It was an empty ride heading back to the house. None of us were saying anything as I was just looking at the window beside me. The two were also minding their own business, but I knew someone was looking at me from time to time, and I had an idea who it was. I have been avoiding him ever since this morning. He attempted to talk to me every chance but failed to do so. Only Steve I was talking with. And now, I don't have the spirit to go out, not wearing anything that would cover my face. It's better to be safe than sorry. I didn't throw a look at him when I noticed someone was looking at me through the rear view mirror. I remained immobilized and steady as stone until we reached our destination. Once the car stopped, I cursorily opened the door and escalated out of the vehicle. I slammed the door but stopped when I saw Rena and the other maids waiting for our arrival. They must have sensed my mood since Rena's smile disappeared, but it seems it is for a different reason. I excused my
Everything was empty. My heart is filled with void, choler, frustration, and every negative emotion that can be mixed. I couldn't even think of what was going to happen to me. Every object around me faded, and all I could think of was Ethan, my home, my family, my everything. I left him alone there. I am in trouble. His life is in danger. We have separated, and I think there's nothing I can do anymore to save this family we are building since everything has been taken from us. Our freedom and our choices. My lips were parted, and I could feel that I was breathing, but the question was, am I alive? Or am I dead, and my body has been functioning on its own? I don't know. I don't want to know. I don't even know where I am. I don't know what are they going to do with me. All I could remember was I was begging Harry to help me, reaching for his shoes. Still, instead, he turned his back on me and walked towards his house, leaving me alone with the authorities that have been haunting us for
I slammed my hands on the table and hovered myself over him. That surprised Allen because he took the gun in his pockets and was about to shoot me when one of his comrades stopped him. Before I could arch an attack on Allen, one of his comrades hooked their hands behind my collar and pushed my face down on the table, almost breaking my nose. I winced and tried to kick him from behind, but they pinned my head. I couldn't fight back."Sir, we can't kill her unless she leads us to the beast…." I heard his comrades whisper to Allen's ear, making my whole body tremble in fear. My eyes widened as I tried to glimpse him and saw how his ruthless and cold gaze stared down at me. I felt like an ant stuck on its path because of a giant blocking my way, and that giant was no other than Allen."Y-you're going to kill me…." I mumbled as a statement, not a question itself. Allen stood up straight, composing himself before leaving the room. One of his comrades followed him while the one holding me pu
“Give it up, Natasha. You can’t use someone to protect you. Can’t you see the damage?”I can perfectly see it. I can perfectly see the trauma, chaos, madness, and everything that can reap one’s soul in front of me. It was grievous. My hands were quivering, and my whole body was insensible on its spot. I slowly took a step closer to Harry, who was flinching, losing a lot of blood. One of his guards ceased me to move, but I didn’t listen. Allen was still saying something, but his voice faded into the background.“H-harry…” I called his name, and I noticed how he opened his eyes, grinning at me while blood was gushing out of the side of his lips. He coughed, and I immediately kneeled beside him, letting his head rest on my lap. I caressed his forehead, droplets of tears were falling on his cheeks. I have to wipe them away.“H-hold on, please….” I begged him, my lips shaping into uncontrollable sobs as I watched him beneath my lashes.“Natasha, surrender yourself if you don’t want to cause
I was pacing back and forth in front of a door, and I had no idea how many hours I had been biting my finger uneasily. Harry was behind that door. The operation on his condition has been ongoing for quite some time now. He asked me to call his family doctor for him, and it arrived quickly. I lost track of my time, and I couldn't even feel my fingers from nipping it too much when I felt a pair of arms cloaked around my waist, pulling me closer to his barrel curved like chest. My breathing hitched, and for a moment there, I forgot how to think. "You have been walking there. Your feet might give up on you," he whispered against my ear lobe. His breath caressed my flesh, fondling on my skin. I couldn't move appropriately as I could hear the beating of his heart. He was tall, so my ear was placed right beside his chest. I let out a tremendous sigh before spinning around to face him. His eyes were laced with concern for my condition. "He'll live on, okay? He will." he stroked my head sooth
I mumbled a soft curse when I opened my eyes and felt my vision spinning. I tried to sit up straight but felt a large hand guiding me. My eyesight was a bit blurry, so I couldn’t see who it was clearly. I had to rub my eyes gently, and when I saw it was my husband sitting at the edge of the bed, I sighed in relief. I looked around the area and found that we here inside a room. The room was spacious, with white walls and large glass windows.“Hey,” he said, fondling my cheeks carefully. I closed my eyes slightly, resting my cheeks on his palm.“W-what happened?” my voice was hoarse, and luckily Ethan gave me a glass of water he grabbed from the side table. I thank him before taking a gulp. When my thirst was quenched, I gave the glass back to him.“You passed out due to exhaustion. Next time, you need to calm down and don’t over-stress yourself. You fucking have no idea how I panicked earlier.” he sighed in relief, closing his eyes for a while.I suddenly recalled what happened earlier
