Ava stepped back slowly as the three bloodthirsty wolves circled her, leaving only a little distance between them and her.
"Nice fellows. I am not tasty at all. You don't want a skinny woman like me." Ava calmly mumbled.
However, she was freaking out inside, and with every step that the wolves took closer, Ava felt as though her heart was going to explode in her chest.
"Stay back!!!" Ava commanded.
"Growl!!!"
"Growl!!!"
"Growl!!!"
Ava’s bossy tone only made the wolves more alarmed and agitated as they closed in with their aggressive red eyes center on her.
"Ohh, this is not good. Rake! Rake! I am sorry. I didn't mean to act stubborn! I don't feel ready to die! So please save me!" Ava hastily screamed.
At that instant, one of the wolves vigorously charged toward her. Ava couldn't breathe because of fear, and she immediately shut her eyes tightly.
"Bang!!!"
The gunshot sound didn't help Ava’s panic attack either, but sh
Ava stared at Rake and then Jax. She could tell that whoever this big boss was, he wasn't someone she wanted to meet and the way how Carter coldly gazed at her made the to shiver a bit.She took a few steps closer towards Jax then bent her head down to avoid any eye contact with Carter.At that moment, Rake grabbed her wrist and pulled her away from Jax and the others, then stopped walking when they were far enough.“Hey.” Ava cried as she struggled to free her hand from his.“Listen carefully! The danger starts from this exact moment! Do not trust anyone except me, and don’t follow any instructions except it's mine! Do you understand?” Rake said.“I heard you! Now let go of my hand! You are hurting me, and this handcuff is the worst. When are you going to remove it?”Rake slowly released her hand. He then reached into his pocket and pulled out a tiny key, then unlocked the cuffs.“There. Now listen up. Jax is going to take you to my house.
Ava could feel the blade so close to her skin. She shut her eyes tightly when she felt a liquid running down her neck. “Lady Belle. I advise you not to do that.” Ava heard a familiar voice say, and she finally allowed herself to breathe. “Who dare interfere?” Belle screamed. “It's Jax. Look, Sir Roland told me to bring her to his home, and he won't be happy if he comes back and meets her dead.” Jax said as he slowly approached Belle and Ava. “She is just a plain and ugly woman. I will be doing Roland a favor if I kill her.” “You got a point.” Ava immediately opened her eyes. She eyed Jax as though she was trying to tell him, “ Hey! What hell are you doing? Are you trying to get me killed?” Ava saw Jax stare back at her for a moment. But she couldn't tell if he got her signal or not. “I wouldn't stop you from carrying that knife deeper into her skin since you have already started. But we both know my boss, and the last t
The study got pretty quiet for minutes. No one had the guts to speak up. Instead, they were all staring at Roland, but he too remained silent.Luther intensely gazed into the face of everyone in the room and none of them was bold enough to have eye contact with him or speak, and he seemed to have had enough of the silence.“Someone give me a damn answer now, or you all lose your tongues!” Luther screamed.“Sir, your order got given. But young master…” Carter did not get to finish his statement when Roland cut him off.“But I disobey that order.” Roland said.The rage expressed on Luther's face was transparent for all to see, and everyone else was extremely calculative about how to act.“Father, I…” Roland tried to speak, but he didn't get to end his statement.“Everyone out! I need to have a word with my son!” Luther screamed.No bodyguards waited for another second. Instead, they all immediately ran for their precious life. Carter was
Luther felt satisfied with his victory until Roland burst into a wild laugh.“What's funny, boy! I have the upper hand here. You are counting death if you try to break free from my grip.” Luther coldly said.“Are you sure? Look down.” Rake calmly stated.“What the hell?”“Before you think about snapping my neck, this blade will already be stuck deep into your heart. Do you want to test who’s faster?”Luther hesitated for a second with a frown on his face, then his fingers slowly slipped off Roland’s neck while gazing at the knife pinpointed directly at his heart.“You are always perfect at killing with weapons. I know that I will be dead before I can break your neck.” Luther mumbled.“Is that defeat I hear?” Roland asked.“Although it angers me to admit it, I am a man of my word, and I like to play fair, so the girl is yours to keep. But one wrong move from her, and I will put her down even if you refuse. Now, how was the mission?”
Roland arrived at his home in the afternoon because he made a stop at the beach to clear his head.He drove the pickup into his garage and packed it. Then he got out of the vehicle and headed into the mansion.“Gosh!… I am sorry for my reaction, young master.” Floral said the moment she met Roland in the hallway.“It's okay.” Roland replied without care.“Young master, dinner has been served at the dining table.”“Where's the girl?”“Oh. She’s in the last bedroom that's at the end of the hall. She has been up there for the entire day.”Floral last sentence did not seem right to Roland, but he didn't react immediately.“Did something happen?” Roland calmly asked.“To be truthful, something did happen. I hesitated to tell you because I thought sir Jax had informed you, and I didn't want to seem nosy.” Floral said.“What is it?”“Madam Belle came to your house and put a knife to your guest's neck since she mistook her to
Roland caught Ava doubtfully staring at him. She then rolled her eyes when he half-smile at her.“What?” Roland asked.“I know that expression quite well. You had that same expression the morning of our engagement celebration.” Ava angrily said as the light in her eyes faded, leaving only sadness.Roland's forehead furrowed, his brows drew together, and the color drained out of his face. He walked out of the bathroom and Ava followed him. When he looked at her, Ava's confusion was visible for him to see.“Don't forget your place!” Roland shouted.“What?” Ava asked out of confusion.“You are nothing but a garbage that I picked up from on the street, so don't cross these boundaries that I have set for you! Is that clear?”Ava plastered a smile on her face for a second, thinking Roland was kidding, then it faded in an instant as her eyes got wet when she saw how serious hi
After Doctor Charles left, the dining table was awkwardly silent.Roland and Ava were too occupied with their own thoughts to focus on each other.“May I be excused? I am full.” Ava said a while later.Roland lifted his head and gazed at her calm appearance. He then let out a soft sigh before focusing his attention back on his dinner.“You are free to go.” Roland mumbled.Tears shimmered in Ava's eyes as she stood there staring at the man that her heart longs for, but now, he was too distant for her to hold onto him. She sniffed back her cry, then turned around and walked away.Ava was so into her thoughts as she walked towards her room that she did not hear the footsteps behind her.“Is that what you are going to be sleeping in tonight?”Ava turned around to see Roland staring at her. She tried to smile at him. But her lips rebelled against her and a frown was the only expression she could come up with at that moment.“It's not
Ava rolled over in bed as the loud knock on her room door woke her from her sleep."Bang! Bang!"Ava angrily sat up in bed and turned her head to stare at the door."What do you want?" Ava screamed.Floral's face expressed intense anger when she heard the roughness in Ava's tone. But she didn't allow her rage to consume her."My young master requested your presence in the dining room." Floral calmly called out."What for?" Ava yelled.She got out of bed and approached the mirror then intensely stared at her reflection."How rude! What does she think she is? The madam of this house. Ha!" Floral mumbled.She clutched her fist and forced herself to keep calm."You are summoned to have dinner with him." Floral said.Selena placed her finger under her eye and stretched it open. Then she did the same to the other one.'She sounds so old school. And why are my eyes so puffy and these dark circles look terrible around t