Carla Christine POV
-The coolness that comes from the heavy rain calms me down. I can sleep when it rains, but not that night.I couldn’t get out of my mind last night what Yuichi was doing, if he was okay. I was even more worried about Yuichi whenever I called his phone number several times, but it was out of service all night. I’m not sure if it was because of the heavy rain his phone had no signal or if his phone was turned off on purpose.Until I realized that thinking and worrying about Yuichi sent me into the sleep I was fighting last night.Now when I woke up, I didn’t open my eyes yet as soon as I felt the familiar smell behind me and hugged me.He kisses my neck, then moves my waist closer to him. He slowly touched my hand from my arm.Even if I didn’t look at the man behind me, I know just by the smell it is Yuichi.I want to face him and hug him tightly, but I feel guilty. He showed nothing that woulCarla Christine POV-“Thank you.” Samantha said to the server after the server served all the food Samantha ordered for us.I agreed to her offer to talk. After all, I had no intention of doing anything, except to just chill.“I hope you’re okay with what I ordered for us?” she smiled.“Of course,” I answered with a smile.“Anyway, when Yuichi and I met yesterday,”I stopped myself from raising my eyebrows. Maybe Samantha didn’t intend to annoy me when she started with that line.“He said that he is married to you,” Samantha added. “I was shocked at first so I couldn’t ask about details about his marriage to you. Shocked and speechless, I couldn’t say anything. I felt all the shock yesterday.” Samantha said, laughing. “Can you imagine? While rehearsing our marriage ceremony, he told me he is married to you?” She told the story. “Yuichi whispered to me while we were in the middle rehearsing that we were going do
Carla Christine POV-I was planning on going to Yuichi to ask him for an explanation, but something interrupted me, so I went straight to the first bar I saw.I didn’t need to hear Yuichi’s explanation because I already got it from someone else.I asked him first, but he scolded me because he was guilty.I still feel guilty when I spent the entire night doubting him because I know myself and I believe Yuichi loves me more than anything else and I have trust in him. But it only took one night for him to realize that I wasn’t good enough for Yuichi.‘Bed warmer?’ Maybe that’s all I can do for him. He only used me when he missed Samantha’s body.If that’s how Yuichi thinks of me, he would have continued what he was doing to me before, making it look to his face that I was just a toy for him in bed and that only provided warmth to his body. Nothing more, nothing less. It’s not that he tells me he loves me a lot.My world fell apart again because of what Yuichi did. He gave me a new reaso
Yuichi POV-Fucking entire night and the next whole day, we didn’t stop looking for Christine. Even Blake has no information on Christine’s whereabouts, except that Christine went to the mall.I called Blake again. “Any fucking information?”“No, boss. The taxi that Ma’am Christine rode in was not registered to any other company either. The taxi, ma’am Christine rode in, was like a private car disguised as a taxi.”“How about the mall? Any leads if she talked to someone? Or what she did at the mall that could help?”“No–wait. I hacked CCTV footage of a restaurant where Ma’am Christine spoke to Samantha.”“Samantha?”“Yes, boss. I’ll send the footage immediately.”As I ended the call, Blake sent the footage he was talking about. Based on the video, Christine and Samantha had a serious discussion.“Fuck.”I didn’t like Christine’s reaction to Samantha’s words.I drive the car to Samantha’s family's mansion.I can’t rest until I know what the two of them are talking about. Samantha just
Yuichi POV-I continued to search, not knowing where to start. This is fucking something terrible. The moment Blake couldn’t trace where Christine was, something was not right. Who can take her? Who can know her as my queen—it cannot. Christine is not yet ready for things like this. Her heart, mind and physical body are not yet ready to enter my real world. She is the queen of the Dark organization, which is one of the strongest and most powerful organizations in the underworld that I lead.I hit the steering wheel out of vexation. Does anyone know Christine? That is close to happening. I dialed Blake’s number.“Boss?” he query“Can you find if there is another organization that knows about Christine?”“I’ll try my best–”“No. Forget what I’m ordering.”“Boss? But you might be right–”“Forget it.” I repeated and ended the call.I stopped the car and got down. By the time I
Yuichi POV-It is possible that Christine was tired of hitting me, so she stopped hitting me. I continue to hug her. I will not allow her to hurt herself again. She can hurt me, but I won’t leave her here even if we spend another hour here.A few moments, I felt the weight of Christine’s body. “Wife?” I call.A few seconds passed, and I didn’t get any response from Christine. I assume she fell asleep in my arms.I held Christine’s body in my arms to look at her entire naked body. She has a lot of wounds because of rubbing her body in such a way that she is trying to clean her body.I caressed the wound on her arm I saw before bringing her to the mansion. I need to know what happened to Christine to stop herself from harm.I lifted Christine’s bridal style, then turned off the shower with one of my feet.I cleaned and dressed Christine before laying her on our bed. When I put a comforter on her, I sta
