"I have nothing to do with you. Let go! Go away and leave me alone." Rose struggled violently, trying to pull back her hand that was still in his grasp. Bouldog's ruthless face really gave her no appetite for life, just as Theo's kind of human created a sense of unease every time she breathed. "What did you buy the pessary for?" "I've been seeing you with an asshole a lot lately. Did you give him the treasure that should have been mine?" Bouldog asked again. This time his gaze was probing. "If so, so what? It's none of your business. Let me go." Rose should not have told Bouldog the truth. The man's face turned vile. He had sworn on Binari's death-that he would take Rose after his sister, if what he wanted all along did not happen. If Rose wasn't his, no other man could have her. That vow was already pinned on the grave of the sister who left him first. Bouldog tightened his grip on Rose.
If I could turn back the time. I would put you first in my life. Hoping the story will twist once again. ________________________ Again and again Theo took a sip of tequila from the same glass. He stared out the window, watching the half-dark sky restlessly. Theo shook his head faintly, trying to get rid of the bad thoughts and uneasy feeling that kept coming over him - ever since his heart kept calling Rose's name. For what reason, Theo didn't understand. Indeed, he was going to punish Rose again after what that woman had done. It should have been two days after his dark work was completed. But the chaotic feeling that tore away most of him indifference, led Theo to obey his heart. After returning from the place where the gun casings were shot. Theo took a quick flight on a private jet to Canada. From Italy, it took him approximately eight hours to arrive, just as the sun was beginning to rise
Theo growled in annoyance as the woman just flinched. His eyes moved wildly across the table. There was nothing that Theo found, making his temper flare. Theo's hand clenched into a fist, pounding on the table. "I say again, give me what I need. OTG, flash drive, usb cable, anything give it to me. Hurry up, damn it!" cursed Theo. His hunch told him Rose was in danger. Theo was sure the blood out there belonged to Rose, who had been harmed at the hands of someone. He wouldn't let it go on for long, no one was allowed to hurt Rose but him. Rose was a new toy, which only Theo could destroy. "Stupid woman!" Theo moved to his feet. His action inevitably forced the female cashier to go and get the usb cable that was used by her coworkers in turn. Her hand trembled as she handed the cable to Theo. She flinched slightly as Theo snatched it from her hand. Theo's orderly movements attached the usb head to the CPU.
Theo turned his face focused forward. He ignored the blood that began to seep. Instead, his injured arm was forced to move to reach for the cell phone in his jacket pocket. Theo needed a clue that would lead him to the river, where the strange car had stopped, the Humber River area. The motorcycle sped along the city traffic. Theo turned as directed by the cell phone to a place that would give him a reality check. He stopped in the vicinity of a small field. The waters of the river momentarily caught his attention. Theo continued to look around, there was nothing to be found on land. He got down and slowly walked along the bridge that attracted his curious side. Theo's steps stopped as his eyes accidentally caught traces of blood again. He continued to follow the seepage until it led him to the edge of the bridge. A little suspicious, he looked at the stretch of river intently. The blood trail disappeared at a point where it shouldn't
Along the way, Theo occasionally looked down to watch Rose's face, which sometimes looked up in shock. Theo's unreadable look led him to press Rose's head back against his broad chest. Theo picked up speed as he sped down the road. His breath caught as he reached the hospital grounds. He roughly undid the ties that bound their bodies. Theo walked in while holding Rose's body tightly. He received an emergency welcome after screaming almost like a madman. The blanket on which Rose was lying was pushed into the emergency room. Theo's body was detained while Rose received treatment. As the minutes passed, his feet paced back and forth waiting for an answer. "We're running out of B negative blood, Doctor. The team has coordinated with the Red Cross, it may take a long time for the blood to be available. Meanwhile, the patient's life is in danger if not treated immediately." Theo's body reaction stopped at the conversation between the doctor and one of the accompanying nurses who ha
"F*ck!" he swore loudly. Cyber war! His ip address was under attack. Someone from the middle of nowhere was trying to hack into Theo's software system. He couldn't let that happen. Theo's fingers moved quickly to counterattack. The data entries that were almost stolen were held back. Theo rushed to create new security to protect the system and faked the IP address on the laptop. Whoever was engaging him in war would know where Theo was now if he didn't act to hide the IP. Theo closed the laptop after securing important things from outside hackers, his cell phone was also turned off so as not to become a victim. He quickly approached Rose, taking a close look at the body he had touched. They had to leave soon before something might happen. His brain started thinking hard. How to carry Rose without removing the IV in her hand. Cradle. That was the option that popped into his head. Theo woke half of Rose's body slowly, positioning her carefully to the edge of the blanket
