. All my life has been a risk, For once, I wanted to live for myself not for anyone, do what I want. Go where I want to. I never wanted a life of Cindere.. that¡¯s why I made stepmom throw me out..¡± she was crying when she stopped. ¡°All I want was to be me.¡± She poke her finger on her chest. ¡°I know it¡¯s a risk, I just had to go for it. Maybe, it would be as bad as it looks. Just maybe my wish woulde true.¡± ¡°Am sorry El. I was just worried.¡± Barbra smile softly at her. And pulled her into aforting hug. ¡°Don¡¯t forget to call me, if anything happens, I will run over to get you. I got your back.¡± ¡°d I¡¯ve someone.¡± They chuckled. She wiped Elina tears off. ¡°Cmon, you¡¯ll be more thante. You should wear the blue dress. It matches your eyes. It brings out the smartness in you.¡± ¡°Love you Barbra.¡± ¡°Love you more Elly.¡± ****** Elina nced at the tall building in front of her, looking like a prison. She pulled out her phone from her purse, putting a call through Ethan. ¡°Elina Brooke. What can I do for you?¡± She could hear the amusement in his voice. ¡°I¡¯m at 203nwan..¡± Ethan chuckled. His n worked after all. The perfect revenge he could get was this. He just killed two birds with a stone. The look on Kenzo¡¯s face when he would see who he had been waiting for. Just perfect, he¡¯s so smart, so smart,ing up with something like this, damn! He muffled augh. And Elina, definitely not seeing the light again. Perfect punishment for what she did to him. And Ray, it would be easy taking him out. He couldn¡¯t helped it, heughed. ¡°Did you just got there.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Heughed harder, a mockingugh. He just won. ¡°It¡¯s almost 11..¡± ¡°Why are youughing.¡± ¡°Am sorry, I just couldn¡¯t help it. Go in, they are waiting for you.¡± He hanged up,ughing that he felt his stomach would tear up. Elina bite het lip, she could feel tears prickle at the corner of her eyes. She sniffed and blinked the tears off. She was so nervous and scared. The confidence she was feeling a while ago all wiped out. She just want to turn back and run home. Even the huge ck gate was intimidating.. So she was so confused. What¡¯ll I do mom. She touched her ne, it was her mother¡¯s, everything she was confused and don¡¯t know what to do, or she was scared, just like now, the ne was the only thing that can calm her nerves. Bring back her lost confidence. Aziel paced in front of the table, it was five minutes past eight and there hadn¡¯t been anyone here. With the look Kenzo was giving him. He would have been dead already, if looks could kill. ¡°Seems this was your n to waste my time, isn¡¯t?¡± ¡°I would never do that sir.¡± ¡°Can you exin this.¡± ¡°Am sorry.¡± ¡°If I see Ethan, I would chop his head off.¡± He stood up from the chaise. Walking to the door. Aziel hurried up to keep up with him. Feeling really bad for this. For Kenzo to wait. That mean he was really curious, to know what Ethan would bring to him. But he was disappointed instead. Kenzo adjust his suits and got in the car. ¡°Sir, if the guest dide¡­¡± ¡°Throw whoever it is, in the dungeon.¡± He replied abruptly. And the car door was shut by Aziel. He watched. The car drove out of thepound, while he wait for the guest. Coming down here¡­ ¡°Sir Aziel, you may want to look into this.¡± ¡°What is it. Ben.¡± Ben moved away, so he could look into the camera. His eyes nearly popped off his socket. Seeing the girl, so small and timid, with her big sses, standing by the gate. ¡°Oh my God!¡± He eximed. Completely confused, what kind of mess is this. She need to go back. She can¡¯te in here. She can¡¯t. Else she dies. ¡°Put a call through Ethan now!¡± ¡°Yes sir.¡± ¡°Ethan!¡± He growls lowly in the phone. ¡°What madness is this!¡± ¡°Oh, you¡¯ve seen her, she¡¯s pretty isn¡¯t she? Get her to work there, a servant would do, who let her help Buka in the kitchen.¡± ¡°Ethan!¡± He yelled. He was so angry. With the anger he was feeling he could kill someone. Ethanughed into the phone. ¡°Kenzo will never forgive you for this. You know he hate girls. Particrly. Nerds¡± he drawled thest words. ¡°That¡¯s why you send her here, to get revenge on Kenzo. I thought you¡¯ve forgotten about that and you¡¯d forgiven him. ¡± ¡°I¡¯ve. This wasn¡¯t part of it. And don¡¯t make me remember what happened.¡± ¡°Then why this?¡± ¡°To make her pay for what she did to me, the humiliation she caused me.¡±Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org. ¡°You¡¯re out of your mind!¡± He hanged up. And punched the wall. And punched it again. Till his hands bleed. ¡°Sir, Boss is calling..¡± ¡°Is the guest not there yet, hurry up ande over to the..¡± ¡°It¡¯s a girl, sir.¡± He didn¡¯t hear from Kenzo for about five minutes. Only his breathing. ¡°What did you say?¡± ¡°It¡¯s a girl, couldn¡¯t be more than eighteen or neen. I didn¡¯t know this was all Ethan¡¯s n.¡± ¡°What did I tell you.¡± ¡°Send her to the dungeon.¡± His voice was devoid of emotions. ¡°It wasn¡¯t worth my time after all.¡± Chapter 08 Locked up I Raymond hurried to the door of Elina¡¯s apartment. The door was locked. She wasn¡¯t in, maybe she already at work. He ran out again, getting in his car and drove off. He¡¯d missed her callsst night, she might have thought he didn¡¯t want to pick them but that wasn¡¯t it. When he tried calling her back she didn¡¯t pick. It rang for hours. She wasn¡¯t picking and he was calling her now. And the phone was switched off. He was damn worried.Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org. When she told him, she liked him, he was confused at first, he like Elina a lot. He didn¡¯t expect to be so straightforward with him. He¡¯d thought she won¡¯t never confess. Because he knew she liked him. And he like her too. He just couldn¡¯t bring himself to tell her. And he was so stupid to tell her, he didn¡¯t like her. It just slipped out off his lips before he could stop it. And the look on Elina¡¯s face, when he said that. She looked so disappointed. But tried to hide them behind a smile. Elina, he really need to see you right now. He increased the speed on the car. Driving towards Carols. ¡°Hey Barbra.¡± ¡°Hey Ray.¡± Ray nced around searching for Elina, but he couldn¡¯t see her. ¡°She isn¡¯t here, she quit.¡± Barbra replied nonchntly. ¡°What do you mean she quit. She won¡¯t do that.¡± ¡°That means you don¡¯t know your best friend too well.¡± She turned theptop towards him, showing him the letter Elina wrote to Carolst night. ¡°Satisfied?¡± ¡°But why?¡± ¡°You¡¯re asking me that, where were you when she needed you, because she confessed to you, you chickened out. You left her for days Ray, you didn¡¯t call and didn¡¯t even bother calling back. She told you she was okay, it was a lie. She cried that night you told her you don¡¯t like her.¡± ¡°Is that why she quit. I like Elina.¡± ¡°As friends, I know.¡± ¡°I mean, I love Elina, I want her.¡± Barbra jaw dropped. What the hell is wrong with guys. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell her that!¡± She yelled. ¡°I don¡¯t know, I¡¯ve been asking myself that too. I need to see her. Do you know why she could have gone?¡± ¡°She didn¡¯t tell me where she was headed. She said she got a job and she was going here.¡± ¡°A job? ¡± ¡°Yeah. A better paying job.¡± ¡°From Who?¡± ¡°Ethan. Iter got to find out it was from him. I¡¯ve been calling her since she left about hours ago, she¡¯s picked up the phone, and now is switch off. I¡¯ve got a bad feeling about this.¡± Ethan. The name hang on his throat. ¡°Did she say anything else.¡± ¡°No..¡± she thought for a while. ¡°Yeah, that it was far from the town, like two hours drive from here. She was gonna be a cook or whatever I didn¡¯t quite grab.¡± ¡°Ethan, shit!¡± He cussed. This was the best way to get a revenge. Why didn¡¯t hee for him instead. Why Elina? If it was two hours drive from here, did he perhaps take her to Kenzo. Oh no! He ran out. ¡°Ray! Your car keys.¡± He ran back taking the keys from Barbra and ran out again. First he need to meet up with Ethan to confirm his suspicions. And meeting up with Ethan he definitely gonna beat him up. Elina might not know, he was quite as rich as Ethan, and they had knew themselves for a long time now, though they don¡¯t get along. Ethan wasn¡¯t someone he feared, and dealing with him was just a piece of shit. ¡°Where is she?¡± He asked, holding Ethan by the cor and pinned him to the wall. ¡°Who¡¯s there, take this money out of here!¡± ¡°Where is she? Ethan, am not asking again.¡± ¡°I thought that would be perfect revenge and it truly was, I didn¡¯t just kill two birds but three.¡± Heughed. Ray punched him, making blood spill out of his mouth. ¡°That was rough Ray.¡± ¡°Is about to get more rough for you, if you don¡¯t tell me where she is in the next ten seconds.¡± He punched him again. On his abdomen, blood came out of his nostrils. And he coughed a little bit of blood because of how hard the punch was. ¡°Fine. I¡¯ll tell you, she might have been dead by ..¡± Ray punching him harder. Ethan copse in his hands. Gasping for breath. ¡°Ready to tell me now.¡± He only nodded. ¡°Good.¡± ¡°Where is she?¡± ¡°Ken¡­ zo¡± his voice was almost a whisper. So faint. Ray let go of his cor and he fell on his face. Two of his guards came running in. And ran to attack Ray. He ducked the first blow, thrown at him, and head butted the guard. Taking him unaware and flip him over his shoulders. The other guard pulled out his gun, Ray kicked it off his hands. Giving him a high length kick on his jaw. And he made his way out of Ethan¡¯s apartment. Running towards his car. Hold on Elina, I¡¯lle get you. Just hold on. He drove through the high way in speed, not giving a damn on the rule he was braking. He just had to get her from there. Take her back home where she belong. Beside him. **** Kenzo drove into thepound, a guard came out of the car and opened the door. He¡¯d just round off the meeting with the board of directors. ¡°Wee back Sir.¡± Ben greeted taking the suitcase from his hands. And walked ahead of him. Into the house. Immediately he step his feet in the house. Every ttering stopped. Only Elina voice was heard, making her wonder why they kept quiet until she turned her head towards the door. He didn¡¯t say anything at first, but red at Aziel who had an appealing look. Then he strode in. With every step. Elina could feel her heart running marathon race. Who was he? The boss around here. The one to give her the job. She stood, seeing Aziel and Jaro standing. The look he had on was a look to kill. His appearance said it, he wasn¡¯t someone to joke with. But couldn¡¯t denied the fact he was handsome, than anyone she¡¯d ever see. He appeared ruthless. This was Kenzo she had so much heard about. Kenzo Brennon. She gulp and wait as he came closer. But he didn¡¯te to her and stop right in front of Aziel. ¡°I toId you to lock her up. What did you do, sit down and chitchat!¡± He barked, his voice was like thunder. Though he wasn¡¯t talking to Elina she was already shivering. ¡°I¡ªI-¡± ¡°You went against my instructions. And you know what happened to anyone who does that.¡± He stretched his hands and a gun was ced in it. He held it and cocked the gun. ¡°This is for going against my orders¡± He pulled the trigger and shot at Jaro in the head. Instantly he slumped. Elina gasped. And moved backwards wishing she could disappear into the wall. Or just let the earth swallow her. At that moment she just want to leave, run faraway from here. ¡°Clean up this mess. And lock.. her up¡± He eventually nced her way. Seeing Aziel still rooted to the floor. He could tell he had frightened him. He approached Elina, she tried to run but he his long hands, held her back. And draw her back to him. He held her the hair, pulled her along into a dark alley. Elina struggled, with the way he held her, he won¡¯t released his grips one bit. He walked to the end of the alley and kicked a door with his feet opened and hurled her inside, the room he called his dungeon, recks of alcohol and cigarettes. With urine. The room was dark and dusty. There was chains on the wall, whips too. along, dragging her into a dark room that recks of urine and cigarettes. Hurled her inside. His hands still gripping her hair and not doubt if he let go, some strands of hair would fall of. And it did pull off. Undeniably, the pains were suffocating. When she stares at his dark eyes, the only thing she saw was darkness. ¡°Let go, let go of me you bastard!¡± She spit out. That only made his mighty five fingers appear on her face. Which sent her head spinning on her neck. He made her kiss the earth. And slowly breathed in her face. ¡°Your life ends here¡­.¡± his voice was deep baritone and cruel and that was when she felt the shivers down her spine. ¡°Please let me go!¡± ¡°The moment you stepped in here, you couldn¡¯t just leave the way you want. It¡¯s toote.¡± He let go of her hair. And walked out of the room. Shutting the door behind him. Chapter 09 Locked up II Elina cried, curling herself in a tight ball around the corner. Her head was pounding, her entire body quivers. Like a chicken. The room was too dark she couldn¡¯t see a thing, her sses had fallen off when he dragged her down here. He buried her head in between Her thighs. Crying her eyes out. This wasn¡¯t what she had expected, it was true, life doesn¡¯t turn out the way we nned. Not the way she nned. She couldn¡¯t wear lenses cause she do cry a lot, if she had decided to wear her contact lens, it would have pull off as well. ¡°Oh gawd..¡± she cried. Wishing she could disappear or something. Far from here. From this monster of a man. She just had to be far from here! She cried. Quietly, she heard the door opened, but she couldn¡¯t see who came, she lifted her head and squinted her eyes, but she couldn¡¯t see whoever came in at that moment. He approached her, she draw herself further into the wall. ¡°I¡¯m not hurting you.¡± The voice was calm, and not harsh, the voice she recognized was Aziel. ¡°Aziel?¡± She asked to be sure. ¡°Yes. Can¡¯t you see me?¡± ¡°I can¡¯t see without my sses.¡± Aziel squat beside her, tucking her loose hair neatly behind her ears. And use his wiper to wipe her tears off her face. He saw the hands of Kenzo on the side of her face. So close to her eyes. He sighed. That¡¯s Kenzo for you. He felt pity for her, cause he was letting out his anger on her, though she was innocent. He wanted to help her, but he doesn¡¯t know how to. ¡°I¡¯ll get your sses..¡± he exhaled. ¡°You¡¯ll need to see something, it won¡¯t be good, but that¡¯s how Boss works.¡± Boss. She knew the boss he was talking about was the tall huge and fearsome man, that dragged her down here. ¡°Wait here, I¡¯ll get your sses.¡± She felt him left her side. And buried her head again, she¡¯d thought Aziel was the one giving her the job, though he¡¯d that hard look on but he wasn¡¯t so bad, at least, he didn¡¯t yelled at her or hurt her. And now he was helping her too, he was nice. That she¡¯d noticed. He returned. And squat beside her, wearing her sses for her. ¡°I saw it along the alley.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± She sniffed. ¡°Can you see me now?¡± ¡°Clearly.¡± She joked. With augh. Though her sight was still blurry. She could still joke when her life was at stake. Kenzo wasn¡¯t the one to show mercy so easily. To everyone out there he was heartless and that was why he was feared even by his own family. He had this weird anger issues. ¡°Cmon.¡± He urged, helping her up her feet, he knew her sight wasn¡¯t so bright yet, as she kept blinking through the sses. ¡°I¡¯m gonna be hanged.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be silly.¡± He warned. ¡°I was just asking.¡± ¡°If you want to be alive, don¡¯t be curious, don¡¯t ask anything, don¡¯t see anything. And mostly don¡¯t joke around.¡± ¡°There¡¯s so many rules.¡± ¡°If you want to die. It would be a lot easier.¡± She didn¡¯t say a word and just quietly followed him, though her feet wasn¡¯t steady yet, she try not to fall. On each step. She walked like she was drunk. Aziel noticed her movement, he stopped and waited for her to keep up. And instructed her to hold the tip of his shirt. While they walked out of the alley. Aziel stopped walking, Elina lifted her head, nced around, they were outside the mansion but in a small space, someone was tied to a chair. The next thing she saw was blood dripping from his mouth. ¡°What took you so long?¡± Kenzo asked, his sleeves was rolled up, and he was smoking, he butted the ash on a tray. And continue smoking. ¡°She can¡¯t see, properly.¡± ¡°She¡¯s blind.¡± ¡°Partially, I think.¡± ¡°El¡­!¡± Ray called, and more blood came out of his mouth. ¡°Ray!¡± Elina cried, he was the only one who called her El. Though she couldn¡¯t see his face clearly. She walked away from Aziel. Towards Ray. ¡°Did they hurt you?¡± Elina cried seeing him so hurt, they had beat him so badly. He was so weak, the tone of his voice said it all. ¡°Ray..¡± she cried more. Touching him. ¡°Are you okay, El.¡± She nodded severally. Seeing Ray like this hurt her so much, her heart was bleeding, she didn¡¯t care what they did to her but they had to leave Ray alone. ¡°I¡¯m okay.¡± Ray nodded. ¡°Let¡¯s get out of here, I¡¯ll take you home.¡±Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org. Elina stoops. Staring at Ray¡¯s face. He was badly injured. She darted her eyes towards where Kenzo and Aziel stood. ring at them. What that nerve! Kenzo looked at her. And slowly stroll towards them. ¡°Don¡¯t you dare look at me with those eyes of yours.¡± ¡°Let him go!¡± She yelled. Rising. ¡°Of course I¡¯ll, his corpse eventually.¡± ¡°What did he do to you? Why are hurting him, why are so cruel!¡± She screamed in his face. Kenzo pped her on the face, making her sses fall off. Ray struggle from his seat, trying to break free from the rope. ¡°This scum, beat up my guards, intrude into my privacy. This is how I deal with intruder.¡± ¡°Let him go.¡± ¡°Why should I?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll do anything you want.¡± She was crying, as she talks to him. Though she couldn¡¯t see his face again. It was better this way, so she didn¡¯t look at his disgusting face. ¡°No Elina!¡± ¡°I won¡¯t let him hurt you, you came here because of me, Ray, you expect me to watch you die.¡± The tears was pouring down in current. ¡°El¡­¡± ¡°Let him go.¡± ¡°What can you possibly do for me..¡± ¡°Anything. I¡¯ll do anything, sweep, clean, run errands, wash, I could do anything, just let him go please.¡± She fell on her knees. Tears prickle on Ray eyes, watching Elina plead for him. He saw, the other guy standing beside Kenzo and whispered something into his ear. Kenzo listened but didn¡¯t say a word. ¡°Well..¡± Kenzo began. Stepping aside from Aziel. ¡°Heard you came here for a job.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± He voice was faint but he heard her anyway. He crossed his hands behind him back. After putting the cigarette in the trash can. ¡°What makes you think I¡¯ll employ you?¡± ¡°She doesn¡¯t want to work for you anymore!¡± Ray yelled. ¡°I see, you still have so strength in you. Beat him up.¡± Two of his men approached Ray, each holding a huge stick. And began hitting him with it. ¡°Stop please!¡± Elina yelled. ¡°Not yet.¡± They hit him hard, blood covered his face, dripping down to his body. His eyes closed and he his mouth was ajar. Elina sat on the floor, crying her eyes out. This was all her fault. She won¡¯t have listen to Ethan. She would have stay back. And continue working for carols, this won¡¯t have happened, all of this. It was all her fault. She regretted everything now, everything decision she made. ¡°I¡¯ll do anything.¡± She whispered. Kenzo lifted his head. Giving them signals to stop. Ray was gasping for breath. He narrowed his eyes to look at Elina. Without looking at him, she knew if this goes on, he wouldn¡¯t survive. ¡°Anything at all¡­?¡± ¡°Anything.¡± ¡°Aziel take her back in.¡± Aziel nodded and hurried to Elina, helping her up to her feet. And gave her her sses. She wore back her sses. And watched Kenzo pulled out a gun from his holster. She halted on her track. He aimed the gun at Ray, and shot him. Elina gasped. Ray¡¯s head fell instantly. She screamed, running back to Ray but Aziel held her back, lift her up her feet and hurled her over his shoulders. Taking her away, back to the alley. Her gaze was fixed on Ray, his eyes was shut.. She saw Kenzo cleaned his gun, and had them untie him. And took him away. Kenzo turned and saw her staring at him. With the most dreadful stare he hadn¡¯t seen from ady. Chapter 10 Using her for a n ¡°Doctor, will he be fine?¡± Barbra asked the doctor immediately the door of the surgical room opened. He removed his mask from his mouth. And breathed out in relief. ¡°He¡¯s out of danger. At least he¡¯s fine for now.¡± He turned to leave. Barbra let out a deep breath she¡¯d been holding. And sat down. She was throwing out the trash when saw someone, dumped something in a sack beside the trash can. The way he¡¯d carried it, she could tell, it wasn¡¯t just a trash, she was duly aware bad things happened around here at night. And the person had dumped the sack closed to the diner. Got into the car and drove off. She¡¯d been able to see his face, cause it waste. She was curious and wanted to know what was in the sack, she hunkered down at it, and slowly covered it.All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. She screamed when she saw the face, covered in blood. Ray! She¡¯d been so confused and didn¡¯t know what to do, the Ray she knew was sweet and never the type to engaged in violence. He went out to look for Elina and this happened to him, if this happened to him, what would have happened to Elina? She was so scared that night and paced around all through the night he was undergoing surgery. Praying he survived the night. She couldn¡¯t be more grateful he did. And now, she was so worried about Elina. She¡¯d no one to look for her, if anything was to happen, but she also prayed nothing should happen to her. Minutes past and turned to hours and hours to days. Three days. She was in that room, dead hungry, with no food or water. She could barely moved from the spot she was, attached the wall. With her face buried on the ground. If she was alive or dead she can¡¯t say. Her breath was very faint. She waspletely forgotten in here. The door opened, she didn¡¯t bother looking up, cause she won¡¯t see anyway. The footsteps marched towards her, she could tell it was two different feet with the way it wasing at her. ¡°I thought you said she¡¯s dead.¡± The first voice she held was that of Kenzo. ¡°She seems just fine!¡± Just fine. Huh? She wanted to re at him, cause that was the only thing she could do. ¡°She might not survive a night. And you need her. For the n.¡± He emphasized on the word n. ¡°If she looks more¡­¡± he couldn¡¯t say the word, but Elina got what he was saying. She was already bad enough. ¡°The dance is two day away, we need to get it before then. Only then we get Gilbert, on our side.¡± ¡°Why do I feel there¡¯s something more to this. Do you like her that much.¡± Aziel rolled his eyes. He saying business and he just had to ruined it. ¡°No sir.¡± But he can¡¯t say, why he pitied her, he doesn¡¯t want her to end up like the other girls Kenzo had. ¡°Take her out and have her cleaned up. Tell Sarah to be here in five and have her gone through the necessary steps.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you think Sara would be too harsh on her.¡± Whatever they were saying she couldn¡¯t understand. And she didn¡¯t care to. ¡°Who would do it then? You?¡± He asked. ¡°Getting her involved in the n is a risk as well, ain¡¯t you aware of that¡± ¡°I¡¯m Sir.¡± ¡°Very good, Take her out¡± he replied and walked out of the the room. He squat beside Elina and help her up. She didn¡¯t resist when he carried her out of the room and shut the door. He ced her gently on the chair, and helping her with her sses. And he left her side, returning quickly with food and water. For her to eat. Elina grabbed the te hungrily before he could dropped it, eating from it with her hands. Aziel chuckled taking a seat beside her. ¡°Eat slowly so you don¡¯t choke.¡± She looked at him for a second and continue stuffing her face in the meal. Eating like she was gonna die tomorrow. ¡°You need more?¡± She nodded, stretching the te to him. He stood up, taking the empty te from her hand. He went back to the kitchen. Meanwhile she gulped down the water and exhale. She felt alive again. She dropped the ss and saw Azieling in with a her food. She hadn¡¯t an idea what she was eating before, all she wanted was to fill her stomach. She took the food from him and and stare at it, bacon and eggs. Was this was she at a while ago. Just as she was about taking a bite, she saw Kenzoing down the stairs while buttoning his shirt. He raised his head up and his eyes caught hers on him, with the bacon on her hands. She couldn¡¯t dare to put them in her mouth, she dropped them back in the te. His burning gaze was on her and she returned it with a re. She was scared of him. He could easily tore her with his grip. His height was intimidating as well, she looks so small beside him. What he did to Ray, she couldn¡¯t say how terrible she felt, she don¡¯t know if he¡¯s fine or not, she¡¯d saw him, shot him on his shoulders. He could survive that couldn¡¯t he? Still yet, she can¡¯t be so sure. ¡°Have you called Sara.¡± He said when he was down the stairs. ¡°She¡¯ll be here soon.¡± He returned his gaze to Elina, who looked away. ¡°You said you would do anything, get this done and I¡¯ll know what to do to you¡± What should I get done? She wanted to asked but couldn¡¯t, the word hanged in her throat she couldn¡¯t bring them out. Instead she turned to Aziel, with a questioning nce, he shrugged his shoulders. Kenzo nced between them and shook his head walking out of the house. But halted on turned back at them. ¡°You know the rule too Well Aziel, no intimacy between my workers.¡± ¡°Yes sir.¡± He didn¡¯t leave, instead he walked back to the them, instructing Aziel to seat elsewhere. Which he did, taking two seat away from Elina. While he sat between them. ¡°I thought you were leaving. Sir¡± ¡°change of n.¡± Elina felt the tension in the air and quietly ate her meal. Without looking either of them. ¡°I¡¯m here babies!¡± Elina snapped her head to the direction of the voice, a girl came in, dressed in a crazy jean and a crop top, revealing her tattoos on her belly and a few piercing on her belly button. ¡°Who is the babies?¡± Elina voiced out her thought. She didn¡¯t know she said it out loud until the six pairs of eyes, stare at her. She shed them a nervous smile and and looked away. ¡°Is She the one?¡± Sara asked, with a clear unbelief in her voice. ¡°What can she do? She¡¯s a nerd!¡± She yelled. ¡°We ain¡¯t blind we can see that, that¡¯s why you¡¯re here¡± Aziel replied her with indignant re. ¡°How did you even get her Kenzo?¡± She was the only one who dare call his name, they had a thing going on. Reasons he doesn¡¯t like her, she was too bossy and arrogant. Kenzo didn¡¯t reply her, instead he stare at her as she sat beside him. So he would do the talking. ¡°Are you helping or not¡± ¡°I wasn¡¯t talking to you Aziel. You should know your ce.¡± ¡°Shouldn¡¯t you know you ce as well, like be in a guest house or a stripper club or something.¡± Aziel chuckled. Making her face burned. With anger. She knew just what to do to her, nothing she hate more than being talked back to by a lowlife and a stupid nerd. Let¡¯s see if she would be able to get out of Hazard hold. Kenzo throw a shrewd nce at Elina and she pretended, she hadn¡¯t said a word. Finishing the bacon. Kenzo looked away, what¡¯s wrong with him, why was he staring too long? He stood up from the chair, Aziel stood up as well. ¡°You know what to do Sara. Meet us there, at 7pm, everything has been in ce. Come with her by then.¡± He ordered and walked out with Aziel beside him. Sara smirked at Elina when they were alone. ¡°I see you came to dine with the devil.¡± Chapter 11 Going as nned. Sara stood in front of the mirror with her hands nted on her thin hips. She had that mischievous look dancing around her eyes. Her hair was dyed purple, matching with her crazy look. ¡°You¡¯re wasting time, girly, Kenzo isn¡¯t the one to y with, you should know that.¡± She was saying to the full length mirror, and checking out her figures. Elina was in the bathroom, doing whatever, she doesn¡¯t care. She twirled and blew a kiss. ¡°Ain¡¯t I just perfect.¡± She giggled and wiggles her hips in front of the mirror. ¡°Ain¡¯t you done yet?¡± ¡°Almost¡­.¡± Elina timid voice replied from the bathroom. She smirked, walking away from the mirror towards the bathroom door. ¡°Just to change into a dress, is taking too hundreds of years. Don¡¯t you know how to dress.¡± ¡°I¡¯m almost done.¡± She pushed the door opened, and saw Elina standing with the dress on her hands, her cloth was still on. And she wasn¡¯t making any attempt, on taking them off. ¡°Are out of your mind!¡± She yelled and pped her across the face. Twice.Text content ? N?velDrama.Org. ¡°You¡¯ve been wasting my time all these while. You¡¯re so stupid!¡± She pped her again. ¡°Think we¡¯re joking here, get dressed now!¡± Elina held the spot she was hit. She couldn¡¯t say anything, she just couldn¡¯t wear this dress, too short and revealing with a strip hands, if she wears them she won¡¯t be any different from the other girls like Ever and the one beside her. ¡°You silly thing.¡± She pushed her head inside the toilet and flush, making sure she was drinking from it. She pulled out her head. Elina gasped for breath, holding Sara hands. She pushed the head in again. ¡°Ready to wear the dress now?¡± Bringing out her head out, her face and hair was soaked with water, dripping down her body. She shoved her aside. Picking the dress she had hurl aside back to her. ¡°Now!¡± She didn¡¯t have to say another word. Elina took the cloth from her. ¡°Wear then now, and meet me in five minutes.¡± She marched out of the bathroom. Elina squeezed herself on the bathroom wall. She¡¯d no choice. She was already here, no escape, and she said she would do anything. The effect of her own words on her¡­ Sara waited for her toe out of the bathroom, and when she was about standing up, the door of the bathroom opened and she came, all n in the dress. Which was quite revealing a lot of her cleavages, underneath the dress she was stark naked, with no bra or undies. The dress stopped at her upper thigh, her long legs were all exposed, and the dress cling to her body, showing off her slender figures. Over her eyes she wore the contact lens. Sara eyes run over her and red at her. She looked away. ¡°Let¡¯s get going.¡± She grumbled, taking her small cross bag and head out of the room. Elina followed, trying to drag down the dress with every step she took. She was so ufortable. ¡°Hurry up nerd!¡± She yelled, getting into one of Kenzo¡¯s car. Elina ran shortly to keep up with her, she got in and ordered Elina to get into the back seat. When she tried to seat in front with her. She ignite the car and drove off. The gate automatically opened on its own. Finally Elina was able to see outside the mansion, it was dark outside, she had too it was still early, cause everywhere was bright in the mansion. Her life, the life she¡¯d. She missed every bit of it. So badly. Ray and Barbra. She missed Ray more. If he had picked up his call that night, she might¡¯ve been there with him now, she would have still be at her house, small but okay for her. Her work at carols. How stupid she was. She hadn¡¯t noticed Sara stopped the car behind another and came out of it. She¡¯d been so deep in thought. The life she missed and the life she was about to began. She jerk up when Sara fist came in contact with the car door. ¡°Get out!¡± Sara she was frightening, after what she did to her, she had fear dwell within her that she flinch in the slightest contact with her. She opened the door and came out, Sara wasn¡¯t not in sight when she came out, everywhere was pitch dark, the only light was from the club adjacent to where the cars was parked. She saw Sara leaning in front of a car, she took out a smoked cigarette from one of the guard and took a deep draw from it. While she was watching, the other car opened and Kenzo came out, and Aziel came out from the front seat. She remained ok spot, even when she saw the others bow to Kenzo, she didn¡¯t move an inch from there. He lift his eyes and it fell on Elina, standing far from them. He gestured, so shees forward, slowly she dragged herzy feet towards, him, feeling so empty with what she wore, she felt entirely naked, never had she once dressed like this. His dark eyes bore into her body, tearing off her light cloth with his eyes, leaving her nude in front of him. With those burning hot gaze. She stood in front of him, and his eyes still lingers on her body, like she was far away. ¡°Turnaround!¡± His voice came out hoarse. She did, she rather not upset him. She twirled twice to his satisfaction before he ordered her to stop. He moved towards her and standing so close to her as if he was gonna hugged her, he slowly bend beside her, tucking something in her ears. She lowered her gaze cause she couldn¡¯t look at him, while he was staring at her. The coldness she felt and the heat she felt as well, feelings she couldn¡¯t decipher, hot yet cold. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you give her some makeup and some jewelry. You know how much this mission is to me, and you didn¡¯t even care!¡± Though he wasn¡¯t talking to any of them except Sara they all felt the shivers down their spine, as his thunderous voice ravage on her. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I forgot.¡± Sara made a sorry face, behind it was a wicked stare at Elina¡¯s way. Elina touched her neck, her mom ne, she¡¯d taken it with her, no wonder she felt so bare. If she hadn¡¯t been here, Sara would have been the one to carry out the n and not her, she wouldn¡¯t have been stocked up in this dress. ¡°If Anything happens, I¡¯ll take your head for it, we¡¯ve been nning long enough for this day.¡± Aziel noticed his eyes were so cold, and every word he said he meant it. He knew Sara had an ulterior motive. If Elina gets into the hands of Hazard she might not be out alive. Which was what she wanted. ¡°Let¡¯s go..¡± Hemanded. Three guards pile out, with Aziel behind Kenzo. Sara and Elina was by his sides. Each of the guard holding a briefcase. Whatever they were up to wasn¡¯t good. They entered the club, which appeared scanty, two men was at the corner of the club and strippers all around them. Another beside the stripper pole, running his hands over her thighs and the other cupped her breast only the nipple was covered in a thin material. This was a club for the rich, she thought within. She looked away from them, and marching ahead with the guards. ¡°The king is here!¡± A man who was suspected to be Hazard stood up. With a drink in his hands. Two girls was beside him, they were quite hidden inside the club, you won¡¯t notice someone was there except been told, or you came close enough. ¡°All hail!¡± He prostrate. Obviously he was drank. The guards didn¡¯t get closer but lined up at the entrance. Kenzo took the suitcase from Aziel and went up to Hazard. Elina was confused if she had to followed or remained in the same spot with Aziel and the rest. She stole a nce at Aziel and he gave her a look to go along with Kenzo. She don¡¯t even know what she¡¯s was going to do. Kenzo settled himself down on a couch. Hazard prostrate again and copse on his chair. Before his eyes went up to Elina, they lit up immediately. Totally forgotten Kenzo was bringing out a suitcase. ¡°Wow, who is this?, she¡¯s so beautiful, she¡¯s not even on makeup or anything.¡± He turned to Kenzo. ¡°I love her.¡± ¡°I know you do, I always get the best.¡± He smirked. ¡°I need tonight, she¡¯s so sweet.¡± He ran his lips over his mouth. Fantasying with her already. Elina felt sick. This was what the n was all about. ¡°Not yet. She¡¯s all yours for the night.¡± ¡°You brought everything?¡± ¡°Of course, I don¡¯t go back on my word.¡± He pushed the suitcase to him, and opens it, revealing bundle of dors. He signal the guards and they came in, dropping the briefcase they held. Elina gasped as he let out those words. And the money she saw, He was giving her away, to a stranger, to have sex with her. Hazard men came in taking the briefcases away. ¡°There¡¯s a room upstairs, I think you¡¯ll need to excuse us, Kenzo. Hope you don¡¯t mind.¡± He staggered to his feet. The two strippers beside him, re at Elina she walked out of the spot they were, but not without receiving some bundles from Hazard. Leaving Kenzo alone. ¡°Activate!¡± He said into the small mic connected to his ear. Elina heard him, she had to y along with Hazard. Forcing a smile he led her out of the club going upstairs. Kenzo lit a pipe and began smoking. Get Hazard and he¡¯s done. Lord Gilbert won¡¯t hesitate to stand by him. And the only way he had to get through Hazard was through a woman and Elina had to be that woman, though she was pretty young, no one would notice. While Elina was with him, Aziel and the other would have his men, surrendered unto them, Ben and others were at his house, taking all his money, and everything he had, and weathered him dried. His warehouse and everything, he had set them aze. He wasn¡¯t the one to mess with him and go scout free. He was Kenzo. Hazard crossed the line by messing with his personal life, threatening him with his secrets and he would treat his fuck up and if Hazard suspect a thing, things could get worse for them. All he needed was ten minutes, she¡¯d to bare for ten minutes. He stood up from the couch and walked out of the club, returning to the car. ¡°Get out of there!¡± He said Elina, all he could hear as her reply was her cries. ¡°Leave there now!¡± Chapter 12 Her life at risk Kenzo stood by the car for about five minutes and she still wasn¡¯ting out from the club. And whenever he talks into the small mic, the only thing he hears was her muffled sound. They were supposed to leave in five minutes, he couldn¡¯t leave her behind. Did something happened to her, why wasn¡¯t she out yet, was she that gullible enough to get ess to easily, was he, perhaps having his way with her already, the thought of it, irks him, he tucked his gun properly in its ce, he can¡¯t me her, Hazard was a very rough man. marching back to the club. Giving orders to Aziel to leave if he doesn¡¯te out in ten minutes. They had stayed behind time already. Any more dys and they¡¯re screwed. The took long stride towards the room upstairs, and the problem was, he doesn¡¯t know which room she was in. ¡°Hang in there, okay.¡± He whispered, doubting if she could hear him. Why did is he feeling this way, when he saw her on that dress, damn hot, she was totally different from the nerdy girl he locked up in his dungeon. He wanted to have her beneath him, moaning his name. His hands wrapped around her beast pointing at him, earlier on. He hadn¡¯t expect such reactions from just seeing in that dress. Shit! He pjacks himself for having such thought about her, that still didn¡¯t change that she was a nerd. And the type of girl he doesn¡¯t want to get involved with. Sara was the third girl, he was fucking, and they had stayed for almost a year, the longest he had had so far. Their was nothing between them except she was just his sex toy. Damn good in bed, maybe that¡¯s why they stayed this long. ¡°Which room?¡± He asked himself, he opened the first door and shut it back immediately, before the man could yell at him. He ran shortly, towards the next door. The door was bolt from the inside, so he couldn¡¯t open it. Remaining just three room, maybe they could be at thest room, or the one in the middle. That would do, search the middle then thest. He hurried to the wooden door and barge in, interrupting the hot session, going on the room. ¡°Sorry..¡± he shut the door. Obviously thest room. His hands were on the knob of the door. He exhaled and pushed the door opened. He stiffed when he came in. ¡°Shut the door behind you.¡± Hazard ordered. His eyes were glued to Elina tied to the bed, with her hands above her head, over her mouth was a tape, her dressed was tore up to her waist, exposing her entire legs. He could tell she couldn¡¯t see clearly, the contact lens might have fall off or something. The hands of the dress was tore off. Hazard stood beside her, with a gun aimed at her head. His shirt was off, leaving just his bulging stomach. He smirked, seeing Kenzo rooted to the floor. He loved the looked he had on. Obviously he wasn¡¯t expecting this. ¡°I know you woulde¡­¡± he walked few meters away from her. ¡°You thought you could set me up.¡± Heughed. ¡°I knew everything, I just yed along, to get you in here. Into your own trap. Surprisingly, someone you knew told me of your n. That¡¯s what am gonna use against you. Amazing isn¡¯t. Starting from your little pet. What¡¯s her name again?¡± Kenzo didn¡¯t say a word but moved closer to Hazard. ¡°If you step closer I might decide to use this.¡± He kissed the gun. ¡°How about we¡¯ve a little vodka to celebrate. Cause you might have well start receiving calls. Ha-ha¡± ¡°Let her go.¡± His face was hard. Elina lifted her head. When she heard his voice. Elina lifted her head. When she heard his voice. Kenzo was here. He came to her. ¡°Isn¡¯t She part of the game. Well I can tell she¡¯s new, where did you see someone as pretty as her, first it was Kathleen, Sophie and Sara now her. What do they see in you. I doubt if they know who you truly are they would stick to you. Every one will leave you. Every damn fucking one will do. And I¡¯ll make sure you live to see everything you work hard for falling in your goddamn face!¡± He touched her face with the gun. ¡°So fresh and hot.¡± He bite his lips. ¡°Just wondering how she would feel down there, damn sweet. Shit!¡± He cussed. Hazard, someone he wouldn¡¯t hesitate to pull the trigger up on his skull. But he couldn¡¯t do that, not now. He just had to y cool. Else she might end up dying. He just had to get her out of here, thus he need a n. His phone rang. ¡°Guess they¡¯re calling. I¡¯ve been expecting it. ha-ha¡± ¡°Aziel¡± ¡°You need to get out of there now sir, it¡¯s a trap, the men sent to his house were all killed.¡± ¡°And Ben?¡± ¡°We don¡¯t know if he¡¯s still alive, just get out of there. It¡¯s surrounded. We fell into a trap.¡± ¡°We didn¡¯t fall into a trap. There was a mole in our midst. Someone betrayed us. Get everyone out of here. Now.¡± ¡°You first Sir!¡± ¡°I said now, it¡¯s an order.¡± ¡°Aziel isn¡¯t it? too bad he isn¡¯t with me, I would have made him a king.¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t you think of making yourself a king instead..¡± ¡°Main reason I want to ruin you Kenzo. You¡¯re too full of yourself. You met me here. I¡¯m the king of the game. You can¡¯t out thrown me.¡± ¡°Never seen a man as hypocrite as you¡¯re. You can¡¯t kill me. You know that. We both do.¡± ¡°But I can kill her.¡± He direct the gun at Elina. Kenzo pulled out his own gun. Towards him. He cooked it. ¡°Kill her and I pulled the trigger.¡± Five of Hazard men rushed into the room. Each had a gun directed at Kenzo. ¡°And they kill you too.¡± He twirled around. With the gun now facing Kenzo. ¡°We already had so much loss tonight. And this girl, I want her. And we can¡­¡± ¡°You simply can¡¯t have her. Not now not ever.¡± ¡°Ha-ha¡± heughed like an hyena. ¡°If you move an inch, they won¡¯t hesitate to pull trigger, breaking your bones into pieces.¡± Reasons why he hated Hazard. If he can¡¯t get him. Having lord Gilbert on his side. Wouldn¡¯t be possible except through his daughter and that means he had to ept their marriage proposal. Money is power, more money more power. That seems to be the only way he can deal with Hazard for good. He stare at Elina she¡¯d been crying since he came in, the tears running nonstop. How long it has been, for him to see a girl cry again. If they get out of this, he was going to send her back home. She doesn¡¯t belong here. It¡¯s too dangerous and risky for someone like her. He took the spread on the bed and hurl it on their faces, on of them let out the trigger, he ducked, snapping the gun off his hands with his feet and shot him on the head, he dropped dead. Hazard was started, everything had happened so fast, he hadn¡¯t expect Kenzo to be so good in fighting. He told he doesn¡¯t know how to, since Aziel seems to be the one always with him. His gun quivers in his hands and he tried to get them back to the direction of Kenzo. He kicked the other in the head and shot at the other. Two bullet raced his way, he was able to escape the first, the second bullet scratched his arm. And fell. Narrowly escaped from it. Elina whispered from every gun sound she heard, she was almost done, losing the rope on her hands. Just a minute more and she wore be free from it. Kenzo took his gun and shot the two guards on the head. Thest guard was scared, he couldn¡¯t pull the trigger. Elina thought he was gonna let him go, but he didn¡¯t. He gave him the same treatment he gave others. He dropped dead. With his eyes opened. Elina finally free herself. Slowly she took the vase beside the bed and whacked Hazard head with it. He groaned, falling on his knees. She ran to meet Kenzo. ¡°Are you okay?¡± She asked and then gasped when she saw he was bleeding, the white sleeve he wore was stained with blood. ¡°Did he hurt you, Elina?¡± She gulped in reply, did he just call her, her name, he knew her name. She did nothing but stare at him. ¡°Can you see me?¡± Though her vision was blurry but she could she still see him. As she was closer. ¡°Cmon.¡± ¡°Not so fast. King Kenzo¡­¡± Hazard smirked and pulled the trigger. He didn¡¯t know how it happened, he saw Hazard point the gun at him. And shot. Boom! But he didn¡¯t feel anything, but a small hand shoved him aside. And wrapped itself around him. He felt her body jerk. While she was on his arms. Immediately Hazard took off through the back door. There was a door in the ce he¡¯d been standing. ¡°Why did you do that!¡± He yelled at her. ¡°I didn¡¯t know, I wanted to shove you aside, I didn¡¯t know I was gonna get hit.¡± He pick her up her feet in bridal style. ¡°Stop talking, we need to get help.¡± When he turn to the door, Aziel came in. ¡°Sir!¡± He saw the blood all over Kenzo. ¡°Get the car ready!¡± He yelled. It was his fault she was hit, he¡¯d was so lost in thought, thinking about her and totally forgot about Hazard being there. And now, this happened? ¡°Hold on, You¡¯ll be fine, when you get better, you¡¯ll go home..¡± ¡°You promise?¡± ¡°I promise. Just stay awake.¡± When they came out of the club, there was a lot of shot out. Bulleting in from different corners. ¡°I¡¯ll cover you, Sir, just go!¡± Aziel said, holding his gun firmly. And he ran out with Elina in his arms. His strong arms. She¡¯d just made history, the poor Elina Brooke in the arms of the mighty Kenzo Brennon of creek town. Her name is already in the golden book. A faint smile appears on her face. She was really in his arms. Kenzoy her on the car seat, wrapping the wound on the side of her stomach with his shirt. Aziel was on the driver seat. He ignite the car and began driving.Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org. Elina¡¯s eyes opened very faintly. She keep closing them at intervals. Staring at Kenzo face, looking down at her, he was worried and scared for her life. She was losing so much blood. He thought she might not survive it before they got to the hospital. ¡°Drive faster Aziel..¡± ¡°Yes sir.¡± ¡°Which hospital should I take her to?¡± ¡°The one Ezra works in, He could help us.¡± He increased his spend. While Kenzo keep trying to make her stop bleeding. But all fault was furtive. She was bleeding non stop. ¡°Why don¡¯t you do it? You could pull out the bullet.¡± ¡°Who gets to stitch it?¡± ¡°We could call Ezra over, taking her to the hospital could be a risk.¡± Kenzo ps his forehead. And run it down to his face. He¡¯d thought about that. Right now, they had to protect themselves from being seen. Else, they could be in more danger than this. ¡°We¡¯re taking her home.¡± Aziel nodded, taking a turn. He knew he was worried that why he said that, Kenzo wasn¡¯t really prone to having someone doing something like this for him. It unsettled him. Make him weak. He doesn¡¯t know why yet. But he thinks it was somehow rted to his past. Just a few more minutes and they would be home. ¡°¡­. just be here, it¡¯s an emergency, do whatever you¡¯ve to do ande here this instant.. don¡¯t keep me waiting. I want to meet you at home before we got there.¡± He pulled the phone away and stare at Elina who had finally closed her eyes and slip into unconsciousness. ¡°Where is Sara?¡± Aziel shrugged. He never did like her, so he couldn¡¯t possibly know where the hell she went. He didn¡¯t care, besides she someone who came take care of herself quite well. ¡°I didn¡¯t get to see her after we all went into the club. Maybe she met with someone. I don¡¯t really know.¡± ¡°Then why say something you don¡¯t know¡± ¡°Sorry sir.¡± ¡°Just drive.¡± Aziel nodded. The gate opened and he drove into the house. ¡°Heard from Ben?¡± ¡°No sir.¡± He parked the car and came out and hurried to open Kenzo¡¯s. But he beat him to it, he was already out with Elina in his arms. ¡°Find him, lets know if he¡¯s still alive. If he¡¯s not, bring his body. He was at least a loyal servant.¡± Aziel nodded and got back into the car, driving away while, Kenzo hurried into the mansion. Driving out, he saw Ezra driving in with his car. They exchanged greetings with nodding of heads. Kenzoy her on the bed, the room she had dressed up in, the cloth he held to her stomach was soaked with blood. He dropped it on the floor, taking another cloth¡­ ¡°I came as fast as I ¡­. oh my gawd! What happened? To her¡­ you?¡± ¡°Get down to work. Now.¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± He nodded, approaching the bed. He dropped the box he was holding. Fixing out everything thing he would need. ¡°I would need to get you cleaned up.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry about me, just attend to her.. first¡­¡± He nods facing Elina. ¡°Do you need help.¡± ¡°Yeah, a lot of it.¡± He pulled off his suit, and rolled up his sleeves, Fix his hand glove. ¡°Come over here.¡± He instructed. Kenzo did and they began working together, to save her life. Kenzo prayed she lived, while helping Ezra getting the instrumental he needed. To pulled out the bullet. ¡°She¡¯s isn¡¯t breathing.¡± Kenzo panicked. His hands shivers, he held his neck. Like he was been choked. ¡°Are you okay, Kenzo?¡± He moved backwards, and couldn¡¯t hear a thing Ezra was saying. He fell on his knees. With his hands still on his neck. The needle he was holding fell from his hands. Ezra turns to Elina, doing a PPR on her. But there wasn¡¯t any sign on improvement. She was dead. It couldn¡¯t be possible. He keep trying. ¡°Come on!¡± He urged. ¡°Please!¡± ¡°Wake up..¡± Kenzo sat on the floor, his head buried in between. He felt defeated. He feeling he hated. He never wanted to feel this way. Again never ever. He staggered up to his feet. Running out of the room. He went up to his room, directly into the shower and turned it on, sitting underneath it. With his cloths still on. He sped his hands over his head. Trying to get the thought off his head. It was all his fault. ¡°It¡¯s my fault, I admit, it¡¯s my fault.¡± He punched the wall of the bathroom, and punched again till blood spilled out of his hands. He still didn¡¯t stop punching it. ¡°Cmon please..¡± Ezra pleaded while he continued the PPR on her. After a while she became breathing again. Ezra sighed, feeling so relieved, when he turned he didn¡¯t get to see Kenzo, in the room. His past again. What could have happened to him. At least she was safe now, he proceeds to work on his own. He¡¯d to make sure she lives, else Kenzo might kill him. ¡°Who¡¯re you anyway?¡± He asked. She was new, he¡¯d seen her around here before, and Kenzo hadn¡¯t mentioned he was getting another guard. She can¡¯t obviously be a guard. Well he would have to ask Aziel, how she got in here. If Kenzo had really needed someone else in his house, he would have consulted him, to run a test on her. He performed the surgery for a few more hours before, he cleaned her up. And everything he had used to performed the surgery. She was out of danger maybe she could wake by tomorrow, or next. He wasn¡¯t so sure it could be either of those days. He opened the door and left the room. He still had to treat Kenzo¡¯s wound. He took a turn to his room, and knocked on the door. But there wasn¡¯t any reply from it. He knocked again, he opened, there wasn¡¯t anyone in sight. ¡°Ken!¡± He called. Then he heard the shower running. He stood by the door, hearing his grunting. ¡°Ken, I still need to treat you. She¡¯s fine now, you don¡¯t have to worry. She¡¯ll live. Come out already.¡± He didn¡¯t get a reply from him. ¡°Ken!¡± He knocked on the door. He tried opening but it was bolted from the inside. ¡°Cmon open up, you ain¡¯t helping yourself if you shut everyone out..¡± He knocked and tied if he could opened the door but couldn¡¯t. ¡°Stop trying¡­.¡± Aziel said standing by the door. ¡°.. he isn¡¯t gonna open the door. Till he¡¯s ready toe out of there. He really did prepare for this day. But it all got messed up. Someone betrayed us.¡± Ezra back away from the door, now facing Aziel. ¡°He¡¯s really hurt.¡± Ezra nodded. ¡°I noticed, I¡¯d never seen him like this before. I wish there was anything I could do to help.¡± ¡°The only help we could give him. Is stay away for awhile. He was like this when Kathleen left. It took a long while before he was able to get back himself.¡± He sighed and dragged him feet towards Aziel. ¡°How is the girl?¡± ¡°She¡¯s fine, maybe she could wake by tomorrow or the day after. Who is she?¡± ¡°Someone Ethan brought to piss off kenzo. Talk about a certain revenge on the girl. We thought she could help with the n, since Sara couldn¡¯t do it, it would have made, it more suspicious.¡± Ezra nodded. ¡°I understand.¡± Aziel opens the door wider. And they both walked out of the room. ¡°You would have to check Ben before you live, I saw him outside the Hazard mansion he was badly hurt. Beaten so badly.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll do just that..¡± ¡°Thank you, You¡¯ve been of great help.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to thank me, I¡¯m just doing what I know best and besides Kenzo pays more than the hospital anyway.¡± He smiled. Walking ahead of Aziel. Aziel stood walking and stare at Kenzo door. He was worried for him. Now, it¡¯s only gonna get worse for him. Since he couldn¡¯t get Hazard. He would have to ept lord Gilbert proposal or he doesn¡¯t know what he would do. The dance was just around the corner, and he has to be there with a date. He slumped beside the door of Kenzo. He would wait here till he decides open the door. He would seat and wait for him. To get out of the room. Chapter 13 She¡¯s awake ¡°Cmon El, you got this!¡± Ray yelled. Swimming further in the beach. She was standing with her skinny bikini. Hugging herself. ¡°I¡¯m scared!¡± She yelled back ¡°Come on, you ain¡¯t gonna die. It¡¯s just a swim.¡± ¡°You know am scared of water.¡± He was swimming back to where she standing by the sand. ¡°I¡¯m right here, I¡¯ll got you.¡± Elina tried moving her feet into the water, touching it a little bit, she withdraw her feet. And shook her head at him. ¡°I can¡¯t!¡± She yelled. Just then she felt a pair of hands tapped her from behind and pushed her into the water. she screamed for help, but she was already in it. Struggling with the water. ¡°El!¡± He called. ¡°He-lp¡± She yelled. Sinking in. She stretched out her hands for help, but non seems to being forth. ¡°Ray!¡± She shouted, she couldn¡¯t see him, he wasing to her rescue. She sunk in, gulping a lot of the salty water, she was drowning. ¡°El.¡± She coughed, wresting with the water, but she was getting consumed by it. She kicked and struggled. She was drowning. ¡°He-lp¡± she couldn¡¯t hear her voice any longer. Gasping for breath. And slowly she was down in the water. *** She jerk up from the bed, her eyes wide opened. ncing around the room she was. Where is she? ¡°Finally awake, I saw your fingers moved a hours ago.¡± Ezra said, taking a seat beside her and checking her pulse. ¡°Where am I, who¡¯re you?¡± ¡°You¡¯re in heaven and I¡¯m an angel, Glory hallelujah.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be ridiculous.¡± She scoffed and tried rising, she was hit with a sharp pain at her stomach. She groaned falling back on the bed. ¡°Don¡¯t you try doing that again, you ain¡¯t fully recovered yet.¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± She muttered. Gritting her teeth. Memories of what happened shed through her. The gunshots. She was here. In Kenzo¡¯s mansion. The room she had been with Sara. What was the dream about, she¡¯d never been to the beach. She¡¯d phobia for water. She suddenly missed Ray, missed being around him. His scent after showers, his hands being around her. She desperately wanted to go back and meet him. And fall into his arms again. He did came here anyway, that only proves, he likes her, he still cares for her. She so much want to see him again. Leaving this hell for good. He did promise he would let her go, if she did recover from it, he can¡¯t back down on his words. He had to let her go. ¡°How long have I been here?¡± ¡°Tow days. You seems so determined to live, what could be the reason? Others wouldn¡¯t survive in your case, they might take a week or a month to recuperate.¡± She hadn¡¯t lived the life she wanted, there¡¯s still a lot to do on her list. The list she had, she¡¯d written down the list, the day Susan died. She promised to fulfill them. Just one of them she had ticked, shepleted high school. There was other nine. -oveing her fears for water. Which seems so impossible to her but Susan insisted she had it written down. So she did, knowing fully well it was never gonna happen. Her dream of drowning, more reasons she¡¯d to stay clear of water till death. -adventures. Going new ces, seeing new things, maybe she could tick this, as an adventure, she did went beyond her limits. -her dream man. Ray. She did confess and got rejected. He was the man of her dream, he held her heart so tightly to himself. He¡¯d been her childhood hero. Maybe there would be just a little chance for them to get to be together, when she gets out of this hellhole. And there were orders. College, get a good job, married and have kids. How have such a boring list? Well she does, and she loves just how everything is. But right now, she couldn¡¯t say, she only knew her life was about to take another turn. ¡°Is¡­?¡±she didn¡¯t know what to call him, his name or sir or master or lord. She doesn¡¯t know which. ¡°Locked up in his room, he hadn¡¯t stepped out since yesterday. Aziel is at his doorstep, waiting for him to give orders.¡± ¡°I need to let him know I¡¯m awake so I could leave.¡± ¡°Leave? To where?¡± ¡°Home.¡± Ezra chuckled. ¡°That¡¯s seems impossible, listen dear. You¡¯ve be part of this house, you saw Hazard, he saw you. You think he¡¯s gonna let you off so easily, he would look for you, and stalk you. And when the opportunityes, grab you and never letting go, he could use you as a bait, or as his sex machine.¡± ¡°Wwhat..¡±She slurred. ¡°I can take care of myself, he doesn¡¯t need to ¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m not worried about you.¡± Their eyes snapped to the door. Where Kenzo stood with his hands in his pocket, they hadn¡¯t heard hime in, he was dressed up in a blue suit, which fits his so perfectly, as it n on his body. His face was pale, devoid of emotions, like a devil. But she still couldn¡¯t deny the fact he was super handsome, everything about him, he was damn badass cute. Compare to her. She would look like a shit beside him. She already concluded. Someone like him, she can never have. He was way, stronger, bigger, and handsome than she was. And he was cruel with sympathy. He couldn¡¯t kill her, without blinking an eye. She shivers on the thought, he was no longer handsome in her eyes, all she saw was a cruel looking devil with horns. ¡°You can leave, I made a promise, and I would keep them. When you leave don¡¯t ever look back, or you might turn to salt.¡± ¡°Can I leave now?¡± ¡°Yes now. You¡¯re awake ain¡¯t you?¡± ¡°But she can¡¯t¡­¡± ¡°Note this, you¡¯ll have to walk, don¡¯t expect, Aziel to drive you home. I didn¡¯t tell you to jump into the bullet.¡± She said. He devil like him. To her, he was already dead in her eyes. The look she gave him, she¡¯d sliced him to pieces. Right on spot. ¡°Get out of here now! Before I¡¯ve a change of mind and have you locked up again¡± Elina bite her lips. And tried standing up from the bed. Ezra helped her got up, she was already on tears. She wanted to leave. Why was she in tears. She should be happy she¡¯s leaving, but she hadn¡¯t nned to leave like this. Ezra knew too well than to beg, would make him more angrier, so he¡¯d his lips mp shut. He thought he hadn¡¯t stepped out of his room, he was all wrong. Wasn¡¯t the dance tonight, was that the reason he came out. Seems like it. The dance was something he couldn¡¯t stay out from. ¡°She need help, she can¡¯t move around like this.¡± Ezra said, he was feeling so bad for her already, through the pains she was going through, the stitches might tear up. If she keep stressing herself. ¡°Please¡­¡± He was so worried when she took the bullet and when he was attending to her, trying to stop the bleeding. And now he was acting all different, like he didn¡¯t care, when he actually did. He looked away from Ezra, walking out of the room, with giving him a reply. ¡°I¡¯m sorry,e on, I¡¯ll help out.¡± Elina only sniffed, and wipe her tears off with her hands. Leaning on Ezra as he took her out of the room. ¡°Is she gonna be safe?¡±Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. ¡°I already made arrangements for that.¡± He replied Aziel. Standing by the stairs and watched, Ezra helped, Elina out of the house. ¡°Ezra would take her home, and perhaps got her treated. He knows what to do, without been told.¡± ¡°I¡¯m just worried about her.¡± ¡°I know. Hazard would send his men over here tonight, thinking she¡¯s still here, more reason she had to go home, and stay for a while.¡± ¡°You should¡¯ve told her such.¡± ¡°It won¡¯t change anything. Tell the men to get prepared. We¡¯ll head out soon.¡± Aziel was d he came out of the room, yesterday, he had opened his door and saw him, seated on the floor, with his head down. ¡°I told you to stop doing that.¡± Was the first thing he said. And took him in to the room. To him, Kenzo was everything, he was ready to do anything for him. As far as it was for him. And he wasn¡¯t pleased he hadn¡¯t been there in that room with them, that he camete. He was supposed to protect him. ¡°Why are you still standing there?¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Did you just ask me that?¡± ¡°No sir, I¡¯m leaving right now.¡± ¡°Get out.¡± He hurried out, they need to prepare for the dance tonight. It might turn out bloody. Because all the secret cult members would be there. And after this, a decision would be made on the next leader. He knew Kenzo had to win, against Hazard And he¡¯d been preparing for that day. When he would take the crown. But he still doesn¡¯t know why, he was treated like an outcast, in the Brennon family, why he was never loved. Why he left the mansion? He doesn¡¯t want to find out, he doesn¡¯t want to upset Kenzo by digging into his past. He¡¯s asking for his own death if he did that. He just had to let him, tell him, when he¡¯s ready. Or he might as well secretly finds out. Chapter 14 The Dance I The phone kept ringing on the table beside the bed. And no effort was made to pick it up. But she kept staring at the phone as it rings. ¡°Pick the damn phone, Sara.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to.¡± ¡°It would only make you more suspicious.¡± ¡°They could get suspicious for all I care, I don¡¯t give a damn. I stay with the winning team.¡± She looked down at the phone, Aziel was calling, it was twenty missed calls already. ¡°Kenzo is the loser huh?¡± ¡°No doubt he¡¯s losing. And when you get the crown, I got to be the queen.¡± ¡°You can never say, it¡¯s still early. Hoe.¡± ¡°Are you having doubts. You have me by your side.¡± ¡°I can do without you.¡± Hazard pushed her body off him, and stood up from the bed, standing naked in front of her, he pulls his shirt on. ¡°You should get out.¡± ¡°Sure you don¡¯t want me again.¡± She teased. Biting her lips, seductively. ¡°I¡¯ve a meeting. Before the dance, I need to get prepared, get something for Kenzo. A gift.¡± ¡°I could help you with that.¡± ¡°Of course you would.¡± He smirked. Slipped a shirt on. ¡°Not after I get my million bunk, and my contract signed.¡± ¡°You¡¯re just another hoe.¡± She stood up, her big boobs facing him, sending another heat done to his lower part. She approached him, ce a hand on his shoulders, with her breast poking his chest. He grabbed them, giving it a little squeeze. She moaned in his ear. And bite them. He grabbed her butt with the other hand. And spanked them, it bounced in his hand. She pressed her body on his. And he poke a finger into her honey pot. She was damn wet already. ¡°My million bunk.