Her anger was justified. But one question she continued asking herself was, 𝘪𝘴 𝘋𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘢 𝘱𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰?
She wants to believe so. She wants to believe that he is recovering but the week's event shows otherwise.
Right from getting the huge mansion, to helping her get her skin glow back, to making dinners he used to make before things changed, now , receiving strange phone calls and calling out from her trip home.
She couldn't place her hand, but something was off. Damien is hiding something from her. She heaved a worried sigh, she hoped all this ended well.
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Damien stared at Lily till she entered the car and the car was out of sight. He hadn't meant to call off his promise by following her home, but he had to do the needful.
Receiving the call made him nervous, scared and at the same time happy that he had finally found the evidence he had been looking for.
The woman who he expected would be here any moment from now. He is forever indebted to the old man and his secret organization.
Without having any relationship with the old man, the old man had helped him more than the people he had known since birth or for a while.
Now, he has been made the head of the organization. It was usually an organization headed by the old man but now, he has been entrusted with the responsibility.
He remembered what the man said to him the last time they spoke.
"I'm entrusting with my dreams and future. Which is to eradicate and make those in power pay for what they have done to the less privileged like us."
That made Damien even more determined to get through this. It has been two weeks since his parents died. It felt like a year already. He could feel the anger brewing up in him.
He sat on the couch waiting for the woman.
He also learnt that the secret organization has different species of people. Ranging from Martial arts warriors, to expert doctors, to skilled assassins, to lawyers in disguise of normal people.
But he wondered how they weren't popular like the other organizations in the states. The secret organization he now headed had potentials, talents and skills that could overthrow any organization.
He had given him his promise and he would not breach it. The doorbell broke through his thoughts.
As he opened the door he was met with a very calm looking face. She was tall and well shaped with tanned skin. She looked innocent and pretty with her blue eyes.
How can she be part of a secret organization?
"Hello Mr steel, good meet you in person," she greeted with a cheery smile.
"Um hi, come in," he ushered her in. He led her to a room he renovated to use as his office.
"Have a seat,"
"Mr steel, we got the information you wanted us to get from you, our media are highly recommended and don't give false reports," She started as she brought out some files.
Damien's heart was racing fast. This is it. This is the time to know who killed his whole family. He wanted to know, but he was scared to know.
"Are you okay sir?" She asked him when she noticed his shaky hands.
"Just go on, I'm fine," he waved her off.
"There were four families involved in the murder or Mr Steel Gray, Mrs Steel Allen and Elvis Steel." She dropped the bombshell.
Damien died, woke up again and died again.
What!!
"What do you mean by four families involved in the death of my family?" He asked her intently as he studied her face for any atom of doubt.
"Exactly what you heard, four families were involved. The Turners, The Gregson, The Cowell, The Packers." She listed the top inLilyuential families in the states.
Damien bowed his head, he didn't know how to handle this information.
"Any reason?" He asked her. His heart was bleeding.
"A fake source assumed your family possessed a mystery treasure. They then informed the top inLilyuential families, the night they operated they found out it was false. The deed had already been done. I'm sorry"
He laughed. A bitter laugh. Tears were on the verge of falling. He held himself.
If he lets anyone apart from his secret organization aware of his health, he is as good as dead.
His family were just tools for fake rumors and information. He laughed hard and bitterly. He let out a deep scream.
The woman cowered in her chair when she saw Damien Lilyare up, she had never seen a man in this kind of pain before. He seemed to be tearing apart.
Damien was torn inside. He had known what he had always wanted to know. Those freaking families would pay for what they did, he resolved inside him.
His appearance became more cold and disdainful. His face was already pale.
"Is there anything you'll like us to do sir ?" She asked politely.
"It's fine, um ……" Silly him, how gentlemanly can he be, he hadn't asked her for her name.
"Alexia," Oh!
"Nice name, guess you are heading off already?" He asked when he saw her packing off.
She didn't have the opportunity to reply, Damien's phone broke the silence.
