Chapter 7

-AMELIA-

I stared into the deep ocean blue eyes thinking how many colors would make such deep color. I was snapped out of my thoughts by a harsh musky voice,

“Miss. Wells, I don’t think this is how you treat your guests. Why don’t we continue this conversation inside?”  I felt the anger inside me rise, how dare he?

“You really think I will let you inside, now don’t you?” I asked with my eyebrows raised. The jerk just stood there with his dumb smirk. I tried to shut the door again but Mr. Muscular here wouldn’t budge.

"Senorita, we haven't been introduced properly before but seems like you have an idea who I am. So I think you should let me inside, we don’t want to disturb your neighbors who might be…Umm…Let me check… ah 1:30am so sleeping. Angry neighbors are not a good sight.”

“Baby if I were you, I will let him inside.” I looked past Mr. X on my tiptoes because who am I kidding he is really tall, a man with a pistol stood not far behind. I slipped and almost fell face first on the porch but strong arms steadied me. I looked at him in disgust and wiggled out of his grip.

“Are you scared of a young girl living alone that you brought your men along with you?” I asked this time smirking. He became red though his eyes held a hint of amusement.

“They are extra hands, we don’t want nosy neighbors complaining so in such a situation we usually finish them.” I gulped and I was pretty sure he could see the horror in my eyes, I didn’t want to hurt anyone because of me so going against my will I stepped aside for him to enter. He entered the house as if he owned it and I rolled my eyes at that.

“You seem comfortable, Mr. X.” He looked at me and pointed a finger at himself as if asking whether I was talking to him to which I simply nodded.

“I feel like you know me but allow me to introduce myself, I really don’t want to be called by the name Mr. X, no offence. My name….”

Before he could complete I interrupted him , " I don't know you that's why u are Mr. X I only had a gut feeling that you are involved in my parents death which now is proved . I am so going to kill you the first chance I get. You spoiled my entire life…You…" I struggled to complete the sentence it was incomplete without a name to put on that arrogant face.

"Sean." he said and the stupid smirk was back on his face. He started moving forward towards me and I kept moving backwards realizing that I was almost near the wall, my hands started searching for something hard to hit this killer until my palm felt the vase. I took it to hit him hard but he anticipated my move and caught hold of my arm before it hit his handsome face.

He threw the vase away and the noise of the glass breaking filled my ears. He pushed me towards the wall and place my hands pressed behind my back, he looked sternly at me I noticed that he was losing patience.

We were so close and it was really beyond my personal space, our breaths so close. Really uncomfortable if you think. "See I don't care what you think of me or what I do, the point is I am here to do my job so let's get over with it then we shall think about the unnecessary details. Am I clear?"

You could say I am getting a teeny weeny bit scared but I am not ready to back out so I asked him the first thing I wanted him to answer.

"What do you even want? You already took everything away!! "

"Where are the files containing proof of our illegal activities? You give it back to us and then you can live peacefully." he spoke stepping back causing a gap to be created between us.

I was thankful for the gap but what the heck was he talking about I don't know where is this ‘files’ that he mentioned.

"First of all I don’t think there is anything now that can guarantee my peace but I don't know what files you are looking for? If you had let my dad live rather than killing him he would have helped." I said in the verge of tears imagining what would have happened to this guy if my dad was alive. He would be here holding his police baton and scaring Sean.

"Darling you are a daughter of a world famous detective so you have his talents of hiding important facts so better tell the truth or I would have to kill you like the brutal death of your family. I am sure you don’t want me to remind you of all that right? Cooperate with me, believe me it’s for the best." he said.

I hate what he called me. "Don't you dare call me that! I told you I don't know please leave or else...” Now what would make him scared? Oh I know! “Or else I will call the police."

He looked at me terrified and looked all around the house that I actually believed it worked but then he looked at me and said,

"Darling please don't try to scare me and even if you do try better because police won’t work. You don’t like easy going method so then let’s try hard, I will show you something which might make you change your mind" he said while he took out his phone.

He showed me a familiar house, a house which I went and slept over almost every weekend since kindergarten, Jenny's house and two men were standing at the door with guns in their hand. "You can either give me what I want in the next 10 seconds or you will lose your friend also"

"Sean please I really don't know where those files are so please leave her alone other than this I will do anything but leave her alone" I was crying and was on my knees begging him. I hiccupped a habit of mine when I got scared or nervous and I knew this was not a good sign.

"Fine Darling.” I looked up and looked at me with puppy eyes not really believing what I just heard.

“Really?!”

“Umm…yeah but I can’t leave you yet since you have a complaint against me I think we should resolve whatever it is." he said with some sort of scary glint in his eyes. Okay now he is frightening me, this is not clearly what I was expecting. I hiccupped again and again which made him raise his eyebrows in a perfect arch. Sighing he looked around again and finally made his way into the kitchen and then returned with a bottle of water.

“Drink up.” He said giving me the bottle and I muttered a quick thanks. He placed his ear plug in his ears and said something along the lines,” She doesn’t know. Leave the girl.” I sighed with relief when I saw the two men leaving her house through the camera he had placed in front of me.

"I want you to come with us so that we can search your house and also we have something planned for you." To say I was shocked will be a lie because I was ready to faint.

"What the hell?! I am not coming with you at any cost!" I screamed. If he thinks he can drag me from here then he should know that he is not getting anywhere near that door without a fight.

"Do you want me to kill your friend?"

I stood thinking whether do I want to take the risk of not going and put my best friend's life in danger. But on the other side if I go I can reach the leader of this gang and also take revenge. I will kill this Sean first. I think I finally caught hold of that thread which I desperately wanted to live.

But I have to inform this to inspector Jonathan and Jenny about this.

"Okay but you should promise me, you will not touch my friend. Can you do that?"

He had a look of pride on his face that I wanted to so badly smack but I had restrain myself from doing so. "I will not do anything till you behave."

“I said I wanted to hear a promise.” I said trying to be stubborn but it had no effect on him. He shook his head in denial and I stomped my feet in defeat.

"Okay but I have one condition."