¡± She whispered in his ear. And pulled back from him. Leaving him, all erected. ¡°I could give you a billion.¡± ¡°I know you could.¡± ¡°But, you got to do something for me.¡± ¡°And that is..?¡± ¡°Get the girl.¡± ¡°Which girl.¡± ¡°Elina, I want her.¡± Her looks changed, she wants nothing to do with the girl. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you kill her?¡± ¡°I can¡¯t do it, I need her, I need to fuck her.¡± ¡°Fuck You Hazard.¡± Heughed. ¡°I need her to ruin Kenzo. I¡¯m sure, when I have my hands on her, he¡¯lle running to her rescue, then we get him. I¡¯m the game yer, just watch as I win this game. With a vey perfect n.¡± He smirked devilishly. ¡°I¡¯m Hazard king. You should be grateful you came to me, cause I don¡¯t spare my enemies, not even his pet.¡± He turned to the bedside table picking up her phone. ¡°I know Aziel suspect you already, he¡¯s Kenzo smart dog. If he sees you, he won¡¯t hesitate to pull the trigger.¡± He faces her. ¡°Now, it is who pull the trigger first. It¡¯s gonna be you or Aziel?¡± ¡°Get prepared.¡± He gave her back her phone and walked out of the room, she took the cover on the bed, wrapping it around herself. She sat on the bed with the phone in her hands. She didn¡¯t n to leave Kenzo, but seeing he was doomed to fail, she got no choice, she¡¯s got to be on the game. Since Kenzo was gonna rece her with the girl, She¡¯d to make the n failed. And if Kenzo cast you out, you¡¯re dead. He kills you right on spot, before you could get out of the mansion. She doesn¡¯t want to taste the same fate. She just had to leave before he asked her to and then kill her. Tonight was the dance and she was going to show up right beside Hazard. And making her attention know. That just calls for another war between them. And she was ready to pull the trigger. She got to look for a way to find the girl. Elina. The stupid nerd. She slipped her clothes on. Took her bag and the Cheque she saw on the drawer, definitely hers. Hazard was good with money, he spends on her, but Kenzo, damn no! **** Aziel paced in front of the mansion, he was worried, something wasn¡¯t right. Sara wasn¡¯t dare ignore Kenzo¡¯s call, but she did, and she didn¡¯t pick his calls either. That only confirmed his suspicions. ¡°Is something wrong?¡± Ben asked. Walking towards him with a crutches. ¡°It¡¯s Sara, she¡¯s been acting weird. I think she was a spy. She ratted us out. Ruin everything.¡± ¡°I was thinking same, I thought I saw her that night at Hazard house, I keep trying to tell myself it wasn¡¯t her I saw.¡± ¡°That confirms it then, she wasn¡¯t with us in the club, Kenzo needs to know about it, and if you see her anywhere, don¡¯t forget to pull the trigger.¡±All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. ¡°Hold on Aziel..¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°Where is she? The nerd girl.¡± ¡°She left, for tonight. She¡¯s already part of us. You were supposed to be the one assigned to stalk her, but we sent Sambas. Till you¡¯re strong enough, Kenzo assigned you to always be beside her. You stay close, sambas stay far.¡± ¡°Hazard would stop till he gets her.¡± ¡°And we ain¡¯t gonna let that happen.¡± ¡°Immediately we leave, get everyone out of here, down to the secret house. Stay till we¡¯re back.¡± ¡°Why are we moving?¡± ¡°Because we suspect Hazard to send me over to the mansion, he knew most of our men are weak. And injured.¡± ¡°He¡¯s seems so determined to win.¡± ¡°He¡¯s lord Gilbert and Brennon on his side. Gave him the guts to do whatever he wants.¡± ¡°I kinda wish I wasn¡¯t tied up to this.¡± He looked down at the crutches. Aziel taps his shoulders. ¡°It¡¯s only for a while, I¡¯m d you survived. Many others didn¡¯t. We need you. Kenzo does.¡± ¡°d I¡¯m back.¡± Aziel nodded and walked past him, back into the mansion to inform Kenzo. ¡°I know.¡± Kenzo said before he could say the word. Aziel jaw was down, he hadn¡¯t even said a word. He was seated in his study with his eyes shut. ¡°She¡¯s with Hazard.¡± He suddenly forgot he had his ways, he was his boss after all, but he wasn¡¯t expecting it so quickly. ¡°Is everything set for tonight?¡± ¡°Yes. Sir.¡± ¡°And what about Ezra, heard from him?¡± ¡°He dropped her at home, giving her everything she would need and left. Said everything was fine. And she was d to be back.¡± ¡°Won¡¯t be that d for long.¡± ¡°Sir.¡± Aziel itched his neck, didn¡¯t quite get what he means by that. ¡°We can¡¯t afford to waste more time. We don¡¯t have anyone, all we have is ourselves and we have to make use of that.¡± ¡°And what of Ethan?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think I have his time yet. It¡¯s few hours before the dance. Go get ready. And one more thing, don¡¯t force tell sambas to bring her back after tonight she woulde, on her own ord.¡± ¡°But we can¡¯t leave her there, that long, she¡¯s only safe here.¡± ¡°She won¡¯t stay long.¡± ¡°Is there something going on?¡± ¡°Something you shouldn¡¯t know.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Aziel nodded. Moving backwards. ¡°What are you waiting for?¡± ¡°I¡¯m leaving sir.¡± He opened the door and walked out. Kenzo watches the clock ticks, he was supposed to bring a date to the party, but there wasn¡¯t anyone he was going to bring. ¡°Sir, there¡¯s someone out here to¡­.¡± the door flung open and a ssy woman walked in with her stiletto heels. Her gown was short and fitted her perfectly, hugging her figures. She was beautiful, her hips wiggles as she walks towards his table, over her shoulders was her jacket. Gilbert daughter. Zara. She ce her hands on the table in front of Kenzo. And smile. Aziel stood beside the door, staring at her up, down. And then mmed the door behind him. ¡°I came just in time.¡± She smiled, flirtatious at him. Chapter 15 The Dance II Elina opened her eyes, seeing the familiar surroundings of her room, small pinky with a sh of blue, she was back here again, in her own space, she turned slowly, so she doesn¡¯t end up hurting her already injured self. She sniffed the air. So good to be back. Her hands sneak under the pillow, searching for her phone. What the¡­. She hadn¡¯t taken it with her, she left it at the mansion. How could she be so careless. Her phonees first. She was supposed to call Barbra, tell her she¡¯s back. And Ray. Got to see him again. Beside he got beaten because of her, she had to see them, especially Ray, her best friend. She missed him so much. That she keep thinking about him. Ray. She cuddle her pillow. Smiling to herself. She could get to confess to him again, she was very sure he wasn¡¯t going to turn her down like the other time. She sighed. Couldn¡¯t wait to get a little better and March down to his apartment, and hug him, till he was out of breath. And sleep over, like the normally does. Talk all night. She missed those moments, when they were together, he was her first love. ¡°Oh Ray. I¡¯m back.¡± ¡°You¡¯re ne¡¯er getting out of here!¡± She twitched her neck to the side. She heard his voice, dark and cruel. How did he¡­? It¡¯s probably her hallucinating, he couldn¡¯t be here. She chuckled and still nce around. His voice gives her shivers. A bad aura he held, she pjacks herself. ¡°Stop thinking about him.¡± But his face, when he looked down at her, that night on the party, she could decipher something in there. What was it? Lust! Crazy ass billionaire. He was full of secrets. Deep dark dangerous things. People she ssified as Evil men, people Susan had warn her to stay away from. ¡°Your daughter went so far, this time mom, so far, she thought she would never be home again.¡± She¡¯d to dress like one of those sluts. She doubt she looked disgusted. But he liked it, seeing her in those skimpy dress. ¡°Tsk. I¡¯m getting my life back mother, never going back there again, apologize to Carol and get my job back. Just a few days.¡± She sighed. ¡°Ain¡¯t gonna think about that man again!¡± She scolded herself. But behind those dark eyes of his, there seems to be a little concern in there, she did sense some empathy, how he treated Aziel, and how he took her out of the club that night. Petting her to stay awake. Maybe there was something more to him, that she doesn¡¯t know off, maybe he was putting on a facade, behind that hard look was a soft heart. ¡°Get hold of yourself Elly! It shouldn¡¯t be your business anymore.¡± She covered her face with the pillow. I won¡¯t think of him. Tonight was the dance, are they there already? I wonder what would happen? ¡°I just said I won¡¯t think of him, what¡¯s wrong with me.¡± She buried her head in the pillow. After a while. She pushed the pillow and looked at the pizza and pies, Ezra ordered and the pile of drugs she was gonna take. On her table and a list of dos and don¡¯t. For the week. And an envelope. She stretched her hands a little, taking it from the table. ¡°Howe, I¡¯m just seeing this.¡± Inside the envelope was cash. And a note, she took the note out and read out. ¡°FOR THE WORK DONE¡± what the fuck, I¡¯m almost died, and this is all I got, not even a briefcase. Or a bag, just this envelope. For everything, really, Kenzo, you really are a cruel fucking bastard! Greedy prick. I¡¯m so pissed right now.¡± She stared down at the envelope again, taking out the money and began counting them. ¡°Hundred thousand bucks. What would this do? I¡¯ve a lot of expenses.¡± She almost cried. ¡°If I ever see you again, I would tear you to pieces.¡± She tore the envelope and the note. Bastard! She whine, feeling a slight pain. She quickly took the pills and sip from the ss of water. Just wait till she gets better. I¡¯ll show you! she clutched her fist. Aziel hurried towards the car door and opened it, so Kenzo and Zara woulde out. He was dressed in a ck suit and a ck bow tie, and his hair was gel backwards, Everyone in the parking lot, turned to the car expecting him toe out, and he came out graciously. Like a king that he was. They bow. And gave way for him to walk pass. He walked ahead of Zara who struggled with her long red gown that swept the earth around her, as it got stocked with the car door. ¡°Wait up, Kenzo.¡± She yelled. ¡°Shouldn¡¯t being doing that to your fianc¨¦.¡± She said to get everyone attention, and it did work, as they began whispering. She chuckled lightly. Causing up a mix reaction among them and soon the news would spread around the party and everyone gets to know. She turned to meet Kenzo hard re, choking her alive. ¡°What was that for?¡± ¡°You¡¯re eventually getting married to me, what¡¯s the big deal in it.¡± She gave him her hands. ¡°We¡¯ll walk together. As a couple. Into the dance.¡± She blew him a kiss. Kenzo gave her a disgust look, which Zara hadn¡¯t expect. Aziel chuckled behind him, and just like that, Kenzo walked into the dance alone, Zara hurried up with her dress, pulling it up with her to keep up with Kenzo, but there was no way, she could meet up with him, he was walking so fast, and with her heels, she tried not to hurry so fast, else she might slip and fell on her face, and Kenzo won¡¯t give a damn, he won¡¯t even look her way or give her a lifting hands. She just can¡¯t understand him. Chief Brennon was the first person they saw, talking with his wife, Kenzo thought the dance was just for the members but he was wrong, it was so much more than just a dance, everyone he knew seems to be here, the investors, the board of directors in thepany, and a lot others. He wasn¡¯t expecting to see. ¡°All hail the king!¡± Hazard yelled from the far end of the garden, with clear mockery in his voice, the party was held at lord Gilbert house, as at now, everyone was at the garden with a ss of wine on their hands. They all twirled to the entrance where, Kenzo marched in. They all stare, He¡¯s appearance differs. The aura he carries, the authority hemands with just his presence. ¡°Didn¡¯t know you were gonna make it tonight, is she alive?¡± Heughed, and chugged down from the ss. Standing in front of Kenzo. ¡°Thanks to you.¡± Hazardughed louder. Brennon looked at him for only a second and looked away, like he hadn¡¯t seen him at all. ¡°You got her too, little Zara. What a waste of time. See this man right here, he¡¯s no good for you, I¡¯m way better in bed. You could ask her..¡± he points at Sara, behind the corner. ¡°I can see you¡¯re drunk.¡± ¡°I¡¯m perfectly.. fine.¡± He slurred, taking another ss from the waiter. ¡°Father..¡± they turned to lord Gilbert who approached them. He shook hands with Kenzo. ring at Hazard who only smirks in return. ¡°Seems you¡¯ll be epting my proposal after all..¡± he pulled his ear closer to his ear and and whispered. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t have done to, having an attack on Hazard wasme..¡± he pat his shoulders and drawbacks. ¡°I would have help you with it.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think there¡¯s any need for that.¡± ¡°There would be. Enjoy the party.¡± He walked away from them. Kenzo turned to Aziel. Giving him a signal. Aziel nodded and walked away. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± She linked her arms around his. Walking fully into the party. He didn¡¯t want to talk to his father. There wasn¡¯t any need to. If he doesn¡¯t want to acknowledge him, he shouldn¡¯t do it either. He walked past him with Zara. And stoped. He crane his neck a little, staring at the figure, fading into the crowd. Elina. It couldn¡¯t be what would she be doing here. But the person he saw, had simr figures with her. Though it was just her backside. Why was he thinking of her, there¡¯s no way she could be here. ¡°Ladies and gentlemen, I have a very important announcement to make.¡± Lord Gilbert said, holding up a ss of wine. ¡°And tonight, am going to announce to y¡¯all..¡± he had everyone attention now.All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. ¡°That my daughter Zara, is getting married to our very own Kenzo Brennon.¡± He drop the bombshell. ¡°Cheers to that!¡± ¡°Cheers!¡± He smiled at Kenzo, Zara blushed beside Kenzo. And smiled at everyone who stare their way. Aziel shook his head. ¡°This is a disaster.¡± He had just openly dered war between them. He saw Brennon walking up to Kenzo, he moved forward. You couldn¡¯t never tell what the old man was capable of doing. He leans close to Kenzo. ¡°You don¡¯t toy with fire, boy. Cause it might consume you. Right in it.¡± He pushed him out of the way. ¡°This is just a warning.¡± Chief Brennon was scary, and he did meant what he said, he saw Kenzo clutch his knuckles. He was angry, his face harden and his eyes dim. Then he feared for him. Kenzo was doomed to fail. He had no one on his side, even lord Gilbert was two sided. That¡¯s why he¡¯s here, he was ready to give his all into the man that was doomed to fail from the start. But he hade this far to back down now. They all fear Kenzo, more reason they gang up against him. To kill him. And it was time to show them, they weren¡¯t someone to deal with. Not even his own father. Brennon. Chapter 16 Her best friend, her friend Trending¡­.. KENZO BRENNON ENGAGEMENT TO ZARA GILBERT. Soon getting married. Shocking? Yeah right. Elina stared down at herptop again, and rubbed her eyes, maybe she wasn¡¯t seeing so well. He was engaged, to who? She click her tongue. Someone his match. Her face looks scary too. They deserve each other. ¡°But She¡¯s so pretty and perfect.¡± She touched her lips and eyed herself. Her hair was messy, she definitely reeks, of drugs and heat, her eyes were a bit swollen, figures weren¡¯t so good, covered up in her baggy pajamas pants. She held a toothbrush in her mouth. Mtchweew! He was getting married. Who would want to marry someone as cruel as he, a fucking beast. Well someone just get engaged to him. Zura or whatever. ¡°Pity you, sister.¡± She scoffed. It¡¯s has been a week now, and she¡¯s been more than perfect. She feel less pain now, and the job just got started. She was getting her life back. But first. She definitely needs a hot bath. She smells down at her cloth and made a disgust face. Rushing towards the bathroom door. And pushed it opened. Feeling refreshed, she came out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her chest. Opening her wardrobe, a perfect cloth for today outing. Seeing the clothes in the wardrobe, killed every single enthusiasm she had a while ago. Her clothes, all dirty. And they were all her usual baggy, ill fitted dresses. She itched her head. This isn¡¯t gonna be good. She ransacked the wardrobe for any clean clothes, but there wasn¡¯t any. She¡¯d to do something. But she doesn¡¯t want to do anything. How can she be so.. Argh! Turning she step on a dress beside the wardrobe and bends over to pick it up. The dress she¡¯d wore when she left the mansion. The dress. It¡¯s still smells, nice and new and super expensive. Just perfect. She smiled and hugged it. Her lifesaver. She wore the dress. Which stops at her lower thigh. It was quite short. She hadn¡¯t noticed when she wore itst. She was blinded by tears then. She twirled in front of the mirror. It was pretty. She looked so different from her usual self being Elina Brooke with her heavy sses, though she had her sses on it wasn¡¯t as big as the first she had. This was more expensive. Everything speaks money. Elina parked her hair in ponytail and smacked her lips together, her eyes fixed on the face mirror. She took the lip gloss by the corner and apply it on her lips again. She wasn¡¯t ready attached to this stuffs but, damn it¡¯s been weeks she¡¯d been home alone. And now, she was already ready to see, Ray. Though they hadn¡¯t talked since she came back, she was gonna pay him a visit, and see how he¡¯s doing, she imagined the look he¡¯s gonna have when he sees her. She smiled. Dropping the lip gloss. And took her handbag. Putting on her ts. She stare at theptop with a snare, and shut it. Her life and their life has nothing to do with her ever again. She was never going back and that awful memories, she would try and forget about it, maybe take amnesia tea or something. She was gonna start again. Apologize to Carol and get back to work. If it was that easy. She walked out of the house and shut the door behind her. Taking a taxicab towards Ray¡¯s apartment. She couldn¡¯t just wait to see him. And she was feeling nervous all of a sudden, theirst meeting didn¡¯t go that well. Just as the car moved, she was a familiar face, in a face caping out of the ce, she came out from. He was staring at the taxi she entered. Who was that? He took out his phone, making a call. She watched him till, the taxicab drove away. Who was he? Where had she seen that face. She definitely had seen him somewhere, but she just don¡¯t know where that was. ¡°We¡¯re here.¡± The driver announced. ¡°So soon?¡± She came down from the taxi, she¡¯d been so lost in thought, that she forgot, Ray¡¯s apartment wasn¡¯t that far from hers. She exhaled and stood, watching the taxi driver drove off. Leaving her standing. She turns to the ck gate. And opened it from the inside. The nervousness she was feeling was back. Keep calm, breathe. It¡¯s Ray, your best friend. ¡°What if he doesn¡¯t want to see me?¡± ¡°He would always want to see you.¡± ¡°That¡¯s not encouraging enough.¡± ¡°Just go.¡± She talked to herself, loud for anyone to hear. She walked towards the door and try using the code she knew to open the door. The code he used was her name. She tried it and it worked. Smiling to herself. She enters. ¡°Ray. I-I..¡± the word hanged on her throat. She had to gulped it down. With the sight she was. What the hell is this? Her eyes were glistening with tears already. ¡°Ray?¡± She called to be sure it was him. His bare back was still against her on the couch. Legs were wrapped around his waist. Which was no doubt a female. They hadn¡¯t noticed she came in, cause the moaning was quite deafening. Why does she feel so much hurt to see him, like this, she felt her heart burns. She should leave. She turned to the door. ¡°El¡­¡± she heard Ray¡¯s voice. She turned, he was standing in front of the couch, stark naked, she was supposed to feel so shy seeing him bare, but she didn¡¯t, all she felt was disgust. ¡°Elina..¡± she heard the second voice, she looked behind Ray and saw her, Barbra. ¡°Barbra!¡± She the shock in her voice was evident, she tried covering her naked self, but she couldn¡¯t find her clothes or anything to cover up. ¡°How long?¡± ¡°A week ago.¡± They tears were already dripping. Her heart was bleeding right now. Her world crumpling before her eyes. ¡°It wasn¡¯t even once.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not what you think.?¡± She stare dagger at Ray. ¡°What should I think, you¡¯re fucking fucked her!¡± She screamed in his face. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, it was all a mistake. I would never had done that.¡± ¡°That¡¯s doesn¡¯t sounds like a mistake to me, you fucking enjoyed it. Asshole!. A week ago, how could it be a mistake.¡±All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. She turn to leave. Ray held her hands. ¡°Don¡¯t touch me!¡± She ps his hands away. ¡°I-you can¡¯t leave¡­ Again.¡± ¡°Try stopping me.¡± He held her back. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. El. I¡¯m truly am.¡± She p him, hard on the cheek. He looked shocked. She hit him again. Giving him a withering re. ¡°I hate you.¡± She spat, and walked away, pulling off her sses and wiped her tears. She didn¡¯t spare Barbra a nce. How could she, hurt her this much. Bastards! She ran out of the house. Crying her eyes out. ¡°Are you going, I¡¯ll give¡­¡± ¡°Open the damn door!¡± She yelled. He opened the door and she got in and sat down, pulling off the ssespletely. ¡°Need a drink?¡± ¡°Yeah sure.¡± Whatever he says. She just want to get out of here, she doesn¡¯t care anymore, she squinted her eyes to stare at who took her, he wore sunsses. She saw him, stretched out a hanky towards her. ¡°Use this¡± ¡°You voice sounds familiar.¡± She hups and took it from his hold. Wiping her face with it. She buried her head and the imagine of Ray and Barbra came back. She held her chest and cried. This wasn¡¯t what she was expecting. It was all her fault, she got the wrong idea. Maybe Ray never did liked her, else, he wouldn¡¯t have slept with Barbra. And Barbra, she was the only friend she got. How did this all happen? She cried the more she thinks about it. She doesn¡¯t know if she was getting abducted, it would be better won¡¯t it? She feel so horrible. Chapter 17 ¡°Where are you going?¡± Barbra asked, sitting up the couch with a cover around her chest. Ray put on his pantsuit. ¡°Going after her.¡± He stated. ¡°She doesn¡¯t want you anymore, she definitely said it¡­¡± ¡°Are you hearing yourself?. It¡¯s El, We¡¯re talking about here, I don¡¯t going on my knees and beg, just so she forgives me and take me back.¡± ¡°Back, as what?¡± ¡°If it¡¯s just as Friends, I¡¯m good with it.¡± She looked away from him. ¡°I doubt, if she would ever want to see your face again.¡± ¡°You caused this!¡± He red. ¡°Didn¡¯t force you to have sex with me.¡± ¡°Just shut it.¡± He ruffled his hair. He was confused. He hadn¡¯t expect her to be back. He never thought she would be back, not after what happened, there at Kenzo¡¯s mansion. Besides she looks different when she came in here, she smells nice too, unlike the Elina he knew, what could have changed her or caused the change. He felts so disappointed in himself, for making out with her only friend. He sat on the floor. How is he gonna approach her now, he doesn¡¯t want to ever lose her yet, look what he done. It was all a mistake, it shouldn¡¯t have happened. All these. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t bother yourself about it, I¡¯m sure she would be fine wherever she is.¡± ¡°Are you really her friend, or you had a facade all along. She never liked her. She trusted you. Loved you, like a sister. And that¡¯s what you have to say, you ain¡¯t feeling any sense of guilt..¡± he always warned her off friends like this. More reasons she was more glue to him. she shrugged her shoulders. ¡°You¡¯re a snake.¡± He snarled. ¡°Yet you f**k me.¡± ¡°Oh shut it.¡± He said and stood up, throwing on a shirt. He pick up his phone, calling her but it went directly to voice mail. ¡°I messed up, big tell.¡± He stare at the bullet injury on his shoulders. All that for nothing. If he knew this was gonna happen, he won¡¯t have bothered, risking his life for her. He pjacks himself. What¡¯s he saying. He still would have done it. She¡¯s gone, finally out of his life. His eyes glisten. He still need Elina, you could say he¡¯s possessive, but he doesn¡¯t care. Even if he slept with her friend, he still need her. Right beside him. And he¡¯s gonna get her back. Whatever it takes. ¡°Are you okay Ray?¡± ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m perfect.¡± He bite his lips. And turned to the door. ¡°Any idea where she would have gone?¡± ¡°Suddenly care for her?¡± She hissed. ¡°She¡¯s clumsy you know, she might do something crazy, you can imagine, she might jumped down the cliff.¡± ¡°Stop saying nonsense.¡± He opened the door, though giving it a thought, the look in her eyes, she hated him, the betrayal, the re, and how hurt she was. She could do it, couldn¡¯t she? He¡¯d hurt her, his best friend. Elina. Elina gulped the vodka down her throat, she felt it burn her throat. Just what she needed. This was her first time, taking such a drink, and she hadn¡¯t give a damn. The familiar stranger. Was by her side, watching her. He brought her here anyway. A club. A fancy one at that, she could tell it was mostly for rich men, not like the one she had behind her street. ¡°Can I have some soda.¡± She ordered. ¡°Do you know your¡­¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care about that.¡± She waved the stranger off. ¡°Just drink and die.¡± She slurred. ¡°You¡¯re definitely drunk.¡± ¡°Not yet!¡± She shouted andughed. ¡°I haven¡¯t finish up the bottle yet.¡± She yelled. ¡°I can hear you, you don¡¯t have to scream.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not screaming, I¡¯m whispering.¡± She screeched. ¡°Here is your soda.¡± ¡°Oh here, thanks you.¡± Sheughed. And opened the soda. And turned to Sambas again. ¡°That¡¯s bastard hurt me. After he knew I liked him. He had to do this to me.¡± She held her chest. And chugged the soda. She looked away from him. ¡°You look familiar, I know you, don¡¯t I?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°You¡¯re cute..¡± she giggles like a child. What has he done, he made a big mess bringing her here. ¡°What are you doing.¡± ¡°MSD.¡± ¡°I thought you don¡¯t drink, how did you know that.¡± ¡°Trying out what I saw on movies. Mixing, Shaking, Drinking..¡± She chugged down the liquor. Sheughed, then belched. ¡°This is amazing.¡± She throw her hands in the air. ¡°Won¡¯t you drink. This is lit.¡± ¡°No, I¡¯m good.¡± He quietly sips the ss in his hands. She was bad at it, he knew but why had he bring her here. He thought she needed it, since he wasn¡¯t good with words. He took the ss from her hands. ¡°That¡¯s enough.¡± ¡°I haven¡¯t even started.¡± She slurred, trying to get the cup from his grip. Her hands went the other way falling from her seat. She fell on her butt. And puffed, blew her hair off her face. And tired standing up, she fell back. On another table. Face down. Shey there, without standing up. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry.¡± Sambas apologize, rushing to the table. And helping her up. From the table. Her dress was stain with the liquor. ¡°Bitch!¡± The man on the table yelled. Elinaughed. Sambas dragged her away from there. She pulled her hands away from sambas and began dancing to the song being yed. She wiggles her hips to the song, and push her head backwards. And began jumping up and down. Moved sideways. Sambas watched her,pletely lost. This was worse. He was thinking of dragging her away from the there. But he couldn¡¯t, he had to be careful with her, if he had known he wouldn¡¯t have brought her here. Her hands were up in the air, and she danced crazily, Sambas palmed his forehead, he was a little d it waste. And the light were dim. ¡°If you¡¯re really desperate on dying, you should havee to me, I know the easiest way.¡± She stopped. Those deep voice right beside her. His hands were stuffed in his jean pocket, and a ck sleeve. His looks were on in expressionless. His voice Calm yet terrifying. And the cold aura thates with it. Sending shivers done her spine. She twirled around. ¡°Kenzo Bren Bren Brennon.¡± She slurred. Aziel who was beside him, we shocked. His eyes popped out. Did she just call him, by his full name. How dare she? ¡°Ken zo .¡± Sheughed. ¡°You bastard!¡± Aziel moved forward to hold her but Kenzo stop him. ¡°You caused this.¡± She staggered towards him, pointing her finger at him. She poked his chest with it. ¡°You¡¯re dead.¡± She clutched her fist. ¡°Shit!¡± Sambas cussed. There was no escaping, she was dead, he would so much kill her, there¡¯s no way she would survive. She¡¯s so dead. Then she puke on his shirt, and fell. Hitting her face on his shoes. ¡°Aziel!¡± Kenzo growls. ¡°Take her.¡± She was doomed. Elina eyes pped opened, she was hit by a sharp pain on her head. Sending her shutting her eyes again. With her hands sped over her forehead. What the fuck? She felt like dying. What could have happened to her, where was she anyway, she slowly, opened her eyes again, and stare at the big room, awash with gold. The beautiful chandelier shining above her head. She was certain, this wasn¡¯t her room. She shook her head, with apany with another pain. Where is she? The room, everything, smells rich, was she perhaps back there again. She jumped from the bed, it was possible she was here again. How could it be? How did she get here? Jeez ! She couldn¡¯t remember a damn thing. Gripping tightly to the pillow, she hugged it so tight. And buried her head in it. She couldn¡¯t be here, right. She couldn¡¯t be back to the mansion, not again. ¡°Aargh, my head hurts.¡± She groaned. She can¡¯t even remember what happenedst night, hope she didn¡¯t do anything crazy, she had Low tolerance for alcohol. She couldn¡¯t drink. This was her first time, ever taking something like that, and this is where it ended her. Back to where she swore she was nevering back. The open while she was still in thought, trying to think, what happened to her. What did she do? He cleared his throat to get her attention. ¡°Good morning. Miss¡­.¡± Sambas moves closer. Her eyes were fixed elsewhere. She couldn¡¯t seems to get her eyes off space. ¡°Miss.. miss¡­ miss..¡± He snapped his fingers in front of her eyes. ¡°Down to earth.¡± ¡°Miss Elina.¡± ¡°Oh! What happened.¡± ¡°Nothing happened.¡± He replied and moved backwards. She palmed her forehead. And looked at him. She said it, no wonder he looks so familiar, this was where she had met him and now she had confirm her doubt. ¡°Where I¡¯m I?¡± Sambas looked around the room. ¡°Here.¡± She raise a brow. ¡°Here? Huh?¡± ¡°The mansion, you¡¯re back here again.¡± He drawled thest word. ¡°Right. I said so, I¡¯m here.¡± She turned to him. ¡°You¡¯ve been stalking me, ain¡¯t you. He asked you to.¡± ¡°We only did that for your safety.¡± ¡°Safety?¡± ¡°Yeah. You should drink, this it would help you hangover.¡± She took the cup from his hands and chugged down everything, giving the cup back to him. ¡°What happenedst night, did I¡­¡± ¡°You don¡¯t remember.¡± He moved his face closer to hers. ¡°No.¡± ¡°Nothing at all¡­.¡± ¡°No¡­ yes.. no¡­ omg!¡± She pped her hands and jumped up. She remembered she dance and then what else, she couldn¡¯t recall. ¡°I dancest night. How crazy.¡± She itched her head. ¡°Not just that..¡± ¡°There were more, something more terrifying, it would send you to your early grave.¡± Her jaw fell. ¡°What did I do.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t remember, you puke on master¡¯s shirtst night and called him, his name.¡± ¡°I did.. all that.¡± ¡°You even yed with his name, in public, screaming, so everyone heard.¡± She fell on the fall. She was doomed. ¡°It¡¯s all your fault!¡± ¡°How is it my fault?¡± ¡°Like you weren¡¯t the one who took me there, you made me got drunk. If I¡¯m getting punished, which I won¡¯t escape from, you¡¯re getting punished with me.¡± ¡°I was only helping you, didn¡¯t asked you to puke on him or call his name. Like you did. I only tried to help, since you couldn¡¯t stop crying. That was the only way, I thought I could help you get out of the mess you were in.¡± ¡°Yeah and directly took me to another one, you should have just let me cry, I won¡¯t die from it. How did he found out were we there, if you didn¡¯t snitch..¡± ¡°I always report all my movement.¡± ¡°Yeah sure!¡± She scoffed. She drew her legs up to her chest and hugged them. She would have definitely, cried, till she died, what could be more hurting than that, they simply didn¡¯t care how she would feel, seeing them like that. They don¡¯t care at all. The picture wouldn¡¯t just go away, she sniffed and blinked the tears away. Besides, what was she expecting, Ray to openly wee her, if it hasn¡¯t been Barbra it could have been someone else, but it would have been much better if it was someone else, other than her best friend. She tells everything. She knew she had a crush on him. That she liked him. How could she? Hurt her this much. She¡¯s not even pretty, Barbra was more prettier, has a good figure too, pretty face, everyone loves, she¡¯s just a stupid nerd girl, no body wants. The tears eventually broke through. Pouring down her face. She wipe them off with her palm. It hurts cause she still love Ray. And she doesn¡¯t know what to do, to stop loving him, was it because he was her first. She sniffed and clean her eyes again. Her sight was getting more blurry. ¡°Do you want revenge?¡± She lift her gaze to look at the tall figure, everyone in the mansion were all tall, and handsome. Like he did a pick on the guys. Moreover, they held simr stoic looks.All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. ¡°It clearly seems, they don¡¯t want you anymore, your out of their life now, you got to move on without them. This house, is what it is..¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°We were all cast out, by family, by friends, by Love ones. And here we¡¯re. We grow stronger. And deal with everyone who dealt with us. Revenge it is for us.¡± Elina looked at him, with the tears streaming down her face, she didn¡¯t bother, wiping them off. But just let it flow. ¡°How I¡¯m gonna get revenge?¡± ¡°They hurt you, you hurt them back.¡± She gave a tartugh. ¡°How is that even possible?¡± ¡°That¡¯s why you¡¯re here, we train you, build you. You don¡¯t have a choice, master would have still asked for, if you need to be here, you had to be tough.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have a choice.¡± ¡°You certainly don¡¯t. You¡¯re already in, you¡¯re already in, since the very first day you step in her. It was only two options then, either you die or live, if you live you be part of us. Never going out of the mansion.¡± She sniffed and wipe her face, with her dress. ¡°If you don¡¯t want to have your revenge, you could correct their mistake, he said it was a mistake didn¡¯t he? Help him, correct them.¡± He smirked. And looked at the door. A faint knock came in. ¡°Miss Elina, Sire, said you should be down at the visiting room, this instant.¡± The butler announced, Elina shivers. She was going to face him. She was wasn¡¯t ready to. She can¡¯t face him, now, like this. After what she did. ¡°the master is asking for you. You need to see him. He¡¯s waiting for you. And one rule. Which you must obey, if you don¡¯t want to get into more troubles. When he calls, be quick, be there before the next word fall from his lips. Be there. Don¡¯t be a secondte. Run if you had to. Just be ready to face him.. don¡¯t stutter, don¡¯t hold fear.¡± ¡°That¡¯s a lot of rule. I can¡¯t keep all that.¡± ¡°You¡¯ll have to. Mandatory.¡± ¡°You should go see him. And stay alive.¡± He grin. And walked out of the room. Elina stood up from the floor. At least he would kill her. But he could do worse. Torture her. She rubbed her hands over her hair. And wipe her face again. Ready to leave. With her entire body shivering. Chapter 18 Her punishment Elina Her punishment Elina tiptoes downstairs, ncing sideways like a criminal, just to avoid being seen. How is she gonna address him, that she had been thinking about? Aziel calls him, sir or boss. Sambas is a master. The butler is the sire. Which would she pick? Master, sir, boss, sire. She was confused about what to address him with. Calling his name would have been better. But she won¡¯t dare. She only did that, cause she had been drunk. Not on her right senses. She got down to therge sitting room and no one was there. He wasn¡¯t there. Where is he? She thought the butler said he was here, waiting for her. ¡°Are you justing Miss Elina?¡± The voice startled her. She turned to see the butler standing behind her. ¡°He already left.¡± ¡°He left. I thought he wanted to see me.¡± ¡°He did, he waited, and you didn¡¯te.¡± ¡°I came as fast as I could, immediately You left.¡± ¡°It isn¡¯t done that way.¡± She scoffed. ¡°How long did he wait. Five minutes.¡± ¡°Five minutes and thirty seconds.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to be that urate.¡± ¡°We value time here, ms Elina, our time is life to us. You should sit for breakfast. Buka would serve you breakfast¡± He took the other way, entering the kitchen. But stoped by Elina¡¯s voice. ¡°I thought I was getting punished.¡± ¡°You still would, after you¡¯re done eating.¡± ¡°Who¡¯s gonna give me, you?¡± ¡°The sire himself.¡± ¡°But He isn¡¯t here.¡± ¡°He would be here soon. And he made sure, you are before hees.¡± ¡°Why is he acting all nice all of a sudden¡± ¡°You shouldn¡¯t take that as being nice, you don¡¯t even know what you¡¯re gonna face yet.¡± ¡°Is it bad?¡± ¡°I can¡¯t say.¡± He now and walked away, into the kitchen, without stopping to look at the curious Elina. She paced in front of therge table. She was scared of him, he wasn¡¯t just some ordinary man she¡¯d met, in the diner or the streets, he was different, handsome but gruesome. ¡°Ms. Elina.¡± The butler called.Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org. ¡°Your dinner is served.¡± ¡°Oh..¡± She sauntered towards the end of the room, down to the dining area. The bulter bow and left. Elina sat on the seat, beholding the breakfast set in front of her, in her entire life, she would never eat a meal as huge as this, filling the entire table as if they were gonna feed an entire generation. She took the spoon and began digging into the food. ¡°You don¡¯t know if the food is poisoned or not. You¡¯re already eating it.¡± with the spoon in her mouth. She turned towards the voice, just in time to see Aziel leaning on the wall. With ackadaisical look on. She swallowed up. ¡°I would die anywhere.¡± ¡°So confident already.¡± ¡°When hees back. He doesn¡¯t show Mercy does he?¡± Aziel shook his head. And strolled towards the table. He doesn¡¯t show mercy, but he had shown him mercy so many times, that he had lost count. He took a seat. And watch her eat. ¡°Are you okay?¡± She replied in with a nod, stuffing a spoonful in her mouth, keeping her head down. She didn¡¯t need to reply he could see it himself she was not fine, not a single bit. She was forcing herself to. ¡°If you need anything¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m not gonna die, am I?¡± she doesn¡¯t wanna talk about it, it was hurting more than it seems already. ¡°Not sure.¡± He shrugged his shoulders. ¡°How long have you been here?¡± ¡°Five or six years.¡± She raises her head from the food. Giving him a quick look. ¡°If anyone was to know if I would survive it¡¯s you. You¡¯re the person, I had to talk to..¡± she leaned closer. ¡°Help me would you..¡± she sped her hands together. He looked at her, trying to hide the smile, creeping up his face. She was cute. ¡°I don¡¯t think I can help you with this. You called his name out loud. And¡­.¡± ¡°Yeah, I know, puke on him.¡± ¡°That was gross.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know what to do.¡± she sighed. ¡°You¡¯ll be fine. At least you won¡¯t die just yet.¡± ¡°What if he locks me up again, I don¡¯t think I can survive another time in there.¡± ¡°Why¡¯re you so scared.¡± He chuckled. ¡°The thought of seeing him is terrifying,¡± she replied, taking another spoonful. He should be terrifying, he¡¯d told him, she would be back, without being forced to, she dide. Though it was a weekte. His gaze moved towards the door, Kenzo stood beside it, with his hands in the pocket, which he was quite addicted to. Two of his upper button unbuttoned. His hair was a bit wet. Since he was being caught, he began walking in fully. How long has he been there? Aziel stood up. And bowed. Elina dropped the spoon, instantly swallowed the one down her throat. Kenzo? He was here. She stood up, giving a quick spun around, not knowing her dress got hooked on the chair she sat on. Falling face down with the chair she sat on. She was lucky, it wasn¡¯t broken. Ouch! Her dress tore. Bad things happens whenever she was nervous and scared. This was just part of it. She tried standing up on her feet. It was like she sprained her ankle. Damn! ¡°Are you okay Elina?¡± ¡°I¡¯m perfectly fine,¡± she replied, still trying to get up. ¡°You need help?¡± ¡°No, I¡¯m fine.¡± She heard Kenzo¡¯s scoff. Walking away from them. She cussed the ground. It was better this way than seeing the disappointing look he had on. ¡°Cmon I¡¯ll give you a hand.¡± Aziel stretched out his hands to her and she took it. Helping herself up. ¡°You sprain your ankle.¡± ¡°Hmmm.¡± ¡°Can you walk?¡± ¡°I can try.¡± ¡°Bring that thing here!¡± He called her a ¡®thing¡¯ how dare him, refer to her as a thing. She wanted to smash his head with her fist. The proud jerk. She covered behind Aziel, looking down at her feet. He was on the chaise, crossed-legged with his hands ced on his thighs. ¡°You have something to say to me?¡± ¡°I-I-I¡­¡± she shut her lips. Before slipping nonsense. ¡°Leave Aziel!¡± ¡°Yes sir..¡± Elina¡¯s grip on his shirt tightened. He tried freeing himself from her grip. She shook her head. Pleading with him not to let go. ¡®You¡¯ll be fine he mouthed, taking her hands off him. She watched her lifesaver, walked away from her, how is she gonna get out of this now? ¡°The least offer I can give you is to have your head on my table.¡± She blinked trying toprehend what he meant. Her head was on his table. He was gonna have her beheaded. Though her head was down all the while, she was tempted to look at him. But she won¡¯t dare. Instead, She fiddled with her nails, standing ufortable because of the sprained ankle. Kenzo watched her every move, what could he do to her, she was so weak. Easy to break in two, he¡¯d never encountered someone as weak as her before, he noticed how she talked freely with Aziel, and sambas too, she was a little weird. He doesn¡¯t know if she would survive if he decided to torture her a little. She was so small and naive. Someone like her shouldn¡¯t be here, but what can he do, she was already here. And the only thing he could do was protect her, cause she was already part of the house. He shift his gaze back to her, she was still shivering with fright. He wasn¡¯t gonna let her off the hook either though he wanted to. But a lesser punishment would be better. She could take a couple of whips. He smirked. Standing up, she moved backward. Gradually moving to the wall. He followed her. Until her back was stroke the wall, she let out a low gasp. Seeing him, towering over her. He trapped her, cing a hand on the wall. He lifts her chin, with his finger. ¡°Your punishment; you¡¯ll clean, the entire house, every room, and every corner wash everyone¡¯s clothes in the mansion, cook and serve every guard. For two weeks. A single mistake, you¡¯ll sleep in the dungeon, stripped. And then you get whipped.¡± ¡°Whipped?¡± she gulped. ¡°Fair enough?¡± ¡°Fair enough,¡± she whispered. How Is that possible, not making a mistake, making mistakes was something she couldn¡¯t avoid, it was like her nemesis. He pulled back from her. ¡°And that starts now.¡± ¡°Now?¡± she lifted her head. ¡°My ankle?¡± she pointed at the spot. ¡°I don¡¯t care.¡± He turned away from her, giving her his back. ¡°I know you don¡¯t, you scumbag! Trash!¡± she imagined herself saying. ¡°You¡¯ll rot in hades!¡± He turned. She quicklyposed herself. ¡°When you¡¯re done, Ezra would attend to you, in two weeks.¡± ¡°Bastard!¡± she screamed if she did scream. The voice in her head was so loud, she thought he heard. Arrgh! She wished she could scream and cuss at him. The inhumane. Kenzo Brennon. Chapter 19 Receiving The Punishment. Her lips parted. Ready to protest. He couldn¡¯t just tell her to do all that. All for what, because she puke on his shirt, it was a mistake, moron. He balled her fist. And punched him. Imaginary. Thankfully his back was against her. And didn¡¯t get to see the disgraceful act. She let her hands fell beside her. Staring down at her tore dress, the only dress she had. Like he seems to read her thoughts, He spun around. Looking at her. ¡°Sambas would give you another cloth to wear..¡± She quickly let down her hair to cover her face. With her head bow, she was probably feeling the pains of bending her neck for a while now. ¡°Why are you still standing there, like a zombie, don¡¯t you know what to do?¡± ¡°I¡ªI¡ªdo.¡± She stuttered. ¡°Get it too. Now!¡± Her feet suddenly felt heavy cause his eyes were on her, pushing her forward, when she doesn¡¯t want to. She walked carefully so she doesn¡¯t slip. And fell in front of him. Limping, with her head still down. She past him. Giving him a side re. What¡¯s so special about him anyway. ¡°How long do you intend to walk like that. Till death.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t you see I¡¯ve a sprained ankle.¡± Wishing she could say it. Instead she twitched her lips. There¡¯s no way she could walk faster than this. He shook his head. Walking away. Elina and watched him, took the other way. What¡¯s was that supposed to mean, she wasn¡¯t good enough. ¡°Such arrogance. Why do I¡¯ve to meet someone like him.. argh!¡± She stamped her feet. Her sprained ankle. She sat on the floor, instantly. Rubbing the injured feet. How could see had forgotten. She¡¯d been so angry, seeing him pissed her off. How could she ever get off this. ¡°What are you doing?¡± She was already familiar with the voice already, the annoying Sambas that brought her here. ¡°Mourning my fate.¡± He chuckled. ¡°You should be grateful. He didn¡¯t ask you to kill someone. Fight till death. ¡°How could I possibly do that?¡±Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. She fakedughed. ¡°Then you get killed.¡± She gulped. ¡°He¡¯s gruesome I said it.¡± ¡°You know the walls have ears. Ever believe in that saying.¡± She looked around her. ¡°I don¡¯t.¡± ¡°You should, from now.¡± He squat. Staring at her sprained ankle. He held it and gave it a small massage. ¡°We get this a lot. Just be more careful. Not to make a mistake. Work on time. Do everything you¡¯ve to do. To avoid sleeping there again.¡± ¡°I would try. Argh!. That hurts.¡± ¡°Sorry. You would eventually get to befortable staying here.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t see thating, not with him. I might decide to slit his throat.¡± He chuckled. ¡°You should try saying that to his face.¡± ¡°I would. If he dares me, next time.¡± ¡°Just focus on your punishment, else things might get worse. And try not to get in I¡¯ve dungeon, so soon, give it a day or two. All done.¡± He stood up. ¡°Thanks Sam.¡± ¡°We good.¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± He help her up her feet. She stood and smile. Never been better. ¡°Ms Elina You¡¯ve got to serve the guards now..¡± Buka the chief cook said. He was the only one in charge of cooking and serving everyone in the the mansion. Which keep Elina wondering how he was able to do all that by himself. Without a single help. Maybe he had superpowers or something. But she wasn¡¯t the type that believes in magic. Such stupid fairy tales. Everyone in here were all strong and moved with agility. Well trained like in the army or something. ¡°Duty calls. Good luck¡± She sighed. Apany with a nod. Moving towards the kitchen. Buka went back to the kitchen, and Elina dragged her feet down towards him. ¡°Hurry up!¡± he urged. Samba waved at Elina, until she went into the kitchen. ¡°Here.. Take this.¡± He had everything arranged already in a tray. ¡°This is the guards breakfast. Aziel and sire is different. Make no mistake. Every guard has a number to identify them with..¡± he points towards tray, which was numbered. ¡°You¡¯re taking this, to the back of the mansion. Some of them are there. There¡¯re twenty guards in the mansion.¡± ¡°Just twenty, in this big mansion.¡± She emphasized. ¡°Small but very mighty. You can¡¯t mess with the guard of our sire Kenzo..¡± ¡°I can see it. It¡¯s obvious though.¡± ¡°We would have won, if that snake hasn¡¯t rat us out.¡± ¡°Here.¡± He gave her the tray counting five meals in it which had the number one to five. Snake, rat them out. The reason she was shut. Who was that. Sara. It¡¯s her. It¡¯s easy to put the pieces together. Those unclean eyes of hers. ¡°What¡¯s this?¡± ¡°Chicken porridge.¡± ¡°Looks delicious, can I taste?¡± The look he gave her, was certainly out of it. She itched her neck and pouted. ¡°Just a spoon.¡± ¡°It¡¯s food for the guards ms Elina.¡± ¡°What am I?¡± ¡°Are you a guard?¡± ¡°Ain¡¯t I doing their work. Just give me a taste would you?¡± He shook his head and clicked his tongue. This little girl, there was no way she wouldst in there. He could bet, a week and she¡¯s gone. He snap his finger. Gone with the winds. No way, The sire could contain someone like her. Small, nerdy girl with sses. He would get rid of her. He was certain, non of those girls like her stayed for more than a week. And this one, she was the smallest. ¡°Get going, you shouldn¡¯t let the food get cold.¡± ¡°So I ain¡¯t getting a taste.¡± ¡°You¡¯re getting one, when you get back.¡± ¡°Thanks.¡± ¡°Go, go. You¡¯ve five minutes to give them the food and hurry back here. Nothing less than that.¡± ¡°Sure.¡± She smiled and held the tray tightly to herself. Chief Buka was to be estimated around forty getting to fifty. He looked too young for his age. She walked out of the kitchen, with a small smile. Maybe this wasn¡¯t so difficult after all. She could do it, without making a tiny mistake. She hurried to the door. Hastening with her footsteps. The door opened, hitting the tray off her hands. Cause she was so close to it already. The tray flew from her hands, right in the air. Her eyes went with it. With her mouth ajar. Ah! It was gone. The person came in view, his clothing and appearance showed everything, he was a man of wealth. And was instantly hit with the tray containing the hot chicken porridge. Cold shivers ran down her spine instantly. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry!¡± Isn¡¯t that what she was supposed to say. But why does it feels so wrong. ¡°How dare you?¡± He howled. She shuddered,pletely engulfed with fear. ¡°Who is this dirty crazy bitch!¡± He shouted. She was still on her tore cloth. That was why he called her crazy, she could ept that. ¡°Lord Gilbert.¡± She heard Kenzo¡¯s voice. And his hurried feet down the stairs. ¡°Elina!¡± His thunderous voice yelled. At this point she wanted to sink to the ground. Faint or something. She saw Buka peeping, with a sad look on. He said it, she was getting rid off. Chapter 20 Receiving the punishment II ¡°Elina!¡± His thunderous voice yelled. Right from where he was standing at the top of the stairs. His voice sent her shivering real hard, it hasn¡¯t been long he left her and she had already caused trouble for herself. Elina felt rooted to the ground, where she could neither move or walk. The re she was getting from the man. Whose appearance totally looked like that of a devil incarnate. The only thing missing was the horn. The supposed lore Gilbert. As he was called by Kenzo. He was yelling in her face. But she couldn¡¯t hear a word. She felt lost, already foreseeing her punishment. The hard whip on her bare back. How she was gonna strip, and stay in there till forever. Her hands felt cold. She rubbed them together and fell on the feet of lord Gilbert, begging for mercy. ¡°You!¡± He snarled. ¡°Get out of my sight!¡± ¡°Now!¡± Elina looked at him from her sses. His suit was stain with, his hair as well, he waspletely drenched in the chicken porridge. It wasn¡¯t her fault rights. It just happened too fast. She¡¯d nothing to do with it. The excuse was not good enough. He would even look at her or hear her say such gibberish. He was staring at the stairs. Obviously Kenzo was almost down. His footsteps was very light on the stairs, though he was running downstairs. Lord Gilbert paced in front of Elina. Non of the guard around could touch him. They stood far from him. Just watching. ¡°I want this thing thrown out.¡± He ordered.Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. Kenzo met up with them. And bent his head a little. Elina felt so bad. She sniffed. Wiping the tears off her face. He had his head bent to someone because of her. He wouldn¡¯t have done that if she¡¯s made a mess of everything. It was all her fault. She remained on the floor, like she was worshipping Buddha. ¡°How are you gonna pay for this disaster? Look what you caused!¡± ¡°I¡¯ll pay for it.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t need your money. Kenzo. You should know that.¡± ¡°What do you want?¡± ¡°Where did you get this clumsy, dirty, thing from, she totally reeks. I want her to get punished.¡± ¡°She would be punished.¡± ¡°I would do it myself. Give her to me.¡± Elina lift her head up. Staring at Kenzo. He stuffed his hands in his pocket. And exhale. He gave Elina a quick nce. And look away. Is he gonna give her away? ¡°Are you bringing her to me or not. I¡¯ll punish her myself. For what she did. I¡¯ll make she regrets it.¡± ¡°Why do you want her? You can¡¯t just take her away from here.¡± ¡°Is that a no?¡± He chuckled. And touched his Grey hair. Walked past Kenzo, with his walking stick. He walked round him. And stood in front of him. ¡°It¡¯s a simple yes or no.¡± Kenzo looked at her again. ¡°I can¡¯t give her to you lord Gilbert. We would punish her here. She belongs here. And isn¡¯t going anywhere. Is that much of an answer to you.¡± ¡°Ha-ha.¡± Heughed. ¡°You looked down at me Kenzo. Don¡¯t forget you owe me one.¡± ¡°We already sort that out. I got engaged.¡± He showed him his middle finger. ¡°Oh sorry, that¡¯s not the right finger.¡± Lord Gilbert boiled in fury. His knuckles tighten into a fist. ¡°I¡¯ve already apologize, you should leave. Aziel show him out.¡± ¡°How could you?, you came begging me to help you, to be own your side. And I gave you want you want. This how you pay me back for all I¡¯ve done. I gave you my daughter.¡± ¡°She willing came to me.¡± He smirked. Lord Gilbert, groaned. ¡°I¡¯ll make you pay for this.¡± Aziel opened the door for him. He re at him and walked out. He shut it behind him. Elina couldn¡¯t raise her head. She keep hitting it on the floor. ¡°Did you call him over?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t.¡± ¡°It¡¯s bad.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°It¡¯s gonna be more bloody sir. There¡¯s no one on your side anymore.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t need them, this time Aziel, it¡¯s violence. We take it by force. Who doesn¡¯t agree to it. We kill him.¡± His jaw tightened. Which was enough evidence that he was more than angry. ¡°Then who votes, if you kill them all?¡± ¡°We¡¯ll see.¡± He turned to Elina. And hunkered down beside her. He held her hairs roughly, lifting her head up. With the other hand removed the sses on her face. He held her hair tightly. Her veins were in view. ¡°Little girl.¡± His voice was cold. ¡°Couldn¡¯t seems to get out of trouble do you?¡± What could she say. She couldn¡¯t possibly say anything. He called her little, making her seems so small already. Compared to him. She was little. ¡°Do you want to die?¡± She shook her head in negativity. She doesn¡¯t want to, not yet though. ¡°I gave you orders. Didn¡¯t I?¡± She nodded affirmative. His hands tighten around her hair. She whimpers, and sniffed, her face was already soaked with tears. With it, he lift her off her feet. She shuddered. Crying. ¡°It¡¯s hurts.¡± ¡°Really? I didn¡¯t hold it well then, what about this?¡± He lift her up. Removing her feet from the floor. ¡°You look like a rabbit.¡± She heard Aziel chuckled. Though he felt sorry for her. But there¡¯s nothing he could do about it. She was still getting punished. ¡°I don¡¯t go back on my words.¡± He hurled her aside. She fell on the floor. Gasping for breath. She hugged herself. Curling on the floor. ¡°Take her away Aziel. Lock her up in the dungeon!¡± He turned away from her. ¡°Yes sir..¡± Aziel nodded and went up to Elina on the floor. He pick up her sses. ¡°Don¡¯t give her the sses.¡± How did he know when his back was against them. He nodded anyway and help her up. She wipe her tears. He was cruel. She knew, he hurt too much. She wipe them off again. Walking with Aziel. He was wicked. Any possible way, she was gonna escape from here. Run away. Far, just disappear and never get to see his face again. She was nevering back here. To this monster that calls himself. Kenzo. He was a beast. Kenzo watched her walk away with Aziel. He didn¡¯t even hurt her that much and she was already dying. She was small, and innocent, someone that shouldn¡¯t be involved with this at all. He couldn¡¯t let her go because she was already a target by Hazard and lord Gilbert. So much as he tried not to hurt her. He didn¡¯t hurt her that much. She end up crying like he tore her apart. What¡¯s he gonna do to her? Train her? Chapter 21 Locked up again I ¡°Zara!¡± Lord Gilbert yelled. As he flung the door open. He was burning in fury, how could he do this to him. Humiliate him like that, after all, he had done for him. Gave him his daughter, giving him support, but not anymore, since he had be too big for him to handle. He¡¯s taking everything back. He would treat him the way he wants to be treated. Kenzo Brennon! How dare him, look down on him. He was the lord Gilbert, the one you shouldn¡¯t have dared with. And he would make sure he pays. With death. Now, there was no need for pretense. He was sticking to the Hazard side now. And make sure he wins. If Hazard wins, he wins too. He gets to control him. Either way. He¡¯s not gonna lose. ¡°Zara!¡± He shouted, standing by the stairs. While tapping his feet continuously on the floor. Firstly he would call off the engagement. Pull off every string between him and Kenzo. This time. He¡¯s not living to tell the story. He would have killed him while he was still young, he hadn¡¯t known he would grow up to be this strong. Zara came down from the stairs. n in her skimpy sleeveless pajamas. Her nipple shoot her out, and the pajamas could barely cover her thighs. Her footsteps were light, she walks with elegance and power. She was no doubt a beauty. ¡°Dad?¡± ¡°Zara darling. Be quick!¡± Hearing her father¡¯s angry voice she hurried down the stairs. She gasped out seeing her father¡¯s stained suit. ¡°Dad, what happened to you?¡± she inquired. Jumping down thest stairs. Making her pajamas shoot up, almost revealing her ass. ¡°I want you to call off your engagement!¡± he announced. ¡°Hold on dad.¡± Zara moved to her his side, staring at his body, up-down. ¡°What happened to you?¡± ¡°What you should care about it¡¯s calling off the engagement.¡± She crossed her hands underneath her breast. She scoffed. With an annoyed looked ¡°Why should I do that?¡± ¡°Look what he did to me, hepletely humiliated me, in front of everyone in his house and the little girl.¡± ¡°What little girl?¡± ¡°She spills these on me. You could imagine, Kenzo sided with her. He made a fool out of me, right there in his house.¡± ¡°You didn¡¯t inform him you wereing, did you? Why did you go there, you know the kind of person Kenzo is.¡± ¡°What, ain¡¯t you engage to him already. I have got a right to?¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have a right dad.¡± ¡°I was part of building him, up to where he is now.¡± ¡°Dad!¡± Zara yelled getting frustrated. ¡°Whose side are you on. You¡¯re calling off the engagement.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not doing that. I¡¯m not calling anything off between us.¡± ¡°Zara!¡± he shrieked. ¡°I¡¯m sorry dad, whatever happened was between you and Kenzo, it had nothing to do with me.¡± ¡°You¡¯re siding with me, against me, I¡¯m your FATHER! I introduce you to him.¡± ¡°And that was your biggest mistake, cause I ain¡¯t leaving him, ever!¡± ¡°Zara!¡± ¡°Dad, please, I don¡¯t want to be apart from Kenzo. I don¡¯t want to leave him.¡± ¡°Zara, this is risky, you¡¯re choosing your life over him. He¡¯s doomed to fail, he¡¯s not gonna win the election, he¡¯s never gonna be crowned Lord of us all. And he¡¯s gonna die, I¡¯ll make sure of it.¡±Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org. ¡°Dad!¡± ¡°Is it that man, you¡¯re gonna risk your life for? I¡¯ll make him pay for this humiliation..¡± ¡°Is it just humiliation or there¡¯s something more to it?¡± Lord Gilbert hesitate before replying. ¡°There¡¯s nothing. It is just that. I wasn¡¯t expecting him to do that to me and he clearly stated that he¡¯s doesn¡¯t have any regard for me. After I helped him. I told you about the girl. The way he looked at her. I smell something.¡± Zara chuckled. ¡°Is that the only thing you¡¯ve got..¡± ¡°You should trust me, I¡¯m your father.¡± ¡°I know you¡¯re my father, but Kenzo is not like Hazard, that sleeps with everything underskirt. He¡¯s different, he does stoop so low to a servant. You know that. You see this.¡± she showed him, the engagement ring on her finger. After lord Gilbert had announced that night, about their engagement, Kenzo had given a ring the next day and they gave the media what they ask for. Giving them romantic poses and pictures. And that night, she could still remember him deep inside of her. Tearing her apart. He was so sweet! She smiles at the thought, and he¡¯s asking her to call it off. Never. He is her dream man, she¡¯s never letting go. ¡°It is stuck in my finger, I¡¯m not pulling it off. And you know what that means.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t prove stubborn!¡± ¡°I¡¯m just stating a fact ¡°You¡¯re going to die if you stay by his side..¡± ¡°Don¡¯t think of hurting him, if you hurt him, you¡¯re hurting me and I won¡¯t stand and watch you hurt me, I¡¯ll fight back..¡± ¡°Zara!¡± ¡°And this election, he¡¯s winning.¡± ¡°Zara!¡± he cried out. She turned her back against him going back, upstairs. He held her arm and drew her back. ¡°If you leave, you¡¯re choosing him over me, and I would turn my back against you, I¡¯ll forget I have got a daughter as stupid as you.¡± Zara blinked her eyes, yanking his hands off him. ¡°But, because I¡¯m still your father and I love you, I won¡¯t send you out. But don¡¯te crying to me. Cause he will only use you. To get what he wants. He¡¯s no different from the rest of us. He¡¯s doesn¡¯t love, he¡¯s doesn¡¯t love but only hates and kills. Do you think those girls he messes around with that time all escaped freely from him? He killed them. All three of them. Only Sara was sensible enough to leave him and run over to have shelter in Hazard¡¯s custody. ¡°That¡¯s the man, you love? Don¡¯t be stupid.¡± ¡°If you knew who he was, why did you give me to him. Why did you introduce me to him, you¡¯re just as same as him. You used me too, the daughter you imed to love.¡± ¡°Zara!¡± ¡°Let me go, I need to rest.¡± She pulled his handspletely off her. ¡°I¡¯m trying to protect you.¡± ¡°Just let him use me and they dump me.¡± she turned away. ¡°Zara!¡± he whispered in shock he wasn¡¯t expecting her to say something like that. Zara hadpletely taken him unaware. He thought she was gonna say yes to everything he said. And not question his authority. What could Kenzo have done to her? He couldn¡¯t let her stay beside Kenzo, if she did, it¡¯s not certain she would die, either Kenzo would kill her or any of his enemies would. And he wasn¡¯t ready to lose another life. She was right, he made a very big mistake giving her to Kenzo. Elina was taken back to the dungeon, the same room she was locked up in when she arrived here. The dungeon they called it. She was hit by the horrible smell. She held Aziel on the feet when he was able to leave. She sniffed and tighten her grip. ¡°Help me a please.¡± she pleaded. Aziel sough, he felt sorry for her, but he couldn¡¯t go against Kenzo, he¡¯d given his orders and he¡¯d to obey him. ¡°Just endure for a while, you¡¯ll be out soon.¡± ¡°Will I be stripped and whipped?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know yet.¡± She squinted her eyes. And let go of his feet. He won¡¯t know, it was all Kenzo, he knew what would happen to her. Her fate was in his hands. Aziel squats and pats her hair, wiping the tears off her face. ¡°Why do you care for me?¡± she asked. ¡°I don¡¯t know either. I keep asking myself that. Just stay alive, that¡¯s all I ask.