"OH, Keisha," her stepmother uttered with emotional eyes and hugged her tightly. Keisha's eyes landed on Shadow who was behind her stepmother. She smiled but Shadow looked away. "You're the most beautiful bride." For a moment, her words felt genuine. But she knows who the real Reyna is. "Thanks, mom," she simply answered. "Find who the woman in red is," Reyna instructed and she nodded her head. "We might find his weak spot through her," she elaborated. "Why did you sabotage my mission only to make it this complicated?" she furiously asked and her stepmother sighed, not providing an answer. "I would've preferred not having a mother than having you," she added, making her stepmom let go of her. "Shadow," Keisha called out after the hug from her mother. She leaned close and hugged her partner in crime. Shadow soon caved in and hugged her back. "I failed," she whispered with disappointment and anger to herself. Instead of getting mad, he hushed her. "Just wait," he answered and she n
SHADOW tripped over the table and he groaned painfully. "Get a grip on yourself," Reyna said as she walked inside the room. He looked around and saw the bottles of alcohol scattered around the room. "You've been drinking all night, have you got no shame?" she asked and he groaned, still on the floor. It's like taking care of a child. Ever since Keisha was sent on her mission he has been drinking on most nights and developing an alcohol addiction. He was suffering each night, longing for her. And now she's finally married to that monster. It's killing him how he can't do anything but to sit and wait for the opportunity to strike another attack. It was excruciating pain and alcohol was the only way to stop it. After Reyna left his house, he stayed on the floor for hours. He couldn't tell what time it was already but he faintly heard footsteps behind him. "Care to welcome me?" The blood on her body rushed to his brain and he stood up in defense mode. He came face to face with the man
JAMES sat down in his brother's office and sighed heavily. "Whoever the attacker was, it ain't her little lover," he commented right after arriving in the office. Eros looked up from his computer and raised an eyebrow. "Don't say that," Eros warned. "Well, of course, there's still a possibility he did it–" Eros shook his head and cut off his brother's words. "Don't call him her little lover," he clarified and James' mouth slightly opened. He nodded slowly before saying, "Right. As I was saying, he doesn't seem to be lying. He was drunk and admitted to everything but not the night of the attack. The chance is low for it to be him," James elaborated and Eros nodded his head. "How about our uncle?" James shrugged. "Haven't investigated. Besides, what will he get from killing Keisha?" he asked his older brother and they both couldn't figure it out. This crosses their uncle as a potential suspect in this case. "How's… Keisha?" He hesitated to ask due to his brother's suspicion of his
THE AIRPORT was surrounded by security officers in black uniforms and there were eyes everywhere. They were all on guard and ready in positions. An important person was about to return back to his homeland and they need to take every precaution possible. The citizens in the vicinity seemed to be confused with the number of guards, and quite scared of what may happen. When the plane landed on the ground, they anticipated his arrival. One by one, each passenger was exiting the plane. He's one of the richest of the richest in the world yet he decided to fly economy. A smart decision to make his presence blend in. Private jets are dangerous since not many can afford them, and he can easily be spotted. The moment the man stepped foot inside the airport, he sighed heavily and looked around the area. The loud chatters, the f
REYNA walked down the halls as everyone bowed down to her feet. She has absolute power over the syndicate, next to Sebastian Lexington’s power. Their names constantly change, and so does their persona. She never really knows who the real husband she married is. She sighed heavily before entering her office. Her day was already ruined, she hoped the news will give her light.She waited for Shadow for a little while and he came a little later. He was holding a folder and looked a little disgruntled. Reyna eyed him from head to toe and guessed what was on his mind. “He told you to go without him?” she asked with disappointment and confirmed with his nod. She reached her hand out for the file and he handed it to her before bowing down. He was feeling heartache after not catching a glimpse of Keisha he was barely thinking straight on the job. He wanted to at least see her beauty, even if he can’t touch or talk to her. His head was pounding with stress and was dismissed from the office aft
"You– You pervert!" Before he can even look at her, her hand swiftly hit his face, making him look to the side, as she grabbed the towel away from him. She wrapped the towel around her body and when he looked back at her, she was already covered up. Her movements happened in a split second. Eros held the sides of his jaw as he stared at her with a smirk. "You know we're married, right?" he teasingly asked and smoke was coming out of her ears in anger. "In contract, yes." She slammed the door close and made sure to lock it. She felt shivers down her spine after Eros stared at her like that. She slapped her face a couple of times to snap out of it. "I can't believe that bastard." Instead of making it a problem, she tried to forget what just happened and finished taking a bath. Eros, on the other hand, left her room wondering why she took another bath when she just finished taking one before meeting her father. The smell of her shampoo filled the room when she arrived to meet her f
KEISHA was exercising and training for an hour now when her phone made a sound. She controlled her breathing and drank some water. She opened the message and it read as follows, "The cooking jar was empty. I have to take out the trash too." Her eyebrows raised, realizing it was Shadow. They formulated their own code words using normal conversation sentences in case they needed to do this in secret. The message decodes, "I miss you. I want to kill him now." Looks like someone is running out of patience. She sighed and closed her phone. Nothing was happening and she was so bored. It's been almost a day and a half since they got married yet everything was uneventful. "God strike me down," she begged as she stretched her arms up. Footsteps from behind interrupted her thoughts. She looked behind him and saw Eros wearing a tank top that showed off his bulging biceps and arms. She blinked a couple of times before standing up. "You want to be stricken down, huh?" he questioned before grabb
"And there you were, bragging as the mafia boss' wife. It backfired, didn't it?" Keisha, who recovered from the impact, woke up to the doctor's foul words. The smug look on Elaine's face, while she was checking Keisha's well-being was enough to cause a headache. The night was a blur right after the incident. "Your touch must've been too disgusting for him," Elaine added in a whisper, like a knife to Keisha's throat. She only woke up a minute ago and she feels so attacked. "Really? That's not how he felt at our wedding night," Keisha said in quick wit and the woman's smirk was wiped away. Keisha stood up from the bed and started walking away. "You need to stay in bed, Keisha," the doctor warned but received a scoff instead. Keisha turned her head and glared at her before walking off. "Insult me again and you'll be on that bed next time around," she declared before waving goodbye to Elaine. Keisha sighed heavily and scratched her head. "I can't believe I got knocked out from a s