(Akira’s POV)
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Being stalked was not something new that I encountered in my profession.
There were those who wanted to scare me away to drop legal cases that I was in charge with. Some gave me death threats.
I knew my risks and I was never afraid of them.
But after knowing about how close I was to meeting my son, for the first time, I sensed fear. I couldn't fail here.
While still wearing my sunglasses, I took a glance at my stalker. A tall man with muscular physique. His deep eyes were staring at me. Intensely. Not at all bothered to hide his intention to catch me.
Who gave him such guts? Was the security in Amberose city already so bad now?
I glanced at him again as I passed the corner. And this time he even showed me a bloodthirsty smile with the dagger in his jacket.
Damn it! Was he really going to take my life?
Then who sent him here? My evil aunt and cousin? The Strauss family? Had they already found out my identity and planned to take Samuel away from me again?
I felt my heart pounding as I picked up my pace. From the reflection in the store window, I saw that man flash another smug smile at me, just like a beast enjoying its prey making its final struggle.
Then, I saw someone approached him. The other guy had leather gloves worn and looked straight at me. I was the target.
F*ck, they are coming after me!
Was I really going to die here? When I was so close to meeting my boy.
'No. Calm down, Akira. You're not the old yourself anymore. Keep your mind and find the way."
I took a deep breath as I carefully identified the surroundings. Suddenly I remember a police station nearby. Only ten minutes to walk. As long as I got there before he caught me, I would be safe.
I continued walking at an increased speed, approaching some pedestrians crossing the street. But suddenly, a car came out of nowhere and I almost got into an accident.
I stopped my tracks to calm myself before continuing walking. However, the driver hurried out all of a sudden and blocked my way.
“Are you alright, Miss? I did not see you coming”
I nodded and tried to move away from him but this driver blocked my way. He got closer and whispered to me.
“Miss West, Mr. Tom Reiner sends his regards."
Tom Reiner. I finally realized the truth as I heard that name.The ex-husband of my previous client Sandra Stone, a sadist who had a sick controlling towards his wife and child. It took me quite a bit of work to free them from that cruel hell.
He hated me. And I knew that well.
The driver showed the gun placed inside his jacket, “Miss West, you're a clever woman. Come with me and we shall end this quietly.”
After knowing that they are coming for Akira West, I was not that panicked anymore. My little Samuel was still safe.
I pushed the man and took steps back, “Is he threatening me now? Tell Tom Reiner that I’m not afraid of him!”
I gave out short laughs mocking the driver. Taking glances surrounding me, I saw two policemen walking towards me. That was my chance to get free.
“Officers, this man tried to hit me with his car. He just gave me a death threat. I recorded it all.”
I pretended that I had all the conversation recorded on Sebastian’s phone. And seeing the policemen approaching, the driver cursed and warned me, "It's a pity, Miss West. You just chose the worst way to start the war."
He was about to get back in the car but paused to give me another warning, “You should be glad that you have no child. Or my boss would make you suffer, feeling the same pain of being separated from your own child."
I couldn't help but clench my hands, trying hard not to show him any of my weaknesses. I would never let them find my boy.
He then flipped a black card with his fingers before he drove away."Be careful, Miss West. They will be watching you.”
I caught the card in reflex and saw it with a red symbol of death.
I was marked.
Not by just the Reiner family. They had engaged with the most powerful Mafia group to get me.
The Red King.
No one knew who the leader was. Those who had seen him would not stay alive to describe how the man looked like.
The black card was a warning sent to me, in broad daylight. I was in big trouble.
After settling the report with the police, the policemen sent me back to my rented apartment. Henry wanted me to leave immediately but I had to get my luggage bag left at the apartment. It had some important documents in it, mostly my research about my son.
Before dealing with Tom Reiner, I couldn't let any of them know about the existence of my son.
They were watching me still, I could sense it.
With a heavy heart, I had to wait before I could see my boy again.
At least, I knew where he was now. My little Sammy. Safe and loved, according to Rosie Javier.
"Just give me a bit more time, Sammy. Mommy will soon get you back."
Calming my emotions, I entered my rented unit, then to see the father of my son was seated at the sofa, waiting for me.
“Hello. Miss Akira West”
He knew my name? What else had he known?
