MasukThe door knob twisted sideways, Daniella froze, for a moment she felt her entire world crumbling right in front of her, the job hadn't even started yet and now she was going to be caught holy father.
How did she not hear his car coming in? And just then her instinct kicked in, her brain acting faster than it had ever done. She darted silently into the bathroom, slipping into the sink area. She could hear her heart beating so fast, her legs shaking, yes she was going to be caught there was no two ways around it, she closed her eyes and opened her mouth trying to breath in and out so she could think of something, but no the tension all over her body was over powering her. The door turned again and Christian walked in, he placed his briefcase on the bed as his eyes scanned the room slightly he felt weird, his bed side lamp had been twisted slightly, and for someone who is extremely facultative and very careful he noticed all these. He yawned slightly as he placed his phone on the table, stood up and started pulling his clothes off. Danielle think…!” She whispered to herself internally trying to figure something out before she loses this job and one time opportunity. And just then through the little openings from the door Daniella saw him. The dim light from the room traced every line on his body, highlighting the defined muscles on his shoulders, arms that could make every lady's mouth water. The effortless power in the way he moved, damn he was breathtaking. For a moment Daniella forgot who she was or where she was, her thirst went dry on seeing his slim hot waist line, her brain started to paint pictures and imaginations in her head, she could imagine him whining those hot waist on-top a crazy ass lady, she felt something hitting her hard. Her soul left her body when she followed the trace of his waist line down to the condom boxers he was putting on and how tight it hugged his dick, he looked crazy sexy she was definitely going to lose her mind because of this man. The memories slammed back to her, pushing her brain to reset faster than ever, her face turned sour as she felt like vomiting just thinking about what her brain did to her a few minutes ago. Her stomach twisted violently as she remembered who the hell he was! The man who destroyed her entire life, so not even a single atom of affection would come from her not now not ever, she was here to kill him and she’d do just that!. Christian picked up a towel from the side wall and stepped forward walking towards the bathroom, Daniella froze. Her entire body went rigid. “No no no” she screamed inside her head as she watched the handle turn. The door swung open and just then their eyes met, forcing Christian to lose balance out of shock and fear she tripped almost falling towards and just immediately her held her waist pulling himself up just for enough support. For a minute no one spoke, moved or did anything, they stayed fixed, confused and completely surprised. “What the hell….?!” “What are you doing here?” Their voices collided sharply. Daniella scrunched backwards, her hands placed on the wall as she tried to gain balance and stand properly on her own. “I…..I didn’t know you’d be back now, I came to uhm… clean the bathroom, how are you back now?” Daniella asked hoping and praying she said the right thing. Christian’s face darkened, they wore irritations, one that was visibly noticed. “How on earth did you even find my room let alone getting in here?” “Uhm your mom… she showed me i decided to…” He walked close to her looking deep into her eyes, Daniella stayed still trying to maintain confidence. “I never let anyone into my space” his voice echoed. “I’m sorry… I would leave now” her voice dropped, as she turned to leave the room. Something in her growled she just apologized to this man who murdered her father, she hated herself for even spitting out the word sorry. She walked out of the room and headed straight to the door. “Next time, please have a word with your mother on the areas I should attend to in the house, I am just doing my job” her voice was calm, stern and yet extremely hitting enough to get Christian wonder. He turned as he watched her standing in the middle of the room dropping those words. Something about her felt familiar but he wasn’t sure. “Get out!” He screamed The words were harsh and cold. Daniella didn’t turn back or hesitate; she walked out of the room immediately and headed straight to the hallways till she got to her room. “Pheww… that was close” she let out a sigh of breath as she dropped her tired body on the bed. She stood up as she paced round the room in such a dramatic manner making sure her plan was still in motion. Of course he has seen her, spoken to her and even stood extremely close and yet he doesn’t recognize her. Her lips curled into a smile, this would be very easy she giggled. Her brain pushed back the view she had of Christian waking into the bathroom, how hot he looked and she cursed herself inwardly. She hated how her body felt but then she pushed the thought aside. Her phone rang and she turned around to see who the caller was. It was her uncle. She looked around to make sure no one could hear her eyes, scanned the room for hidden cameras and found none so she picked the call. “Her uncle Gideon” she called him the name she had always called since she was a child. “How are you my princess?” She laughed into the phone. “I am good, I just got settled in” she whispered. “Ok that’s good, make sure to keep me updated and posted. We need every single thing to go as planned and you need to be careful, is that clear?” He warned. “Yes I can take good care of myself” the phone went dead.Daniella couldn’t take her eyes off the photograph.The man standing beside her father and Thomas Harper looked painfully familiar, but she couldn’t immediately place him. He wasn’t a stranger. That was what frightened her most. Somewhere in the years she had spent searching for answers, she had seen his face before.Christian took the photograph from her and studied it carefully.“Who is he?”Evelyn remained silent.“Evelyn,” Christian said firmly. “You said he was the person your father trusted most. I need his name.”Evelyn finally looked at him.“Richard Hale.”Daniella’s stomach dropped.“No.”Christian’s expression changed.“Richard?”Evelyn nodded.“The same Richard Hale who carried you out of your father’s house the night Derrick died.”Daniella stared at the photograph.The man who had always claimed he was trying to protect her.The man who had admitted making a deal with her uncle.The man who had disappeared when they needed answers most.Richard had been there long before
