Chapter 13:

Christina and Michael spend the night together lying next to each other. Feeling the body warmth of Christina, this sensation sends Michael a bolt of electricity all over his body.….

At this point Michael lets his guard down for the night as he feels relaxed with her company. 

In the middle of the night, Michael frantically wakes up with his body quivering and wet with sweat. He is having a fever. He looks over to Christina who was peacefully sleeping and decides not to wake her up. He quietly slips out of bed and heads for the bathroom.

He splashes one handful of cold water on his face but he still feels hot. With his head hanging low face down he sees the bathroom bin and remembers the phone he threw out. He opened it and it was cleaned out.'I hope it's in the dumpster somewhere very far from here!' he murmured to himself.

Knock! Knock!

"Michael, are you ok?" Christina called out to him.

"Umh yes" he said while closing the sink tap.

She gently opens the door and sees Michael dripping wet with sweat even when the air-conditioning was on. She reaches out to touch his forehead and Christina's eyes pop wide open with a frown on her face.

"Michael you're burning up. Come here" she pulled him back to bed and grabbed some medicine with a glass of water. "Take this, it will help you feel better." She hands him the pills and drinks them.

Michael looks at how she fidgets with nervousness and gently holds her hand. 

"Christina I’m fine, don't worry too much. I am a soldier and I have been in more deadly situations." He uttered while he gave her a crimson smile and pushed the little strings of hair behind her ear.

Christina could feel her heartbeat slowing down. She took a long deep breath and slowly exhaled.

"You are special to me and I don't want anything happening to you," she said with a twinkle in her eyes.

He pulled her back to bed and cuddled up with her for the rest of the night. He did not know why he did that but he just did. 

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The next morning, Christina's servants reach her door and they are surprised to see that there was no guard standing at the door.

They gently knock on the door only to be shocked to see the comare open it. 

"Good morning ladies, please come later in the day to clean up." she said and immediately closed it shut.

Both her servant's mouth dropped wide open with shock.

"Oh well let's go take our break." One of them said while they happily walked away.

Meanwhile in Christina's bedroom…

Michael is still fast asleep and Christina orders breakfast to be brought to her balcony which overlooks the garden…after the table was beautifully set, Christina walks over to Michael who had overslept because of the medicine he took last night.

"Hey, wake up sleepyhead." She said in a low tone while gently touching his face. It was intriguing how fast she had developed feelings for this man. 

The question she kept asking herself was, was it a good or bad thing? She didn’t care though. She loved whatever she was feeling and hoped it could last long. 

Michael opens his eyes and feels dizzy at first but manages to sit up from the bed.

"Hi. What time is it?" He asked with a frown.

"It's 10 a.m. The drugs I gave you are too strong but they do the job." Her face flushing when she trailed her eyes to the front of his pants. 

He was big. She secretly wondered if he would fit…

"Ok thank you, can I take my leave now? I don't want to be in bad books with commander Mario." He remarked and the smile of Christina’s face faltered.

"Why are you scared of him? I own him too and he can't do anything about anyone or anything without my say so." She utters as she rolls her eyes.

"I’m sure you are starving. Let's go have breakfast." She added while pointing at the table set by the balcony.

Michael smiles from ear to ear because the meals he had with the comare were always mouth watering. He gathers all the strength he could and slowly walks over to the table with Christina's help… he flinches in pain when seating on the chair…. 'The body gets sore the night after a beating.’ He muttered out loud while he let out a painful chuckle.

Christina let out a small giggle too. She knows the feeling too well.

They both take their seats and begin to eat their breakfast.

“What do you see when you look at me Michael?” She suddenly asks while she pauses eating.

Michael chokes on his food and starts coughing rapidly. Christina hands him a glass of water and their hands touch which sends bolts of electricity to her body. 

He clears his throat… “Christina you are a drop-dead gorgeous woman and any man can attest to your beauty." He responds.

Christina reaches out for Michael's hand on the table but he moves it away. Christina's stomach flips with embarrassment but she feels a strange sting in her chest. 

'I must have this man by all means,' she thought to herself while giving him a naughty wink.

They both enjoyed their meal with small talk. Christina was keen to win over Michael's heart by all means possible and if it means her having him around her all the time then so be it.

She leans over to him, as if for a kiss and Michael frowns but he can’t move back so he stays still as her lips touch his. 

Blood rushes down south and he ends up grabbing the back of her head, kissing her hard. It frustrated him how this bad woman seemed to evoke a strong surge of desire in him. 

