Camellia beat the bed several times as soon as she recalled what she had done to Hagen while at the bus stop. The image of the sighting incident on his masculine face made the girl want to hide for some time.“What are you doing, fools?” she whined as she buried her head in the pillow.“You can do that. What if he pays you back with something unexpected?” Camellia cursed as she bit her thumbnails nervously. “You already know how crazy he is.”She recalled the incident. At that moment, they were both shocked after her hand landed on the surface of the man’s cheek.Time seemed to stop for a moment. However, the engine sound from the direction of the man’s car brings them back to their situation. Hagen’s security assistant, who had been silent behind the wheel since they arrived, finally came out and approached, but Hagen’s stern voice stopped his footsteps.“Stay inside, Garry. Nothing happened,” Hagen said at the time with eyes that didn’t once escape Camellia’s gaze.Hagen also added,
Camellia tried to contact Bella the night after the incident, and from the two’s long conversation, her best friend also gave one very risky suggestion.“What do you mean?” asked Camellia in a slightly incredulous tone at her best friend’s suggestion.There was a tired breath across the line, which made Camellia feel guilty.She had already asked the only friend she had much help with, and hearing Bella take a breath, it felt like Camellia wanted to do the same.“Look, you won’t know if you don’t try. So, this is your last option if you want to find work,” Bella stated confidently. “After all, I know this man very well. He will help you. Trust me.”Upon hearing it, Camellia stood up and circled her nearly furniture-free room.She bit her bottom lip continuously as she cast a glance toward the window.Camellia doesn’t know why she felt something as if someone were watching from the outside, but no matter how much she peeked out from behind the curtains, there was no one there. That’s w
Camellia stared at the room full of dirty clothes on the floor and sofa. She even looked in horror at the surroundings, as if insects could suddenly appear from behind the scattered objects. “What have I done?” She whispers as she glances around. Camellia also carefully entered the room that appeared to be a place of agony for her while holding a broom and some hygiene kits. Her foot unexpectedly stepped on something soft just as she was about to go further. After catching her breath, she carefully lowered her eyes to see what she had just unintentionally stepped on. Her restrained breath then turned into a small scream once she realized the soft object was a spill of blood-red pudding splatter on the floor. “Oh, my God,” she muttered, her body shivering. Instantly she felt fragile because, in that place, it looked like there had just been a murder case. Trash filled the surrounding floor with red pudding splatter and grayish-black powder that smelled like cigarettes. Instantly,
“You killed Brandon Brown?” Camellia gasped.She approached the window again and looked at Hagen, who was still standing in his place.Even though it was evident that a storm was about to break out that day, the man grinned coldly while maintaining a look that suggested that his recent remarks just complemented the weather.“Yes, Princess. So I hope you stop doing outrageous things and give me an answer as soon as possible.”The corners of Hagen’s lips were slightly raised, making Camellia look at the man furiously. While hanging up the phone, she subconsciously squeezed the phone against her ear.The two still looked at each other before Camellia finally decided to finish the day’s work.She felt furious because Hagen seemed to be toying with her life. The man even seemed very relaxed. However, Camellia didn’t believe Hagen could go that far, so she contacted Brandon’s office before confronting him again.On the third ring, a man’s voice picked up the call, but it was not Brandon’s v
Hagen got out of the car as soon as he saw Camellia’s body lying on the shoulder of the road. He took a momentary breath, massaged his head, and then looked up to the sky while swearing softly before finally walking at his usual pace. There was not the slightest look of rush or worry when it was evident that the sun was very hot this afternoon.“Boss?” called Frank, who opened the car’s glass window and saw his boss approaching the stubborn girl.Even though he had told his boss not to have to come to see the girl, of course, no one could stop Blake Hagen.Hagen’s one hand rose into the air, and he motioned at his subordinates to stay in the car, making Frank make a hand gesture of surrender.When it was only a few steps away as he approached Camellia’s body, Hagen took out a cell phone and called Brown’s name. During the third ringing, there was the hoarse voice of his best friend, who seemed to be enduring pain.‘Good.’Hagen’s inner self while keeping an eye on Camellia’s body, whi
Hagen carried Camellia’s body across the yard to the door. He had trouble getting the keys to the girl’s house out of the under pocket of his pants as his hands were busy holding her.“Shit,” he cursed as the key nearly fell out of his grasp.Then, he also stared at Camellia’s sleeping face for a long time before finally fixing her position by laying her head on his shoulders.“You’re not heavy; don’t get me wrong, Princess. It’s just that...” Hagen muttered as he was busy turning the key at the door. Time and time again, he inhaled while growling as he did two activities at the same time. “It’s just that... I can’t hold you for too long.”Several times Hagen sighed as he felt the thing under his pants begin to form a tent.“Oh, shit,” he whispered as he fixed his pants, which were starting to smother. “It was tight,” Hagen muttered with a tightly clenched jaw.As soon as the door of the girl’s house opened, Hagen finally let out a sigh of relief. He also exhaled through his mouth, ma
