“We just received intel that there’s been a breach in the main site where we keep our top and private information.” Bob said all in one breath as he rushed into the living room.The atmosphere immediately changed, and Marie dropped the plate of spaghetti she was intensely feeding on to assess the situation. She saw how Drey clenched his fists tightly, and rose up to immediately snatch the tablet off Bob’s hand.He stared at the tablet intently and she could see his face muscles tense up. “Who could do such a thing? I made sure there were no loopholes upon creation of this site!” Drey thundered, as he faced Bob who was also visibly panicking.Marie didn’t know exactly how to act, or what to do, but she knew dinner for that night was ruined, and she hadn’t properly eaten.Some seconds later, two other men dressed in all black rushed into the dining area as well, and one of them whispered something into Drey’s ears. Drey slammed his fists heavily on the table, and Marie flinched from t
Marie turned for the sixth time on her bed in one night and sighed heavily. After the whole drama that happened at dinner last night, she had found it impossible to sleep. The adrenaline from solving a major case was unmatched, so she felt giddy. For the first time in a while, she was satisfied.It was 3am in the morning, and she had barely been able to catch two hours of sleep altogether. The bed was messy from the amount of times she had rolled on the bed. She doesn’t know why, but her mind was all over the place.Of course, there was so much to think about but she couldn’t exactly say what was going through her head. Tired of the struggle to sleep, she finally got off the bed and sat. “Hot milk would slap right now” Marie thought to herself in the dimly lit room.She remembered how her mother would always prepare hot milk and bake cookies for her elder sister whenever she was having difficulty sleeping. Marie, a bit envious of that, would also pretend to have sleeping problems ju
Marie brushed her hands through the numerous dresses on the movable hanger in front of her. It was two days after Drey had asked, or rather commanded her to be his date for a ball, and it was that day of the ball.It was 2pm in the evening, and a team of beauty experts had come to drag her literally from the comfort of her room to doll her up for the event. She didn’t know why Drey had asked her, of all the women at his disposal, to be his date to the ball. She didn’t know much of his personal life, but there had been rumors of the son of The Shadow Empire being a playboy, but she really couldn’t care less.Now, she was in a dressing room with nothing less than eight beauty workers in the room, some with makeup products, some hair tools, and the others were trying to get her to pick a dress from the options lined up. She was dressed in a robe, as they made her have her bath all over again in a bid to get to work.After scanning the clothes for the 100th time, her eyes landed on a red,
Marie woke up feeling all giddy from the previous night. It is so ironic that she was kidnapped into a life much better than the life she is coming from. But, she was having an eerie feeling that things would soon take a turn, but until then, she decided to just live in the moment and have fun.Her mind went back to yesterday, and a large grin broke out on her face. She remembered how Drey’s hands felt against her waist as they danced into the night, and how all eyes were on them throughout, including Percy’s. Right, Percy!! Drey’s ex. The woman gave her an edgy vibe yesterday night, and she could really see why she could fit in as Drey’s ex.However, she had never heard any rumors whatsoever regarding Drey having an ex, a popular one at that. And from what she saw, it seemed like she was either involved in the Mafia or belonged to a very powerful organization in the country. Curiousity was eating her up, and she wanted answers.She looked over at the laptop across the room which was
It was exactly six days since Marie had last seen Drey, and six days from when they had their last training featuring his outburst. Within those days, she had been made to attend the boxing trainings with other teachers, and they were introducing some elements of Martial Arts as well. She didn’t what she was preparing for, but she went along with it anyways. Now, it made more sense as to why she is his property; they’ll probably train her till she ready to start running dirty errands for them. She felt caged, and she desperately yearned for freedom. In her freetime, she would brush up on her hacking skills, and play around a bit, however her internet usage was strictly monitored.Other times, she would take night strolls within the compound, only with the accompaniment of her personal watcher, Iroh. He was assigned to her during the course of the week to make sure she doesn’t run away or do something that’ll put them at risk. She found it frustrating at first that a man had to follow
The truck was barely kilometers away from them and Drey was left in a pickle. If they remained there, they would be crushed by the oncoming truck, and there was no sufficient time to run and ditch the car. Marie was in full panic mode, and hyperventilating heavily. Suddenly, Drey began to reverse on top speed, but the truck kept coming at them, and then it dawned on him.“This is an assasination attempt” he took a quick look at the plate number from the windshield and memorized carefully. Realizing he had take a drastic decision, Drey turned off the road and drove into the forest on the right side of the road. The car was hitting trees left and right, but Drey knew he had to drive as far away from the road as he could. After driving crazily in the forest for about a minute, the car stopped moving as they hit a very strong tree. Both of their heads were saved by the Airbag who came on as a result of the impact. However, Marie still sustained an injury on the side of her head as she wa
It was around 5am when Drey had told her to get dressed, as Bob and another guard had come to pick them up. She could barely sleep at night, not only because of the new and uncomfortable environment, but because Drey was constantly moving from one calls to another trying to track down the man that almost assassinated them.Right now, they were on their way back to the villa, and Drey and Marie were seated at the back, while Bob and the other guard sit in front.“Did you track the plate number as I asked you to? Drey asked, in direction to Bob.“Yes sir. But as we thought, it was a stolen truck which got missing yesterday morning. We tracked down the actual owner and he turned out to be a farmer in the hillside.” Bob replied, his eyes steady on the road.“Find out exactly where it got stolen, and gangs around that area that might have anything against The Shadow Empire. I want my hands on him tonight.” Drey folded his hands in anger, and Marie could see the literal rage in his eyes.“Y
It seemed as if the past week had been one problem to another for Marie, and it had been seriously affecting her sleep patterns. She woke up, thinking of all that happened at dinner last night. She didn’t know if she was more concerned that Drey had no real one to call family or what exactly he meant by saying his father killed their mother. She was also bothered at Nathan’s statement where he referred to Marie as a new plaything. She wondered if it was a kink for Drey to just get girls, and keep them in just to treat them as he wants. For a moment there, she felt hurt and almost felt stupid for thinking she was special for a second. He took her as a date to his ball, and even had dinner together with his intended partner.Sighing, she stood up to look for her friend in the entire estate, Iroh so she could relate all of her ordeals to him. She wore a pair of black leggings and a black tank top with a pair of sneakers, planning to also take a jog in the process of looking for him. Aft