The sharp gaze continued to wield without pause. The vicious smile that adorned that cruel face began to tug at her vulnerable side. Rose staggered back as the owner of the dark aura took a step closer. The weapon in hand was nothing short of fear-inducing. Rose had already felt how painful it was to get poked in the stomach. She didn't want to endure the pain, which she herself didn't know what was wrong. But the person in front, as if not satisfied with just one wound, went after Rose again. Their movements were still the same, chasing and dodging each other. Rose wished she could be much luckier to be free from that man. Her head occasionally turned back, her efforts seemed to have been in vain. Behind there was only a forest in between which was a dead end. "I will not stop until you are completely dead." The words full of cruel grins ended with a sharp object landing on Rose's left upper chest. Blood
Like a rose forced barren of its thorns. Let me beat in your veins for a while, I'll let you beat in my heart forever. -Author ________________________ Rose's eyes slowly blinked as she felt a sudden touch in the alcove of her neck. Her body felt weak, making her unable to move freely. Only a pitch-black hair could she see from the tail of her eyes as she slightly turned away. What's wrong? Rose tried to digest the situation. Her memory was drawn to the events before her vision darkened. She thought Bouldog's push to drop her to the surface of the river was the last thing she would see. But it turned out that the pressure of the body and the splashing of the water signaled Rose's consciousness to persist. Between the pain, Rose let her body be carried by the current. She remembered a phrase from Aunt Rosita, someone who can swim will stay afloat. Although she didn't know where the river would take her,
"Axe, stop your car." The car that had been provided since they arrived in Canada. What Rose had never imagined was that the car she was riding in would drive off into the forest. While the man in the driver's seat really had his heart set on getting there. A cold, sharp, unaccepting gaze met the heterochromia's bead. "Stop your car, Axe!" Rose turned to confirm exactly where they were going to dock. It was too far, and she was again jolted by the sudden stop of the car. "Why here?" asked Rose softly. Her attention was fully focused on a single denizen of the jungle. Firm, large, clawed features mirrored the creature that walked beneath the elder tree. Rose's mind shuddered at the thought of the beast becoming aware of their presence. "Get out!" Instantly Rose glared at Xelle in disbelief. "What do you mean?" "That wild tiger will make you die quickly. Now you can catch up with your dear husband." "Get out!" Rose wanted to inter
One counts first. The next two. Rose held her breath after obtaining the firearm. She froze in place as the instincts of a dominant man turned sharply to digest what had happened in the blink of an eye. Rose realized that piercing expression was not good for her. "Don't come any closer!" threatened Rose, bringing the muzzle of the gun to her temple. "Fuck! What are you doing!" Rose took a step back whenever Xelle tried to get closer. Rose's common sense really wasn't there. Not with her. "Stop your ridiculous behavior, Rose." Rose shook her head violently. She would rather end her life than wander aimlessly, shrouded in emptiness, shadowed by the guilt of having contributed to the loss of her husband's life. Rose couldn't hold on to anything. All was lost in the shuffle. "I'm warning you once again, Rose. Stop your ridiculous behavior!" No! Rose argued with a wet face. Trembling her arm steadily began to squeeze the trigger. A
Rose's fingers fiddled with her black wedding ring with a half-empty stare, she had just put it back on her ring finger. Rose didn't care, really didn't care about the fact that the ring wouldn't come off. In the new room and the smell of the room that was still so new she sank. Not to wait for the man who had said goodbye a moment ago, or because Rose wanted to. The first time she entered her new home. Rose was pestered with various troublesome things, which is why, she unpacked several red velvet boxes containing individual pieces of jewelry. Two necklaces. The first one she received that day. Before the big explosion—when she thought she had lost Theo. Then he'd come back with something surprising. Like a pendant of undulating curves, a form of life that truly gave Theo a chance at life. That's what Rose had hoped would happen to her. But instead, for how long Theo has not returned. Buried and identified by a gravestone. Rose exhaled rough air from her lips. The sec