The cemetery was almost empty when they arrived. The sun had already disappeared behind the horizon, leaving the sky dark enough for the cemetery lights to cast long shadows across the rows of graves. Daniella stood beside the car without moving, staring at the path ahead.She had avoided this place for eighteen years.Not because she had forgotten her father.Because she remembered him too well.Christian stood beside her, close enough that their shoulders almost touched. He didn’t try to force her forward. He simply waited.“You don’t have to do this alone,” he said.Daniella looked at him.“I’ve done everything alone.”“I know.”Something in those two words made her chest tighten.She looked away and started walking.Marcus remained near the car while Christian followed her. Evelyn walked several steps behind them, her face tense.Daniella eventually stopped in front of a large stone.DERRICK CRUZ.Her father’s name stared back at her.For several seconds, she couldn’t breathe.She
The black vehicle stopped several feet from them, its engine still running. For a moment, nobody moved. Daniella stood beside Christian, her eyes fixed on the passenger door as the silence around the old training house grew heavier.Then the door opened.A woman stepped out.Daniella’s breath caught.“Evelyn.”Her aunt closed the door slowly. She was dressed in dark clothes, her hair pulled back, and there was a pistol firmly held in her right hand.Christian immediately moved in front of Daniella.“Stay behind me.”Daniella barely heard him. She could not take her eyes off Evelyn.Her aunt looked at Christian, then at Marcus, and finally at Daniella. There was something different in her expression. She did not look triumphant. She did not look angry.She looked terrified.“Put the gun down,” Christian ordered.Evelyn’s fingers tightened around the weapon.“If I wanted to shoot you, Christian, I would have done it before stepping out of the car.”“That doesn’t answer my question.”“No
Silence filled the locked room.Daniella stared at the photograph in front of her, trying to make sense of what she had just heard.Her father.Thomas Harper.Samuel Reed.All standing together.Working together.Investigating the same enemy.For years, she had believed the Cruz family and the Harper family stood on opposite sides of a war. She had built her entire life around that belief. Every lesson her uncle taught her, every lie he fed her, every ounce of hatred she carried had been built on the idea that Christian’s family was connected to her father’s death.Now, another truth stood before her.Their fathers had been allies.Christian picked up the photograph again.“My father never spoke about this,” he said quietly.Samuel Reed sat down slowly in the old wooden chair.“That was intentional.”Daniella looked at him.“What do you mean?”Samuel sighed.“Your fathers agreed that if something happened to them, some secrets would die with them.”“Why?”“Because the wrong people alr
Daniella stood completely still.For twenty years, Samuel Reed had existed only as a name buried in old photographs and fragments of conversations. She had never expected to see the man himself, let alone have him appear at the very place where she had spent her childhood being trained by the man who murdered her father.Christian moved toward the window.“Stay here.”Daniella shook her head.“No.”He looked at her.“If that’s Samuel Reed, I’m going with you.”Christian studied her for a moment before nodding.Marcus moved ahead of them, weapon ready, while the others secured the room. Daniella followed Christian out of the training house and into the cold night air.The man standing beside the vehicle did not move.He was older than he had been in the photograph, his hair almost completely gray, his face marked by years of exhaustion. He wore a dark coat and held both hands where they could be seen.When his eyes landed on Daniella, something changed in his expression.He looked at h
The old training house stood in complete darkness when Daniella arrived.She remained inside the car for several seconds, staring through the windshield at the building that had once been the center of her entire childhood. Every wall held a memory she wished she could forget. Every room reminded her of the person she had been forced to become.Christian stepped out beside her and closed the car door.“You don’t have to go in if you’re not ready.”Daniella looked at him.“I’ve been ready for this since the day I found out my uncle lied to me.”Christian nodded.“Then we do it together.”Marcus and his men spread out around the property while Christian and Daniella entered through the same door they had used before.The training house was silent.Daniella switched on her flashlight and slowly walked through the corridor.She remembered being seven years old, standing in this same hallway while her uncle shouted at her because she had refused to continue training. She remembered the bru
“This will be your room” the older woman spoke as she pushed a door at the end of the hall way open Daniella walked in her eyes observing the entire room, she said nothing to the woman and only nodded. “Don’t you speak?” The woman asked honestly Daniella has been too quiet for her liking and it w
“Stand straight. If you slouch again you’d walk out of that door and never return.” The girl behind Daniella adjusted herself immediately.“I’m sorry,” she whispered, turning her face around to make sure she didn’t embarrass herself in front of the other girls. “Sorry? Really?” another voice scof
“Boss, are you okay?”David's voice sounded distant, more like it was coming from under water. Christian didn’t answer immediately. His fingers tightened around the glass, his jaw clenched as he stared into thin air unfocused. He wasn’t ok, he couldn’t take it anymore, his
The hot liquid hit her skin before her brain could process what was happening. “Aharhhhh!” Daniella staggered back instantly, the tray slipping slightly from her grip as the coffee soaked into her cloth. She glared at him hard, tears building up in her eye lids, a smirk escaping her lips, of







