(Akira’s POV).I froze after hearing a stranger calling me by my real name. Melina Cage.They knew me. That would mean someone got to Kingsley before we did.My brain spiraled into a fog. Not knowing what happened next.The voices around me sounded muffled without me knowing what they were saying.I could hear Sebastian calling me. I could hear Charles too. But my mind could not process what they said to me. It was as if I was pushed into a void where I stood alone.“I have a message for you. Your days end now” that stranger said to me. I looked into his eyes as his eyes looked into mine.I understood why he came to me. He was an assassin. One of those who were looking for me for the past eight years.Seeing the gun pointed on my forehead, I knew my days would end. And I had failed.I held my breath and swallowed my saliva. Still, not being able to move a muscle.The only thing in my head was the image of my son. My little Samuel’s cute little face smiling at me. I had to break a pro
(Akira’s POV).I just wanted to be alone, but Sebastian had always been a dominant man who wanted things to be going his way. Knowing he would not let my hand go, I sighed and rolled my eyes, “Say whatever you want to say and leave me alone”“Akira, I never meant to say you meant nothing to me. You are the one invading my mind before I sleep and when I wake up. Being apart from you for the past couple of months was not easy for me. I don’t know what I’m feeling right now, Akira. But I’m surely happy to see you again”“Sebastian, I’m with Charles now”“The man who wants to kill you? You do know that his men are also hired to kill Melina Cage. He cannot be trusted, Akira. He is using you to get to Melina Cage”“Please, say no more” I tried so hard to hold back my tears. It was my tears of knowing what he just said might be true. And the truth hurts.He moved closer to me and held my hand with both of his hands. That simple gesture calmed my racing heart. I did not realise he still had
(Akira’s POV).The next day, I had cleaned up well and fully charged to be at court.It was thanks to Henry who had put some sense in my head. He had assured me everything was in place for me to exit my world of Akira West. That would be after I do the closing speech for Virtus Group’s defamation case.Akira West would disappear for a couple of months on sabbatical leave and then Melina Cage would appear. Using our allies from Henry’s powerful contacts, I would then be ready to resume my old life as the lost heiress of Cage Industries. A once back then a billion dollars’ worth of company that was soon going to be bankrupt if I did not step in to save it.My grandfather was recovering well. I had not seen him for several weeks. But we talked every day on the phone. At least after more than a decade, he did not hate to look at my face that resembled much of his dead son, my father.He liked my new face. He said I looked like an angel in his dreams.I smiled at that thought as I walked
(Akira’s POV).I sat straight with my head held up in confidence. Not even once I had the courage to look at Sebastian’s face. He was seated next to Westin on his right, where I had chosen to sit on Westin’s left.At times, he sent me notes but none was relevant to the case. I had ignored them all as I did not want to mix personal matters with business.As it was my turn to give my closing speech, Westin whispered to me, “Good luck, Akira. No matter what happens today, you still did good, and we shall keep on fighting. Also, please stop ignoring my cousin, he looks like sh*t. I think he is in love with you”I sighed and stood up to deliver my script.“May it please the Court and members of the jury”I cleared my throat and calmed myself. Why must that imbecile Westin ruin my concentration!Urgh, that man was impossible. He was the cause of all these headaches. If only he had not hurt the daughter of Bill Axel, things would not have been a catastrophe to his company.And knowing he ha
(Akira’s POV).I sat at the very end at the corner of the back passenger seat of his limousine. I could not even look at his face. My eyes were stuck looking outside the window, waiting for the right moment to open the damn door and get out.I could not breathe properly. The longer I was in his car, the faster the air in my lungs seemed to be closing in to suffocate me. I closed my eyes, trying my best to calm my breathing.“Akira”“Shut up. Just, shut up”I opened my eyes and looked away, not wanting to see him, and definitely not wanting to talk to him. Mostly, due to me not knowing what to say.How did he find out about me being Samuel’s mother? I was careful. Henry and I had planned it all to perfection, not wanting anyone to know that Samuel was my son.Where did I go wrong?My mind spiraled on how I needed to explain to Sebastian in a way that would not jeopardise my plans to get my son back. I could not lose my son. My baby boy was my whole world.If Sebastian knew I was Melin
(Sebastian’s POV).“DRIVE! FASTER!” I shouted at my driver not caring we were on a busy highway. “Get Kwan”I held her tight in my arms and kissed her forehead, “Wake up, Akira. Please, hear me”“I got Dr Kwan on the phone. What now? Hey, you need to take her to the Hospital” Lennox said to me and passed me his phone.“Kwan, get to my penthouse. No, the other house. Akira is shot. Come, discreetly” I ended the call and instructed my driver to send us to my penthouse where I rarely go to. Unless, to bring in women for pleasure. It was my luxurious looking bachelor pad I bought even before I found out I had a son.And since I met Akira, I have not been to that place. And what was worse was my ability to get my d*ck hard for any other woman than Akira! She was the only one my body craved for.“Call Mary to get the place ready. Tell her, Code Blue” I instructed Lennox to call my trusted housekeeper Mary to keep the place secure. She would know well how to keep it a secret about my affair
(Sebastian’s POV).I sat on the sofa in the lounge area and sighed. “He is not answering my calls. Something is not right”Lennox poured me a drink and sat in front of me. He let out a loud burping sound after the heavy lunch we had, “Excuse me. Mary really knows how to feed a man”“I only hire the best” I emptied the content of my drink and checked on the time of my watch, “It has been almost five hours, she is still not awake. I’m going to check on her”“Hey, man. Just chill. Kwan said he’ll inform us once she is stable. Let him do his work up there in the room” Lennox was right, but I could not focus on anything else until I was made assured that Akira would be fine.“Dr Kwan is a capable man. She’ll be fine” he took his phone out from the pocket and made a call to someone while speaking in the language of the Amberose City.While he was on the call, I sat back on the sofa and recalled the last hectic hours we had to get Akira treated. The bullet taken out of her was a specialised
(Author’s POV).Out in the garden of a large mansion, there was a place of privacy. A place surrounded by greeneries and blossomed flowers. A luxurious scenery built for a rich family.In the middle of it all was a glasshouse constructed with panes of modern glasses that had allowed natural lights into the building. An antique structure that the Cage family was proud of.Surrounded by nature, the glasshouse was calming place to be and situated far away from the main building. A good place for a hideout from the public. Definitely a good place to hide someone.“This is a bad idea, Suzanne” her mother, Sandy Jones said while peeping at the glass walls ensuring no one would come in at the large glasshouse.“No one comes here except for Grandpa. And he is out there somewhere with Melina. This is the best place to hide this man, Mom” Suzanne walked towards a man who was seen tied to a chair. His mouth and eyes covered with a cloth. Unconscious.“He is going to wake up. Then, he is going t