I wished to wake up from the nightmare but it was not a dream. It was hard to believe the truth that I heard.“Enemy? What are you saying?”“She is Miller. The clan that your father and I destroyed many years back.”My forehead started to sweat despite the perfect room temperature. My limbs trembled as I slowly processed the truth. I stuttered “How can you say it? How can you be so sure?”He let out a sigh. “We decrypted Otis' cell phone and his other devices. He was having a deal with our enemies. He tried to sell her information to our enemies but we were fast enough to stop that. If our enemies get to know about her they can use her against us. What’s more, the traces of Miller's loyal servants might remain even if there’s no Miller clan anymore, and there’s a chance they all could work together if they know about her. We cannot take any risk.”“W-wait… how did Otis find it out? Even Serena doesn’t know who she is. She grew up at an orphanage.”He became silent for a few seconds an
SERENANot only me but Hayden also wanted to know more about each other. It made me a little happy as instead of forcing me like he used to do, he started to understand me. However, the expressions on his face didn’t match his words. No one would be so serious when looking at someone's childhood photos or belongings. Not the normal people, at least.“Anything wrong?” I asked as he didn’t shift his gaze away from my ring.“This ring…” he looked at me. “letter ‘M' is carved on it.” He didn’t seem to be questioning it but spoke as if he was surprised.I shrugged my shoulders. “I used to wear it when I was a kid. Then I took it off when I grew up.” I took the little ring from his hands. “Even now I wonder why my family didn’t take it from me when they abandoned me. What’s more, the people at the orphanage were so good, otherwise, they would’ve taken it away from me. It even looks expensive, isn’t it?”It became hard for me to read his expressions. There was concern, anger, and tiredness o
HAYDENWhen we are so close to achieving what we have been struggling for, we become vigilant and try not to do a single mistake as small mistakes can cost everything. Our struggle becomes meaningless.I was not an exception. I trained for years and controlled my emotions only to prove myself as a worthy successor. To get the power, I had waited so long, but when it was happening, I could not feel the happiness I expected. It felt like the end of my relationship with Serena but still, I hoped I could take care of everything once I get power.The party hall was decorated grandly and all the guests, who were invited, filled the gallery. The smell of my favorite alcohol lingered all over the place but I could not focus on it. I kept noticing the time as I wanted the party to end soon so that I could meet her.About the truth, I could not tell her. I could not tell her family was our rival. After I saw the ring, the first thing that came to my mind was my mother with whom I had no memorie
SERENAEscaping from death was terrifying, especially when the other person was adamant about killing us. Although I escaped from the danger, I could not feel relaxed. My mind was still in the place when I was mere inches away from death.“You alright?”“Serena, are you alright?”“Serena!”The words reached my ears but not my head. Only when I was patted by Hayden, I came back to reality. I looked to my left to see Hayden beside me. His face was still covered in sweat and he looked so worried. Then I noticed the face of the driver. I was stunned after seeing Eric.“You are alright, aren’t you?” Eric asked, looking at me through the mirror.I didn’t respond. It felt like my brain cells stopped working. Everything was void and numb even though they kept talking to me.“What were you doing there?” I heard Hayden questioning Eric.“You said to keep an eye on her.” He looked at me through the mirror again. “I… I was worried about her.”“So you were there the entire time but you didn’t come
One truth is enough to turn life upside down. To break the heart and rethink everything from the start.The same happened to me. The fact that I was a part of one of the mafia families which I hated, broke me, and after knowing Hayden’s family killed my parents, I could not think of anything properly. His family was the reason I grew up as an orphan with no one to support me or love me.All night I was awake and I couldn’t get sleep because my mind was filled up with many thoughts. Sometime in the morning, I dozed off but I woke up as soon as I heard Eric's voice.“Serena! Open the door.”I unlocked the door to see Eric. Quickly, he entered in, grabbed my arms, and asked “Are you alright?”I nodded. Then I looked over his shoulder to check if Hayden was still there. “Did he leave?”“Just now. He slept there.” He pointed his finger to the floor outside the room.It saddened me but I didn’t speak anything. It felt like we both were destined to suffer.“So, what do you plan to do now? I
The joy that I didn’t get in the big building, I found in a small rooftop house that had a kitchen and a single bedroom with an attached bathroom. It was the house of Eric's single aunt, who moved to another country a few days back. I looked around while missing my old house, where I used to stay.“Don’t mind the house is so small,” Eric said.I turned around to look at him. I held his hands and gave him a small smile while saying “Thank you so much for helping me. I don’t understand how I should repay you.”“You don’t have to.”I sat on the bed while pressing my palms together as I recalled how we escaped from Hayden’s guest house. It didn’t go as tough as I thought because Hayden left for some work.I never thought I would be in a situation, where I had to leave my routine and hide from the mafia people. When I was leading a normal boring life, I used to hate it but only when I started to hide and escape from death, I realized how peaceful my boring life was.“Are you hungry?” Eric
HAYDENSlightly, pulling my cap down to cover my face a little more, I walked to the parking area of the store with Coke cans in my hand. A few days before, I was excited to see my people and to be introduced to them but everything changed in a single night. I reached a situation where I had to hide from my people.I became a foe to my family but it didn’t sadden me. What hurt me the most was Serena’s behavior. I kept doing millions of things for her and even left my position as the leader but she was too blind to notice any of it. Her behavior was understandable as anyone would react the same but I could not simply ignore it. No one knew about my guest house so I decided to ask her to stay in it but she even refused to take my help. She was acting as if she could never be with me.As I reached the parking area, four men surrounded me with serious expressions on their faces. One of them spoke on his phone “Boss! We found him.”I let out a sigh as I heard him. Then he said “Young boss!
His sparkling blue eyes stared into mine and his lips curved up with a smile as he held me in his arms. With his tall figure, sharp jaw, and attractive features, he looked like a model.I freed myself from his grip and tried to move away but he held me again, saying “Those guys are still there.”After hearing him, I stopped moving and rooted to the ground. He stood in front of me without fading his smile and kept looking at me, tilting his head a little.“What are you looking at?” I raised my eyebrows.He shrugged his shoulders. “Nothing. You look beautiful.”Then I realized I forgot to put my mask on after I walked out of the cafe. Ignoring his compliment, I wore my mask. When I tried to move, he stopped me again as they were still there.“Who are you? Why are you helping me?” I asked him as his behavior raised hundreds of questions in me.“I need no reason to help beautiful girls.” He winked. “You just need a little makeover to look like an angel.”I let out a sigh. “Thanks for your