chapter two

[[ Clara's Pov ]]

The voice wasn't unfamiliar to me. I stared up at the doorway with the hope of a glimmer in my eyes. I muttered under my breath in relief,

" DAD!! "

My dad walked in followed by a poker-faced lawyer who shot Dylan a cold glare. Whatever he was doing with me here wasn't accepted by law. He wasn't a police officer nor belonged to any army. But powers gave him the advantage of interrogating me in such a way. My dad wasn't a simple figure in the country at all. He had his own well-established company and had quite an influence on higher-ups but unfortunately, it was no match with Dylan's power.

Dylan craned his neck towards my dad. His anger didn't ease up a bit, instead it grew further at a dangerous rate. He chuckled in a deep voice,

" Mr, Blackwood has finally shown up to save his dearest daughter."

My dad corrected shooting him with an unfathomable look," Both are my favorite daughters. But that doesn't mean that I will let you torture her."

Dylan lifted his weight and growled angrily towards my dad,

" You know everything that your daughter is doing. Your one daughter has left this world probably but you come here to support a murderer who caused the death of my wife and unborn child. For what reason did you think that I am going to let you take her away from punishment?"

The word 'unborn child' caused a clench in my stomach. I had no idea that Catherine was pregnant. Tears started to gather again as I stifled down the uncontrollable tears coming down my face.

No wonder Dylan was so furious!

My dad sighed deeply and reasoned patiently,

" I know Dylan that you suspect Clara. But you haven't seen her doing it with your own eyes, did you? Besides, everything must be just a co-incident. I believe that Clara won't ever be so cruel to her sister. She loved her dearly.”

Dylan stomped on his feet causing my dad to furrow deeply and heard his enraging voice,

" Bullshit! She was there with the foreign mafia. She lit the stove on her own. What more, do you want as proof, Mr.Blackwood?"

My dad rebuked sharply,

" It doesn't prove that Clara is behind everything. I am going to bail her out now. Without any solid proof, you have no right to file a complaint against her.

There is a law in our country. Your words aren't law here.”

My dad signaled at the lawyer who slightly nodded in approval and headed off to continue the procedure of my discharge. I smiled gratefully at my dad.

He was the only person left who believed in me.

Dylan's eyes changed color as if he was holding his patience not to kill my dad. He suddenly laughed, his laughter reverberated in the walls and caused me to jerk in my chair. His tone became threatening this time as he emphasized each one of his words,

" Of course, your law can get her out of this prison, Mr.black. But outside the prison, there will be only my laws.”

My dad frowned further at his words and tried to read through his intention.

Dylan resumed in a dangerous voice,

" You might have forgotten the last incident that happened with Daves's empire, Mr.black. It will take only a few hours for me to burn down your whole BLACKWOOD empire."

He paused shooting me a side look and continued with a smirk,

" Regarding your daughter, she can forget about being a model or show her pretty face in front of the whole world.”

My dad's body stiffened lightly as he kept staring at Satan in human form disbelievingly. Shortly after, he replied in his cracky voice,

" Dyl.. Dylan...We are family..."

Dylan formed into a hateful sneer and replied looking up at my dad hatefully,

" Family? My relationship started with Catherine. Since she isn't here anymore, why must I show sympathy for your family? I strongly believe that your second daughter has something to do with my Catherine's disappearance. I am not going to let her go and roam around freely unless I gather a piece of solid evidence against her filthy crime.”

My dad stammered in anger,

" You..you…”

I could see his body shaking after Dylan's threat. I knew how hard it was for my dad to raise us alone without my mother around. I couldn't sit back and watch Dylan destroy my dad's hard work just because he held grudges against me.

I interrupted…. I decided to muster up the courage," Dad! Let him say what he wants! I don't want to cause you any more trouble. Please!"

My dad was going to deny it again since he knew what kind of monster Dylan was. But I shot him a pleading look and shifted my attention to Dylan whose aura emitted like an erupted volcano.

Since he didn't care about our family relationship at all, I called him by his name nervously,

" Mr.dylan, what do you want now exactly? Don't drag my dad into this mess, please. Since you think that I am at fault, I will gladly cooperate from my side. But let me repeat myself that I am not involved in Catherine's murder or the missing case."

Dylan tilted his head back at me after a

moment and narrowed his gaze dangerously as if he was irritated over my statement.

He tugged his fists inside his pockets and tiptoed towards me in his predatory steps. I maintained a calm posture but deep down, I was sweating and hard.

His tall features were towering over me though I was tall enough as a Runway model, his height was a few inches higher than me. He took a moment to pick up his words and narrated with dominance, authority lacing out from his voice,

" Since Catherine's body hasn't been found yet, I believe that she is alive out there. Even if she managed to stay alive on an island, I am afraid that she will be in the hands of dranku Mafias who rule over the nearby states that end after NSB ocean. I want you to stay by my side till I find Catherine from overseas. Even if I have to dig out the whole world, I will find her off any corner of this world.

Unless I find her, you are still my suspect, Clara."

My dad replied first before I could decide to reply,

" You are going to keep my daughter as your prisoner? Dylan? Aren't you going too far? She has her own life.”

Dylan shouted shooting him a challenging glare,

" Catherine had her life too, Mr.Black. I can't believe that you are biased towards someone who is the main suspect behind your elder daughter's disappearance. Shame on you! Talking about her career, who will offer her a job when half of her reputation is already ruined?"

I kept hanging my head down and dwelled in my thoughts. Dylan was pointing at the truth. Even If I managed to get outside, nobody would offer me an opportunity until I proved myself innocent.

I bite my bottom lips nervously and finally gave him my answer,

" I will do as you say."

My dad looked astounded and stared at me madly. I dodged his dagger-like eyes and looked up at Dylan who seemed utterly blank,

" Since I am the reason behind this accident unintentionally, I will accompany you until you find out my sister. But the day, I will prove that I am innocent, you must let me and my dad go.”

Dylan took a while to decipher the sincerity of my words and promised through his gritted teeth,

" Deal! I don't have any fantasies of keeping you as my guard anyway."

I hung my head down and muttered oddly,

" It's settled then."

My dad was furious and didn't utter a single word. He left us after giving us a huff and closed the door with a loud bang. After he left, Dylan ordered coldly,

" Follow me outside! We will leave for the C nation tomorrow morning. You are going to stay with my people."

I hummed at his response and dragged my tired footsteps behind his hasty footsteps. After taking one step clumsily, my vision turned blurry. I shook off my head to stabilize my mind and stubbornly took another step.

This time, I couldn't stay on track anymore. The following moment, I gasped loudly before my whole weight fell into the air. Before I lost my consciousness, I heard someone cursing in a low voice. Surprisingly I didn't fall on the floor. A pair of slender arms quickly wrapped me like a piece of ironic shell and I fell deep into the world of darkness.

I heard Catherine's accusing voice in my subconscious mind,

" You killed me and my baby, Clara! "

" You killed me! "

" You must die too! "

" Killer! You are a killer! “