Chapter 4

Lailah groaned as she fluttered her eyes open and she felt aching all over her body. The unfamiliar ceiling was enough to make her spring from her position as she looked around the strange room. 

“W-where am I-” Lailah questioned herself as her lips wobbled in fear and pieces of last night flashed across her mind giving her a cold shiver to her spine.

She was kidnapped by some group of men who made her fell unconscious and one of them was about to rape her last night.

Lailah suddenly felt her breathing unstable as she clutched at her chest feeling the ache and fear. 

This place is not safe. She must leave from here. Quickly.

She removed the blanket off of her and tried to get up from the bed but a sudden pain traveled from her ankle and that’s when she noticed her ankle was bandaged. 

“N-no no no.. w-why now-” her eyes started to pool with tears as she touched her bandaged ankle. This is making things hard for her. She can’t run now with a swollen ankle.

What is she going to do?

“Sir these are the reports you wanted.” Jasper placed down a blue file on the table as Caesar looked at it from his laptop screen he was busy at. 

Taking the blue file in his hand, he opened it as it revealed the girl’s name that he brought home last night.

“Lailah Marques” he read out her name as he stared at the top right corner where her picture was plastered.He looked at the remaining details typed down about her. Everything was normal.

Name: Lailah Marques

Age: 20               Sex: Female

Family: Lives with her aunt. Parents separated.

Occupation: Florist at Mavis’ Bouquet

Education: Highschool.

Got into an accident 5 years ago to which she got her ankle surgery and was paralyzed for a year.

“The party Captain Simon organized, did you get the lists of guests who will be to attend?” Caesar inquired as he closed the file and put it down on the table.

“Yes, Kyle has already sent it to your email. It seems the party is going to be grand judging by the number of people Capo Simon invited, especially since the Seven Swords will all be present.” Jasper reported all that he heard about the upcoming birthday party.

Caesar went into deep thought thinking of the possibility of why all the Seven Swords would gather in one place. They don’t gather unless it's really important.

Does it have to do something with the announcement Simon will do?

Caesar thought, which is a high possibility but he won’t know unless he attends it. He has to attend it even if he doesn’t want to. Simon D Kenzy is someone you don’t wanna mess with. 

The ringing of his phone erupted in the room and seeing the caller ID a smirk appeared on his face as he glanced at Jasper who got the signal and bowed before leaving the room.

Caesar answered the phone and the first thing he heard was cuss he knew too well “ ty chertov sukin syn! [ You fucking son of a bitch!]

“ I guess you got my return gift for you.” Caesar said as his eyes turned bored feeling the thrill running in his veins envisioning the reaction of his nemesis.

“ Caesar you fucker! How the fuck did you dare to send dead rats to my fucking house!” The other side shouted with a rage filled tone that Caesar had to move away his phone to protect his ears from blasting.

“ Doesn’t your family like dead rats Ivan? Or was I wrong?” Caesar chuckled darkly as he heard the ruckus at the background knowing Ivan’s family are probably doing some stupid rituals of purification.

“Listen Ivan Salvator, I’d suggest you stop fucking digging in my territory to keep yours safe. Be grateful I was not in the mood to fuck you up worst. You know what I can do.” He warned with a knowing threat as if reminding him of the past .

“ This isn't over. I am going to destroy you in ways you couldn’t imagine.” Ivan challenged to which Caesar scoffed, making him angry as it shows Caesar wasn’t taking him seriously.

“I’ll be waiting for it then.” Caesar nonchalantly said and his tone expressed he is taking it lightly as if he was talking with a kid.

Caesar ended the call right away before Ivan could say anything else to him. He leaned himself against the chair as his hand played with the phone, rotating it upside down with his index finger and thumb while thinking back of the days he and Ivan had good relations.

Before they were sworn enemies, the two were good friends. They were the heartthrob of their college and university days. Despite their families being on each other's worst sides, the two had no problem with one another and didn’t bother going to each other’s throats until that one crazy incident happened at University.

Knowing the Salvator’s are a lot from the religious side though their belief doesn't match with their religion. Caesar sent the dead bodies of rats knowing they believe dead pests bring bad luck to the household which he thinks is just complete BS.

The knock against the door brought Caesar back from his thoughts as he allowed the person to enter the room “ Come in.”

A maid appeared as the door opened. Her expression perplexed as she panted as if she ran over “ M-master… t-the girl.. She gained consciousness and she is making a s-secen.”

“ D-don’t come near! I want to leave from here please !” Lailah sobbed while being alert on the bed while in her hand she was holding the wireless lamp that was kept beside her on the small table.

“Dear.. I won’t do anything, keep the lamp down” Jessica tried to calm her down from throwing anything else before it harmed anyone.

Jessica and the other maid came to check in on Lailah and upon seeing these strange people, Lailah panicked and started to thrash the room with anything her hands got in hand with thus resulting in the mess of the room.

The room’s door swung open, getting their attention and the person she saw made her gulp a lump of fear as she held around the lamp tightend sensing the intimidating aura he emits.

“What’s happening?” His deep voice sent an instant shiver and by the roughness he asked Lailah could feel her trembling body.

“Master… she-”

“Leave.” Caesar ordered interrupting Jessica’s words as Lailah’s heart functioned at an unstable speed and she looked at Jessica who was looking at her in pity while Lailah shook her head signaling her to not leave her alone with this man.

Jessica walked away ignoring the distress maiden’s help as she closed the door leaving the two alone in the room. Laila’s focus snapped back at the guy in front of her

“D-don’t come near. W-what do you want from me-” Lailah asked in a quivering tone as she backed away but she was already blocked by the bed’s board.

Caesar looked around the room that was a mess right now as he slowly walked towards her like a predator. Instinctively, Lailah threw the lamp at him but he luckily dodged, boringly moved his body to the safe side.

“P-please l-let me go. I d-did not d-do anything” She sniffled while shaking her head left and right trying to tell him to stop walking any further but Caesar ignored her pleas.

“ Please… I w-won’t tell anyone please” She pleaded desperately.

“ You aren’t going anywhere.” Caesar announced as he reached the bed standing tall in his glory while coldly staring down at Lailah whose face paled upon hearing his words.

“ W-why? P-please I -ha-hav” Lailah stuttered as she felt her body going numb, helpless in the situation. 

“Last night, you saw something you shouldn’t and now you aren’t leaving unless you are dead.” Caesar informed and Lailah could feel all her organs stopped functioning.