It was Lily. She was obviously calling to apologize for what she said to him. He actually didn't blame her, he would make it to her. But for now, he's a heavier matter.He picked the phone,"Hello, am I on to Mr steel," Damien's heart stopped when he heard the voice.Why is a man with Lily's phone, who was he and what connection does he have with her? He had lots of questions on his mind."I'm the head of operations at a hospital near the villa estate,""Get straight to the a point,""A lady who's name is Lily had an accident ,she was rushed to her. I decided to call the person's on her emergency list,"Damien's face paled. What could have happened to her? It's not been two hours since she had left the house, and she is already involved in an accident."Where is she now? He asked as he stood up."She still here at the accident scene,"Alexia looked at him with a questioning look.Damien dropped the phone on the table. Why does everyone in his life get hurt at the end of the day? He wo
Damien looked around, he made sure no one was in sight. Just him and the guardians. He smirked. He was about to kick some asses.The guardians were all masked so he couldn't recognise who they truly were. There was no hope of knowing where they came from.The first guardian jumped from the back aiming to hit Damien with his iron rod.Damien bent sideways, grabbed his hand, twisted it to the back and gave him a head knock. Two guardians came up holding long irons, Damien dodged all their hits easily. He used a nearby wood to smash their heads, they were left groaning on the Lilyoor.Three guardians came at once. He stood calm and just practiced the eagle move he was taught, part of the strange exercises the man at the hospital taught him.They all missed their shots and fell on each other. Damien picked two up by their hair and used his leg to kick the third one, throwing the two on his hands where he pleased.He was left with one, which seemed like the head of guardians. He caught hi
Damien drove them to the hospital. The nurses and doctors in the hospital were all in panic.Lily was severely injured. They took her to a room to examine her but they found out that irrespective of her severe injury she wasn't bleeding, which was unusual.The doctor came out to speak to Damien concerning that."Mr Steel, we have carried out a comprehensive inspection of the lady, and her situation …. is unusual,"Damien locked eyes with Alexia, who gave him a knowing smile. Damien just looked confused."What I'm trying to say is, her condition is stable , there are no bleeds or serious injuries. It just needs some stitches and she's good," The doctor told Damien."Thank you doctor," Damien thanked the doctor, feeling relieved that at least Lily won't die. He gave Alexia a tight smile.The other nurses wheeled Lily to the emergency Ward to stitch her injuries."Did any help you before coming here?" The doctor suddenly asked Damien.They were all standing in front of the emergency warc
They took him to their war room. A large space where his men used to rehearse. It wasn't standard to compare with the old man's training room for his men. He freed himself off the chain. He flexed and eased his muscles of every tension. He was excited and thrilled to beat some asses. His plan is going on just fine. The men came in whispering to each other. "What is going on?" "Why are we here?" "Is Damien being assassinated?" And a lot of side comments. Damien just stared with the most stoic face he could muster. "Damien Steel in here would challenge each of you one after the other, and the person that beats him up badly would be rewarded," The men cracked their necks and their knuckles. The first man came up, Damien practiced the four Taoist steps taught by the old man and the man came crashing on the floor with a huge thud. His leg was broken. The second came rolling a huge stick, Damien dodged the attacks. The man seemed a little bit rough and razzed in attacks. Damien di
He could not believe that his family would be betrayed by the baker's family. They were considered family to them.Mr C Cowell felt satisfied on seeing Damien's face, grinning like he had won a jackpot.Damien was mad with anger. Once could literally feel the heat of his anger from afar off. He overthrew the men holding him. He gave one a nose cracking blow and kicked the other on his balls.While they were still groaning he grabbed their hairs and smashed their heads off the wall. He gave them blows, slaps, kicks until they were both unconscious.He used the back of hand to wipe the blood off his mouth. He wasn't exhausted. Weeks of secret training and strategy, they are all coming into play.He walked towards Mr C Cowell with a death glare. Mr C. Cowell knew he was done for, there was no escape for him."Funny this world is filled with greedy betrayals like you and the other families huh?" Damien asked him sarcastically.Glaring at him eyes to eye."Back off psycho, one step closer
Mrs Elisa Turner went berserk when she heard that Lily was not dead. She wants Lily to be killed before Xavier gets her. She did not approve of the marriage between Lily and Xavier. It was bound to cause trouble and war if they get "How incompetent of you to spit this rubbish to me," She barked at the man that came to report to her."I'm sorry ma! I'm sorry ma!" He apologized hastily and quickly, his head touching her feet and raising it up again."Oh sorry?" She laughed. "Your sorry is useless the same way you are useless to me,"She slapped him. She was so angry."Why was it so hard to kill her, a lady with no superpowers is too hard for a full grown man to kill ?" She mocked the man."Damien saved her!" Those three words alone made Mrs Elisa Turner face the man with a questioning look on her face."Don't use a psycho to cover up for your weakness and incompetence!" She shut him up."Ma'am, Damien beat up all the expert martial artist you sent without losing more than a sweat.""Wh
Everywhere was pin drop silence. Xavier looked at Damien with wide eyes. Alexia and the doctor sat at a corner watching the scene unfold. Xavier slowly dropped Lily's arm he was caressing. Mr and Mrs Baker took steps backward, they were afraid that Damien was still a psycho and would hurt them. "Alexia what is going on?" He asked her as he came into the room. "Sir, this man here claimed to have saved Lily from death, after the accident and he wants to take her as his wife," Alexia told him. "Sir? Why are you referring to him that way,?" Xavier asked her, but she ignored him. Damien head almost snapped out. The anger in his eyes could melt any amount of ice. He glared at everyone, from the bodyguards to the, Doctor that came with Xavier, and then his eyes landed on Mr and Mrs Baker. "What are they doing here, why are you all here at the same time ?" Damien said loudky, slightly frustrated at everyone's silence. "Let me save you the stress, don't go any more psycho mode here," X
Lily's mouth was agape. She couldn't believe her ears. Damien had fooled her. He had taken advantage of her broken state and used her the way he wants. He made her believe he loved her and wanted to take care of her. Everything had been a lie. Damien's recovery from the sickness was all a lie. Tears stung in her eyes, the evidence was clear now. She let the tears out. She wanted to scream out loud. "Lily, who helped you remove your scars?" Her mother asked suddenly. With her eyes shut tight, she answered. "I thought it was Damien, but it had been Xavier all along." She said. It took all the self control in her not to break down. She didn't want Damien to see her weak and broken. All her sympathy and care for Damien were all gone and replaced with anger and disappointment. Everywhere was silent. The information they just heard from the nurse were digested in different forms for the different people in the room. Lily made up her mind. She was done with him and his sorry ass, sh