The murmurs of conversation awakened Camellia.Gradually her eyes opened, and with a head that felt a little heavy, she also cast her gaze around.Camellia blinked her eyelids a few times to clear the still-fired vision, and that’s when she saw right in front of her a man sitting on a chair with a burger in his grasp.She observed the stranger, who was in his forties and ate silently. He did not once look at Camellia, who was now lying on the cold floor. Meanwhile, a television can be seen on the wall facing them.For a moment, Camellia gathered her consciousness, staring around intently at the dull walls and unkempt roof. She also realized that her body was on the dirty floor, which stopped her from screaming in disgust.Then, Camellia’s attention was distracted by the man in front of her.Instantly she feels thirsty, and then she can feel her throat and lips dry.When the man sipped a drink from the bottle that was on the table, the thirst that chastised her was excruciating.With a
As soon as the call ended, Camellia’s eyes widened instantly. With quivering eyes and wet eyelids, she looked at the man who kidnapped her.Her head shook quickly when she saw the man’s cruel gaze with his lips forming a straight line. Camellia could feel a dark energy coming from the man’s body, which made her instinctively curl up to protect herself.Now, the man’s face was red with angry eyes directed at the cellphone in his hand. And suddenly the flat object hit the wall behind Camellia’s head, making her suddenly release a long, hysterical scream.“It’s all your fault, Bitch!” exclaimed the man directly in front of Camellia’s face, which she had bowed her head to avoid the anger directed at her.Within seconds, she felt the heat on her cheek from a hard slap that echoed through the room.The sound of skin meeting skin, accompanied by screams, sounded in the entire room.“Do not touch me!” Camellia shrieked as she tried to dodge and drag her body towards the wall.She cursed Hagen
Camellia’s head dropped as she stepped off the bus that was taking her to the bus stop on the way home. She didn’t look around because she had been thinking so much about the woman earlier.She didn’t even look up when she accidentally bumped into someone in front of her. She just said sorry without even turning her head. Then she walked past the burly body in front of her.However, her steps stopped as she heard a masculine voice call for her.“What’s in your beautiful head, Princess?” asked the man who instantly made Camellia freeze before she finally turned to the source of the voice, which was now standing right behind her.Camellia just stared sadly at that handsome face that seemed to be looking for an answer for a moment. But, of course, she surely wouldn’t say anything after everything happened.After all, it wasn’t his business if she felt dumped.The truth, Camellia felt saved by the incident with the woman earlier, because she could be more aware of the intentions of the ma
Camellia opened the door of her house, where Frank was already standing at the front with both hands full of gifts. The man’s straight face showed that he didn’t agree with being given such an unreasonable task, but his loyalty kept him from saying anything.With a passive gaze, he greeted Camellia with no enthusiasm.“Mr. Hagen asked me to deliver all of these.”Camellia, who was stunned by the man’s many belongings, could only freeze at the doorway. She just stood there for a moment, glancing at all the gifts.“He said... that party is in two days,” she whispers in a confused tone.It seemed that Hagen had predicted that she would ‘agree’, so he was so confident that he sent all of the gifts and deliver all the clothes and other items for the party even before Camellia answer his called.Camellia took a deep breath after realizing his intentions with all the things delivered to her house. She just exhaled slowly; don’t know what to do with the situations.“He’s too confident,” she m
Camellia looked reluctant when Hagen opened the car door for her. She looked around, looking for a way home other than the ride Hagen had offered, but knowing that the money in her purse would not get her home, Camellia sighed and looked witheringly at the man’s car.“Going home alone is not a good solution right now. It’s too late, Princess, and I can’t leave you alone,” said Hagen, who opened the car door wider again.With a head gesture, he told Camellia to come inside. She thought for a long time before finally letting her inner voice overcome her logic.“I’m not going in until you promise me something.”Seeing Camellia’s serious gaze, Hagen waits patiently with one hand in his trouser pocket. His eyebrows seemed to invite Camellia to continue.While swallowing and looking straight at his obsidian eyes, Camellia said, “Don’t follow me into the house. You just walk me to the front door.”Hagen paused to think about her request. He was going to say something but finally pursed his l
