THREE

chapter 3 | shit just got personal.

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It's Friday, she picks calls on Friday.

The tapping sound wakes me up. I put off the curtain to look outside and found it raining rather heavily. The dotted silver threats drop from heaven almost as if they are announcing the arrival of a new day.

I opened the window aware that I'm going to soak my clothes if I do it. Honestly, I don't care, I love rain a little too much. why drown in my own thoughts when I can sit in rain.

I picked up my phone to call Rori. The last couple of days have been tough, I want to spend today with my best friend in my bed doing nothing. Can't hurt me in the comfort of my own bed, Jeramy.

I tried again when she didn't pick up. maybe it's too early, for her. I left a quick message for her telling her to come over before going to the bathroom.

Um, wait, I called a maid in. "Yes madam. "

"Get someone to bring me mocha macarons from King's bakery."

Eating macrons in bed has to be the best thing ever.

I came to a halt when descending the stairs.

"Hello, dear sister."

Oh

Fuck

No

I can feel the blood draining from my face. Even after all these years he still has this effect on me. My mind, my body, every fiber in my body hates him.

"How did you get in?"

He grins crossing her legs over the sofa he is sitting on. Flashbacks from that day came back to my mind, that bad broody guy was also sitting at the same place.

But there is at least an ocean's gap between their auras.

I realized I'm just in my robe and somehow it doesn't feel enough. I tightened my arms around myself covering myself.

His eyes roamed over my face. "No need to be modest. We are family after all."

"What are you doing here?"

"I'm back after how many years? Five? And this is how you greet me? I must say I'm a little disappointed."

He grins even wider. "And we both know you don't like me when i'm disappointed."

Fuck him.

"I don't like you anyway. What do you want from me?"

"What do I want from you? Mhmmm--- let's see for starters I want you to give up fighting for a place in my company."

"It is my company too."

The psycho rolls his eyes, "no, the company owns you and I will own the company soon. Which means I own you."

"Get out," I half yelled biting back tears. Seeing his face brings back so many bad memories. I'm not ready to face them this early.

"You will pay for what you did to me. I will destroy you, Mark my words."

"We will see, Ask someone to escort him out," I ask one of the maids. I went straight for the stairs, already down with this day.

"You can hide little girl, but you can never run from me," he yells before banging the door in his way.

You will pay for what you did to me, he said.

I'm already paying for what I did.

I picked my phone out from my pocket again checking to see if Rori has responded to my messages.

Why is she not answering?

I strode to my wardrobe to change because i'm going to her house. Something doesn't feel right. There are so many people out there ready to hurt me, I will die before I let anything happen to her.

Minutes later I'm outside her house and nobody is answering her door. I banged the door hard in hopes that maybe she is just sleeping inside.

Fuck.

My phone ringed just then. "What?"

"Ma'am somebody delivered a package for you."

"Open it tell me what is in it."

"It says to only be opened by you," she says.

"I don't pay you for this, I pay you so you do whatever it is- I tell you to do. No fucking questions asked." I know I sound like a complete asshole but give me a break everything in my life is falling apart.

Her voice trembles as she reads, "it reads -- I warned you."

Fuck. I staggered back into the wall angry at myself.

He got her kidnapped.

I will destroy him.

"What are the updates on my meeting with Jamal."

Jamal is an old friend who has a lot of friends in the system.

"You can meet him today, I can arrange the meeting at 12?"

"Good."

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"What do you mean?" I restrained myself from lashing out at him.

He's an old friend.

"The names you are saying are too big. And even if I wanted to she is an adult there is nothing I can do before 24 hours. After that, we can go and investigate Kauris but knowing their track record I don't think anything will happen."

"You literally work for the government, for people for us!"

"Fine, I can go and put all my team for this task. Somehow the media will know, and then whoever has your friend will kill her."

"What should I do?"

"Can either wait?" I can't wait. "Or we can do it my way."

"Your way?"

"I can give you a number, I know some people who will do anything for some cash." No problem.

"who is it? Give me the number."

"Adam Richman."

"Adam?" Hearing his name has to be the only good thing today. I know Adam since middle school back when he was a poor kid on scholarship and I was the broken princess. I did a solid from him back then, it's time he returns the favor.

he was accused of stealing the school's jewels, yes my school has jewels. And I told everyone I did it because my reputation was already in shit, I was curious how bad it has to get for my parents to give a shit about me.

Frustrated I ran my palm over my head, this is getting out of hand. How dare he make things so personal - he has no right.

My lips curled as I received the email I'd been waiting for.

Image has to be the biggest thing in our business, Families here will go to long lengths just to keep their names out of gossip. Not that they can keep it out for long, we all know our families are the ones with the most dirt.

It's time I bring out something on them.

some will say I play dirty, but I disagree.

I play nasty.

My lips curl evilly, Kauris will cry after this.

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Killian

The usual silence of my basement is now filled with the helpless cries of an innocent girl. She's paying for something she didn't do, it's unfair but newsflash is how things work in the real world.

The people you associate yourself with are either your greatest treasures or your inevitable demise.

"Please," she cries as Vector secures the chain around her wrist.

I imagined her fighting, considering she is best friends with that big-mouthed bitch--not that I'm saying she has not but she gave up too soon.

We kidnapped her from her house after dawn, could've done with it early but she wasn't home.

"My daddy will pay you whatever you want. Just let me go, I'm of no use to you."

Tell me about it.

"Gag her," I order.

Lord knows how long we have to keep her here. I tapped my feet on the floor attracting her attention to me.

"Pray to God, that your little friend does as she is told. Otherwise, things won't end up very pretty for you."

She closed her eyes resting her face down on the ground exhausted. At least now she knows why she is here.

"Kill, you should see this," someone came running.

I wonder what happened now?

Before I make my way out of the here my phone ringed, Jeramy's name shining on the screen.

"I will kill her," he says in a low voice. What the fuck did this chick do now.

I baller my fist seeing the national headlines.

Kauris upholding their bad reputation.

Katrina Kauris - a million-dollar whore.

Where the fuck does she get this. Katrina Kauris is our mother. She leaked a video of our mother with a man who is not my father.

My knuckles turned white from holding the phone too tight. This cunt better be prepared now. Nobody fucks with my family and lives.

"You don't have to, I will kill her myself."

Beryl Montgomery congratulations you just dug your own grave.

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