¡± He stood up and walked out of the room, and shut the door. Locked it with a padlock and shove the key in his pocket and walked away. Elina heard his feet as he walks further away from there. She hugged herself, buried her head beneath. At least there was someone, who cares. Chapter 22 Locked up again II Kenzo stood by the mirror, Aziel unbuttoned his shirts, he pulled it off him. Bringing another sleeve he was to wear. He looked straight ahead into the mirror. Intentionally, not sparing Aziel a look. Because he knew what he had to say. And it was obviously about the girl. Why he cared so much. He didn¡¯t mind if she die. He might as well be easier for them all. Less burden. But he noticed she¡¯d strong will to live, even if he was gonna leave her there for over a week. She won¡¯t die. She was strong yet weak. Something he still couldn¡¯t understand, what¡¯s keeping her from not giving up already. ¡°When next I¡¯m having a meeting?¡± ¡°The shareholders are requesting for a meeting next week Monday. And tonight You¡¯re meeting with Zara in the for the date. ¡°Oh!¡± He almost forgot. ¡°That¡¯s all for today.¡± ¡°Book a ce for us. You know what to do, and write a note, send it to my phone. While I¡¯m at the date. I shouldn¡¯t be telling you this. Get prepared. We need Zara on our side.¡±Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org. ¡°To get revenge on Lord Gilbert.¡± ¡°Exactly.¡± ¡°We need her also for the election.¡± ¡°Now get to work.¡± He bow. ¡°But, I¡¯ve something else to say.¡± ¡°What do you have to say, just say it.¡± He said he wasn¡¯t gonna give him chance but, Aziel was someone he couldn¡¯t resist. Whatever magic he was using seems to be working quite well for him. ¡°I think you should give her some food and clothes.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Because she¡¯s different, you know that too. She shouldn¡¯t be hurt this much. She¡¯s weak.¡± ¡°Did I hurt her?¡± ¡°You didn¡¯t.¡± ¡°So?¡± ¡°All I ask is that she¡¯s given some food. She could stay there till you deemed fit to let her out of the dungeon.¡± He told for a while. Then shrugged. ¡°Food, give her some and some clothes to change too.¡± ¡°Thank you sir.¡± ¡°You shouldn¡¯t thank me, you repay me.¡± ¡°I would repay you.¡± He bow. He fix his tie, and stared at the mirror, admiring his looks. He smirked. A devilish one at that. He definitely had something up on his sleeves. Aziel thought. ¡°Sir, Ethan is here, he¡¯s seeking your audience.¡± Ben announced. His mood changed, just hearing his name. What does he wants? ¡°I¡¯ll go. I¡¯ll take care of it.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t, stay out of it, I¡¯ll handle it my way. He¡¯s my brother after all.¡± Aziel nodded and opened the door, for him. Ethan he would have to say the reason he came here, else he¡¯s not gonna be easy on him. Elinay her head on the ground, and tried forcing herself to sleep, she sniffed continuously. Her life was a mess. Well, she thought she was used to it, seems like she wasn¡¯t. Hateful re, been stroke. All that she wasn¡¯t used to it at all. How she slept that night, she could say, she obviously cried to sleep. Her face was all puffy when she woke up. She was at the corner of the room. Hugging herself tightly. She was hungry and tired. She couldn¡¯t even see either. Every where was dark to her. Even if there was light in the room. She couldn¡¯t see it but she doubt if there would be something as Sure in this ce. He wasn¡¯t just wicked but greedy as well. She could easily spot greedy people, and he was one of them. She heard the door open, and a faint light came allow with it. And the, whoever came in she didn¡¯t know. But she heard his footsteps. Approaching her. She had noticed, there was hardly a female in the mansion, she¡¯d seen one. And doesn¡¯t know if he had one. ¡°Are you alive ain¡¯t you?¡± He scoot closer, touched her with the tip of his finger. ¡°Tell me you¡¯re alive.¡± That voice whose. Voice is that. ¡°Hey!¡± He touches her hands with his finger. ¡°Sambas..¡± She drawled. It was him. The voice was already familiar to her. He exhaled. He was scared a while back, thinking she died. ¡°Here. I brought you so clean clothes and some food. Get up and eat..¡± ¡°Did he asked you too, bring all these.¡± ¡°Aziel asked to bring it to you.¡± She sighed. ¡°Can you eat. Or should I feed you.¡± ¡°I can.¡± He ce the food on her hands. And watched her devour them with her dirt hands. He was squatting to her height. Watching her eat. ¡°I¡¯m pretty sure this would be thest time you¡¯ve gonna be lock in here.¡± She lift her eyes halfway down the food. ¡°I don¡¯t think so, I might get down again, cause I might end up killing someone.¡± He chuckled. ¡°You¡¯ve eaten, that¡¯s why you¡¯ve gotten the strength to talk.¡± She finished the food before the next word would drop. Taking huge gulps of the water he gave her. ¡°You¡¯re okay?¡± She blinked her tears away. And force a smile. He wanted to give her a hug but he wouldn¡¯t dare, that was not part of it. The master could have his head for it. ¡°I¡¯m fine, I just want to go home.¡± ¡°The home you were running away from.¡± ¡°It¡¯s at least safer than this.¡± ¡°Where you would get hurt again, you should have seen how horrible you look that time and you want to go back, What are you gonna prove. You¡¯re only going to make it more difficult for you.¡± ¡°So, what you should I do?¡± ¡°Wait and trained yourself. You¡¯ll be surprised. And when they see you again, you¡¯re not longer the Elina they knew.¡± ¡°Why do I feel like it¡¯s never gonna happen to me? I¡¯ll never change. I wouldn¡¯t be epted here. Nobody wants me.¡± ¡°Why would you say that.¡± ¡°All I ever do is cause trouble, nothing else.¡± He held her hands and squeezed them. ¡°Just stay here. We¡¯ll help you. Outside here, your life would be in danger.¡± ¡°Because of the trouble I¡¯ve caused.¡± ¡°Not really. This is the only safe ce for you.¡± ¡°And what if I get killed here, what if he kills me¡­¡± ¡°Depends on you. Your life depends on you. What are you gonna do?¡± ¡°What should I do?¡± ¡°That¡¯s what I¡¯m asking you.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know..¡± she shrugged, hugging herself. With her leg drew together. Deep in thought. She was scared of him. She was still feeling the pains in her head as he held her yesterday. How can she stay by his side. Where she knew he was terrifying. ¡°There¡¯s more to it. Get to know him. You would see, there¡¯s a lot more to him you don¡¯t know. The side he hardly shows the world.¡± ¡°Believe it or not. There¡¯s a reason we¡¯re all bonded together.¡± She looked at him. She wanted to believe him. But not after all she had seen and had gone through, not after the pains she had received in his hands. To her, he was no different from a beast. A man like satan. Chapter 23 He saw her naked Elina studied Sambas as he talks, and then stood up to leave with the te in his hands. Though she couldn¡¯t see him. She held his pants when he was able to stand. ¡°Please could you help me with my sses? I can¡¯t see right now, and it¡¯s bad. I need my sses to stay alive.¡± She pouted. ¡°I shouldn¡¯t do that, the master order Aziel not to give you your sses.¡± ¡°You could get it without him knowing, I¡¯m sure he won¡¯t be mad.¡± ¡°Are you for real, if the master gets mad, you won¡¯t survive his wrath? You should be grateful he was in a good mood else, you would have stripped yesterday and taken into the ice room.¡± ¡°There¡¯s an Ice room.¡± ¡°Yes, that¡¯s where most guards are sent to, they stripped off their clothes and poured cold water on, inside the iced room. You know what ice means. It¡¯s freezing in there..¡± She did feel the cold as he was saying it. ¡°He didn¡¯t send you there, even when he had every right to..¡± ¡°I would just stay here then, I could deal with the smells and without my sses.¡± She let go of his hands. He chuckled. ¡°I¡¯ll go get your sses..¡± she smiled. And heard his footsteps, moving away from her, until she heard the door shut. She exhaled. An iced room. She said it, he was no ordinary man, Kenzo was a monster! That¡¯s it, she got a name for him. Monster Kenzo. Suit him so well. She would someday have her revenge on him. Then he would know how she felt. Looks like that would never happen to her, not in her current state, he would tear her apart feed her body to his bloody dogs. What could he be doing now? Forgotten he locked her up again, for what, spill the chicken porridge on the old man¡¯s suit. He didn¡¯t seem to like the old man. Shouldn¡¯t he be grateful she spilled it on him? Besides she had helped him. That¡¯s how it seems to her. She was right, she helped him. Get the old man quite easily out of the mansion he couldn¡¯t have done it on his own without her help. When she was just trying to help him, this was all she got, betrayer! He should know that, yet he hurt her. That bastard! ¡°Here are your sses, you didn¡¯t hear mee in, what were you thinking?¡± ¡°When am I getting out of here?¡± ¡°Soonest.¡± ¡°That doesn¡¯t sound like I¡¯m getting out.¡± ¡°You would get out. You should change into the clothes I brought.¡± She saw the clothes beside her, she hadpletely forgotten he gave her something to change into. A pair of shorts and a big shirt. Doesn¡¯t seem like a new cloth to her and it¡¯s a male dress. ¡°Whose clothes is this?¡± ¡°I shouldn¡¯t say.¡± ¡°It¡¯s male¡¯s clothing.¡± ¡°Right.¡± ¡°Who owns its then, yours, Aziel?¡± ¡°I can¡¯t say.¡± ¡°There¡¯s no female in this mansion right.¡± ¡°There isn¡¯t.¡± ¡°Why,¡± ¡°They show signs of weakness, and master doesn¡¯t want that. But there¡¯re two females though, they don¡¯t stay here, they stay outside the mansion, a thrown stone from here. He keeps them and uses them whenever he wants.¡± ¡°Are they ves?¡± ¡°Why did you say that.¡± ¡°Master always has ves, don¡¯t they?¡± ¡°Well, he bought those girls. And they don¡¯t step out of the mansion, always locked in.¡± She heaved a sign. Ain¡¯t they just like her. All locked up. The only difference was that she wasn¡¯t bought by him. He sure would maltreat them. Torture them, as he did to her, how could she ever forgive him. He was inhuman. ¡°What are you thinking about, that you¡¯re just like them..¡± Heughed. Shortly. ¡°You don¡¯t know how lucky you¡¯re. You want to see how ruthless he can be, I would show you one day, how he treats people like you.¡± ¡°Still doesn¡¯t make sense, why would he treat people like an animal.¡± ¡°You want to know?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Then stay and find out.¡± She wore her sses, seeing his face, now. He wore ck jeans and a ck shirt. What with him and ck. ¡°And you must have been wondering why I was stalking you, the master sent me and you¡¯ve got no choice but stick to see my sick face every day. Because he had assigned me to protect you. You can call me your shadow.¡± She chuckled. And the sound sounded strange to her. Well, she had been so sad for days, and not a genuine smile. And now she did have one on her face. ¡°Thank you for being here that night. Just wondering what I would have done.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay, I¡¯m going back to work. See youter.¡± She nodded and watched him walk away from her and out of the door. She wasn¡¯t gonna cry for them again. They hurt her, yes. But she had shed enough tears for them. Standing, slowly she stripped herself of the torn gown she had been wearing for days now. Staring at her naked body, she tore off the ster on the side of her stomach. Revealing the bullet wound on her stomach. She ran her fingers over it. And touched it. Feeling it. Her body looked so pale. Her skin wasn¡¯t as bright anymore. How she was shot. Pushing Kenzo aside and got hit instead. The pains she felt. The bullet pierced deep into her body. He had pleaded with her that night, to stay alive, while she was in his arms. The Kenzo that night was different from the one in the daytime. Does he have a switch? Which he turns on, every time. Seems like he does. She needed a shower to get that thought off her head. She doesn¡¯t want to dwell on them. The door opened just when she was about to pick up the clothes. And Kenzo came in. Their eyes met. And he runs them up down her body. She screamed. ¡°Get out! Pervert!¡± His eyes were still fixed on her body. ¡°Get out!¡± She yelled. ¡°Why should I?¡± ¡°Privacy mister! Privacy!¡± She drawled.All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. At least he came alone without Aziel, he would have seen her nakedness as well. His eyes didn¡¯t move an inch away from her body. Instead, he stares darkly at her. The stare that she doesn¡¯t understand, why he was looking at her like that. ¡°Get out!¡± She hurled her dress on him. He turned, made way to the door, and shut it behind him. She felt so embarrassed, why was he here, what does he want, why did hee a momentter. Sambas hadn¡¯t shut the door either, it was all his fault, else she would have known he wasing. ¡°Oh!¡± She sped her hand over her mouth. She had called him a Pervert. Chapter 24 Come with me Kenzo climbed down the stairs with Aziel behind him. His hands were inserted in his pocket, with his stone look on. He would get scared seeing his face like this. Ethan was scared of him. Then their father. He was fast approaching the stairs, he spot Ethan, standing by the chair. He dare not seat without he was asked to. His hands were neatly by his sides. He saw Kenzoing, he looks unsettled. Would he hurt him for bringing her here, he only wanted to have his revenge on her for the humiliation she caused him at Carol¡¯s. Or maybe he was wrong for trying to hurt them both. He¡¯de to apologize and tell him to let her go. He quickly bows, when Kenzo was fee feet away from him. ¡°I¡¯m sorry for the trouble I¡¯ve lost.¡± Kenzo halted. He wasn¡¯t expecting Ethan to say something like that. ¡°Forgive me.¡± He brought his head downward. Aziel scoffed behind him. ¡°What did you do?¡± Typically of Kenzo ask that. He lifts his head a little. ¡°For bringing her here to get a job, from you, and using the means to piss you off. I¡¯m sorry for the trouble she must have brought you.¡± ¡°How did you know she would cause trouble.¡± ¡°That¡¯s her person. She¡¯s always causing trouble. I thought you would teach her a lesson.¡± ¡°Why did you bring her here.¡±! ¡°To have my revenge on her and her boyfriend.¡± Her boyfriend, his eyes darkened a little. ¡°She humiliated me in the ce she was once working, and I wanted to make her pay for it.¡± ¡°And here was the best ce, for you to carry out your plot.¡± He didn¡¯t reply but kept his neck bent. Kenzo walked past him and sat down on the easy chair. ¡°You should seat, Ethan. I can I do to you, now that you¡¯vee clean of your sins.¡± Ethan sighed in relief. He had been so bothered, having Kenzo hate him. He wouldn¡¯t be so famous in school anymore. Or the number of fans he had. They would call, he couldn¡¯t possibly think of what would happen. He sat down. And nced around, his eyes met that of Aziel who res at him. Ethan smile nervously. ¡°Where is she?¡± He mouthed. ¡°Is she alive?¡± ¡°You were expecting her dead,¡± Aziel replies to him, he thought he wouldn¡¯t hear since he had asked about her quietly. But he guess he was wrong, he couldn¡¯t possibly keep a secret now that he was here. Could he know what he was thinking as well? Not. She¡¯s alive, he spared her, why would he do that, he never spares nerds like her. Why did he spare her? ¡°She¡¯s alive?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± He still couldn¡¯t believe it. ¡°Then where is she?¡± ¡°Somewhere within the house, serving the guard. Breakfast, she works here.¡± Aziel said to his disapproval. His jaw dropped. His ns failed. She was working here, and he was paying her. What is he gonna call this? A blessing in disguise, he brought her to her fortune. Shit! He caused this. Someone he thought would be dealt with her didn¡¯t do anything to her at all, but allow her to work for him. How could Kenzo betray him? Ethan left the mansion with a crestfallen face. He hade here because Ray came to him again, he didn¡¯t want to get beaten up again by him. Thest time he couldn¡¯t get up from his bed for weeks and he had to take injections, which he hated. He had toe and ask how she was, to avoid facing the wrath of Ray again. Outside the mansion, he pulled out his phones, cing a call through Ray, whom he picked up in the first ring. ¡°Is she there?¡± ¡°Yes, your girl seems to be doing quite well on her own, she making a fortune.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°She¡¯s working here, she¡¯s fine. And no troubles.¡± ¡°You mean it?¡± ¡°Of course.¡± ¡°Did you get to see her?¡± ¡°No, I didn¡¯t, but the look in his eyes said it all, he wasn¡¯t lying, and he said she was serving the guard breakfast just like she does at¡­¡± Ray has hanged up before he could say the next word. ¡°This bastard!¡± He groaned, pulled the phone away from his ears, and slide them into his pocket, he stare at the mansion again, for some reason. The mansion wasn¡¯t as dead as it was when hest visited. She¡¯s sure doing a good. Kenzo stood up from the chair he was on, with a stare at Aziel. ¡°Did you have to tell him that, she¡¯s working? Here?¡± He huffed. ¡°You¡¯re something else..¡± ¡°But she soon would be.¡± ¡°You would employ her right.¡± ¡°If you ordered me to.¡± He halted, and spun around, looking down the hallway, he should as well. Visit her, See how their soon-to-be an employee is doing. He walked into the hallway, he saw Sambas at the door, leaving the room. Sambas bow, when he noticed his presence and left the door without locking them. He opened, and the first he saw was her erected b**bs and pointed nipple, directly at him. He felt hot down his lower region. His eyes refused to leave her body, and when it went downwards. ¡°Get out! Pervert!¡± She screamed.Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. His eyes were still fixed on her body. He couldn¡¯t be pulled away from staring, who would see and won¡¯t stare. He wasn¡¯t all righteous. ¡°Get out!¡± She yelled. ¡°Why should I?¡± ¡°Privacy mister! Privacy!¡± She drawled. Looking for cloth. To cover her nakedness with. He forcefully pulled his eyes away from her body. Why did he leave, why did he leave when she told him to, the girl¡¯s body was captivating. He runs his hands over his head. That didn¡¯t go quite well. He heard footsteps behind him. He turned and saw her standing beside him. In a short and a big shirt. His shirt, his shorts. It was his. Why was she on his clothes, and when he looked at her, he was still looking at her body which seems naked to him. How did she get her shirt, Aziel went through his clothes and gave her things. He almost smiled, she looks small and cute in them. And he forgot he wanted to scold her for calling him a pervert. ¡°Come with me.¡± She looked surprised. ¡°It¡¯s an order.¡± Without a second thought, she dragged her feet towards his. Hitting her head on his chest. She had suddenly got cramps that she fell on him. Damn her! Chapter 25 Shoot me! Kenzo pushes Elina off him. She fell on the ground, hitting her butt hard on the concrete floor. He didn¡¯t spare her a look, and began walking ahead of her. Elina stood up, staring between the dungeon room and Kenzo. He had let her go. She wasn¡¯t gonna spend another night here. She was free! She jumped. But end up falling again in a loud thud. Which got Kenzo to stare at her with a strange look. She lowered her gaze immediately, standing up again. She hurried to catch up with Kenzo. Who walked quite fast. He¡¯d let her go. He did let her go. Monster Kenzo. She was happy, she could breath clean air again. At least get a shower. She wrapped her hands around herself. Smiling. It felt so good to be out of there. She survived. She chuckled at the thought. Earning another nce from Kenzo. She looked elsewhere. Not meeting his dark stares. Where was he talking to her anyway? She waved when they past by sambas. He waved back. But quickly dropped his hands when he saw Kenzo staring at him. The smile on his face, automatically disappeared. When Kenzo looked away. She smiled back at Elina giving her a thump up. Her smile broadens. Maybe he was right, maybe there was a lot to know about everyone in this mansion. Not just Kenzo, Sambas was included. She followed him, wherever they were going, he hadn¡¯t spoken a word to her, so she stare at him, watching him as he walks. What was he, a king? She hissed. Kenzo turned. With a hard look. That was him. His looks would never go soft, always hard and his dark look, the look of murder. ¡°Did you just hiss?¡± She blinked her fullshes at him. ¡°Did I?¡± She asked back. ¡°What has Aziel been telling you, or Sambas, what have they been telling you? Hissing isn¡¯t allowed here. Tell me, what have they telling you all this while?¡± She shrugged. Hesitated for a long time before replying. ¡°About you¡­¡± ¡°What about me?¡± He was getting patience something he won¡¯t do to anyone. She would have at least by lying on the ground now, begging him for mercy. But he doesn¡¯t want to go rough on her this morning, she was already looking so frighten. They were a step away from his office. She still hadn¡¯t replied him. His hands went to his pocket, and ced them on it. He leaned on the door of his office. Waiting for her. To speak. Elina rubbed the nape of her neck. Nervously. How is she going to say it. Anyway he asked for it. She should at least give him what he was expecting to hear. ¡°That you¡¯re cold, wicked and shows no mercy. You could easily kill me without blinking. You¡¯re very heartless.¡± She drawled. It was her opportunity and she had to use it quite well. She lift her head to look at him, see his reaction. His brow drew together, his jaw tightened. His hands were definitely clutched in his pocket. The emotion and everything left and he had the look he once had on his face. Now he smirk. The smirk kinda look good on him to, she couldn¡¯t help but stare at him. ¡°How do you n to survive here, when the only think you know is about me.¡± She wished she could punched him now, his nose. So it could bleed. Just imagine them, she told herself and you would actually get to punch him, in your imagination. In her imagination, she had killed him so many times but he seems to survive every single time. ¡°I would die, if I got to tell them who my master was.¡± Did he try smiling, but she didn¡¯t see anything, his face was still hard as rock. He didn¡¯t say anything else, he moved his back from the door and opened the door. He enters. She followed from behind. Entering the office, it was big, bigger than her entire house. Things she hadn¡¯t seen in her life. She doesn¡¯t even know of, was in his office. Unlike Carols office, which was just a table and herptop. With few books on her table. This was his office, it was awash with gold, a picture was on the wall, a man and a woman. Could they be his parents, but they didn¡¯t look anything like the Brennon. She saw Aziel standing by the chair, his head was down. But he lifted them, when he saw using. And greeted Kenzo. Guns were on the table. She cringed at the sight. Her thought went to when she was shot. She step backward. And shuddered lightly. Kenzo saw her moving backwards, with her gaze on the gun. Was she scared of it. He scoffed. ¡°You didn¡¯t tell her the rules Aziel. Should do I for you?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry. Sir. She was stable yet, but I try saying a word or two to her..¡± ¡°You better do that fast, if you want to paste it on her forehead, you do, I won¡¯t spare her if she keeps breaking the rules.¡± He turns to Elina. ¡°Come here.¡± He didn¡¯t have to say it twice with the tone he used. She dragged her feet towards him. Though she was scared. ¡°Pick up the gun.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°You heard me, pick it up. Now! You shouldn¡¯t be scared of guns, cause you¡¯re gonna be using them.¡±N?velDrama.Org holds ? this. ¡°Me?¡± ¡°No I.¡± Aziel answered. ¡°You don¡¯t wanna to be a burden, do you?¡± ¡°I haven¡¯t been a burden to anyone.¡± She replied. ¡°You have been a burden.¡± Kenzo replied. She wanted to say a word before but mped her mouth shut. ¡°Now take the gun.¡± He ordered. She took the gun in fright. ¡°Can you run?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°How long can you run?.¡± ¡°Five minutes.¡± Aziel chuckled. Taking the remaining guns from the table, and everything they would need. ¡°Come with me.¡± He ordered, Elina follows with the gun in her hands. They went out of the office. Right into an open field. She gasped. He wasn¡¯t gonna ask her to run was he? She can¡¯t run. He turned to her. ¡°This is an opportunity for you, You¡¯ve been thinking of killing me lots of times isn¡¯t it? It¡¯s your time now. Shoot me!¡± She blinked. What¡¯s he saying, he walked up to her side, teaching her how to hold the gun. She stare down at his hands on her hands. And how close he was to her. She could smell his cologne, melting into her. ¡°If you wouldn¡¯t shoot me, I would shot you..¡± ¡°Stop staring at my hands, look at what I¡¯m showing you.¡± She looked away, he¡¯d caught her staring. Letting go off her hands and moved away. ¡°Whenst did you have a bath, your stinks.¡± She red at him. Aziel came over with a bowl, so he could wash his hands. He deep his hands in the water and washed them. She held the gun, aiming at him, Aziel took the bowl away, leaving the two of them. But stood close enough to see and hear their conversations. Could she shot, can she truly pull the trigger. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t let your emotions hold you back from doing it, and don¡¯t hesitate either. If you do, you might get killed instead. Pull the trigger.¡± She could do this, he asked for it anyway. ¡°Failure to do it, you¡¯re getting punished.¡± He held her hands again, aimed it on his left breast. He let go. ¡°Now shot,¡± he step back. She cocked the gun, just like he taught her to. ¡°C¡¯mon Elina. I¡¯m tired of waiting. You could say I¡¯m the man you hate most isn¡¯t, you don¡¯t hate Ray, despite all he did, you don¡¯t hate him more than you do to me.¡± He was right, she loathe him. So much for all the pains he cause her. With this she could get to make him feel how badly she felt in that dungeon of his. She pulled the trigger. Bang! Chapter 26 You Bitch! She pulled the trigger, but not at him. Just a few inches away from his feet. She shot the earth and not him. She couldn¡¯t possibly shot him, despite how much she hates him, a painful death would have been better than just a bullet wound. She couldn¡¯t do it. Or maybe she could but doesn¡¯t want to. Maybe a little trick would do. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you shot me, you should have done that and got employed here.¡± He knew she wasn¡¯t gonna shot him. He could predict her moves already. ¡°I don¡¯t wanna work here.¡± ¡°Then where do you want to work.¡± ¡°At Franco.¡± The biggestpany in the town, her dream ce she wanted to work there, be an intern after she gets to college. That was her dream. But that dream had been trapped upon by this man here. Brennon. Hateful monster Kenzo. ¡°Who owns Franco?¡± She doesn¡¯t know, who owns Franco, but she knew of the managing Director. Nobody had really seen the owner of Franco. Or heard about him. Maybe they thought, he wasn¡¯t in the country, but somewhere faraway but established his business here. ¡°I don¡¯t know owns it, but I think he¡¯s not in the country. He must have been a very intelligent man.¡± Kenzo shook his head while it was slightly bent, she didn¡¯t know if he chuckled or not. She couldn¡¯t see the expression he held either. ¡°And you want to work here, without knowing who owns the enterprise.¡± She blinked. ¡°Not like everyone knows either.¡± She muttered. ¡°You what, if you find out who owns it , you can get to work there.¡± Sheughed. ¡°I didn¡¯t go to college, you¡¯re just trying to y tricks with me.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not, before you finds out you might¡¯ve been done with college.¡± ¡°How I¡¯m gonna get in, I¡¯ll never get to college if you keep me locked up in here.¡± ¡°You should be grateful you here. A lot of people are dying to stay here.¡± ¡°Why, Who are you, that they are dying to see?¡± ¡°I¡¯m¡­¡± ¡°Humm.¡± ¡°I¡¯m Kenzo Brennon.¡± The name alone got her shivers, was it the way he called or what. ¡°Whatever, do you know who I¡¯m?¡± ¡°What¡¯s this, ying a games of who¡¯s now.¡± ¡°Just ask.¡± ¡°Who¡¯re you?¡± ¡°I¡¯m someone you shouldn¡¯t mess with.¡± He couldn¡¯t help it. Heughed. Aziel was shocked. He had never seen himugh, not along smile. Because heughed. He couldn¡¯t help but smile too. Thanks to Elina. For putting a smile on their faces. Elina watched him, so he could actuallyugh. So he could smile. Huh? The monster. Wasn¡¯t like a monster when heughed. His smile was, beautiful. And she just stare at him. Laughing. Maybe he wasn¡¯t that bad after all. ¡°What a good way to describe yourself.¡± He had stopughing, and his mood lighten a bit. Unlike the hard look he had when they were on their way here. He faces the field and stares at it. ¡°You¡¯re still getting your punishment for not being able to shot.¡± She hissed. ¡°You don¡¯t hiss in front of me. I hate it. And it¡¯s a rule you must abide to, no hissing.¡± She hissed again. ¡°Bastard¡± She mouthed. He read her lips, so he knew what she said. He step closer in a frightening way. Elina took a step back. Then she remember the gun in her hands. ¡°Get loser to me, I would shot you. I mean it. This time I would.¡± ¡°You¡¯re crazy.¡± ¡°I know.¡± She cocked the gun. Ready to pull the trigger again. Kenzo halted in his step. It didn¡¯t seems like she was joking. This girl was something else. He too a step forward. She held the gun tightly to while aiming at him. She won¡¯t pull the trigger he was certain of it. But he wasn¡¯t sure anymore. ¡°Another step and I¡¯ll shot.¡± ¡°Elina?¡± ¡°Stay out of this Aziel, this is between me and your master.¡± Kenzo raise a hand at him. He step backwards. ¡°Go ahead and shot.¡± He ordered. ¡°But know you ain¡¯t leaving here alive.¡± She chuckled. ¡°I wouldn¡¯t dare shot the almighty Kenzo.¡± She withdrew her hands. Let it fall to the side. But she pulled the trigger when he had looked away and wasn¡¯t expecting it. It brushed its arm. Tearing off the sleeve slightly on his arm giving him a small wound. She dropped the gun on the and no one needs to tell her. She took to her heels running into the field. ¡°You bitch!¡± He snarled.Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org. Seeing she was far away from his grip, she stuck out her tongue at him. ¡°You¡¯re dead.¡± He grunts. He run towards her. She screamed seeing himing after her, she thought, Aziel was the oneing to get her. She ran immediately, running round the field. ¡°Thought she said she could only run for five minutes.¡± ¡°Elina said so?¡± ¡°Sambas, What are you doing here.¡± ¡°Came to spy.¡± He crane his neck. Peeping at them. He saw them running round the field, Elina seems to be a good runner. ¡°Seems she¡¯s destined to life.¡± ¡°Why do you say that?¡± ¡°She¡¯s got you on her side, and I think, the master, won¡¯t want to kill her too. Because she¡¯s different and smart.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t forget she¡¯s a nerd.¡± ¡°Ain¡¯t you suppose to say, she was once a nerd. Because no way, she¡¯s going back to her past life.¡± Aziel nodded, he still doesn¡¯t know what connection he has with her. The very first day he saw her. He felt the connection, like someone he knew. But he still doesn¡¯t understand why he feels that way. ¡°The She devil is here.¡± Sambas announced. ¡°She can¡¯t be here, they have a date in the evening, what can she possibly be doing here.¡± ¡°Look.¡± He twitched, his neck, towards the direction. And saw hering, wiggling her waist like she always do. The gown she wore was body-con. Over her feet was a heel. Bringing out all her figures. Her hips were wide. And her stomach was tten. Her boobs were big sizes. Aziel blinked like he hadn¡¯t seen her. But she wasing, who told her they were here. ¡°Aziel.¡± She waved and hasten her footsteps towards them. With a bright smile. He wonder why Sambas keep calling her a she devil, she wasn¡¯t that bad. Just that she was too clingy to the Master. And doesn¡¯t see anyone else apart from him. And she talks rudely to the others too. ¡°Ma¡¯am Zara.¡± ¡°I thought I told you to stop calling ma¡¯am. Zara is okay. You should stop being all to formal with me, I¡¯m part of the Kenzo¡¯s family now.¡± ¡°I¡¯m totally invisible.¡± Sambas whispered to Aziel. ¡°Ma¡¯am, Sorry Zara. The date is in the evening we were supposed toe meet us there.¡± ¡°I decided toe here, I had a change of n, besides we should start preparing for the wedding. The big ceremony.¡± She sighed dramatically. ¡°Oh! The wedding.¡± Sambas whispered again. ¡°Like it¡¯s ever gonna happen.¡± ¡°Shut up sambas!¡± Aziel half yelled. He quickly apologized seeing Zara¡¯s gaze on them. ¡°Where¡¯s Ken¡­¡± Then she saw him in the field. His hands were holding a girl tightly by the hands. Their position was something she doesn¡¯t like. They were standing so close to each other. Her eyes were on him and her mouth were slightly opened. Who was she? The girl, her father talked about, what was her rtionship with Kenzo, thought she was just a maid. There was only one way to find out. She marched down towards them. ¡°KENZO!¡± She yelled his neck. She couldn¡¯t walk faster with the heel, she she pulled it off her feet. Rushing to the fields with the heel in her hands. ¡°Smells trouble.¡± Sambas turns to leaves. Aziel held him back. ¡°Take Elina with you..¡± ¡°Should I wait here or go over there, and take her from the master.¡± ¡°Come with me.¡± They jogged down to meet them. ¡°Kenzo!¡± Zara yelled again. Kenzo turned and saw hering, the look on her face meet no good. But when she was close enough she hid the hateful look she had and force a smile. She stood beside Kenzo, forcefully pulled his hands away from hers. Elina rubbed her injured wrist, he had held her quite tight. Grateful she came anyway. But she wasn¡¯t any different from Sara only worse, she was prettier but her attitude, was out of it. Why does every woman by his side tends to be a witch. But always sexy. ¡°Who¡¯s this bitch?¡± She, a bitch? Chapter 27 He¡¯s not my father. Zara paced in front of kenzo biting her nails as she paced. They were back to his office. He was seated with Aziel cleaning the small scratch on his skin. Zara continue pacing, Sambas had gone with Elina. Taking her back to her room. ¡°Stop pacing Zara!¡± She stopped and stood in front of him. ¡°What was that about?¡± ¡°Can you drop it.¡± ¡°Aziel Leave us for a minute.¡± Aziel nodded taking the kit with him out of the office and shut the door behind him. ¡°Go and tell me, what was that about?¡± ¡°Training.¡± ¡°Training?¡± Sheughed. ¡°I¡¯m really that stupid huh?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve already told you, can we talk about why you¡¯re here, we ain¡¯t supposed to see until the evening, so what brings you here?¡± ¡°That¡¯s it now isn¡¯t?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have time for this.¡± He stood up, pulling off his shirt. Putting a new one on. Zara bite her nails. And cussed inwardly. As far as she¡¯s not a threat she could let it slide. She walked over to him and hugged him. From behind. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I don¡¯t want anyone to get close to you. You know am putting a lot at risk to stand by your side. I shouldn¡¯t risk my life for nothing, it wouldn¡¯t be fair wouldn¡¯t? Even if you don¡¯t love me yet, you should at least respect me. I don¡¯t ask for much.¡± He pulled her hands off him, and turned around to face her. ¡°She¡¯s a worker here, we need more hands to help for the uing elections. And besides she helped in Hazard case.¡± ¡°The girl that was shot?¡± He nodded. He doesn¡¯t want to recall the incident of how she had pushed him off the way and got hit in his stead. How silly of her to do that. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I acted irrational.¡± She hugged him. As far as she was his, there wasn¡¯t any need to worry. She could hug him and kiss him and make out. She was content. She disengage from the hug. ¡°We should fix a date for the wedding.¡± She grinned. ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°I think 24th would be perfect, it¡¯s my birthday, we could do it on that day, it¡¯s gonna be great, awesome.¡± She grinned wider. ¡°What do you think?¡±Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org. ¡°Let¡¯s go with it.¡± ¡°24th right?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°You¡¯re darling.¡± She kissed his cheeks, took her handbag. ¡°Where are you going?¡± ¡°To check out the wedding dress with a friend.¡± ¡°We have a date tonight.¡± ¡°I would be there, just call me, I¡¯ll be right there.¡± ¡°I thought you wanted us to go together.¡± ¡°Change of n.¡± ¡°Right now, I going to check out the dress, the cakes I want it huge and magnificent. Oh my gawd! I¡¯m getting married to Kenzo.¡± She twirled around dramatically. ¡°See You tonight.¡± She waved and hurried out. Just a while ago she was so pissed and annoyed and now she¡¯s happy, change mood swings in just a second, women, he just can¡¯t understand them no matter what. ¡°You¡¯re getting married to her, on the 24th?¡± ¡°Were you eavesdropping on me Aziel.¡± ¡°No sir, I just heard, she was way too loud. I couldn¡¯t help but hear what she said. Is that even possible, getting married, do you have to go that far.¡± ¡°As far as I win the election, nothing else matters he stare at the pictures on the wall. Ariel followed his gaze, down to the portrait. ¡°What to investigate?¡± ¡°The test results would be out today, then we can know the next step..¡± ¡°Is getting married the only way, it can¡¯t be possible you getting married toZara.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve to, if I would win. Everyone on Zara and her father side wille to me..¡± ¡°I understand now sir.¡± ¡°Make the date public, this month, 24th. Our wedding, and after than a week to the election, which I must win. The only way I can get my revenge.¡± Ariel nodded and step aside. ¡°Get prepared for tonight, and bring Elina along.¡± Aziel blinked. What Elina gonna do there, he wanted to ask but choose not to, well it would be ok, since she¡¯s gonna keep thempany, if Elina ising, then Sambas would tag along as well. ¡°I¡¯m sorry I¡¯mte.¡± Ezra said opening the door. And enters, he pulled his coat off his body, putting them on the rack. ¡°I heard to attend to a lot of people today, I was so upied. I was running up down the hospital, I thought I was the only one in the building.. you couldn¡¯t imagine what happened today¡­¡± ¡°Where is the test results.¡± ¡°Oh, the test result, hope I didn¡¯t forget it at the office.¡± ¡°Aziel!¡± ¡°There it is.¡± He brought it out from his pocket, he had know too well that when he uses that tone. He meant business, he would have probably asked Aziel to shot him. Kenzo can be really nasty at times. ¡°Should I go and check on her?¡± ¡°Are you done here? What does it says?¡± he only said that to get an escape from here? The look in his eyes weren¡¯t so good. It scares him. ¡°Its negative, you¡¯re not the biological son of chief Brennon.¡± He said it, Aziel opened the paper to see for himself. He read it. It was true. He wasn¡¯t the son of Brennon. ¡°I should probably go check on her.¡± Aziel gave him a go ahead. Ezra hurried out of the room. Kenzo sat down, bringing his knee together. ¡°It all makes sense now, isn¡¯t?¡± Aziel nodded. ¡°And I would find out everything about my past, and I won¡¯t spare him for it. I¡¯ll make him pay for everything he did.¡± ¡°What do you want me to do?¡± ¡°Nothing for now. I¡¯ll call you when I need you. You should leave.¡± ¡°Sir!¡± ¡°Aziel, now.¡± He knew better than to leave him when he said so, so he left, when he never wanted to. Kenzo stood up and approached the frame. It was a small picture crumpled and wore out. Mrs Brennon gave it to him, the night before he left the mansion. She wanted him to know, wanted him to find out himself that they weren¡¯t his parents. Reasons she gave him the picture. Why did he took so long to find out? Who they really were? Who was his own parents, what were they like, should he find out or should he not? Just pretend non of this happened and go on with his life without having them involved. He stare at him. And sighed. He need to win, he had been preparing al his life for the election, and he would do everything he¡¯s got to win. Everything at all. Chapter 28 The date ¡°When is the ugly nerding back, this ce is kinda boring without her.¡± Ever said as she walked into Carols. Chewing her gum so loud. ¡°Go away Ever!¡± Barbra yelled. Before she could get to the counter. ¡°Don¡¯t take your anger out on me. If you¡¯re that guilty you know where to go, Didn¡¯t ask you to sleep with her best friend. So much of a so called friend..¡± ¡°You know what Ever, get out of here.¡± ¡°What, does the truth hurts.¡± ¡°Leave now!¡± ¡°What if I don¡¯t want to, you don¡¯t want everyone here to know, what you did, you literally sent her out, what a bad friend. How can she work here. Seeing your face everyday is like a disease, poor thing.¡± She sighed pathetically. Barbra bit her lips. Keeping her anger within. ¡°I wonder how she felt, seeing you guys together. This is the first time, I really do feel for the poor thing .¡± ¡°How did you know?¡± ¡°How did I know? Ha-ha, I¡¯m Ever, you should know that. You can¡¯t possibly hide anything from me. I know everything.¡± ¡°Then you should as well know where, Elina is? Just get out of here.¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t you tell me where she is?¡± ¡°If you promise never to show your stinking face here again.¡± ¡°I promise.¡± she lift her right hand up. ¡°Couldn¡¯t say I used to have a crush on him. Raymond, he something else.¡± ¡°Elina is in the Kenzo¡¯s mansion, the town idol, she¡¯s with him. She¡¯s staying here. Now shut up and leave..¡± ¡°Not so fast.¡± She leaned on the counter, cing her both elbow. ¡°How did she get here, it isn¡¯t easy to go there and stay alive. How did go there?¡± ¡°Thanks to you.¡± ¡°Me?¡± ¡°Yeah, you made her crush on the stranger remember. Ethan Brennon. Kenzo brother.¡± ¡°Oh my gawd, that witch, she didn¡¯t bother to thank me.. so what¡¯s is she doing here?¡± ¡°Sex toy or something.¡± ¡°She must be lucky, it¡¯s better being a sex toy to a billionaire than someone who has nothing but their best friend..¡± ¡°Get out!¡± ¡°Wouldn¡¯t you take my orders.¡± ¡°Leave Ever!¡± She gritted her teeth. ¡°Poor thing.¡± She clicked her tongue. ¡°I¡¯ve have my orders then leave.¡± She saw Raying in, he paused when he saw Ever. Then walked in fully. Sh chuckled lightly. ¡°What is this, thetest couple in town. You guys are really something else. Oh El. I would always protect I won¡¯t let anyone hurt when I¡¯m around not even Ever.¡± She said dramatically. ¡°Remember saying that to my face Ray. How could have believed the person who love her so much would hurt her just as much. You two sucks, you deserves each other. Though I expect more of you Ray. Not someone so low. Oh now I get it!¡± She snapped her fingers. ¡°Did you f**k her thinking she was El. I wouldn¡¯t me if that was the case. You could hardly differentiate between them anyway, dumbass.¡± She hissed and walked out, shoving Ray aside as she past. ¡°You both sucks!¡± She yelled. ¡°Ignore her,¡± Ray said, moving to the counter. ¡°Did you find her?¡± ¡°Yes, she is there, she went back there, heard she¡¯s now working there.¡± He sighed. ¡°I came to give you this.¡± He dropped the key. ¡°When you¡¯re done, pack your stuff in my house and leave, Let¡¯s end it here. I¡¯m sorry.¡± ¡°Ray!¡± ¡°Listen Barbra, it won¡¯t work you and I can¡¯t work. I still love El, I would do anything to get her back.¡±Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. ¡°As a friend, a brother or what.¡± ¡°As a guardian. Its been me all those times, she had no one else, I couldn¡¯t just abandon her, even if she doesn¡¯t like me anymore, I want us to get back together just as we used to be.¡± He replied. ¡°I want her to approve of us being together. I don¡¯t hurt her, by staying with you. I don¡¯t want to lose El, not again.¡± ¡°He would never give her back to you. She¡¯s already part of the mansion. She can¡¯t leave unless she was granted leave by him. What would you do?¡± ¡°I wanna ask her to forgive me, I won¡¯t be happy if she¡¯s isn¡¯t, maybe she¡¯s mad at me. For what happened, I don¡¯t want her to be mad at me.¡± ¡°But you can¡¯t see her.¡± ¡°I just want to keep trying.¡± ¡°Kenzo would never let you in. Especially if he¡¯s aware of what you did and how much you hurt her, you¡¯re already on their revenge list and so am I. You think she¡¯s gonna see your face. You wish.¡± ¡°Howe you know so much about it.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve been there before.¡± Was all she said. She sniffed, and blink her eye, trying not to cry. ¡°I would have to go back to work now.¡± ¡°Barbra..¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine, I¡¯m fine, just go get your girl.¡± She turn away, entering the kitchen. Ray ruffled his hair, there was nothing he could do now, than find a way to speak to El. Only then would he be at ease. Barbra had been there before she could help him, couldn¡¯t she, no he doesn¡¯t want to involve her in this. Though she was already involved in it. He still doesn¡¯t know how it all happened. But he knew it all started when he woke up from the hospital and saw that he survived. That was it. The rest was history. He walked out of Carols, going for a bottle or two, to cool off. ¡°Seems you¡¯re fine.¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine, at least I¡¯m not dead yet.¡±Ezra came in fully and stroll towards the bed. Sambas was standing by the window. His eyes fixed outside. Ezra sat down. ¡°Do you feel any pains?¡± ¡°Not at all, except.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°The pain in the heart.¡± He chuckled. ¡°Still wanna go home?¡± ¡°Do I have a home? I used to think I do, but I was alone with no one but myself. No one to worry about me. No one cares anymore. A home has be any ce I couldy my head. This is home to me.¡± Ezra pat her back. ¡°You¡¯re growing.¡± She chuckled. ¡°Am I?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± Sambas replied. ¡°And guess what..¡± he added. ¡°You¡¯re going on a date with the master Kenzo.¡± ¡°We¡¯re going on a date?¡± ¡°Yes. I mean not that way. You¡¯re not going on a date with him, you¡¯ll apany him as a bodyguard.¡± ¡°What? Bodyguard. I¡¯m not going.¡± ¡°Like you have a choice.¡± ¡°Well, I do, right Ezra.¡± ¡°If he had said It there¡¯s nothing you can do but obey. You don¡¯t want to sleep in the dungeon. Again.¡± ¡°How I¡¯m going to be a bodyguard, that¡¯s absurd.¡± ¡°You should tell him that.¡± ¡°How did you know, you haven¡¯t step out of this room since, I was wondering if you n to sleep here tonight. Don¡¯t you have some work to do or something.¡± ¡°My work is to protect you. Are you sick of me already. We have our way of knowing this.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t mind him.¡± Ezra whispered to Elina. ¡°If you¡¯re sick of him, kick his ass, I would protect you.¡± ¡°You¡¯re crazy Ezra. I can clearly hear you. Maybe you should think about quitting your job at the hospital and try to hold a gun..¡± ¡°I¡¯m nning on quitting.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t mind him. Tell him to do what he came here for and get out.¡± ¡°You should give me some respect!¡± ¡°Yeas sir.¡± he salute. ¡°I might as well report you to the master tell him you didn¡¯t do anything but sit down and chitchat. You know that¡¯s what he hates.¡± ¡°Oh, shut up.¡± He stood and squat in front of Elina, taking off her sses. ¡°What are you going to do?¡± ¡°I was ordered to treat your eyes, ms Elina.¡± ¡°My eyes? It can be treated?¡± ¡°Stay still let me check them.¡± ¡°So I can get to see without sses.¡± ¡°Yes. But it would take a while, though.¡± ¡°Oh my gawd.¡± she eximed. With her hand over her mouth. ¡°I¡¯m going to the date.¡± ¡°Like you have a choice.¡± ¡°I wasn¡¯t willingly before but now I¡¯m.¡± Chapter 29 The date II Elina stare at the mirror, she was wearing a contact lens. Ezra had left with a promise toe take her for treatment in the hospital. She touched the lines around her eyes with her fingertips. She wouldn¡¯t get to use sses anymore. She would be free at least. She smiled and stare down at herself on the mirror. ¡°What I¡¯m gonna wear for the date.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not your date ms. It¡¯s for the master and his fianc¨¦. You¡¯re dressing like the rest of us.¡± ¡°In pantsuit?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Sambas replied, eating the pie. ¡°That¡¯s absurd.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t everything absurd to you.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t wear that.¡± ¡°What were you gonna wear, sexy gown, wore makeup. Huh? Come of it Elina. You get to do that when you¡¯re going on your own date.¡± She strode to the bed. And sat down. ¡°Does that mean, I¡¯ve gotten a job already and the one I got is the job of a bodyguard.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t that much better. What other job where you thinking of.¡± ¡°Assisting Buka. I mean he¡¯s the only one doing, I good with serving..¡± thest word was quite low. Sambas chuckled. ¡°Very good with serving.¡± ¡°At least that¡¯s the one I¡¯ve been doing.¡± ¡°Maybe he has his reasons why he asked you toe. I don¡¯t know, he might give you the job of assisting Buka because of how delicate you¡¯re.¡± ¡°So there¡¯s a reason why he¡¯s asking me toe with you guys.¡± ¡°Seems like it.¡± ¡°How about you ask him what I¡¯m gonna wear. What if we¡¯re going on another mission like the first one.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± ¡°Tsk, you¡¯re such a waste, I can never get any info from you. Go, just go. Dropped the pie and get out.¡± ¡°Are you mad?¡± ¡°You¡¯re a waste. Go away. I need to rest.¡± Shey on the bed and shut her eyes. ¡°I really need a swap, Aziel would have been better and sure if you stay a day beside the monster he would have your head as dinner.¡± ¡°Did you just call him monster.¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°That¡¯s is name.¡± Sambas chuckled. ¡°You¡¯ve guts you know. You should be lucky it¡¯s just us in here.¡± A faint knock came into the door. ¡°Ms. Elina the master seeks you presence now at the living room.¡± ¡°Go away I¡¯m taking a nap!¡± ¡°She¡¯sing.¡± Sambas re at her. ¡°Get up, he¡¯s calling you.¡± ¡°Everyone needs a breathing space I should at least rest. Even if it¡¯s just a few seconds.¡± ¡°Up now!¡± ¡°You should be on my side.¡± ¡°I¡¯m on your side that¡¯s why I¡¯m telling you to get up now. C¡¯mon let¡¯s go.¡± ¡°I¡¯m tired. I need a fresh bath.¡± She smells herself. ¡°Let¡¯s go El.¡± ¡°Fine. Let¡¯s go see the monster Kenzo.¡± She jumped up. Walking to the door. She opened it and walked out. Sambas followed behind her. They got downstairs and saw Kenzo waiting with Aziel. ¡°You know the rules Sam.¡± He stood up and stood in front of them. Elina gulped down, the look on his face wasn¡¯t that good. A look that could kill. That¡¯s it. Sambas bow. ¡°I¡¯m sorry Master.¡± And pah! He pped him. Elina shivered. Cowered behind sambas. She was scared already, he was getting hurt because of her. He pped him again. The p wasn¡¯t just ordinary, a p from Kenzo could send you straight to hell. It was all her fault he was getting hurt. His head was still down. She couldn¡¯t let him do this. She step in front of Sambas though she was shivering. And went on her knees. ¡°Hurt me instead, leave out of it.¡± She said. Sambas was shocked. And looked at her. She bow at Kenzo feet. ¡°El..¡± he called quietly. ¡°It was my fault he dyed. I was the one who should be punished not him.¡± ¡°Fine, stand up and receive thest one.¡± ¡°Thest¡­ one.¡± Her voice quavers. He was gonna p her, she stood up and shut her eyes waiting for the p it hasn¡¯te yet. She was already trembling. Kenzo lift his hands. It would be good if he hit her now, he would leave a mark and she had to do a job for him. Appearing there with a hand on her face wouldn¡¯t be so good. He withdrew his hands and stuffed them in his pocket. Then returned to his seat. Elina opened her eyes. He didn¡¯t p her, he didn¡¯t touch her was that a miracle. She exhaled. She had been so scared back there. ¡°Are you okay Sam?¡± He didn¡¯t reply but walked away from their midst. Talking about bad manners. Why didn¡¯t she step in sooner. He wouldn¡¯t have been hurt that much. She made her way to seat. Aziel at her with his mouth slightly opened. She wasn¡¯t gonna do what he¡¯s thinking. Sitting when she wasn¡¯t ask to. She sat. Kenzo looked at her and palmed his face. He had to put up with her. He needs her for this. She was the only one he could think of who chief Brennon doesn¡¯t know. And that¡¯s where she had to go. And find out about the man and woman in his office. Find anything from them. Even if it means threatening them. Ethan doesn¡¯t live there either, it would be a perfect opportunity for him which he couldn¡¯t let slip off his hands. She was going meet him. In tonight dinner. He had everything set already all he need was to sent a picture of Elina to him and he would run over to the date. A easy prey but very dangerous. ¡°Good day Mr. Kenzo. You called me.¡± ¡°Sit.¡± The shuddering middle aged woman sat. Ufortably. Well anyone in her state would be just as scared as she was. ¡°I want you to transform her look. Make her look different, you should know what I mean it¡¯s your work. ording to your work that¡¯s how I¡¯m gonna pay you. If you do nonsense I¡¯ll kill you. You should do your job well.¡± ¡°Yes sir.¡± She bow almost falling from her seat. ¡°Good.¡± ¡°Take her away..¡± she stood up and dragged the luggage she brought with her. She stood in front of Elina. ¡°Let¡¯s go ma¡¯am.¡± ¡°Me?¡± ¡°Why are you so stupid.¡± ¡°So stupid but you need my help.¡± She muttered and jerk up from the chair. ¡°Did you say something?¡± ¡°No sir.¡± She mimicked the woman beside her. ¡°Get out Elina. Get out of my sight.¡± ¡°Yes sir.¡± She bow, bringing her head down. Kenzo looked away. She can change ent. That was good. Was he gonna expect good news from her. Or end up killing her himself. He watched her leave with the woman towards her room. ¡°How old is she?¡± He asked. ¡°Sir?¡± ¡°You heard me.¡± ¡°Seventeen, clocking eighteen in the next month.¡± He replied. ¡°You should stick to her tonight if there would be any cause of rm. And Ben too. She shouldn¡¯t get hurt. Not in anywhere.¡± ¡°What about you sir. Sambas and Ben could take care off her.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll be in the next room listening to her conversation. You¡¯ve the guys hide themselves. And do as you¡¯re told or do you n to sit with me and Zara during the date.¡± ¡°No sir.¡± ¡°Make sure she¡¯s not hurt not even a slight injury or a cut.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll make sure of that.¡± Preparing for the Date. Elina sat down facing the mirror, not an idea what the woman was about doing to her. She hadn¡¯t started doing anything yet. She was still shivering from the encounter with Kenzo. The way his dark eyes looked at her. Her hands trembled as she tried to unzip the luggage she brought and her her handbag. Elina stood up from the chair and walked up to her and touched her hands, she flinched. ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± She said. The woman looked at her. ¡°He can¡¯t be so scary at times. That¡¯s why I call him monster Kenzo..¡± the woman chuckled. Feeling a little bit at ease. ¡°I¡¯m so scared of him, especially when he looks at me with those eyes. You saw it right. I wanted to pee on my undies the first time I saw him, though it came a little, it was kinda wet.¡± Sheughed. ¡°It could go worse. I imagine myself several times spanking his head from behind. And be like hey, get some sense.¡± The womanughed. ¡°That was how I was able to stay, here. I avoid his gazes. And hurt him when I get the chance to.¡± ¡°He¡¯s seems to care about you.¡± ¡°He should care.¡± She huffed and folded her hands. She smiled. ¡°Thank you. I feel a lot better.¡± ¡°You should be free with me. We can gossip him together.¡± She chuckled. ¡°Sits lets get to work.¡± ¡°What are you gonna do to me.¡± ¡°Make you look ssy and sweet. Transform you look.. and when he sees you he would be wow. Who is this angel.¡± ¡°Who gonna see me?¡± ¡°Hurry and sit.¡± She pushed her towards the chair and have her seat down. Facing the mirror again. Perhaps is she going on a mission again. An assignment. What is it this time. She thought she was going on a date. Being a bodyguard, but if she wasn¡¯t be a bodyguard there wasn¡¯t any need to transform her look. Into something else. ¡°I¡¯m wearing a dress ain¡¯t I?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± She sighed. Hope It goes well. ¡°What¡¯s your name, ma?¡± ¡°Tonia.¡± ¡°Is this the first time you¡¯re working here.¡± ¡°This is the third time.¡± ¡°Why do you Seems so scared even when it isn¡¯t the first time you¡¯re seeing him.¡± ¡°Every time seems like the first time to me. He¡¯s always scary, never smiles. The look are always hard and he talks to me like we¡¯re seeing for the first time to. He¡¯s just like that.¡± She had seen him smile, hours ago, he evenughed. He was a different person when he smiles. Her smile touched her life and she dwell on the thought. ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re thinking about him.¡± ¡°No I¡¯m not.¡± ¡°That¡¯s means you¡¯re. You like him don¡¯t you.¡± Sheughed. ¡°I like him?¡± Sheughed harder. ¡°He¡¯s not my type of man.¡± ¡°Guess I was wrong then.¡± She said resignedly. ¡°I worked on two girls before you but you¡¯re more prettier.¡± ¡°Are you trying to mock me now.¡± ¡°I¡¯m serious.¡± ¡°Even With my sses on.¡± ¡°You look pretty on them.¡± She should let it rest. She was telling her that because of what she had said about Kenzo, that¡¯s why she saying all that. She can see herself in the mirror. Obviously she wasughing her. Because she¡¯s not pretty. ¡°You would look so perfect in those clothes. He has a good taste of fashion.¡± ¡°Monster Kenzo.¡± ¡°Yes. He bought those dress himself.¡± Really, he could be that sweet. That¡¯s because he¡¯s asking for something in return. She had to do something for him. He can¡¯t just buy her stuff like that. She began working on her face. ¡°Don¡¯t move too much ok.¡± Elina nodded. And shut her eyes. Tonia worked on her face. For hours. Making sure the makeup is superb. She was trying her best. She doesn¡¯t want to get involved with Kenzo. They weren¡¯t joking when they said he could be very scary. And when he¡¯s angry. Avoid him or you might end up regretting your life. She had to make Elina to the taste he wants. ¡°C¡¯mon let¡¯s try out the dress.¡± ¡°Are you done.¡± She stare at herself in the mirror. She couldn¡¯t see well, it was blurry. ¡°I need my sses.¡± ¡°You¡¯ll be wearing lens. Sorry I forgot about it. Sit. I¡¯ll get it .¡± A knock came through the door. ¡°Come In.¡± The door opened and Sambas came in. ¡°Ain¡¯t you done yet.¡± ¡°Almost through with it.¡± He sat down. Though her sight was blurry She squinted her eyes. There was a mark on his face. Kenzo¡¯s hand was on his face. She sighed it was her fault. He was hurt. But why had had he run away when she was reaching out to him. He smiled staring at her. ¡°Do I look different?¡± ¡°So much. If I happen to see you outside I would recognize you except.¡± ¡°Expect What?¡± ¡°When you act crazy.¡± Sheughed. ¡°Why did you leave like that.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I wasn¡¯t used to someone doing something like that for me. Stepping in front of me and begging in my stead. It was new to me.¡± She smiled. ¡°Thanks but don¡¯t do it again.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t help it. We¡¯ve got each other¡¯s back.¡± ¡°Okay I¡¯m back.¡± Tonia announced. ¡°I should leave. See youter.¡± ¡°Bye.¡± She waved at her. Watching him walked out of the room. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t get close to him. You could get him killed. By the wrath of the master Kenzo.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°He¡¯s a jealous type.¡± Kenzo stood by the window watching the cars parked outside. Which of the cars would she use now. He wanted her to use the best car to arrive at the date. Though they would go together but she would stay in the car. And allow him wait for him for her for a while. And when he sees hering, his doubt for her wouldn¡¯t be much. At least she would get the answer he needs. ¡°Why is she taking time?¡± ¡°She had to make her look pretty sir.¡± ¡°It¡¯s more than an hour.¡± ¡°We need to make it work. We would need time.¡± He walked away from the window he was already dressed ready for the date. He was dressed in a ck suit. Which suited him quite well. His hair was gel back. He had the appearance of someone great and powerful. He sat down. Aziel was standing beside him. With his hands behind him. ¡°I¡¯m giving them a few minutes, after that bring her down. I can¡¯t much longer Zara is already calling.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll tell them toe down.¡± He said and moved away from Kenzo about going upstairs. But he stopped. They wereing. He went back to the spot he was. ¡°They¡¯re here. Sir.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± He lift his head up and saw hering down the stairs. He stood up from the seat he was sitting on. She catwalks down stairs. The dark blue gown that sparks at night hugged her body. Exposing her figures. She was perfectly shape. The gown was long. Touching her feet. Over her feet was a silver heels. A gold ne over her neck and wrist. She was beautiful. He won¡¯t believe someone like her lived in the same house with him. She smiled when she was close by. Like she knew she had got him off guard. She was quite unsettled with the look he had on his face. He hadn¡¯t looked at her like that before. Expect the other night but it wasn¡¯t as intense as this. She thought he could see through her, eye raping her already with it. Kenzo pulled his gaze away from her. She won¡¯t survive a night with him. He was way too big for her. Before he could turn she was right beside him. ¡°Let¡¯s go. We¡¯ll tell you everything you need to know in the car. ¡± He hurried out of the house. Did he just rush his words and walked so fast. Aziel saw the questioning look she was giving him. He shrugged and walked out. Urging her toe on. Tonia and Sambas ambled toward her where she looked with a confused look. Sambas nudge her shoulders. ¡°You totally got him.¡± He smiled. Elinaugh with the way he made his face. He looked funny. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± She nods. ¡°Sure you can walk well.¡± She re yfully at him. ¡°Don¡¯t fall, I won¡¯t be there to help you get up if you slip.¡± ¡°Shut up. I won¡¯t.¡± ¡°You walked downstairs like some kind of queen. Just the way you did try walking like that okay.¡± ¡°I won¡¯t fall okay.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go. There¡¯s no rail to hold.¡± He mocked. She eyed him. And hissed. ¡°I¡¯ll show you I can walk well with heels.¡± ¡°Sure. Sure.¡± She lift her feet and began walking with the heels. Sambas watched her. She walked past him. Brushing his shoulders as she walks. She was doing just quite well. Maybe she could do it. Then she slipped, her feet got twisted in the heel she wore. Which was quite high. He said it. Giving her heels was a mistake. She fell on her butt. Shit! Kenzo looked back and saw her on the floor. His eyes darker. She smiled nervously. And crossed a leg over the other on the ground. Sitting with a pose. He almost forgot who she was. He shook his head and look away. He needed her, he should let it slide.Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. Though she was a whole different case on her own. Sambas helped her up her feet. ¡°Told ya.¡± He winked. She hit his hands and stood up. She would try not to get the master upset. She has to do good job and maybe then he would stop hurling her inside the dungeon. Kenzo halted while he was at the door. He turned to Elina. ¡°Be careful.¡± Though he said it quite lowly, but she heard him. She smiled and nodded. He turned and walked out. Chapter 30 Make me yours Elina was in the car. With Kenzo, Aziel and sambas, she was seated in the back with Kenzo and for a while now, they hadn¡¯t said a word. She didn¡¯t know how she was going to say the word, she doesn¡¯t want to sound rude to him. So she mps her mouth shut. But she has to know what¡¯s gonna happen to her, she doesn¡¯t even know that this was all about and neither of them was saying a word. ¡°Where..¡± ¡°You¡¯re..¡± Kenzo and Elina said simultaneously. She looked outside the the window. Cause he was staring at her now. She could feel his eyes on her. Going up down on her body. ¡°Where are we going?¡± she voiced out. ¡°To the date.¡± ¡°With you?¡± He chuckled lightly. Earnings a glimpse from both Aziel and Sambas in the front seat. ¡°Are you that desperate to go on date with me?¡± She felt her cheeks flush in embarrassment. She tap it with her hands. Completely embarrassed. ¡°If you get this done, you get to go on a date with me.¡± Did he just say that. ¡°No. I-I-I don¡¯t want to.¡± She suffered. ¡°Why sluttering if you don¡¯t want to. It clearly obvious in your eyes.