“Wait, is this a prank? Did Chris put you all up to do this?” I ask loudly, chuckling lightly as I study the facial expressions of the people in this beautiful room. The entire ceiling is a painting, and the walls look like they were painted with gold and diamonds. The air smells like lavender, and the floor is so smooth that it mimics a mirror. I can literally see my reflection in it.“Linda, you are our hostage. I sent my disciples to kidnap you because I needed Mr. Kingston to pay his debts. He has forty-eight hours to do so, or I would have to take some drastic measures,” The lady with the veil stands to her feet as she explains.“Seems a bit made up, considering that Chris is a billionaire and could pay you within a blink of an eye,” I reply to her. Sue scoffs in response, clearly amused by what I just said because she is giggling.“You have so much to catch up with, but I will not be the one to help you with that. Your boyfriend will,” The lady with the veil informs me.“Mitch?
***Chris Kingston’s POV***Those people asking me to pay 50% of my debts is like them asking me to find a tree that grows money, it’s impossible! I have thought about negotiating with them, but from experience, I know that that does not work. They are merciless, and once they make up their mind, they don’t change it. No matter how many times they have preached that they are advocating for women, they would not hesitate to suffocate Linda with poisonous gas if I don’t cough up their money, and I am not going to let that happen.I would rather die than have an innocent woman die because of my mistakes or problems.I tried my best last night to see whether I could find where The Witnesses were but it was useless. I was drunk and I had zero ideas where they could be. As I said, those bastards are very secretive.It is morning and I barely slept last night, I kept thinking about where I would get half a million dollars. The company in the United States is doing really well, pulling out h
After taking the pill, I feel nothing change. The two doctors share a look and Sue looks very nervous.“How do you feel?” The middleage doctor asks me, and I shrug lightly.“The same,” I reply to him. “There is no instant rejection from your body, that is a good thing,” He says to himslef as he takes out a small notepad from his pocket and scribbles a few words down.“Okay, we would be back in three hours. By that time, hopefully you should be walking,” He smiles at me when he says this and I reward him with a nervous shaky smile in return.I watch them pack up their bags and medical things while paying close attention to how I feel right now. I just took a drug that has only been tested on mice, and almost all the mice that it was tried on died. If this drug works, it would be almost like me being a part of changing the world, making it better for the other people who are completely paralyzed or who loved ones have been sufferring due to strokes.If it works, life would become bett
“Stop the damn car!” I hear Chris yell as I continue to convulse. It is like I have no control over my body, I am so scared.A truck honks loudly behind us and Sergio panics. The car swerves to the right, causing us to drive right off the road and into a metal street light pole. The tires of the car make a loud shrieking noise as the car makes an impact.My body finally relaxes and my throat releases, causing me to take in a deep breath as if I was just saved from drowning in the middle of the ocean. That must have been the effects of the drug that I took.I reach for Chris’ hand and I hold it tightly as my lungs take in all the air they were deprived of.When I look at him, I realize that he is unconscious and there is a small cut on his head that is bleeding a lot.“Agh,” Sergio groans as he tries to open the door of the car. He looks hurt, but it does not look serious or deadly. Just a few cuts and minor bruises on his arm and head.Chris finally comes to and the first word that e
***Chris Kingston’s POV***My heart is beating so fast and my breath has quickened as I move closer to Linda. Damn, she looks so good. Her lips are slightly parted and I can only imagine how soft they must feel.It is like I am being drawn to her, and the way she is looking straight in my eyes ignites the heat in my blood even more. I move closer and closer to her until I am inches away from kissing her. I can even feel her hot breath on my face and I know she can feel mine. She is not making any attempt to stop me and that turns me on even more.It has been months since I have felt this way, since I lost my wife and child, I have not romantically or sexually pursued anyone. It was like my emotions got turned off with remote control.Just as I am about to allow my wild emotions to have full reign on me and kiss her, a very vivid image of my wife appears in my mind and I flinch away instantly.“No, this can not happen. I am so sorry,” I apologize to Linda as guilt washes over me enti
“I am not in the mood for your jokes this morning, Zara,” I keep my eyes on the work I am doing on the laptop and she scoffs in response.I know my best friend, Eric has…problems but I don’t think he would go that far. “Does it look like I’m joking?” She asks me, and I look up at her. I try my best to avoid glancing at her breasts.“Um, yeah it does,” I reply to her and she rolls her eyes.She and I have worked together from the day that this company was a start-up, so we have a very casual and calm dynamic. She is more like a friend to me than an employee, a friend that I pay every month of course.“I knew you wouldn’t believe me, you trust Eric too much even though has failed you over and over,” She argues.“Don’t talk that way about him, Zara. And if you don’t have any proof of what you are claiming happened, then I would like to be left alone,” I say to her.She sighs and then she leaves my office. In two minutes, she returns with a digital tablet and a folder in her hands. She w
What is he doing here? I have planned over and over in my mind on what I would do when I finally see Mitch, but I never thought I would get to so early, and it is like I am mute. My heart is beating so fast and it feels like I am losing my breath as I stare at him. My hands are literally shaking and I feel an incredible wave of sadness wash over me.“Can I come in?” He asks in a soft tone as he walks closer to me, but I push the door so I can shut it in his face. I do not want to talk to this monster! I am not ready!“Hey, hey!” He says as he stops the door from closing by using his leg to hold it back.“Please just let me talk to you,” He begs as I keep trying to push the door shut but he is too strong.“Go away!” I yell as tears fall freely from my eyes.“Please just go away!” I cry out again, and he finally lets go of the door. I close it and instantly lock it as if he is a serial killer seeking to kill me.“Linda, I know I messed up, which is why I am here. To give you the closu
“Oh, no. I don’t believe I can help you,” I reply to the lady as the waiter returns. He has the food that I ordered to take home. It is decently wrapped and in a fancy plastic bag. I take it from him and I put it on the table.“Thank you,” I say to the waiter, and he smiles in response as I reach for the glass of water on the table and place it in my mouth to drink.“So this is the lovely lady you have been waiting for,” He says, and I almost choke on the water.“Oh, no,” Victoria replies to him.“Gosh, no,” I add after a few uncomfortable coughs.The waiter looks slightly embarrassed by his assumption, he apologizes and then excuses himself as quickly as he can.“I would be on my way now, it was nice to meet you,” I smile as I excuse myself while taking the food with me.“I said that I needed your help, but I didn’t say that it was a request,” She says in a cold tone as she smirks. “You want your debts to be forgiven and to be free from our hold on you and your precious companies,