(Akira’s POV).When I saw his face again as I entered the apartment, my heart stopped for a few seconds.For a very short moment, I even thought that he had recognized me. Yet soon I realized that it was only Akira West he recognized.I had mixed feelings. Hate was most of it.I could not forget what he had done to me eight years ago, yet our one-night stand only meant nothing to him. That night had ruined my life. How I wished I could claw his eyeballs out from its socket!It took me a while to calm my anger. All for the only reason that I was grateful that he seemed to have protected my son very well.And I would take over that responsibility soon.“Congratulation for finding out my name.” I removed my sunglasses and handed his phone. “Your phone, here. Can I have my phone back?”If possible, I preferred to keep his phone a bit longer to hear Sammy's voice again. But I knew I had to exchange the phones back as soon as possible when there was a lot of important information. I hoped
(Akira’s POV).I could feel my blood flowing backwards and the veins in my hand were about to burst as I clenched my hand into a tight fist.Why, hell why!After ruining my life, was my nasty aunt and cousin going to ruin my son again?I had thought that my son was at least out of their clutches, so I was a bit relieved before. But now I finally realized that the devil had been at his side all along.God, I absolutely cannot stand this. I can't let this go on!I was more afraid of Samuel living with those two demons than I was of the threat of the Red King.No one in the world could understand better than I did how cruel and heartless these two can be. As my old past appeared to the surface, those old scars in my body seemed to itch again.The physical scars can be removed, but the scars on your heart will haunt you for the rest of your life.I had to stop this!“Sebastian, I’m staying with Sammy for a few days. He needs another blood transfusion. He needs more than usual. You need t
(Sebastian’s POV).I arrived back home at Emerald City. I could not wait to see my son again. I missed his little voice and laughter.Several calls were made to my phone requesting my presence at the office. I had ignored them all.I had made a promise to my son that I would take him to his best friend’s birthday party. One promise that I had tried to keep after many other promises were broken.“Daddy!” I heard his voice shouting to call me. He ran towards me with a smile that could light up my heart.“Hey, buddy” I bent down and embraced his little thin body while placing a kiss on his head, “You waited for me?”“I know you’ll come. Did you get it?” he asked excitedly, waiting for me to show the present I had bought for him from Amberose City. A new violin.“That would depend on whether you have been listening to the doctor. Did you take your medicine and obey the doctor for the transfusion?” I squatted down to his level and pinched his nose lightly.His smile turned into a sad face
(Akira’s POV).I never thought a random dinner party could lead me to meet Sebastian so soon.To be honest, I was not that ready to face him with any kind of mentality.Every time we met, that memory of that night 8 years ago came back to me again. But I was the only person who remembers it. It was not fair. So I just ignored him and walked towards a table.“Don’t look. Henry, what are you doing? Stop it.” I whispered to Henry who was seated in front of me.He took a glance at Sebastian and moved to look at me, trying hard not to smile. “Akira, when you say don’t look, the more I want to look. Is that his fiancée, Suzanne?”I shook my head and slapped Henry’s hand gently, “Stop laughing. It is not funny. And no, that’s not Suzanne. I don’t know who that is. Seems like he is cheating with Suzanne.""Not that I care. In fact, I personally think he deserves better than that evil cousin of mine. Anyone is better than her.”I drank my water with my eyes staring at Henry who was trying har
(Akira’s POV).Monday came.It was two days since I last saw Sebastian, and two days since I last saw my son. I missed my boy so much already. Not a day gone by that I did not dream of holding my son in my arms. At least now, I could see his face in my dreams rather than an imaginary face.In forgetting that sad phase of my life, I had drowned myself with work at my temporary apartment to study the case that I was leading. Molly, my private investigator was a big help in getting information, not just for the company but also information on Suzanne and my evil aunt.It seemed that my Cage family business was not doing well. My uncle had gambled most of his money away and he had used the Company’s money for personal purposes.I found out one news that had broke my heart. My dear grandfather went into a coma and it had been years since he had not woken up. They had kept it a secret from the public about his condition.That gave my uncle the authority on managing the Company. I doubt it
(Sebastian’s POV).I did not expect Suzanne would come to my office building that morning. I had made it clear for her not to come to see me for personal matters at the office. She broke the rules. And I was furious about it.She wanted more money to invest in a project that I knew was not going to be successful. For years I have been supporting her family’s business and invested money that had no return.All was for one reason. Saving my son.After I had refused to give her the money, she threatened to stop giving her blood for my son. And I was given a month to prepare for the wedding that she had planned for us, if I ever needed her blood transfusion again.What a morning!Her presence had spoilt my mood to carry on my day in the office. How I wish I could cut that invisible rope Suzanne had tied around my neck. I could not believe that I had to marry her.Taking my phone out from my pocket, I made a call to the doctor that was in charge to find a cure for my son. One of it involv
(Sebastian’s POV).I blocked her way not allowing her to get past me. Letting out a slight growl, I placed my hand at the wall behind her head. “I hired you. I paid you. All to work in getting us a win for this f*cking defamation case. Not to waste time on having fun and flirting with my staff”“Fun? Flirting?” she asked without looking or genuinely smiling at me.I wondered why she could get along well with Westin and my legal team. Laughing and smiling. Flipping her hair showing her long and smooth looking neck.But her face turned sour when I was in presence. And the fact that she could hardly look at me, angered me much.She slides her body away from me and sighed, “Define fun to you? Did you not see I was working with your legal team and Westin? I do not think that was fun, Mr Strauss. And flirting is something in your own imagination. Say that again, I would end up suing you”Hold on. She called Westin by his name and called me Mr Strauss?I took one deep breath and stroke my c
(Sebastian’s POV).After the call I received from Dr Kwan, the news about my son’s deteriorating health was something I could not accept. Suzanne’s blood was again needed for temporary measures.With heavy heart, I had to call her and apologise. Needed her blood to get my son healthy again. It was not something I was proud of to do.We went to Sebastian’s Restaurant. Not mine, unfortunately. It was one of the best restaurants in Emerald City. Getting a table during peak hours, was not easy.But I knew the owner. A table would always be there for me.Suzanne was all smile when she came to meet me at the entrance of the restaurant. A peck on my cheeks were given by her. While she looked happy, I looked bored.“I knew you would call. Our fate is intertwined. You just need to accept it. You need me, Sebastian” she touched my arm but I gently removed her hand.“Let’s just get it over with. I’ll pass you the money you want and I need you to go to the Hospital immediately. My son will be th