¡± He smirked. She had her gaze at the window, dying from embarrassment. He was still staring at her. She itched her neck. She couldn¡¯t face him like this. He won¡¯t take his gaze off her. ¡°You¡¯re meeting with Brennon.¡± She snap her head towards him immediately. ¡°Chief Brennon?¡± He nods. ¡°Your father..¡± He didn¡¯t reply but gave her a cold look, then she knew she won¡¯t have said that. ¡°The man is scary..¡± ¡°You have to be confidence. I¡¯ll gonna tell you everything you won¡¯t need to know.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not gonna sleep with him am I?¡± ¡°Depends. If you have to do It to get what I want.¡± ¡°What do you want, that I would have to go on a date with an old man, why would he agreed to go on a date with me.¡± ¡°Because you¡¯re hot.¡± Did he just say that about her. Or maybe she heard wrong but she did heard him call her hot. Her cheek turns red. She looked away, slowly biting her lips. With a smile on her face. ¡°I had Aziel took a picture of your body and sent to him. He didn¡¯t add your face to it. So you¡¯re safe. Your name tonight would be Celia. Not Elina. And this is your ID.¡± He gave it to her. She took it, trying not to have any contact with him. But he made sure her hands touch his before he let go of the ID card. ¡°A fake ID.¡± ¡°Everything about you tonight would be fake. And this is what your gonna do. Ask about this man. That¡¯s when he has taken you to a room. And you had him drugged.¡± He brought out the picture and gave it to her. She stare at the picture, the one she saw in his office. In therge portrait. ¡°Where would you be?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll be around.¡± he replied. Eventually taking his gaze of her. He took out his phone and gave to her. ¡°I know you ain¡¯t prepared but you¡¯ve to do this to help me find my identity..¡± His eyes were piercing deep down her soul. She looked at her caught up in his gaze. Until he looked away. ¡°That¡¯s where we need your help.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll do it. I don¡¯t know how but I¡¯m gonna try.¡± he twirled around to face her. ¡°Watch what¡¯s on the phone. And do just it.¡± ¡°And if I get it done. What I¡¯m gonna have in return.¡± ¡°Whatever you need.¡±Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. ¡°Make me yours.¡± She whispered. ¡°You ain¡¯t sure a good girl after all.¡± He smiled looking away. While they stopped the car. Her eyes were glue on the phone, memorized every moves the girl made. On the video. She stare at the ID. ¡°Celia Morgan. That¡¯s my name tonight.¡± Kenzo, Aziel and Sambas came out of the car and got into another one. New faces she hadn¡¯t seen before enters the car. ¡°We¡¯re here to serve you ma¡¯m. We¡¯ll be your escort. Tonight, the master asked us to serve you.¡± one of them said. Elina nodded and returned her gaze back on the phone Kenzo gave her. She just has to make everything right. Every move. How long they drove. She hadn¡¯t took notice, she practice her words. What she gonna say to him. And how she¡¯s gonna do it. ¡°Ma¡¯am, we¡¯re here.¡± They had stopped the car. He came around and open the door for her. She came out of it. And look around the park if she could get a sight of Kenzo¡¯s car or anything. But she didn¡¯t. Her first approach matters. ¡°Are youing with me?¡± ¡°Yes ma¡¯m.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go..¡± She walked in toward the swish hotel and bar. It was gigantic and spacious. Maybe he around here somewhere. He said he would be around. She just had to hope he was around here. He opened the door for her and she entered. Everyone in the bar turned their head towards the door. And watched her as she walked in majestically. Eyes went up and down on her figures, she had never gotten much stares before. Not at all any, if it was to be that much it was at least the student who gather to mock her. Other than that she never gotten any stare from wealthy men and women in here. She held her shoulders high and scanned the bar if she could see the old man. ¡°Isn¡¯t that Elina?¡± ¡°Wnat would Elina be doing here in a bar as this. It can¡¯t he her either. Do you miss her that much that you¡¯ve suddenly gone blind.¡± ¡°Its her. Just look. I know El.¡± ¡°Even if she did a stic surgery. Don¡¯t be stupid Ray.¡± ¡°Just look.¡± ¡°That¡¯s what I¡¯m doing. How much drink have you had.¡± ¡°Just a ss.¡± ¡°The girl I¡¯m seeing right now. Can¡¯t be your El, the nerdy clumsy girl. She would have slip if she was the one there. And beside this girl I¡¯m seeing. Is bloody rick. The phone she¡¯s holding, cost a fortune, it could buy for entire house. Her dress, damn! Her curves. This girl is hot man.¡± ¡°She just look different. I have a feeling it¡¯s El.¡± ¡°See her walk. The escorts. Don¡¯t be stupid.¡± He sips from the ss. And returned his gaze back to her. She was slowly walking into the bar. With her eyes going around the bar. Ray stepped forward. ¡°Ray!¡± His friend whispered yelled. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you, what are you trying to do?¡± He yelled. Ray was already up from his seat approaching her. ¡°Ray!¡± He didn¡¯t turn back, he walked up to Elina carefully moving in to the bar. ¡°Elina!¡± he called. She turned around and saw Raying towards her. ¡°I know it¡¯s you.¡± he was stopped by the escort. ¡°Who are you?¡± Her voice was cold and hard, hardly showing any emotions, different from the Elina she knew. Maybe he was wrong, this couldn¡¯t be his Elina. It couldn¡¯t be here. He was wrong. She asked and paused her lips. ¡°You ain¡¯t the one I¡¯m looking for, how dare you stop me.¡± ¡°But you answered me when I called you Elina.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t answer to you mister. But to the man over here. Ain¡¯t you so pathetic. You should know where to find your missing puppy.¡± She waved her hands, signaling the escort to let him go. She walked away towards the man approaching her. He lead her out of there. Towards the ce Kenzo and Zara was. He had been watching from the corner he sat. And when she walked past him. She didn¡¯t give him a nce. Though she caught a sight of him. Staring at her out of the corner of her eyes. ¡°Isn¡¯t that the girl.. it can¡¯t be right?¡± ¡°What are you talking about?¡± ¡°The girl. She kinda look familiar. Like I knew her. The girl who works for you. But I¡¯m wrong, it can¡¯t be her, she isn¡¯t this pretty. Maybe someone who looks like her.¡± She sips from her ss. Kenzo shrugged. And returned his gaze to the Chapman in front of him. He wanted to hit that Ray so hard. For what he did a while ago. Maybe he could still get to give him a punch though. It wasn¡¯t toote either but it could make it suspicious. And he might think he¡¯s right. That¡¯s she¡¯s Elina. He would let it slide. Maybe some other time he might get the chance to hurt him. He gave Aziel a signal and he nudged Sambas by the shoulders. He nods and sneak out of their sight. He had to stick to Elina making sure he didn¡¯t lose her sight. He tailed behind her. ¡°Why ain¡¯t you saying anything. Are you bored with me already.¡± ¡°Yes..¡± It slipped out of his mouth before he could stop them. Zara blink her eyes. ¡°What?¡± ¡°I mean No. I¡¯m not bored yet.¡± ¡°Oh, You¡¯ll be bore soon.¡± She scoffed. ¡°Can we just eat.¡± ¡°I won¡¯t just eat. Kenzo.¡± ¡°What do you want? Let¡¯s eat and leave quietly.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s get a room.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s spend some time together .¡± ¡°Ain¡¯t we spending time already. What time do you need again.¡± ¡°I¡¯m getting sick of these attitude already!¡± She dropped the ss of wine on the floor. ¡°Is that why you¡¯re trying to make a scene here.¡± ¡°I could do worse, if you don¡¯t give me what I want.¡± ¡°Do what you want then.¡± He stood up. ¡°Kenzo!¡± She yelled his name. He was already standing. ¡°I¡¯ll pay for this.¡± He dropped his card and walked away. She stood taking the his ss of wine and pour it on him. Thankfully he wore a ck suit. A gasp escape the people around in there. Some brought out there phone taking a picture of the incident. Kenzo re at her. ¡°Take care of this mess Aziel¡­¡± he said and walked away from there. He needed sometime only, though he knew he wasn¡¯t supposed to hurt her feelings. But it seems he won¡¯t be needing much of her help anymore. He already found someone. Chapter 31 The worried Kenzo Elina followed the man in a suit who appeared to be a guard of Brennon. Taking her to where he was seated. The smoke of cigarettes, and other harmful drugs. Filled the air as she walked further into the bar. This ce was discreet. There was a curtain at each corner. There was no stripper¡¯s insight. But she was ufortable with the smoke, filling her nostrils. ¡°He¡¯s in here, ma¡¯am.¡± Elina nodded. And breathed in. This was it. She steps in while sliding the curtain. He was alone, seated in the long chair. He held a pipe in his mouth and there was a gun on the table. He looked young for an old man like him. Howe he looks so young? Like a man in his early forties. He should be counting sixties now. Maybe he wasn¡¯t up, she was just overreacting. This was her first time seeing him. His face was long and narrow. Perfect nose, thin lips, and dark eyes like Kenzo, he was tall, and there was no potbellied. Like she had imagined he would have been. He was the opposite of what she had been thinking. This was the man they called Chief, he can¡¯t possibly be Chief. Or maybe he can. Why would he set up a date between them? This man, right here. The way he was seated, he looks so much like Kenzo, what was this? He is his father, right? But why was he talking of finding his identity again, when he¡¯s the son of Brennon. What¡¯s he trying to find out. It would stir up war between the two men, that¡¯s what he wanted. War? And it won¡¯t just be a merciful one but a bloody one. Is that what he wants? Well. She has to find all that out tonight. She had to stop thinking about him. Else she might ruin the moment. ¡°You¡¯re Celia Morgan.¡± ¡°Yes..¡± she gave him a flirtatious smile. He sat upright. Then stood up. ¡°You¡¯re beautiful.¡± She smiled more. ¡°It¡¯s an honor to be ttered by a man like you.¡± He took her right hand in his and kissed it. She smiles softly. Geez! So-called married men. Bastard! She stares at her hand with disgust, hiding it with a bright smile. ¡°Sit.¡± She sat beside him with a crossed leg. Showing off her thighs. Since the gown was slit at the side. Upward down, stopped just a few inches away from revealing her undies. ¡°I was surprised when someone like you ask to meet me. Can I ask why you wanted to see me?¡± ¡°How about I get us a drink, then we can talk. Drinks on me.¡± He chuckled. ¡°I like the sound of that.¡± ¡°Sambas..¡± ¡°Yes, master,¡± Sambas replied. ¡°Has she got in.¡± ¡°Yes. She¡¯s in right now.¡± ¡°Keep an eye on her. And don¡¯t hesitate to pull the trigger if anything happens.¡± He was in the bathroom, staring at himself in the mirror. It wanted this to end quickly. And he doesn¡¯t want her to get hurt. In this. Brennon was smart, and he would have looked into her, search about her to know If she was fake or not, but he had got that all arranged. Her fake parents. Her college degree. And everything. He had been preparing for this a long time ago. And when he had found out about her and see that she¡¯s safe, he might decide to make her one of his bitches and tell her a few secrets and have her glued to his side. Before she came into the mansion. And now she was the one carrying out the mansion. Hope it went well before he noticed something was wrong. He rinsed his face and wipe them with a towel. He had to change his suit because of her. Zara, Aziel must¡¯ve taken her home or maybe she¡¯s still around, drinking.All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. He ruined the date. When he wasn¡¯t supposed to. It wasn¡¯t his intention, he was focused on her now. Even now he still was wondering what would have been going on between them now. He would have asked them to fix a camera in there so he gets to watch what¡¯s happening, he said it had missed something, that¡¯s was what he missed. Elina came back with three bottles of vodka. He dropped it in front of him and uncap. Pouring it in his ss and hers. ¡°So what did you study?¡± ¡°Business.¡± ¡°What type of business.¡± ¡°With men.¡± He chuckled, she smiled and sip from the ss. ¡°Mind introducing me to your sons, I might get lucky to get married into your family.¡± ¡°Interested in my son now.¡± She watched him to a gulp of the drink and drop the ss. She dly refills his ss. She runs his callous hands down her bare thighs, going up down on it. ¡°Or you just wanna f**k them.¡± ¡°I might as well do that.¡± He chuckles. cing her to sit on him. The annoying bastard. ¡°Just stick to me.¡± ¡°Will you make me part of the family? I wanna be called Mrs. Brennon.¡± ¡°You have a lot of ambition.¡± ¡°Of course.¡± She straddled him on the chair. ¡°I have a son. That I can¡¯t tell the word he¡¯s my son,¡± he said. Was the drug working already, it was the drug that was gonna make him talk. ¡°I book a room, we should discuss there. Let¡¯s get to know ourselves better.¡± She nods and stood up. Taking her purse. Brennon stood up but staggered back on his feet falling back on the chair. Bastard! She was yelling so much. Wishing he could hear. He forced himself up. ¡°Let¡¯s go together..¡± He ces her hands on hers. So she could help him walk. They walked out of the spot they were. ¡°Chief are you okay?¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine..¡± he waved the guard off. ¡°I¡¯m going to have rest. Go somewhere with the rest and have a drink. I¡¯ll pay.¡± ¡°Chief¡­¡± he tried to protest. He quelled him with a look and move away with Elina. The guard gave Elina a suspicious look and walked away. She led him to the room. They met Kenzoing out of a room. They both halted. Chief Brennon stares at Kenzo for a moment. Wondering why she stopped walking. Kenzo paused when he saw them too. His hands were on her waist. ¡°C¡¯mon on.¡± He urged her. They walked past Kenzo on the door whose eyes were fixed on them the whole time. They went into the room opposite him. He watched them until they shut the door. He didn¡¯t know when he moved from the spot where he stood towards the room they entered. The useless man has no shame! He leaned on the door. Eavesdropping, if he could hear a sound. But he only hears a moaning sound. He clutches his fist into a ball. He should barge in, but that won¡¯t be good. He would ruin the n, how dare he touch her in his presence. He ced his ear on the door trying to listen to the sound. Coming from the room. But he couldn¡¯t get anything except the moaning sound, he peeps through the keyhole. What was she doing to him? He was fighting with the urge not to open the door. Else he would have kicked it with his feet and dragged her out of the room. ¡°Master!¡± Sambas whispered yelled. He had expected to see him in that position, guess that was the room they¡¯d entered. Why was he peeping through the keyhole? He smiled but quickly hide it. He was worried about her. Wasn¡¯t it obvious? Kenzo moved away from the door pretending he was doing something else. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t be standing there. Get inside.¡± He hurried into his room. Sambas followed. Entering the room. ¡°He knew I¡¯m here. I don¡¯t know if he would suspect Elina now. Because she stopped when she saw meing.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think he would..¡± ¡°You can¡¯t be so sure. The drugs should have been making effect now don¡¯t you think.¡± ¡°it¡¯s been long enough. it should be working already.¡± ¡°Is..¡± He sat on the bed, tapping his feet impatiently on the ground. He mps his hands together. He was worried. ¡°Had Zara left?¡± ¡°She¡¯s still at the bar. Aziel is keeping his eyes on her.¡± He runs his hands over his hair. ¡°Why is she taking so long.¡± ¡°Chief Brennon isn¡¯t an easy bait. I¡¯m sure she would be fine.¡± Kenzo looked at him and looked away. Maybe he was right. Maybe she was fine and he shouldn¡¯t worry about her that much. But he couldn¡¯t help it. ¡°Argh!¡± They heard a scream. Kenzo jumped up from Where he was seated. He heard the voice, that was Elina¡¯s voice. What¡¯s happening. ¡°Argh!¡± It came again. Kenzo ran out of the room. Without giving it a second thought. If something happened to her, he won¡¯t spare that man. ¡°Master!¡± Sambas yelled but he was already out. Chapter 32 She found a secret. ¡°I told you she isn¡¯t Elina. You were proving difficult, you made a fool of yourself at there.¡± ¡°But, she looks just like her, her voice. I can tell she¡¯s my Elina.¡± ¡°She used to be your Elina, not after you f**ck her best friend. You¡¯re bad man.¡± he chuckled sipping from the ss. ¡°Please don¡¯t make me feel worse, I still couldn¡¯t forget the look she gave me, betrayal, hatred, disgust. It¡¯s still hunts me every time I close my eyes. I saw her face. The tears in her eyes,¡± ¡°Then you shouldn¡¯t have done it, when you know you¡¯re madly in love with her. You don¡¯t even like Barbra. You used her to satisfy your needs. Because you needed someone to f**k and she was there. And you two had to enjoy the moment. That¡¯s how you should have exined things to her.¡± ¡°You¡¯re crazy.¡± ¡°But that¡¯s the true. You don¡¯t like her or do you now like her after sex¡± Ray was silent. He shook his head. ¡°You¡¯re in it for it.¡± he chugged down the liquor and refill his ss again. ¡°You just have to forget about El. She¡¯s now out of your league. Since she¡¯s with Kenzo, take your eyes off her. She¡¯s nevering back to you.¡± ¡°Kenzo is dangerous.¡± ¡°Ain¡¯t you more dangerous than him.¡± He looked away from Ray. Aziel held the drunk Zara, taking her out of the bar. ¡°Isn¡¯t that Aziel? Kenzo¡¯s right hand man.¡± Ray turned and saw him walking out of the bar with the girl in her hands. Kenzo¡¯s men was here. Kenzo is here too. And so is Elina. It all makes sense. The girl he met was Elina there was no doubt about it. He didn¡¯t know she could be that pretty. Maybe he was more dangerous than kenzo after all, but he still won¡¯t give up on her yet. ¡°Stop being obsessed with something that isn¡¯t your anymore. You would only get hurt.¡± Ray watched him till he waspletely out of the bar. He would get Elina back no matter what. Bring her back to the ce she should be. That¡¯s beside him. And no one else. His friend stare at him. And shook his head. Ray was heading for doomed. Elina sat on the bed with Brennonying his head on her thighs. She strokes his hair in return. ¡°When you wanted something, though it was just little, when you get that thing, you crave for more till you want the entire thing for yourself. You could no longer stop yourself from longing for it. You be trapped in it, you won¡¯t rest till you get it.¡± He pulled her hands from his hair and kissed it. ¡°You¡¯re a prettydy but don¡¯t get too ambitious it would ruin you. Just like it did to me.¡± The drug was working quite well. She took the picture she kept at her side and gave it to him. She thought he was gonna have his way through her but he didn¡¯t. Instead he was sober. And gloom. He took the picture and stare at it. ¡°How did you get this?¡± ¡°You once had this life isn¡¯t?¡± ¡°Kenzo sent you, he¡¯s cheap isn¡¯t he.¡± He caress the picture. And a fiant smile came on his face. ¡°This is Brown my best friend and his wife, Sally, he was once he head of the cult. He was killed by the cult itself. A year after he was ce on seat. His wife was pregnant then had to escape else they would kill her as well. So I took her home and hid her till she gave birth, after the baby birth she flee leaving the baby behind.¡± ¡°What about the child you said you shouldn¡¯t have had?¡± He didn¡¯t hesitated. ¡°He¡¯s alive, but I can¡¯t say anything about it.¡± Why does she felt something was wrong with the story? Something was missing. What was he hiding? She has to find out. Kenzo ran out of the room. With sambas behind him. He bang on the door. Cause it was locked on the inside. He kept banging the door till she opens. ¡°Elina! Opened the door!¡± He yelled. ¡°Elina, else I¡¯m gonna break it.¡± He heard the door clicked. He quickly pushed the door open. Elina stood with her hands nted on her hips. He quickly grabbed her hands taking to the side. Scrutinizing her body for any injury. ¡°Why are you disturbing? I¡¯m fine.¡± ¡°I heard you scream.¡± She itched her neck. ¡°It was part of the n.¡± ¡°What n is that?¡± ¡°My own n. Now I need go to back and tuck him properly in bed.¡± she ran back into the room. Kenzo followed her in. She covered him with the duvet cover and turned to kenzo. And he see the mark on neck. Hickey¡¯s. How dare the bastard. Touch her. ¡°Why did you let him touch you?¡± he barked angrily. She shivers in fright. ¡°So he could spill. Else he wasn¡¯t ready to say anything.¡± ¡°What else happen, he f**k you as well.¡± ¡°Bastard!¡± she cussed and walked past him. How could he think so little of her beside he asked her to do everything just to get an answer and there she was trying to please the unpleaseable bastard! She marched down the hallway, she halted and pulled off her shoe and hurl it at him. Kenzo caught it. Was she mad? She looks cute when she¡¯s mad. He half smiled. Turning to sambas. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Sambas nodded. And they walked out of the rooms upstairs. Her eyes met with Ray while she was leaving she gave him the coldest look ever and walked out of the bar. Kenzo walked behind her with the shoes in his hands. They got into the car without saying anything to each other. Aziel came in. And shut the door afterwards. ¡°I took her home. Lord Gilbert sent a word.¡± ¡°Which is?¡± ¡°If you hurt his daughter he woulde for your life and hers. As well.¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t you tell him he¡¯s crazy? I¡¯m waiting for the moment he woulde for me. Let¡¯s go.¡± And they began driving, Elina had her gaze at the window and never once nce at her side, cause he was there. Looking at her. She wasn¡¯t gonna talk to him till he apologized for what he say to her. He knew he shouldn¡¯t have said that. But it just slip from his lips before he could stop himself. What¡¯s he gonna say now? This was a bit awkward. ¡°Did you get what I asked?¡± She looked at him. With a re. He could hurt her. Just like he always did. Though she hated him this moment she couldn¡¯t keep her mouth shut without replying him. He was the monster kenzo after all. What was she expecting an apology, uhh, he would never give that to her. A smile creep on her face all of a sudden, she did get the job done. Though he was beginning to suspect her because of the questions she asked. And when he knew she was part of kenzo she he jabbed him on his neck. Making him passed out. He was an easy one. She had thought it would be difficult but it wasn¡¯t. Maybe he wanted her to use him. Because he didn¡¯t struggle with her or maybe he wanted to take the weight off his chest. Maybe all he was looking for was someone to talk to. A friend and not an enemy. ¡°What did he say?¡± She told him everything he said. ¡°A son?¡± Why didn¡¯t he know or heard about it? Does he has a secret son.All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. Brown and Sally, were they his parents. He had to find more about it. ¡°You did well. A date would do.¡± He said looking away. ¡°A date? With you.¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°Anywhere you wanna go?¡± Wasn¡¯t he supposed to be sad, his mother left him alone. She didn¡¯t bother to find him. Or know how he¡¯s doing, a mother than didn¡¯t care about her own son. Perhaps she has begin another life, probably remarried. ¡°Anywhere would do.¡± He nodded and smiled. She felt her cheeks flushed. She could barely hide her excitement. A date with Kenzo. How is it gonna be? Chapter 33 We¡¯re Even. Elina stare absent-minded at the window her elbow was ce on it. She watch the guards move around the house. With their guns. Hidden in their pants. Ray. She had seen him and he knew it was her. The look in his eyes when he saw her. The longing, the guilt. He was hurting. But he wasn¡¯t hurt than she was. She was more hurt than he was, he certainly didn¡¯t know how she felt. The bastard! She sniffed. She said she wasn¡¯t gonna cry but the tears won¡¯t stoping. She should stop thinking about him. They have another life now. This life, Ray wasn¡¯t in it. It was just her. And the new people she had gone to see as her own family. People who were all cast out. She wipe the tears away, she wasn¡¯t gonna cry anymore, it¡¯s all over now. She moved away from the window. Maybe taking a walk would help. She stood up. Putting up her short. Though she couldn¡¯t say it was hers, the smells from the shirt and shorts were obviously kenzo¡¯s, she was wearing his shirt, how did Sambas got hold of it anyway. She sniffed the shirt as she slides its on. ¡°Kenzo, Kenzo, kenzo¡¯s¡± Besides she doesn¡¯t have any dress, expect the one she wore that night. Should she ask him to buy her more dress. She could give it a try. Beside she was living here anyway, she didn¡¯te with anything, there should be clothes for her to wear. She opened the door and walk out. Buka was the first person she saw. Holding a tray, probably he was going to serve the guards. ¡°Good morning Ms Elina.¡± ¡°Good morning Buka. Can I help?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sure you don¡¯t wanna spill the breakfast on someone else. Ms Elina.¡± ¡°Ehh. That was just a one time mistake. I¡¯m very good with my job I¡¯m sure Carol would be missing me now. And the little annoying daughter of her. Her birthday is tomorrow. I won¡¯t be able to attend.¡± ¡°Carol?¡± ¡°You know Carol?¡± ¡°Carol Madeline. Owner of Carols?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± She pped her hands. ¡°That¡¯s my boss, I mean was my boss. The bossdy she is. I work for her. Best of all.¡± ¡°In causing troubles and always creating a scene. You¡¯re Elina Brooke.¡± ¡°Oh my gawd. You know me.¡± ¡°Every one in the house does.¡± ¡°Oh.¡± She mouthed. He plops the tray in her hands. ¡°And you should stop moving in the master T-shirts, Zara would kill you if you sees you in them. She didn¡¯t have the privilege to wear them when she was there.¡± ¡°She was there, the witch?¡± ¡°Because, she bites.¡± ¡°Well, I bite more .¡± she smirked and turned to leave but stop. ¡°You literally change the subject. I was asking you how you knew carol.¡± ¡°One rule of the kitchen, their food mustn¡¯t get cold now off you go.¡± he rushed back into the kitchen before she could say another word. What was his rtionship with carol, were they lovers? She chuckled at the thought. Buka sat down on the ind in the kitchen. He brought out the locket in his neck. Which he usually hide inside his shirt. But was always on his neck. He opened the locket. It was a picture of him and Carol, they appear quite young, the incident was about 10 years ago, He caress the picture. ¡°How are you doing, Carol? And our daughter. She¡¯ll be thirteen tomorrow..¡± he clean his eyes. He want to see them. He¡¯s family, but he knew that was impossible. He could never get to see them. The master would never allow. He won¡¯t never leave the mansion. He sighed and fell back into reminiscence. He opened his eyes. There could be a way to attend the birthday party, there could he a way to see them. Elina, she could help. Through Elina he could get to see them. ¡°You only touched that if you missed him. You said you never did, you acted tough but you ain¡¯t at all.¡± Carol sniffef and removing her hands from the locket, was he thinking about her or has he forgotten about herpletely. He said he woulde back so they could start the business together, but he didn¡¯t, he didn¡¯te back, she couldn¡¯t reach him. For months then years. There was no news about him. But she keeps believing, he was somewhere out there but isn¡¯t dead. He woulde back when he deemed fit. ¡°You should get ready for school, Ellen.¡± She stood up from the bed. ¡°I¡¯m already prepared mom, I¡¯m just here to say goodbye.¡± ¡°I need to get prepared, to go over to the shop. You can meet me there after school.¡± ¡°Did Elina leave for good?¡± ¡°Yeah she left. So don¡¯t wait for her to pick you up from school.¡± ¡°Too bad, I won¡¯t be able to prank her anymore. You were too harsh to her. That¡¯s why she left.¡± ¡°Get out.¡± ¡°Fine I¡¯m leaving.¡± ¡°Our daughter would be thirteen tomorrow.¡± She mumbled. ¡°It would be just us again.¡± ¡°Here this is yours.¡± ¡°Thanks El.¡± ¡°I¡¯m just doing my job.¡± She held the empty tray and watch the guards eat their meal. Her stomach grumbles. She hadn¡¯t eaten she had forgotten she was gonna eat. ¡°Have you seen sambas around?¡± ¡°He should be around here somewhere.¡± ¡°He left to see the master. Ariel came here to get him.¡± ¡°I thought he was still around.¡± He was with the master. Was he been punished. She run out of their midst. Towards kenzo¡¯s office. Or was he in his room. If he hurt Sambas she smash him. Like she could actually do anything. But what did he do? Sambas isn¡¯t the one to cause trouble or disobey an order. Or maybe she could be wrong. Maybe he called him for assignment or something. Either way, she wanted to see Kenzo in the first ce, this was an opportunity too. She went to the office. And peeped through the keyhole. There wasn¡¯t anyone in there. She peeped more. She couldn¡¯t see anything. Maybe he wasn¡¯t here but in his room. He was probably in his room or they were all there. What could be going on there. Secrets. Devilish plot. She hasten her footsteps running upstairs. Kenzo¡¯s room she had never been there before though she usually perk at it anytime she was walking past there. She won¡¯t never see anything. Cause it was all dark. How can someone stay in her room so dark. Well, it¡¯s Kenzo he could stay, because he¡¯s dark. As well. Standing in front of the door. She peeped. She had been doing a lot of peeping today. She couldn¡¯t see anything cause it was dark in there. She held the door knob. And turned it open. It opened! It wasn¡¯t locked, she wasn¡¯t expecting it to open but it did. She took a step forward, putting a leg In here first. Before taking the other leg into the room. It was dark, she could hardly see a thing. Adjusting her sses. She stood there for a while, getting used to the darkness. Then she could see a little. The window! She hurried towards there and draw the drape open. Letting the morning ray into the room. It was suffocating in there. How could he stay in such a dark room. Is she scared of light. Turning around and gawp at the room. A wow escape her lips. It was big and beautiful, everything in here was gold. From the ss cup to the wallpaper. Everything was mesmerizing. She run her hands over the wall feeling it. This was amazing. How much does he worth? Billions of billions of dors. This was heaven. She jumped on the bed. It pounced. So soft and smooth. She twirled on the bed. Wow. He couldn¡¯t make her room like this. Talking about someone stingy bastard. ¡°Who the hell did this.¡± He pulls a hand over his face. Shielding himself from the ray. That words got her jumping off the bed into the ground. Kenzo was in. ¡°Elina?¡± That was the only person he could think off who would daree into his room and fell off the bed like that. He palmed his forehead. Remembering he asked Aziel to Locked the door did he forgot. ¡°What are you doing here?¡±He asked. She jumped up her feet. Seeing him midriff, got her jaw dropped. His white towel was wrapped around his waist. Though it was a little bit pass his waist. Showing his perfectly curved V¡¯ lines. The water was dripping down to his golden broad chest, the packs of his. The muscles, the tattoo on his chest and on his neck. No wonder he always have gold around him. She picture herself running her hands down his bare body. The his hair was wet. And fell to his face. She blinked, getting the image off her head. But it seems to stuck in there. He smirked seeing the look on her face. He totally got her this time.N?velDrama.Org content. She gulped and run out of the room. What was she gonna say to his face, after she behaves like a coward in front of him. ¡°We¡¯re even now ain¡¯t we.¡± She didn¡¯t bother to look back though she heard him chuckled. Even indeed. Chapter 34 A date with the master I Elina rushed out of the room, she exhaled immediately she was out. Her back against the door. She hadn¡¯t expect to see him there. She thought no one was in there, since there was no one there at first she should¡¯ve leave, instead she stayed, well, because of the room, it got her. She couldn¡¯t walk away without touching or feeling the furniture and breathed in the fresh air. She should have walked away to avoid this embarrassment. She saw Bukaing her way, her thought ran to the tray, she had taken it to Kenzo¡¯s room, she had left it in there. She quickly moved away from the door. Like she wasn¡¯t just standing there. What¡¯s she gonna say to him, if he ask of the tray, she doesn¡¯t have it with her. She ran across the side, quickly standing by her own door. Since her room was just a few inches away from Kenzo¡¯s. ¡°Ms Elina.¡± Buka called. ¡°Yes¡­¡± Elina answered, trying to get herself back. ¡°I need a favor, what¡¯s wrong with you? Are you ill?¡± ¡°Just a slight headache but I¡¯m fine.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve served your breakfast down stairs. I was about taking breakfast to the master but I wanted you to do because I need your help. Ms Elina.¡± ¡°My help, on what, going to serve the master his meal, isn¡¯t that your job.¡± ¡°I know Ms Elina.¡± ¡°What¡¯s ain¡¯t you telling me.¡± She folded her hands. ¡°That¡¯s what I¡¯m about saying.¡± ¡°Okay go on.¡± ¡°I-I-I need to see my family, it¡¯s been years since I left them and tomorrow, is my baby girl birthday.¡± ¡°Are you talking about Carol, she said her husband was dead. Howe you¡¯re alive.¡± ¡°I was dead, but the master saved me. And I swore to serve him all my life. That¡¯s how I¡¯ve been there ten years.¡± ¡°Since You¡¯ve swore, there shouldn¡¯t be any going back. You stay here and do your job.¡± She opened her door about to go in. Buka held her back. ¡°Each birthday, I know they wished I was there, because I made a promise that I would see them. When she clock three. But I wasn¡¯t there. They keep hoping I woulde. But I couldn¡¯t. Only I asked is just for this time. Once please. Even if it¡¯s just a glimpse.¡± She turned. ¡°What should I do? I would love to see Ellen see her father again. But can I do? I don¡¯t have the power to let you go.¡± ¡°You do.¡± ¡°I do.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°How So?¡± ¡°The Master would agree to whatever you say, he asked you for whatever you want. I know you can help me. See them. You can get to see them too. A day off the mansion would be bad would it?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t wanna go out of the mansion, there¡¯s no one to meet outside, there¡¯s no one waiting for me or hoping I woulde. If I go out I would only end up getting hurt.¡± ¡°But I think you¡¯re stronger than that. Ms Elina. You ain¡¯t as you used to be anymore. You can¡¯t keep hiding from the people who hurt you. Sometimes you¡¯ve to face them and show them you¡¯re better off.¡± ¡°You¡¯re right Buka. But meeting Kenzo, that¡¯s not a good part. You need it, you should tell him yourself.¡± ¡°I should tell him. Do you even see the way he looks at us.¡± ¡°That¡¯s how he looks at everyone.¡± ¡°Nah! His gaze is kinda soft on you. If you can help me with this, I¡¯ll owe you.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t do it.¡± ¡°Please, just this once please. Let them know I¡¯m alive. If you don¡¯t pity me pity Ellen, she grew up without me.¡± ¡°I grew up with a mother..¡± ¡°So you want her to face what she face too. Maybe I was wrong about you Ms Elina, I¡¯m sorry to have disturbed you.¡± He turned to leave. Elina watched him walked away, she was just scared, not that she doesn¡¯t want to help. She was gonna tell Kenzo but she has to gather a lot of courage to face him again. What if he doesn¡¯t agree to Buka leaving, maybe he could all Buka needed was to ask him. He wasn¡¯t much of a bad man, at least he knows what family is all about. She opens her door and enters, gently shutting it behind her. She was facing the door of Kenzo again. After an hour. Her hands held the door knob. Maybe she should knock. She lift her hand to knock. ¡°Come in..¡± the voice that gives her shivers. How did he know she was right in front of his door. She opened it and got in. He was sitting on the bedhad a robe on him, the window was still opened he didn¡¯t shut them. She thought that would be the first time he would do once she had left. Aziel was standing beside his table. Wrapping whatever he was doing. She dragged her feet towards Aziel. Wondering if she could greet or not. Because it was kinda awkward for her. Aziel turns when he saw her enters. ¡°Hey Elina.¡± ¡°Aziel..¡± Her voice was a little whispered. Wondering why he had his gaze fixed on her without moving away from her face. It got her voice hung on her throat. What¡¯s is she gonna say. She had never been in this kind of situation before not even with Ray. ¡°You took too long to deliver the message.¡± ¡°What message?¡± ¡°Should I tell you want you guys talked outside my door. You¡¯re in my house you seems to forgot that. ¡®A day outside the mansion.¡¯ That. Isn¡¯t that what you came here to say.¡± ¡°Part of it. It¡¯s kinda nice you heard I won¡¯t be able to say. I want to talk about..¡± she paused and chewed on her lower lips. ¡°About What?, the date?¡± She smiled shyly. He really smart. She doesn¡¯t have to stress herself he seems to know what she was thinking and the next time she was gonna say. ¡°We¡¯re have already set a ce for it.¡± Her jaw dropped. ¡± I wanted to be aware of the ce?¡± She cried. ¡°You¡¯re thedy, you shouldn¡¯t know about the ce..¡±Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. ¡°Well I want to know.¡± ¡°It won¡¯t make any sense if you do.¡± ¡°It would, for me, I don¡¯t wanna go to those annoying dinner date, wearing long dresses and heels. A wig over my head. Eating like I would..¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t that what dinner date is about?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want that, I wanna jean, and top and a sneaker I don¡¯t wanna put on wig, I wanna eat burgers, pizza, and anything i could eat with my hands..¡± Aziel jaw dropped watching her list all that. ¡°That¡¯s what you want?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t be seen with the crowd you know, I¡¯m¡­¡± ¡°Kenzo Brennon. The richest young billionaire.¡± She drawled. ¡°Just for today. We could drink too. Go over to fun fair, after we attend Ellen birthday party.¡± ¡°Why should I attend that.¡± ¡°Because I made a promise, that I would one daye to see her with a rich man. I regretted saying it that day she cussed at my face.¡± Kenzo chuckled. ¡°You won¡¯t let Buka go, won¡¯t you, just for a day.¡± ¡°Sure.¡± She squealed in excitement, jumping up and down. ¡°You need a cloth of your own, stop moving around the house with mike. We should go shopping.¡± Her smiled broaden. Kenzo stood up from the bed. Instantly she jump on him. Hugging him tightly to herself. Aziel looked away. With a smile. Like he hadn¡¯t seen anything. Kenzo was shocked, he wasn¡¯t expecting it and he doesn¡¯t know how to respond, he had never been hugged before in such kind of way, happy and kind of feeling he doesn¡¯t understand. He pushed her away from him. ¡°Sorry¡­¡± she apologized and moved backwards away from him. He looked at her, the disappointment in her eye. He didn¡¯t know what to say so he walked out of her presence into the bathroom. Not like he had anything to do in there, he just had to stay away from her. She felt her cheeks hot. What was wrong with her these days. And she was right, the monster kenzo wasn¡¯t such a bad man. He still has a heart. Chapter 35 A date with the master II Kenzo came out of the car with his sun ss. He was about going back into the car when he saw the crowd outside the boutique. Elina held the door, before he could get back in. She gave him pleading eyes. ¡°I can¡¯t be seen in public..¡± he muttered. ¡°You don¡¯t wanna see somemotion do you?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t mind.¡± ¡°C¡¯mon, you¡¯re already here.¡± Aziel and sambas, stood beside each other, already dragging attention to their self. They were pretty handsome too. Elina gave way. For him to past. ¡°I should I send everyone out. So we could shop only.¡± Elina thought for a while. ¡°What about the people shopping here.¡± ¡°They would shop elsewhere. Aziel. I should have have done this beforeing here.¡± Aziel came forward. ¡°Send everyone out.¡± Aziel nodded. He step forward. Oh my gawd! It¡¯s kenzo! Everyone in and out of the boutique rush toward him. Shoved and pushed Elina aside. She fell and sprained her wrist. Due to the force in which they came. Trying to touch kenzo. She grunts. Laying on the ground, some stepped on her. Kenzo¡¯s guard about four of them he hadn¡¯t taken a lot of them with him. Because he didn¡¯t thought there would be any need for it. ¡°Move back! Everyone.¡± Aziel yelled. Kenzo sit back in the car. Searching for Elina, he had said it, this was a bad Idea but she won¡¯t listen, cause she¡¯s stubborn. This is the only request he would do for her. After this there would be no more between them. They would live privately, besides he¡¯s getting married after all. There won¡¯t be any time for her. He sighed. Is he truly getting married. Seems like he is. Aziel entered the car. ¡°Elina? Isn¡¯t she here?¡± ¡°She¡¯s¡­¡± he didn¡¯t let him finished. He left the car immediately. He saw her outside the car. She smiled faintly, they had driven everyone out of the boutique, they were left alone. She would never ever doubt the power a celebrity owns. She has forgotten, kenzo Brennon wasn¡¯t just an ordinary man. He owns the city with his looks and money. She waspletely lost just now. They can¡¯t even find her. She had learnt her lesson, big time. ¡°Are you okay?¡± Before the word could leave Aziel lips Kenzo already said it. They hadn¡¯t noticed he came out of the car. He looks at her, up down, their was a little stretch on her face and saw her hiding her wounded wrist behind her. He didn¡¯t say anything. ¡°Lets go shop. The things we came here for.¡± She nods and followed him from behind. Aziel stopped her. ¡°Are you sure you¡¯re okay?¡± ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m fine.¡± she withdraw her hands from his. And walked briskly behind him. Aziel followed behind them. ¡°Wee sir, it¡¯s a privilege to have you here. We¡¯ll do¡­¡± Kenzo shoved him aside and enters. ¡°C¡¯mon.¡± he urged Elina. She sighed walking behind him. She had lost every enthusiasm she was feeling a while ago, about going shopping with him. She doesn¡¯t even want to shop anymore. She just wanna go home andy on her bed. ¡°Sit.¡± she blinked at him. ¡°Don¡¯t you understand. Sit down.¡± he repeated. She dragged her feet towards the chair that was in the boutique. He squats down beside her. And drew out her injured hand. She didn¡¯t see Aziele in with a first aid kit. And gave it to him. He touched her face. She flinched not from the pains but from his cold hands, sending shivers down her spine. She gulp and his fingers lingers on her face. He hands stirs different emotions in her. Then it moves up to the small scratch on her face. He pull his body closer to hers, she could feel his breathing on her face. His lips few inches away from her. She swallowed. Trying to keep her calm, but it was very difficult staying in position as this with kenzo. ¡°I¡¯ll disinfect..¡± if she heard him or not, she made no sign of it at all, her breath was on her neck. Because his breath clouded her, even her brain. She doesn¡¯t want to inhale. She knew she was falling.. She had started feeling this way with Ray anytime he was close to her and just as same, his nice smells fills her nostrils and the air around her and she had dwell in them. And she couldn¡¯t perceive any other smells apart from his. For years. About five years. It was just Ray. And no one else. And now, she was feeling it again. This time around with the man who hurts her very bad but changed her too. She was catching feelings on the monster kenzo. She had to stop herself before she waspletely fallen. And only get up getting broken over and over again. She wasn¡¯t gonna dwell on it smells.. ¡°Breathe Elly.¡± Oh no, she felt her heart wavering as her name left his full red lips which was a bit darken because of the tons of cigarettes he smokes a day. He held her chin and lift them. And slowly he blew air into the scratch. She watch him, attending to her tenderly, and didn¡¯t know when she had rx into him. Watching him take care of her. He pulled back and his lips formed a thin smile when he caught her staring at himplete lost. He ce a ster on it. And returned to squatting in front of her again. She looked away. Feeding her eyes elsewhere. He took her wounded wrist and she whines. ¡°Its hurt..¡± she cried out. ¡°Sorry.¡± Did he just say that, she looked at him shocked. He looked shocked himself, he wasn¡¯t expecting himself to say it either. He held the hand carefully. ¡°I would help relief the pain a little. Ezra would attend to you once we¡¯ve got home.¡± She nods taking some painkillers. He massage the wrist very lightly. Not to hurt. Though she squeezed her face in hurt. ¡°You¡¯ll be fine.¡± She nods. Watching him uncap the water for her, while she took a sip. Should she say she was d, that she was hurt, it gave her an opportunity to see the side of kenzo no one has seen. He ce a ster on the wrist. And stood up. ¡°Sit, I would get the things you need.¡± ¡°I would you know what I need.¡± ¡°You shouldn¡¯t look down on me Miss Elina.¡± ¡°I forgot you had numerous girlfriends.¡± she had spit out with jealous in the deep of her throat.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve no girlfriend, but bitches and sex ve.¡± ¡°Sex ve?¡± He nods. ¡°You make use of them? Every night, every day?¡± ¡°If you¡¯re that curious, you know the way to my room. You should stop by at night. With just your underthings on.¡± Bastard! She yelled within. ¡°Are youing or..¡± ¡°I would sit here and watched you shop.¡± Without another nce, he strolled out of her sight. Did he truly have sex ve but she hadn¡¯t seen any of them. She was really curious. Sara wasn¡¯t a ve, she was just one of his bitches as he said, how many are they, ten, twenty, five. Asshole! ¡°Are you okay?¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine. At least.¡± she turn to sambas. Tapping the next seat beside her. He came right on time. ¡°I can see it in your eyes, it kinda obvious. What do you wanna ask?.¡± He sat down. ¡°Does the master has sex ves?¡± ¡°Yeah, he does. They were three before. One died.¡± ¡°He killed her. Just say it, that saying she died. And the others still here. Did he buy them? There are still sex ve in this century?¡± ¡°He saved them and they had to pay him in return.¡± ¡°So they became sex ves.¡± He nods. ¡°Howe I didn¡¯t see any of them since I¡¯ve been there.¡± ¡°He stopped them froming to the mansion. Something almost happen.¡± ¡°He almost killed her. Isn¡¯t it.¡± Sambas nodded.N?velDrama.Org holds ? this. ¡°You should feel bad any difference towards him because of what I¡¯ve told you or look at him differently. I just think you deserves to know, since you would be here with us.¡± ¡°I need some air..¡± ¡°Elina.¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine, I just need some air..¡± She stood up from the chair, walking out of the boutique. Sambas watched her leave. ¡°Maybe you could change the master. Maybe you could make him feel what love is.¡± He whispered. She stood outside the boutique for a while and walked to the car and leaned behind it, the ce that was blooming a while ago was all dried now. She wrapped her hands over her body careful not to hurt the injured wrist. ¡°Knew I would found the new toy here.¡± she snapped her head immediately towards the direction of the voice. She sawing towards her in her light short slit gown by the side, showing a lot of her cleavage, her nipple was the only thing covered in the dress. You could her from beneath she had no undies on. She wriggle her waist, forcefully trying to make the small ass she¡¯s got bounce. ¡°What do you want Sara.¡± ¡°Look, you¡¯ve changed, I mean, he¡¯s spending on you. You must be a really good toy. What do you do to him. Give him Bj he really love that. I bet you won¡¯t be as good as I¡¯m.¡± she chuckled. ¡°I gave him something you could never have given him.¡± ¡°Really, did he plunge into your from the back.¡± she smirked. ¡°Yeah, and guess what, I loves it. More reasons he didn¡¯t give a damn about you being there or not.¡± That had got her real hard. Her face turned red. Burning with hatred. ¡°Do you even know the kind of man he was.¡± ¡°You used it quite well, he was, I don¡¯t care to know how he fucked you or anyone else. Or the girls he killed. You¡¯re cheap now. Cheaper than rags.¡± she was breathing hard. ring at her under the heavyshes she had on. Elina pped her. Shocked was written all over her face. She staggered back on her heels. She had thought she had the upper hand. Some was wrong, the girl over here was different now. She had been waiting for her to step out alone and she did. She was here when they came into the boutique. So had gone back to her car and waited for them. And now this. What happens to the shy and obedient Elina. The nerdy one. ¡°That was for putting my life in danger and snitching on us you bitch! We lost because of you.¡± Sara gasped. Elina gripped her hair. Forgetting about the pain for a while. And yanked it hard. ¡°You better watch out, Sara, because I¡¯ll kill you. Not kenzo, I¡¯ll do, I¡¯ll pull the trigger down at your bloody skull. Bitch!¡± She shoved her aside. Sara fell on the ground. Elina squat. ¡°The girls he killed were just like you. It won¡¯tst. He would kill you too.¡± ¡°Howe he didn¡¯t kill you?¡± The words hanged on her throat. ¡°Kenzo, isn¡¯t what you think he is¡­.¡± She pped her again. ¡°You don¡¯t even know him. Stop saying nonsense. Nextime you cross my path I¡¯ll kill you and I mean it.¡± she stood up. And turn to leave but halted and walked back to her and tore off her dress. ¡°You look better now.¡± She ripped it offpletely. She smirked and walked out. Back into the boutique. She saw kenzo standing over the counter with tons of dresses, she ran shortly towards him. Standing by his side. ¡°I told you to sit.¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± she smiled. He twitched his lips so he doesn¡¯t end up smiling too. She stare down at the clothes he bought. He had bought undies too. She took one and looked at the size of it. Her exact size. How did he know about that? He¡¯s pervert! ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± She nodded with a smile. Whatever is gonna happen, she was ready to face thats if she has him by her side and doesn¡¯t cast her out of his life. As unimportant. Chapter 36 He killed my sister Buka was standing by the car with his anxious feet, it was today, he was gonna see them again. Today. He was meeting his family, he couldn¡¯t thank Elina enough. She had helped him. Else. He would never got to see them again. He was dressed in his best, waiting for them, since they were all going. Elina, the master, Aziel and sambas. He was gonna be with his family even if it was just a little while. He looked nervous, as he stare at the rear mirror. Adjusting his tie, he moved back when he saw theming. He bow when he was close enough. He nods to his greeting and enters the car. Elina waved at Buka and got in as well, she was dressed in a striped dress. With a single hand. Hugging her curves. Her hair wasy down over her shoulders and she was wearing a contact lens. Buka ran around to the other car, which had Ben in it. The second car they would be using, since the master was using the first one. ¡°Does your wrist still hurt? Did Ezra do anything stupid, did he do it well, what about your eyes did he had them checked?¡± She chuckled at the questions. Was he worried about her. She was fine at least, the wrist doesn¡¯t hurt much after he had attend to him. Ezra was really good with what he was doing and her eyes. He had checked them and said he will be back in few days to properly treat them and at that time she has to be prepared for it. ¡°It hurts Just a little. And he would treat the eyes soon, he wanted me to fix a day that would be convenient for me. And got myself prepared.¡± ¡°When would you get it done?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know yet, kinda scared.¡± ¡°You shouldn¡¯t be.¡± ¡°He¡¯s gonna piece whatever needle into my eyes.¡± He chuckled. ¡°He¡¯s not gonna do that.¡± ¡°How do you know, you¡¯re ain¡¯t one.¡± She grumble and crossed her hands. He stare at her face. Making her twitch ufortable on her seat. With the intense gaze he was giving her, the unusual feeling in her stomach anything he looked at her that way and the goosebumps in her skin when he¡¯s close and he was sitting too close to her, their shoulders brushing, like there wasn¡¯t any space left in the seat. ¡°Am I making you feel ufortable?¡± ¡°Yeah, if you could move a bit, it would be fine.¡± ¡°This is how I seat.¡± ¡°Then Why are you staring at me like that.¡± ¡°Because you look pretty.¡± Damn him, her cheeks went crimson red, her hands went over her cheek, trying to hide them. But he already saw them and smiled. Moving from her side. Returned his gaze to the window. Why did he had to move too far from her. She actually like the fact that he was close to her, perhaps maybe she was close to his heart too. ¡°Feeling the chemistry?¡± Sambas whispered. ¡°Shut up.¡± Aziel whispered back and continue driving. ¡°You should focus on your work.¡±! ¡°That¡¯s what I¡¯m doing focusing on her, she¡¯s my work.¡± ¡°You¡¯re crazy.¡± Aziel stole a nce at them. And a smile crept up to his life, Sambas wasn¡¯t lying though but he doesn¡¯t wanna talk about it. It was still early. He couldn¡¯t say anything yet. Who she be close to him, if she founds out who he truly is. The secrets that he¡¯s been hiding, who she be able to ept him for who he is. Or would she make a decision that would get her killed. It all depends on her. Her alone, Elina Brooke. They arrived at the house of carol, which kinda appeared quiet, Aziel stopped the car. And the following cars stopped behind him. ¡°Are youing?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll wait in here. Don¡¯t keep me waiting. Here. The present.¡± ¡°Oh, I forgot about it. I didn¡¯t buy any presents.¡± ¡°Just take this and go.. like you have any money to buy with in the first ce.¡± He whispered thest part to himself. ¡°Thank you.¡± Sambas opens the car door for her, waiting for her to get out of the car. She came out. With a smile on her face. Taking the led to the door of Carol, with the nervous Buka. And Sambas. ¡°Hold on a sec. I¡¯ll get the door!¡± Carol¡¯s loud voice yelled from the room. And then her footsteps was heard she wasing to the door. She opened it. ¡°Who¡­?¡± and the next word fall from her lips. When she saw the faces in front of her. ¡°Surprise!¡± Elina eximed and moved back a little so Buka could step forward. She blinked. Like she was dreaming, Elina smiled seeing the shocked look on her face beyond description. Buka step closer to her. Her eyes got watery immediately. ¡°You¡¯re alive. You¡¯re alive.¡± She run her hands over his body, touching them and feeling them as well. ¡°Am not dreaming, you came..¡± she screamed in excitement jumped on him on a warm embrace. Hugging him so tight. Ellen came to the door. When she heard the shout, she had a forlorn look on. Maybe the birthday wasn¡¯t going as nned. But when she saw her mother hugging a man who looked like her father. She screamed as well. Running to join the embrace. Elina felt her eyes got teary watching the happy reunion. They were happy. And she was happy. Happy that he made the decision to let him go and meet his family for just a day. She moved away from them, telling Sambas she would be back shortly, she walked around the house. Her her hands around her body, she would give her her present and leave. That was her n, today was her date with Kenzo, she doesn¡¯t wanna upset him in anyway. Halting when she saw Barbra at the back of the house, dumping the refuse in a bag. When done she looked up and saw Elina standing in front of her. Their eyes holding different emotions and different words they couldn¡¯t say. Elina she had look different from the Elina she knew, she was pretty, so pretty and perfect, her skin was glowing. Guessing she bath with milk now. Life seems good to her. Compared to her miserable she had been. Since Ray left her. She walked past Elina, there was nothing to say, there was nothing to talk about. ¡°Don¡¯t you have something to say to me?¡± Elina voice stopped her from walking further into the house. She spun around. Facing Elina.All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. ¡°What should I say, I have no idea? Or should I kneel and beg you to let Raye back to his senses. Oh please Elina. I won¡¯t beg you for what happened between us. Instead let Ray go!¡± ¡°I ain¡¯t holding him am I?¡± ¡°You¡¯re, because he loves you, despite him trying to hide it. He does and still does.¡± ¡°Well that¡¯s good. I once did Love him too.¡± ¡°Who do you love now? Kenzo? Ha!¡± She gave a patheticugh. ¡°Do you know who that bastard is, what he¡¯s gonna do to you. Do you know the man you¡¯re living with, an animal!¡± ¡°Ain¡¯t you taking this too personal.¡± ¡°He¡¯speting for the elections isn¡¯t he? Do you even know what the election is about, what the people in there do. They would say it¡¯s a secret cult. Well it is, a secret cult of mafia..¡± ¡°Mafia?¡± Elina shook her head. ¡°He¡¯s not.¡± ¡°Then What is he? How did he get the money he has now, should I tell you, snuggling, embezzling and killing and even more dark things they do within themselves.¡± ¡°It¡¯s a lie.¡± ¡°Why would I lie to you. I¡¯ve been there, I lived there to be able to know the kind of person he was. He¡¯s only putting on a facade wait till he sleeps with you and see who he really is. He hadn¡¯t shifted your pants yet. When he does. You¡¯ll see.¡± ¡°He¡¯s changing, he might be like that before but not anymore. Because you hate me. That¡¯s why you¡¯re saying all these to my face.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t hate you Elina, but pity you, that man out there would kill you, after he had fucked You, he would hurl you outside, cast you away from his life and kills you. He loves no one. Expect himself and power. He hasn¡¯t fucked You yet how would you know, Why are you the one begging him to love you, why don¡¯t you let him beg instead, for love.¡± She was crying now. ¡°Run, while you have time. Else you would get broken and broken again, until you have nothing left. Before the election, run. Else you would be a bait.¡± Elina scoot over to her side. Wiping her tears. She sniffed. ¡°Because she loved him, he killed her. If he had sent her out, would have been better. But he killed her. I saw him, do it to my face. The beast that he was. Because of love, she begged him to her love her back. And he used her as a lesson to others. He killed her.¡± ¡°Killed Who?¡± ¡°My sister.¡± Chapter 37 A night with him. Elina held the wall as she walked back to the front door. Her entire body shivering. As she walks. What was this all about? Who was kenzo exactly, she doesn¡¯t know the person she had been living with. Does it matters. He treats her well, though he didn¡¯t at first. But she couldn¡¯t justify him because of it. She had to find out on her own. Who he was? Until recently. She was at the front door. She would give her present to Ellen and hurry to meet kenzo in the car, she had spent too much time already. How is she gonna face him? But she couldn¡¯t decide yet. It¡¯s all soplicated. What if he kills her too. She couldn¡¯t let that happen. But what can she do. Kenzo was frightening, she knew, he wasn¡¯t a good man, she was aware too. But had no idea it was that deep. She was her outside, looking sideways. Searching for something or someone. It would make it easier she won¡¯t have to go in anymore. ¡°What are you looking for?¡± she asked standing beside her. She twirl around and face her. ¡°You.¡± ¡°Me? Why are you looking for me.¡± ¡°Because you look so much like Elina, but you ain¡¯t her are you? Elina can never be this pretty.¡± Elina smirked. ¡°Remember I told you, I¡¯m gonna be rich, I¡¯m rich now, I brought your father home, you should be grateful for it.¡± ¡°Its a lie.¡± ¡°My dad works with Kenzo. He¡¯s the boss there. You wanna tell me you work there too. Ain¡¯t you full of fake life. I¡¯m having a hard time thinking you¡¯re Elina, now you work with kenzo too. Do you even know who that man is.¡± ¡°I thought you were smarter than this.¡± ¡°I¡¯m smart. There¡¯s no way you can be so a clumsy, ugly, Elina. Or did you do stic surgery, no way! How would you get the money¡± Elina shook her head. ¡°Did I really changed that much?¡± ¡°You speak different too, unlike the Elina I know.¡± ¡°Here. I got your present. It was what I promise to get you for your birthday. Hopes that proves it.¡± she had told Kenzo about the present when they were discussing about it. She had no idea he had bought them. To give to her. How sweet of him. ¡°Elina promised a gold ne and bracelet.¡± ¡°You can open them when I¡¯m gone. Happy Birthday Ellen.¡± she pulled her into a hug. Then disengaged after afterwards, leaving Ellen to stare at her as she walks away from there. She open the present while her back was against her, heading towards the cars parked outside the house. She opened it fully, it was gold ne. A small gasp escape her mouth. It was Elina. How did she look so different and ssic, howe she appeared so matured and beautiful. She was no longer the Elina they knew anymore she has changed. She ran after her. Calling her name. Elina stopped. While her hands were on the car door. She waited for her to meet up with her. She was out of breath when she got there. ¡°Elina..¡± ¡°Ellen. You opened the gift already.¡± ¡± I didn¡¯t get to say Thank you.¡± Elina smiled. ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± ¡°Thank for bringing my dad. We¡¯ve got to see him again, thanks to you.¡± ¡°Well, I didn¡¯t do much. He did everything.¡± she points towards the car. Elina crane her neck a little to see who was in there but the ss was tainted. ¡°See you another time.¡± Ellen nodded and waved to her as she got into the car and shut it behind her.All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. Ellen waved till the car was out. ¡°You spent an hour and thirty minutes. You added fives seconds to it.¡± ¡°Was that all you did, count the time I was gone..¡± and the time you¡¯re gonna get rid of me. She didn¡¯t dare say that out loud. She only looked away. Facing the window. ¡°Where are we going?¡± ¡°Anywhere you wanna go.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s have a drink. I really need it now. A bottle or two.¡± ¡°You wanna drink?¡± ¡°Yeah. I need it to get my head off some stuff. To the bar Sambas took me to the other time we should go there. ¡± Kenzo nodded. He noticed she was avoiding his gaze and trying not to have any contact with him. What was wrong with her? Now she wanted to drink, when she could hardly handle a ss. He thought she wanted to go on a date with him tonight. He wasn¡¯t expecting this from her. It would be okay if she got drunk, at least he would get to know what went wrong. What did she hear or see? ¡°Aziel, to the bar.¡± Ariel nodded, there was only one bar he goes to. So he doesn¡¯t need to ask for a name. He ordered. She rx into the seat, with her gaze still fixed on the window. And didn¡¯t say a word to kenzo till they got to the bar. Which was an hour drive from here. She keep biting her nails. Her nervousness, had been the reason for all that. She was nervous. What if she goes through it and only got hurt instead or what if Barbra was wrong there was only one way to find that. They got out of the car. With Elina taking the lead into the bar. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with her?¡± Aziel asked. ¡°Why did you have to tell her that!¡± he yelled at her face. Barbra scoffed. ¡°I would have told her more.¡± ¡°It wasn¡¯t in your ce to tell her.¡± ¡°When would you keep her in the dark. You take her out but never tell her what the n is until that day. She had no idea who cruel you all are. You keep hiding her in the dark so she wouldn¡¯t find out the dirty secrets deep down here!¡± she poked his chest. ¡°Or did I say anything wrong ain¡¯t they all true? Didn¡¯t he kill my sister. He¡¯s he part of a mafia gang.¡± ¡°Shut up Barbar. You should have kept your mouth shut. If you still want to keep living.¡± ¡°Is he gonna kill me? I don¡¯t care! But listen to me, he¡¯ll pay, real hard, I promise you, I must have my revenge on the pain he inflicted on us. He will pay for it, every bit of it.¡± she red up. ¡°Then I¡¯ll stop you.¡± ¡°I would love to watch you try. He won¡¯t know when or where. Wait for it.¡± She pushed him aside and walked away. Sambas watched her leave. What was she nning? ¡°She told her all that?