Ria's point of view... From the morning I opened my eyes, today, my head seems to be spinning. Dizziness, fatigue. I don't know if it was because of the stress I have been through or if it was due to the blood loss that I suffered. I tried to take a rest, thinking that everything would be fine if I got a proper sleep but things were not normal, something was wrong with me. However, I don't have anyone beside me to comfort me. I mean, someone to rely on not those monsters guarding at the door. After returning from the hospital with those DNA reports, I found Tiger so much disturbed and I truly didn't want him to get bothered about me anymore. I thought respiting might help me but it didn't. I felt even more tired despite not moving a finger. It was getting on my nerves, I was never a girl to lay on the bed all day. This wasn't my style. I got up and tried to roam around the mansion, checked on Mom, and spent some time with her. But as time went by, my health just got worse. I a
Author's point of view... Devastated, Tiger spread his men everywhere to search for Ria and his Dad but surprisingly there was no trace anywhere to start the quest. He left no options, the complete city police and traffic police were at work as it was the task allotted to them by the most influential man in the country and they didn't have the guts to deny it. Those small gangs under his control and also those big gangs following him, everyone was involved in this search option. Tiger declared that whoever could find any hint of Alex or his men, will be rewarded with whatever he wanted. But yet...! They couldn't find anything. Not even a single clue that can lead him to find them. Mike had personally checked all the surveillance cameras across the area, including those which he installed to keep an eye on the old mansion. But surprisingly nothing could be found. No one ever strode out of the mansion. "Where the hell did he go...!" Tiger yelled and his men surrounding him almost
Ria's point of view... Darkness engulfed my entire world. My body was numb and it was then that I noticed that it had been hours that I was lying unconscious on that cold and dirty floor. But no one bothered if I was alive or dead. Not my husband nor the one who kidnapped me. I might have been able to endure it if I was alone but the innocent life inside me made me miserable. I couldn't endure it anymore. Wait...! I can't die here...! At least not a miserable death. I forced myself to the limit to get my senses back. My throat had felt like it had swollen as I struggled to finc the words the moment my eyes had snapped open. I scrambled to my feet and smelt something foul as the cool breeze billowed over my loose brown hair, whipping over my face without regard.Wh... what just happened? Wait! Who! Where is... I tensed, and my eyes narrowed.The door had opened and someone was here.Having honed my senses since I was born, under the hardships I endured all my life. I had seen it
Author's point of view... It had been twenty-four hours since Ria was missing. Though Tiger didn't know about her real condition, his mind didn't let him take any kind of rest. Not even for a minute. His inner self was in chaos. Just because she was in danger and they could do anything to her. Digging up everywhere possible, to search for any other passage or hidden place where they can keep her, he never let his guard down. The small room that he found did lead to a path and the hidden passage seemed distorted as it wasn't used recently."Boss, I don't think there could be anyone inside" his men who strode inside retorted after a keen observation. As the layout of that entire place reached his hands, Tiger understood that this forest was an ancient prison back in some other dynasty. The buildings collapsed but the passages remained unshattered and now they all became the hidden compartments of those invaders. Despite Tiger's relentless search through the twisting passages and
Author's point of view... In a desperate search through the darkness of those hidden passages, Tiger's heart pounded with every step. As he found a tunnel within which led to a hidden room, in a shabby corner, he discovered his wife, Ria, lying motionless. His fist clenched and his teeth grit together, he was burning in anger when he saw her miserable state. Jumping down from the attic, he checked for her breath, his hands still trembling in an unknown fear. "Ria...!" he called out softly, tears rolling down from his eyes. "It was my fault, I was late. I am sorry" he hugged her tightly and kissed her forehead. Panic surged through him as he cradled her in his arms. As he got out, he examined her in the light and found signs of poisoning.Her lips turned blue and her pupils upward. He hurried to take her to the best hospital. Even after reaching the hospital, his panic did not reduce. The doctors examined her state and ran several tests to confirm something. Tiger desperately w
Author's point of view... A heavy silence hung in the air as Micheal got up in a sitting position. Tiger stood beside him and helped him up. The story behind this all was so intriguing that it took quite a while for Micheal to decide if he wanted to tell his son about it. Taking a deep breath, Micheal spoke about the ancestral chest, passed down through generations which is said to hold the key to a power that could shape destinies.As Tiger listened intently, his father's voice carried the weight of the past. "It all started with your grandfather's greatest action" Tiger strode near and say on the chair beside the bed, "Your grandfather, was a brigadier, had once stood tall in the army, respected and admired by everyone. Everything was going fine until one day when he came home desperate and panicked. He urged us all to leave the house immediately telling that some people will come looking for him and they might harm us. Actually he was betrayed by his own trustworthy colleagues
Ria's point of view..."The chest is kept in a locker of Roman Enfield Bank, locker number- 1109/6" I took a long breath before I revealed everything. "Are you serious...!" that metallic voice exclaimed. They had been using some voice-manipulating tools to talk to me so that I couldn't judge who that was. "How could that chest be kept inside a locker? Are you trying to fool me?" it added irritatingly, I know it felt weird but that was what I heard from them. I heard everything when Uncle was revealing everything to Tiger, he can't be lying to his son, can he? "I don't know about all of it, but that is what I heard. You better keep your word..." I couldn't complete it when I heard the scream of that innocent little boy, Max."Stop...!!" I cried, how could they use a small child to threaten me to work for their business?"Urgh...! Mom it hurts..." my eyes pooled up as I heard Max crying so hard. He is a good boy, a stronger one and his patience is above many elders. I have seen him
Author's point of view..."Roman Enfield Bank" As the father and son confirmed that there was no one around to spy on them, Tiger asked confusingly. "Why did you particularly let out that name, Dad?" A smirk tugged on Micheal's face and he shoved his hand into his pants pocket, fetching his phone. Taking it out, he scrolled down on his phone screen to find someone's number. Tiger stood silently, observing his father. Though he couldn't comprehend what exactly Micheal was up to, he knew something so clearly, that his father was far more thoughtful than him. Scheming or planning was his specialty. He called someone, and from the very first word he spoke, Tiger understood everything. "Almeda...I have something for you...!" Almeda Bonze was the chief of the security in that bank and also Micheal's men. Micheal had everything planned. Roman Enfield Bank...! In the heart of the busy city, nestled within a sleek and modern skyscraper, stands the perfection of financial fortificatio