Fighting over the things I didn't want to lose had pushed me to my limits. I had done mistakes, buried my old self, and reprogrammed who I was. My deepest fear had already faced me; I lost Dad. The most valuable person in my life was . . . dead. His death still hadn't struck me, and I didn't want to believe it. I had closed my eyes to unsee the occurrence that unfolded in front of me because I knew I was still a coward. I was hiding underneath the surface of myself, and losing in the game I had been fighting for had proved my fragility.
William plopped some files in front of me, as I stared at it while unwrapping the white cloth that was cloaking my hands. Tossing it on the ground, I reached for the file and flipped it open.We were sitting in front of the gym's huge table, and William was seated on the other side. He was watching me read the texts on the paper, elbows placed on the table and his hands were clasped together.
William plopped some files in front of me, as I stared at it while unwrapping the white cloth that was cloaking my hands. Tossing it on the ground, I reached for the file and flipped it open.We were sitting in front of the gym's huge table, and William was seated on the other side. He was watching me read the texts on the paper, elbows placed on the table and his hands were clasped together.
The memory appeared vividly in my head, and the occurrences had replayed as if it was recorded for the millionth time. I saw the person who I had grown fear from, and this was such an unfortunate circumstance for him to be in. The record had said that he was captured by the police and was locked up in a cell. I had always thought that Dmitri would be invincible, and every blood he would shed, it was for the sake of his wealth. But wealth had led him to the jail-- the place he was damned to rot in.Along the record of Dmit
My brows furrowed when I saw Hansel sauntering inside. I was filled with disbelief, and I was confused for a moment.He was the one who told me how exhausted he was from getting involved in this cause, and he was continuously reiterating how traumatizing our drastic change in life was. He wasn’t used to it, unlike me who had dealt with living on my own when Mom had kicked me out of the house back when I was still fifteen. Hansel was anxious about almost everything after the trau
It still hadn’t struck me that after all these years, I would be facing Dmitri again. I didn’t know why the fright I felt towards him all surged back, and facing this mission with my brother hadn’t crossed my mind. Not only that, but he was also the one who convinced me to do this with William. Seemed like trouble always found me whenever I hid from reality, and the joke was on me, I didn’t have a choice. I wanted to lash out from these problems, but it wouldn’t be resolved until we create a solution.Right now, after I agreed to William and Hansel, we were heading to Dmitri’s location. Wil
Mom was in a coma, and exerting information from her was impossible. But how could she hold such secret for too long and let everyone suffer from it, including Dad? I’d never got the chance to dive deeper into the Houston business because I was too consumed with my eagerness to find Dad that I didn’t do enough research to have a major conclusion as to what was happening. And now that Dad was dead, it was now the time to uncover the secrets they had kept for his justice. Aside from that, revenge had to be cast upon them so they knew how it felt being at the rock bottom.
I gasped. My muscles tensed, and I blinked my eyes a couple of times. I didn’t know what or how to feel because I was filled in disbelief. It all made sense now. I couldn’t wrap my head around it, and I still needed an assurance if this was true. But why would William lie about it? Was it to protect me, or he had other intentions? I didn’t know what to believe anymore. This had been hidden from me for almost forever, none of them had spoken up about this. But was it my fault for not figuring it out? Because I had been speculating all the time and I was dumb enough to not realize it.
Darkness surrounded my vision, and I was trying to lash out from the guy’s tight embrace. I was kicking my feet forcefully as he lifted me, screaming for help as he hushed me. He was masculine and strong, and it was impossible to get away with his tight grip. When he started walking away, a whimper tore out of my throat but it quickly subsided when I heard a woman’s voice chuckling. No one came for my rescue, as I was dragged to somewhere I didn’t know.A few struggl