LOGIN“Who's there?” The doorbell continued to ring, but no one said a word. I stood up from the couch and moved towards the door with my brows furrowed. “Who's right there?” I demanded, but no one said a word. As soon as I opened the door, I saw the face of my team leader. He lowered his head to apologize for not saying a word and then quietly came in. “I'm so sorry for snubbing your question,” he began with as he sat down on the couch. “I had to come over to this place. We can't discuss the current update over the phone because…”“I get it.” I said, sitting across from him. “What's the recent update? Don't worry about anyone trying to eavesdrop. There is a soundproof installed in this place.”“That's great to know,” he said, and then he stood up and handed the file in his hand to me. “Please check the address written on the first document. And tell me what you think.”Chills ran down my spine as I cast one glance at his face before checking the files and bringing out the document. Why
My hands continued to tremble as I watched from the window how the men tried to challenge Dominic and his secret security team. I pulled Maya into a warm hug, reassuring her that everything would be better. Even though she didn't believe it this time around, I had to keep whispering it to her ear. This was nothing but a phase and it would end pretty soon, not because I had the might to put an end to them immediately, but because I had belief in Dominic's capability to fulfil his promises. “Don't say one word.” I heard Dominic whisper to the team leader who stood in front of the other secret security members. The other men hovering at the doors of the car snickered before they got back in and drove off. I heard several curse words but I chose to stay emotionally unaffected by that. I rubbed my palms against each other as I gently laid Maya on the couch, pulling a strand of her hair gently as I watched the fearful expression on her face. I felt deeply sorry that I had to make her go
As soon as Elena ended the call, I dropped my phone on the table and hurried towards the shower room. It took half an hour before I left the shower room to start my journey to her apartment. There was not much time on our side. I'd have to get there as soon as possible. “I'll be with you shortly.” I'd whispered as soon as the call ended. “Elena, do not be worried. Don't be weary. Everything's going to be fine in the end.”I heaved a deep breath as I stepped out of the shower room, cleaning up and getting dressed quickly. I stood before the mirror, combed my hair and after one last glance at the reflection of my face, I moved outside towards my car. It didn't take long to reach her apartment. It was exactly the same way it was the last time I visited her. It didn't even seem like a building under the enemy's attack. I heaved a deep sigh of relief when I heard Maya's voice inside. She must be fine indeed. I parked my car outside her house and came down quickly, hurrying up to her por
“What just happened?” Maya couldn't hold back the question anymore. Her face was filled with a mix of confusion and curiosity. I pulled her closer to myself for a simple hug as we stood behind the door to the living room. As soon as I locked the door, I let go of her and we moved to the couch. The images of the man in all black and the good Samaritan that made the man's plans fail woefully, returned to mind as I gently sat down with my arms folded across my chest. This was getting too close than it should. The person behind this attack should have been confirmed a long time ago and stopped, because right now, it didn't seem like someone who could be stopped anymore.Whether this was Dominic's uncle or not, something really needed to be done about it. How could I be hijacked by masked people while trying to take my girl out for fun? The next time they would show up, they could decide to break into my house and no longer wait for me to step out. They seemed to be getting more impatie
“We followed your orders.” He said, over the phone. “I instructed my men to keep an eye on Elena’s movements. They waited in the car and watched her step out of her apartment. It seemed like she was going out on a date with Maya.”“What happened?” I asked the team leader. “A black SUV stopped a few steps away from where she and Maya were.” He explained. “Someone came down from the car and started approaching them. You know, a thought crossed my mind—shouldn’t we consider moving her to a new apartment? Her current apartment is already known and attacks are becoming more frequent as a result.” “Did you save her from the near attack?” I asked, heaving a deep sigh. “Did the man reach her, grab her or Maya or do anything bad to her?” “We didn't let that happen.” He said. “I couldn't afford to wait in the car and watch him yank her hair and make her follow him to the black SUV because of a pistol.” “Did he threaten her with a pistol?”“We didn't see any weapon in his hands, but men in b
Dawn arrived as soon as the night vanished. I rolled to the other side of the bed, my eyes fluttering open to the paintings on the wall. Slowly, I sat up in bed, cracking my knuckles. I gazed at the door and then at the walls before I regained full consciousness. “A beautiful morning.” I whispered to myself as I staggered towards the shower room. “It has to be a beautiful morning indeed.”As I stood below the shower which I had already turned on, water droplets filled the surface of my skin as the soothing flow of warm water on my skin made me close my eyes with a sigh. The figure of the person who stood in a close distance to my apartment last night came into my memory again, but I chose to stay under the shower so the thoughts would drift away. Each time a figure showed up in a distance to me, whether it tried to come close or it remained on a spot, it served as a reminder to be extra watchful for signs of quick attacks. If one of their goals was to scare me off, they were truly
He swiftly made his way out of the premises of the hospital, glancing around to confirm that no one was coming after him. The man named Adrian must have eyes everywhere, ready to catch him in the act and bring him to face the law.Not only him, actually. There were many more people willing to risk
Right from the entrance to the hospital, to the reception and straight down to the corridor, it felt like there was a distinct pair of eyes watching me take every action. With a little shake of the head to disrupt the troubling thoughts in my mind, I made my way to the corridor, glancing to the le
With a tired sigh, I dropped to my seat, my eyes landing on the stack of files on the table. I singled out the files that needed to be checked, noting every detail and entering the necessary ones into the computer system.With each file I checked, my eyes kept wandering to the doorstep. It felt lik
I was already in the office when Adrian arrived.The overhead light was off. The laptop screen threw a pale glow across the table and the wall behind it, enough to work by. Three files were open on the screen, stacked in separate windows, the data from each one running in columns down the page. Lo







