~THE NEXT MORNING~
Selina woke up feeling moody. She checked her phone for any missed calls but couldn't find any. They didn't call her back.She knew deep in her that they wouldn't call her back because that's the excuse all the companies she had applied for before had given her.This was the final chance she had but she didn't get it. She didn't know what to do anymore."That damn interviewer dared to make fun of my desperation!!" She thought angrily."Even though he's that handsome doesn't mean he should lift someone's hopes like that!!!""Or did he change his mind because I sounded desperate? Should I go back there and give him a better speech?" She wondered."No way.. That would make me seem too desperate. I have a pride to protect. It's their loss that they didn't employ me." She said trying to console herself."I'm starving." She said while rubbing her flat tummy.She hadn't eaten anything since she came back from the interview.She sighed and stood up from the couch, heading to the kitchen. The opened the fridge and groaned tiredly when she found it empty.She had almost forgotten her predicament."I guess I have to restock the fridge." She thought and picked up her purse.She opened it and was happy she still had a few dollar notes."This would be enough." She thought and dressed more appropriately before leaving her apartment."Selina!!" She groaned when she heard that familiar voice."Mrs. Martha." She answered feigning a smile that didn't reach her eyes.Mrs. Martha was her landlady."Keep your greetings to yourself. You have been avoiding me for a while now. You think I wouldn't notice??" Mrs. Martha said in annoyance."It's just that I've been very busy lately. I didn't mean to avoid you." Selina lied, feigning an innocent look."Really?? You are the only jobless person in this apartment and now you've added lying to your list of talents." Selina frowned when she heard her comments."What do you want Mrs. Martha??" She asked angrily, not able to keep up with her innocent look."Your rent is almost overdue. You need to pay up!!" Mrs. Martha demanded."But I still have about two weeks left.""I just want to remind you that if you don't pay up before the due date, the only place left for you to sleep in is the street." Mrs. Martha said before leaving.Selina clenched her fist angrily as she glared at her departing figure."Agrghh!!! This damn woman wouldn't be able to harrass me like this if only I had gotten that job." The thought angrily.Just the bare thought of the interviewer made her insides boil. She used her fingers to comb her long blond hair tiredly."What am I going to do now?? I have no where else to stay if I'm thrown out of this apartment." She thought."I need to get a new job quickly. I can't sit at hope doing nothing." She thought as she walked out tiredly.*****************************I held the shopping bags tiredly as I walked down the street. They were really heavy but they was nothing I could do.I didn't have any cent on me anymore. I decided to take the fastest route home which was an alley.After walking fir a while, I heard strange noises. I stopped to listen well. They sounded like grunts. It seemed like two people where fighting. One of the voices sounded really familiar.I didn't know what came over me so I followed the voices. That was a very big mistake because what I saw make me shock to the bones.I saw cute guy... sorry the interviewer guy brutally beating some guy up. He had blood stain all over his shirt.Obviously from the guy he was abusing.My eyes widened when he suddenly brought out a pistol."I won't ask again. who sent you? Who sent you to kill me??" He asked pointing the gun towards the almost lifeless man."Kill????" I thought puzzled still peeping at them."You will never find out. Just kill me!!""Do you really think I can't?? The interviewer asked cocking his gun."Do you think this will end with just me dead? We are much bigger than you think. Kill me and you'll never find ou.... bammmmHis words we cut short when the interviewer guy shot him straight to his head.I used my hands to cover my mouth tightly so as to stop the scream that was threatening to burst out of my mouth.Did he just.... just ....murder that guy??? I still couldn't believe my eye.He crouched near the dead man's body and started searching for whatsoever.When I couldn't bare to watch it anymore, I started to take my leave sileny but mistakenly stepped on a can.That seem to have alerted him because he suddenly looked up and pointed his gun towards my direction. I was quick enough to hide myself behind a wall."Who's there??" He asked.I didn't reply. I held my chest in fear. I prayed deeply in my heart. I can't die yet. I still have a lot of dreams for my self.Suddenly, a sound was heard and he turned towards the direction.I saw that as my cue and made a run for it. I left everything I bought from the grocery shop there because they would slow me down.I'll come back later for them. Probably not. I smiled when I was almost out of the alley but someone suddenly gripped my shoulder.I wanted to scream for help but my voice was muffled by a large hand.I was dragged effortlessly back to the alley even though I struggled hard to escape.My back was shoved roughly to a wall and I groaned in pain.I looked up to see his hazel eyes staring down at mine. He moved his face closer to mine while I moved back in fear."Going somewhere princess??" He asked with a wide grin on his face.What has my curiosity gotten me into??My back was shoved roughly to a wall and I groaned in pain.I looked up to see his hazel eyes