The men in the room all grunted at the same time, which made Camellia jump in surprise and make her shoulders tense. Meanwhile, Hagen, who kept his eyes on her, seemed deaf to the subtle insinuations of his friends.“Yes, he can throw us out, Miss Duncan.” A blonde-haired man named Gavin threw his joke, causing laughter from all the men there. “Isn’t that so, Jax? Mr. Hagen can expel me, you, Rey, and every Red Cage in this room!”The man who had greeted them, Rey Fredrick, only glanced briefly at his friend, Gavin.Meanwhile, Jax, also known as Jaxon Bradwood, the owner of the white chair that Camellia almost sat in earlier, didn’t respond at all. And the man with a friendly smile who was sipping his drink in the corner of the room, Connor Black, seemed to laugh softly.“He’s a man with a great sense of humor,” replied a man who had been sitting quietly on the opposite sofa, Nicko Anderson.Hagen just glanced lazily at the man who had spoken. Meanwhile, Camellia, who didn’t know the
When their kiss broke, Camellia’s body shook slightly until she almost lost her balance, but Hagen quickly held her waist, which felt right in his grip to support her body. She tried her best to hold onto Hagen’s arm as he hugged her from the front.The red hue on her cheeks now seemed to spread to her ears, making Hagen bite inside of his lip and hold her between his palms.For some reason, he wanted to brush her long hair back, then play with it a little and admire the slight change in color on her sensitive skin.When Camellia saw that Hagen was looking at her, she quickly turned away to hide the shame that was starting to take over her.“I-I want to go to the toilet,” she muttered while lowering her head and trying to look away.Camellia was about to turn around and walk the other way to avoid touching him. However, Hagen, who knew that Camellia would not find a nearby toilet without someone helping to point the way, finally followed her from behind.“The toilet isn’t over there,
Camellia held Hagen’s arm tightly as her head spun around, especially at the crowd of people around them who were about to enter Magnolia building.When a big man was about to bump into her from behind, Hagen reflexively hugged her feminine body. He directed a burning gaze at the half-drunk man, who began to realize his mistake.“I-I’m sorry,” the stranger muttered as he walked backward and away in a hurry.Meanwhile, Camellia, who was still in Hagen’s arms, seemed to be squeezing his shirt to keep her balance, which made her almost fallen.“Stay by my side,” Hagen said in a low voice, right in her ear. The noises around them made it difficult for them to communicate. Then Hagen pulled Camellia to his side, one arm around her waist.“I don’t want you to get lost, Princess,” Hagen said lightly, but Camellia didn’t respond at all. She resigned herself to being led by Hagen past the two doormen in front of Magnolia.“Boss,” said one of the bouncers on the left side, so that his friend a
Both Camellia and Hagen ate in silence. However, not long after, Hagen grabbed Camellia’s hand as soon as they finished eating their burgers about ten minutes ago.Hagen was eager to take Camellia somewhere, but Camellia looked confused at him.“Let go of my hand first, then I’ll follow you,” she said, but Hagen didn’t even listen, making Camellia throw a glare, which he didn’t respond to.“What about watching a show?” asked him suddenly, which made Camellia silent immediately.She glanced at the deserted street of Magnolia. It seemed that everyone was already there, making her curious.Knowing Camellia’s gaze, Hagen gently tugged her hand in his grasp, cueing her to follow him.With a doubtful gaze and a bit of confusion to decide, Camellia looked as if she were at war with her own mind, but Hagen immediately encouraged her.“As long as you’re with me, you’ll be safe. No one will dare bothering you.”Camellia was only eighteen, so she was forbidden from entering places like Magnolia,
Camellia’s eyes rounded when she saw Hagen walking towards the café where she was. With her head turned around, the girl was also looking for a way to get out of there.However, she still didn’t find a way, so Camellia felt trapped as soon as she heard the sound of the bells on the door starting to ring, and Hagen’s figure was already in the doorway with his attention focused on the table she was occupying.With an uneasy gaze, Camellia watched Hagen, who was walking slowly towards her.Now, she felt deja vu because she remembered her mother, who had also passed through the same door and path when approaching the table.And when the man arrived, the first thing Blake Hagen said was, “The woman you saw with me earlier is nothing.”Instantly, Camellia’s lips thinned. She didn’t think the man in front of her was so confident.Without being told, Camellia was also not interested in asking about or snooping into his personal life.“There’s no need to tell me anything about your private lif
Camellia sipped her milk shake very lazily. The girl even looked pensive, with blank eyes looking towards the wall.Every now and then she took a breath, and then exhaled slowly, like a tired person.She leaned back in her chair after a long time, her gaze shifting to the visitors around her.It seems that Lancester is very crowded with visitors from different cities. That’s because of an underground boxing match that will be held later tonight by the Red Cage organization at one of their clubs, Magnolia.Unfortunately, Camellia didn’t have access to it, though she also wanted to see the most-awaited event by half the Lancester residents.“What a pity,” she grumbled.She changed the position of her legs before finally returning to exhale heavily.“Hhhh...” the girl said with a slightly sullen face.Camellia glanced at her phone a few times, just to make sure Brandon was replaying her message.“Why should he send me to this place?” She whined, annoyed with her boss’s attitude of asking