Chapter 4: Awakening Mysteries

Audrey was woken up by a bright light on her face. She opened her eyes and was greeted by the brightness of day. "Why is it so bright" she said as she shifted on the bed. She suddenly got up and looked around. She was in a strange room. 

Audrey grew red as she remembered what happened last night. She raised the covers and she was wearing a new pajama set. 'Did he put these on me? And the sheet it's spotless' she thought to herself. Her eyes wandered for a while and saw one of the laundry baskets. There was a bed sheet in it. 

She walked to it and raised it. Then she saw the red stain on it. Suddenly she heard a voice. 

"Don't worry a maid will come pick it up later" Noah said from behind he

Audrey was as red as a tomato with that. 

"O..o..okay" Audrey stuttered 

"Also I'm going to work today so do not do anything stupid," Noah said walking out the door. Suddenly Audrey remembered something. 

"Wait..wait, I still don't know your name," Audrey said as her mind wandered to last night. 

"Hahahaha... think if not they'll be another name-guessing game this night?" Noah said smiling as he walked out the door. 

"How the hell am I supposed to figure out his stupid name when my legs hurt" Audrey said angrily. 

"Give it time and rest it'll wear off in a few hours," Noah said. "Can he really hear me from that far?" Audrey asked herself. "Yes I can and for the record, it starts with an  N" Noah replied from far away. Audrey wisely shut her mouth. 

She soon found her way through the mansion and was back in her room and decided to start thinking of his name. 

"It's hard to find a name that starts with an N," Audrey said. "Ughhh.." she had never been the intelligent one so she completely gave up after some minutes. 

Then she heard a knock on the door. "Knock knock" 

"Who is it?" She answered. "Ma'am breakfast is ready," a maid said behind the door. 

"Breakfast should ease my stress because I didn't get to finish my food yesterday" she scoffed  and went downstairs for breakfast 

AT AUDREY'S HOME

"George, why can't we find her?" Mrs Smith asked her husband. 

"Honey we're trying to find her and you know how capable my men are" replied George 

"Why can't we just report to the police and get it done with I'm sure they have surveillance cameras everywhere rather than looking for clues in a place that has few surveillance cameras that have all been wiped clean," Mrs Smith said angrily 

"You know we can't risk the police snooping around us and...." Mr smith was stopped by the sound of his phone. 

"Answer it, George," Mrs Smith said anxiously 

"Sir we found a witness," said the other side of the phone. 

"Don't question the person there, bring him to me" George said ending the call. 

Half an hour later, they arrived with a half-dead man. 

"Sir he said he was shot by some men in the bar and they also took a girl with features like that of Miss Audrey," said the leader 

"Call the doctor to attend to his injuries then take him to the basement," said George going upstairs to change. 

"George I'm coming with you," his wife said racing after him. 

After changing, Mr and Mrs Smith went to the basement to question the witness. 

"Ma...marco?" George looked shocked. He had sent Marco for that particular business because he knew it had to do with the Demon, Noah. He didn't go because he knew whoever crossed Noah's path was as good as dead so he sent Marco thinking he wouldn't live through. 

"Mr smith you wretched and wicked man," Marco said trying to get up from the chair. 

"You knew that I wouldn't live if I went on that mission yet you sent me, you pretended to be a friend of my father just to look for someone to play the scapegoat whilst hiding under the disguise of having another important mission" 

Marco said fuming with anger

"Yes it was a death wished mission but you survived didn't you and I'm happy to see that because you can take them from beneath when he least expects it," said George 

"Take them from underneath my foot be sure that you and my father will become sworn enemies because of this. I'd better warn you to watch your back" Marco said

"Why would you tell him we're business partners besides who would tell him if you never leave here" George said pulling out a gun and pointing it towards Marco. 

Marco laughed whilst saying "You think you can kill me to hide the evidence hahaha... I AM THE ONLY LEGITIMATE AND SOLE HEIR TO THR KINGS’ CLAN, THE LARGEST, MOST POWERFUL, AND MOST CAPABLE CLAN IN THE STATES, trust me you do not want to make an enemy of us” 

George thought for a while ‘What he said is the truth Zack is bound to look for his only son and it wouldn’t be funny if he found out I killed him’ George thought to himself 

“Let me go and I won’t tell, if they inquire about the injury, I’ll just tell them it was an accident while I was on a mission, and I won’t also tell them you sent me to the Demon’s Lair” Marco said 

“Fine, but what would guarantee your words to me that you won’t tell?” 