staring down at mine. He moved his face closer to mine while I moved back in fear."Going somewhere princess??" He asked with a wide grin on his face.I gasped in shock. God no!! Is this how I'll finally die??I tried to run away but he held me more tighter than before. His grip hurt like hell."No tell me. What are you doing in a deserted alley??" He asked, attempting to move a strand of hair from my face but I moved away in fear."Please don't do anything to me. I swear I won't tell anyone what happened today." I pleaded in fear while rubbing my palms together."Who said anything about hurting you??" I looked up to stare at him in confusion."You'll let me go??" I asked hopefully."I never said I'll let you go. You just witnessed something you should have never seen. Why would I let you go scot free??" He asked giving me an 'are you that dense?' look."I only promised not to hurt you. If on
I took slow steps backwards and picked up the grocery bags I left before. I continued walking backwards so I would know if he's following me.When I was finally out of the alley, I used my my clothes to ckean my finger print off the gun before throwing it into a trashcan. After that, I ran home without looking back nor stopping to take a breather. I'll never oass through an alley anymore.*************************When I was close to my apartment, I took slow steps and watched behind me to see if someone was tailing me.When I was sure I wasn't been followed, I entered my apartment and closed my apartment door securely.I was finally able to breath properly. That was a very close call. Who would have thought that someone like that would end up being a killer.And to think I called him handsome. Like they always say, don't judge a book by it's cover."But really? Is what he said true? Did that guy actually try to kill him? Shouldn't I report this to the police? I just witnessed a murd
I wanted to run out but someone locked the door from outside."Let me out!!!" I screamed in fear.He sat down calmly on his seat and watched trying my best to escape."Please let me out!!!" I screamed louder."Don't waste your voice princess. Because no one will come for you." He said with a smirk dancing on his lips.I ignored him and kept banging on the door until I heard a gun cock.I turned back to face him in fear. He had a pistol pointed towards me."Wow.. It seems I finally have something that can shut you up." He said with a snicker."What do you want from me?" I asked mustering the little bit of courage I had."Are you that dense? What else would I want o t her than your life?" He asked coldly before taking long strides towards me.Conniption gripped me immediately so I did the only thing I could think of. I knelt diwn and begged."I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I didn't know what made me do what I did." I clasped my hands together and pleaded for my life.He looked surprised at fi
The guards held tightly and dragged me out while I struggled to free myself from their clutches.They tied me up tightly, covered my face with a black clothe took me to a vehicle. Then they drove off.After sitting in the car for a while, I stopped struggling to free myself. The rope tied oround my wrist were too tight. The more I struggled, the mire it hurt.It wasn't long before the vehicle stopped. One of the men dragged me out of the car and placed me over his shoulders.Due to the rate at which I was bouncing on his shoulders, I guessed he was taking me somewhere.I started to here whispers. Probably from people around me."Who's she??" Someone asked."Did boss bring a prostitute home?" Another asked."Prostitute?" I wondered."I don't think so. The boss hates women. Remember?" Said one."He does? That means I'm in deep shit." I whimpered."I think she provoked him. Maybe he wants to punish her. Poor lady." I heard someone say."What idiot would ever want to offend the boss. Tha
All the workers bowed as a sign of greeting when Damian entered the mansion.He ignored them all and went to the large living room. He sat graciously on a sofa and folded his legs."Where's my guest?" He asked one of the guards that brought Selina to the mansion."She's in the master's bedroom boss. Should I bring her down here?" He asked back."No." He muttered."She must be hungry now." He thought."Grey." He called out to his right hand man."Yes boss." Grey came forward and answered with a small bow."Send a maid to serve her." Damian ordered."Who?" Grey asked in confusion."My guest of course. She can't be left starving." He muttered with a small smile.Grey stared at him in surprise. Through out the fifteen years he had worked with Damian, this was the first time he saw him smile happily."Has he been bewitched by the lady??" Grey wondered. "What are you waiting for?" Damian's voice snapped him out of his thoughts."Nothing boss.""Get going then!" Damian ordered.Grey didn't n
"Good morning boss." The servants and guards greeted as they bowed uniformly in front of Damian.They were currently assembled in the large garden located at the back of the mansion. Damian assembled them together.As usual, he didn't respond to their greetings. Instead;"I called all of you out here because I wanted to make an announcement." He stated.They stood eargerly waiting to here what he has to say."As you all know, I have a guest that's staying in this mansion with me. Ge will be here for a lkng time so, I want you all to treat her with the same respect like you treat me. Always be obedient to whatever she wants you to do." He paused to see if they were listen, then continued."Also, she can move wherever she wants except my private office and outside this mansion, unless I order you to. Also, make sure to feed her always and stop locking her in her room unless she tries to escape. Failure to abide by my laid down rules means disobedience. You know what happens when you diso