"Harry…" I ran up to him, embracing him tightly the moment I saw him. He grunted in response, and I didn't realize I was crushing his bones from squeezing him too much. I step away, looking at him mirthfully. I was so glad he was fine. The gunshot he took nearly killed him, and if he ever took his life by chance, I would never forgive Allen. "I'm so glad you're okay," I mumbled, stroking his head. He shrugs, smiling back at me. "Well, who's going to take those bullets if I weren't there?" he asked, and that almost dropped a tear from my eyes. I shook my head, holding his hand. "Still, you shouldn't have done that. It could have killed you. There's so much life up ahead there, and you're wasting it on me-" "You're worth saving, Natasha. Don't ever doubt your life," he mumbled, staring right through my eyes. I swallowed the intensity that was forming in my throat, blinking rapidly to stop my emotions from bursting. I was glad his condition is stable now. According to Mr. Rodriguez,
I roamed my eyes around the area, looking for Ethan. I glanced at the wall clock and found it was already six in the morning. He was gone on the bed beside me when I woke up. No wonder I felt like something was missing. I was used to placing my hands on his chest whenever we were sleeping together. Except for the moment, he was in a coma, and I was forced to be in a separate room to sleep. I let out an enormous sigh. Where could he have been at this type of hour? I walked towards the grand staircase on the first floor of this house. I couldn’t help but look around at the magnificence of the interiors. I know Harry was rich and all, but looking around made me realize that I can look lack a beggar compared to him. The place has high ceilings, most likely to hurt your neck just to glance up. It has window walls, but Harry said the outside is tinted and can not be seen. I sighed. Something weighed down my chest when I abruptly recalled the news we had seen the last day. After that, Ethan
“I-I…” she lowered her head, her vision was staring on the floor. She couldn’t find a word to say after hearing everything what I had said. I smiled, tilting my head to my right while waiting for her reaction. A drawn-out earsplitting silence filled the whole room. I glanced at the man who was standing behind her. He took a step forward before placing his hand on her trembling shoulder. Her wails almost filled the whole room, and it was followed by her siblings. “I-I d-don’t know what to say…” She doesn’t need to weep that much but I understand her reaction. It was heart breaking, even my heart could still cry even at this age. I let my head rest on the heard board when her hold on my hand tightened. Harry cups her cheeks, wiping off the tears that were pouring. She looks up then their eyes locks for a minute. “Your mother fought so hard during her younger years, Ettasha…” “She’s a brave warrior.” “But…” Ettasha spoke again, looking at me from her shoulder. “What happened to my
I threw away everything that can link to their whereabouts. I have to make sure everything is put into its place. Leaving print marks would impairment my disrepute. I will never…ever let them know about this.I escaped once. I am not going back again in that atrocious point. I glanced down, noticing that my whole body is beaded with their blood. I cursed, thinking of what kind of body lotion I would use to get rid of the smell. I took a glimpse one last time at their faces that were pale. i grab my mother’s jaw, tilting it to the side. Well, except my twin because he’s the last one whom I killed. His body is still warm but he’ll die.I arrange them here in the basement. No one will know unless someone will break in here.They have to go through me first before they set feet in this house. I breathed out, and was about to pull out the hem of my shirt when I saw something is sticking out of Nathan’s pocket. I took it, my eyes squinched while observing the identification card. Looks lik
“Set the alarm! Shut the gates!” I let out a bestial grumble that vibrated through the corridors, and floors. I could perceive their shrieks of torture. I breathed in, and out. My caliginous hooded eyes were shooting daggers as I watched how they run for their lives, calling all the authorities. Two decades. I have been trap here for almost two decades. Yet, none of them did ever to come here for a visit. I showed my chiseled set of teeth while extending out my long arms. My sharp claws flared, lustrous when a light hits it. Everyone was out of their sanity. Some were crawling, making their way out of the Asylum. Thanks for their crackbrained staff that was new here, and accidentally left the keys in my room, I managed to discharge. I can cognizance the consuming flow of rage streaming through my blood vessels. I step on Dr. Victor Mend’s ankle, halting him from what he is planning to do. He’s trying to escape from this place. I joust my head playfully, my hooded sinful eyes were s
