Time seemed to have gone to a standstill for Carl, as he remained in his position, unmoving. Even as the policeman advanced cautiously toward him, he never for once turned back to stare at him. The voice of the policeman, who seemed a bit frightened of him, boomed in his ears. “Move and I shoot!” he warned as his threats flowed out in stutters, which was proof of how frightened he was. He had never met Carl before or known him but he was sure that the silent man before him, had an idea of what happened at the hospital. His hands shook as he aimed his pistol at Carl’s head. Even as his companions, took cover behind the four other police vehicles in the vicinity, he still did not feel assured of his safety. He signaled some of them, to go into the building and check up on those insides, and they complied. Finally, getting to Carl’s position, he handcuffed his hands. Seeing that Carl’s hands were cuffed, the rest of the policemen, walked right out of their covers, as they advanced tow

For the next couple of weeks, Madison began to notice that Carl was acting strange. He was always giving a cold attitude to strangers and would glare at anyone that tried to approach her.Sometimes, he would prevent people from talking to her and was always suspicious of most of her employees, which she did not like.Talking to him and trying to find out what was wrong was like trying to break a rock with an egg, as he didn’t seem to want to let the cat out of the bag. Even his attitude towards her began to change, as most times, he would try to avoid her by trying to keep less conversation with her. She didn’t like his cold shoulders, as she have already begun to accept him as a trustworthy friend and someone she could rely on. Her heart occasionally squeezed, when he did not respond to most of her questions.It was Friday and the sun had already risen. The black car shone under the sun’s Rays, giving off a majestic feeling.Madison was rushing to work and Carl was going to d

In the Allen’s mansion, two people could be seen in the large living room as they both looked concerned about Madison’s whereabouts.Mr. Allen cursed as he couldn’t reach his daughter on her landline and frustration etched on his face. Even though he knew she had someone to protect her, he couldn’t help but have a bad premonition in his heart that something was wrong. “Is she going to be alright?” His wife asked with a look of concern and anxiety. Mr. Allen did not reply but paced up and down the living room. However, his phone soon began to ring. Looking at it, he had expected it to be his daughter but it was an unknown number.His heart began to race as he stared at the unknown number on his phone. What if something bad had happened and someone was calling to break the bad news to him? He began to imagine Madison lying in a hospital bed with wounds on her body.He swore under his breath that if anything happened to Madison, he was going to make a cup out of Carl’s skull.

“No—no—no.” Mrs. Allen said while shaking her head in rejection, as she walked towards her daughter with tears in her eyes. “What are you doing Madison? “ She asked. “I can’t bear to see everything Dad has built, crumble or get taken away from him,” Madison replied with a tear in her eye. “At least, now I know why you and Dad had to force me to get married to him. You both wanted to save our properties. “ She added. “Excellent!” Chase said as he turned around abruptly. “You are wise.” He remarked with a smirk on his face. “So now what?” Madison asked him with a slight frown on her face. “You are coming to live with me at my Mansion,” Chase announced without a care of how they would react to his utterance. Madison felt like ice-cold water was suddenly poured over her the moment she heard what Chase had just said. Her jaws trembled as she struggled for what to say. “That’s impossible—Your father did not make such a request…” Mr. Allen, who seemed not to be able to take it anymore,

“What do you think you are doing?” Carl asked with a deep frown on his face. Thick drops of blood found their way from his injured lips to the floor, dying it a bit red.Chase smiled at him, as he crouched before him. “You think I wouldn’t know, huh?” he asked and chuckled.“I have no idea what you are talking about,” Carl responded as he glared murderously at Chase.Chase clicked his tongue and smiled again. “Who would have thought that my love rival is just an ordinary bodyguard? What a twist.” He said thoughtfully and then chuckled. “Paving a way into her heart by trying to come into her life…”“What are you saying? I honestly have no idea what you are talking about.” Carl defended with a confused look on his face.“Don’t fucking bullshit me….we both know that I am right!” However, Chase interrupted rudely with his hand cutting Carl off.His voice boomed so loudly that everyone felt the murderous intent in the tone alone. Even his guards, could not help but shiver a little bit. The