"Wow... You don't even know my name??" He asked."Why should I bother??" I asked back."I don't like the title... Don't bother just call me by my name." He said."Which is?""Damian Black."I almost spat out the food that was in my mouth."The Damian Black?? Then that means...""That's right. I'm the owner of Black and Co designers." He said smugly.What the hell?!?!?!"The same one you applied to get a job in." He said."How come? But you were the interviewer. Interviewers aren't the same as the CEOs." I said unable to hide my shock."Who told you that?" He asked in amusement."Besides that's only one of my numerous companies. Why would I, who can afford this expensive mansion and own a really large club still work under someone in a fashion company?" He boasted.Why didn't I think of that? "But...." I muttered unable to place my thoughts together. I was really perplexed.Then that means that the CEO of Black and Co designers is a murderer. How come the police nor the media knows ab
Thankfully I didn't miss my way because this mansion is really big.I locked the door behind me and laid down tiredly on the bed. This is really frustrating. I'm here, stuck in a mansion with a really undeniably hot captor that wouldn't let me go.I have no one to talk to about my predicament. Even if I do, I don't have my phone with me.Wait... I stood up from the bed and checked the pockets of my skirt but couldn't find it. I checked around the room including the drawers and the closet but it wasn't there."Wait.... I hope he didn't take it from me. There's only one way to find out." I left the room and went in search for him to question him about my missing phone.I went downstairs and headed towards the dinning hall but I couldn't find him there. Instead, I met some maids cleaning up the table.I walked towards them. They quuckly bowed in courtesy when they noticed my presence.Weird."Where's Damian?" I asked ignoring their actions.The seemed surprised and scared at my question
I crawled weakly towards Damian, ignoring the shards of broken glass that were cutting my knees and wrapped my hands around him shakily.I cried like I have never done before as I tightened my arms around me while he returned the hug too.“He is finally dead. We did it.” I whispered as more tears kept on flowing down my face like a waterfall.“You did it.” Damian muttered as he buried his head on the crook of my neck.I cried harder as I held him closer. That was a really close call. I suddenly heard footsteps sounding out side so I picked up a pistol.I was about to shoot at whomever it was that would enter the living room when I saw Felix trooping in carefully with some boys behind him.He is still alive??“Fuck!!!” Felix cussed out when he saw Mark and Grey’s dead body.He still hasn’t noticed our presence because we were at a dark corner.“Make sure they are all dead. None of them can leave here alive.” Felix ordered.“Yes boss.” The men said as they began checking all the bodies.
“Selina.” I heard and looked over to see Damian sprawled on the floor.His face and body was filled with blood. He looked like he had been attacked.“Damian!!” I called out in fear and was about to run towards him when someone suddenly grabbed me.“Going somewhere??” My teary eyes widened when I saw those familiar blue eyes staring down at me. No way. No fucking way!!!Mark??? He found us!! Conniption gripped me and I tried to break away from his hold but my attempts were futile. I finally had an idea but I didn’t know if it would work.I managed to release one of my hands and attempted to hit him but as expected, he easily caught it. He held it and smirked at me.“What are you trying to do?? Hit me??” He asked as he laughed while his minions joined him too.He was finally distracted. I took that chance and kicked him very hard where the sun doesn’t shine. He released me immediately and landed on the floor with as a painful grunt escaped his lips.“Boss!!” His minions called as the
“I should use you as a scape goat to anyone that tries to cross me. Be it friend or foe. They always die miserably.” Damian said as he finally released the last bullet on his forehead.The door was suddenly barged open, revealing Mark who had a blood splattered on his face and body.“Finally..” He said as he faced Damian.“I finally get to meet the one person I have been waiting for, for three years now. Did you miss me? Because I know I did.” Mark said with a smirk playing on his lips.“You bet. I have been dreaming about thus day since I found out you were still alive. I want to take in the joy and satisfaction I would get by ending you myself.” Damian said.“I see. That is only if you would be able to kill me yourself.” Mark said.“Why? You think I’m still like the same person I was three years ago?? You think I wouldn’t hesitate to kill you just because you were my friend??” Damian asked as he brought out a pistol from his back pocket and pointed it at Mark.This action made Mark
