I won't die

7PM, WAREHOUSE

Aside from being a mafia and hating his siblings for a reason nobody knows, Madden Hart owns the biggest warehouse in the underworld business where he imports and exports illegal goods and weapons in and out of the country.

But who would ask or question him? Nobody.

Clover drove roughly into the warehouse and was immediately surrounded by Moon and Rollins.

"Hey dude, you're finally here," Rollins shook hands with him.

"Yeah, what about others?" Clover asked and looked at Moon who greeted him with a smile.

"They are out for an exchange," she said.

"How come I have no idea about that?" Clover frowned.

"Timothy led them. The boss told him to," Rollins said.

Clover scoffed.

"Come on, let it go. We all know how Tim always wants to be the boss's favorite," Rollins said.

"Like I care," Clover hissed and started walking toward the workers.

"Hey you, what are you doing?" He pointed straight at one.

"You saw something?" Rollins asked.

The man Clover pointed to smirked from up there and jumped to another side.

"Get him!!! He has a hidden camera!!" Clover shouted and shot two bullets into the air.

Immediately, the three started running after him; some guards also followed another side.

Clover was faster, so he got close first and kicked the man's leg so heavily that the leg twisted and a bone crack was heard.

"Ahhhh!!!" he groaned out loudly in pain.

"Fuck your dick!!" Moon screamed and pointed her gun at the man.

Rollins searched him and got the camera, which he destroyed by smashing it on the ground and then stepped on it.

"Please... spare me."

"Shut up," Clover said and before anyone could talk, he shot the man's head three times.

"Dude!! We have to inform boss first," Rollins shouted.

"Boss wouldn't want something as useless as this. I will report to him right away," Clover said and dialed Madden's number before walking away from them.

"Gosh, I'm in love with him," Moon mumbled and bit her lips.

Rollins scoffed and walked away.

"Give me a ride, please!" Moon ran after Clover after they finished at the warehouse.

"I still need to go to the castle. Boss wants me to get him something for him."

"Then drop me at the bus stop," Moon said.

"Where's your car?" Rollins frowned.

"Not your business," Moon smirked and joined Clover in his car.

Rollins shook his head as he watched Clover drive off.

HART'S CASTLE

"Where are you going? How about you give me a ride?" Kaliyah asked on the bed as she dressed back after their business together.

Madden said nothing; he used his wristwatch and checked something on one of his phones.

"I'm coming with you!" Kaliyah grabbed her bag and ran after him as he went out.

"You came with your car," Madden said on their way out.

"I still want to ride with you," she smiled and tried holding him, but just one glare from Madden made her stop.

They both ignored all the maids and guards bowing as they walked together, while Kaliyah was smiling happily just because she was walking beside him. A kitten suddenly ran into them from nowhere, making them stop.

Madden frowned as the kitten climbed on his legs.

"I'm sorry!" Onora said loudly as she ran closer.

Madden raised his brows; he stared at the girl in front of him as she picked up the kitten and looked up.

"I'm sorry," she repeated softly and quickly avoided his eyes.

Madden hadn't said anything when Morana spoke up.

"It's the bride again," she chuckled mockingly.

'Bride?' Madden asked inwardly in shock.

Bride?! This is the bride?

"That wasn't my intention, I'm sorry," Onora mumbled.

"That's not the point. Isn't it concerning? Who chose you to be his bride in the first place?" Kaliyah asked.

"I did," a voice answered from a distance and they all turned to see a woman in her sixties walking closer with bodyguards.

"Mom??" Madden raised his brows.

"Oh... mother," Kaliyah stuttered.

"You're lost your mother?" Mrs. Hart asked and Kaliyah kept quiet.

Mrs. Hart walked over to Onora and smiled at her.

"You chose her? For me?" Madden asked.

"That's right, and you," she looked at Morana.

"Watch your mouth next time, a sex mate should know her place."

Kaliyah swallowed.

"Guards, escort her out," Mrs. Hart said.

Immediately, Kaliyah was taken away.

"I will leave you two also," Mrs. Hart smiled and also walked away with her guards. Miranda quickly came to take Lolly from Onora and hurried off again.

Leaving just Onora and her racing heart in front of her nightmare called Onora. Her heart was racing but she wasn't breathing—not when she looked like a little child in front of the giant man. Just how tall is he? She's not this small beside everyone else; what is he?

Madden was also staring at the doll-like girl in front of him. Is she even real? This tiny girl? For him? She's probably underage; she looks fifteen or sixteen.

"How old are you?" was the first word he blurted out.

"Twenty..." Onora said it but he didn't catch what she said last.

"What?"

"Twenty, I'm twenty," Onora repeated.

Madden blinked. Twenty? Why does she look this way if she's twenty?

Onora looked up when she noticed he wasn't saying anything again. Their eyes locked.

"Don't listen to Mom. Pack your things and leave before it's too late," Madden said and turned to leave.

But immediately he felt something tiny holding his shirt and he frowned, darkly.

He turned to see Onora, her face down.

That very moment, Onora made up her mind. She was done. She was done being the soft and weak one; she needed to fight for herself, by herself. She has no one, just herself.

"Please... let me stay," she mumbled.

He frowned deeper.

"I have... nowhere... to go," Onora mumbled.

Madden scoffed.

"You look like someone who would die once I slide in my dick. Once," he said in a mocking tone.

Onora bit her lower lip and looked up at him with pretty innocent eyes.

"I... I won't... die," she stuttered.

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