Chapter 8

Marissa pov

Tonight was tiring. I don't need to wonder about what Alaric thought of me, I will always be a manipulative whore to him. At this point I don't care.

Nova. I will see my beautiful baby soon, I will fight for her with everything I have got.

“We have arrived,” Lucien said. We walked out of the car, I turned to face him, he smiled at me, opening his arms to me for a hug.

“You did well, Lucia” Lucien praised me,

I smiled.

“I can't wait to see her,” I said, “I hate that you did make me the CEO without warning, I am still not ready” I continued.

“Lucia, I will not let that imp and his family walk over you,” he said.

“I know. I am not letting them” I tell him, “your ex husband has someone on our tail” He said. “I know,” I smiled, we both laughed as we walked into the house.

“Ma’am, we caught a man trying to get into the house,” one of the guards said, as he bowed to welcome us.

“Where is Levi?,” I asked, my heart racing.

“He is fine, Ma’am. He is safe and still asleep” the guard answered.

“Old enemies?” Lucien asked, “Seems so, let's find out” I answered. As I run from my past, they keep closing in on me.

“Where is he?” I asked, looking at the guard.

“The underground basement” the guard answered.

“Let's have some fun!!!” Lucien said, I threw him a look, sometimes I wonder if he has a dual personality.

We walked into the basement, and a man was tied to a chair. His face was so badly beaten that I can't recognize him, he looks somewhat familiar.

“Sable…” the man called.

“Vincent. It has been a long time” I said, as I recalled the face, I put on my old mask,I removed a hairband from my purse and tied my hair. Vincent used to be a lackey to me, but he betrayed me at an operation, so I cut off his male genital, and his middle finger as a sign of betrayal. I had also made him take a fall and made him wanted by the police till now.

“You look different,” he laughed. “I do. It has been what? eleven years,” I asked.

He laughs, then asks “You have a child ?,eh”.

“What do you want?” I asked.

“Revenge, I want your son for what you did to me” Vincent howled.

“No, that is not why you are here” I said, shaking my head.

“Oh, you still think you are in power. The Alden's has been losing control since you left” he spat.

“You and I have worked many times but you still don't know me, Vincent. But I know you, you won't come after me for revenge. Who paid you?” I asked while playing with my polish nails, I watched as fear crept into his eyes.

“I said I wanted revenge?” He answered.

“Wrong answer,” I stated, walking around him, he shakes violently trying to get out of the binds on him.

“You are going to ruin my newly polished nails, and I am sure you don't want that” I added.

“Listen I don't know, I got a call saying that if I could bring your son. My criminal record will be clean. But I swear to God, I don't know who the person is, I swear” he cried, I smiled.

“Is that all?” I asked, he nodded quickly.

“Clean this place up,” I said to the guard.

“Sable, Sable, Let me go, I already told you all I know. Please” he begged. I didn't stop.

“ You fucking bitch, they are coming for revenge. You think ten years of disappearing is going to fix it all, we all belong to that world, you have grown weak, you will need me ” he cackled.

I stopped walked up back to him with grimly smirked, “Ahhh, I see you still think low about me,”

“Don't kill him. Make him suffer until he begged for death but don't give him the satisfaction” I ordered.

I walked out of the underground basement. I know backing out from the underworld is not going to be an easy thing to do, I pulled at my hair wanting to scream, what if I can't protect my children. I had sworn not to bring them up in this lifestyle.

“Don't worry, you are going to be okay,” Lucien assured, hugging me. “I will do everything to help,”. I just nodded, pretending like I was not shaken up.

What if the ghost and shadow of my past catches up with me. What if I can't protect my loved ones?