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sure she¡¯s gonna tell her more or spoils her mind against us. Her n is to use Elina if I¡¯m correct to get back at us.¡± ¡°We won¡¯t let her.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know, it¡¯s seems what she told her has been having effect already.¡± They got into the bar. Elina sat at the spot she was thest time. Kenzo sat beside her. Watching her ordering a drink she couldn¡¯t drink up to a half. She took the ss of vodka and sips from it. Then took it in a gulp. ¡°Aishh!¡± ¡°This is good.¡± Kenzo nodded. Watching her chugged down another ss. She refill it and chugged it down again. cing his elbow on the table did nothing else than watch her. ¡°Ho-ho. Guess who¡¯s here everyone!¡± the voice has be too familiar to him he didn¡¯t bother turning. ¡°And guess who he¡¯s here with?¡± Elina lifted her gaze off the ss and stare at the tall, dark maning there way with an evil smirk on his thin lips. ¡°Hail.. King Kenzo!¡± ¡°Hail!¡± everyone in the bar yelled. ¡°Shutttt up!¡± Elina yelled, stamping the ss cup on the table. She had taken half of the vodka. Obviously she was already drunk. She stood up, but fell back on her seat. ¡°Be careful..¡± She waved kenzo off with a hand. Standing up again. ¡°Ain¡¯t you tired, well I¡¯m suck of your boring games. You won¡¯t win anyway, because I¡¯m here. I¡¯m the gamer.¡± Hazard scoffed, stand close to her. Kenzo stood up, and stood in between them, pushing Elina behind him. Elina step forward pushing kenzo behind. ¡°I got this.¡± ¡°Oh, what¡¯s this?¡± Hazardughed. ¡°Youuu..¡± she slurred. ¡°I¡¯m sure if you know who kenzo is you won¡¯t stick to him.¡± ¡°I¡¯m tired of hearing that shit.¡± ¡°Oh!¡± ¡°And listen you dick!¡± ¡°Wow! I see, kenzo is taking good care of you. Let¡¯s see how long it willst.¡± ¡°Forever!¡± she spat on his face. He rubs his face. With his hands. ¡°That¡¯s why I like you. Bet, I will take you away from him.¡± ¡°You bet.¡± sheughed at him. ¡°C¡¯mon, let¡¯s go.¡± she fell on Kenzo, throwing her hands over his shoulders. Hazard red at Kenzo, how he so much hated him. And he can¡¯t wait till his n works. Then he would see how he¡¯s gonna survive. Kenzo was shocked. She held him tighter to herself. ¡°You could walk on your own.¡± ¡°I want you to take me, I know you don¡¯t know, i¡¯ll be eighteen tomorrow. I was never the time to talk about birthday cause I never did have one. First of next month. That¡¯s my birthday. I never wanted to talk about. I tried as much as I could to forget it. Because it was never important. My mother died on that day. So I never find it important and as much try to forget about it, only then I could move on.¡± ¡°What to you want?¡± He didn¡¯t know when he had his hands around her, and the other caressing her hair. ¡°I want you.¡± she whispered. Chapter 38 Broken barrier. What happened next she couldn¡¯t got here, she felt her back hit the bed. The lust in his eyes were evident, and he stare down at her, already devouring her, she gulped at the way he looked down at her. She wasn¡¯t expecting to see such hungry look on his face. He was gonna go rough on her. Her blood was singing in her veins, the expectation was exhrating, she wanted to experience it, though it was her first time. Though she was drunk, just a little bit, she could still feel her sanity. He leans down, his weight on her again. Then he remember he hadn¡¯t pull off his pants. What was he thinking! Slipped his pants off, she tried shutting her eyes so she doesn¡¯t get to see his full sized dragon, but that was when her eyes stood out, watching it as it strode out of his pants. Hard erected. Her gaze watched his every moves, he climbs the bed again, his thumb took off the chiffon panties she wore and tore off the skimpy dress she wore that she was naked, he stare down at her body, the lust in his eyes expandrger, he couldn¡¯t wait to have her. He grabs her hips, then her upper thighs and forces her legs apart, which was so glue together. Damn! She was wet! He brought his head down in between her legs. He wasn¡¯t really good with romance and sex, he was the rough one, he had no time for pleasures. But Elina was different, she was making him want to do the things he never thought he would do. She had never felt this feeling before. She groaned loudly, feeling his tongue circling her honey pot. She gripped tightly to the sheet, she wasn¡¯t sure how she was gonna hold him. So she grip the spread instead. His tongue is relentless, strong and insistent, leaving her swirling round and round, non stop, the feelings almost painful. Then he released her. Her breathing is ragged as she pants, he grabs her face and kissed her, thrusting his lips inside her mouth, so she could taste her arousal. The kiss was rough and hard. He pulled away and grabbed the back of her thighs. ¡°Wrap you legs around me.¡± Hemands, his voice urgent, strained and lust filled. With her back arched, she wrapped them on him. She could felt him searching for her entrance as he keeps teasing her with his tip. And hees quickly and sharply at her entrance. He gasped and she groaned at the pain. Holding her behind, his fingers digging into her soft flesh, he began to push slowly inside of her until his full size is inside of her. He paused a beat and moved back, then ease his way in again. ¡°Shit!.¡± He cussed. Moving slowly, in and out. She groaned, wishing she could push him off her for a bit. Her whole body was tearing apart. She throw her hair backwards. The pain and her pleasures she was feeling, was something else, she wanted to pull him off but the pleasures won¡¯t let her too. Beside he held her so strongly to himself. He continued In the steady tempo. His teasing, deliberate slow trust. And the intermittent feeling of fullness. ¡°Argh!¡± She moaned. Gripping his hair. Then he speeds up, faster and faster, she tip her head back and focus on the invading, punishing, sweet sensations, pushing her onward, higher, higher, until she explodes around him. Spiraling into an intense all consuming orgasm. He let go with a deep growl and buries his head on her neck and he buries himself inside of her, groaning loudly and incoherently as he finds his release, his breathing is erratic, not moving. Still inside of her. ¡°I didn¡¯t hurt you didn¡¯t I?¡± The tears at the corner of her eyes dropped on the bed. ¡°No.¡± She whispered. Drowsiness dawning on her. He stare at her face, with her eyes shut. He had tried to control himself, he couldn¡¯t let the beast out of him yet. Else he would have hurt her more than she would expect. He pushed the hair off her face, and pulled out of her, just seeing her, arouse him again. He grabs her hair, so her head was immobile. And he was poised ready to take her. Again. She opens her eyes at the instant, watching him. ¡°I want you sore..¡± He hoarse voice whispered behind her ears, her hands went to her back, digging her nails into his back as he plunged harder into her than the first time. Ahhh She grunts, he wasn¡¯t gonna leave her till she was sore all over. She woke up, how long she had slept she wasn¡¯t aware but the sun was out now. She tried moving but couldn¡¯t, the next time she felt was pain from between her legs and waist. It was like her waist was shifted to the side. She was alone in the room. Where was he? He left her. She searched around. Was she right? Barbra was right, after her slept with her he would cast her away, he just did. She tried moving but the pains were hurting, she couldn¡¯t move her legs, so she let the wide apart on the bed. He left her, she sniffed. Not even a note, his clothes weren¡¯t here. She was alone. She cried. ¡°Bastard!¡± ¡°You Bastard!¡± She screamed. ¡°I hate you!¡± She slumped her back on the bed again. The bastard he was, got the right to leave her. Bastard! After what happened to themst night. Well he didn¡¯t say he liked her. She forced herself on him anyway. She deserves it. It wasn¡¯t his fault he left, it was all hers. Her could he be with someone like her. She sniffed. And wipe her face. She should get up and leave, she could possibly stay here in one of the rooms in the bar. ¡°So you sleep talk..¡± He chuckled. Watching her as she cusses him in her sleep. Hey on the bed next to her on his side. Studying her face. Tucking the lose hair behind her ear carefully. His fingers stays on her face longer than usual. Until she stirs and opens her eyes. And the first thing she did was to turn to her side. She saw him. He didn¡¯t leave her. It was a dream! He removed his fingers quickly from her face. She hugged him immediately. Crying on his chest. Shocked was written all over his face. ¡°Are you hurt? Where?¡± She cried the more. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you leave?¡± ¡°Why should I leave? I¡¯m stuck here. With you. Happy birthday Elina.¡± He kissed her hair, ce a hand on her back, drawing circles on it. Her grip tightened around him. And she didn¡¯t seize crying. ¡°You don¡¯t n on staying here do you. We should go home.¡± He didn¡¯t leave, Barbra was wrong. He said he was here, stuck with her. She cried more. Wetting his bare chest with her tears. ¡°Did I say anything wrong, women areplicated.¡± He whispered, stroking her hair. ¡°Let¡¯s go home.¡±Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. She nodded, wiping the tears off her face as she lift them. Chapter 39 A birthday present He lift her off her feet taking her to the bathroom, and carefullyy her into the tub already filled up with warm soapy waters. She smiled, wrapping her hands around herself. ¡°Should I wash you up.¡± ¡°Get out, pervert!¡± She groaned, her face covered embarrassment. She still felt shy anytime he sees her naked. She hasn¡¯t gotten used to it yet and she never thought she would ever get used to it. She smiled softly watching him leave the bathroom and shut the door. She just need to get herself a good warm bath. She was eighteen today, her birthday. The day she lost the only one dear to her. How can she ever forget that. She would never will, tears prickle at her tears, she sniffed and concealed all, she wasn¡¯t gonna let it fall. Susan died, that night, got knocked down by a hit and run driver. If she hadn¡¯t gone out because she asked her to. Leaving with the thought of that, hunts her. Carefully she washed herself clean. Sheer the thoughts away from her head. She needs to focus on herself now and live her life. To the fullest of it. She wrapped herself with the towel and came out of the tub. Then slowly and carefully walked out of the tub. Her legs hurts. She was thinking of having a massage or something. She opened the door of the bathroom leading to the room. He wasn¡¯t in the room. She exhaled. At least she could get changed before hees back. Her dress which she noticed was a new one was ced on the bed. The spread she has been changed. It obviously need to, because she made a mess of itst night. Pulling the towel off her. Examining her body, just then the door opened and he came in. She froze. He stood with the his hands on the door. He smirked. Running his eyes over her body. Her chewed on her lower lips. In embarrassment. She was thinking she was just gonna hurry up with her dressing before hees in. Or was he finding pleasures in seeing her naked. He itches his neck. She had never seen Kenzo this nervous. He was never like this. ¡°I thought you would need help. Getting your dress on.¡± A faint smile appears on her face. ¡°Do you need help?¡± She nods shyly. ¡°My legs still hurts though.¡± He tried hiding his smile but she already saw them as he tread towards her with so much happiness. He took the dress from the bed. And helped her on it, she smiles as his hands works magic on her back and bare thighs. And the upward to her chest. His left her cupped her breast. She moaned softly and he keep on squeezing them. His head went down to her neck, biting and sucking on them. She squirms around him. Forcing her legs tightly together. He pulled back. Then zipped the dress. His touch. She wished he could continue touching her here and there. She suddenly missed his hands on her skin. ¡°We should get going.¡± Her breath was rough and she couldn¡¯t say anything but nods at him. She didn¡¯t know when he got dressed. Maybe he was long awake than she was. Taking the small purse, she walked behind him. He stood by the door and took her small hands in his. Her cheeks flushed. She wasn¡¯t expecting him to do that. They walked past Sambas and Aziel who stood by the door. Going out of the bar. ¡°Where are we going?¡± ¡°To get your birthday present.¡± He smiled. She felt the smile piercing into her heart and making her fallpletely. Her birthday present? ¡°You said you wanted to go to Vietnam? Isn¡¯t that your dreamnd. Then go over to the beach¡± ¡°Never told anyone about that. How did you know?¡± He stood walking and brought his head a little lower to her level. ¡°Have you forgotten you sleep talk a lot.¡± He whispered then smirked. She nudge his shoulders in embarrassment. Running off to where the car was park. Kenzo chuckled at how cute she was. He turned to face the two of them. ¡°What are you two whispering about?¡± ¡°Nothing Master.¡± He looked at them and suddenly smiled. He wasn¡¯t gonna let them ruin the mood he was in right now. ¡°You both, meet us in Vietnam.¡± He ordered and hurried off. Kenzo that would never run. Just did. Aziel and sambas exchange nces. Then smiled. ¡°Told ya. This is what it¡¯s all about.¡± The shared a smallugh and run off to the car. They don¡¯t wanna ruin the mood for their master already. ¡°Is that the girl you¡¯re talking about, is she the one in this picture? Kenzo is a real bastard. He totally uplifted her. Do you see that. Do you see it.¡± ¡°Yes. It¡¯s her my best friend Elina.¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t you let her go, when she was with you, you couldn¡¯t afford to do any of these things for her. Seems she¡¯s doesn¡¯t want you anymore.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t seems to get her off my head. No matter how hard I try. She just stuck there.¡± ¡°You¡¯re In love with her. I see.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not in love with her..¡±! ¡°Shut up dumbass. You can¡¯t be crazy over someone if ain¡¯t damn 100% into her. But damn! The girl is hot. I¡¯m nning no fucking her already.¡± ¡°You won¡¯t dare.¡± ¡°Did you just threatened me. Don¡¯t forget you came to ask for my help.¡±N?velDrama.Org holds ? this. ¡°I want you to help me get Elina back from Kenzo. And I¡¯ll help you with the elections you¡¯re gonna win Hazard.¡± ¡°We can¡¯t get her back without killing Kenzo. Did you just call me Hazard. You have no respect do you?¡± ¡°Lord Hazard.¡± He bow. ¡°Now we need to plot our n. And knock Kenzo off. And then get your girl back. Right in the spot she belongs. Next to you.¡± Ray exhaled. That was just the assurance he needed. Get Elina back. He was in love with her, but he keeps denying the fact that was he in love. He lied to Barbra and used her. The only girl he wanted was Elina, if he doesn¡¯t get Elina. He would do everything he had to, even if it means killing Kenzo. Chapter 40 It¡¯s still her day Kenzo stopped the car and came out, he hurry to the other side so he could open the door but she came out before he could the door by her side. ¡°I was trying to be a gentleman and you ruin it.¡± he feigned annoyance. She chuckles. ¡°I¡¯ll go back in so you can open the door.¡± she sat back in the car and shut. Kenzo smiled and open the door for her. ¡°Satisfied?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± he sh her one of his cutest smile. She didn¡¯t know kenzo could be this sweet. ¡°Where are we?¡± ¡°Look around..¡± she looked, just as she was asked to and saw a jet just by the side. Her jaw dropped. She spun her head towards Kenzo. In shocked. ¡°Are we going on that?¡± He chuckled. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve never been on air before.¡± ¡°There¡¯s always a first time.¡± He took her hands. Ambling towards the jet. ¡°Are sambas and Azieling?¡± ¡°They would meet us there. C¡¯mon.¡± She was gonna ride on a jet something she had never done and never thought she was gonna be on it. Her hands gripped tightly on him. He gave it a little squeeze. ¡°it¡¯s gonna be okay.¡± He assured her. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t be that scare.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not, just this bubbling feelings inside of me.¡± He stood walking and face her. Cupping her cheeks. ¡°Don¡¯t think of anything else than me. Focus on me. Okay?¡± She nods. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± They got in the jet. She was truly flying on this thing. He chuckled seeing the look on her face and settled to fasten the seatbelts around her. She watch his movies as his hands moved around her boobs area. She gulped and tighten her feet together. Anytime he¡¯s close to her. Her body reacts on its own. Always wanting him. She wonder if she feels same about her. ¡°All set.¡± He announced. ¡°There¡¯s a beach we¡¯re heading to at Vietnam. We spend the night there if you want, or we can just fly back home. Anything you want.¡± Anything you want, that would as well ends today, this was probably the only day she would ever get this close to Kenzo or see this side of him. Kenzo she knew wasn¡¯t just an ordinary man. He could probably avoid after all these. Why was she having her hopes up anyway. ¡°we should spend the night there, and go home tomorrow.¡± He nods. Returning his gaze ahead of him. Vietnam, here shees. Her dream of going Vietnam was inspired by Ray. He wanted her toe and celebrate her eighteen birthday at Vietnam. He promised to take her round the city and tells her something special, a secret he had been keeping to himself. And here she was, eighteen, with no Ray, but with someone else she never thought she would ever met. Or get to know, neither will they ever cross path. And they people she sought was nowhere near her. Her life. she wonders how Ray was, he was still his first ever friend she¡¯s got. Even if her heart isn¡¯t with him anymore. She still cares about him. A lot. Because he did care for her. Once. ¡°Are you okay?¡± ¡°Yeah, this is great.¡± She smiled. He smiled back at her. She took her gaze back at the window. They were off the ground. She had been scared for nothing. It was amazing, going by air. Or was it more amazing because she had the handsome billionaire by her side. How lucky she was. ¡°You ain¡¯t lucky, thousands of girls has been here before you. Like Barbra sister.¡± Her consciousnesses pricked her. ¡°Shut up!¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Nothing, just some silly thought. Do you perhaps know anyone..¡± she mps her lips shut. She was gonna ruin the moment. His gaze had already turned hard before she could say anything else. This wasn¡¯t the right moment, she concluded. Else they might result to a crush and probably she would die. And he would be alive. Which was very obvious.All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. She didn¡¯t say anything else and he didn¡¯t bother to ask her what she was about saying. Like he knew where she was heading to. He couldn¡¯t possibly read her thought could he? ¡°We¡¯re here. Wee to Vietnam.¡± He said. Without staring at her. She was just so stupid, it¡¯s all her fault, she should have let the past be in the past. Than bringing it up again at this moment. How silly? Where is her brain at all. They came down from the jet. They were at the beach. He took her directly there. A wow, escape her lips. When she stare around. Her first time on a beach this beautiful. She gaze around. And sniff the air. The perfect birthday present ever. ¡°You like the view?¡± ¡°Yes. Thank you. And I¡¯m sorry for..¡± He waved her off with his hands. ¡°It¡¯s still your day. We should let it slide.¡± She was certain, he knew what she was gonna ask. How much does he know about her. Maybe everything. Keeping someone this close you would probably know everything about that person. ¡°Let¡¯s go. You should change.¡± She nods. With a smile. And suddenly she wished. Ray was here right now. ¡°Why is there no one here? It¡¯s just the two of us.¡± ¡°I sent everyone out. Expect the workers. It¡¯s better this way. We have the whole beach to ourselves.¡± She didn¡¯t bother arguing. She didn¡¯t want what happenedst to happen again. Fans could crush you without giving a damn! ¡°Here ma¡¯am. You should change into this.¡± Elina took the bikinis from her hands. And she left them alone. Elina throw a nce at Kenzo who stood erect just watching her. He has been doing a lot of staring today. ¡°I¡¯ll wait outside. Go in and change.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± She held the bikinis walking into a room and shut the door. Kenzo walked to the door, and leaned on it. He exhaled. And rubbed his hands together. What¡¯s she was gonna ask? If he knew Barbra And her sister? Wasn¡¯t that what she was gonna asked. It would be better if she was kept in the dark, that way, she would live longer. Barbra, the mistake he made, he shouldn¡¯t have let her leave the mansion alive. But he wanted to fulfill the wish of her sister. He was scared, that he would one day send Elina out. Just like he always do. She would hate him. Cuss him and swore at him. It was better than death. Hazard was still after her and Lord Gilbert. That one day, he would get tired of her and kill her with his own hands. What was he fears the most. He was a man that doesn¡¯t deserve her. Elina wasn¡¯t for men like him. Who knew no love or be loved. They only sought after money, more money and power and revenge. And kills or be killed. They were bad men. He didn¡¯t want that to happen, that¡¯s why he didn¡¯t want to have anything to do with her. At the time she came. But he couldn¡¯t avoid her. When his body wanted her so bad. The election was just a few weeks away. Just as the wedding with Zara, he wasn¡¯t sure Elina knew yet. That he was getting married in a few weeks time. The only to let her stay alive is to send her away far from him or avoid her by all means. And never fall for her. But he what if he has already fallen for her? The nerdy Elina. Chapter 41 You¡¯re stupid. Ray stood by the beach, standing on the white sand, watching her as she run around in the sand with Kenzo. She looked happy, satisfied and content. She was happy without him being there. And he couldn¡¯t stay a day without thinking of her, it¡¯s all because of him. Kenzo! The bastard, if she truly knows the kind of person he was, she would never be beside him. He would make her realize, that he was all she needed. Not Kenzo. He tried to deny the fact that they looked good together. Kenzo was all down on her, smiling at her stupidly. His gaze was soft. Something he had never seen on his before. Seeing them together only makes him more than angry. She did all that with just him alone. And now, he was no longer in the picture. She was running into the waters now, but stopped, when her feet was touching the water. She couldn¡¯t go further. Elina was scared of water. Because it was rted to her past. She was drowned twice in when she was little. Just the same way they were in the beach now. Her parents and his parents. Having a nice time together. And and they were ying by the water. He could say he made her sink, he didn¡¯t know she couldn¡¯t swim. He sheered the thoughts away and watch her sprinkling waters on Kenzo. He was supposed to be the one there ying beside her and not him. He should be there now, right beside her. ¡°What are you doing here?¡± He spun his head around to see Kenzo¡¯s men, standing behind him. ¡°I came here for her, it¡¯s her birthday, I came to wish her a happy birthday.¡± ¡°You shouldn¡¯t be there. She doesn¡¯t wanna see you.¡± Sambas replied. ¡°How did you know we would be here? Did you follow us?¡± Aziel asked him. Walking towards him in a threatening way. Ray remain on his stand. Maintaining his facial expression. ¡°Originally. I was supposed to be here with her we made this n together. To be there together, until he took that away.¡± ¡°No, you did. You pushed her away you dick.¡± Sambas half yelled, grabbing him by the cor. He was pissed. He so much wanted to deal with him. For hurting her that much. It took a lot of time for her to get back on her feet again. All because of the jerk. ¡°Let him go. Sambas.¡± ¡°He should leave.¡± ¡°Ain¡¯t leaving til her see her.¡± ¡°You¡¯re such a jerk.¡± Sambas countered. Resisting the urge to punch him. ¡°You can¡¯t make me leave.¡± Sambas let go off his cor, he adjusted his shirt and smirked. There¡¯s no way they could hurt him or molest him or any kind he has join forces with Hazard who was most likely most powerful in the gang. There was nothing they could do. ¡°If you ain¡¯t aware I¡¯m with Hazard now.¡± ¡°So What should we do, make it official. A grand opening.¡± Sambas chuckled. ¡°Just letting you know.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know how she got to be with someone like you.¡± He snarled he didn¡¯t try hiding his hate for him. Aziel pulled him back, taking him away from Ray. He knows sambas he could hardly keep his anger in for those he hates. He was ready to punch Ray if he says another word. Sambas left them. He stood a bit far from them. So he doesn¡¯t get to hear what they were saying. ¡°She¡¯s the the reason I¡¯m like this.¡± He said to Aziel. ¡°I came here to see her. Wish her a happy birthday. You should tell her I¡¯m here. That¡¯s your work anyway.¡± ¡°You¡¯ve no shame.¡±Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. ¡°Not when it¡¯ses to her.¡± He turned his side against him. Focus his gaze back to the two of them ying by the waters. He didn¡¯t see them again. Did they leave? ¡°What are you doing here Ray?¡± He felt the shivers when he heard the voice. He turned. Seeing them both standing beside Aziel. Kenzo had the hardest look ever. His gaze was dark and frightening. If he didn¡¯t have someone behind him he won¡¯t dare stand there and look him up in the face or request to see Elina. ¡°You¡¯re challenging me now ain¡¯t you. You¡¯re one of our enemy. And you shouldn¡¯t be here.¡± His voice was deep and authoritative. Just like the man that he was. ¡°I came here for her.¡± Kenzo scoffed. And turned to Elina. ¡°Do you want to see him or not?¡± Elina looked confused for a bit. There was no doubt in her eyes she wanted to talk to Ray. Which gave him the confidence to smile. There was still part of his Elina in there. He had to ask her before he thought everything he would do today he had every right to ask to do or go where she pleases. Else he won¡¯t have given a second thought about it and ask Aziel to dragged his ass out of here. Immediately. He was let in because he was now part of Hazard. He was aware. He knew they were watching them when they left the bar in the morning. Hazard and Ray. What could they be nning? If it wasn¡¯t his death what else would it be? ¡°Do you want him to stay? You wanna talk to him?¡± He asked again. Elina parted her lips to answer. He watched her staring at her lips as it parted. She wanted to say something. She turned and stare at Ray. She wanted to talk to him. Or doesn¡¯t she? ¡°Answer me Elina. Don¡¯t keep me silent!¡± ¡°I-I-I.¡± Kenzo¡¯s gaze wasn¡¯t as soft as it was anymore, she was scared he hurt her with the gaze at which he was staring at her. ¡°I want to talk to him.¡± That was what he wanted to hear. Though her expression has said it. He wanted to hear it off her mouth. And she did say it. Ray smiled. He won. Elina still likes him. ¡°I want to talk to him because..¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care.¡± He replied her. ¡°I didn¡¯t know you were this stupid.¡± He turned to Aziel and they walked away leaving them alone. Elina wipe the tears off her eyes. It was already streaming as he said that. He watched him. In his sexy ass shorts and white sleeve that was wet and glue to his body. There was a reason she wanted to talk to Ray. Hope he would understand her. But it seems like he doesn¡¯t. She wasn¡¯t stupid was she? Chapter 42 You¡¯re stupid. Ray stood by the beach, standing on the white sand, watching her as she run around in the sand with Kenzo. She looked happy, satisfied and content. She was happy without him being there. And he couldn¡¯t stay a day without thinking of her, it¡¯s all because of him. Kenzo! The bastard, if she truly knows the kind of person he was, she would never be beside him. He would make her realize, that he was all she needed. Not Kenzo. He tried to deny the fact that they looked good together. Kenzo was all down on her, smiling at her stupidly. His gaze was soft. Something he had never seen on his before. Seeing them together only makes him more than angry. She did all that with just him alone. And now, he was no longer in the picture. She was running into the waters now, but stopped, when her feet was touching the water. She couldn¡¯t go further. Elina was scared of water. Because it was rted to her past. She was drowned twice in when she was little. Just the same way they were in the beach now. Her parents and his parents. Having a nice time together. And and they were ying by the water. He could say he made her sink, he didn¡¯t know she couldn¡¯t swim. He sheered the thoughts away and watch her sprinkling waters on Kenzo. He was supposed to be the one there ying beside her and not him. He should be there now, right beside her. ¡°What are you doing here?¡± He spun his head around to see Kenzo¡¯s men, standing behind him. ¡°I came here for her, it¡¯s her birthday, I came to wish her a happy birthday.¡± ¡°You shouldn¡¯t be there. She doesn¡¯t wanna see you.¡± Sambas replied. ¡°How did you know we would be here? Did you follow us?¡± Aziel asked him. Walking towards him in a threatening way. Ray remain on his stand. Maintaining his facial expression. ¡°Originally. I was supposed to be here with her we made this n together. To be there together, until he took that away.¡± ¡°No, you did. You pushed her away you dick.¡± Sambas half yelled, grabbing him by the cor. He was pissed. He so much wanted to deal with him. For hurting her that much. It took a lot of time for her to get back on her feet again. All because of the jerk. ¡°Let him go. Sambas.¡± ¡°He should leave.¡± ¡°Ain¡¯t leaving til her see her.¡± ¡°You¡¯re such a jerk.¡± Sambas countered. Resisting the urge to punch him. ¡°You can¡¯t make me leave.¡± Sambas let go off his cor, he adjusted his shirt and smirked. There¡¯s no way they could hurt him or molest him or any kind he has join forces with Hazard who was most likely most powerful in the gang. There was nothing they could do. ¡°If you ain¡¯t aware I¡¯m with Hazard now.¡± ¡°So What should we do, make it official. A grand opening.¡± Sambas chuckled. ¡°Just letting you know.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know how she got to be with someone like you.¡± He snarled he didn¡¯t try hiding his hate for him. Aziel pulled him back, taking him away from Ray. He knows sambas he could hardly keep his anger in for those he hates. He was ready to punch Ray if he says another word. Sambas left them. He stood a bit far from them. So he doesn¡¯t get to hear what they were saying. ¡°She¡¯s the the reason I¡¯m like this.¡± He said to Aziel. ¡°I came here to see her. Wish her a happy birthday. You should tell her I¡¯m here. That¡¯s your work anyway.¡± ¡°You¡¯ve no shame.¡± ¡°Not when it¡¯ses to her.¡± He turned his side against him. Focus his gaze back to the two of them ying by the waters. He didn¡¯t see them again. Did they leave? ¡°What are you doing here Ray?¡± He felt the shivers when he heard the voice. He turned. Seeing them both standing beside Aziel. Kenzo had the hardest look ever. His gaze was dark and frightening. If he didn¡¯t have someone behind him he won¡¯t dare stand there and look him up in the face or request to see Elina. ¡°You¡¯re challenging me now ain¡¯t you. You¡¯re one of our enemy. And you shouldn¡¯t be here.¡± His voice was deep and authoritative. Just like the man that he was. ¡°I came here for her.¡± Kenzo scoffed. And turned to Elina. ¡°Do you want to see him or not?¡± Elina looked confused for a bit. There was no doubt in her eyes she wanted to talk to Ray. Which gave him the confidence to smile. There was still part of his Elina in there. He had to ask her before he thought everything he would do today he had every right to ask to do or go where she pleases. Else he won¡¯t have given a second thought about it and ask Aziel to dragged his ass out of here. Immediately. He was let in because he was now part of Hazard. He was aware. He knew they were watching them when they left the bar in the morning. Hazard and Ray. What could they be nning? If it wasn¡¯t his death what else would it be? ¡°Do you want him to stay? You wanna talk to him?¡± He asked again. Elina parted her lips to answer. He watched her staring at her lips as it parted. She wanted to say something. She turned and stare at Ray. She wanted to talk to him. Or doesn¡¯t she? ¡°Answer me Elina. Don¡¯t keep me silent!¡± ¡°I-I-I.¡±N?velDrama.Org holds ? this. Kenzo¡¯s gaze wasn¡¯t as soft as it was anymore, she was scared he hurt her with the gaze at which he was staring at her. ¡°I want to talk to him.¡± That was what he wanted to hear. Though her expression has said it. He wanted to hear it off her mouth. And she did say it. Ray smiled. He won. Elina still likes him. ¡°I want to talk to him because..¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care.¡± He replied her. ¡°I didn¡¯t know you were this stupid.¡± He turned to Aziel and they walked away leaving them alone. Elina wipe the tears off her eyes. It was already streaming as he said that. He watched him. In his sexy ass shorts and white sleeve that was wet and glue to his body. There was a reason she wanted to talk to Ray. Hope he would understand her. But it seems like he doesn¡¯t. She wasn¡¯t stupid was she? Chapter 43 I don¡¯t wanna see you again. Ray smiled when they were alone. He took a step closer to her and spreads his arms. For a hug. She ps his hands when he touched her. And stepped backwards. ring at him. ¡°Why are you here.¡± ¡°I finally got to see you again. El.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t wanna see you.¡± ¡°You do, I know you do. Stop saying it. From the look on your eyes. You deserve me.¡± She chuckled. ¡°Not anymore. Barbra needs you now. I¡¯m sure she¡¯s waiting for you.¡± ¡°Forget about Barbra. Let¡¯s talk about us.¡± He reaches out again to touch her. She ps him, hard on the cheek. He looked shocked. But try to hide them. ¡°I can take all that. I know you hate me. And I¡¯m sorry. I need you El. I¡¯m going insane. I don¡¯t know what¡¯s happening. I¡¯m not myself without you. I need you back El.¡± She scoffed. ¡°Is that why you came here? To tell me that. If you really need me. You won¡¯t have slept with Barbra. I¡¯m sure you didn¡¯t give a damn how I would¡¯ve felt.¡± ¡°It was a mistake.¡± He pleaded. ¡°Didn¡¯t seems like a mistake to be at all.¡± ¡°Just take me back. El. Let¡¯s leave here. Go back to how we used to be.¡± ¡°We can¡¯t. It¡¯s not possible. I can¡¯t go back anymore.¡± ¡°El, this isn¡¯t you. You¡¯ve changed. You shouldn¡¯t..¡±Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. ¡°Leave. I don¡¯t want to see you again. Ray. I¡¯m not going back. So don¡¯t you evere back and look for me.¡± She sniffed. She wasn¡¯t gonna cry in front of him. She had to conceal it all and pretend she¡¯s strong and fine without him in the picture. ¡°I came to wish you a happy birthday. You¡¯re eighteen now. Grown up. I couldn¡¯t tell you what to do anymore. You make your own decisions now and you made it clear. I¡¯m a nuisance ain¡¯t I? You¡¯re throwing everything down the drain. Everything, our memories. We¡¯ve been together for ten good years El. Ten years.¡± ¡°Then you shouldn¡¯t have break the trust or ruin the memories. I never thought of this either. I thought we were gonna live so long together. Both you killed us!¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry!¡± His eyes were clouded with tears. He sniffed and wipe the tears. ¡°It can¡¯t possibly do anything. I can¡¯t go back anymore. You should go to Barbra. You loves you. I don¡¯t anymore. Everything I felt for you is gone.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have any feelings for you anymore.¡± ¡°It¡¯s Kenzo right?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Why the fuck are you so dumb!¡± He yelled. She hits his again. The tears fell from her eyes. ¡°I choose to love who I choose. Be it Kenzo or not. You¡¯ve no right to tell me who to love.¡± ¡°I¡¯m fully aware of that. But not a man like Kenzo.¡± ¡°Why? Why is everyone telling me I can¡¯t fall for him why?¡± ¡°Because of the kind of man that he¡¯s.¡± He gripped her shoulders hard. Looking directly at her eyes. ¡°Come home El. Come back to me.¡± She yanked his hands off her. ¡°Can¡¯t you see have changed. You should leave.¡± ¡°If I leave. We¡¯ll met as enemies.¡± ¡°Leave Ray. I don¡¯t wanna be enemies with you. Just go.¡± ¡°It¡¯s because of Kenzo, he¡¯s the reason you¡¯re like this. He made you this person you shouldn¡¯t be.¡± ¡°Go away. I don¡¯t wanna see you ever again. Don¡¯t ever show yourself to me. You¡¯re with the man who wants me dead. What should I possibly do with you.¡± ¡°And Kenzo, He¡¯s your biggest enemy. I¡¯m sure he¡¯s thinking of a way to kill you every night. He¡¯s a mafia. You know that. He killed his master in Italy to be this wealthy. They woulde for him. Kill him and everyone involved with him. You never wanted to be part of these kind of men. But here you¡¯re dinning with them. Fucking them.¡± ¡°Get out! Or I¡¯ll ask Aziel to throw you out.¡± Elina sniffed and looked by her side to see Kenzo strolling in with his hands stuffed in his pockets. ¡°You should talk about how to fix your mix life than talking about mine. You¡¯re still a kid. I understand. Aziel take him out of here and anywhere you see him. Don¡¯t hesitate to pull the trigger.¡± Ray gave him a deadly re. With a lot of meaning with it. Which Kenzo was quick to grab what those gazes met. Before he looked away. ¡°I¡¯ll get you back El. No matter what.¡± He whispered. And sauntered out of there midst. Aziel follows him quietly making sure he goes outpletely. ¡°So pathetic watching you two together.¡± Without another word he left as well. Leaving her alone. She wrapped her hands around her body and sat on the sand. She felt Someone sat down next to her. She didn¡¯t need to look. Since she already knew who he was. ¡°Here..¡± she took the brown hanky dly from his hands and blew her running nose into it. ¡°I looked stupid right. But I still need him.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t need him. Stop telling yourself that. You¡¯re doing quite fine on your own. Besides you lived without your parents being around. You survived. So.. Ray isn¡¯t issue.¡± ¡°It¡¯s just that¡­¡± ¡°He treats you well. Loved you and stayed by your side. If someone cares for you that much he would think of you first. You¡¯ll be his priority. How would she feel if I do this or that. You know what I mean.¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°You shouldn¡¯t let the master be angry with you. He came all the way here because of you. He would never do that. He¡¯s always busy with work or training. There¡¯s always an assignment he has to do. But he¡¯s here. You didn¡¯t consider his feelings. When you were talking to the dickhead.¡± She chuckled at hisst word. ¡°Now were family. We¡¯re the ones you need.¡± ¡°Thanks Sam.¡± ¡°I¡¯m always here. That¡¯s my duty.¡± She smiled and ced her head on his shoulders. Signing. ¡°I know you might be hearing a lot of things about the master. Which I can¡¯t say is true or not. Just don¡¯t jump into conclusions yet. Wait till he tells you. No one else would say a word about his life and about his past except he does. Our lips are all mped shut. So don¡¯t bother asking me because I had no idea.¡± She scoffed. ¡°I wasn¡¯t gonna ask about his past. I just wanna get to know him better. Things he likes and the ones he doesn¡¯t. So I could work well with him..¡± ¡°You¡¯ll get to know him better.¡± ¡°We found her..¡± Aziel announced. He was standing by the balcony with a cigarette in his hands. His gaze was fixed on a spot. The girl in bikinis, with her brown hair almost blonde. Why had shee into his life at this moment. She should believe what she choose too. He isn¡¯t gonna force her to trust or believe him. She could do that if she wants to. But she couldn¡¯t leave. Leaving means death. Either way. If she¡¯s gonna live it all depends on her. ¡°She¡¯s here in Vietnam. Your mother.¡± And then he hurled the cigarette away. ¡°Take her home. We¡¯ll stay for a day or two. I need to see her.¡± Chapter 44 He¡¯s a bad man Her knock on the door was faint. He was in there. What¡¯s She gonna say if she sees him. ¡®Hey, hi, hello¡¯ That¡¯s would make her look more stupid. She can¡¯t say all that. She raked her hair with her fingers. And leaned on the door. It would have been better if he came out and talk to her than letting feel so frustrated as this. Giving the door another soft knock. The baritone voice came up. ¡°You¡¯re disturbing. Come in if you want to and leave if you don¡¯t.¡± Her hands held the knob. Kenzo can be so annoying, she could say that right. Well he¡¯s annoying. To her. She opens the door. The room was dark and hot. Probably the heater was turned on. She couldn¡¯t see him, because the curtains were dropped. He could be somewhere in the room. She just had to let her eyes adjust to the room. She felt a strong hand mmed her back against the hard wall. She let out a low gasps. As her eyes saw the dark and lustful gaze he had on. She struggled to break free from his grip. But his hands tightened around her shoulders. ¡°Let go of me.¡± She whine because he was hurting her. ¡°What makes you think I¡¯ll do that.¡± ¡°Because you¡¯re hurting me.¡± She countered. He only smirk. And brought his head down to her neck. His hand left her shoulders and went to her hair. He gripped them hard. And pinned her to the wall with it. She thought he was gonna bite on them but he didn¡¯t. He withdrew himself and hurl her to the bed. She fell on the bed. With her back facing the him. She heard him rustle with his belt and his pants came off. He climbed on the bed beside her. He stripped her off the bikinis she wore. She cringed when he gripped her hair and pulled it backwards. This wasn¡¯t what she was expecting? What was this? ¡°Please.¡± She whimpers. But everything she was saying, he wasn¡¯t listening at all or he pretends not to hear her. He plunged into her from behind. Hard and rough as she screamed out in pains. He dragged her hair harder. She screamed at the pain. He moved fast and hard into her behind. Without stopping a beat. She could reach out to stop, if he was hearing a screams, if he knew he was hurting her at the moment. She felt her body and soul tearing apart. While he moved harder and harder. Until he couldn¡¯t hear her screams anymore, her breathed was heavy. Her hands were gripping the sheets. He stopped pacing but remained inside of her. He then let go of her hair, her neck hurts so bad. He brought his head to her neck and ce a soft kiss on it. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± He whispered. And continue, he wasn¡¯t getting his release yet. She had to endure till he was able to get his release. This was the reason he had sex ve. He was a hard man to please and he doesn¡¯t F**k slow he was a hard f***er. He had been so good to her because it was her first or because he doesn¡¯t know why. He couldn¡¯t seems to do it again. She was in a lot of pain. Finally getting his release, he pulled back away from her. Putting his pants back on, he took the shirt from the rack and slip it on, them walked out of the room. He was a bad man, maybe this would be thest time he would see her or be with her again. He did a lot of bad things to girls that were once like her. Elina was different, reasons he couldn¡¯t hurt her. And he doesn¡¯t wanna see her hurt either. ¡°Send her home Aziel. Once she wakes.¡± He ordered, when he saw Aziel standing outside the door. ¡°Yes Master.¡± Aziel nods and followed him out. How can he face her, after what he had done, he had force himself on her. She would definitely believe what she had heard about him. Elina wiped her tears off with the sheets and covered her naked self with it. She couldn¡¯t ce her legs together. So she let them spread on the bed burying her head beneath. Crying. ¡°Kenzo is not a good man.¡± ¡°He¡¯ll hurt you , then cast you out.¡± ¡°Men Like him doesn¡¯t know what love is.¡± ¡°You¡¯re stupid El.¡±N?velDrama.Org holds ? this. ¡°This isn¡¯t you.¡± She shook her head. Trying to push the thoughts off her head. But Barbra words were strong and wouldn¡¯t just go off. ¡°He killed my sister!¡± ¡°Go away! Leave me alone!¡± She yelled. And hits her head continuously on the bed. She try to believe he wasn¡¯t any of those things she heard maybe they were mistaken. Maybe he was just a human seeking love. He might have done a lot of bad things but that could justify the man he¡¯s. Or what if it could. When she woke up. Her entire body was weak and sore. The early morning ray was in the room. Who could have opened the window. It was shutst night. She scanned the bed she was all alone. He didn¡¯te back there. Where did he sleepst night. Another room. Far from her. She was d he didn¡¯te. At least she was able to sleep well. A faint knock came on the door. ¡°Elina?¡± ¡°Sambas. Come in.¡± She covered herself properly and sat upright before he came in. He opened the door and came in with a duffle bag. ¡°Good morning. Elina. You should get dressed, we¡¯re leaving.¡± ¡°Leaving?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Where is him?¡± ¡°He¡¯s gone. They left yesterday. I had to wait till you¡¯re awake so we could leave for home. Your clothes are in there.¡± ¡°He left. Did I annoy him that much.¡± Sambas shrugged that wasn¡¯t for him to answer. He dropped the bag on the bed. ¡°Remember when I asked you that one question, are you leaving or staying? You said you would stay. You stayed till now. You can¡¯t back down now.¡± ¡°I never said I would.¡± ¡°The look in your face said otherwise. Kenzo is not your dream man. Not the Mr romantic man. He¡¯s a man of war. Action and dominance. You¡¯re already in it and you¡¯ve to fight to stay alive. I want you to stay alive. That¡¯s why I¡¯m telling you this. I don¡¯t want you to end up end the way the others did. Just let him know you won¡¯t leave him, don¡¯t show any sign of leaving. Don¡¯t look scared of him. Don¡¯t stuttered when he talks to you. I told you all that. That¡¯s all you need to do to stay alive. Don¡¯t scream too much even if it¡¯s hurts. It¡¯s hurt him too so you know. But he can¡¯t change who he was. He would only heal the pains and scars in his hearts. Only then will he¡­¡± he paused. ¡°I think I¡¯ve said enough.¡± Elina sighed. She couldn¡¯t hurt right. She wasn¡¯t going anywhere, there was nowhere for her to go. She was here stuck with him. Just like he said to her. And she only had to prove it. That Kenzo was the only one she cared about now. Chapter 45 Sally Brown. ¡°She owns the restaurant over there.¡± Aziel pointed as they looked from the car. He was feeling nervous all of a sudden. Why would he feel nervous. For the woman who abandoned him, left him alone didn¡¯t care if she had a son. Why didn¡¯t bother searching for someone who doesn¡¯t want him. Probably living her own life, remarried and having her own kids. He wasn¡¯t in the picture. There she was. Standing by the door of the restaurant. She was staring at their car. Wondering who was in there. She had an apron around her waist. Her hair was having a mixture of grey and brown. She wore a blue sleeve gown. With a sandal on her feet. She appeared quite old for her age. Maybe he was wrong, she wasn¡¯t doing so well herself. He opened the car door and came out with his sunsses. She seems frightened when he began approaching her. He stopped he doesn¡¯t wanna seem frighten to her. He removed the ss from his eyes and tucks them away. Aizel remain seated in the car. Observing from where he sat in the car. She looked more frightened. As if her knees got weaken. She fell on the ground. Before he could reach out to her someone else did. ¡°Mom!¡± She hurried to her on the ground, helping her back on her feet. ¡°I¡¯m fine. Go back inside. Nothing is wrong. Just a little tired.¡± ¡°You should rest. Come in. Let¡¯s go in.¡± ¡°No, you go in. I¡¯ll join you shortly.¡±Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. ¡°Mom.¡± ¡°Go In.¡± The girl grumbled and throw a nce at Kenzo. Kenzo hid his face so she doesn¡¯t got to see him. Backing her. The girl grumbled and walked back inside. Sally stood up, leaning on the door of the restaurant. Kenzo turned to face her again. But didn¡¯t move an inch from where he stood. She was staring at him. With different emotions pouring through her. She took a step towards him. Staggering as she walks to him. ¡°Kenzo..¡± she cried. ¡°You know me. You remember.¡± ¡°How can a mother forget her own son.¡± She touched his face with her fragile hands. Then removed it and covered her mouth with her hands. Crying into them. ¡°Let¡¯s talk in the car.¡± He suggested. She nods and followed him. Towards the car. She stopped just a few inches away from where the car was parked. ¡°There¡¯s a small cafe over there. It would be more appropriate. To discuss there. And you should wear you ss. You¡¯re quite famous around here.¡± Kenzo nodded and put the ss back on. Following her lead. Towards the cafe. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry.¡± She said once they settle down with a cup of coffee each on their table. ¡°Why did you leave me? Seems you¡¯re doing well over here, I thought you would be in China or New York, never thought I would see you here. In Vietnam.¡± ¡°I moved back here after my second husband was killed by the mafia. I had to move to Vietnam. If I could get away from them. They won¡¯t stop until they kill me.¡± ¡°Never knew about that.¡± ¡°I was hunted by them. That¡¯s why I couldn¡¯t take you along with me that night. While I flee, I was shot. My recent husband was the one who saved me then. He took me far away. But they found us. After five years and killed him. This time I was able to escape with my daughter we came here to Vietnam and we¡¯ve been living in peace since then.¡± She sips from the coffee. ¡°Why did you join them. Why did you be part of the mafia gang.¡± ¡°If you didn¡¯t leave me behind I won¡¯t have been the person I was. I wouldn¡¯t have met Emilio. I won¡¯t have been a mafia.¡± She cried. ¡°I couldn¡¯t take you with me. I couldn¡¯t do it.¡± ¡°Why? You were able to take this daughter of yours.¡± ¡°Because I sinned against your father. He wanted to leave the mafia because of me. But he was already made top of it. He had a lot of enemies. Lord Gilbert and savage. Wanted him dead. And same with Brennon. They never wanted him there. I could understand Brennon¡¯s hate. He was my first love we dated for ten years. Then he travel out of the country then and when he came back. I was already married to your father. And he was married to his present wife¡­ you shouldn¡¯t have gone into the gang. You shouldn¡¯t have Kenzo. I thought you would be better off with him. That¡¯s why I left. I never knew you would only got to live the life I never wanted you to live.¡± ¡°What did you do?¡± He asked in a threatening tone. ¡°I got pregnant for him. Not your father.¡± ¡°What!¡± He hits the table hard. Making the coffee jolted and spill on the table. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry. I thought you knew.¡± ¡°Why? Why him. It could have been someone else why does he has to be my father. Why?¡± His eyes got crowded with tears. She reached out to his hands and tried to touch him. She held his hands when she eventually got a hold of him. ¡°That¡¯s my sin. That¡¯s why I couldn¡¯t take you with me. I was poor. He was rich and could take care of you.¡± ¡°If I had gone with you being poor. It would have been better. I never felt¡­¡± He covered his eyes. ¡°.. for once that I had a father. I thought I was adopted. That I was just some orphan. I left. Because I wanted to prove to him. That I didn¡¯t need him to survive. I got this far because I wanted to surpass him in wealth and everything. Because I was just a rejected child no one loved. I never went to school or enjoy anything. I was tortured. I was beaten. I was hated.¡± Sally was crying now. ¡°It¡¯s all my fault.¡± ¡°It is.¡± ¡°Now I regret my decision so bad. I would have taken you with me. But you would have been killed by savage, he¡¯s still after me. I almost died that night. He save me. I thought Brennon was your father, he would save you, he would protect you from those men from Savage. He was your father¡¯s enemy. I¡¯m sorry Kenzo. For everything you went through.¡± ¡°Does he know, is he aware of who I¡¯m to him.¡± ¡°Yes. We did a DNA test. He¡¯s aware even his wife is too. Expect the other son. Since she got him from someone else.¡± ¡°Where was your husband then?¡± ¡°Already dead.¡± So who I¡¯m?¡± ¡°You¡¯re Kenzo Brennon¡± Chapter 46 He¡¯s my father Sally chugged down the entire coffee. And dropped the cup on the table. She sniffed, taking the hanky by the table and dabbed her eyes with it. Then she leaned back on the chair. Kenzo took of his sses and stare into space. He clutched his fist. Tightly by his side. And bang them on the table. She flinched. Kenzo had be the person she never wanted him to be. She wanted him to live a simple and happy life. Not the life her husband Brown lived. Not the life his father Brennon was living, a different one. One filled with so much love and happiness. That was the live she wished for her son. But the son she was facing now, was like a monster. His gaze was hard, and deadly, his eyes were dark, and only have the expression of evil. His look wasn¡¯t appealing at her to her. It was all frightening. She could have risked it and save him, if she knew this was the life he was gonna choose. She couldn¡¯t bare to see him lose his life to the mafia. He was already trapped in it. She could see through him. His desires were to be the head of the mafia gang. The stupid secret cult they called it in disguise. The only look her son had for him was hatred, he has every right to hate her. She couldn¡¯t consider him as her son because she only gave birth to him. His phone rang.. He looked down at the phone which was on the table. Sally peeped to see who was calling. And she saw the name. Small. ¡®Small¡¯ who could that be, who was small. He hesitated before he slide the answer icon. ¡°Where are you. I waitedst night.¡± ¡°Did I forget to tell you how you snore so loudst night.¡± He almost chuckled. Sally studied him. Was there someone in his life. The hard look he had had suddenly slip away like it was never there, she saw him smiled. Small, was actually a girl. Sally smiled, seeing the look on Kenzo¡¯s face as he talks on the phone. ¡°When¡¯re youing home.¡± ¡°Soon.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve been waiting.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll be there soon. You¡¯re acting strange.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not.¡± ¡°You¡¯re.¡± ¡°Are you still at Vietnam?¡± ¡°Yes. Do you want something.¡± ¡°Yes. Buy something I would like when you¡¯reing.¡± ¡°How would I know what you like?¡±! ¡°You do know.¡± He chuckled now. He thought she was gonna be mad at him for what he didst night. Seems he had been scared for nothing. Or maybe she did but just wanna shrugged it off. He was d wasn¡¯t he? What the hell was she doing to him. ¡°I¡¯ll see you tonight.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll be waiting.¡± She said thest part seductively. Heughed. Well she was trying. Elinaughed at the other end at how she sounds saying that. ¡°What have you been watching?¡± ¡°Opera.¡± She chuckled. Kenzoughed. ¡°I¡¯ll see youter. I¡¯m busy now.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± He hanged up to see her staring at him. With a small smile. She looked away from him, and stare at the window. ¡°Who is she?¡±All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. ¡°Someone.¡± He replied bluntly. ¡°You know you can¡¯t hold a girl close to your heart. They woulde for her and then you. Having someone that close could get you in danger. Because of me. Roger die.¡± ¡°That ain¡¯t gonna happen.¡± ¡°It¡¯s still the mafia, you can¡¯t trust them. You don¡¯t even know what they¡¯re capable of.¡± ¡°I know, they don¡¯t know what I¡¯m capable of either. You should know how merciless I came be. I think we¡¯re done here.¡± He stood up. Sally stood up as well, he held his wrist. With a pleading eyes. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. Kenzo.¡± ¡°There¡¯s nothing to be sorry about. I don¡¯t need you. I came to know. Who I was. I¡¯m fully aware of it now and who my enemies is. Thanks a lot Mrs Sally Brown.¡± He removed her hands from his and did a small bow of respect then walked out. Sally fell back on the chair. She thought, what was she thinking, he would forgive her and ept her into his life. It wasn¡¯t possible he would do that. Hope the girl treats you well and protect you from death. Because war wasing and he was the target. If he would win the election, It would all be decided by the girl. That¡¯s if he didn¡¯t cast her out. His life was just like brown. Though he wasn¡¯t his biological father. Kenzo, her son. He really did came for her. Came to see her, that was more than enough. To sustain her even if she doesn¡¯t got to see her again. Unknown to her she was being watched by a man in hoodie and a face cap. He had been seated there since they walked into the cafe. Like he had predicted their movements. He removed the newspaper he held away from his face, he smirked in a way that shows his upper gold teeth. ¡°Sally Brown And Kenzo Brennon. Amazing news for Savage. Wait for the blow. Brennon.¡± He chuckled and stood up. Then sits back again. He pulled the phone from his pocket. And dial a number, it rang for a while but no response. He tried a again, and this time the receiver picked up the call. The voice wasn¡¯t something as expected of a man over forty. It was soft and low. ¡°Found her already?¡± ¡°Yes boss. Seems she¡¯s been hiding under our nostrils.¡± ¡°Good.¡± ¡°Should I ?¡± ¡°Not yet.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve some good news. Kenzo is her son.¡± ¡°Kenzo Brennon? The arrogant bastard. Still hadn¡¯t been able to get a hold of him yet. This would be it. Sally brown. It¡¯s time to use her to get the little bastard. This time we¡¯ll kill them both.¡± ¡°And Chief Brennon.¡± ¡°That Bastard, he¡¯s going with them for betraying me, he shot me dead. He thought I was dead, to him I¡¯m dead. He had to guts to ruin the n. Else I would have been in that seat now. And Killing Brown And Sally won¡¯t have been an issue. The bastard is part of my revenge n. I¡¯m gonna shock them when I get back. Get ready for aeback.¡± ¡°Yes boss.¡± ¡°The sins of the parents would be on the child. What form would I take. A ghosty form ha ha. Can¡¯t wait for the battlefield. We¡¯re ain¡¯t after the elections but after lives. We¡¯ll make sure he doesn¡¯t win and then kill him.¡± He pulled the phone away from his ear and sips the bottle of beer in front of him. His right was patch. He wore a singlet which show off his tattooed covered skin. His hair was sprayed white. There was a scar on his left cheek. And a missing tooth. He was Savage savaged. Chapter 47 A different Elina Elina stares at the clock on the wall, it was gettingte at night and he wasn¡¯t back. She was feeling sleepy already. Sambas had flew her home. In the morning. All she did was sleep all through. So felt so weak and tired. And now she was seated on the couch, staring nonchntly at the ongoing movie in the TV set. Her thought going back and forth Kenzo again. Why isn¡¯t he back yet. He said he would be here, well he didn¡¯t specify the time he woulde but he did say tonight. And now it was past one in the morning and he wasn¡¯t here yet. She yawned, with heavy eyes. Which we shutting at intervals. No! She had to stay awake, and wait till hees back. He had to find her awake, waiting for him toe. That was what she nned to do.. but what happened after her eyes got shut the other time she had no idea.. Her eyes pped opened to see the smiling face looking down at her. She blinked, what was she seeing? He was home, when? Did she? Damn! She ps her forehead. She definitely slept off while waiting for him. She did. She left offpletely. And she was in her room. Did he bring her here. Cause she slept of in the couch. He took the hair off her face and smiled at her warmly, then brought down his head a little and kissed her on the head. Elina gulped. What was wrong with Kenzo, he was acting all weird. She sat up. ¡°You¡¯re awake?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± He was all dressed up already, going out. ¡°When did youe homest night?¡± ¡°Past four. Sorry you waited that long. You shouldn¡¯t have.¡± ¡°I wanted to. I wanted to see you when you get in. Seems you¡¯re leaving already.¡± He nods. ¡°I¡¯m busy, don¡¯t wait tonight. I won¡¯t be back early. Sambas would take you somewhere. You need to be strong and be ready to fight. Because a time woulde and I won¡¯t be there neither would sambas or Aziel. I want you to be prepared for anything.¡± ¡°What¡¯s going to happen?¡± ¡°A lot.¡± He moved closer to her on the bed. ¡°I don¡¯t know what they are nning. But it¡¯s fatal. You can get hurt.¡± He exhaled. And broke the eye contact with her. Rubbed his palms on together. She studied him, was he nervous. Kenzo was nervous. He didn¡¯t face her, but kept his head down. He wanted to say something. ¡°I-I, you should know.¡± ¡°What should I know?¡± He looked up, and rakes his fingers through his hair. ¡°I¡¯m part of a secret mafia.¡± He stare for a few seconds to get her reaction than looked away. She should know she couldn¡¯t leave now, there was no way she would get out of his life anymore. But, what if, she found out his wedding is just a few weeks away. And he needs Zara to win the election. She was important, and Elina, Isn¡¯t she important as well? ¡°It wasn¡¯t really difficult to know.¡± Came her reply. ¡°Is that what made you looked nervous.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know why I was nervous.¡± He chuckled. She wrapped her hands around his chest and hugged him from behind. With her head on his back. Loving the manly scent of Kenzo. He removed her hands from his body and spun around to face her. He cupped her face. ¡°I¡¯ve one question for you?¡± She nods at him. He get that as a go ahead. ¡°Do you want it here or there?¡± ¡°There?¡± ¡°In the bathroom.¡± ¡°Why in the bathroom?¡± ¡°So I can get you washed up.¡± His voice turned husky. She felt her cheeks flushed. His lips went down to her neck. She was hoping and longing for a kiss, but when she saw he wasn¡¯t gonna kiss her she felt disappointed. He smirked seeing the disappointed look in her face. His kiss took her off guard, she wasn¡¯t expecting him to kiss her. Thus, she was dumbfounded when she felt his lips on hers.. ¡°Boss!¡± Aziel voiced yelled through the door. Cutting off the romance that was just about to begin. Kenzo pulled back from Elina. ¡°We need to go now, he just drove out of his house.¡± Aziel briefed. Kenzo sighed. ¡°I¡¯ve to go.¡± He whispered. He stood and kiss her forehead. Then walked out of the room. ¡°Aziel you punk!¡± She cussed. Damn him! For ruining the moment. Just when he was gonna kiss her, she hadn¡¯t even open up fully to him yet. She touched her lips to feel it, softly caressing it with the tip of her finger. He ruined the moment. She was already heated and the only person she wanted was Kenzo. ¡°Aziel!¡± She half yelled. And flung the pillow at the door. ¡°Ms. Elina. Your breakfast is downstairs.¡± ¡°Go away Buka.¡± ¡°Yes. Ms Elina.¡± Argh! She groaned and buried her head on the bed. ¡°The Master specifically asked that you¡¯ve your breakfast right now. Else I might get punished if you ate a minutete.¡± ¡°The psychopath.¡± She cussed. And stood up from the bed. She opened the door and saw Buka standing by the door. ¡°I would eatter.¡± She drawled. ¡°I can see you hate me Ms. Elina. The master would know. You¡¯ve to join me this instant.¡± ¡°Fine.¡± She rolled her eyes. And followed him to the dinning area. She came across Sambas approaching them. He stopped. ¡°I wasing to wake you up.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s have breakfast.¡± ¡°You sure need them, there¡¯re gonna be something we had to do anyway. Kinda be stressful for you.¡± Elina nods and they continued walking. Kenzo came cleaned with her that he was part of a secret mafia, was that before he came here. And became part of this. Was that what Ray talked about, that he was once in Italy. Since he could tell her he was a mafia, he could tell her everything couldn¡¯t he? Some secrets that she desperately wanted to know. ¡°Are you okay, you seems lost, I¡¯ve talking to you for a while now and I wasn¡¯t getting any response. And you¡¯re ain¡¯t touching your food either.¡± ¡°It¡¯s just.. nothing really. What were you talking about.¡± ¡°Erm, the master I¡¯m sure he told you beforehand. You¡¯re need to be practicing. How to use your guns. Aim and shot. That¡¯s what we¡¯re gonna be doing today. A little bit of training.