Yuichi POV-“According to what you just affirm as well as the way she acted earlier with Vince, it seems like that happened with ma’am Christine. She would not be afraid of Vince if ma’am Christin had not suffered like that. Boss–”“Stop it.”I’m just thinking that someone else touched Christine. It makes me angry with anger, but knowing that there is a possibility that something bad happened to her makes me want to be the one to kill the person who did this to her.I clenched my fist and tightened my jaw.“Don’t think about anything or take another step, Yuichi. We need to find out the truth about what happened to Christine first.”Now, Astrid is talking to me not as her boss but as a friend, which concerns Christine and me.“We can test her, but it would be better if the doctor is a woman. But you need to convince her first. In Christine’s situation, you are the only one who can be near her. After all, she only feels safe with you. You are Christine’s safe place.”For a moment I fe
Yuichi POV-This matter is what I foresee our conversation will lead to. I just didn’t expect that in this situation I would tell the truth about me, the real world I live in.I haven’t prepared myself for this situation. Most of all, I don’t know if Christine will accept me. Knowing she hated a person like me. How many, how many people have I killed since I was ten years old? I don’t know, when I reached thirteen years old I couldn’t count how many people I had killed because of the world my family lived in.I stared at Christine’s beautiful eyes for a long time. I’m petrified of the possibility that she’ll abandon me if she discovers the truth, so I struggle to open up. I would rather survive a bomb explosion than lose Christine.I hugged Christine first and thanked her for not pushing me and being disgruntled.“You are my safe place, Yuichi.” Christine mumbled.I almost cried. The sheer happiness that engulfs my entire being is unparalleled. It brings me immense joy to know that C
Carla Christine POV-That same night, from I don’t know where we came from, as if there was a war, only Yuichi and I went home to the mansion.Yuichi and I were silent throughout the entire flight until we arrived home. I can’t get into my brain what to witness.Even though everything around Yuichi and I was silent today, I still seemed to hear countless gunshots. I saw a lot of blood, above all there were many people lying in their own blood.My whole body is still shaking and I feel even organs I have are shaking with fear.“Wife,”I jumped in surprise and my heart beat so fast that I could hardly breathe when Yuichi suddenly held my hand.I looked Yuichi straight in his eyes. He softened his face now, unlike before when he appeared as a monster involved in gunfire—no, he didn’t even exchange gunfire. He makes sure to kill his target with every gunshot he fires.Four, five, ten, Yuichi lost more lives than the fingers of my hands. In just one night, countless people lost their live
(AFTER FOUR YEARS...)..Carla Christine POV-Waiting for the big door in front of me to open, I took a deep breath. This is the day that Yuichi and I have been waiting for the most—our wedding. A wedding that is not forced, a marriage that is full of love.As soon as the door opened, the people who attended our wedding applauded. They were all smiling and happy for Yuichi and me.While walking towards Yuichi, the people who are most important to us, who always help us struck me. Lance with his wife. Vince and Astrid who also got married three years ago. Edward, little by little, can move on with his feelings. Dylan is with Hanna, Blake sees as my younger brother, and we agree the mansion is his new home and he doesn’t need to leave.When I got to the front I was by Sir Alan Yamamoto, smile at me. Even before I gave birth, Yuichi planned with his father. Yuichi won’t want our daughter to come out and our child will see that Yuichi has a grudge against his father, because Yuichi just
Carla Christine POV-THE NEXT DAY, we went to the Hart cemetery where Flame and Rachel’s wake had been buried.Now I understand why my parents were buried here and why my auntie and uncle rushed to bury my parents before. Because of still know nothing about the real things that are happening in my family—my parents.“Edward.”I patted Edward’s shoulder, who was standing in front of Rachel’s corpse.I feel bad about Edward’s situation. Rachel is my cousin. I am related to Rachel, but I feel more pain for Edward for Rachel’s loss.Edward loved Rachel, but because of me he had to kill the woman, he loved himself.When Edward faced me, I quickly recognized that his eyes were red and the bottom of his eyes were sunken. It looks like he hasn’t really slept yet.Edward hugged me and I heard him sniff.I hugged Edward back and patted his back. “I’m sorry, ma’am, if I killed your cousin.”“I know you’re hurt more.” I whispered back to Edward.I felt Edward nod.I am about to tell Edward that
Carla Christine POV-As I opened my eyes, the white ceiling came to my eyesight and I felt something in my hand.“Yuichi...”He was sitting next to me, his eyes closed as one hand held my hand. His legs cross.Yuichi had an unwrinkled forehead. He looks peaceful, at the same time is tired. I’m sure he had a hard time sleeping just sitting on one mono block chair.However, by looking at him, I felt comfortable.When I lost consciousness of fear for our baby and for him. My mind fought that I could not lose consciousness. My heart ached with the need to protect the baby and him, but my body failed me. And now, seeing Yuichi. I knew he wouldn’t let our baby be in danger, he wouldn’t let us both lose, so I was sure the baby was safe in my womb.Yuichi always feels and shows me assurance and will do everything just to maintain my safety.“Yuichi...”I removed his hand from me, causing him to jump into his seat and wake up.Whereupon Yuichi opened his eyes. He looked straight at me.“Oh, G
