The world seems to be slowing down these days. I never thought bad things would happen to us. It never even occurred to me. I was safe and happy with him. But now, I was the saddest person in the entire universe. Two days were the longest time I had ever spent. It was the same days without my husband around me but these two were more torturous. "Did you hear anything from them?" I asked Assassin. This was a stone house, a giant one and full of luxury. I came out only when the sun was out and shining bright. It was cold but the stone house kept it away. It was a beautiful place but without my husband everything was dull. "Yes, ma'am. The bad weather has caused delay to them. The sun is sinking. It will be cool soon." He looked up at the sky. The grey clouds were running to cover it all. I glanced at him and nodded. I trot inside. It felt like a miracle to see a stone house and it could be beautiful too. I had my meal in my room as I did daily. I fell

After sleeping for hours, I woke up in a new room. A smile curled up on my face. I was dead to him, that eccentric person and the stalker wouldn't chase me ever. I could roam freely around. No one would stalk me, scare me. I never thought I would be happy considering people that I was dead. Did Duante do this because of something? He wouldn't have told me because of my pregnancy. A soft tap came from the door. "Ma'am, please wake up. You need to eat." I heard Assassin. Sometimes, he reminded me of my father. He took care of me as a father took care of his daughter. We were in Australia. Devil picked this place as Andrew had no connection here. I could live freely now. I never could imagine that my fake death would bring me freedom. I got the door. "Assassin, did you hear anything from Tom? I wanna talk to him." He shook his head. "As Sir is pretending to be on their side. That won't be a good idea. A little hint could lead him here. So

A small smile crept onto my face permanently during my stay at the park. Though, I wasn't doing much but staring at all happy faces, squealing kids happily. Ben cleared his throat. I peered up at him and rolled my eyes. ''I'm not alone, you know." I darted my eyes out over the familiar faces, mingled in the crowd, pretending to be the usual people, visiting the park. "Yes, ma'am. But it's too late. You must be tired and hungry." Assassin said, his eyes were in the distance. I giggled. He acted like a caring nanny. The dim amber was gone in the sky. The dark was replacing it. I got on my feet still smiling as I paced toward the car. Two kids swooped ahead of me, almost startling me. Fear raced through me as I stumbled. A shriek left my throat. I extended my hands as I was going to hit the ground. Arms curled around me. My hands shot up and touched his warm skin. My eyes widened in recognition. It immediately slipped away and

Duante's POV I glared at the message from him. My lips tightened in anger. Soon, I am going to face him. I would love to see him whitening in dread. I doubted him the day he told me that Sofia wasn't returning his calls and messages. I ordered Drake to work on it immediately. Then everything was clear to me. Uncle requested Aaron to rescue me the day Andrew planted a bomb in my private plane. Aaron was my cousin and the boss from Mexico. He was true to me and met me as soon as he could. I wouldn't blame my uncle but he should trust me. He wasn't my favourite person but I respect him and care for him as a family member. We weren't ever close enough to share such secrets. He considered me dead. Let the guilt eat him from inside. I reread the message. His son was on the top of my killing-list. Antonio also wanted to kill him. I wanted to be wrong about him. His daughter was safe now. But he didn't need to know. When I met him, he was going to answer my

Duante's POV I pulled the gloves up. I didn't want to make another mistake. I let my wife catch me. Antonio Uncle couldn't see who was behind the mask. "We're ready, Devil." Drake said after knocking on the opened door. I slanted my head to the side, motioning at the laptop. "Did you check it, Wolf?" I asked. "Yes, boss. Aaron sir took ma'am out for a walk on the beach. Ma'am was looking happy going there. Everything is as you want." He paused. I nodded sensing more on the tip of his tongue. "Ma'am is expecting a call from you." He said. "See, if she's not sleeping. Video call." I couldn't alter her request. "Sure, boss." He walked over to the desk, his phone hoisted up to his ear. I ignored his conversation but the alerted part of my mind couldn't ignore it. I grabbed the dark hood and threw it over my head. I turned, sauntering to the desk. I took the couch. Drake turned the screen to me. I caught her b