¡± ¡°Something is happening right? War?¡± He chuckled at the sound of war. ¡°Nothing is happening yet but we¡¯re sure it would soon be. We¡¯re preparing for it. Everyone of us. Don¡¯t wanna be caught unawares.¡± ¡°It¡¯s about the election?¡± ¡°Yes. As you should know. The master Kenzo needs to win. No.. must win. Hazard doesn¡¯t back down from a fight. Lord Gilbert, he¡¯s still angry with Kenzo. For some personal reasons we don¡¯t know yet. Not for what you did that day but for some other reason we¡¯re yet to put our fingers on.¡± ¡°It¡¯s just those two men?¡± ¡°No, everyone seems to be against him.¡± ¡°Tell me more.¡± ¡°The mafia, here, is a circle of ten men¡­¡± as he talks he draws a circle on the table with his fingers. ¡°.. these top three men controls the others Hazard the influencer, lord Gilbert the most powerful and Chief Brennon was on the same tie with lord Gilbert.¡± ¡°and these men are against Kenzo, who is the youngest and was once a mafia from Italy. Then came here to join them. He threaten them. Became powerful and was feared. ¡°And their mission is to kill him. And everyone around him. They ain¡¯t after the election but his life.¡± ¡°Bingo! You¡¯re smart.¡± She scoffed.All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. ¡°I didn¡¯t know you were this smart.¡± She chuckled. ¡°It¡¯s wasn¡¯t hard to figure it out.¡± ¡°That¡¯s why we need to prepare for it.¡± She nods. And stare now at the meal. Chief Brennon, Kenzo was his son wasn¡¯t he? The son he never should have had. Was Kenzo? He won¡¯t be against his own son wouldn¡¯t he? ¡°We should go.¡± ¡°Now. You¡¯ve barely touched your breakfast.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± She pushed the chair backwards and stood up. She pushed her hair backwards and tied them in a ponytail. ¡°I need this for myself, I¡¯m not doing this because of him, but myself. I don¡¯t wanna be a burden to anyone when the timees. I would be able to flee.¡± ¡°You would run away?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± She smirked and walked ahead of him. ¡°Elina! Wait¡± Elina, there was something different about her, she waspletely changed. Chapter 48 Moments The four corner room was small and dark. Only the grunt sounding from the room was heard. And then a little rustle. Someone flicks the lights on. It shone the man, with a tape around his mouth, he was tied to a chair. He wasn¡¯t blindfolded. He struggled with the ropes, but stops when he saw Kenzo came into the room with Aziel behind him. His breathing increased. ¡°Tell me who are you, and why you were after Sally Brown?¡± ¡°You mean, you shameless mother.¡± He scoffed and leaned on the chair. ¡°If you know what¡¯s good for you. You¡¯ve got to let me go. Else you won¡¯t be able to face the penalty.¡± Kenzoughs and approached him in a deadly way. ¡°Who sent you?¡± He asked. Heughed. Throwing his head backwards. ¡°Hazard? Lord Gilbert?¡± Aziel asked. ¡°I haven¡¯t seen him around any of them. I¡¯ve never seen this man before.¡± He replied himself. ¡°I don¡¯t wanna make this hard, so it¡¯s better you start spilling else we¡¯ll feed your body to the dogs.¡± ¡°Feed my body to the dogs? Ha! Who the hell do you think you¡¯re!¡± He yelled. Kenzo chuckled and held him by the chin roughly. ¡°You know who I¡¯m. Ain¡¯t hiding it.¡± ¡°Go to Hell! Let¡¯s see how it¡¯s all gonna end. You can¡¯t do anything.¡± ¡°For someone bbing like this, you must have someone powerful behind you, if you had been with Hazard or Gilbert you would have known better who you¡¯re dealing with.¡± He onlyughed and spat on his face. ¡°Kenzo Brennon, to hell with you.¡± He brawls. Aziel was shocked. Kenzo pulled out an hanky from his pocket and wipes his face with it. Gave it to Aziel, Aziel took and toss it to the trash. He rxed on the chair. ¡°I¡¯m sure they¡¯re aware I¡¯m missing already. You¡¯ll be so doomed Kenzo. Just like your father. Well you couldn¡¯t say he¡¯s your father.¡± Heughed louder, which only annoys Kenzo. ¡°I was thinking of being fair with you. I think I was all stupid.¡± He pulled the gun out of his pocket. And aimed at him forehead. He saw him shivers a little at the sight of the gun. ¡°I ain¡¯t a man of patient but I was ready to be with you. But seems you wouldn¡¯t be getting any of it.¡± He brought the gun down to his groin and pressed it, so he could feel it. ¡°I would start from here.¡± He gulped. ¡°I gonna ask just once, If I don¡¯t get an answer, I¡¯ll blow it off. That would be a warning. I¡¯m not gonna kill you so you go over to your boss and tell him. He shouldn¡¯t mess with the man called Kenzo Brennon.¡± He did felt it. The coldness of his words. The deadpan look he had. Everything about him right now was fearful. This was the man called Kenzo, he had finally got to see his wrath. ¡°Tell me the name.¡± If he spill he would disclose his master Savage, it¡¯s better than dying, isn¡¯t it? But what if he kills him even after he called the name. The man was unpredictable. ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± He blunt out. ¡°Alright. Farewell then. You¡¯ll definitely see again in hell.¡± Then he pulled the trigger at his groin. His screams filled the room. He cried in agony. This was beyond death to him. ¡°Ain¡¯t joking.¡± He lift the gun again. Towards his left eye. ¡°No!¡± He cried. ¡°Pl-ease.¡± Argh! He pulled the trigger, on the left eye. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t mess with me.¡± He turned to Aziel. ¡°Take him, wrap him very well in a gift box. To Savage. I¡¯ll text you the address.¡± ¡°Savage? Isn¡¯t he dead?¡± ¡°Only a fool would believe that. You can¡¯t kill a man as him so easily. Send him to his boss. He shoulde face me. This is just a warning.¡± He tossed the gun aside and walked away from the room. Aziel blinked. Savage was alive, everyone thought he was dead. He was shot dead. Maybe he didn¡¯t die after all. If Savage was alive, he woulde for his master. And the bloody war was sure. He opened the door of the room and saw her cuddle up in the bed. It was already past 12 when he came in. He thought she would be up waiting for him so he came a bit earlier than expected. Her hands on her stomach, as he approached the bed, he sat on it and saw her whining in pains. He panicked. And touched her forehead. She wasn¡¯t running a temperature. What was wrong. ¡°Hey, Small, are you okay?¡± She gripped his hands, like she was waiting for him. Down to her stomach.N?velDrama.Org content. ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Are you hurt?¡± She ced his hand on her stomach, rubbing them. ¡°Did Sambas hurt you?¡± ¡°Cramps.¡± She whispered. ¡°Cramps?¡± He brows furrowed. Trying to understand what she meant by that. She has cramps. She lift her eyes to look at him. Baffled by the puzzled look on his face. ¡°What do you know?¡± She scoffed at him. He wasn¡¯t the kind of man to know anything about a woman, what she was going through or what¡¯s happening to her. He wasn¡¯t the romantic man. He doesn¡¯t know. She pushed his hands off him. Turning to her side. So she was backing him. Is she mad at him? Could she me him. He wasn¡¯t like most men, he didn¡¯t know anything, never went to school, never read novels or study about women. His tons of books were all about war and actions, sess and a whole lot of nonsense. Which meant nothing to her. He stood up from the bed and took off his shirt. Why was she in his room anyway, she was supposed to be in hers. He sat down on his desk, looking up the inte, Cramps, she said that was what was hurting her. He strolled down his phone reading everything he found out about Cramps. She turned and saw him staring down at his phone, she scoffed. Why was she trapped with someone like him. She hissed and looked away from him. Stuffing everything he saw on the inte in his head. He stood up from the desk he saw and walked out of the room. She almost cried when she heard him shut the door, he left, just like that. Asshole! ¡°Bastard!¡± She cussed out loud. ¡°Really? Small..¡± she sniffed and looked up at him. To see him standing beside she with a small tray which contain a three sses. He sat down. Staring at her teary face. He dropped the tray on the table. And wipe the tears streaming down with his fingers. He got on the bed beside her and pulled her into his arms. ¡°I thought you left.¡± ¡°To get your something. They said it helps for cramps. I got the ones in handy.¡± ¡°What did you get.¡± ¡°Milk, cold water and orange.¡± He kissed her forehead. And cuddle her up in his arms. She sighed softly, feeling more relieved on his body. Maybe he was all she needed. ¡°What took you so long?¡± ¡°Business.¡± He replied. And stroke her hair. ¡°How did your training go, he didn¡¯t stress you did he?¡± ¡°He didn¡¯t.¡± He kissed her head again. ¡°Drink up.¡± She nods. There would be a moment she would be separated from him. A time she won¡¯t get to see him. Again. And he would be far from her side. She could feel it. That he would one day leave her. Chapter 49 A bad bitch When she woke up, he was gone again. The bed was empty, she felt so lonely. Is this how she¡¯s gonna be for now. Till when would this stop. And she got to be with him, even if it¡¯s just a little while. He missed him so much. Turning to her side she was a note on the table. She stretched her right hand and grabbed it. She sat up and read the note. I¡¯VE DECIDED TO GIVE YOU A DAY OFF. She read it again and again and again. Then move over to the next line. THE MANSION. BUT YOU MUST TAKE SAMBAS ALONG. She sighed sadly. If it has been a day off with him. It would have been better, she missed him so much already. She thought of him sitting down on the bed and was writing the note. A smile touched her lips. Kenzo watched her all night. Staring at her face as she sleeps. Why didn¡¯t shee into his life sooner, it would have been better. Then he would have been satisfied he had given her everything. But now, they had limited time. In their hands. He wanted to make her happy, he wanted to be around her. He loves seeing her smile. He just wanted her. Everything about him was speaking Elina. He rushed home every night just to see her. And it pains him. It wouldst longer than this. Their lives was in danger. He hopes she would forgive for the decision he was gonna make. He stroke her hair and kissed her lips. He wanted to make love to her now. But he couldn¡¯t. He had to shift that to another day. But time was running out. He was sure Savage had gotten his gift. And he would want aeback. Why hadn¡¯t he met you sooner. He sighed, he had hurt her just as same. When she came her the first time. His hands had been on her cheeks. He stroke her cheeks. Smiling, reminiscing their first encounter. He chuckled. This is how they had ended. In his bed. He muffled augh. Elina Brooke. He tucked her properly in the bed and turned towards the table and took a pen from the drawer and a note and tore a shit out of it. And began writing. Maybe it would help her. She doesn¡¯t have to be in here all day. She had to have fun, but she had no friends. She could go out with Sambas. Get some fresh air. He wrote down on the note with a smile on his face. He dropped his credit card beside it. And stood up. It was past three in the morning. There was no need of sleeping, he had to leave now. He went into the shower and freshen up, came out and got dressed up. He shoved a gun in his back pocket and walked back to the bed. He kissed her again. ¡°Hope you won¡¯t end up hating me.¡± He moved away from the bed and sighed, walking out of the house. Elina chuckled, like she had just watched his movementsst night. She held the duvet to herself and smiled softly. She stare at the credit card on the table. She did need some shopping. ¡°Sambas how long do you n on standing theree in.¡± The door opened immediately. ¡°How did you know?¡± ¡°When you get to be with someone smart, you automatically be smart yourself.¡± He gave her a thumb up. And smiled. ¡°So are you ready?¡± ¡°I would get dressed.¡± ¡°Where do you n on going?¡± ¡°I¡¯m gonna see Barbra. After doing a lot of shopping.¡± She point at the credit card. Sambas chuckled. ¡°What do you wanna see Barbra for?¡± ¡°Show off.¡± She winked. Sambas chuckled. She¡¯s got up from the bed. Walking into the bathroom. ¡°I¡¯ll wait outside.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± She yelled ¡°I need two ss ice tea..¡± Elina said, standing by the counter. Barbra Stared at her. She wore a fancy dress that would cost a tons of dors with a gold bracelet. She looked so ssy and sexy. She got Barbra staring for so long. ¡°Hello, I just ced an order.¡± ¡°What do you want, Elina?¡± Elina chuckled. ¡°I¡¯ve already t..¡± ¡°You know what I¡¯m talking about.¡± She snarled. ¡°Ain¡¯t you ashamed of yourself.¡± ¡°Why should I be? You should get what I ordered for. I don¡¯t have time on my side.¡± ¡°You¡¯re so annoying, Elina. You think you¡¯re enjoying, just wait till you¡¯re gonna start pleading and crying.¡± ¡°You should know, not everyone is like you. Or you sister.¡± ¡°Elina!¡± She brawled angrily. She lift her hand about to p her, Sambas held the her hand. And forced it down to her side. ¡°You should respect yourself.¡± ¡°Why are you doing this. Because of Ray. Are you so pissed because he didn¡¯t f**k you!¡± She yelled. She got everyone in the diner staring at them. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t mind her. Ugly nerd.¡± Elina snapped her around to see Ever standing by the door. Her jaw dropped when she stare at Elina. Was this Elina or someone else. Maybe she was mistaking, this can¡¯t be Elina. The girl with the big sses and rashes all over her face. And spots on her skin. This can¡¯t be Elina. The girl in front of her looked like a model. Her skin was so clean, she wasn¡¯t even wearing contract lens neither was she wearing a ss. ¡°Elina?¡± She called again to be sure. ¡°Everett.¡± It was Elina, her voice. ¡°How is this you?¡± ¡°Is this you Ever?¡± They unison. She couldn¡¯t believe this was the girl she was jealous of, how she was always looking good and beautiful. But now, she wasn¡¯t looking anywhere near goodpared to her. Who could believe, the girl they never wanted could turn out this way. ¡°You should sit with us.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Join us over there.¡± She blinked. ¡°Barbra would bring our others. Make it three.¡± She walked away with Sambas beside her. Giving her a thumbs up. Elina smiled. Taking a seat. Even scoffed. This was Elina. She should be thanking her. She bet that¡¯s what she was gonna do, if she hadn¡¯t been there to push to meet Ethan, she wouldn¡¯t be here now. She took the next seat. With a force smile on her face. Barbra came with a three ss of ice tea. Elina stare at Ever, she doesn¡¯t take ice tea. ¡°You should drink up.¡± She didn¡¯t miss the re she gave her. ¡°I don¡¯t want to.¡± ¡°You should drink up, you don¡¯t want any one to know of your dirty secrets, even if this secrets ain¡¯t true. Everyone would believe me because one, I¡¯m filthy rich right now.¡± Ever re at her. ¡°I¡¯ve no secrets.¡± ¡°Should I start spilling.¡± ¡°What¡¯s this about.¡± She sighed and leaned on the chair. ¡°remember how you treated me. I was a piece of shit to you and your friends. I can¡¯t just let you go. Ever. Not ever. I¡¯ll make you pay. For everything. You see this little fame you¡¯re got I¡¯m gonna ruin it. The choose is yours drink up the ice tea and save your image, who thought I was gonna meet you here. My only n was to meet with Barbra but you came in the picture. Made it quite easy for me.¡± ¡°What¡¯s your aim?¡± ¡°To be a bad ass bitch!¡± She smirked. ¡°You¡¯ve ten seconds to decide. I¡¯ve a picture of you here. You already know who I¡¯m staying with the almighty Kenzo Brennon.¡± ¡°Show it to me.¡± ¡°Your naked picture with someone. Should I say a name.¡± Fear was written all over her face. ¡°All I¡¯ve got is to drink this right?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Why she doesn¡¯t take ice tea is what she wanted to know, what would it do to her. If she drank it. Was it deadly or was she allergic to it. Her hands were shaky as she took the ss. Barbra watched them from the counter she sat. There was no way Ever would drink that. She was surprised when she saw her drinking from the ss. Elina, what have you done. Elina smirked. ¡°Finish everything in a second.¡± Ever nods, drinking the ice tea. The horrible look on her face was priceless. Elina smiled. That just it, how he made her look in school and here at Carols. Her eyes got puffy as she chew on the ice. Elina waited till she had everything down on her stomach.N?velDrama.Org holds ? this. She stood up with sambas, dropping the bill on the table and walked away from here. Ever held the table. And ran out, towards the bathroom trying to force it out. But couldn¡¯t. She couldn¡¯t take ice tea. Because it was dangerous to her health. Her face grow white. Same with her knuckles and then she copsed on the ground. ¡°You didn¡¯t have any secret about her do you?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t. Not even a picture but she believed it¡± ¡°You made mention of master remember. That only got her scared. That¡¯s was a good act.¡± She smiled. ¡°Check up on herter and keep me updated.¡± ¡°Sure.¡± He opened the door and she got into the car. Barbra came out and watched them. ¡°Elina.. still don¡¯t know why I still care about you.¡± She stood watching the car, her eyes caught Elina. They stare at themselves and Elina looked away. She has no friend. No one at all. Expect herself! Chapter 50 Another night together ¡°You ain¡¯t wee here Kenzo. Leave.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯te here for you Mrs Brennon. I Came to see the man.¡± ¡°Leave!¡± She held the door firmly, blocking his entrance into the house. ¡°I¡¯m not gonna let you in.¡± She snarled. ¡°You can¡¯t throw me out either. I think I should give you a little respect, else I would have shoved you aside. And I mean it.¡± ¡°You brat!¡± ¡°You shouldn¡¯t talk to my mother like that Ken, because you¡¯re part of the mafia doesn¡¯t mean you shouldn¡¯t know your ce.¡± ¡°Oh, here¡¯s the first son.¡± Kenzo scoff. Taking tworge steps forward, he held the door. ¡°I¡¯m sure you have no idea what¡¯s your life is all about, that everything about you is fake.¡± ¡°Shut your mouth! I¡¯m gonna throw you out.¡± His hands tightened on the door. Her hands quivered, she was frightened with the re she was getting from him. She staggered a little and move a bit away from the door. ¡°What¡¯s he talking about.¡± ¡°You shouldn¡¯t believe anything this bastards says.¡± With a little pushed, he enters. ring at them both. He exhaled. The pains he felt years, burning through him like it was yesterday. He was back there after twelve years was it? He remember, but he had been away from this family for so long. He swore, the next time he would step in here was to hunt them for what they did to him. Aziel stepped in beside him. But stood by the door. Watching them. Kenzo looked pissed, finding out that the man he hates so much turns out to be his father after all after his hope of him not being his father. He was after all. ¡°What do you mean by that Ken?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you dare call me that. Again.¡± He threatened. Aron scoffed, he clutched his fist and punched the air. Facing the wall. Kenzo sat down on the easy chair, with a leg crossed over the other. He took off his suit, giving them to Aziel. ¡°What is this!¡± Aron yelled. ¡°What the fuck is this?¡± ¡°Keep your mouth shut and you dickhead,e with me.¡± Chief Brennon said. No one had see hime in. ¡°We¡¯ll have to discuss what we have to here. There¡¯s no point in hiding.¡± ¡°You¡¯ve got to shut that thing you call a mouth up.¡± ¡°You can¡¯t make me, have a seat father we¡¯ve got something urgent to discuss.¡± Chief Brennon looked unsettled on his stands. ¡°Father, you nut head.¡± Aron chuckle. ¡°Aish! You¡¯re bing annoying Aron. And I hate it.¡± ¡°Mom, you better get this psychopath out of here else I¡¯m gonna lose it.¡± ¡°That¡¯s what I¡¯ve been waiting for. We could have a duel, the ce is big enough, heard You¡¯ve been doing a lot of taekwondo recently.¡± ¡°You¡¯ll tot in Hell, I promise you that.¡± ¡°At first you should know who your ce, stop stuffing your mouth on family business¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± He jumped towards Kenzo and grabbed him by the cor. He shook him vigorously. ¡°Talk! You bastard!¡±! ¡°Let go of him Aron, let go now!¡± ¡°Pathetic.¡± ¡°What? Pathetic?¡± He punched him, Kenzo¡¯s neck twitched to the side. With a broke lips. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t have done that.¡± Brennon pushed Aron away from Kenzo. He fell, hurting his arm. ¡°Not once have you behaved like my son!¡± He barked at him. Mrs Brennon fall back to the chair burying her head in her hands. It¡¯s all over for them. ¡°What? I¡¯m not your son, I don¡¯t understand, is that what you said, I What I think you said.¡±N?velDrama.Org content. ¡°Go to your room. We¡¯re gonna talkter.¡± ¡°No we¡¯re talking now! I¡¯m not your son?¡± ¡°Fine! You¡¯re not my son. This asshole is! Are you okay now! You¡¯re not my son. You¡¯re not!¡± He screamed. ¡°Who am I?¡± ¡°You should ask youme ass mother, I¡¯m sure she got from one of her numerous boyfriend, she couldn¡¯t identify who. You calling me a bastard turns out to be one.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t fucking say that to me!¡± He yelled. Panting heavily. ¡°Really dad, he¡¯s not your son, who am I then, am not your son either. He¡¯s the only son you¡¯ve got. Right?¡± ¡°Shut up Ethan and get the fuck out of here!¡± He brawl at him. Ethan run out of the house. He faced Kenzo. With the hardest re he could give him. ¡°You scumbag!¡± He spat. ¡°You came here for this, happy now?¡± Kenzo stood up. ¡°I was bored, wanted to watch some drama, I thought watching live would be better. It turns out intriguing. And one more time. Savage ising for you, so I don¡¯t really get to kill you, someone will do it for me and you¡¯ll end up losing everything you¡¯ve got. Father.¡± He drawled thest word in disgust. He nods at Aziel, he opened the door, he took ast nce at him and saw him copse on the ground,pletely doomed and he walked out of the room. Whatever is happening he caused it. And he should pay for it. ¡°Let¡¯s go home.¡± ¡°We going early today.¡± ¡°I missed her so much already. I don¡¯t know why, I¡¯m craving for her so badly.¡± ¡°You¡¯re into her boss.¡± ¡°Shut it Aziel. Don¡¯t confuse me and don¡¯t forget to tell Ezra I¡¯m gonna kill him when I sees him tomorrow morning. He¡¯s gonna die for the result he gave me. He said Brennon wasn¡¯t my father.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sure he has a reason for that.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s just get out of here. It¡¯s suffocating already.¡± Aziel smiled as he opened the car door, he got in, while he hurried off to the other side and got in. And began driving out of the Brennon mansion. Before she could say the weing words he ms her hard against the wall of the room. He hurl the suit in his arms to the ground. Grabbed her legs and wrapped it around his torso. His lips dance on her mouth in hot and rough rhythm. She reciprocate. Kissing him just as hot as he kissed her. Her hands running through his soft hair, she couldn¡¯t deny she missed this. She missed him being around her, kissing and fucking her, hard as he always does. ¡°I miss you so fucking much.¡± He voice so raw and sexy, his hands went up to her thighs, as he kissed her down to her neck. She moaned in pleasure. Her legs tightened around him. Loving the way he sucks on her. He plunged a finger down her V-card. Damn she was so wet, ready for him. He pushed it into her. Deeper. She moaned. Gripping him tightly. As his fingers her. He took her to the bed. Andy her on it. He pulled his finger out and put in it again slowly. The feelings were exhrating. He pulled out. When she came her released. He had to undress. He pulled rustle with the belt. She stood up from the bed with her legs tightly ced together. Though she just came. She needed him again. She held his belt. She was gonna do it for him. Though she had never done Bj. This could be her first. She pulled off his pants,ing in face with the erected dragon. The look in his eyes was enlightening. ¡°Can you do this , small.¡± ¡°There¡¯s always a first time.¡± She smirked. ¡°I like that.¡± She went on her knees, taking off the single gown she wore. He stood in expectation. Running her lips over the tip of the cock. He held his breath. She opened her lips and took him in. He was full, so full, he upied her entire mouth. She pulled it out. Then pulled it in again. Going deeper into her throat. She couldn¡¯t breath. She took him out again. ¡°Take it easy small.¡± He was breathing heavily. She took him in again. Slowly this time. ¡°You¡¯re doing it baby.¡± Ah! He groaned in pleasure as he gripped her head. Fucking her mouth. Damn! Until he cum. He pulled out of her. ¡°You¡¯re so good baby.¡± He pulled her off her feet and take her to the bed. Brushing the hair off her face. He kissed her forehead. Covering her with the duvet. ¡°Elina, Don¡¯t fall for me.¡± Was that a warning, who would do this to her and ask her not to fall in love with him. What was wrong with him. ¡°I want you sore baby.¡± Chapter 51 A deadly present Though it was just like every other morning. But to her it wasn¡¯t, it was special, sweet and loving, dawn in the air. The feelings she was feeling, she had never felt this way before, it was gonnast. She hopes. Unlike the other morning she noticed again. She woke up with a smile on her face. It was another day, and this day wasn¡¯t just like the other meaningless day, someone her heart beats for is beside her on the bed, watching and staring at her, with his head on his elbow. This man, with the dark sexy eyes. Studying her face. She blushed. And looked away from him. Covering her self properly with the duvet, because underneath she was bare. Tired and sore. While he did mean it when he said he wanted her sore. ¡°Why are you staring at me like that.¡± ¡°Because you look so pretty this morning, I couldn¡¯t help but stare.¡± Her cheeks went flushed with excitement. He lips her chin up. And smiled. She said it, there was something wrong about this morning, it was different and same with the man right here, did she just noticed, Kenzo has changed, he was no longer harsh as he was, his gaze had soften. He smiles now. Heughs. He chat with the guards. The tension in the mansion has lessen. He had killed anyone guard. This was the change she was talking about. And it was happening. She thought he was gonna kiss her, but he kissed her forehead. Slowly and passionately. Then pulled away and imed her lips in his, in a warm embrace. ¡°Good morning Master! Ezra is here!¡± Buka announced by the door. ¡°Take him to the study.¡± ¡°Yes Master.¡± He turned to Elina. ¡°You should get off me, you¡¯ve training with Aziel. He¡¯s already waiting for you. And I¡¯ve business to attend to.¡± Her hands were still wrapped around him and her head on his chest. ¡°Just a little more, just a little more time. Please.¡± He couldn¡¯t resist her when she stare at him with those cute beautiful eyes of hers. He sighed and pulled her closer to him. With his hands on her butt. Squeezing them gently. ¡°And why is it Aziel and not Sambas.¡± ¡°Sambas had to do something, urgent, he left very early in the morning. You prefer Sambas now?¡± ¡°I think I¡¯m more at easy with him.¡± ¡°Aziel scares you?¡± ¡°Sometimes he does.¡± They chuckled. He stroke her hair. ¡°See how fast you¡¯ve grown.¡± ¡°I still doubt it¡¯s me, when I look in the mirror. I was just so different. If I was like this in high school, I¡¯m sure I would have a tons of guys at my feet.¡± ¡°And Ray too.¡± She lift her head up to look at him. His gaze was elsewhere with a annoyed look. ¡°I can sense jealous in there.¡± ¡°Me, jealous, no, I can¡¯t be jealous. I¡¯m not jealous at all.¡± ¡°You shouldn¡¯t be jealous of Ray.¡± ¡°What if I tell you I¡¯m.¡± His eyes shows hurt. She felt it too. ¡°I didn¡¯t met you sooner, I wasn¡¯t in most of your memories. And we don¡¯t have enough time to create those even if we wanted to.¡± He pulled her hands off him and stood up from the bed. Slipping his shorts on.N?velDrama.Org content. Before she could open her mouth and say another one, Buka¡¯s voice came right up. ¡°Master, you¡¯ve got a present.¡± ¡°Who sent it?¡± ¡°There¡¯s a card and the sender didn¡¯t put a name. Just a letter S.¡± He said. Elina watched his reaction. He stood, without moving, every emotions devoid off his face. Then he gritted his teeth. ¡°Bastard!¡± Taking a shirt by the rack. He hurried out of the room. Elina sighed. She show probably get dressed. And meet Aziel at the field. ¡°There¡¯s the present..¡± He took it from Buka¡¯s hands, going towards the study room. His feet was moving so fast. He had a bad feeling about this. A very bad one. He had to be sure what it is, if what he¡¯s feeling is wrong. He had never had a wrong feeling before. He opened the door, and Ezra stood up immediately from the seat he was sitting on, with his head a down a little. He haspletely forgotten he was there. He sat down, dropping the box on the table. Ezra remains standing. ¡°I-I-l..¡± ¡°Shut up and seat.¡± He sat down. Facing him. ¡°There¡¯s a letter attached to the box.¡± He pulled it off, giving it to Kenzo. ¡°Read it out.¡± He instructed. Ezra nodded and began reading. ¡°It goes like this.¡± ¡°Dear Kenzo Jamal Brennon. Surprisingly, how I was able to figure out your middle name. It was quite difficult. But I got it anyway. I received your present and I decided to send you one to let you know, I¡¯m still in the game. There¡¯s a party tonight, and you¡¯re my special guest of honor. Your name is there already, sorry it camete. Everyone is gonna be there¡­.¡± ¡°What kind of a short notice is that.¡± ¡°Shut up and continue..¡± ¡°Once you open the present I got, you woulde, toe meet me and I¡¯ll be waiting for you at the party. Ha- ha. I heard you have a lot of prettydies. Bring them. See you there. That¡¯s it, that¡¯s what¡¯s written in there.¡± Ezra watched him staring down at the box. Kenzo opened the box. He turned his face away to the side. Ezra went ahead and peeped into the box to see what was in there. He screamed and fell back, hitting his head on the ground. It was a head, a head of someone In the mansion. It can¡¯t be, they had his head chopped off, why, who was this man, Hazard wouldn¡¯t dare to do it. Though he would beat Kenzo¡¯s men to a pulp but he wouldn¡¯t kill them. Whoever did this was someone who wasn¡¯t scared of Kenzo, he was someone out of their league. Someone, already deep in this shit! ¡°We¡¯re going to the damn party!¡± His voice was hard and mostly like the beast Kenzo he was. She shot at the bottles, breaking everyone of it on spot. She was angry, but doesn¡¯t know why, she thought it was someone she was aiming at right now, someone like Hazard and Sara. Right in their skull. ¡°Wow! You did well.¡± ¡°I know right!¡± She dropped the gun on the table. ¡°But I noticed something, you seems pissed. Are you annoyed at something.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know why I¡¯m feeling that way. I¡¯ve got this damn something on my guts.¡±She replied. Chugging down the bottle of water. Aziel exhaled and sat down on the table. ¡°Is something going on?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll be a big fool if I don¡¯t tell you something bad is gonna happen. You¡¯ve to prepare for anything.¡± She nods. ¡°I¡¯ve noticed. Is it because of the election. Because what I¡¯ve gotten, once you¡¯re seated on that seat you literally ruled every mafia in the city. Definitely you¡¯ve to be in a lot of fight. That¡¯s why he asked that I got trained. Just in case I got used as a bait, I¡¯ll be able to fight my way out.¡± ¡°You know, I know you were smart, when I first saw you. I felt the something. I don¡¯t know what it was then. But it¡¯s was special, never felt like that about anyone, but when I saw, I felt it. I had to find out, why I felt that way towards you.¡± ¡°You were really good to me. Like I was your little sister. You got that hurt gaze on, whenever I was hurt. You have to look for a way to get me out of the dungeon. I wanted to know why you treated me that way too.¡± ¡°You¡¯re, my little sister. I never wanted to say it but I had to let you know about it.¡± ¡°Aziel, Aziel!¡± They snapped their head around. Seeing Sambas running towards them. ¡°There¡¯s fire on the mountain. Ben is dead!¡± Aziel twirled his head towards Elina. ¡°He has drawn the curtains. Be careful now, Elina.¡± He run off with Sambas, without giving her a space to think. Ben was dead. Who killed him? Hazard? Who could it be if not Hazard? The election was fast approaching. It was this month, she couldn¡¯t say it was someone else except because who did this had to be someone who knew and watched them. Who knew how much Ben is worth in the mansion. It was no other than Hazard and his aplices. Chapter 52 A n for KenzoN?velDrama.Org holds ? this. Zara sat in front of the mirror, wiping her eyes with the tissue, her face got stained by the mascara. She sniffed and dabbed her face. ¡°Crying doesn¡¯t suit you. I¡¯m not sure how that¡¯s gonna help you.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know why this is happening to me!¡± She cried more, staring at the pictures of Kenzo and Elina in Vietnam. She hurled her phone to the ground, it fell face down. Destroying the screen. She screamed and ruffled her hair. Screaming into the mirror. ¡°C¡¯mon stop it Zara!¡± Kay yelled. Pacing in front of her. ¡°This isn¡¯t what we should be doing right now, we should be thinking, that¡¯s what we should be doing. Lucky you¡¯ve a friend like me.¡± ¡°I never thought about this. I thought he was a man of his words. How could he?¡± She gritted her teeth. ¡°Your father wasn¡¯t lying when he said, that girl would do no good. She¡¯s so glue to Kenzo, she follows him everywhere! Listen to this Zara. She¡¯s taking your man from you.¡± She stood up from the small stool she sat on. paced in front of the mirror. Like someone Who was in a deep thought. ¡°There were prove, she was being caught with him in different ces. Together. It was just them. What do you think about that. Hes dating her! He¡¯s never gone out on a perfect date with you.¡± ¡°Shut up Kay! I¡¯m trying to think here.¡± ¡°I thought you needed more information.¡± ¡°Just let me think.¡± ¡°Think about what exactly, how you weren¡¯t able to y your card very well. You let a man like Kenzo slip off your fingers.¡± Kay sat on the bed. With a leg crossed over the other. ¡°Not like he was ever in love with me.¡± ¡°Does it really matter, what matters is that you¡¯ve got that ring on your finger. Damn girl!¡± ¡°There¡¯s a party going on tonight. I¡¯m sure you know nothing about it. You¡¯re kept in the dark Zara. It shouldn¡¯t be like that. You¡¯re the fianc¨¦. Kenzo soon to be bride. And you¡¯re been tossed aside. Not doing anything and watching some silly girl take over your man. It isn¡¯t done that way.¡± ¡°How did you know about all these.¡± ¡°It¡¯s me kay, I¡¯ve my ways and you know that.¡± Zara slumped on the bed beside her. ¡°Whenst did you go over to the mansion, whenst did you see him. Whenst did you go on a date with him? C¡¯mon Zara! You should know your stand.¡± ¡°He¡¯s not that kind of a person, stooping so low to someone like her.¡± ¡°That does change the fact that he¡¯s a man.¡± ¡°What does that imply?¡± ¡°You should know that.¡± She rolled her eyes at her. ¡°You should take my advice, make the wedding sooner, move over to the mansion. And be the queen you¡¯re. This shit doesn¡¯t suit you. You¡¯re Zara, you seems to be forgetting that.¡± ¡°What should I do, Kay, I need to get Kenzo back.¡± ¡°This is what we¡¯re gonna do. Starting from tonight..¡± she smirked and scoot closer to Zara. ¡°I¡¯ve got the perfect n for you..¡± ¡°Sure she¡¯s the one, she gonna appear tonight.¡± Savage asked. He was feeling more of himselftely, d he did what he did to Kenzo, that¡¯s was just a warning. Hazard nods. ¡°How should I trust you?¡± ¡°You already did, I not you won¡¯t have gone ahead with the n. Kenzo is gonna be here tonight. Ben is part of his bone, he isn¡¯t gonna look away.¡± ¡°That doesn¡¯t mean I trust you, as far as I know you¡¯re jumping over the rest of the mafia members to be in support of you. You wanted to be the badass ain¡¯t you? Isn¡¯t Why are you doing this¡± ¡°It¡¯s Because I wanna win. I don¡¯t care about anything else. I just want Kenzo out of the way. You want the same thing too. Because of what he did to your man..¡± ¡°Kenzo wasn¡¯t the one I was after, but he had to interfere and he happens to be the son of the one I¡¯m after.¡± His wheezed the smoke in front of his visitors face. Hazard waved it off with his hands. Still standing in front of him. Savage looked at him with a quirk brow. Watching him. ¡°If we could get the girl, beside him. He would pull him down on his feet.¡± ¡°Are you saying he would go for the girl than his own mother?¡± ¡°Kenzo never did care about his mother, because he lived all his life alone. He won¡¯t need it now. There¡¯s a higher possibility of us going for the girl and having a chance against him.¡± ¡°Are we gonna kill her?¡± ¡°Not yet. But we can get to tortured her a little.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s see, I¡¯m gonna see her first than I¡¯ll decide.¡± Hazard bow. ¡°Thank you.¡± ¡°You shouldn¡¯t thank me yet. We haven¡¯t done anything yet. Kenzo is smart unlike you. He¡¯s always ready for anything. So tonight I¡¯m curious on the act he¡¯s gonna disy, I wanna see who¡¯s gene is more dominant, is it Brown or Brennon.¡± He chuckled. ¡°When is the elections?¡± ¡°In three weeks.¡± ¡°We¡¯ve got to wrap things off then. Tonight would decide how high your chances are of winning.¡± ¡°I know right.¡± He hadn¡¯t been so humbled to anyone except this man right here. He was scary and powerful, Savage was the man that everyone thought was dead, and it turns out he wasn¡¯t dead after all. ¡°This party is for Kenzo, it¡¯s either it falls in or someone else falls in it. Get out, you should get ready.¡± ¡°I will.¡± He walked out of his presence. He hadn¡¯t told Ray, the result of it yet and that they are gonna use Elina as a bait to get Kenzo, if it doesn¡¯t work out, his mother would be next. They would kill her or Elina. Ray shouldn¡¯t be aware of it just yet. But after the party has taken full course or he might end up not telling him at all. It wasn¡¯t his fault, he doesn¡¯t wanna kill the girl either, but he doesn¡¯t know what Savage was nning he was just giving him pin points on about Kenzo¡¯s life. He¡¯s gonna do it. If nothing happens tonight, which was their first n if it doesn¡¯t work, thest n wouldn¡¯t fail. Thest n before the election, the final blow. Kenzo wouldn¡¯t escape from it, he was certain and it¡¯s gonna work. As far as Savage has his back, he was gonna win. He smiled, stuffed his hands in his pocket als walked out of the house of savage. With a victorious smile. Chapter 53 A disaster ¡°This How We¡¯re gonna do it. If it doesn¡¯t work that way we could go over to n B. Anyway, we ain¡¯t gonna lose.¡± ¡°So where do Ie in?¡± Elina asked. ¡°We¡¯re going in together.¡± He replied. ¡°So we ain¡¯t gonna give them what they¡¯re asking me, instead we¡¯re gonna have our own show in there. If that doesn¡¯t work we go for n B.¡± ¡°That¡¯s what I just said.¡± ¡°We should get ready, we¡¯ll be leaving in an hour.¡± ¡°Is Ezraing?¡± ¡°Yes. We need him. But he would be in the car, just in case something happens.¡± Ezra nodded. He knows Kenzo hasn¡¯t forgiven him yet for the fake result he brought. He didn¡¯t know the results was fabricated. Someone must have done it. If he had known he would have done it himself, that was the mistake he made, he didn¡¯t, but gave it to someone else to do it. And he deserves to get punished for it. ¡°Hey.¡± Aziel taps his shoulders, he flinched at the touch. He was getting scared already, Kenzo right now was full of fury. He could pull a bullet through your skull at the slightest provocation. ¡°Let¡¯s go out.¡± He nods. And stood up. Following Aziel out of the study. Sambas followed out too, giving Elina a signal to leave with them. But she turns a blind eye to it. ¡°You should go too.¡± He said to Elina, with his back against her. ¡°I would after you tell me what dress to put on.¡± ¡°Aziel would bring them to you.¡± ¡°Hope it¡¯s not gonna be a blue dress.¡± ¡°It is.¡± ¡°And then you¡¯ll be on ck suit.¡± ¡°Yes.¡±N?velDrama.Org holds ? this. ¡°That¡¯s seems like our uniform this days. We¡¯re always on blue and ck.¡± ¡°Get out.¡± His voice was low and hard, devoid of emotions. She sighed. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t be hurting alone. We¡¯re all hurting. It was Ben. He was part of us. We¡¯re feeling it too. That¡¯s why we¡¯re giving in our full support to make this work. You can¡¯t keep pushing us away.¡± ¡°Go away!¡± He yelled. She ran shortly to him. Hugging him from behind. He froze. When he felt her body pressed against his. ¡°Please. Just let me.¡± All she heard was his breathing. Then he spun around and took her hands off him. And hugged her. She hugged him back tightly. They hugged in silence. This was what he needed. Silence. And she was giving it to him. This was thest hug he was gonna get from her. Thest touch. He wanted it tost. He squeezed her body into his. He never wanted to let go. But her life could be in danger if as she said Hazard was working with Savage. Then he would target her. He would want to use her against him and he doesn¡¯t want that to happen. How is she gonna take the news. That¡¯s he¡¯s getting married. He hadn¡¯t speak to Zara in a while and he doesn¡¯t know what she¡¯s nning. He couldn¡¯t back down from this. Not now, it was kill or be killed. He was in the game. He pulled away. ¡°You should get ready.¡± Because after this. It¡¯s over between them, he wound send her away from here. She could go over to where she wants to. But stay far from him. That was it. After tonight. ¡°You can leave Elina.¡± She nods and stands on her toe to kiss him, but wasn¡¯t still enough yet. He chuckled at her small she was. So he helped her from straining so much. Bringing his head downwards to kiss her. She kissed him back. Wrapping her hands around him. Kissing him. He opened up for her. For once he was gonna let her gain dominance over his mouth. He pressed her body against him. So she could feel his groin, about to raise up. His hands went up to her ass and grabbed them. She moaned in his mouth. He pulled away, taking two steps back from her. ¡°This is enough.¡± She nods and walked out of the study room. Shutting the door behind her. Ah! He groaned. Hitting his fist on the table. ¡°ahhh!¡± He swept the books off the table with his hands. He woulde back for you Elina, he just had to win this fight and then woo you like every normal guy would. That¡¯s what he wanted. But for now, her safety was what matters to him. ¡°We¡¯re all ready?¡± ¡°Yes master.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go. Where¡¯s Elina?¡± ¡°She¡¯s in the car already.¡± ¡°We¡¯ll meet there then.¡± They bow and enters the separate cars. He was alone in the car with Aziel. He filled his gun with bullet. Ams dropped them in the empty seat beside him. He didn¡¯t want Elina to be beside him. It was better this way. Though he was missing her already. It just had to be this way. This was the n. He told them but that wasn¡¯t the real reason. This was it. He didn¡¯t know how he was gonna tell her to leave. Maybe she had an idea, maybe she has a clue about what he was going to say, since she didn¡¯t argue with him and decided to do just what he asked. She acted so different, maybe she was able to sense it that he doesn¡¯t want to be with her for that moment. He never nned for this moment. ¡°We¡¯re here.¡± He stopped the car, came out and opened the door for Kenzo. He step out with the gun in his hands. He stood by the car door waiting for the next car to pile up. They came out of the car and it was remaining the car Elina was. He waited for her but the car wasn¡¯ting yet. ¡°What¡¯s taking them so long?¡± ¡°I¡¯m gonna call him.¡± Aziel pulled out his phone making a call through Sambas but it went straight to voicemail. So he decided to leave a message for him. ¡°They should be here by now. Why ain¡¯t they here?¡± He was getting worried. Maybe he would have asked her to be in the same car he was. Now he was all getting worried about her. Why isn¡¯t she here. ¡°I can see the caring..¡± He exhaled. And acted like he was never worried about her. The car stopped behind them. Everyone turned. Waiting for them to get out. A man came out of the driver seat and went round to open the door for her toe out of the car. Her legs were the first thing they saw. Then her body, her body was bigger than Elina, Kenzo glue his eyes to her body watching her. Then her face came in view, he turned to the driver and saw that it wasn¡¯t Sambas. Who the hell was he? She wore the blue gown that she has to wear, it appears shorter to her body, because she was more curvy and her hips and boos, got most part of the dress. He won¡¯t deny that she looks hot on it. But she wasn¡¯t Elina. Where¡¯s Elina. Who was this girl? She step closer into the light. And everyone got to see her face. ¡°Zara!¡± Kenzo yelled. ¡°Elina, where¡¯s she?¡± ¡°Back home. She¡¯s safe. Tonight I¡¯ll be right by your side.¡± ¡°What of Sambas? What did you do to them.¡± ¡°Nothing, they are safe. Maybe they would wake till tomorrow morning after everything is done. And I told her a few things she needs to know about us. Let¡¯s go honey. I know you miss me. I¡¯ll talk about that at night.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Kenzo ordered. With his face as hard as rock. They couldn¡¯t go back now. They were already here they had to go through with it. With or without Elina. But he wanted her here because by tomorrow everything was gonna change. Since she had seen Zara. A lot has happened then, that had changed her way of thinking. He could say she made it easier for him. It¡¯s time to let her go¡­ Chapter 54 Heartbreaks The hall in which the party was being held was big. It was part of Savage home. He smiled when he saw the people wereing. The party has begun. But just one person he was waiting for. The master of the party. Kenzo Brennon. Then he saw his fathering in. ¡°Mr. Brennon! What a great honor of seeing you again. You did honor my invite.¡± ¡°Why are you here, why did youe back. You should have died.¡± ¡°Come hug me, I know you miss me. I missed you so much too. My good old friend.¡± ¡°To hell with you.¡± ¡°Same with you.¡± Chief Brennon forced a smile. When he saw people staring at them. ¡°I was wondering what your son would put up tonight. You should be curious too. Cause there¡¯re gonna be blood.¡± ¡°I can see that. Your blood is gonna be spilling.¡± He shoved him aside and walked into the party hall with his wife. He knew Savage was up to something. And he was part of his target. He wasn¡¯t as strong as he use to, never was he as smart as he used to be. Everything has changed now. Savage thinks he could outsmart Kenzo, he doesn¡¯t know anything. Just watch and see how he would be mocked in his party. Stupid old monkey. Savage groaned inwardly. Annoying bastard! He was gonna end the old man soon. He would put a bullet to his damn skull. But nothing hurts more than seeing your child die in front of you. And that¡¯s just what he¡¯s gonna do. Kill Kenzo in front of him. And everyone would see that. ¡°You¡¯ll go in first, Take Zara with you.¡± ¡°I thought I was going with you.¡± ¡°That¡¯s the n, Zara. She told you didn¡¯t she?¡± She rolled her eyes. ¡°I couldn¡¯t understand the thing she bbed about.¡± ¡°Just go with Aziel, that¡¯s all you¡¯ve to do.¡± She nods obediently. Linked her hands with Aziel. ¡°We just had to confuse them a little and buy me enough time to find Savage. He has Sally in hostage.¡± ¡°I shoulde.¡± ¡°You can¡¯te. Just stay at the party and have fun. Keep it going. Once the light went out. I¡¯ll join you. Go!¡± ¡°Wait, I¡¯ve got a little confession to make.¡± Kenzo re at her. ¡°My hands kinda slip, and I shot Sambas. He¡¯s was so stubborn. You should send Ezra to go check upon them.¡± ¡°You little brat!¡± ¡°He was gonna ruin the n.¡± Arg! He wanted to strangle her. ¡°What about her. Did you hurt her as well?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t..¡± she rolled her eyes at him. Tugging Aziel hands so they could leave. Kenzo¡¯s gaze was burning so hard on them. They walked into the party. And Kenzo took the other way. With three of his men. He didn¡¯t search for long. When he saw him going upstairs. He was able to know he was savage. Since he was talking to Hazard. Probably nning his dead. Nothing hurt your enemy more than surprising them. ¡°Here I¡¯m. Come get me.¡± They spin around. Seeing the smirking face of Kenzo staring at them. ¡°I¡¯m here. Ain¡¯t you looking for me.¡± He chuckled at their stunt look. Then they both looked everywhere. Probably searching for their guards. ¡°Oh! They are underneath the stairs. I didn¡¯t want the guest to see them. It would look so good you know.¡± ¡°How??¡± Hazard slurred. Savage looked more surprised, then he began running upstairs. Kenzo followed quietly counting his steps. Getting closer to Hazard, who remained rooted on spot. He stopped walking when he was close enough to him. He smirked. ¡°You¡¯re dying if you keep standing there. Run!¡± Hazard didn¡¯t bother running down the stairs because Kenzo men were there, so he jumped down, falling on the ground, where the party was being held. Savage bolted the door of this office. Thinking Kenzo won¡¯t get in. ¡°What do you mean she¡¯s gone?¡± The next thing he heard was a gunshot. ¡°Hello?¡± ¡°They¡¯re here..¡± ¡°Hello. ¡± Another gunshot came in, not from the phone call but from outside his office and his door flung open. ¡°What are you doing?¡± He tried to maintain his voice. But he couldn¡¯t, his other hand rummaging his drawers, searching for his gun. ¡°What do you think you¡¯re gonna do, kill me. No way. I¡¯ve nine life. One is gone. Remaining eight.¡± ¡°Just wait and see.¡± ¡°Ain¡¯t gonna see anything.¡± ¡°Til she¡¯s dead. They will call you so.¡± Just then his phone began ringing. Aziel. ¡°Aziel What¡¯s wrong?¡± ¡°Zara was shot!¡± He heard lord Gilbert¡¯s faint cry. ¡°Zara! My dear.¡± Shit! He cussed. Elina was the target. She would have been the one shot. ¡°I was gonna kill you but I don¡¯t think I could do that anymore someone else would. You should go back to where you belong, this ce ain¡¯t for you.¡± The light in the hall went out. Just like Kenzo had said. Zara was still in his hands. He didn¡¯t know where the bullet came from. Immediately she had stepped in. It went to her. At her lower abdomen, she walked into a trap set for Elina. Just after she was shot. He felt a bullet pierce into his arms. What was this? This was the n they had. When the light came up again. Kenzo was beside him. ¡°I¡¯mte.¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡± ¡°C¡¯mon I¡¯ll help you up.¡± ¡°What Hazard?¡± ¡°I couldn¡¯t kill him just yet. He¡¯s mypetitor for the election remember.¡±N?velDrama.Org holds ? this. He helps Aziel up his feet. Lord Gilbert was still crying over his daughter. ¡°We should take her to a hospital.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you dare touch her, you cause this?¡± ¡°Look up.¡± He ordered. Lord Gilbert looked. And saw everyone¡¯s attention was on the chandelier. Hanging on the chandelier was Savaged. He has stripped off his clothes. And over his head was written. ¡°Wee to the Party!¡± He would haveughed if not for the fact that his daughter¡¯s life was in danger. ¡°He¡¯s all yours. The decision you¡¯re gonna make. Whether you save him or tell kill. I know you¡¯ve got a gun with you. C¡¯mon Aziel!¡± He squat and took Zara in his hands. Why was a part of him grateful, that it wasn¡¯t Elina that got shot. ¡°All I want from you is to tell me that it¡¯s all a lie and that you love me! Just tell me you love me! And non of these is true!¡± She cried hitting his chest. ¡°I don¡¯t love, I never did love you. You only had a good body to fuck that¡¯s why I stayed and fucked You.¡± ¡°No, I don¡¯t believe that! Then why do you look always look at me like that? Kiss me every morning. Why do you act that way, why!¡± She cried harder. ¡°You¡¯re stupid, only a fool would love someone like you. I don¡¯t see why you would think I love you. I did that so you would open up to me. I never loved you, Elina. Never would.¡± ¡°You bastard!¡± She faced the wall, wiping her face with her palm. ¡°So you¡¯re gonna marry her, you know all this while and you didn¡¯t bother telling me. You lead me on.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t want it to end so soon.¡± Yes! That was true. He didn¡¯t want her leaving him very quickly. So he didn¡¯t want her to know. And he had her phone seized, she couldn¡¯t call or use the inte. And gave her a new one. Which is just for calls. He did that, so she won¡¯t leave him then. ¡°I so fucking hate you!¡± She spat out. ¡°I know. She¡¯s moving in here, she gonna stay and next week is the wedding, you could co¡­¡± she didn¡¯t know when her hands went up to his face and ps him. He looked shocked, she was shocked as well. That she was able to hit him. Kenzo mped his lips shut. Said nothing else and waited for her to speak. She sniffed. ¡°So why? Why did you do this to me? Why didn¡¯t just let me be? Why did you fuck me!¡± ¡°You throw yourself on me. You begged me. You never knew you were that cheap. I had to give you what you want. You didn¡¯t expect me to say no, did you?¡± ¡°Asshole!¡± She pushed him aside. ¡°Did I tell you I love you, did I say it out loud, you look pitiable, that¡¯s why I was that way to you. Who would love someone like you.¡± She halted. ¡°Elina, you¡¯re no different from Sara or Zara. You¡¯re just like other girls I¡¯ve fucked. You ain¡¯t even worth my attention.¡± That hits her. She wasn¡¯t worth it. The tears were pouring again. She thought she was never gonna get hurt, but she was wrong nothing hurts more than being hurt by someone who knew your pains and your weakness. ¡°I was so stupid. Can I have my phone back?¡± He took it out from his pocket and hurled it on the bed. She sniffed again. And took it, stuffing it in her jean pocket. She was certain, Love wasn¡¯t for her, anyone she end up loving, always end up hurting her this way. ¡°Get out of the mansion, I don¡¯t wanna see you again. Anywhere near the mansion or anywhere near me. You¡¯ll get killed. Consider yourself lucky for not being killed. This is my honest offer. Get the fuck out of here this instance!¡± This was the man she once knew, hard and monster-like. This was the Kenzo she met, months ago. And he was back. The monster Kenzo, where was the sweet one. Doubt, it was all a facade to satisfy his needs. Asshole! ¡°You can take anything you want. I¡¯ll have Aziel send you any amount of money you need..¡± ¡°50 billion. And I need it to now.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°For my time here. For fucking You. I need 50 billion. For everything, I¡¯ve felt in here. The hurts, the torture, and the tears and heartbreak.¡± He chuckled. ¡°You¡¯re a sly one ain¡¯t you.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have that. A million would do.¡± She eyed him with so much hatred. ¡°I don¡¯t need you, money bastard!¡± She snarled. ¡°Go fuck yourself.¡± She walked past him, after taking his car key that was in his hands. The new limousine, he bought. Which he had taken to the partyst night. Since he came back alive she was sure he won the game. And there was no need asking, though at the back of her mind she was worriedst night when their car was taken by his supposed wife to be and strip her off her clothes. Leaving her in just her undies. Sambas was shot because of her. Grateful, it was on his shoulders. She didn¡¯t want him to get hurt more than he was. She had to do what they ask. Zara, Kama is real! She clutched her fist any time she thought about it. ¡°Elina!¡± He marched down after her. She was running outside. Open the car and got in. ¡°You can¡¯t drive.¡± ¡°I can.¡± ¡°Open the door!¡± He ordered. ¡°Open the gate.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you dare!¡± ¡°Fine!¡± She ignite it and began driving, towards the gate that was shut. She doesn¡¯t care she was gonna drive out, with the car, even if the gate was shut. She bashed the gate with the car. Kenzo stood watching her. She drove back again, driving towards the spot Kenzo was standing, he ran back. Running into the mansion. She smirked. He should have stayed and watched how she¡¯s gonna brush him with the car. ¡°Crazy bitch!¡± He yelled. ¡°Asshole!¡± She yelled back. And marched the elerator. The gateman ducked out of sight as the car wasing again. She hit the gate and it opened. The limo was destroyed at the front. She didn¡¯t mind. She drove out. Giving them a middle finger. ¡°I¡¯lle back for you bitch! Argh!¡± He yelled. He was out now. Standing at the gate and was watching her. As she drove crazily. ¡°You better don¡¯t kill yourself!¡± He warns. She gave him a middle finger. And she was gone! He didn¡¯t see her again. He sat down on the ground. With his hands sped on his head. ¡°Boss,¡± Aziel called. Squatting down beside him. ¡°She¡¯s gone.¡± He replied. Chapter 55 Reconcile Elina quietly sips from the bottle of vodka, as she stares into space in the bar. Nothing seems to be getting her at the moment. She took a huge gulp of the drink. And dropped it in on the table. With a sigh. ¡°Hey, I need another bottle!¡± She yelled over the loud music. She was tipsy already, she could feel it. But she needs more drink. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t bother about that.¡± Someone slumped down on the next seat which was beside her. She wipes her eyes to look at the intruder. ring at the person from beneath hershes. ¡°Who the fuck are you?¡± She screeched, standing on her feet, but staggered backward, falling back into the chair she sat on. ¡°I know you¡¯ll be here.¡± She yanked the bottle from her hands. ¡°Bar. bra..¡± she hups. ¡°Yes, it¡¯s me! Winch!¡± She yelled in her face. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t drink too much because of a jerk.¡± ¡°Why are you here?¡± She slurred. ¡°Why else would I be there, I saw the picture online, he¡¯s getting married, as soon as she recovers from whatever illness they said she was having. I know he would send you out. Or kill you. But he chose the former. Now get up. You shouldn¡¯t be wasting your life this way.¡± ¡°It¡¯s already wasted.¡± She grabbed the bottle with Barbra. With a hand, she pushed Elina aside. She falls off the chair. Unto the ground. She stood up, holding the table. ¡°Give me my drink and get the fuck out of here, I don¡¯t wanna see your stupid face ever again!¡± ¡°Go away!¡± ¡°I want to, but I can¡¯t, you were my best friend, like a sister. I did the stupidest thing ever, I don¡¯t know. It just happened. I¡¯m sorry Elina. I don¡¯t even know why I can¡¯t stop thinking about you. I thought I was gonna hate you. I tried but I couldn¡¯t. Instead, I keep hating myself. That¡¯s all my fault.¡± ¡°Go to Hell!¡± She slurred. Eventually getting hold of the bottle again. Barbra wiped her tears off with her palm. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, El, I ran over here, even to your house, I was nning on going to meet Kenzo if I didn¡¯t see you. I was scared, I was gonna lose someone again. And if something had happened to you. I would never have forgiven myself. I was excited when I found you here. I told you he was gonna Cast you out, he never did believe. You¡¯ve seen it now, haven¡¯t you? I¡¯m sorry El.¡± She cried. El cried as well. She didn¡¯t know the particr she cried, but she cried for a whole lot of reasons. And for her life in particr. Did cast her out of his life. Pulling her into a hug. Mother, were you watching? Did you see how fucked up your daughter¡¯s life is? How stupid she had been. She remembered, she saw the news online, his engagement. How could she forget about that? She had been so carried away. And everything became like a dream to her. Her life taking a turn overnight! Damn her life! ¡°I¡¯m sorry for being a pain in ya ass.¡± ¡°Sorry for being a bitch and acting like I never care and like I hated you. I never did. I was just pissed with myself, I was jealous of you.¡± Elina pulled away from the hug. ¡°Jealous?¡± ¡°Yeah, you were pretty, smart, and have a perfect figure. Ha. I wasn¡¯t any of that.¡± She understood the bitterugh she did. In between the lines. ¡°I was acting like a teenager, I know. You acted Like you didn¡¯t know, made me annoyed. But I love you. You were my best friend. I can¡¯t leave Ray for you. I love him.¡± Elina chuckled. ¡°You can have the shithead. I was the ugly one, I admire you a lot. I looked up to you too. But after what you did. I hated you to the core. I was gonna have my revenge on you.¡± She sighed. With her eyes down at her feet. ¡°You Love Ray, you could have the asshole!¡± She screamed. They shared a smallugh. Barbra held her so she won¡¯t fall off the chair again. ¡°Still tipsy.¡± With thest gulp, she finished the entire vodka and dropped the bottle. ¡°Let¡¯s go home.¡± ¡°Home, yes home.¡± Sheughed hysterically. Barbra lift her off her feet. With a hand over her shoulders, taking her out of the bar. Aziel hid when he saw theming his way. That was his little sister, he had no idea how fast she had grown or how the years had slipped through. She was just a baby when he left home or rather, he was used to paying a debt their father owns. That was thest time he remembered being around his family. He never thought he would see her again or he never searched for them either. But she came to him. That he had a family and she was his family, the only one left. He wouldn¡¯t have known, he wouldn¡¯t have bothered searching for them and finding out what happened. He would¡¯ve been leaving his life just as he had been with Kenzo and nothing was gonna change that now or never. But he wanted her close and safe. She was his sister, the baby he couldn¡¯t wait for them to have. And when she was born, he was so protective of her. With his injured shoulder, he hid behind the table, as they walked past him. He had been here to make sure she was alright and if anyone impose a threat he was gonna be ready to attack, he thought Barbra would be, but she wasn¡¯t, seems she wouldn¡¯t be in much harm anyway, but he couldn¡¯t say, he had to be there to watch her and he had to protect the master too that was his duty and his promise. He would watch her till Sambas is strong enough to stand on his feet again. He couldn¡¯t say how much relief he felt that he didn¡¯t kill her. She wasn¡¯t supposed to leave the mansion alive because of what she knew and what she saw. But she did, grateful his master was able to listen to his plea.N?velDrama.Org content. And allow her to be alive. He didn¡¯t wanna do it either. It made it all easy for him. And now she was out of the mansion, getting the freedom she deserves. Lord Gilbert wouldn¡¯te for her anymore but just remain the psycho friend she has. Ray! Chapter 56 A hangover Elina woke up with a bad headache she¡¯s having such a bad hangover. She groaned, lifting her head from the bed. Damn! She felt like shit. Argh! Standing up from the bed, she sat on her floor with her back leaning on the bed. She saw a note posted on a cup. With the words written. For your hangover. Stretching a little, she pulled the note off the cup and stare at it. Wondering who write it. Nevertheless, she took the cup and drank from it. She felt a little refreshed though. Shutting her eyes. And reopened, gawp at the room she was, it was her room! Her small house, how did she get back in here, she remembered going into the barst night, but she didn¡¯t remember anything else after drinking the vodka. She ruffled her hair. Jeez! How can she be so stupid! What if a stranger took her home and.. and.. she gulped, checking herself, she wasn¡¯t in the dress she worest night, she was in a different ware. Her nightie. She runs her hands over her body. Checking if she felt anything. What could have happened? She chugged down the entire tea, whoever brought her in was still in here in her small, dirty apartment. Argh! She mentally screamed! ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you?.¡± Her head was still heavy for her to lift, so she did it slowly, looking at the intruder with an eye, her head hurts. She slumped beside her. ¡°Oh, my Gawd! It¡¯s you right, tell me it¡¯s you not a guy.¡± ¡°It¡¯s me silly..¡± Barbara smiled. Nudging her by the shoulders. Elina maintain her facial expression, though she had been a little relieved it wasn¡¯t a stranger who took her home. Seeing the looks she had on, she had to speak up forst night, maybe she hadn¡¯t remembered yet. Before she could speak, Elina spoke up. ¡°I didn¡¯t do anything sillyst night did?¡± ¡°You were sweet.¡± She chuckled. ¡°Oh!¡± She mouthed. And looked away. Seeing Barbra here means, they must have settled things among themselvesst night. Though she couldn¡¯t remember. ¡°Last night, we said a lot to each other. And among all, you said you forgave him and I could go ahead and have Ray.