Harry couldn’t formulate his words. As if they were stuck at the tip of his tongue. He was contemplating whether if he should let me or not since it’s chanceful for my condition. He have to let me. I can’t let my husband die out there.“Harry…please!” I drop on my knees then clasp my hands into a worship posture. Harry was bewildered, panicking when I kneeled before him. I parted my lips to breath because my nose was clog.“You have to let me, Harry.” I mourned, consolidating for him to get his approval.“Natasha…” he was in deep sorrow to see me on the ground. Tears escape from his eyes while they lingered on my features. He chip his lowermost lip until blood was gushing out of it. He heaved a sighed then closing his eyes.“Just don’t fucking leave my side, okay?! Your situation can worsen, and I won’t let that happen!” he screamed but afterward I jumped on him, my hands were wrapped tightly around his neck.“Thank you…” I mumbled against his ear. Harry was silent for a minute before
“No…”I slowly dropped on the ground while staring out of nowhere. My heart is sinking into the bottommost of the pit. I couldn’t even feel my body anymore. I don’t know what to think, or what to do. Harry is just watching me while my whole body is exploiting down into the ocean floor. I was sinking like a body that has an impairment.I couldn’t breath.I couldn’t process everything.Harry kneeled down when his men started to assemble everything. I felt the ship turned on its engine, signaling that it’s time for us to move forward. Everyone was doing their part. Someone hoist the anchor, and the propeller ignited. My eyes squinted on their own, ogling at my own palms that were covered with blood, bruises, wounds, and battle scars.A stinging drop of tear pour down, streaming on my arms. Everything was hard for me to take. This whole thing was hard for me to consume, and digest. I gradually clenched my trembling hands before hanging my head low in shame.“I’m sorry, Natasha, but we can
We need to hurry up, and go to that ship! Harry was waving his hand, motioning for us to go onward. He was shielding himself so Auger’s troupes won’t come for us. Ethan was holding my hand securely. My lips were parted slightly, while catching my breath. There were times we almost stumble on something but Ethan was too quick to dodge it.I could almost see it. The ship was waiting for us. Even a whole populace of football stadium can fit in that. I caught some of his men were waiting in alignment in front of the ship. Some were coming towards our way while holding solid, and heavy guns. I don’t know how Harry manage to call for a back-up that quick, and how any of them did not realize that he was calling someone. However, I am glad that they were so engrossed from their leader’s story.“You guys need to get there quickly! We’ll hold them off!” Harry shouted at the top of his lungs before firing at someone. The blasting noises was enveloping my ear drum, deafening my hearing.“H-how a
“So…” Auger clasped his hands together, looking at us with imperil in his eyes. He slowly squat so he could even his face to Ethan. My husband growled, thirsting to reach Auger’s face so he could gash it into pieces. Before he could take a hold on him, I raised my upper body then block my body, ceasing him from his thought.Ethan was screeching like a savage he is, letting out an animalistic rumble. He was prepared to alter if it weren’t for me halting him. I know how mad he is right now, and his emotions are acceptable. However, I can’t afford him to do anything heedless. He needs to calm down first!“Ethan! Please!”It seems like he couldn’t hear me, nor he doesn’t notice me at all. My voice was hoarse from screaming, and begging for him to stop. I know it pains him to endure like this. I know how hard for him to accept this. The only hope we have was taken away from us with just a snap of Auger’s finger. All of our endeavor was thrown away.I hugged him tightly while weeping in tea
“Come on! Let’s move! Let’s move! Let’s move! “Harry was shouting at his men to move forward when the helicopter landed successfully on the ground. I couldn’t help but to cry when everything was going smoothly for us. After countless of attempts to run away from the grasp of authorities, we finally landed to our destination.Words can not describe how overwhelm I am right now. We wouldn’t make it this far if it weren’t for Harry’s help. I closed my eyes firmly then caressed my cheek to remove the tears that fall off. This is it. We’re almost there. One step is all we need.We’re going to start a new family on our own. Harry will help us to changed our identities, and do a plastic surgery. I know it’s a tough choice to convert ourselves into a new citizens, and fake our personal identity. However, we have no other choices. The authorities here are going berserk just because of Ethan’s criminals record, and his curse. They will not let him get away with this.They will do whatever it t
“We are not going to make it!”A tear leak when the former pilot yelled at the top of his lungs. I heard the gasps of agitation coming from the other passengers here. I lifted my head to see Ethan was doing his shot to fly this thing out of the heavy weather that is approaching us.“ETHAN!” I called his name because his veins were throbbing on his arms. His teeth were gritted together, and his eyes were angst.I called his name again, stretching out my arms just to reach him. However, I felt Harry’s grip on my dress, pinning me on my place because the chopper was spinning, and is acting up.No…I couldn’t risk this without holding him before my last breath. I have to hold out, and tell him everything from the bottom of my heart those words that I haven’t tell him. It was inconspicuous to see clearly because of my weeping. I implored for Harry to let go of me but he did not listen.He was shaking my shoulders, snapping me back to actuality. He was yelling something in front of my face w