After coming down from the high building, Anthony got into his car and began driving to the Stok mansion, which he had turned into rubble.Once he got closer to the gate, he saw some underlings surrounding someone. He recognized that it was Queen because of the clothes she wore.Without wasting time, his car came to a halt and he took out his gun and shot one of the men. After the man fell, the others turned in his direction and tried to take cover when they saw him, but he killed all of them.Afterward, he came down from his car and began running to her, screaming, "No! Queen! No."He thought that she had been killed. When he got to where she was, however, he couldn't find any injuries on her body.Nevertheless, he lifted her from the ground and began running to his car, placing her in the passenger's seat. He got into the driver's seat and drove out of the location before more underlings would arrive.Halfway through his journey, he stopped and looked at her, "What happened? Queen,
Shawn sat on the bed, waiting for Queen, who spent time in the kitchen cooking.Almost two hours later, she came out with a tray of food and placed it in front of him."Oh, we're having rice and fried eggs?" he asked."Yes," she replied.Shawn smiled, "Queen, did you roast the eggs?"She rolled her eyes, "What do you mean 'roast the eggs'? Where have you seen eggs being roasted? I fried it.""Then why does it look so black?""Well, I just turned my eyes away for a second, just for a second, and it got burnt, but the taste is still nice, okay. Don't look at how dark it is; trust me, you'll enjoy it.""I'm sure I will," Shawn said, smiling. "Alright then, let's eat."Eating the food Queen had made was like torture for Shawn, but because he did not want to insult her intentions or the fact that she had worked so hard, he bore through it all.In the end, he told her, "It was quite delicious, Queen. But, next time, just try not to turn your eyes away for a second, okay.""You don't have to
Queen went directly to her class without realizing what was going on as she was in a hurry.At this time, Mr. and Mrs. Logan who were waiting at the location Cobra had given to them were handed their baby by one of his men and ordered to go home.As her husband drove back home, Mrs. Logan thought about Queen whom she knew was at school because she had been listed there by her. She felt extremely guilty and decided to warn her with a text message that read, "A group of deadly terrorists forced me to lure you to school. They are going to hurt you, Queen. Run as far away as you can.""You shouldn't have done that," her husband told her after she sent the message. What if they find out and come after us again?""We're leaving the city, for now," she replied. "I didn't have a choice when I betrayed Queen's trust but at the very least, I've given her a message. They warned us not to call the cops or anyone else and I obeyed. This will ease my conscience a little."The newly recruited Black
Andre was notified of a message and opened his phone to see the pictures Jett had sent. The moment he saw the pictures of some of Cobra's men, he drew his breath in surprise.He quickly looked up the information he had of the late Christopher Stallion and noticed that these same men were in some of the pictures they took together. He got up and began to limp toward his bedroom.Valerie, his wife, who was in the living room, noticed he was restless and asked him, "What happened? Why do you look so anxious, and where are you going? I thought we agreed that you're going to stay indoors until you recover fully.""I cannot stay in hiding, Val," he replied. "Queen is in danger; she's being attacked by terrorists.""Terrorists? What do you mean?""They're like part of a terrorist group, but not... Ugh, how do I explain this? Just know that they're working with the late Christopher Stallion, and if they're going to Queen's school, it means they have something against her, they have an agenda,
The officers Shawn had called began to drive to the school, while Shawn also was on his way to the school.Meanwhile, one of Cobra's ran into the classroom and informed him about his men who had died. He balled his fists in anger and said, "Kill all of them, do not spare anyone."As Queen heard his words, she wondered who he was going to kill. She knew her bodyguards were around; she only hoped that they would figure out what was happening and come to her rescue.Now, she understood all the screams she had earlier heard. 'They must've killed a lot of students outside' was what she thought.After setting up the light, Cobra took out a lot of tools from his bag, turned on his laptop, and began to carry out a live stream. He tried to hack into all the different media platforms and houses, including that of top officials, so the video he was about to make would be seen by everyone.However, he was being restricted. He finally took out the chip, which had been given to him by Bryce, and fi
On his way to Queen's College, Shawn called his cop friend whom he had asked to send policemen to Queen's School to be sure of their location.He learned that they were on their way, but the officer also informed him that there was a live stream being done by the terrorists, and students were going to be killed live every five minutes.Hearing this, Shawn's heart began to beat even faster as he realized that it was no coincidence that Queen ended up being there on the very day the terrorists were going to attack.He quickly went on the internet and saw the video. He was so shocked when he watched the first student being killed. As he got closer to the school, he also saw when Queen was dragged off from the floor and handed to Cobra. He couldn't watch it anymore and quickly turned off his phone, struggling to control his fast-beating heart."Step on it," he said to the driver."We're already here," the driver replied.As the car came to a halt, Shawn came out of the car and began makin
