I hauled myself out of my seat, hastened my steps so I wouldn't lost her. Unfortunately, as I stepped out the door, I realized she was no where to be seen. I motioned for one of the guards that happened to be in the hallway at the moment, then asked if he saw what way she took. He was as puzzled as I was. 'I walked in only few seconds ago sir. I didn't catch her' he mentioned I let out another frustrated groan, momentarily regretting why I employed her that day when I should have just let her leave, she'd succeeded in being such a pain in my ass. An abrupt call got my attention and was able to let my mind drift from the current weariness of the situation. My wateriness replaced with enthusiasm when the line went dead. This was a good news after all. Aiden Palmer is getting discharged today. I scrolled through my call logs, searching for Dora's contact information. After the tragic accident that happened to Lauren, I made sure to get Dora a mobile so she could communicate with me wh
The line went dead right after, leaving me stranded. My trembling hands worked on the key boards, attempting to find a footage of what was going on.. An excruciating pain shot through my head, and my eyes were heavy to blink. Shaky, sweaty palms rubbed on them which in turn, earned me a small relief for the mean time. I concentrated back on the screen. Nothing.... It was Blank. 'They broke the camera' I jumped at the unexpected intrusion.. 'Donna..' 'Yes boss' she responded, her eyes still glued on the screen like there was something I couldn't see... Something other than the blankness that is being displayed 'Tell them to prepare the Private jet. We're leaving now!' I authorized, sounding downright aggressive. I didn't care... What I wanted now was to get to them, kill who had the guts to break into my home and take my family hostage.... A cuss word escaped my lips when the elevator didn't slide open after seconds of waiting. I raced to the stairs, taking three at a time.. 'B
**Christain Forbes** I was destabilized for a while... What the hell was going on? Why was she keeping it a secret from me?! 'Sir. The car's ready' one of my men informed, waiting to accompany me to the waiting vehicle. The sluggishness the driver displayed by the wheel infuriated me. 'Haven't you been told that this is an emergency?' I howled. 'I need to abide by the....' 'Increase the speed. I've got no time to waste..' We got to my personal ramp on few minutes and the next, we were already flying... I stared at my phone screen, contemplating whether or not to call Dora again. I did spend the last few minutes, repeatedly trying to reach out but it was all to no avail... My insides tightened in panic. Lauren.. I grinded my teeth. I would rip anybody who dares to hurt her... Seconds seemed to be passing by slowly, earning me the feeling of time slipping through my fingers. Who were they? How did they take them? Where did they take them? How the hell did they get to know I kept t
*Christian* Taut Jaws, Strained muscles, endless flow of adrenaline in my veins.. I needed to hit something... To let out the frustration bottled inside of me through an aggressive act. There were blood stains.. on the tiled floor, smeared on the walls, on the dining table... Shattered glasses spread all over the floor, it's sharp edges exposed without caution. With all the images crossing my vision, the only person I could think of was her... I do care about the rest but Her... She doesn't deserve to go through this.. not when she recently got involved in a fatal accident.. not when she's still temporarily blind. 'Wake up the island! Approach whoever you can!! Get as many information as possible... I need to know who they are! What direction they took..' I gritted out my orders.. They were attentive, quick to grasp onto my every word. Out of the corner of my eyes, I could sight the one camera lenses broken, on the floor. I did a quick through search around the house... maybe I'd
*Christian*The warehouse was located in a secluded, less urban like area... Untarred roads, over grown weeds were all visible in the environment. This particular street seems like it had been abandoned for years.. there were unmaintained houses, no vehicles, no humans in sight. The warehouse building stood alone with its facade unwelcoming. Various parts of the walls were also cracked, it might decide to tear up anytime and bring the whole building onto the ground.'They're in there' Donna relayed, busy on the tab with things I'm yet to make out. Without further ado, I alighted the vehicle, seeking my way into the building. 'Boss.. you can't go in unarmed!' I heard Donna yell at me but by the time I started to consider the contingency of her words, it was too late.. Two masked men stood nose to nose with me, both had the barrel of their guns resting dangerously on either sides of my forehead. 'Raise your hands above your head' the bald one ordered, his low, deep voice resonating j
~Christian~I didn't take my time to think things through. I charged at him and punched him in the nose multiple times before I got held back by his men. Annoyance flicked his eyes when he wiped an amount of blood from his nose.. 'Still quick to anger, I see' he commented while he collected the wipe being given to him to clean up the blood smears.'What are you doing? Where did you keep them?!' I growled, fighting relentlessly at the men who kept me restricted.'It's a surprise you were able to find me so quick. How did you know we were here? Huh..?'He crossed his right leg on the other, his fingers tapping the arm of the wooden chair he settled on, carefully. He simply stared at me.. neither did he acknowledge my words or proceed to give me an answer to my asked question.The more I stared, the more irritated I became. I really wanted to knock that sly look off his face, beat him to a pulp for attacking them in my absence and more for taking her from me those days I had nothing. It
~Christian~Watching her stand up for herself filled me with a sense of pride and I couldn't escape a little grin. This was Lauren. One I had always known. Smart enough to turn situations around for her favour. I still held my gun up just in case on if his guards decide to act stupidly. As if on cue, the blaring sounds of police sirens reached us...'You can't do this to me, Lauren. You can't get me into trouble because I tried to save you.' he repeated, his eyes wide with fear.'This...' I paused, taking few, graceful strides to where Lauren had him pinned. '..is game over, Gabe.'I collected the gun from Lauren,. encouraged her to leave now that it was safe. While she left, the officers surfaced, Donna also trailed behind. For facts unknown to me, she wouldn't stop poking her eyes at me. They took him out and the rest of his accomplices. It was remaining just us.'If you want to get yourself killed asap, then do that when I quit my job' she screeched, irritation crossing her feature
TWO MONTHS LATER..~Christian~The Casino hotel was the one thing my father managed to build after exactly four years and it's possibly going to be the last since he'll be finally retiring in few days. The scenario that happened in his office few Months back when he tried to share his will remains unsorted. I'm not sure what is on his mind or what his wife, Linda has fed him with also. Audrey, however has kept his distance and hasn't tried any attack after what happened with Gabe but I know for sure that he was planning something bigger and I'm always ready. The party hosted by my father this day intends to officially launch the opening of the Casino Hotel. It was one for elites. He invited not all but most of his friends. Retired Armies, Renowned business men, politicians e.t.c.I secured myself a seat on a table that wasn't too out in the open. The last thing I wanted right now was unwelcomed attention. The guests rolled in. Some came as a duo, some as a trio and some individually.