He couldn’t deny it anylonger. He wanted her…. But then, what about his job?

Christina moaned against his lips and that made him wake up immediately. He felt like a bucket of cold water had been splashed on him. How could he kiss her so passionately and even forget he had a cut on his lips?

He suddenly pushes her and she looks up at him confused. The kiss was so good that she had lost herself momentarily. 

“What’s wrong?” She questioned as she frowned. 

Michael averts her gaze while trying to catch his breath and calm himself down. “Nothing.” He says coldly. 

He hated himself for feeling this way towards the enemy. 

…

Meanwhile downstairs, commander Mario is busy looking for Michael only to meet Christina's maids.

"Hey, where are you going? Are you not supposed to be cleaning the comare's room?" He asked with his jaws clenched with anger.

They both jumped up in fear.

"The comare asked us to clean her room later." One of them answered in a shaky voice.

"Why?" He asked as his eyes reddened with more anger.

"We don't know sir." They replied as both of them quivered.

"Get out! Can someone tell me where Michael is!" He yelled with veins popping in the side of his head.

The maids ran away in fear as all the guards around Mario became busy with nothing just to avoid the commander.

Mario's chest is rapidly moving up and down as he huffs and puffs.

Suddenly a soldier gathers the courage to walk up to the commander, "excuse me sir!" he said in a shaky voice.

"Can you speak up like a soldier!" He yelled.

"Sir, Michael was called by the comare last night and has not been seen since then." He said while sticking his chest out like a pigeon.

"That will be all." Mario said while he gave the soldier a wave to get out of his sight. 'So this man is still after Christina." He thought to himself, little did he know it was Christina who was after Michael. He then puts his hands in his pockets and feels a small phone. He removes it and remembers that he was supposed to take it to his tech guy and fix it…

He compuses himself and walks out of the mansion, suddenly he looks up to Christina's balcony and sees them having breakfast. He folds his hands into a fist while clenching his jaws so hard he could fill his veins about to pop. He was filled with rage, jealousy and anger and decided to drive out to the tech guy…..

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The tech man's hideout…

Mario enters the tech guy's hideout. This was located in a normal suburb area. The house he lived in had a normal family living in it while he built a huge underground layer but to get in required one to be important. No one suspected that such a place would house a big criminal like him.

'Hi Joe." Mario called out to him.

Hey commander, how can I help you today?" He took a quick glance at him and continued working on his computer.

"I need you to take a look at this phone for me. It's dead but I need it alive."

He grabbed the phone and looked at it and his jaw dropped.

"Oh man, where did you find this ancient stone?!" He said while tossing it in the air.

"In the comare's room and when I tried to switch it on, it could not go on. I think we have a mole in the mansion." Mario said while touching his face.

"Look man, I am not promising you anything but I will try my best. This thing was made before I was born, you know." Joe replied as he scratched his silky hair.

He was 18 years of age with perfect hair. He lived in foster homes in his early childhood but ran away because of the poor conditions he lived in…. So the first thing he stole was a laptop as he was good at hacking the school computer to change his grades.

He started by hacking people's bank accounts till he levelled up to hacking big banks. The first thing he bought was a house which he modified with an underground layer. Then he needed a perfect family to live in while playing their perfect roles. He paid them of course but most of the money he donated to foster homes across the world.

"Do what you can.' Mario said.

"Ummm this is going to be hard. If it fails can I format it?" He asked

"I need the information on it so if you can switch it on without losing the data on it that would be great." Mario said.

"Ok I will call you once it's done." Joe said as he placed the phone on the table and continued working on the computer..

Mario shows himself out and sits in the car for a while thinking about Christina and Michael on the balcony before driving off. 'I need to get rid of Michael. He is the only person in my way to Christina's heart.' he thought to himself. He stepped on the gas and sped off.

He reached the Mansion and the first people he sees are Christina and Michael all cosy. He rolls his eyes and slam his car door shut.

He entered the Mansion and asked one of the soldiers if the comare had asked for him but the answer he got shocked him even more.

"No commander!" A soldier answered….

Meanwhile Christina and Michael spend the entire day together. Christina has fun while she messes with Michael's senses suddenly a loud knock is heard by the door and it was Mario who enters without being told to do so. 

Michael sees how red hot his face was with anger therefore he gets an opportunity to head back to the guards quarters before he ends up doing the unthinkable with the comare. But just when he's about to leave the room, her seductive voice echoes around him. 

"Michael please, stay."