¡± ¡°I said that, well..¡± she paused and exhaled. ¡°I don¡¯t care about him.¡± ¡°He¡¯s still your best friend.¡± ¡°He was, my best friend not anymore since he became part of the people that wanted Kenzo dead. He shouldn¡¯t do that.¡± ¡°He cares for you, wanted you home.¡± ¡°He¡¯s a psycho.¡± ¡°He wasn¡¯t that way before was he? It was the pain of losing you and couldn¡¯t have you back. Those feelings hurt you know.¡± She remembered now, how she cried on her shoulders. She huffed at the memories. Barbra exhaled too. They shared a smallugh. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± ¡°It won¡¯t change anything, now I¡¯m kinda grateful it happened. Else I wouldn¡¯t have been here now. It was part of what changed me. To deviate from what you guys thought I was.¡± ¡°If it hadn¡¯t happened, Kenzo wouldn¡¯t have let you off either.¡± ¡°I agree with you on that, but it made it a lot easier. Because I wasn¡¯t forced to do anything. I did everything I did. Willingly.¡± ¡°You¡¯ve changed. A lot.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve missed this..¡± ¡°Me too. I missed it a lot.¡± They chuckled. ¡°I can be able to talk to someone who understands me, not just someone but a best friend of mine.¡± Barbra smiles. ¡°I wanted to apologize sooner but didn¡¯t know how I was gonna do it. You could have asked Aziel or sambas to deal with me if I hade anyway near you.¡± ¡°At then I was pissed off.¡±All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. ¡°so what are your ns?¡± She looked around. ¡°Back to my old life.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think you could do that anymore.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°I was going through stuff online and I saw this.¡± She brought out the phone and gave it to her. Elina stares at it. It was a picture of her, the night she went to meet Chief Brennon. She was standing and looking so fucking beautiful. She had been taken unaware. The caption¡­ Midnight beauty¡­ Wow! She sped her hands over her mouth. She had a lot of views on it. ¡°Who could have done this?¡± ¡°Who else would, the consigliere Kenzo.¡± Elina chuckled. ¡°So your life has changed, and it¡¯s going to be bigger and bigger, as far as you¡¯re alive. He did this, so you¡¯ll be exposed. And if anything happens to you, everyone would know.¡± ¡°Kenzo Brennon. The stupid asshole!¡± ¡°He isn¡¯t stupid, he did this to keep you safe. I maybe might have misjudged him. Maybe I was wrong somewhere in my judgment and you were right. You shouldn¡¯t give up yet.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve already. I don¡¯t wanna do this again. It might sound so hrious and everyone wouldugh at it. But it hurts like shit! It hurts so bad.¡± Her eyes got teary and the tears didn¡¯t hesitate to stream down her face. ¡°I thought I was never gonna feel this way ever again. But I was wrong because it only got worse.¡± She sniffed. Barbra pulled her into a hug. ¡°I don¡¯t wanna talk about him anymore. I¡¯m just gonna live my life, the best way I can. Go back to working at carols. Forget that I once had a life with him.¡± ¡°What if theye for you?¡± ¡°I can protect myself. I¡¯ve got a gun. And I can fight:¡± She pulled away from Barbra and stood up Her feet. ¡°He could get married for all I care, win or lose the election, I don¡¯t fucking care anymore.¡± ¡°That¡¯s what you¡¯re saying huh?¡± She stood up as. ¡°Now I¡¯m gonna start by cleaning up the house. Are you gonna join me or not?¡± ¡°Am in.¡± Elina smiled. And walked towards the bathroom. ¡°I¡¯ll wash up a little.¡± Barbra could see the pains in her eyes. She wasn¡¯t fine at all. Elina, all she ever had was heartbreaks. From everyone she truly gives her heart into. That was her weak spot, her heart. And for the third time got broken. And even worse. Because she had no idea what¡¯s toe. She has changed, so much that she wished, she was never the Elina she knew. She saw the gun on her bedside table. And sighed. This was what she was talking about. She drinks too. And brave wildly. And Ever was stuck in the hospital for life and death. Because of her, what she did to her. Elina Brooke, she had be scared of you now. Because she could do anything to her or anyone without a blink of an eye. Chapter 57 A bitch ¡°We should postpone the wedding don¡¯t you think.¡± Kenzo suggested sitting beside her on the bed. She shook her head slowly. ¡°We ain¡¯t doing any of that. Everyone is waiting for our wedding, we can¡¯t just postpone it anymore. I¡¯ll be fine before the wedding.¡± She exhaled. ¡°How long have I been here?¡± ¡°A terrible week.¡± He blurts out before he could stop himself. She gave him a look. ¡°Guess she¡¯s gone right? To the grave. Such a lowlife..¡± it was Kenzo¡¯s turn to look at her with a re. He couldn¡¯t say anything else. He didn¡¯t know how he felt these days. Hees home every night, thinking he would find her on the couch waiting or in his room. What he found was emptiness. She wasn¡¯t here, why does it seem so difficult for him to understand that she was gone and with the look in her eyes. He doubt if he would ever have a ce in her life anymore. She was nevering back to him. Now or never! His body longs for her, he wanted her, to feel her, taste her, and love her but it wasn¡¯t possible. Though she tried to conceal most of her emotions. But he knew he was worse than Ray, for hurting her like that. If only she could understand. If only she would know how much he cares for her¡­ ¡°Master, you¡¯ve got a call!¡± Buka announced from the door. Without hesitating he stood up, going out of the room. Ezra who was standing outside got in, immediately he came out. He walkedzily to the telephone and received the call. ¡°Kenzo¡­¡± There was only one person who would call him that way with so much affection in the voice. ¡°I called to say thank you. I tried calling for days but you weren¡¯t picking.¡± ¡°I was busy.¡± ¡°Okay, I understand.¡± Kenzo exhaled. He doesn¡¯t know what to say next or how he¡¯s gonna say it. He had never been called once by an elder woman. And the woman who happens to be his mother. ¡°I was hoping you would be chance to be with us for Christmas in Vietnam. We could stay a day together..¡± ¡°Why would you want to spend a day with the child you abandoned?¡± ¡°I told you, it wasn¡¯t international. I did that to protect you.¡± ¡°You did right.¡± He bluntly replied. ¡°I¡¯ll let you know if I would be there.¡± ¡°And You shoulde with her.. the girl..¡± Kenzo sighed. ¡°I¡¯m sure you saw or heard about the news that I¡¯m getting married to Zara Gilbert. It¡¯s no news. The wedding is in two weeks. You shoulde to see us wed.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t love her.¡± ¡°Who cares about that. You¡¯reing ain¡¯t you.¡± ¡°I woulde for you son, not for the wedding. I can¡¯t see the man who wanted us dead. Getting married to my son.¡± ¡°That¡¯s had nothing to do with the daughter.¡± ¡°To me it does, everything. Take care son.¡± She hung up on the phone. Kenzo huffed puffed. Walked out of the house, he needed something to cool off with. Getting a drink or something. He sauntered to the car park, entering the Lamborghini since she had taken the limo he bought, crazy bitch! He smiled at the thought¡­ He would go alone, without taking anyone with him. He would go over to the bar and just get a drink. Drink till stupor. ¡°Elina, I¡¯m off to work. See you after work!¡± Barbra yelled. She had an evening shift. And she had to be there, that was here she was running off to. Elina slumped on the bed, with a groan, was a little bit tired of all the chores she had been doing. It¡¯s been a week and it¡¯s felt like two long days. She had been here, indoors, talking to no one except Barbra. She needed a change of position, she had to go out, for tonight. Clear her thought off Kenzo. Since he seems to be dwelling much in her thoughts these days. Breathing out. She nced around. She couldn¡¯t stay here alone, she was feeling bored already. Having some fun wouldn¡¯t be bad, would it? She jumped up. Running through the wardrobe. To get a dress. She found one and brought it out of the wardrobe. This would do. She ran out to the bathroom. To have a cold bath. She turns on the shower, stripped herself off her clothes, and stood underneath. As the water runs down her body. Taking up the silver strip gown. She wore them on her body. It was short and hug her figures as usual. She sat down on the front table. Taking the mascara on the table, just a light makeup would do for the night. Staring at herself in the mirror, she looked perfect. She smacked her lips together and stood up from the chair, taking her small purse, and walked out of the house, shutting the door behind her. Tonight she would go somewhere, Barbra wouldn¡¯t find her, the bar Kenzo had taken her, where she had met his father. And this time she would fully enjoy herself, besides she had his ck card with her, remembering she hadn¡¯t taken her gun with her, she ran back in, she shouldn¡¯t forget such important stuff like that when she was going into the lion¡¯s den, into the party of the mafia, the gangster and the billionaires, she might get lucky getting to meet one. And she did meet one. Seated all by herself, drinking the vodka, which had be her favorite. She wriggles her waist slowly to the beat. She could feel the prying eyes of strangers staring hungrily at her. Damn! She was hot. With the bottle of vodka, she stood up, walking towards the dance floor. ¡°Hey pretty, can I join you?¡± ¡°Yeah. Sure. Who am I to say no to a handsome man.¡± What was she saying, the alcohol was making her say crazy things. Smirking, he seems to like her response. He closed the distance between them with his body and started moving to the beat, there was something in the way he moved, he knew exactly how to move his body that got her staring at him. ¡°Are you just gonna stare at me or you¡¯re gonna dance?¡± His words caught her off guard. She turned her body around so he couldn¡¯t see her face, her back was pressed against him. She could feel his every move, her body swayed from left to right-aligned with the music, he ced his hands on her hips keeping their body connect. She loved the way he was holding her. She swayed her hips slightly and arched her back so her head was on his chest, he liked it. As her hips moves her ass was grinding his groin area¡­ ¡°You like teasing huh?¡± Before she could reply to him. A hand yanked the stranger off her. Pushing him away from her. ¡°How dare you!¡± His voice half yelled, so evident in his voice that he had been enduring for long. Watching her, and he just can¡¯t take it anymore. Elina looked surprised seeing him, he ruin the moment, she was beginning to like the stranger. ¡°Stay away from my woman!¡±Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. And that got everyone¡¯s attention. ¡°Ain¡¯t you getting married?¡± ¡°None of your fucking business Lucas. She¡¯s off-limit.¡± ¡°What¡¯s she to you then, your slut?¡± ¡°Fuck off.¡± Lucas chucked. ¡°Thought as much, one of your bitches huh? Still ain¡¯t over her yet, she hot tho.¡± Kenzo clutched his fist, he was ready to punch If he doesn¡¯t get the fuck out of here at thest minute. ¡°I¡¯ve one question, who is she to you, isn¡¯t she your bitch? Cause she¡¯s not your woman, everyone knows who your woman is¡­ Zara obviously, so who is she?¡± In reply, he felt his head pull off. Kenzo punched him. Punch that took him off his feet. ¡°Don¡¯t you dare mess around her? It¡± Chapter 58 You¡¯re pregnant He grabbed her hands, taking her to his side. And drag her to his side. She looked puzzled but kept her lips shut. Lucas stood up, wiping the blood off his lips. A sly smile appears on his lips. And then he brought out his gun. Kenzo held Elina behind him. ¡°I wish I could shoot you right now. Destroy your skull.¡± ¡°You should drop the gun. If you wanna be alive in the next five seconds. And you know what I mean.¡± ¡°Oh hail the king Kenzo!¡± He mocked, withdrawing the gun. He turned his gaze towards Elina. ¡°You shoulde to me, anytime any day. I¡¯ll be there for you. This is my card.¡± ¡°Get the fuck out of here,¡± He swept the card off his hand. ¡°I¡¯m just trying to be nice. She¡¯s just your slut anyway, everyone knows that.¡± He chuckled, winking at Elina. ¡°You¡¯re killing it, baby.¡± He walked out of the bar. Elina moved away from Kenzo. Dropping the bottle of vodka on the table, without a second nce, she ambled away. Kenzo followed behind her quietly. He knew she was mad at him. Who would be? Her looks and everything said it. She was walking without stopping. He had to stop her, holding her by the hand, she yanked it off. ¡°Elina, wait.¡± She twirled around with a re. ¡°What do you want, you should be getting ready for your wedding.¡± ¡°I know, let me take you home.¡± ¡°Get the fuck out of my sight. Ain¡¯t I a slut to you. You said that to my face and I guess everyone knows as well. I¡¯m just a cheap slut.¡± ¡°That¡¯s what you were trying to do in there!¡± He emphasized. ¡°What do you care, we¡¯ve no business together.¡± His lips parted but no words came out. ¡°We just fucked. It isn¡¯t no big deal.¡± She looked away. He let go of her hands. ¡°it¡¯s no big deal. You ain¡¯t different from any girl I¡¯ve fucked. You¡¯re just cheap, go ahead, Open up your fucking p***y to every head.¡± He gritted his teeth. ¡°That¡¯s what I¡¯m gonna do, and you see Lucas. I¡¯m gonna fuck him!¡± She yelled. ¡°Argh!¡± He yelled, almost hitting her with his hands. He turned his back against her. And ruffle his head in frustration. It irks him when she said that. How dare she? How about he n on shopping Luca¡¯s dick off. It would be better. She sighed, turning to leave. ¡°You shouldn¡¯te to the wedding.¡± ¡°I wasn¡¯t gonnae.¡± ¡°I know you, Elina. And whatever you¡¯re nning stop it. And just focus on your miserable life.¡± Elina bites her lips. ¡°Ain¡¯t you tired of hurting me, leave me be, I don¡¯t care about your wedding. And I don¡¯t care about you either. I¡¯m getting back my life and you ain¡¯t in it. ¡± ¡°Good, I don¡¯t wanna see you either.¡± ¡°Andstly, what you just did, don¡¯t ever do it again. It shouldn¡¯t be your business who I meddle with.¡± She turns and began walking away. Crying as her back was against him. Seeing him again, she had wished she could hug him. She sniffing. She was tipsy before but she wasn¡¯t any longer, since she had cried her eyes out. A car stopped in front of her, she wipes her face with her hands to see who had stopped. Aziel. ¡°Get in, I¡¯ll take you home.¡± ¡°Did he tell you to do that?¡± ¡°He called me over, I had toe to get you, I don¡¯t want you to see me as his bodyguard this time, but your brother.¡± She sniffed. The tears wereing again. ¡°I need a hug.¡± She demands. Aziel came down from the car, shut the door, and pulled her into a hug. She hugged him tightly. Crying on his shoulders. ¡°You need to get your life together, Elina. Forget about everything, that way you could live, forget about this ce too, I know you came here because you missed him and the probability of seeing him again.¡± ¡°It isn¡¯t easy to just forget about everything, I¡¯ve been trying to, but I just can¡¯t..¡± ¡°Go back to your life then, go back to being Elina Brooke..¡± She was fast asleep when he arrived at her apartment, Barbra was pacing outside the porch, looking so worried. She exhaled when she saw Aziel with Elina in his armsing her way. She opened the door, so he could get in. ¡°She went drinking again, didn¡¯t she?¡± ¡°You should keep an eye on her. She might appear strong but she¡¯s very fragile.¡± Shey her on her bed, covering her with the duvet. ¡°Elina isn¡¯t as she was, you know she¡¯s changed, y¡¯all changed her into something she would never be. I¡¯ll be truthful, sometimes I¡¯m scared of her.¡± ¡°You shouldn¡¯t be, she wouldn¡¯t harm you if you stick to her. Andstly..¡± ¡°What Aziel?¡± ¡°Thank you..¡± The words she was about to slip got trapped in her mouth. She wasn¡¯t expecting him to say that. ¡°The wedding is just two weeks away. And then the election just a week after that. You would keep her safe won¡¯t you and keep yourself safe as well.¡± She nods. ¡°Stay safe Aziel.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll.¡± He nods at her, she followed him out of the house watching him till he got into his car and drove off. Sighing. She went back in and shut the door. *A week after * ¡°Wake up!¡± Barbra yelled, she stirred and gave her, her side. She smacked her butt. ¡°Elina!¡± ¡°I¡¯m tired.¡± ¡°What¡¯s making you so tired and dizzy you left Carol early yesterday, you didn¡¯t finish your shift. I did everything. You slept all through the evening till the next morning. Now get your ass up!¡± ¡°Just a little more.¡± ¡°No, you didn¡¯t eat the dinner I made. I thought you said you were gonna eat them.¡± ¡°I tried to, it only made me puke!¡± She made a disgusting face. Sitting up on the bed. ¡°You don¡¯t look good, you look sick.¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± ¡°You¡¯ve been like that sincest week. You need to go for a check-up, but that¡¯s after you eat breakfast.¡± ¡°What did you make?¡± ¡°Omelette.¡± ¡°Eww, I feel like puking out the sound It.¡± Barbra sat down beside her. ¡°It used to be your favorite.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± She shrugged. Suddenly she ran out of the bed into the bathroom, throwing up in the toilet. Barbra stood by the stand with a suspicious look on her face. ¡°Hope it¡¯s not what I¡¯m suspecting?¡± She flushed and wipe her face with the face towel and stood erect while leaning on the wall. ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°When was thest time you had sex?¡± ¡°Erm.. that was three weeks ago, I think.¡± ¡°Did he you take contraceptive?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t¡­ I didn¡¯t remember, I bought them though, but I took it just once.¡± ¡°Was it immediately after sex?¡±All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. ¡°No, it was three or four days after it.¡± ¡°Geez!¡± She palmed her forehead. ¡°Did he use condoms?¡± ¡°He didn¡¯t..¡± ¡°Elina¡­¡± she groaned. Shutting her eyes tightly together. ¡°You¡¯re pregnant¡­¡± Chapter 59 A test ¡°What do you mean? Ha! You must be crazy Barbra, ain¡¯t pregnant. I¡¯m just sick, it¡¯s normal being feverish.¡± ¡°You¡¯re acting dumb, there¡¯s a possibility of you being pregnant.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not okay, I¡¯m not pregnant.¡± ¡°How about we run a test. A pregnancy, just to confirm.¡± Elina rolled her eyes. ¡°Now!¡± ¡°Oh please.¡± ¡°I gonna get one you just stay put.¡± She warned walking out of the bathroom. Elina stares at space. It could be she¡¯s pregnant, besides they didn¡¯t have any protection against pregnancy. Just now. When she¡¯s getting her life back. This had to happen She¡¯s just eighteen! For crying out loud, how could she be so stupid? She sped her hands together, whispering a short prayer. Before Barbraes back. And if it is positive, there¡¯s no other option than abortion, getting rid of the baby. She couldn¡¯t have the baby, there¡¯s no way she could, he¡¯s getting married next week Friday, and she¡¯s here. Trying to get her life back and boom! She¡¯s pregnant! How ironic! For the man who never once loved her. Man who was a threat to her. Damn! Her life was so messed up, she couldn¡¯t even think of the pain thates with pregnancy. And carrying a big tummy all over her hood. How could she do that? ¡°I¡¯m back. Don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re thinking about it already.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t be pregnant.¡± ¡°You can¡¯t be Elina, it gonna be a game over for you if you¡¯re truly pregnant.¡± ¡°ce it in your pee.¡± She instructed. ¡°I¡¯ll be waiting outside for the results.¡± She gave her the test strip, reluctantly, she took it from her hold. Barbra takes red at her resistance then walked away. She gently shut the door behind her. Settling down. In the bed. Patiently waiting for her toe out of the bathroom. The possibility of her being pregnant was high and being pregnant woulde with a whole lot of trouble, a pregnancy she can¡¯t keep but she can¡¯t advise her to ruin it either. It took hours for her to get out of the bathroom, which got Barbra worried, just when she was about to get out of the bed and knock on the door, she came out. With puffy eyes. Barbra stood up, reaching out to her. ¡°Where¡¯s is it? What does it say?¡± ¡°It¡¯s fake.¡± ¡°What do you mean it¡¯s fake?¡± ¡°It¡¯s fake, I can¡¯t be pregnant.¡± With that, Barbra grabbed the test strip off her hands. And stare down at it. It shows a positive sign¡­ Her jaw dropped, staring at Elina. ¡°You¡¯re pregnant Elina.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t be pregnant, there has to be a mixup somewhere. It can¡¯t be. ¡°How about we go over to the hospital, and check them. Let¡¯s get an urate result. I can¡¯t be pregnant not now, I know what I¡¯m talking about.¡± She was about to break down. ¡°It¡¯s okay. We¡¯ll get through this.¡± She cried. Hugging her tight. ¡°I don¡¯t want this..¡± she cried harder. ¡°It¡¯s okay, stop crying El. Stop it. We¡¯ll go to the hospital and do a proper check-up.¡± They disengaged from the hug, Barbra wipe her tears off. ¡°Freshen up, we¡¯ll go over to a hospital, a good one. Okay.¡± Elina nodded. ¡°And if truly I¡¯m pregnant..¡± she sniffed. ¡°I¡¯m gonna get rid of it.¡± ¡°You want an abortion?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Elina!¡± She half yelled. ¡°It¡¯s risky.¡± ¡°I¡¯m gonna take the risk.¡± ¡°Elina.¡± It was a low whisper now. Then she exhaled. ¡°I know a good doctor though, I don¡¯t want you to do this. But if you insist. You could go over to meet him.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± She sniffed. ¡°Let¡¯s check-up first, then we¡¯ll know what¡¯s we¡¯re gonna do next.¡± Elina nods. Walking back into the bathroom. ¡°I¡¯ll be waiting in the dining, Let¡¯s have breakfast before we go.¡± Without getting a reply from Elina. She walked out of the room. With a sign. They never thought of this happening, but it did happen. She can¡¯t let Elina go for an abortion, it might not favor her. If having the baby was an issue, they could have it, to save her life. But she would prefer not to have it. She was just confused. How would Elina feel? She was pregnant for God¡¯s sake for someone who wouldn¡¯t ept it. Elina has a slight breakfast before she left the house. Boarded a cab and drove off towards the hospital, Barbra talked about. A man with a hoodie came out of his hiding, with a devilish smirk, he pulled out his phone from his pocket. Turning to his side. ¡°Boss.¡± ¡°Yes, any news.¡± The voice which was quite familiar replied on the phone. ¡°Found the girl, outskirts the town, she¡¯s living with a friend.¡± ¡°Good job, we¡¯ll take it from there. Leave there now.¡± ¡°Yes, boss.¡± He smirk again, hung up on the phone. Stuffed it back into his pocket and ambled away. Just then, Elina looked back. Seeing a ck figure fading out of the street they came out from. Who was that? She cranes her neck a little. ¡°What are you staring at?¡± ¡°I thought I saw someone, he looked strange.¡± Barbra twitched her head backward, she didn¡¯t see anything. ¡°Could be a passerby.¡± ¡°He seems like a stalker.¡± ¡°It can¡¯t be, we¡¯re far from the city.¡± Elina shrugged. ¡°Just saying.¡± She exhaled cing her head on Barbra¡¯s should. ¡°Maybe it¡¯s because I¡¯m just feeling somehow about this whole thing.¡± ¡°You¡¯ll be fine.¡±All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. ¡°I don¡¯t know what to feel right now.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay, don¡¯t think of anything. Take a deep breath and close your eyes. Think of it as a dream.¡± Elina did as same and slowly, rxed a bit. ¡°Don¡¯t get work up to about it. We¡¯ll get it all sort out.¡± Elina nodded with her eyes shut. ¡°I¡¯m looking for doctor Lucas,¡± Barbra said white Elina was seated. ¡°Is she expecting you?¡± ¡°Not really?¡± ¡°Can you call him, tell him Barbra Dias is here and we need his attention. Something urgent. Please.¡± The receptionist sigh. cing a call through the doctor. They talked for a while on the telephone while Barbra waited patiently for them to be through. She turns to Barbra with another sigh. ¡°You can go in. Take a turn by your left and..¡± ¡°I know his office, thanks.¡± She rolled her eyes. Barbra scurried off her sight, urging Elina to stand on her feet. And took her towards his office. ¡°Don¡¯t be azy ass.¡± ¡°C¡¯mon El.¡± ¡°I¡¯m trying..¡± Barbra knocked once they arrived at the door of his office. ¡°Come In Barbra.¡± His voice raised from inside. Barbara opened the door and walked in with Elina beside her. Her jaw dropped when she took in the figure sitting on the easy chair. Her eyes popped out of his socket when he as her too, he jumped from the chair he was on. ¡°Hot legs.¡± He smirked. With pure excitement in his voice. ¡°I know you woulde. I said it!¡± He half yelled like someone who won a lottery. Then he smiled. ¡°Lucas,¡± Elina whispered. She felt she could just disappear. When Barbra mention Lucas, she had no idea it was the man from the other night at the bar. ¡°You know each other?¡± Barbra asked. ¡°Remember the night Aziel took me home, he was there at the bar, that¡¯s where we met.¡± She whispered to Barbra. ¡°Oh!¡± Barbra mouthed. ¡°How did you know Lucas.¡± ¡°Have you forgotten, I was once in the game.¡± ¡°Bitch.¡± ¡°Not as bitchy as you¡¯re.¡± ¡°What a pleasant surprise to see you here. Come have a seat. C¡¯mon girls.¡± Barbra nudged Elina by the shoulders, she hesitated before taking a seat in front of his desk. ¡°Lucas we came here for something urgent. You guys could sort out about your thingter on.¡± ¡°So why are you here?¡± He asked while staring at Elina with a smile. ¡°For a..¡± Elina nudged her by the elbow. Barbra coughed. ¡°A pregnancy test.¡± She rushed her words. The smile on his face fades off. ¡°For who?¡± She couldn¡¯t meet up his gaze, she kept them down on her feet. The embarrassment she felt was overwhelming. His gaze lingers on her. Watching her, observing her, and studying her reactions. Then he leaned back on his chair. ¡°Go over the next room and we¡¯ll get you checked.¡± His voice that was jovial a while ago, was deadpanned. She nods slowly but didn¡¯t know how she was gonna stand up from the seat she was in. She had to force herself up the chair, and with her head up, walked out of the office, leaving them alone. Not quite long, he followed after her, leaving just Barbra in the office. ¡°Are you okay?¡± Elina sniffed with a nod. Leaning her head on her shoulders again. She wants nothing else than leave this ce, she doesn¡¯t wannae here, she just wanna go home and she doesn¡¯t want him either. ¡°You¡¯ll be fine.¡± Lucas came into the office with the test results. He sighed as he slumped down on the chair. ¡°She¡¯s pregnant.¡± He said to Barbra. Then swap his head towards Elina. ¡°Elina Brooke. You¡¯re pregnant. Three weeks have gone.¡± Chapter 60 A ck wedding ¡°It¡¯s still early..¡± ¡°What do you mean it¡¯s still early?¡± ¡°Am gonna get rid of it. Three weeks, so I can go over it. There¡¯s no way I¡¯m gonna have this baby. No way!¡± ¡°You can¡¯t El. I won¡¯t let you have an abortion. Never, I know I was wrong when I talked about abortion to you. There¡¯s no way I¡¯m gonna let you do that, never.¡± ¡°You ain¡¯t gonna stop me.¡± ¡°Elina rethink. Tell him you¡¯re pregnant. Then we can know what else to do.¡± ¡°Tell him! That I¡¯m pregnant!¡± She yelled. ¡°Yes!¡± ¡°How do you expect me to walk back to the house I was forbidden to go into and if I was seen anywhere near I¡¯ll get killed. You want me to go there and tell him I¡¯m pregnant and he¡¯ll believe me, so he could say to my face again that I¡¯m just a slut. Someone he could fuck anytime he wants to and then he¡¯s gonna be like, ¡®how I¡¯m sure it¡¯s even mine, who knows the numerous men you¡¯ve slept with since I opened the way¡¯ Is that what you want!¡± ¡°Stop yelling!¡± ¡°You¡¯re making me to.¡± ¡°How do you expect to do that. How can I tell him.¡±She cried. Falling on the bed. Barbra went to her side. ¡°My life is just over!¡± ¡°It¡¯s not. Stop saying that. You need to save the baby. You wanted to go back to being Elina right. The Elina I know who never result to an abortion.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know what to do.¡± Shey on the bed, hugging the pillow. ¡°Firstly you need to eat something.¡± ¡°Ain¡¯t you gonna work, it¡¯s almost noon. Carol would be pissed, I wasn¡¯t around for the morning shift.¡± ¡°Shit! I forgot about it.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll make your lunch, then I¡¯ll go over to Carols. Okay.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t wanna eat.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you dare? Else I¡¯m gonna rip your ass off.¡± Elina chuckles ¡°Now wipe those tears off baby girl. I keep saying this. We¡¯ll get through this. Without an abortion.¡± Elina nods. She doesn¡¯t know why Barbra seems so persistent on her not having an abortion, when she got into the hospital today she was a little shaken. But tried to hide it, it¡¯s seems the hospital brought back so awful memories she doesn¡¯t wanna dwell on. What could that be anyway? She has the issues she needs to face. A child was already in her. She was pregnant, seems so hard to believe, she had forgotten there was a thing called pregnancy, she had sex and forgot to take the precocious. She did this to herself. How stupid she had been, so stupid thinking she couldn¡¯t be pregnant and now she was. There isn¡¯t anything she could do other than get rid of it. With Barbra not being aware of it. She would go back to Lucas hospital, who knows someone like him could be a doctor. The sly mafia that he was. He had asked her toe back if she needed an abortion. And she was gonna go back¡­ Kenzo sat down with us legs crossed as he kept ncing at his wristwatch. Then taps his other feet on the ground. ¡°Here it is Sir, a blue suit, perfect for the wedding.¡± Kenzo turned to Aziel. ¡°Is he stupid?¡± ¡°He is,¡± Aziel replied. ¡°What did I say?¡± ¡°A ck suit, but blue is gonna be the best for you. Man, you look..¡± He shut his lips by himself, with the look he got from both of them. He bow his head in remorse and scurried out of their sight. ¡°I wanted to kill him.¡± ¡°Same with me Boss.¡± Zara came out of the other room. In a white wedding dress. She twirled in front of them. With a bright smile on her face. ¡°How do I look. This gown is perfect, I look damn gorgeous in it. It suits me so well.¡± She rasped. ¡°Go change it. I want a ck dress.¡± Her jaw dropped. ¡°A ck what?¡± ¡°A ck gown for the wedding.¡± ¡°Who wears a ck gown as a wedding dress. C¡¯mon Kenzo, it isn¡¯t done that way.¡± ¡°I want a ck wedding, a ck dress, a ck suit. ck linen, a ck curtain. Everything ck. And I want it done in my way. Someone might get shot that day, it wouldn¡¯t be so obvious he was shot. You get what I mean Aziel. And besides ck is a beautiful color. It¡¯s my favorite.¡±N?velDrama.Org content. ¡°I understand Boss.¡± The look on Zara¡¯s face was terrible. ¡°So you choose, go inside and get changed, wear a ck gown or if you don¡¯t want to, you could call off the wedding.¡± ¡°That¡¯s what you want huh? I¡¯m gonna wear a ck gown, ck shoes, ck everything. We¡¯re gonna do it the way you want.¡± ¡°That¡¯s why you been alive all this while. You¡¯ll make a good wife.¡± Aziel chuckled. Earning a re from Zara. He looked away from her to continueughing. ¡°Go get changed. We should get leaving soon. I¡¯ve somewhere to be.¡± ¡°I thought we were going out tonight.¡± ¡°We¡¯re doing it already. I don¡¯t have much time to spare.¡± He stood up. ¡°You¡¯re leaving already! You won¡¯t even get to see the ck gown I was gonna wear.¡± ¡°You¡¯re acting paranoid, ain¡¯t going anywhere. I was gonna pee.¡± Aziel chuckled. Earning another re from Zara. She walked down from the stair she was standing in and hurried down to meet Kenzo. ¡°Go get changed, I¡¯ll be back. Or you intend on following me to the restroom.¡± She rolled her eyes and let go of his hands. ¡°Be quick.¡± ¡°Of course I¡¯ll, you didn¡¯t expect me to sleep there do you?¡± ¡°Just go.¡± She pouted, watching him as he walked out of her sight. She turned to Aziel, he was already upstanding. ¡°Why were youughing?¡± ¡°I-I-I..¡± ¡°Just get out of here.¡± She hissed, walking back to the dressing room. Aziel itches his neck and walked away. She would probably wait till evening or get tired of waiting and then leave. Because she wasn¡¯t gonna see them again, till she got home. He missed Elina, they all did, but no one is talking about it. No one wants to say anything about it. He wanted to see her too, but he head she moved over to Barbra apartment, which was far from the city, it was better though, at least it would be difficult for anyone to find her, he decided to let them be. Maybe she needed the space. A time for herself. And he had decided to give her all that. Everything would be over soon. Since the election was just two weeks away, and then after everything. He would go back to her. That¡¯s if she could wait for him. Chapter 61 A ck wedding ¡°It¡¯s still early..¡± ¡°What do you mean it¡¯s still early?¡± ¡°Am gonna get rid of it. Three weeks, so I can go over it. There¡¯s no way I¡¯m gonna have this baby. No way!¡± ¡°You can¡¯t El. I won¡¯t let you have an abortion. Never, I know I was wrong when I talked about abortion to you. There¡¯s no way I¡¯m gonna let you do that, never.¡± ¡°You ain¡¯t gonna stop me.¡± ¡°Elina rethink. Tell him you¡¯re pregnant. Then we can know what else to do.¡± ¡°Tell him! That I¡¯m pregnant!¡± She yelled. ¡°Yes!¡± ¡°How do you expect me to walk back to the house I was forbidden to go into and if I was seen anywhere near I¡¯ll get killed. You want me to go there and tell him I¡¯m pregnant and he¡¯ll believe me, so he could say to my face again that I¡¯m just a slut. Someone he could fuck anytime he wants to and then he¡¯s gonna be like, ¡®how I¡¯m sure it¡¯s even mine, who knows the numerous men you¡¯ve slept with since I opened the way¡¯ Is that what you want!¡± ¡°Stop yelling!¡± ¡°You¡¯re making me to.¡± ¡°How do you expect to do that. How can I tell him.¡±She cried. Falling on the bed. Barbra went to her side. ¡°My life is just over!¡± ¡°It¡¯s not. Stop saying that. You need to save the baby. You wanted to go back to being Elina right. The Elina I know who never result to an abortion.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know what to do.¡± Shey on the bed, hugging the pillow. ¡°Firstly you need to eat something.¡± ¡°Ain¡¯t you gonna work, it¡¯s almost noon. Carol would be pissed, I wasn¡¯t around for the morning shift.¡± ¡°Shit! I forgot about it.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll make your lunch, then I¡¯ll go over to Carols. Okay.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t wanna eat.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you dare? Else I¡¯m gonna rip your ass off.¡± Elina chuckles ¡°Now wipe those tears off baby girl. I keep saying this. We¡¯ll get through this. Without an abortion.¡± Elina nods. She doesn¡¯t know why Barbra seems so persistent on her not having an abortion, when she got into the hospital today she was a little shaken. But tried to hide it, it¡¯s seems the hospital brought back so awful memories she doesn¡¯t wanna dwell on. What could that be anyway? She has the issues she needs to face. A child was already in her. She was pregnant, seems so hard to believe, she had forgotten there was a thing called pregnancy, she had sex and forgot to take the precocious.Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. She did this to herself. How stupid she had been, so stupid thinking she couldn¡¯t be pregnant and now she was. There isn¡¯t anything she could do other than get rid of it. With Barbra not being aware of it. She would go back to Lucas hospital, who knows someone like him could be a doctor. The sly mafia that he was. He had asked her toe back if she needed an abortion. And she was gonna go back¡­ Kenzo sat down with us legs crossed as he kept ncing at his wristwatch. Then taps his other feet on the ground. ¡°Here it is Sir, a blue suit, perfect for the wedding.¡± Kenzo turned to Aziel. ¡°Is he stupid?¡± ¡°He is,¡± Aziel replied. ¡°What did I say?¡± ¡°A ck suit, but blue is gonna be the best for you. Man, you look..¡± He shut his lips by himself, with the look he got from both of them. He bow his head in remorse and scurried out of their sight. ¡°I wanted to kill him.¡± ¡°Same with me Boss.¡± Zara came out of the other room. In a white wedding dress. She twirled in front of them. With a bright smile on her face. ¡°How do I look. This gown is perfect, I look damn gorgeous in it. It suits me so well.¡± She rasped. ¡°Go change it. I want a ck dress.¡± Her jaw dropped. ¡°A ck what?¡± ¡°A ck gown for the wedding.¡± ¡°Who wears a ck gown as a wedding dress. C¡¯mon Kenzo, it isn¡¯t done that way.¡± ¡°I want a ck wedding, a ck dress, a ck suit. ck linen, a ck curtain. Everything ck. And I want it done in my way. Someone might get shot that day, it wouldn¡¯t be so obvious he was shot. You get what I mean Aziel. And besides ck is a beautiful color. It¡¯s my favorite.¡± ¡°I understand Boss.¡± The look on Zara¡¯s face was terrible. ¡°So you choose, go inside and get changed, wear a ck gown or if you don¡¯t want to, you could call off the wedding.¡± ¡°That¡¯s what you want huh? I¡¯m gonna wear a ck gown, ck shoes, ck everything. We¡¯re gonna do it the way you want.¡± ¡°That¡¯s why you been alive all this while. You¡¯ll make a good wife.¡± Aziel chuckled. Earning a re from Zara. He looked away from her to continueughing. ¡°Go get changed. We should get leaving soon. I¡¯ve somewhere to be.¡± ¡°I thought we were going out tonight.¡± ¡°We¡¯re doing it already. I don¡¯t have much time to spare.¡± He stood up. ¡°You¡¯re leaving already! You won¡¯t even get to see the ck gown I was gonna wear.¡± ¡°You¡¯re acting paranoid, ain¡¯t going anywhere. I was gonna pee.¡± Aziel chuckled. Earning another re from Zara. She walked down from the stair she was standing in and hurried down to meet Kenzo. ¡°Go get changed, I¡¯ll be back. Or you intend on following me to the restroom.¡± She rolled her eyes and let go of his hands. ¡°Be quick.¡± ¡°Of course I¡¯ll, you didn¡¯t expect me to sleep there do you?¡± ¡°Just go.¡± She pouted, watching him as he walked out of her sight. She turned to Aziel, he was already upstanding. ¡°Why were youughing?¡± ¡°I-I-I..¡± ¡°Just get out of here.¡± She hissed, walking back to the dressing room. Aziel itches his neck and walked away. She would probably wait till evening or get tired of waiting and then leave. Because she wasn¡¯t gonna see them again, till she got home. He missed Elina, they all did, but no one is talking about it. No one wants to say anything about it. He wanted to see her too, but he head she moved over to Barbra apartment, which was far from the city, it was better though, at least it would be difficult for anyone to find her, he decided to let them be. Maybe she needed the space. A time for herself. And he had decided to give her all that. Everything would be over soon. Since the election was just two weeks away, and then after everything. He would go back to her. That¡¯s if she could wait for him. Chapter 62 A day away. Hazard, butted the ash on the tray in front of him. Took the ss of wine and sips. Then he leaned backward on the seat. He didn¡¯t spare the one standing a nce. ¡°I thought you said you had no idea where they were?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t know she would be there, they were once enemies. I never thought she would go over to meet her and then bes friends again.¡± Sara came in at that moment, walking directly to Hazard and sitting on his thighs. ¡°Hello, baby.¡± He cooed. Sara smiles and kissed down his neck.N?velDrama.Org content. ¡°It¡¯s almost time.¡± Hazard nodded. Eventually, turning his gaze back to Roy. ¡°You said what?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve¡­¡± ¡°That¡¯s a lie.¡± Sara countered, biting down on hazard¡¯s ear. ¡°I¡¯m not lying. I didn¡¯t know!¡± He drawled. ¡°Did you bother searching for her when you heard she was cast out of the mansion?¡± He looked down. ¡°I bet he was d she was out of there.¡± Sara chuckled. ¡°Well. That¡¯s shouldn¡¯t be a problem, you already made a deal, and you¡¯re gonna stand by it. And the election is next week.¡± ¡°I fully aware of that.¡± ¡°Very good. This is what you¡¯re gonna do..¡± Roy walked out of his office. He exhaled, he was happy when he heard he was getting married and Elina was out of the mansion unscathed. He didn¡¯t bother looking for her because he guessed she would be safe and he didn¡¯t wanna be a nuisance to her when she sees him and now, he has to go and see her, talk to her and maybe¡­ he sighed. Getting into all these was for her, he did everything he did for her and just her and no one else. Leaning on the wall, with his gaze upward, staring into nothing. The only thought he had was their happy moments together, he so much wished those happy moments could be as it was again. When it was just them. Elina was lying face down on the bed. A terrible week has passed, with her not being able to get rid of the thing growing inside of her, her legs were in the air dancing. Barbra was in the bathroom singing out loud as she had her bath. There hasn¡¯t been any escape from Barbra since the past week she was confirmed pregnant. She had someone watching her, her nosy jobless neighbor, did nothing all day but watch her from his window. The asshole! She had stopped going to carol since she couldn¡¯t keep up with it. ¡°I told you to stop lying down that way!¡± Barbra scoldeding out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her chest. The water from her hair was dripping down her body. Elina rolled her eyes and sat upright on the bed. With her hands folded underneath her breast watching Barbra as she dressed. ¡°You got me stuck in the house.¡± ¡°You need to take care of the baby.¡± ¡°Oh please.¡± She rolled her eyes again. ¡°I don¡¯t want you doing something crazy.¡± ¡°It¡¯s my life, Barbra.¡± ¡°Same thing I said!¡± She raised her voice. Taking Elina aback with her outburst. ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about this.¡± ¡°Tell me what you¡¯re hiding deep down, you got shivering when we got into the hospital. You were so ufortable.¡± ¡°You noticed.¡± ¡°yes, and if you were really with Kenzo he wouldn¡¯t let you get involved with any of the other mafia because he has a doctor too and that¡¯s Ezra. How did you get involved with Lucas?¡± ¡°You want to know?¡± ¡°Tell me why you¡¯re so against me getting an abortion.¡± ¡°Because I once did.¡± She announced. ¡°You once did what!¡± ¡°Get rid of babies.¡± ¡°Barbra.. you¡¯re just neen.¡± ¡°I almost died at thest. Ezra couldn¡¯t do it, he couldn¡¯t save me. They had to take me to Lucas. I thought I was dead.¡± ¡°Who got you pregnant? Was it Kenzo?¡± ¡°It was Hazard.¡± ¡°What?¡± Elina shriek, jumping up from the bed. Barbra sat on the ground, with her hands on her head. ¡°It¡¯s was just two of us, my sister and I, we were orphans, we have nobody except ourselves we were both sold as sex ves to Kenzo and Hazard respectively. I was ten and she was sixteen.¡± Elina sat beside her. ¡°I was so ashamed. Kenzo took me out of there, that¡¯s was after I survived thest abortion.¡± ¡°Why didn¡¯t you¡­?¡± ¡°He didn¡¯t want me taking anything. That was his punishment to me. Kenzo took me away afterward. I was sixteen then. We¡¯ve suffered you know, in the hands of bad mafia men. Men like Hazard.¡± She sniffed. Elina pats her shoulders. ¡°it¡¯s okay.¡± ¡°I know what I went through in the hands of those men. It was horrible. After my sister¡¯s died he was able to give us back our freedom. I was free to bury my sister. And came down here to start a life. He gave me a lot of money though.¡± She chuckled bitterly. ¡°That¡¯s why I don¡¯t want that to happen to you. I¡¯m excited you¡¯re having this baby. I get to be an aunt.¡± They shared a smallugh, Barbra wipe her tears off. And smiled. ¡°The wedding is tomorrow..¡± ¡°Yeah,¡± Elina sighed. ¡°I saw the caption. A ck wedding. And there was a photo of them in it. The stoic face of Kenzo.¡± ¡°ck wedding?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± They chuckled. ¡°Kenzo is something else.¡± ¡°I¡¯m telling you. But it does make sense though.¡± ¡°Are you sure you¡¯re okay?¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine. I¡¯ve been living without him for the past weeks and I¡¯m fine.¡± ¡°You¡¯re saying that but that¡¯s not what I¡¯m seeing.¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± She replied again. Tomorrow, was herst chance to get rid of the baby. Barbra shouldn¡¯t be scared of losing her, she wasn¡¯t gonna die just yet. ¡°Tomorrow, We should go somewhere, what do you think.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think that¡¯s I go idea, I don¡¯t want anyone seeing me tomorrow, I¡¯m just gonna lock myself up in the room and sleep all through the day. That¡¯s what I n on doing.¡± ¡°You sure about that.¡± ¡°Yeah. And Barbra I want you to know this. I love you so much. No matter what you¡¯ve been through, no matter what you¡¯ve done. Not everyone could survive but you did. And I¡¯m so d I met someone like you.¡± Barbra smiled out tears. ¡°That¡¯s the sweetest thing I¡¯ve ever heard you say.¡± ¡°And I want you to forgive me for everything I did and what I¡¯m gonna do in the future.¡± Barbra pulled her into a hug. Elina Shut her eyes. Forcing herself not to tear up. Tomorrow was the day. Chapter 63 Getting rid of it It¡¯s was a gruesome morning, dark and ugly, to her that was what she felt and how the morning was to her though the sound was up in the sky, her gaze outside the window, she was in Lucas office. That morning with her hands folded, she hadn¡¯t made to threatened the man Barbra asked to watched her with a gun, she had no option he was proving stubborn, she had to do it. That was when he had to give way for her. She ran out as fast as she can, Barbra was already out, working her shift, which was her originally hers. At carols. He must have ced a call through her now, telling her, she just left the house. And she had threatened her. ¡°You seems to be bothered..¡± Lucas voice raised out from behind her ears. She flinch a little, she waspletely out of it. Turning her head backwards she saw his face, staring down at her with a cocky smile. She spun around, staring at him back in the eye. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t be bothered about getting rid of it. You won¡¯t feel the slightest pain, just an injection and it¡¯s all gone. Though you might feel the painster on.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s just get over with it.¡± ¡°Today is Kenzo¡¯s wedding isn¡¯t?¡± ¡°Ain¡¯t you going?¡± ¡°I wasn¡¯t invited. And I should stick to my business and beside here you are, kenzo¡¯s woman. We seems to have a connection you know. Kenzo and I, we¡¯re always meeting, incidentally.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not his woman.¡± ¡°He did made it clear that night.¡± Elina rolled her eyes. ¡°Go into the room, over there, just slide the curtains. Strip andy down. I¡¯ll be there in a second.¡± ¡°Do I¡¯ve to strip just to get an injection?¡± ¡°Do whatever you¡¯re told. Strip andy on the bed over there. Simple! Stripping shouldn¡¯t be a new thing for you since you lived with Kenzo.¡± Elina eyed her, she knew what he was thinking, he was gonna use this as an opportunity to see her naked. ¡°Go in. You¡¯re wasting time Elina. We should get this done very quickly, don¡¯t you agree.¡± Elina nods and walked away from his side. Into the room right in front of them. Stripping herself naked, shey face down on the bed. Waiting for him to get this done. Was she doing the right thing? She was right? She wasn¡¯t sure anymore, few hours ago she was but now she wasn¡¯t so sure. He hands went down to her stomach and touched them. ¡°Having you wasn¡¯t a mistake was it?¡± She puffed out. Laying her head back on the bed. The wedding should have began now, perhaps the bride would have beening, walking down the aisle with her father. Smiling, her long white dress sweeping the floor as she walks. Looking so beautiful, and the groom couldn¡¯t take his eyes of his beautiful bride. Everyone is staring at the bride. ¡°Snap out of it Elina!¡± She scolded herself. There wasn¡¯t a thing like that happening, there was no bride in a white dress. ¡°You seems so upied in your thoughts. You keep spacing out now and then.¡± Lucas said, standing by her side with the injection. ¡°Can you be fast with it. Do it already.¡± ¡°That¡¯s what I was gonna do.¡± She looked away from him. So his eyes were lingering on her body. Jerk! He was right, when he said she would hardly feel a pain. Within a blink of an eye. He had empty the liquid in her body. ¡°It¡¯s all done.¡± Sighing again, with her head over her shoulders as she stare down at her butts. ¡°You can leave now.¡± That was the only thing he said before he walked out of the room. ¡°What do you mean, she left!¡± ¡°She left, she threatens to kill me with a gun, I couldn¡¯t withstand that.¡± ¡°Where did she go?¡± ¡°You didn¡¯t expect me to know that.¡± She groaned into the phone. Elina, that girl! She clutched her fist tightly to herself. And hanged up on the phone, there was someone she had to call, she pressed the buttons, dialing his phone number. He wasn¡¯t picking. She called the hospital line. ¡°Hello, how can I help you?¡± ¡°Can you put a call through doctor Lucas?¡± ¡°He¡¯s busy at the moment, you should call back in an hour or two.¡± ¡°Dang it!¡± Hour was too long. ¡°Did any with the name Elina get into the hospital today.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry I can¡¯t disclose that to you.¡±N?velDrama.Org holds ? this. ¡°Please its really important, I want to know if she¡¯s really there, it¡¯s about life and death.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry I can¡¯t do that.¡± She hanged up on the phone before Barbra could say the next word. Argh! She couldn¡¯t be more irritated. If this is what she¡¯s thinking, Elina has gone for an abortion, there was only one person who could stop her. She pulled off her apron. Dropping them at the counter as she hurried towards Carol¡¯s office. She barge in, without knocking. Earning a hard look from Carol, whose eyes was fixed on herputers. ¡°I need to leave now, pls give me a day off.¡± Carol looked at her. Up, down. ¡°Ain¡¯t you both tired of ying with carols, you¡¯re gonna leave now, whose gonna stay on the counter.¡± ¡°You can, pls.¡± ¡°Barbra!¡± She yelled. ¡°it¡¯s life and death. It¡¯s urgent I need to go. I¡¯ll exin everything after it¡¯s all settled.¡± She ran out of the office. With the words hanging in Carol¡¯s throat. ¡°You¡¯ll pay for this!¡± She said it nheless, though she was already gone. ¡°B*tches!¡± ¡°Where to ma¡¯am.¡± ¡°Kenzo¡¯s mansion.¡± The driver nodded and began driving. Barbra leaned her head on the back of the chair. Taking a deep breath. She wasn¡¯t supposed to go back there, they could kill her, she was risking her life for this. She was forbidden to ever be seen around here. How long it has been since she was out of here. The drive took quite a long time and she keep ncing at her phone, staring at the time she had been on the road. ¡°Drive faster please.¡± ¡°Yes ma¡¯am.¡± She fiddled with her nails, as they were getting closer to the Kenzo¡¯s mansion. The car stopped. ¡°Why did you stop?¡± He throw his head over his shoulders to reply her. ¡°It¡¯s Kenzo¡¯s mansion. I can¡¯t go closer than this.¡± ¡°Even you too?¡± Barbra asked, stepping out of the car. Standing in front of the gate of the mansion, awful memories clouds her, weakened her knees. And then she heard a sound, someone cocked the gun. She went down on her knees immediately. ¡°Please, I need to speak with the master.¡± She said, bringing her head down on her feet. ¡°Barbra?¡± Aziel voice came up, she lift her head. Gratefully he was the one she had saw, he was already dressed up in a ck suit. Seems like they were leaving for the wedding. ¡°Why are you here? Get on your feet.¡± Barbra stood up. ¡°I need to speak with Kenzo. Please. Take me to him.¡± ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± He asked, staring at worried face. ¡°Come with me.¡± ¡°We can¡¯t let her in, Aziel. We were asked to shoot her when ever she came here!¡± Barbra stare at the dark eyes of the man, he was probably the one who had cocked the gun. ¡°You¡¯ll have to pardon her.¡± ¡°The master will never go back on his words.¡± He argued. Aziel sighed. And ruffled his hair. He saw Kenzoing their way. ¡°Isn¡¯t the car ready yet, Aziel?¡± He halted on his feet and saw them standing by the gate. His gaze hardened. Taking tworge steps towards them. ¡°What¡¯s is she doing here? What¡¯s wrong with you Aziel? I told I gave orders!¡± He red up. Despite his annoying look, he was damn handsome, and she couldn¡¯t help but stare at him like some kind of god with the way he was glowing. ¡°Aziel!¡± He yelled his name. ¡°She had¡­.¡± ¡°Elina is pregnant and she¡¯s gonna kill the baby.¡± Barbra announced. ¡°What?¡± They both asked, staring at her with a stunned look. Chapter 64 Not the right one Kenzo scoffed, he looked away andughed, then looked back at Barbra again. ¡°She¡¯s pregnant, what does that get to do with me?¡± He asked, staring darkly at her in the eye. Barbra huffed. ¡°It¡¯s got everything to do with you. You¡¯ve got to stop her from getting rid of the baby!¡± ¡°Why should I?¡± ¡°Because it¡¯s your child!¡± ¡°How can you be so sure she didn¡¯t sleep with any other man. She had been throwing herself at men in clubs and bars.¡± ¡°Three weeks!¡± ¡°Three weeks ago, she was here. You had her right beside you, she knew no one else or saw anyone¡¯s face except you. And you¡¯ve got the guts to say that she¡¯s sleeping around.¡± Three weeks ago, she was right, Elina was here then. In his bedroom. He clutched his fist by his side. ¡°Elina met no one, and you know that. Since you had Sambas stalking us since all those times.¡± ¡°You knew.¡± ¡°I did, but Elina doesn¡¯t. He told didn¡¯t he, where we went.¡± Kenzo shut his lips and didn¡¯t say anything else. But paced in front of the car. Looking dangerously handsome in his ck suit. He was perfect. And if everything Elina told her about him was true, that¡¯s means, he wasn¡¯t the Kenzo he once was and he deserves a second chance. And she was ready to forgive him for the murder of her sister. ¡°Are you just gonna do nothing and let her do as she wishes, I thought you¡¯ve changed, I thought there wasn¡¯t that dark heart of yours anymore.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care, Elina, what she does, What¡¯s she gonna do, it¡¯s her life and I don¡¯t give a damn about it now get the fuck out of here, I¡¯ve got a wedding to attend to. You should be lucky, I spare your useless life, I never sent anyone stalking her, I didn¡¯t care that much. She could abort the baby, keep the baby, I don¡¯t fucking care!¡± ¡°I made a terrible mistakeing here, I was so stupid thinking, you would.. ugh! You might have as well wanna Know who is gonna help her with it, Lucas, you know he won¡¯t hesitate to get her down on his injections.¡± His eyes grew darker and he gnashes his teeth. Burning deeply with fury, Lucas, why had it had to be him and not anyone else. Did she go back to pick up the card he threw off? Was that how she was able to go to him because he was a doctor, how could she do that and he¡¯s gonna get rid of his baby, he¡¯s gonna touch her, he was gonna see her naked. No!Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. She gritted her teeth. ¡°Get out of here! Now!¡± ¡°If anything happens to her, I¡¯ll never forgive you!¡± ¡°Get out! Or I¡¯ll ask Aziel to walk you out.¡± ¡°You won¡¯t let him do this to your sister.¡± ¡°It¡¯s her choice,¡± Aziel replied without looking at her. Devoid of emotions, he was hiding them within himself, he didn¡¯t want Kenzo to know he cares deeply for his sister, he didn¡¯t know she was pregnant and now she was gonna get rid of it. How her life had taken a turn in just a few weeks, He wanted her to be free, happy, and safe, that was the life she wanted for her. With his eyes on the fixed car, she opened it for Kenzo and he got in. Barbra sniffed and run out them through the small gate, running as fast as her legs could go, tears clouds her eyes as she ran. This is was it, it¡¯s all over! Kenzo that bastard! She will never forgive him for this. Kenzo sighed, leaning on the car seat. He loosen his tie, it felt like he was getting suffocated in there. Aziel took the driver¡¯s seat. ¡°We should get going.¡± Aziel only nods. And ignite the car and began driving. Elina, she was pregnant for him and she was gonna get rid of it without telling him she was pregnant. He grunts tightened his hands beside him. Aziel drove out. ¡°Where are we going?¡± ¡°Where else, to the wedding.¡± Aziel nods once more. Heading into the highway. The ride was quiet no one said a word halfway through the ride. Each covered in their thoughts. ¡°Stop the car!¡± He ordered. The car screeched to a halt. He opened the car door without waiting for Aziel to do it and stepped out of it. ¡°Go over to the wedding, I¡¯ll meet with Elina.¡± Aziel blinked. ¡°I could go, the wedding is¡­¡± ¡°Are you questioning my orders?¡± ¡°Not at all.¡± He couldn¡¯t deny that he was relieved. He was gonna go see her. He was scared he wasn¡¯t gonna go, but he¡¯s going after all. Another car parked behind his. And sambas came out. He opened the door for Kenzo to get it. ¡°Sambas will take me there and you go over to the wedding.¡± Aziel bowed, as he ambled away from there. Rising, he smiled. ¡°Where is she?¡± ¡°Sir.. you can¡¯t. I can¡¯t. You¡­¡± He pushes her aside, as she tried to hinder him from going into the office, but his gaze was frightening, so her steps were a few steps backward away from him. He flung the door of Lucas opened, he was seated on the easy chair. Toying with his pen, a sly smile appeared on his cheeks when he saw Kenzo barged in. ¡°Where is she?¡± He repeated that was the first question he asked. ¡°Have a seat. You can go!¡± He waves her off. ¡°What can I offer you? Today must be a special day. It is special today. The groom is here, shouldn¡¯t you be with your bride, taking vows.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t y games with me, Lucas.¡± ¡°What did you do to her?¡± ¡°Calm down will you. Firstly, nothing happened, she came here of her own free will and I did my job. As you can see she¡¯s gone.¡± ¡°What do you mean she¡¯s gone.¡± ¡°She has gone home. If you came here to stop her, you came quitete. And by now she would probably be rolling in pains and the baby. Gone!¡± He smirked. He felt the bile in his throat. Grabbing Lucas by the cor. And lift him off his feet. ¡°How dare you?¡± He raged on him. ¡°I was doing my job.¡± ¡°why her?¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t you ask me¡­ let me go..¡± he kicks the air. Struggling for breath. ¡°.. ask her why she need abortion so badly, why she couldn¡¯t keep the baby. It¡¯s because she doesn¡¯t want the baby to have a monster father like you!¡± Kenzo punched him. Hurl him to the wall. His back hit the portrait hung on a wall, he fell with the portrait, destroying it. Kenzo went to him Again. Lift him by his cor so he could see his face and punched him again. And again. Each punches with a force harder than the first. He grins, amid the pains, showing off his teeth covered in blood. ¡°Security!¡± His voice was barely audible. His grin annoys Kenzo and he continues punching him. At the rate of the beating he was getting, there was no doubt he was gonna kill him there on spot. Dropping him on the ground, he took the easy chair he was seating up, right above his head he was ready to hit him with it. And he did. Lucas screamed. In agony, he felt the wooden easy chaire in contact with his body. Splitting! Blood came out of his mouth. ¡°Master!¡± Sambas yelled, seeing the scene, he hurried to his side to stop him from giving him another punch. His eyes were closing halfway. ¡°Elina, she did change you. You shouldn¡¯t try to go back to who you once were. Because if you do, then I¡¯ll kill you. Myself..¡± Sambas was terrified at the sight of Lucas, he wasn¡¯t looking good at all. Lucas exhaled. ¡°Why!¡± Kenzo asked. ¡°Why did you do it. Why!¡± He sniffed, his eyes were glistening. ¡°To pay back at me, I didn¡¯t fucking do it, Lucas, I told you.¡± ¡°But you hid him. To protect your reputation. You pretended and lie, you acted like, you had no idea where he was, but you did. You watched him die.¡± He gurgled out blood from his mouth. ¡°Is that way you wanted to revenge on me and you use her as your bait.¡± ¡°When I saw Elina, I liked her. And I had chosen to let go of the past. And I was never gonna hurt her and I never did. I¡¯m sure she would have noticed now, that non of the symptoms I told her about had happened. Because I didn¡¯t fucking kill the baby. Your baby.¡± Tears rolled off his cheeks. ¡°And it¡¯s a boy,¡± Kenzo felt his knee weaken, he fell beside Lucas whose head was face down and he was trying not to slip into consciousness. He didn¡¯t do it, the injection he gave her wasn¡¯t to kill the baby. The baby was safe, and he¡¯s still alive. Chapter 65 Waiting for that day Her eyes open, to see Kenzo staring right back at her with a small smile on his lips, he kissed her lips and then her forehead. What was this, she wasn¡¯t dreaming, Kenzo was here. He lifts her chin to look at him. Her chestnut eyes, watch him in the face. He brought his face done and kiss her again. ¡°What the fuck!¡± They disengage immediately, Kenzo pushing Elina off him. Elina turned to her side, pretending nothing had just happened between them. ¡°What the fuck is this?¡± Kenzo parted his lips but couldn¡¯t say anything. ¡°It¡¯s not what it is Barbra,¡± Elina said. She wanted to stand but then she remembered she was naked beneath, so shey back. ¡°I didn¡¯t say you shouldn¡¯t fuck him, but not here El.¡± ¡°Sorry.¡± Barbra rolled her eyes and walked into the bathroom, after ring at Kenzo, whose lips were still mped shut.N?velDrama.Org holds ? this. ¡°I should get going.¡± Elina nodded. Covering her chest with the duvet. He came down from the bed, looking for his shorts, he saw them on the ground and quickly slip them on. ¡°This shouldn¡¯t have happened.¡± ¡°Are you saying it¡¯s a mistake?¡± ¡°I, Well. I.¡± ¡°Just get out!¡± Those little feelings he showed her had swept her away from reality. This was the man he was. ¡°What I meant was..¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care, I don¡¯t even wanna see your face, just get out of here.¡± ¡°Elina Listen. I¡¯m doing this because¡­¡± ¡°For yourself, all you do is use me to satisfy your stupid self. I forgot who I was dealing with, I was so stupid.. thinking this was real.¡± ¡°It was¡­¡± ¡°Get the fuck out of here.¡± Barbra came out of the room now. Standing by the door. ¡°You hear the girl, you should get out!¡± Kenzo sighed. Taking his phone to the table. ¡°I need to eat breakfast before I leave¡­¡± Barbra chuckled. ¡°You¡¯ve no shame..¡± ¡°You can¡¯t just send me out.¡± ¡°I wasn¡¯t gonna throw you out of here.¡± She stood up with the duvet wrapped around her body. ring at him. He took his wristwatch and wore them. ¡°Get out of here Kenzo.¡± ¡°You came here to hid or what, ditch the bitch on her wedding day. And came here, to do what? Forgot what you said to me. I want to pull a bullet through your skull right now.¡± Elina stares at Barbra, then at Kenzo. ¡°You told. That I was pregnant?¡± ¡°Yeah, I did. I thought he was some good thing I did. But I kind of regretted it, didn¡¯t know he came back to meet you, after all the drama he put on.¡± She folded her hands. ¡°You should get going, we don¡¯t want you here again.¡± ¡°I was going, wasn¡¯t I..¡± he walked to the door and held it. ¡°You would be careful, won¡¯t you?¡± Elina nods. She was aware he was talking about the elections and it is closed now. And they had to be more careful. ¡°Don¡¯t leave the house, don¡¯t go anywhere. Just stay indoors for the next two weeks. If you need to get checked up, call Ezra.¡± ¡°Two weeks?¡± ¡°It will be over by then. Then I¡¯lle back for you.¡± Elina bites her lips. And stare at him. ¡°You should get this over with, staying with Elina is a workload already.¡± Kenzo chuckled. Elina nudged her by the shoulders. ¡°What?¡± She mouthed. ¡°Do You¡¯ve to say that?¡± ¡°I¡¯lle back, I promise.¡± ¡°And when you¡¯reing back. Better be good.¡± He nods. And opened the door. He didn¡¯t wanna leave but he had to. He can¡¯t stay longer. They had to prepare for what was toe. He halted and walked back to her and hugged her. Tightly to himself. ¡°Stay alive for me.¡± She nods. And hugged him back. ¡°Get hold of yourself, how do you get to stay with someone with a mood swing like him, Elina, you deserve an de.¡± Kenzo pulled away from her and turned to Barbra. ¡°Are you bipr? ¡± she asked him. ¡°I¡¯m not.¡± ¡°Before you leave. Tell me why..¡± ¡°Why did I kill your sister..¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± she snitches on me. You know I hate snitches. I told her I was gonna help you, get you out of Hazard grip. But she didn¡¯t trust me or wait for me to do anything. She snitched on me and sleep with Hazard. Nothing I hate more than sharing my woman.