George was a smart man, he had been in this business before Audrey was even born. He knew better than just to hang on to the promises of these people. 

“Your daughter, marry her to me and I won’t breathe a word of it,” Marco said smiling 

George thought to himself ‘Why would I give her to a shady person like you? She has a bright future why would I jeopardize that for the likes of this idiot,’ he thought to himself the thought of another idea “I would be able to do that if we can find her” George said. Marco’s smile froze In the air 

“My wife is missing?” Marco inquired 

“You said the people who shot you took a girl and you describe her features to resemble that of Audrey and she was at that particular club bar the night you got shot” George explained things to Marco 

He was sure that if Marco found out she was taken by that Demon, he would just stay on his turf and they would negotiate another deal to seal him shut 

“So my wife is the pretty lady I saw that night…?” He stopped short and turned to George saying “We have to get her back because she is in the middle of some deep shit”.

Suddenly Mrs Smith who had been quiet all this while said “Who exactly shot you that night?” She asked 

“The Devil’s Men” Marco replied. Mr George looked scared for his daughter’s life ‘It had been them who took her’ he thought to himself 

“George they took her” Mrs Smith sobbed.

George wasn’t even listening to what they were saying anymore, his mind was already thinking of his daughter's safety and how to get her back. 

‘We resolved the feud with the promise not to cross his path again so why would he take my daughter? Had he been planning it all along? No, he’s too busy for that … then if he didn’t plan it and he wasn’t there with his men when Marco was shot then they most likely caught her eavesdropping and took her’ George thought to himself as fear completely enveloped him.

NOAH CYRUS MANSION 

AUDREY’s POV 

I was eating and the food wouldn’t stop coming what is it with these people? 

“Hey hey hey I’m almost done why do you people keep bringing more food?” I inquired from one of the maids and her reply was shocking 

“Sorry ma’am sir said to feed you very well that you had to put on weight before leaving here” 

So that explains all the food with heavy cream, butter, and cheese and here I was trying to be civil not to waste his food. 

“Thank you I’m done eating” I replied and got up. ‘Why would he want to make me fat?’ Well, he didn’t necessarily mean fat he just wanted me to add a little weight. I smiled, and I felt sweet that he cared he knew it would hurt my feelings if he just said it to my face that I was too thin whilst others wouldn’t even think and just say it to my face. 

I went to my room daydreaming of what would happen if we got married ‘Maybe I would just pretend that I tried hard to figure out his name but couldn’t..’ what was wrong with me? I laughed at myself. If I get out I’m still going to tell my dad. 

I heard a knock on the door again 

‘Ughhh why do they not want to leave me alone’ I thought as I walked angrily to the door 

I opened the door to see a maid standing there with a cup. “Ma’am sir said to make sure you drink this after breakfast,” she said 

Is it a detoxification solution or what? I thought to myself 

“What is in it?” I asked the maid 

“I don’t know ma’am but I heard him whispering to Mr Charles about not wanting to take any chances that the drink is the only option” she replied 

‘What does that even mean? Not wanting to take any chances? what would give a chance I’ve been here for just four days what chance is he taking?’ I thought to myself. 

Suddenly it kicked in. We had s*x last night, he didn’t want to take the chance of me getting pregnant. So that’s how it is? He just wants to use me? 

I drank the contents of the cup in one gulp and gave it back to the maid and she left. Tears stung my eyes as it became clear what he thought ‘I had already started thinking about our future together whilst he didn’t even want to take the chance of me getting pregnant’ I thought to myself. 

Well since he started it, I’m going to play along. 

He didn’t want me to get pregnant so I wouldn’t. I will find his name and annoy him to the extent he’d think of killing me. I wiped my eyes determined to find his name anywhere. 

‘Where would I find his name? Would his staff know his name? Of course they probably would, he is their employer after all.' I thought 

So I just need to ask the staff. 

I went downstairs to the kitchen but no one was there. Where would the staff quarters be located? 

I looked around for about an hour but didn’t find anyone so I gave up asking the staff. 

‘If I can’t find anyone, then I’ll just have to find something’ I said to myself moving to the living room. I looked around and couldn’t find anything 

I went to the last floor and back to the second floor but still couldn’t find anything.

I gave up and went back to my room 

I was about to enter when another door caught my eyes.