“Just wait until you see the room!” Noah exclaimed excitedly, like a little kid who just got his first toy on Christmas, as he directed me towards where the presidential suite, with the help of the hotel’s staff of course! The hotel was truly breath-taking. I had thought that I had seen it all, but apparently that was only a fraction of it! My doe eyes were wide open in wonder and amazement as I took in the intricate curvings done on the hallways, and how the artwork complemented the old but beautiful Victorian designs. In my world of amazement, I failed to see the incoming guest, as my feet wobbled. If it were not for the Noah’s hands holding me in place, my lack of balance would have sent me kissing the ground. After a million ‘I’m fine’s and am okays to Noah,’ I finally turned to look at the one who had almost caused a scene in the middle of the hallway. “Steve!” I exclaimed, shocked at my former coworker who was looking at me sorry, as he raised his hand to hand me my fallin
Suddenly, the air was filled with the warm cinnamon scent, I had earlier whiffed in the hotel’s lobby. Was that person also near the hotel suite with us? Or was I just hungry for a banana muffin with lots of Cinnamon? Similarly, to Noah, I got up and went on and wrapped the hotel’s robe around my body. “Where was that scent coming from and what was taking Noah so damn long! I came to a screeching halt, when a tall daunting man, with visible age lines, walked into our hotel room, the cinnamon scent becoming much stronger! ***The driver! Hayden’s driver? But what was he doing here? My mind raced with questions. My blood was now cold in my veins, as I tightly wrapped the bathrobe around my body. What a coincidence would it be, that Hayden’s driver of all people, would walk into our hotel room! I mean what business would he have here! My heart thumped loudly. The old driver, who had countlessly driven me to school or accompanied Hayden during his impromptu pop ups at the house or
“Leave. Now!” I screamed at the man, who had not only given me the world but also caused it to crumble. He just stood there, unmoved. In lightning speed, I was pinned to the wall. “Tsk! Leave? There is no way in hell am ever doing that! am not going anywhere.” He sneered. And just like that, I lost my sanity! “Oh my God, stop it! Stop it, Hayden. Just stop with the damn mind games. You have now hurt my friend who has been nothing but nice to me for your selfish ego, yet you don’t even want to help him and now this! When will you stop being so damn selfish!” I cursed, the most curses I had ever cursed my entire life! My eyes were burning with anger, I looked crazy! In my frantic tantrum, I ripped myself off of him, poking him harder on his abdomen with my fingers, hoping to reciprocate whatever I was feeling in my heart. Suddenly, my hand were yanked of his chest, and instead I was back at that damn wall! “Selfish! Selfish! I am selfish?” He repeatedly chanted those words. At f
“You are a murderer! You fucking murdered him!” I cried at the cold man blankly staring at me his face ridden of any remorse. “Somebody HELP ME!” I screamed for what seemed like the millionth time, ever since I was dragged without my consent, to this forsaken house. I did not even have a clue as to where I was exactly. It wasn’t the same house I had found comfort in. All it had, was very dark walls and a tiny window to remind me of the days that had passed. It was HELL! “Don’t touch me, MURDERER!” I screamed thrashing around the bed, the furthest my chains would let me. “You fucking killed him, Hayden. I hate you!” Like he had done for over the past few days, he completely ignored me, settling on the beige sofa besides the bed. He rolled the tray that the servants had brought, opening it to find it untouched and cold, like it had been routine for the past few days. “Are you planning to starve yourself!” He flared, staring at my empty shell. “It has been two weeks! Bambi, you n
“Listen Calo, we may have to rush through the process. I have gotten some intel's from my guys, and it looks like the old man has made is about to make his first move!” Colin’s voice boomed through the speakers. “I still do not have the exact details, but you need to start treading carefully from now on!” He continued notifying me on the burner phone. I rubbed my face, sighing, my body completely drained from the stress. “Where are you right now!” If the old man was closing up on us this fast, then I needed to assemble all my best men. Damn it! How did his old brains find about us this fast. “Just around, in the city! Listen Hayden, you need to go back to Italy and pull the strings. We DON’T HAVE MUCH TIME! Have you talked to Monica? We need to get him to sign the papers as soon as possible.! My head was throbbing, “Yes got it! There might have been a minor setback, but I will complete that by this week. Anything else? “Oh! About your woman, keep an eye on her. You were right, I
“Good, shut the fuck up if you want to get out of here alive!” Monica? But what was she doing her-, “Aahh!” I screamed painfully as the tight and strong chained were uglily ripped off my legs, given them the freedom they had been craving for a long time. Was she...was she? “Quick, put this on. It would camouflage you!” She hastily whispered handing me a black hoodie and a dress, at least that was what I thought with the feel of the fabric and patterns through my hands. “Dammit! Could you get moving! We don’t have all night, unless you want to get caught, that is!” She startled me, causing a subtle amount of adrenaline to spike through my body With that been said, I let my feet feel the lush carpet getting the feel of using my legs after a long while. I wobbled as I tried standing up but was quickly caught by Monica before she pulled down the dress leaving me to get on the hoodie by myself. “Here, you need this if you truly want to get out of here!” I was confused at first, the c
Hayden’s Pov “Drive faster Dammit!” I roared at my driver, completely agitated as my best tracker; Aiden, fired up on his computer trying to assess the location of her whereabout using the tracking chip that I had installed in her when she was still unconscious. “But sir, am alread-” My driver who is one of the best if NOT the BEST, tried to argue back, which flared me up more as I shot him a dirty look boring a hole deep into his head. He went mute, his lips sealed into a straight line. If he wasn’t among the best, I would have blown his brains off. "Any news?" I asked, my eyes directly trained at Aiden. As if sensing my gaze, he turned to face me, his face boring sad news. "I am sorry boss,the signal is so low I cannot pinpoint its exact location but; Hold on!" He hollered, his eyes churning as he robotically continued to tap at his computer. After a minute, his fingers stop, his face flustered as he turned the computer's direction to me. "The train station!" I bore the same
“No!” I screamed as my eyes fluttered open frantically. My entire body was moist with sweat, my heart skipping beats, I was scared it was going to lead to a heart attack. Realising that it was just a horrible nightmare, I let out a sigh of relief, taking deep breaths in to calm down my racing heart. Slowly, the adrenaline spike got pumped out of my blood veins and eventually my heart rate came down to a normal pace. It was then that I became aware of my surroundings. It felt like decades had passed when the memories of my kidnapping; the train station, those men, the security guard, all started replaying in my head like an old chaotic film. ‘Ahh!’ I shot up quickly, from the ground, horror clouding my eyes when I took in the dark and rustic room. The air was musty, and dust filled. It was very dim lit too with the only source of light coming from the tiny window located at the corner of the wall, with grills covering it reminding me of the jail that I was in. My hands and feet were