¡± ¡°She did that.¡± ¡°I know she loves you and wanted to help you. I wanted to do the same. Save you from there. After we got you away. I killed her, I said I would. And she made me promise to let you go. And I did that.¡± Barbra was at the brink of tears. ¡°That¡¯s why you killed her.¡± ¡°You should understand that more than anyone else.¡± She nods and runs into the bathroom. Her sister died because she wanted to save her. That¡¯s why she had to die. ¡°Go away Kenzo, you couldn¡¯t even say it a milder way. You couldn¡¯t say sorry either.¡± ¡°Why should I say sorry. I didn¡¯t do anything.¡± ¡°Just get out of here.¡± He nods and walked back to the door. He halted again. He went back to her and held her hands. ¡°Not again.¡± She groans. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Elina, for being such a jerk. I have got this mood swing stuff, I¡¯m attending sses now, so I can get to control my anger, part-time though, to be a better man for you and our baby. I want to show him, love, the love I didn¡¯t experience as a child I wanted him to have all of that. After all, this is done, I want us to leave the city, take a vacation. Just us. And never wanted all of this, I wasn¡¯t a good man, and that¡¯s why I¡¯m doing this for us. So I could be better. So I could love you better. Will you help me, get well.¡± She sniffed and squeezed his hands. ¡°I¡¯m always here for you.¡± He smiled and kiss her forehead. Eventually, he walked away from the house. ¡°Don¡¯t you think we should get ready to strike..¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be in haste Sara. We still have a few days.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t wait to get my hands on her.¡± ¡°You hate her that much.¡± He smoked from the pipe and puffed out smoke in the air. Her hands went up in his chest, caressing it. ¡°Allow me to put a gun through her head.¡± ¡°You¡¯ll have to do that without Roy being aware, there¡¯s no way he¡¯s gonna let that happen.¡± ¡°Then we kill him.¡± ¡°We can¡¯t kill him just yet, we need him to get Elina.¡± ¡°Yeah true.¡± She scoffed. ¡°Asshole!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry baby, we¡¯re winning.¡± ¡°I know we¡¯ve got the ball in our hands.¡± Theyughed. ¡°Waiting for that day toe.¡± ¡°I¡¯m too.¡± Shey her head on his chest. And smiled. Elina Brooke, it¡¯s game over for you. Big time. Game over! Chapter 66 Wedding disaster Elina stirred up, she had slept off after she came back hours ago, she was too tired to do anything, she had to slump on the bed, and snooze offpletely. With her eyes wide open, she touches her stomach, there hasn¡¯t been any upset, no changes, no difort, no pain, nothing at her. Instead, she felt, really refreshed. What could the drug be about? Why isn¡¯t she feeling any pain? Reaching out to her phone by the corner beside her. She took it and stare at it. It had been three hours since she came back. He told her it was gonna he thirty minutes or maybe an hour, or immediately. But none of that happened. Strolling down to the inte, the first post she saw was Kenzo and Zara. The second was the same, seems that was what was trending, staring at the picture, she zoomed in to get a better look at Kenzo¡¯s face. Her fingers carefully caress his perfectly shaped jawline. ¡°Monster Kenzo¡± she whispered. What would have happened if she had told him she was pregnant, would he have epted her or just¡­ she sighed. She forgot. Today was their wedding, but something was off, there hadn¡¯t been any video, the wedding should have been ending by now. She tossed the phone aside. And stood up, heading towards the toilet. She opens the door and got in, shutting it behind her. Why didn¡¯t Barbrae home, she must have been aware of what she tried to do. Did she hate it because of it, is that why she isn¡¯ting home. Because of what she did. She would have to apologize once shees. Done with her business, she came out of it, stunned to see someone sitting on the bed,fortably. His head danced on his neck as he nce around the small room, she was in. Who is the bastard, how did he get in here without her knowing? Looking carefully, the figures do look familiar to her, the man n in ck. She cleared her throats. His head snaps to her. And smiles. She thought her heart had stopped beating. Her hand gripped her chest. What was this feeling? He stood up.All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. She moved backward. Till her back was against the wall. And her fist tightened beside her. She gave him a withering re. ¡°What are you doing here, how did you get here?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve my ways.¡± ¡°Leave, get out of here!¡± ¡°Not until you tell me why.¡± ¡°What I do with my life has nothing to do with you, what can a nerd like me offer, I was just a stupid girl. And I don¡¯t wanna go back to being stupid.¡± ¡°You still owe me one. I saved you.¡± ¡°You saved me, I was the one who saved your fucking ass. Bastard! Get out of here! I owe you nothing but you owe me and you know that.¡± ¡°And I¡¯m gonna pay, in kinds. That¡¯s why I¡¯m here.¡± He smirked. Elina shook her head. Why was he here, did Barbra tell him. But she couldn¡¯t go to Kenzo because he would kill her. Did she take the risk because of her? How stupid she had been. ¡°Kenzo!¡± She blinked. She had to get away from the thoughts. ¡°Elina, why did you do that.¡± ¡°Do what?¡± ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell me, you were pregnant.¡± She bites her lips. ¡°What difference would it have made. I was nothing to you.¡± The smile on his face fades off. He didn¡¯t know why he smiled when he saw her. ¡°And you thought I wasn¡¯t worth to know, that I¡¯ve got a child in you.¡± ¡°Why do you care.¡± She scoffed. He sauntered closer and trapped her on the door. She wished she could disappear into the wall. ¡°Because isn¡¯t mine, and you¡¯re mine.¡± She looked away from him. Else looking at his face would only get her more hurt. ¡°Shouldn¡¯t you be at your wedding and probably be saying that to your bride. You¡¯re mine and I¡¯m yours¡­ isn¡¯t that what you¡¯re gonna say to her.¡± ¡°I came here for you.¡± She scoffed annoyingly. ¡°You should be thankful, he didn¡¯t kill the baby else. Elina, you would pay.¡± ¡°What! He didn¡¯t..?¡± She almost falls from her stand. Her knees got weak. That¡¯s why she didn¡¯t feel anything. That¡¯s why there wasn¡¯t any pain. His hands grabbed her waist and pulled her up. Her hands went up to his shoulders. And with a word he slowly brought his head downward and imed her lips in his. Kissing her. With so much hunger and lust. He missed the taste of her mouth. His hands sneak around her waist as he pulled her warm body up against him. She kissed him back. Hot and rough. Each fighting for dominance. Her legs went up to his torso. As she kissed him. He smacked her ass. As she began riding on him. Making his rod stand firm in his pants. His hands pushed up her ass. Squeezed them in his hands. She moaned in his mouth. And then he rolled her shirt up to her chest, biting down to her nipple, she squirmed in his hold. She arched her back. Throwing her head backward. He kissed it and bite it again. She moaned. ¡°Yeah..¡± He took her to the bed, kissing down to her Lower button. Laying her down with him above her. She so much wanted this. She missed this and she was dying to have him deep down inside of her. Fucking the shit out of her! She watched him strip off his clothes. In hurry, like he couldn¡¯t wait to have her. His dark gaze was giving her goosebumps. ¡°Ain¡¯t you suppose to be at your wedding?¡± He went down to her again. Pulling off her shirt, she wasn¡¯t wearing undies, made it a lot easier for him. Spreading her legs apart as he got in between them. ¡°I don¡¯t know why I¡¯m here, I can¡¯t seem to forget you, Elina. I need you, I might end up turning into some monster when I never get to see you again.¡± He pushed her hair off her face and smiled, cing a small kiss on her lips. ¡°You would take me back won¡¯t you?..¡± ¡°Where is Kenzo?¡± Lord Gilbert yelled. Running up and down checking each of the cars. ¡°He Isn¡¯t here,¡± Aziel replied. ¡°He needs to get married to my daughter, they must get married.¡± He screamed! Jumping up and down. ¡°Stop it, dad!¡± Zara sniffed, the mascara staining her face as she cried. ¡°I can¡¯t get humiliated like this, no, Zara, no!¡± He yelled, running to and fro. ¡°Something must be done!¡± ¡°Dad!¡± Zara cried. Everyone was waiting, waiting for the groom. Waiting for Kenzo Brennon. But no one saw him after an hour passed. He still wasn¡¯ting, he couldn¡¯t be reached either. ¡°Herees the bride.. herees the bride.. herees the bride,es the bridees the bride..¡± Zara marched down the aisle with her father lord Gilbert by his arms. Zara sniffs as she walks beside Gilbert. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, everything would be fine. Smile and let¡¯s get it done with.¡± Zara nods and forced a smile. Holding the flower tightly by the other hand. As they marched down. Aziel was the only one standing by the priest, waiting for them to get close. ¡°Do you Zara Gilbert take Kenzo Brennon to be your lovely¡­..¡± ¡°I do!¡± ¡°Huh!¡± The crowds murmured. As she had cut him off like that. ¡°Do you Kenzo Brennon takes¡­.¡± ¡°I will not¡­ I Aziel, a right-hand man of my master Kenzo Brennon will not take Zara As his wife..¡± Aziel Answered with a bow, and took a few steps backward, facing the crowd he murmured a few words of apologies and bow. Taking a nce at Zara to see the horrible look on her face. Lord Gilbert, copsed right there where he was standing, this was the highest of it. Humiliation was something he can¡¯t handle. His greatest fear ps him right in the face. ¡°Dad!¡± Zara cried, holding up to him. ¡°Dad!¡± Aziel pulled out his sses from his pocket and wore them, walking out of the hall. They were prepared for the final, which was the elections With a smile, he got into the car and drove off. Chapter 67 Abducted The day everyone had been expecting. The awful day that was gonna decide their life was just a day away, and that day, she feared, she didn¡¯t want to die because of it or want anything to happen to her or Barbra or anyone in the mansion. Her brother Aziel and her shadow sambas. She missed them. A lot. She closed the drapes on the window and stepped aside from it. ¡°You ain¡¯t going to Carols are you?¡± She asked as she watched her get dressed, putting on her jeans. Then she went on to fix her bra. Elina slumped by the bed. With a sigh. ¡°I¡¯m gonna get a few pieces of stuff and hurry back home, I¡¯ll be quick. We¡¯ve been absent for a long time now.¡± Elina rolled her eyes. Went there yesterday and the day before. What was she talking about now? ¡°Have you gotten yourself another boyfriend?¡± ¡°No!¡± She yelled. ¡°Why yelling, it was just a question, now you¡¯re acting more suspicious.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have any boyfriend and I¡¯m not seeing anyone.¡± ¡°Not even Ray.¡± She hesitated, before replying. ¡°No,¡± ¡°Damn you liar.¡± She hissed. ¡°You¡¯re seeing Ray, ain¡¯t you.¡± ¡°What makes you think I¡¯m seeing him. I¡¯m not.¡± ¡°That has to be the reason you¡¯re going to carol every day, or you ain¡¯t going to carol but somewhere else and use that as an excuse. Barbra, you said we shouldn¡¯t keep things under wraps. You said that. Now you¡¯re doing it.¡± ¡°I.. I.. I¡­¡± ¡°You have something to say.¡± ¡°I know you haven¡¯t been going to carol, where have you been going Barbra?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not¡­ I just¡­ I thought¡­ I wasn¡¯t¡­¡± ¡°What are you saying.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry..¡± ¡°You¡¯re hiding something.¡± ¡°I have been seeing Ray. Somewhere else. I couldn¡¯t bring him here, so we met somewhere else. That¡¯s why I¡¯ve been leaving the house and now, he suddenly wants to see me. Though we met yesterday, I don¡¯t know why he said it¡¯s important. So I¡¯m going to see him.¡± ¡°Seems the love has skyrocketed.¡± ¡°Shut up!¡± Barbra giggled. ¡°How is he?¡± ¡°Still not over you. But he¡¯s good.¡± ¡°You should get going, don¡¯t wanna bete for your date, and mostly, don¡¯te homete.¡± ¡°We¡¯ll talk a little and then I¡¯ll head back home.¡± ¡°You¡¯re saying it like it¡¯s gonna be simple. Where are you gonna meet up.¡± ¡°Over the bridge.¡± ¡°The bridge?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°Why the bridge? Isn¡¯t it too far from here? It¡¯s like an hour¡¯s drive.¡±N?velDrama.Org holds ? this. ¡°Stop exaggerating. It¡¯s not an hour¡¯s drive. You just don¡¯t want me to see him.¡± ¡°You saw him yesterday. It won¡¯t be a big deal not seeing him today. I don¡¯t wanna be alone today.¡± ¡°C¡¯mon El, you stayed yesterday. I won¡¯t stay long I promise, I just wanna hear what he has to say, and then I¡¯ll run over. Maybe he¡¯s gonna propose his love to me. You can never tell.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t wanna be alone. I kinda feel insecure. I¡¯m having the awful feeling.¡± ¡°I know why you¡¯re like that. It¡¯s because you¡¯re worried about Kenzo, you haven¡¯t heard from him, that¡¯s why you¡¯re feeling that way, take your thought off him for a moment and you¡¯ll be fine. I already made breakfast, you should eat.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not hungry.¡± ¡°You¡¯re, Just eat.¡± She slips the polo shirt on, hurried over to the mirror to brush her hair. Maybe she was right, she had been thinking about Kenzo since he left, what would have happened to him, what was he doing, how are they preparing. She had been worried. Because of that. Sighing, she hugged the pillow to herself. ¡°Can you buy some fried chicken on your way?¡± ¡°He gave you his credit card, didn¡¯t he? He purposely left him here, he didn¡¯t want you to reject them, that¡¯s why he did that. Kenzo.¡± She chuckled amusingly. Opening the drawers she took the credit card. ¡°I¡¯ll buy some fruits as well.¡± ¡°Just buy something. I give you an hour. I want you back before noon.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll be back before you know it. Make sure you eat.¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± Barbara nodded. Took her small band bag, giving Elina a wink as she walks out of the house. Elina sighed. She was alone again, this time, she felt she was being consumed by it. She hugged the pillow tightly to herself. Taking her phone beside the bed. She scroll down her contact, who was she gonna call. There was no one. Halfway down her list, she stopped, staring at the number. Aziel, he wasn¡¯t just Aziel, Kenzo¡¯s right-hand man, he was her brother, the brother she never knew they had. She put a call through him, he picked up at the first ring. ¡°Elina..¡± She had missed the way he called her, sweet and tender. Like he was the one who gave her the name. For some seconds she didn¡¯t say anything but listen to his breathing. ¡°Elina..¡± ¡°Aziel..¡± she sniffed. ¡°Have you been crying..¡± ¡°I just got emotional talking to you. I missed you that¡¯s why.¡± ¡°I missed you more.¡± She cried softly. Holding the phone to her ear. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know why I¡¯m so emotional right now. Are you guys okay?¡± ¡°We¡¯re fine. Trying to put things in order. Kenzo is fine. Just busy. We all are. Don¡¯t go out tonight, don¡¯t go anywhere, don¡¯t open for anyone, anyone at all.¡± She nods. ¡°I won¡¯t.¡± ¡°Okay, I shouldn¡¯t be taking now, I¡¯ll call youter.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± She pulled the phone away from her ear and sighed. What was this feeling she was having? Shey on the bed, with the pillow holding it close to her chest. She still wasn¡¯t feeling it. Just then she heard the front door open. Barbra was back so soon. She was d she made it back very quickly. Sitting up, she exhaled. Maybe she didn¡¯t meet Ray or maybe the discussion was very quick. ¡°Barbra I..¡± ¡°Ray?¡± ¡°El..¡± The shock was written all over her face, she still couldn¡¯t understand why Ray was here when he was supposed to meet up with Barbra. ¡°Why are you here?¡± She asked standing up from the bed. ¡°Where¡¯s Barbra? Why isn¡¯t she with you?¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± He asked, stepping in closer to her. ¡°By the way, how did you get in.¡± ¡°The door wasn¡¯t locked.¡± ¡°And you didn¡¯t knock.¡± ¡°I did. Maybe you didn¡¯t hear. That¡¯s why I got in.¡± Elina picked up her phone. Calling Barbra, it went directly into voicemail. ¡°What¡¯s wrong? She isn¡¯t picking up the call. You told her to meet you over the bridge and she went there and now this¡­¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t tell her anything, I didn¡¯t ask her to meet up with me.¡± She ruffled her hair. ¡°What could have gone wrong? What¡¯s all this. And now I can¡¯t reach her.¡± She reached out for her jacket, putting them on. ¡°Ain¡¯t you gonna ask about me, you didn¡¯t even hug me, you couldn¡¯t even look at me. Do I disgust you that much El?¡± She paused in her movement and turned to face Ray. ¡°I was having this feeling on my guts, that¡¯s something is gonna happen. And it got me worried. I haven¡¯t been able to think. I¡¯m sorry.¡± ¡°I only wanted to see those looks in your eyes. That you cared but it seems you don¡¯t care about me anymore. It hurts you know.¡± ¡°I do care, a lot about you. Ray. You shouldn¡¯t think that way.¡± ¡°You¡¯re making me think that way. It¡¯s okay, I get it, I¡¯m not important. Let¡¯s go. Let¡¯s look for Barbra.¡± ¡°Ray¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m good.¡± He replied, turning towards the door like he was gonna go out but he did. He stopped and faced her again. She was backing him. Tying her hair in a ponytail. Takingrge steps towards her. Standing behind her. ¡°Ray..¡± He hits her on the head. With the vase. She fell. Her head came in contact with the table. ¡°Why¡­ Ray?¡± she groaned as her eyes fell shut. ¡°Sorry, El¡­ if you had looked at me with those eyes, I would have done a rethink. If you had shown that you cared, I won¡¯t have hurt you this much. I¡¯m sorry.¡± He squat and pulled her off her feet, hurled her over his shoulders, and walked out of the room. She was the final bait, a bait Kenzo was gonna fall for. A bait she was, she was gonna end it all. And she was Elina Brooke the once nerd. Chapter 68 A bad omen Barbra stood by the bridge, craning her neck if he wasing, but he wasn¡¯ting, she couldn¡¯t find him. ¡°What¡¯s taking him so long, he said he was already here but he wasn¡¯t.¡± She grumbled. She didn¡¯t want to leave Elina all alone waiting for her. But he was taking so much time. Sighing, she saw someone who looks like himing. He stood in front of her. ¡°You ain¡¯t Ray?¡± ¡°You must be Barbra..¡± ¡°Yeah.. who are you? Why are you wearing Ray¡¯s shirt?¡± ¡°We kinda lived together, he asked me toe to get you. Come with me, I¡¯ll show you where he¡¯s.¡± She blinked, staring at him. This was wrong, something was wrong, this isn¡¯t it. She scrutinized him in just a few seconds he was standing beside her. Ray didn¡¯t send him. She would be dumb to believe his shitty lies. ¡°Sure.¡± She replied to him and turned to follow him from behind. When he was ahead, she twirled backward running out of the bridge. Her bag fell from her hold, she couldn¡¯t go back to pick it up. So she ran instead, running just as fast as she could. Running was mostly what she learned to do, and there was no way he could get her. ¡°Shit!¡± He cussed when he lost her. Panting as he tried to catch his breath. She was hiding around the corners somewhere. ¡°Come out you little witch!¡± He groaned. ¡°If I get you, it won¡¯t be so funny.¡± ¡°Come out, while I¡¯m being good. Else you won¡¯t like that.¡± He pants, staring at the alley. Damn her! His phone rang from his pocket. He pulled it out from his pocket and stare at the caller. Boss. ¡°Hello,¡± ¡°Have you seen her?¡± ¡°I did, but she escaped. She notice something was wrong.¡± ¡°Bitch!¡± ¡°She¡¯s hiding somewhere, I can¡¯t find her.¡± ¡°Make sure you do and then killed her. You shouldn¡¯t let her alive. She can¡¯t stay alive. You get it.¡± ¡°Yes, Boss.¡± Barbra sighed and looked away, the voice was Hazard, there was no doubt about it. He wanted her dead, he nned all this, this was his n to kill her. Leaning on the wall as she stares at the skies. Elina, how was she, if Ray wasn¡¯t here did he go to her. What is he gonna do to her? She would open the door for him because he was Ray and Ray also had a spare key! She felt her heart almost copse, was that why he asked for her keys. He nned this, he wanted to hurt her! Ray would never hurt her, he would never do that. ¡°Oh well, I can see your little feet. Girl, you¡¯re a good runner, I can say.¡± He was close to the part she was hiding, she held her breath and waited for him to get close. ¡°Got ya!¡± She kicked him, immediately in his groin. Before he could reach out to her. He groaned falling back, he hadn¡¯t expected that. She ran out of the corner she hid. Running safety. If anything happens to Elina, he won¡¯t be forgiven. This was all her fault if she had listened and stayed. If she hadn¡¯t yed a fool. Maybe this won¡¯t have happened at all. Thinking slow her down, she couldn¡¯t run fast if she had so much thought weighing her down, as she felt guilty, cause Elina would be in danger. She had to go to her, rescue Elina. Running, she had no ideas someone was running as well from her side. And the next thing she heard was boom! She was once the best runner when she lived with Hazard, he trained her. Sexually and how to run. That was the only thing she did. And now, she failed¡­ she was the fastest anymore, she had gone weak, she had failed, failed to protect her best friend, failed to secure the friendship, failed because she feel for the wrong person. Someone that wasn¡¯t met for her. Failed because she wasted time. Failed for letting her heart lead without using her head as well. She failed to see, that Ray, wasn¡¯t for her. And all her life, there had been just one person who loved her, who cared for her, despite the lies she said to her face, despite the hate. She failed to see, Elina right there, from the very beginning, a sister, a best friend, a family, the only one she got. She fell face down on the sound, at the same time, Elina was falling just where she was. Another bullet flew past her head. As shey on the ground, gasping for breath. ¡°You can never run from a bullet.¡± He smirked, staring down at her face. ¡°Bastard!¡± She spat out blood. He marched her face with his heavy boot. ¡°Do you know why this is happening to you? Do you wanna know why? It¡¯s because of that shitty Elina. She¡¯s the reason you had to die.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not it. I know the reason,¡± with every hard breath she took. ¡°He doesn¡¯t want to see himself lose. Hazard the bastard, he hated me. He wanted to kill me because I flee to Kenzo.¡± He marched her face again. She groaned. Spilling more blood. She couldn¡¯t say anything else, she was already weakened. Her eyes were closing and Elina¡¯s face was shown in front of her. ¡°We¡¯ve got to be together, you¡¯re gonna be a godmother. You¡¯ve got this..¡± she smiled wryly and whispered. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± And her eyes shut. Kenzo stood up from the bed with a bad headache, he hadn¡¯t taken anythingst night yet he was having so much of a bad headache, what could have been the cause of it. Getting out of the room, while he slip a shirt on, he saw Aziel standing by the door with his phone in his hands. ¡°Who were you talking to?¡± ¡°Elina, she called.¡± He replied with a smile. ¡°You haven¡¯t told me about this sister stuff you mentioned. Argh!¡± ¡°What¡¯s the wrong master.¡± ¡°I¡¯m having a bad headache.¡± ¡°You just woke up.¡± ¡°I know right. Send for Aziel..¡± ¡°I¡¯m right here.¡± ¡°I mean Ezra. My head hurts.¡± Aziel led him to the living room and helped him settle himself on a seat. With his hands holding his head. ¡°How much does it hurt.¡±N?velDrama.Org holds ? this. ¡°So much.¡± He groaned. Leaning on the headrest. Aziel went over to the telephone, putting a call through Ezra. ¡°You need toe here this instance.¡± ¡°what¡¯s wrong.¡± ¡°The master is sick.¡± ¡°What¡¯s heining of.¡± ¡°A bad headache.¡± ¡°On my way.¡± ¡°Is there anything I could do to help?¡± ¡°Try telling him everything is okay. He once had a symptom as this.¡± ¡°Is it a bad thing?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not.¡± ¡°What¡¯s it then.¡± ¡°A sign.¡± Aziel ced the white towel on his head. If he could relieve the pain a little. Ezra asked him to do that as well. But he was getting any better. ¡°Tell me something, about Elina. How you guys became family.¡± ¡°Would it help?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know, I wanna get my head off some thoughts, it like my head is gonna fall off.¡± ¡°Okay. It goes like this..¡± He began. ¡°I was 13 when my parents were expecting a baby. It took a long time you see, I was already a teen. And now they were expecting. I was excited I was gonna have a baby. And it was gonna be a girl. I was already prepared to love her. Because I so much wanted one. I started calling her Elina when she was still in the womb. And when she was born, she was so tiny, cute, and beautiful.¡± He sniffed. It felt like it was yesterday when she was born. He saw Kenzo staring at him. Ezra was already standing beside them. ¡°And she grew up to be beautiful and smart even without the family beside her,¡± Ezra said. ¡°How is your headache. Does it still ache so much?¡± ¡°Not as much as the first.¡± ¡°Call Elina. Something is wrong. Something is happening to her.¡± Ezra announced. ¡°Where is sambas?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve sent him to go check up on her.¡± The door flung opened and Sambas ran it. Still panting, he yelled. ¡°Elina! She¡¯s missing!¡± ¡°What!¡± Kenzo jumped up. Was that why he was feeling this way. The headache, a sign of what, it can¡¯t be dead! He did feel this way when his master Emilo died. Elina, you better be safe! Chapter 69 Her fears She opened her eyes, halfway it came with a strong headache. ncing round her to know where she was and how she got here. She opened them, feeling the coldness on her feet. She looked down and saw water on her feet. She shuddered in fright, she was scared of water. What was this? She noticed she was inside a well and the water was going up to her body, inside the well that she was, it was locked. She wanted to reach out to the door. But then she noticed, her legs were chained to the ground. She couldn¡¯t moved from the there. Now the fear was here. Clouding round her, she was gonna die. She had dreamt about this when she was in the mansion, Ray had took her to the beach and he pushed her into the waters. When he was aware she was scared of it. How could do a think like that. And now the dream was reality. She was trapped in here. In a well, with the water moving up to her upper legs. ¡°No!¡± She cried. Trying to kick, but she couldn¡¯t. ¡°No! Please Help, get me out of here please!¡± She cried out. Crying more when she looked down and saw the waters. ¡°Somebody, Ray!¡± She yelled.All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. ¡°Don¡¯t do this to me in please.¡± Ray paced in front of the well, biting his nails, his weakness was her tears, he couldn¡¯t see her cry. Or hear her cry and do nothing. ¡°Ray!¡± She called his name again. He paced worriedly, up and down the front of the well, he wanted to go there and opened it. ¡°Don¡¯t even think of doing that.¡± Sara said, walking into the ce they were. ¡°I wasn¡¯t gonna do anything.¡± ¡°I see the look on your face. It shows that you wanted to do something. Pull her out.¡± ¡°I wasn¡¯t gonna do it.¡± ¡°Sure you can stay here?¡± ¡°I can.¡± ¡°Anyway, Hazard wants you. You should go meet up with him. You¡¯ve some business together, don¡¯t worry about her, I¡¯m gonna take care of it. I¡¯ll take care of her as well.¡± She smirked. Ray knew the meaning behind those smirk so he was hesitance to leave there. ¡°Ain¡¯t you leaving, I¡¯m not gonna hurt her.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t say you gonna do it.¡± ¡°The look in your face says the obvious.¡± She shrugged her shoulders. Ray stood for a while before he walked away, with guilt burning down his guts. Was this what you want? He asked himself, is this what you trying want, Ray? Walking out, he saw Sara squatting to the well, peeping into it. He paused. He didn¡¯t want to go further, he wanted to go back there and see for himself what she was gonna do. ¡°Ain¡¯t you leaving!¡± Bitch! He mentally yelled. Walking out fully without looking back. ¡°We¡¯re almost at the brink of it all.¡± Hazard whispered in his ear. Ray nodded. He was aware of it, they were about to call Kenzo, tell him Elina was here and have him surrender or else, she was gonna die if he doesn¡¯t show up. ¡°So you shouldn¡¯t ruin this, you shouldn¡¯t go near the well, leave it to us, we ain¡¯t gonna kill if he doesn¡¯t show up, we would pretend to have killed her, that¡¯s the n have you forgotten?¡± ¡°But why do I feel like, there¡¯s another n I¡¯m unaware of.¡± ¡°There isn¡¯t any. Trust me, we¡¯ve got this.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want her getting hurt.¡± ¡°She isn¡¯t gonna get hurt, beside you hurt her once. Don¡¯t forget you hit her with a wood, from the back of head. You hurt as well.¡± ¡°I know, and I feel awful for it. I don¡¯t want her hurt anymore, and cing her in the well while you had the water turn on wasn¡¯t part of the deal. Because I told you that she was scared of water, which could kill her faster than anything. You did that. You ce her in there.¡± ¡°That¡¯s the point, we need her weakness to get hold of her. That¡¯s it.¡± Ray, paced in front of him. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, she¡¯ll be fine. Trust me.¡± ¡°How long are you gonna torture he with the water.¡± ¡°Till It covering her entire body in the well.¡± ¡°What!¡± He yelled. ¡°I was only kidding, I wasn¡¯t gonna do that. But it could be something close to it.¡± He pat his shoulders, and sat down on the chaise lounges. Watching his reaction. He was worried, he was scared, he had so much guilt in his face. ¡°You should seat. Don¡¯t worry too much.¡± ¡°And Barbra? Where is she?¡± ¡°Oh..¡± he mouthed. ¡°In heaven.¡± He chuckled. ¡°What do hell do you mean?¡± ¡°What else does it mean, she knew it was a trap and she escaped, I can¡¯t let her go off like that. She was once my ve remember.¡± His fist tighten beside him. He punched the air. He wanted to hit something, he face the wall. And punched it. Argh! ¡°Calm down Ray, it¡¯s only for the best.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not for the best. You promised me. You said you were just gonna hold her for few hours and let her go. But no! You killed her instead. And you expect me to trust you. How can trust you now. I don¡¯t even know myself anymore.¡± ¡°You¡¯re no difference from me. We¡¯re both going after what we want.¡± He lit the pipe in his hands and ce it on his mouth. Smoking. ¡°You¡¯re already in it. You can¡¯t back down now..¡± Ray looked at him. ¡°Don¡¯t look at me that way. We made a deal, you stand by your and I stand by mine. Barbra wasn¡¯t in that deal. Elina was. So whatever happens to Barbra shouldn¡¯t be an issue. Beside you never did liked her.¡± ¡°I did like her.¡± ¡°You shouldn¡¯t confuse yourself Ray¡± his voice was hoarse now. As he took his gaze away to the figurines of dancers. ¡°Take a drink. It would help you calm down. In few minutes, we would call Kenzo, I¡¯m sure he¡¯s aware she¡¯s missing already.¡± ¡°Hello, little bird!¡± Sara yelled. Elina lifts her head up, then she saw her eyes peeking at her. Elina struggled, reaching out her hands. Begging your enemy to let you out of the hell they kept you was a waste. It would only bring pleasures to them and not to her. They would made fun of it,ugh and crack up. Damn asshole! At this rate. There wasn¡¯t anything she could do, if she spends the next hour here she was gonna die. She was certain of it. ¡°Let me out of here. I beg you.¡± ¡°Why should I ?¡± ¡°Just let me out.¡± ¡°I would never, you said you were gonna kill me, but seems I¡¯ll be the one doing same to you. Killing you ck ass.¡± ¡°Why me? What did I do to you?¡± ¡°Do you need to ask that, anyway I¡¯m gonna answer you, why you, it¡¯s you, nerdy witch, who ruin our lives. The one who got hold of Kenzo heart. The only one he cares about, the only one he loves. And we don¡¯t want that for Kenzo, he shouldn¡¯t love after he took those who loved away from them. He has no right to be in love and we¡¯re gonna do just that. Take you away from him.¡± Sniffed, the water was getting lose to her knees. Gulping, each time she stares down. ¡°And I¡¯m sure you know, the election is tomorrow, Kenzo would be dead and Hazard wins. Because he¡¯s gonnae here to rescue you and we¡¯ll help him to reduce the stress.¡± ¡°You told him I was here?¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t he gonnae rescue his baby mama.¡± She shuddered in fright. ¡°Let me out please. Don¡¯t hurt Kenzo.¡± ¡°He needs to die for us to win. And he¡¯s gonnae for you. So prepare..¡± ¡°Sara please.. don¡¯t hurt us. We¡¯ll give you everything if that¡¯s what you want.¡± ¡°What the hell am I gonna do with everything, I just wanna see youy dead and Hazard wants to see Kenzo dead. Bnce isn¡¯t it?¡± ¡°And Ray, What does he wants?¡± ¡°He wants Kenzo dead. And oh, least I forgot a little info, the trash girl. Barbra has gone to the great beyond.¡± Sara chuckled evilly. ¡°It¡¯s not true, Barbra is a fighter, she¡¯s not just gonna die. I don¡¯t believe a thing you say.¡± Tears were pouring down her face. ¡°If you don¡¯t believe that, believe this then, that you¡¯re gonna die.¡± Smirking as she turn the pipe which the waters flows into the well. She turns it to the highest so the water speeds off into the well. Elina fears rose to the brim. Her head went down into the water as she tries to pull the chains off her leg, but she couldn¡¯t. She took her head out of the water again. Panting for breath. Kenzo mustn¡¯te here. He mustn¡¯t! Chapter 70 Her life at stake Kenzo was pacing in the living room, the tension was acute, each nce he stares at his phone, waiting for a call, a text, anything, he wanted to know where she was if she was safe if she was okay. He slumped on the ground, with both hands sped on his head. ¡°Master..¡± Sambas called. ¡°They can¡¯t find her yet. They can¡¯t find her!¡± ¡°They will find her master. They¡¯ll.¡± Sambas assured him. He couldn¡¯t exin how he was feeling at the moment, the fact that Elina was out there somewhere, held up in the hands of those mafia, cold, all by herself and their baby was still fragile. She was perhaps getting tortured. Elina¡­ ¡°The door was forced, the window wasn¡¯t broken, there was no blood or anything in disorder, everything was intact..¡± Sambas exined. ¡°The person who took her was someone she knew, someone she trust. A friend.¡± Aziel replied. ¡°I talked to her on phone not quite long. She told me she was having these feelings. Unpleasant one and I told her she gonna be fine, and make sure she doesn¡¯t open the door for anyone.¡± ¡°You¡¯re right, it¡¯s someone we know, someone we thought would never hurt her. And there has been just one person whoes to mind. Because Elina isn¡¯t the one to have many friends. If it isn¡¯t Barbra..¡± ¡°It¡¯s Ray.¡± They unison. ¡°The possibility of it being Ray it¡¯s high since he works with Hazard.¡± ¡°Hazard..¡± Kenzo whispered. ¡°It¡¯s him. It¡¯s Ray. They did this to get to me. But if they hurt her I¡¯m gonna kill them. I swear.¡± ¡°I¡¯m with you Master.¡± ¡°But, how are we gonna know where they are. They are probably hiding somewhere.¡± ¡°They will call,¡± Kenzo said. ¡°He wants me, He will call me toe to meet them. We should wait for the call.¡± Aziel slumped on the other side. ¡°He wanted to win so badly and this is the only way.¡± ¡°This is the only way he could get to the master Kenzo,¡± Ezra said for the first time since they began talking. ¡°He¡¯s giving you what you fear the most, that¡¯s losing the election. And he¡¯s taking what you value the most and that¡¯s Elina. Ding dong! Giving you the same mafia treatment.¡± He concluded. ¡°That¡¯s it,¡± Aziel replied. Snapping his fingers. ¡°We need to find her..¡± he said worriedly. ¡°But We can¡¯t find her unless he calls. That bastard Hazard! He¡¯ll pay for this. He..¡± The ringing phone stopped everything¡¯s in discussions and everyone¡¯s attention went to the phone. Sambas races shortly towards the telephone and got it. Kenzo and Aziel stood up, standing beside Sambas. ¡°Hello, king Kenzo. You¡¯ve been expecting my calls, haven¡¯t you? Did I take too long to respond? Well, I¡¯ve been busy. Keeping her safe.¡± ¡°Where the hell is she?¡± ¡°She¡¯s safe, oh she wants to save something, but you can¡¯t hear her, but you might probably hear the waters.¡± He chuckled. ¡°Waters?¡± His voice cracked. ¡°Did you?¡± Aziel asked now. ¡°Hello Aziel, I kinda forgot she was your sister, you wanna say hi, you both kinda have a miserable life. Seems it runs in the blood. But it¡¯s all good. You¡¯ll get to see her soon, all cold and white.¡± ¡°Bastard!¡± Aziel gritted his teeth. ¡°Don¡¯t you dare, touch her.¡± ¡°And what if I..¡± ¡°I¡¯ll kill you..¡± Kenzo said in a low whisper. ¡°Tell me where the fuck you at?¡± ¡°Oh, how about a guessing game. Haha..¡± He wished he could punch him through the phone. Punch him so hard that he wished his front tooth pulls off. The asshole! ¡°What do you want?¡± ¡°That¡¯s what I¡¯ve been longing to hear.¡± ¡°Just say it!¡± ¡°Give it all up, surrender, make me win and you¡¯re gonna get your girl.¡± ¡°And you know, you ain¡¯t gonna win, while I¡¯m still breathing. It won¡¯t work.¡± ¡°That¡¯s why you need to die. Die and she lives. Live and she dies. Fair enough.¡± ¡°To hell with you!¡± Sambas grunts. He wasn¡¯t a man anymore but a fucking monster! He wasn¡¯t worth staying alive. He was garbage. Kenzo fell silent. ¡°You can tell where she was..¡± The next thing they heard was her voice, screaming for help. And the sounds of waters as She ps them. ¡°Help me please..¡± His heart bleeds when he heard her voice. He held the phone tightly like its life was hanging on it. ¡°Hang in there. El. I¡¯lle to get you. I promise.¡± ¡°Help¡­¡± ¡°Elina. We¡¯lle to get you. I promise. I¡¯lle. Just a few more minutes. We¡¯ll be right there. Elina. I know you¡¯re listening. I¡¯m sorry.¡± He heard the sound of the water pping, her gasping voice. She was trying to say something. And he heard something hit the ground and then the sound of locks. ¡°Elina baby prays she doesn¡¯t die before you arrive here. That¡¯s was touching, I felt it, I was wishing I was in her shoe and you¡¯reing to rescue me. How silly that sounds..¡± Heughed. And they were more voicesughing from the background. Kenzo pulled the phone away from his ears. ¡°Tell me where you at!¡± His voice was threatening. Hazard felt it. He was damn fury. ¡°I¡¯m getting goosebumps.¡± ¡°Shut up and tell me!¡± ¡°You should know, Kenzo, it won¡¯t be a heard guess for you.¡± Kenzo clutched his fist. Moving away from the telephone. ¡°You need a hit. I¡¯ll give you one. Elina fears. Habanero¡± His nails were digging into his palm. He already has a clue where she was, the ce he was hiding her, was inside a well. The same ce he had once taken him to. Why didn¡¯t think about it, the sly bastard was messing around with him. ¡°Everyone get ready, we¡¯re leaving.¡± ¡°Everyone? I¡¯m not included am I?¡± The look on Kenzo¡¯s face stopped him from saying anything further. ¡°We¡¯re walking into a trap, a trap that¡¯s gonna get you killed.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care, Let¡¯s go!¡± He yelled. ¡°Get your guns, get everything, I¡¯m gonna save her and I don¡¯t care what happens next.¡±All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. ¡°We should think, let¡¯s n.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have time to think when she¡¯s dying. She deep down the well, covering her with water. It¡¯s an hour¡¯s ride from here. And you think I¡¯ve got the time to sit and think. If anything happens to her or the baby, l won¡¯t..¡± he paused. Taking a deep breath. He raced upstairs. Taking out everything he would need. Ray ran back to the well, Sara was standing by it, with a wickedly grin on her face. Ray was alert, he heard the waters as it rush into the well. He hunkered down beside the well, opening the well. Sara pushed him off it. ¡°What do you think you¡¯re doing?¡± She screamed in his face. ¡°Getting her out of there, you¡¯ve already called Kenzo and he¡¯sing, now let her out.¡± She chuckled. ¡°Seems you¡¯re unaware. Sorry, it¡¯s toote.¡± He yanked her hands off his arms. ring at her. ¡°This wasn¡¯t the deal we made.¡± ¡°Deal could change.¡± He stood up, facing her with hatred. She only chuckled. ¡°There¡¯s no way you could open that door except I give the key, I¡¯ve changed it from the ones you had.¡± With just a move his hands grabbed her neck, shook her vigorously. And he began strangling her, her legs left the earth. Her face automatically turns red. While she wrestled with his hands on her neck. ¡°Let go of her!¡± He heard the gun cocked at him. Snapping his head to the side, he saw Hazard men, surrounding him. ¡°This was it?¡± He snarled. ¡°You used me for yourselves.¡± ¡°You willingly wanted to be used.¡± She struggled to say. Her hands tighten around her neck. ¡°Let her go or I¡¯ll shoot.¡± Groaning, he pulled his hands off her neck. She dropped to the ground, gasping for breath. ¡°Kill the bastard!¡± She yelled. Chapter 71 Her best friend ¡°Kill him the bastard!¡± At that moment, he knew he wasn¡¯t gonna let go of Sara, she was holding Elian¡¯s life now. And if he let go, she would end up killing him and her as well. And he doesn¡¯t want that. He ran quickly back to Sara, she would be his shield. He held her hands behind her and spun her to face Hazard¡¯s men. ¡°If you move a step closer I¡¯m gonna kill her.¡± ¡°Just shoot him.¡± ¡°We don¡¯t wanna hurt you.¡± ¡°Just do it!¡± She yelled. ¡°If you shot, you¡¯re gonna kill her, put down the gun. And she¡¯s gonna live.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t listen to him!¡± He shouldn¡¯t waste more time, he could tell by the sound of the water, it was almost filled up. Probably her it was covering her neck now, he gulped down in fear. He had to get her out of there. If he was gonna wait for Kenzo, Elina would die. She won¡¯t get out of the well alive and that was their n and he doesn¡¯t want that. He doesn¡¯t want Elina to die, he never wanted that. He shook Sara, she grunts beside him. ¡°Give me the keys.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll never, you know how I hate Elina. I would rather die than give you the damn key.¡± ¡°You really wanna die, without being the lords¡¯ mistress. Isn¡¯t that you dream?¡± ¡°I-I-I-¡± she stuttered. She wants to be that, that¡¯s why she had switched sides. She couldn¡¯t die just yet. Not when they were on the brink of winning. ¡°I see you don¡¯t want that. So why are you saying about death again.¡± He pulled the gun of his hostler and pressed it behind her. She shivers.All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. Her teeth pressed together. ¡°Give me the keys, I can still kill you and get the keys. If that¡¯s how you want it done, it¡¯s just three of them, I can fight them. You know too well Sara, how crazy I can go if anything happens to Elina.¡± Sara fidgetted. ¡°You ain¡¯t gonna do this are you?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t push me. I¡¯m at the edge of doing it. You didn¡¯t know I had a gun with me. You think I can¡¯t kill you, you ain¡¯t Elina. You¡¯re just a piece of shit!¡± Sara sighed. She was used to getting insulted but this did get her. Straight in the heart. She stuffs her hands in the baggy pants she wore and took out the key. ¡°Tell them to step back.¡± ¡°Step back, you don¡¯t want me to get killed do you?¡± The trio stepped back. Withdrew their guns. But they knew they had to attack once he had let go of her and that was the moment they were waiting for. He took the key from her hands and pushed her towards them, instantly he shoot at the one by the left. Then he ducked. Hiding behind one of the pirs in the well. He sighed. Hang in there, just a little while El. Just hang in there. It was all his fault, he felt so much guilty already. He sniffed, his eyes getting cloudy each time he nces at the well. He didn¡¯t know, the well was the target, he had no idea. That¡¯s where they had to ce her in. He won¡¯t have to agree to it. He never would. Gunshot filled the spot they were. As they peek out of their hiding spot at intervals to shoot. Sara was running out of the room, she had to inform Hazard what happened, he needs to know, he was about to ruin their n. Taking a foot out. He shot at thest man. He fell t on the ground. He sprinted out of his hideaway, running to the well. With what he had done, he had ruined the n, he was aware of that, but he doesn¡¯t care anymore. He wanted her out of there. Elina held the sounds of gunshot and her heart, bleed the more. It couldn¡¯t be that he was here. He couldn¡¯t be there, he would only get hurt. The water was covering her head. She was deep in it. Inside the water. She had a few minutes left, she couldn¡¯t hold it anymore. It has got herpletely and she wasn¡¯t gonna make it out alive in the next minutes. Her hands wrestled with the waters as she thought of him. The life she had to picture them having. And the baby they were gonna have. Kenzo, she never got to tell you, how much she loves you, and the one he¡¯s bing. Seems she¡¯s never gonna tell him that. And thest gulp, her eyes closed up. She was damn tired to let them stay open again. ¡°El..¡± Ray yelled. Finding the right key to the lock. ¡°Hang in for a while.¡± He cried. He was almost done, almost ready to open it. He had found the right key. He unlocked, opened the well. He poked his head into the water, he saw her lying on the ground. He bites his lips. He had to stop the waters from flowing into the well. He pulled out his head from the water, running to stop the water from flowing. Running backward. He took off his shoes and jumped into the well. He swims in to meet her. Swimming downward where she was. He pulled her off her feet. But it won¡¯t burgle. What was wrong? He tried pulling her out again. The same thing, then he noticed her feet were chained to the iron rod on the ground. He ced her back on the ground and kneel, he check the key he had in his hands, finding the one right one for the chains. He found them and unlocked them. Carried her again. And began swimming out of the well. Elina, hope you would forgive him for what he has done. He pulled her out of the well. And slumped next to her on the ground. Gasping for breath, turning to her side. He checked her pulse To if she was still breathing. Her breathing was faint. ¡°Elina, wake up.¡± He cried, pressing her stomach. Just wake up, please! It won¡¯t hurt right, since she was in her first trimester, it couldn¡¯t do much harm to the baby. So he kept pressing them. Praying silently as he did. He was gonna stone for his sins, no matter how much, he just wanted to be with her and around her. Then she jerks up, coughing out water. Her eyes open. Ray pulled her in a hug immediately, crying on her shoulders. She hugged him back. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry.¡± He cried hugging her so tightly. ¡°I was so scared. I¡¯m sorry El.¡± He cried harder, Elina cried as well. Hugging him just as much. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry.¡± He wipes her wet face with his big hands. ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry El. I¡¯m so sorry.¡± He cried harder. ¡°You should be sorry, for ruining my n. Asshole!¡± Elina wanted to snap her neck towards the direction of the voice but Ray hugged her instead. And the next thing they heard was gunshots. Ray¡¯s body jerked as they heard it! Bang! He held her face, restraining her from looking behind her. ¡°I¡¯m sorry for not realizing sooner who you were to me, for seeing you different, than I should see you. You¡¯re that little sweet sister I had. I was so stupid not to see that.¡± Tears stream down his face while he said that. She sniffed. With her head still buried in his chest. ¡°I¡¯m sorry El. And I want you to know that I love you, forever. And I¡¯m sorry for Barbra too. I was beginning to love her. I¡¯m sorry, for the trouble I¡¯ve lost.¡± ¡°Ray.¡± She whispered when she didn¡¯t hear a word from him for thest few minutes. ¡°Ray.¡± His head was on her shoulders. Lifting her head, she saw Hazard walking towards them. Caressing the gun in his hands. ¡°I did hit the best spot.¡± He chuckled. Elina red at him as walked towards them. Smirking with the gun. ¡°Ray!¡± She shook him, but he won¡¯t burgle. She shook him again, nothing happened. And then he fell sideways. With hears were shot already. Reaching out to the gun she saw on the ground she took it and staggered to her feet. Wiping her tears, with a withering re at his way. ¡°I told you I was gonna ruin you Elina, but I haven¡¯t fucked you yet.¡± ¡°Go fuck yourself!¡± ¡°I¡¯m gonna kill you. I swear, I¡¯m gonna kill you!¡± She brawled. Sara stopped when she was about to get in, he was dead, Ray was dead. Because the burning with so much fury, the dark gaze, the panting. The look was terrifying, she never thought this was what she was gonna he experience. She ran back out of the room. The look on her face was that of a murderer. And she wasn¡¯t ready to die just yet. ¡°I¡¯m gonna kill you.¡± She repeated with so much hatred. ¡°I told you, if you hurt any of my friends, that I was gonna kill you. Seems I¡¯m gonna be fulfilling that promise. Because you went too far.¡± Hazard parted his lips, but not a word came out of it. He was surprised, this wasn¡¯t Elina he thought he was gonna face. Seeing her burning with so much wrath. And he knew she meant it. ¡°I¡¯m gonna kill you, bastard!¡± Chapter 72 It¡¯s over Kenzo ran out of this room. Running downstairs. His entire thought was on her, if she was still alive, he had to believe she was alive, he had to believe she wasn¡¯t dead. ¡°I¡¯ll drive..¡± he took the car keys from Aziel¡¯s grip. ¡°But.. you can¡¯t..¡± ¡°Don¡¯t say a word. You get into the other car Get the rest men, put them together and you know what to do. We¡¯ve been preparing for this. Go now!¡± ¡°I¡¯m going with you,¡± Sambas said. He nods at sambas. And they walked out of the room. ¡°What about me?¡± Ezra yelled. ¡°You¡¯ll stay in the booth.¡± They muffled augh. He ran after them. There¡¯s no way he was gonna go within Aziel, Kenzo was the safest. They got into the car and Kenzo began driving out of the mansion. He drove normal for a while, just after they left the mansion and his neighborhood but after that. He drove too fast, fast than they had imagined he would. ¡°You¡¯re gonna kill us before we get killed by Hazard!¡± Ezra yelled. Though he was on his seatbelt. He thought he could fall off from the car seat. ¡°Argh!¡± He screamed, as he outran cars on the highway, they swayed in the car. Maybe going with Kenzo was the wrong idea, Kenzo was the lover and Aziel was the brother. Aziel would have been the safest. ¡°She¡¯s fine, I know she¡¯s fine. We just need to believe that it¡¯s Elina. She isn¡¯t gonna die!¡± Sambas said to him. ¡°You don¡¯t understand she in the waters. She could die even if it¡¯s just ten minutes she¡¯s in there. Fears killed faster than anything else.¡± ¡°I think she would see a reason to ovee her fears. Elina is different now, she doesn¡¯t give up without a fight.¡± His hands tighten on the sterling. ¡°The speed at which you¡¯re driving could get us killed. You just had to calm down.¡± Kenzo didn¡¯t reply to him or attempted that he was listening to him. Sambas sighed as he passed another car, he was scared they could get into an ident and might end up not saving her, that¡¯s just the worse of it. Kenzo¡¯s knuckles turned white, with the pressure he used in gripping the wheel, this was what he had been avoiding, he didn¡¯t want them to use her because of him. He didn¡¯t want that, he had to send her away, yet they got her. He didn¡¯t mind risking everything he had to save her, because of her, he knew there was life outside the mafia. Even if he doesn¡¯t win, but she¡¯s alive and the baby too, that¡¯s all that matters. He had to speed up to save them both. If he was a minutete, something could happen, something he was gonna regret for the rest of his life. And if that happened, he wouldn¡¯t wanna think of the possibility. ¡°You¡¯re gonna get us killed!¡± Ezra cried from behind, he had a bad feeling about this. But what did he does to stop Kenzo? They had no idea what was ahead of them. If they were running into some trap or something. ¡°Slow down a bit..¡± Sambas said, Kenzo throw him a nce. And slowly he reduces his speed. Though he never wanted to. And an iing truck heading their way in speed. ¡°Argh!¡± They swayed as he tried to maneuvers the car to the side without running into the truck, if it hade a minute earlier he would have crushed into it. But he had tried to escape the truck, because it got off itin, heading for them, there was no escape, it was gonna crush them. What if he hadn¡¯t seen iting, it would have been over for them. He would have killed them. ¡°To the left..¡± ¡°No¡­ to the right.¡± ¡°Sideways.¡± ¡°No! Halt.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t halt!¡± ¡°Stop the car¡± ¡°Take a turn.¡± ¡°Shut the fuck up, you two!¡±Kenzo yelled. They were the ones that gonna get them killed. Not anyone else, as keep yelling in his ears. There were just two options. Jump out of the car while it¡¯s still moving or crush the bridge into the water. ¡°At the count of three. You jump out of the water, roll to the other side, or if you can swim, jump over the bridge¡­¡± ¡°What? No, we can¡¯t do that.¡± ¡°How..¡± before they could decide, the truck decided for them, despite his maneuvering, so they didn¡¯t get hit, but they did, in a way, that the truck had to push them over the bridge with the car. Argh! Elina staggered towards Hazard, gripping the gun tightly. Hazard seems rooted to the ground and he couldn¡¯t move or say a word. But watched hering her way, her breath was heavy and her gaze was fixed on him. Then he remembered the gun was in his hands, he points at her and aimed but nothing came out. He did it again, the same thing. Shit! He had run out of bullets. ¡°Dang it!¡± He yelled. Tossing the gun aside. If he couldn¡¯t use a gun, there has to be another way to go about it. ¡°Let¡¯s fight, without the gun.¡± ¡°Because you ran out of gunpowder I should throw me off.¡± ¡°It should be fair don¡¯t you think.¡± ¡°Yeah. I never wanted to kill you with a gun, it would be easy, less painful, less deserving. You deserve more. More than it. Don¡¯t you think?¡± ¡°You¡¯re getting me scared, I didn¡¯t know you could talk like this, well, if you¡¯re hopping on Kenzo, he won¡¯t be here. He should probably be with the angels..¡± ¡°He didn¡¯te did he?¡± ¡°You think Kenzo would stay put and do nothing. That¡¯s not possible. He would run over and I gave him a perfect n for that.¡± He chuckled, only annoying her. She groaned. Taking up the heavy wood she saw by the side of the room. ¡°And you think am gonna believe that. The more you talk, makes me wanna kill you more.¡± She muttered and began walking towards him, in a threatening way. Hazard took his stand in a pose waiting for her so he could strike anytime she was close enough. She was no march for him. He was a great Hazard. Only Kenzo was his match. The others weren¡¯t. He waited for her to give the first strike, holding the wood with both hands she hit him, he ducked the first blow. And hits her with his elbow, she lurched backward. In a sprint of time, she was able to recover quickly from the hurt, though it was so painful, everything she conceal. Right in. And went to whack his head with this wood, he couldn¡¯t escape it this time, because he hadn¡¯t expected her to retaliate so quickly, he didn¡¯t see the hiting, his head spun on his head. He chops down in front of her, she jumped on him. Hit him hard on the head with both hands holding the wood. She banged his head again with the wood. His head bounced back with each blow. This wasn¡¯t how he expected it. Jumping off from him. She went back to pick up the gun and cocked the gun, still facing him, he was groaning in pain. With his hands sped on his head. She stooped in front of him. And pressed the gun on his groin. His eyes peeled up. ¡°No!¡± he said he felt the pain in his head as he said that. ¡°You didn¡¯t think twice about killing my best friend, you shot him, in my face! You pulled the damn trigger!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t pull the trigger I¡¯m sorry.¡± ¡°You¡¯re sorry. Not yet.¡± she shot him in his groin. Argh! He howled! She shot him again, the same spot. He gagged. The pains were too much for him to bear.N?velDrama.Org content. He dropped the gun. And took the wood again. His lips were moving, but she heard nothing. She swatted his head severely with the wood. Continuously, till he was bleed profusely. She moved back away from him. His breath was massive, he stares at her with tears streaming down from it. Elina stares down at her hands, soaked in blood. She had killed someone. And not just anyone, a mafia, Hazard. She stares down at him and then at Ray. He deserved it. She walked down to Ray. And sniffed. ¡°I¡¯m sorry I never got to tell you how much I love you, how much I cared. How much I crave for us to be together as besties again.¡± She covered her mouth and stood up, with her wobbly feet, she had to get out of this ce. Lifting her head, she saw Kenzo running to her. She cried, opening her arms for a hug. He ran to her and hugged her. Lifting her off her feet. She sobbed, hugging him so tightly. His hands tighten on her waist. ¡°You saved us, baby.¡± It only made her cry more. She stroked her hair. He didn¡¯t wanna let go of the hug. She was safe and alive. Then she noticed his clothes were soaked. She pulled away. He dropped her down on her feet. And took her lips in his before she could ask him why he was wet¡­ She kissed him back. Wrapping her hands around him. As she kissed him thinking about nothing else, not the fact that she killed a man or the that her best friend was gone. She pushed her body closer to him. Melting in his arms. As he kisses her, she wants nothing else but to be with this man. She had been through enough already, she does deserve happiness. With the man she loves. ¡°You love me don¡¯t you?¡± ¡°I love so much. I was a dumbass not telling you that. How much I love you.¡± She smiled. He touched her lips and caress him. Then bend down to kiss her again. She hugged him after the kiss. ¡°Don¡¯t ever leave me again.¡± ¡°Never!¡± She sniffed. And chuckled at the same time cause they were both in wet clothes¡­ He pulled her off her feet, taking her in a bridal style as they walked out of the storehouse. With her head on his chest. It was all over, Kenzo getting wanted he truly wants. And she got the life she wanted and that was with Kenzo. Chapter 73 Epilogue Barbra opened her eyes, and stare at the white room she was in, was she in heaven, slowly, she looked sideways and saw different faces in the room, Lucas was the first, the Kenzo, Aziel and Elina, If she was to be in heaven this faces wouldn¡¯t be there. She can¡¯t be heaven. ¡°Barbra! You¡¯re wake.¡± Elina cried holding her hands. As she sat close to her. ¡°How long have I been here?¡± ¡°A month.¡± ¡°A month..¡± She whispered. ¡°I thought I was dead.¡± ¡°Great thing Lucas found you. He brought you here.¡± She sighed. ¡°The bastard Hazard, that means it¡¯s all over, the election and everything.¡± Elina nods. ¡°Kenzo won. And Hazard won¡¯t bother us anymore.¡± ¡°And Ray?¡± ¡°He¡¯s resting.¡± Barbra shut her eyes and opened them again, Ray was dead, howe he was dead. ¡°He was a friend, and was one the one right beside me when I had no one. He saved me, he atone for his sins. And he loved you. He told me to tell you that.¡± She felt her eyes got wet. ¡°That you stood by him, despite how much he pushed you away and used you, not once did you leave him. He was sorry he didn¡¯t get to tell how much he loved you.¡± She cried now. Elina pulled her into a hug. As she cried on her shoulders. ¡°Why didn¡¯t he tell me! Why!¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay. You¡¯re better off him.¡± Lucas remarked earning a nudge on his ribs from Kenzo. ¡°Better off with you huh?¡± ¡°Yeah, I mean.¡± ¡°Ain¡¯t you too old for her.¡± ¡°What do you mean, I¡¯m just twenty six.¡± ¡°You kinda irk me right now.¡± It felt like yesterday when it all happened to her. The pains she felt, her tears and everything. How she wished it never did happen, And now she was alive again. It was all over, it has all ended, she could live freely now without being scared of being hurt, killed or molested. Because now, another life has began for them and life more benefiting, a life that¡¯s more enticing. The life that had dreamed of. Their dream. Elina pressed her hands together. And she was able to see the ring on her fingers. ¡°You got engaged?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± She giggles ¡°Look like I missed a lot.¡± ¡°How about school?¡± ¡°It doesn¡¯t stop me from schooling.¡± ¡°Yeah right.¡± She pulled her into a side hug. ¡°I thought I lost you. Thank you foring back to us.¡± She hugged her tightly. Barbra sniffed. ¡°The face I saw was you, I thought of you at thest moment. How much I¡¯ve wrong you and the hateful things I¡¯ve said. I want you to know that at the moment, you¡¯re not just a friend to me, I want you to ept me as a sister. As your forever best friend.¡± Elina smiled. ¡°Do you even need to ask.¡± ¡°I love you best friend.¡± ¡°An, I love you lord Kenzo.¡± Aziel said. Kenzo gave him a disgust look and pushed him away from his sight. ¡°Get out of here!¡±All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. Theyughed. The evening was cool and nice, a perfect evening for having a party. It was a small party heard at Kenzo¡¯s mansion. Sara was the servant running around to keep things in order and she work under Elina who held her life in her hands. She did nothing but bickering with the other servants. To Kenzo once they had fulfilled her duty he would kill them. There was no need having her around. And after he had kill her, he would tell her she was dead. ¡°Cheers to good life.¡± ¡°Cheers.¡± ¡°And Cheers to the new lord, our lord Kenzo.¡± ¡°Cheers.¡± They clicked their sses and sip from the wine. Sally walked up to Elina and pulled her into a hug. Where she was standing admiring the figurines, Elina smiled. When she saw hering. Sally was lovely. She was pretty and young, and now she was free from the shackles of Savage. She disengaged after a few minutes. ¡°You look gorgeous my dear.¡± ¡°And you¡¯re really beautiful.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t tter me my dear. Thank you.¡± She said. With her hands sped over hers. She squeezed them. With so much love in her eyes. ¡°Thank you for being there, for loving Kenzo. For protecting him. For making feel loved. Thank you for everything you did. Thank you for keeping the baby. You don¡¯t know how grateful I was, when I first heard about you. And how you¡¯ve changed Kenzo¡¯s life.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t do much.¡± ¡°You did everything. I wasn¡¯t a perfect mother to him. I wasn¡¯t even worth to call him son. You gave him strength. You were be side him. I could tell how much he loves you. How much he adores you.¡± She hugs her again. She melt in her arms, she felt it was her mother she was hugging. ¡°You¡¯re my daughter now too.¡± She heard her say. Like she was actually reading her thoughts. Someone clears his throat in front of them. Making them pull away from each other. Kenzo was standing with his hands stretched. ¡°I¡¯ll like to take her from you.¡± They chuckled. ¡°She¡¯s all yours.¡± Elina took Kenzo¡¯s hands, Kenzo hugged his mom and kissed her both cheeks. ¡°You look lovely tonight.¡± She smiled at him. He began walking away from her. Twirling around she saw someone. Standing behind her. ¡°Brennon?¡± ¡°Hey Sally.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t that Chief?¡± Elina asked. Kenzo chuckled. ¡°Yeah, seems they have a little discussion to make.¡± ¡°Surprisingly how he took your back after everything.¡± ¡°He had to be on the winning side.¡± They walked to the balcony. Standing their wrapped her hands around his waist. And kissed her neck. Hugging her from behind. ¡°I¡¯ve a name for the baby.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t it too early to have a name.¡± ¡°I¡¯m just excited. And I want him to have your eyes. Not mine.¡± ¡°I want him to look like you¡± ¡°Well I don¡¯t want that.¡± ¡°What¡¯s the name you choose.¡± ¡°Kian.¡± ¡°Kian?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°Kian Brennon.¡± Elina turned to face him. She tiptoed and kissed him on his lips. He smiled pulling his hands around her waist. And pulled her off her feet. ¡°I love you Elina Brooke.¡± The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!