"Where is Mommy going? Why won't we see each other again?" Knowing that such a question was not what Rose was expecting. "Home." She spoke almost choked up. One of the Oracle's eyebrows rose high at that. "But daddy says we can still see each other often." "Yeah, he's right," Rose corrected. Stupidly she had let it slip a little at first. "But then Oracle must always obey Daddy and Mommy Bridgette. We'll meet at another time. I don't know when." Rose finished the rest of the slump by towering over Xelle who was staring at her in understanding. A moment .... Not brave enough Rose glanced at the little girl beside the man who also offered Rose the distance to step out. She paused that decision, then affected to touch the top of Acampeliaz's head. "Can I have a little of your smile?" asked Rose. The twinkle in Acampeliaz's beady eyes rumbled with doubt. Rose noticed that Acampeliaz's little fingers were tightening. "Just a little. I'm not a
When she woke up, Rose was not confronted with a dark background with car headlights on. She was lying in a very cold place. The white and sterile decorations on the walls were a welcome change of pace. Rose gasped. Forcing herself awake, she found a pair of heterochromia beads staring at her. Much to her surprise, Xelle was there standing against the wall, releasing the folds of his arms from the clasp of his chest as one step made the decision to approach. "All your clothes have been prepared by Bridgette. It's been transferred to the jet. We're going to Canada today." Today .... This meant Rose had missed a night of leaving Theo at the funeral. She should still be there. Keeping Theo company, making a deal with him—either Theo comes back, or she goes along. But it hadn't all worked out. Rose hasn't gotten her answer yet. And her choice still hangs between a great dilemma. If she has to reach out to death, she should choose the right place. Toronto, Cana
"You want me to die or you to wake up, Theo?" The last option began to jolt Rose. Death was a shadow that offered her happiness. Whether that was true or not. If the second part won out over her stupidity. At least Rose wouldn't regret trying to find a way out of life's predicament. "Answer me, Theo. I'm not playing around, and I'm not threatening. Everything I had is gone, there's no reason for me to survive anymore." "Wake up. Get up!" Rose pounded on the slightly damp ground. She put all her energy into waiting for Theo to respond. However, she was only doing a useless job of buying up unhealthy ideas to replace the truth in her mind. At least right now Rose needed the reassurance that Theo would return, then she would undo the self-harm."Wake up, Theo." "Get up or I'll destroy your tomb!" Rose half turned on her knees slamming her arms together repeatedly. Rose was getting out of control as she tried to remove a pile of hardened soil
Rose couldn't take it if circumstances kept pouring everything she couldn't bear into her ego. She blamed Theo for the abyss he had offered her. Two near misses in close proximity. Rose would hold Theo accountable for what and who had happened to him. She turned around. Approaching some of Bridgette's paraphernalia left on the nightstand, she roughly grabbed the car keys. Rose waltzed into the doorway. Right at the meeting line she came face to face with the woman with the tray in hand. "Where are you going, Rose?" Bridgette asked with a look of astonishment on her face. Rose didn't care how she got past the woman who was more or less her size. She sprinted before Bridgette's shouts tried to stop her in her tracks. With a rush of breath Rose reached the house. The car lights came on and she hurriedly got into the driving seat. Rose stepped on the gas pedal so hard that Bridgette was left behind with despair. Maneuvering as madly as she could to get what she
"Rose, what are you doing? Dinner is waiting for you. It'll get cold." Only for a moment did Rose glare at Bridgette's presence. The rest of the time she returned to hugging her big doll without interest. "No, Bridgette, I'm still full." Rose spoke just as importantly. She wiped the water from the corner of her eyes, which had been seeping steadily ever since. "You have to eat. You'll get sick." The squeak of the door signaled the kind of action Bridgette was taking. She approached and sat on the edge of the bed. "Eat, Rose. Just a little bit. Or would you like me to bribe you?" Silence. Rose said nothing in reply. She pressed her face deeply between big jailen's fur. "Just a moment. I'll get dinner for you." Rose knew Bridgette was gradually breaking away. Bridgette's footsteps began to move away, surprisingly the faint, deep, hoarse voice at the door was heard very quietly. Rose turned her head briefly, and sure enough Xelle was there - f
"My photos? What do you mean?" This was something new that had not occurred to Rose. She had rarely if ever witnessed Theo taking pictures of anything, let alone her. And now Xelle seemed to be revealing her husband's secret. "How did you know my photos were there?" asked Rose still sprinkled with curiosity. "He said it himself when he threatened me. I thought it was important to move your photos before the laptop was taken over." "So you're saying Theo collects my photos?" "I don't know much. You can see for yourself if you want." Rose's gaze then shifted to the front. She no longer wanted to discuss anything. The afternoon skies was already on her mind. Italy and Milan held a myriad of memories with Theo. Rose was claustrophobic the further away she got. "After I pack my things, we can fly straight to Canada, right?" Once again Rose wanted to make sure. She managed to turn Xelle's facial expression slightly sharp. "Maybe tomorrow, Rose. Tonight Bridge