Carla Christine POV-When I woke up, I felt headaches at the same time as I also felt like iron in my feet and in my hand.I looked around and then my mind woke up after seeing where I was. I was in a large steel jail. I found my foot locked in iron and my hand handcuffed. I feel like I’m the beast of it.“My dear cousin is awake.”“Rachel? You… are alive? ”She laughed out loud. “I am alive and I have never died.”“But Lance said–”I suddenly shouted after Rachel slapped me.“Don’t mention Lance’s name. It is annoying that Lance’s name will come from your filthy mouth. Because of you, because of your coquettishness, Lance couldn’t love me! And for your question. I’m not dead. The car accident is not true. We plan to show that I died for Flame’s back-up plan.”“Backup plan? What are you talking about?”“The morning that your husband—Yuichi, took you, that day Flame nothing happened to us. And to the women Flame brings to his room. Nothing happened to him and the women. Let’s just say
Carla Christine POV-After the glam team fixed me, I let them out first and, as soon as my maid of honor closed the door, we made the accessories I needed, my gun and my two daggers.“Are you sure no one knows about our plan?” I asked Hanna again.Hanna nodded. “Yes, ma’am.”I narrowed my eyes at Hanna once I saw her gulp. In the over six months that I’ve been with Hanna, I’ve pretty much memorized her and I’m sure her gulping means something else.“Hanna.” My voice has a threatening sound.I was informed that no one else, ma’am Christine. Promise.”Hanna is a good woman. When I moved to Flame’s care, we got along, especially when I found out how he ended up in the Fire organization. Like me, a member of the Fire organization bought her. The only difference is that someone bought her at an auction. Hanna’s situation with her buyer took a turn for the worse until Lance intervened. Lance himself killed the one who hurt her. From that day Hanna’s loyalty was to Lance, not to the Fire or
Carla Christine POV-Only SIX WEEKS passed when I agreed to the marriage. During those short weeks, we nearly completed and finalized the preparation for the next four days of Flame and my wedding.We rushed the wedding so that he can process the other documents we will need to go to another country. After the wedding, we will move to another country and live in Switzerland and stay there for good.The wedding will be minimalistic and straightforward. It was just an intimate wedding, but Flame took the time to ensure that I would feel that our marriage was not rushed.Today I am measuring my wedding gown. The design I chose was A line v-neck backless ruffles lace appliques wedding long dress, since Flame and I chose a beach wedding.“Wow, babe. You look elegant. Right now, I want to marry you.”I looked at Flame widely. “Don’t be too excited.” I laugh as I remind him.Flame stood up. “Why wouldn’t I be excited? I will remove everything that will hinder our marriage.”“I’m going to ch
Carla Christine POV-I TOOK my gun and pointed out who became the root cause of what happened to my parents. I pointed my gun without taking my eyes off this man.“If you are my son’s love and you are my son’s happiness, I will accept the punishment you will give to me. But I’m begging you, don’t leave my son–”I pulled the trigger of my gun but I just made sure that Mr. Allan Yamamoto will just feel the bullet of the gun.“You have no right to ask for a favor!” I screamed angrily.I’m ranging in madness that makes it difficult for me to breathe at the speed of my heartbeat.I removed the gun’s focus and moved it to Yuichi. His father was the root of why my parents’ marriage broke up, but Yuichi was the one who killed my parents.Dammit. I wanted nothing other than to be killed by my own hands who killed my parents. Now they are standing in front of me. It’s like I’m losing strength because of the anger I feel towards them.Yuichi took his gun and placed it on the cold tile floor. “I
Carla Christine POV-The next almost half hour of Yuichi and I flight, I become silent until we get to the hospital owned by Vince.Throughout the flight I was wondering what Yuichi could have had for why he left there and no other eggs at that party?Dylan is still there. Was it possible that their intention was to blow the whole mansion? No. Lance and Hanna are still there who have been there close to me and taking care of me while I am in Flame’s care.“Christine, what are you thinking?”Yuichi removed placing my seatbelt. I didn’t notice was next to me and got out of the car.“Something bothering you?”“Do you have something else to do?” I straightforwardly question him. “Tell me the truth.”I will never forgive myself if any harm befalls the two people who looked after me for six months when I was devastated.“Nothing. I don’t have any plans. I’ll just want to treat your sprain first.”“Not that. At the party. What are you planning to do at the party?”“Party? I have no any plan
Carla Christine POV-“Whatever you do, no matter what you bet, I will never go with you, Yuichi.”I saw the smile on Yuichi’s lips after. Slowly and carefully, he released my feet and then stood up.“Then, it’s useless to stay here with you.”“What?” My pair of eyes widened.Am I overwhelmed by my stagy or is Yuichi’s patience shorter? No matter what the two are or for whatever reason, Yuichi should not leave me. He needs to stay in front of me.“Bye.” He even smiled as if he was teasing me. I turned to Yuichi. He seems to be serious about leaving me here. It can’t be.“Ouch! Ouch!” I cried enough to make sure Yuichi heard it so wouldn’t leave me.By saying that my feet were still hurting and I couldn’t walk, I raised my voice again until Yuichi got away and I couldn’t see him.I gasped, and I removed my gaze from his direction. He didn’t seem to intend to come back to me. I just need to send Flame a message to warn him.After sending my message to Flame, I sighed.I felt a great an