~ADELE~Encountering Decker gave me another level of anxiety. The way he treated me in the past few days reminded me I could expect the worst for myself.What if he knows about the trip to the police station? What if he punishes or tries to kill him? What if he knows about Angelo’s feelings for me?The churning stomach and goosebumps made my vulnerable thoughts work on my body. I was trembling inside with terror.Isn’t feel strange we used to overthink the situation before it even happened to us. But this time, I was not overthinking I was waiting for punishment from the devil himself. If he could punish me for a small hairpin, he would happily kill me for the crime committed against him.I stood near the glass doors looking at the pool, waiting for him to enter.Suddenly, the lights went off, and the room’s aura changed utterly. There was a strange stillness and a sudden temperature drop in my body. It could be my mind or anxiety, but I was not ready to face a situation like that.The

From a deep slumber, Adele woke up. She didn’t find Decker in the room. With heavy eyes, she walked to look outside. Decker was standing at his favorite place near the water's edge.A smile sprinkled on Adele’s face; after a raging storm, it was a peaceful moment of relief. A tempest cleared between her thoughts and reality. She prepared herself and followed the narrow way towards him.The evening filled with peach-lavender light mirrored in the still water, where Decker was immersed in his thoughts.He looked at himself in the still water, thinking of his past.( FLASHBACK)“Did you kill him?” The girl shrieked. Decker stood still, looking at her.“Where the hell is ENZO?” She screamed again in panic.Decker walked towards her; she slapped him.“I would never love you. I hate you for what you are. Nobody can love a man like you. You are incapable of love. Did you hear me? Incapable of love,” She pulled the gun from his coat and pointed it toward him.“Don’t do it. Keep the gun down,”

~ADELE~“What happened, Adele?”“Please, take me out of here?” I appealed.He took me home, and for the entire ride, I was pondering the words spoken by those strangers. Why were they warning me? Am I on his latest hunt? What does that mean? All his love and emotions are a lie?I didn’t have the audacity to ask him about this. I saw him pulling the trigger without hesitation and how gently he held the flower petals. He showed me how hard he could be and how gentle he could be.“Adele,” he touched my hand.I came out of my zone and looked at him, but the sweat beads covered the first layer of my skin. An unknown fear crippling my senses, blankly looking at him.But I had to play. I had to play the part to look normal because this is what we do when we feel trapped.“I apologize for pulling you out like this; I was not feeling well,” “Hey, that party and those people don’t matter to me. What matters to me is you.” He cupped my face, and those glossy eyes flickered to the truth of his so

“Activate our man; if something happens to her. I will burn everything down,” Decker ruffed.A tease to lose Adele encapsulated his heart. These words echoed in the mansion and were merely a glimpse of outrage. He was all set to burn this world, but wished no single flame would touch Adele. She had been untraceable for the last eight hours, and he didn’t know where to find her. Several attempts failed, as Adele’s number was not reachable.His chest pulsated with wrath; deep down, his heart was scared for Adele. The serpent of anxiety spilled its venom. She was an innocent girl, and what if any of his enemies kidnapped her? Or is there any probability she left him because he didn’t tell her the truth?He clutched the table as Vincent entered with a package.“What? Did you find anything?” he asked.“There is a package,”He grabbed the packet and ripped it open. There was a flash drive with a note.We need one million dollars. Otherwise..., you can see what we have done to your wife. V

The glistering of heavy rain on the car windows told Decker he needed to get back home to get the peace in the arms of his eternal love.He was quiet all the way, trying to concord with the demons inside him. Does that necessary to kill her brother? Can’t he show mercy for just one time in his life? The saint swayed through his chest, trying to scream to his ears to repent and return to humanity, but then he summoned his demons to kill that good part. How could one go to the lion’s den expecting mercy? Isn’t it all about its terror, and doing one thing right would not make him a good man, so let the good rest in peace because his peace is the darkness that consumes him, and there is only one anchor to it, ADELE?He had done lots of work in his past life, and adding one more to his list will change nothing. Adele’s brother was merely a pawn, a pawn to get rid of from her life, and somehow he felt satisfied he didn’t need to share her love with anyone.She entirely belongs to him, and th