As Bryce walked closer to the car, Queen, who was still conscious, struggled to open the door. She turned to stare at Shawn and noticed that he was unconscious, bleeding from one side of his head and the injury on his shoulder where he had been shot. She kicked the car door open and crawled out, extremely weak but determined to get Shawn out of the car quickly. She began to crawl to the other side of the car to help open the door.However, she spotted someone coming towards the car. She didn't know who it was, but she needed to take precautions because it might still be one of Cobra's men. She crawled away from the car and hid by the side of a tree, watching him. She then realized that she was bleeding from her head and her arms and felt very dizzy. She had to struggle to stay awake because their lives depended on it.As the person approaching got closer to the car, she finally recognized him as Bryce. She saw the gun in his hand and gasped in surprise. Her hand went to her thigh, and
ONE MONTH LATERQueen stepped out of the bathroom with a towel tied around her body. She stood by the door and looked at Shawn with a smirk on her face as water dripped down her thighs The moment he saw her, Shawn gulped, "I thought we were about to play chess.""We are," she replied and walked sexily to the bed. She sat on it and crossed her legs, placing her hands on the bed, behind her, "You boasted that you would effortlessly defeat me in a game of chess so I am more than eager to prove you wrong."Shawn chuckled, "Oh...I get what you're trying to do. Give it up, darling. My concentration game is top-notch.As he spoke, he adjusted the chess board and said, "Come take your seat and let's play."Queen got up and took her seat opposite him. Smiling seductively, she said, "Since I have the white pieces, I get to make the first move." With these words, she moved her first piece and Shawn moved his as well.As the game progressed, Shawn became excited because he knew his moves were mo
RIAThree months later, Anthony and I held hands as we walked on a field. We had gone there to have a picnic because we wanted to try something different.For weeks, Anthony had taken me to all the fancy restaurants in different parts of the world, but today I craved something simple. A meal with just the both of us while enjoying a serene environment. As we walked toward where our seats had been prepared, I stared at the lilies decorating the field and smiled. "This place is beautiful. Anthony, how did you discover it?"He circled his arms around my waist and pulled me closer, "That's a secret I am not going to expose." I chuckled, I had thought he wanted to say something else. We stared at each other for a while before I briefly kissed him, "You know, in spite of how much time has passed, Anthony, this still feels like a dream.""Why?" He asked me. I shrugged, "I found love, Anthony. I never thought I could, but I found love in not just anyone but you; Anthony Baltimore, the bigg
ANTHONYI stared at Ria, who was on her knees, and my heart ached. I didn't want to do this to her, but I needed to be sure. Yes, I could feel her love for me, and I could see how desperately she did what she thought was best to save my life.I was deliberately putting up a front, but my heart was racing. I wanted her to tell me how much she loved me. I wanted her to tell me that she wanted to be with me.This was the first time in my life that I had felt this way about any woman. Yes, if it was anyone else, I would have killed them for daring to come into my house and poison me.But this was Ria, the girl I was madly in love with. I had to act a little bit but the more she confessed her feelings for me, the more my resolve broke. In the end, I could not bear to see her in pain anymore, and I had to let her down from where I hung her. I also dropped the gun I was holding. Ria said she wanted to be by my side. She wanted to be mine, what else could I ask for? I had everything else at
RIAMy heart was thumping loudly as Anthony pointed his gun at me. He asked me how I thought everything was going to play out and I pondered over his question for a minute. I had also never tried to look at the end, I was mainly focused on saving Anthony but if only he could get past his feelings of anger and need for revenge. If only he could see me like he used to, then everything would be fine.... something suddenly occurred to me and I raised my eyes. "Hold on," I said to him. "You just explained now that everything was planned by you. I mean, while I thought my plans were being carried out, you were the game planner. What about all those things you said to me? The way you made me feel, the promises you made.Saying you love me, saying you were going to spend the rest of your life with me. Was that all a plan? Was it just to watch me make you fool of myself? Will you achieve your aim in the end? I mean, yes I knew I was no saint but regarding my feelings I never...""Yes and no,