“Just do a you were told and take care of the body.” Damian said.Suddenly, we heard car engines revving outside. Is someone here?? “Are you expecting some one??” Felix asked Damian.“This is a safe house. Who will I be expecting??” Damian asked back.“How was Ana able to find this place if it was a safe house??” Felix asked back.“Your nemesis has finally caught up with you.” Grey said as he smirked at Damian.What is he seriously talking about?? The way he is acting is starting to scare me.I shrieked in fear when I suddenly heard gunshots outside and people screaming in fear. It seems like Damian’s guards and the intruders were exchanging bullets.“We need to leave now. There are intruders here.” Felix said as he peeped through an open space in the window.“You all can’t leave here….. alive.” Grey muttered.“What are you talking about??” Damian asked Grey.“Who else would be bold enough to barge into this place, that you think would be safe to hide you and your lover??” Grey asked
He had followed us to the safe house.“We will just stay here till the problem at hand is no more.” Damian said.“Okay.” I agreed.Anywhere is better than staying in that hospital.We walked in. I was about to go into any room I could find when I noticed something, rather someone in the living room.It was a woman and she had her back turned towards us.“Who’s that?” I asked and everyone’s attention turned towards her.She finally noticed our presence and turned to face us. My jaw dropped when I saw her. She was by far the most beautiful woman I have ever set my eyes upon.She smiled when she saw us.“Damian.” She called as she batted her long lashes seductively.I could feel Damian’s reaction was that of shock. Who is she and how does she know him, or this place.“Ana.” Damian finally uttered.She is Ana?????The Ana that betrayed him and planned to kill him?? It felt so unreal. The same lady I was praising for her angelic beauty turns out to be a crazy wench.People say you can’t ju
FOUR DAYS LATERI sat down tiredly and watched as the doctor did another test on Felix per his and Damian’s request. For the past four days, this had been their routine.They have been requesting the doctor for countless tests to be undergone on Felix before they would discharge him.According to them, they didn’t want any complications later. The doctor was obviously tired of their disturbance because of his sluggish movements and the very obvious dark circles underneath his eyes.I bet he hasn’t been having enough sleep because of the way they have been disturbing him but couldn’t complain because Damian would have his tongue, literally.I’m already exhausted too. for almost two weeks, I have been sleeping on this hard couch. My back and butt hurt a lot.I haven’t even been able to sleep on most occasions. I’m pretty sure dark circles would have appeared on my eye lids too.I just wish I could go back to the mansion right now, take a warm bath in the tub and have a very deep sleep.
Felix wanted to say something but one look from Damian was enough to shut him off. Felix scoffed angrily but didn’t say anything anymore.Okay, things are finally getting heated. I wonder why Damian is so sure of Grey. You can never know when someone close to you decides to turn their back on you. Though it hurts, but it always happens.The air in the rom had finally turned sour as the two men wouldn’t stop giving each other dreadful looks. I decided not to butt into their affairs. They are old enough to sort things out themselves.I rested tiredly on the headrest and was about to close my tired eyes when something caught my attention.It was Grey. He was leaning on the room’s door, he had been eavesdropping on our conversation. he had a malicious smirk on before he stopped eavesdropping and leaned away from the door.He knocked a few times on the door before entering the room. His eyes widened in shock and happiness when he saw Felix.“You are finally awake Felix. I was a afraid you
“Can you please excuse us Selina? I and Damian need to discuss about something really important.” Felix suddenly asked as he turned to stare at me.“Uhm okay.” I said and was about to leave when Damian held me back.“We can just discuss while she is here.” Damian said as he pulled me in.Felix looked at us in confusion. When he saw that Damian didn’t seem to change his mind soon, he gave up.“Alright.” He said in surrender. I sighed and reluctantly sat down on the couch opposite them.“What do you need to discuss?” Damian asked as he walked closer to Felix.Felix looked over at me first. It seemed like he was hesitating whether to say whatever he wanted to say in front of me.Damian noticed his stares and said;“Don’t worry. Just talk.” Felix finally gave up.“It is about my accident.” He started.“What is wrong? You know who is behind it?” Damian asked eagerly.“Yes, and you do to.” Felix answered.“Who is it?” Damian asked. But it seemed like he already knew who it was.“It is Mar
ONE WEEK LATERI watched as Damian sat close to Felix and watched him in his unconscious state like it was the most important in the world right now.It has been a whole week now and Felix still have not regained consciousness. We didn’t go to the mansion during those days.We have been staying, eating, bathing and sleeping in the hospital. Some guards usually went to the mansion to bring our clothes and food for us because I didn’t enjoy eating the hospital food.Well, I would have liked to go home for a fresh and warm bath in a tub but Damian didn’t agree even though I assured him that it wouldn’t take long.He said that it was dangerous for me to leave his sight. Maybe it was because of the bomb that went off in that hotel or because of Felix’s accident.Lately, Damian has become really overprotective and wouldn’t let me go out unless I’m was going with him or Grey. Though the privacy invasion was really unbearable, I didn’t argue with him because I know he meant well.I just hoped