RIAI continued to stare at Anthony in surprise while my arms and legs hurt. I didn't know how long I had been tied up for but I was sure it had been more than two hours. I didn't understand what was going on. Anthony Baltimore?How could I have been so wrong about him? The things that happened between us from the moment I met him played over and over in my mind yet I could not understand how it turned out differently because things did not add up."Confused?" He asked and I nodded.He lowered his gun and said, "Okay, we have enough time. We can delay your execution. Now where do I start?Before you showed up at my house, sweetie, I already expected you. I was ten steps ahead at all times and it was fun watching you all play your part in trying to bring me down and steal my wealth. Hmm...I must have seemed really stupid and easy to you all.""But how...how?""How could I achieve all of that and steal look oblivious? Is that what you are curious about?" He smirked. "Ever heard of the B
My eyes widened in fear as I reached for my gun, moving my hand closer to the pocket of my pants. however, Hale's warning voice rang from behind me."Don't even think about it, if you do not want me to blow up your brains. What did I tell you, Ria?A day of reckoning finally came. Now, where is your prince charming? He's gone and left you all alone."His words struck me as I realized that Anthony could really be gone from this world."What did you do to him?" I asked and he angrily slapped my cheek from behind."I said shut the hell up, Ria. Still pining over him even at a time like this? What happened to you?"I knew Hale was not going to let me live but I wasn't going to make it easier for him. This was what I thought.I lifted my right hand, wanting to strike his face with my elbow, however, I felt a sharp pain in my head as he knocked me unconscious with his gun.As darkness slowly engulfed me, he covered the hood over my eyes and that was it.When I opened my eyes, we were at the
RIAAnthony stared at me and shook his head, "What is happening to you, Ria? We came here to have fun and not for you to become crazy. This is not funny anymore.""I wasn't trying to be funny, Anthony," I cried. "Why wouldn't you believe me? Why do you think I would joke with something like this?"He scoffed, "Believe you? Have you looked at the way you're acting, Ria? I don't get it, we came here to have fun and enjoy our lives, but you've been acting weirdly ever since we arrived.What do you mean by our lives are in danger? You're not making any sense." I nodded, "Okay, didn't you hear the gunshot earlier?"He smiled, "That sound earlier? That wasn't the sound of a gunshot.""Come on Anthony," I urged him. "Even you admitted to me back then that....."He shook his head, "Listen, Ria, let's not do this, okay? I don't know what is going on with you and you obviously don't want to share it with me, but I think you just need to rest and get yourself together, and you'll be fine okay."
RIAI was in no mood for what Anthony wanted. How could I be when the place I had thought would be a safe haven for us suddenly turned out to be easily accessible to our enemies? I still could not understand why the New Order found us so quickly and how they were able to see what was happening inside the villa. Did Anthony tell anyone about our trip? I was going to ask him about it. Perhaps he told someone close to him and there was a possibility that this was the same person who wanted him dead. But who could it be?My heart was still beating very fast. Nevertheless, I smiled and threw my arms around his neck, kissing him fiercely before going on my knees. I pulled down his briefs and looked up at him, our gazes locked briefly before I began to pleasure him.I opened my eyes almost two hours later and got up from the bed. I was exhausted not just because of the trip but also the rigorous sex Anthony and I had before I fell asleep. He was almost insatiable.Due to the kind of life I
RIAI opened my eyes when morning came and began to get ready for our trip. I had barely slept a wink because I could not stop thinking about Hale's next line of action. I had barred him from calling me but I knew that was not enough to stop him.I quickly made breakfast while Anthony got ready. We had breakfast together and began to leave. Anthony took my luggage from me, saying everything he needed was in the city we were heading to.Just as we got outside, I spotted Trisha who had just walked into the compound. My heart skipped when we made eye contact. In spite of everything Anthony had said about her, I felt guilty because now, Anthony was leaving her for good and that was because of me."Are you guys going somewhere?" She asked, staring at the both of us in surprise."Hey Trisha," I managed to say before heading toward Anthony's car.She scoffed and rolled her eyes, "Oh really? Feeling like the boss already? Bitch!"I ignored her words as I pretended not to have heard them."Wha
Hale could not believe what had happened. He stared at his screen in shock and called Ria again. However, she hung up on him.He threw his phone on the couch and yelled, "Bitch!"He paced up and down, trying to figure out what the problem could be. Did Ria's words mean she wanted to turn against the New Order or was she simply expressing her anger at him?He concluded that it had to be the latter. Ria was a smart girl and definitely knew the implications of rebelling against her superiors. He decided to calm down. Ria was eventually going to crawl back to him and that would be the perfect time to carry out his revenge.Meanwhile, Ria picked up some items from her bedroom and walked slowly towards Anthony's room. Her heart was racing because she knew what Hale was capable of. However, she had crossed a line she could not go back from and had no choice but to get herself ready.When she entered the room, she saw Anthony asleep. She stared at him and said in a low voice, "I'm going to p