“Justin Xane, when do you learn to start being a man and not this…” Shawn was going to say when the suited man (now Justin Xane) huddled above him and strangled him.Groaning, “What do you think, Donnelly? That this is your corporation where you give orders? Listen, here, I give orders and you listen!” He aggressively threw Shawn’s head aside.I struggled on the seat where I was, trying to get a hold of Shawn’s attention but the distance wouldn't let me. My tied month wouldn't permit for sounds too. This person seemed like someone Shawn knew. Since they were speaking of business, I guess they were business rivals.“If you think hitting or tying me up will make me listen to you, Xane, you’d be surprised,” Shawn smirked like the badass that he was.Glancing at him from afar, one could tell that he was unabashed by his adversary’s threats. Justin Xane, however, had a leverage; me. “You think so?” He raised his hands up, shifting backward. “Do you really think you won't take instructions

Shawn Donnelly~~He woke up in his room. He had no idea how Xane’s men had done it but he woke up right in his room. He was shirtless and his pants were dirty but he was lying in bed.As he struggled to get up, his head protested against it, ringing relentlessly in his ears. However, the image of Serenity all tied up in that hole was unbearable when he thought of it.Wasn't it so fucked that after discovering that woman was a traitor, he loved her still? That he felt like he couldn't live anymore while watching those crooks hurt her?They hurt her. They would all pay for it. Xane and Sunny, they would seriously pay. He staggered to the close the blinds. The sunlight streaming in from it was hurting his eyes.He could feel how swollen his face had gotten. He touched it, felt the sore, and groaned. “Fucking, Xane!”He was barely allowed to ponder on his misfortune further when his phone rang. When he picked it up, he found that it was an unknown number. Instantaneously, his heart skippe

The moment the shot blared, every one of the thugs– Shawn included was on alert. “I warned you not to try to be witty but you didn't listen?” Xane hollered. “Shoot her!” He ordered Sunny.At that moment, time seemed to stop. Shawn couldn't believe his ears. They were going to shoot Serenity. What the hell was happening?He was sure he didn't involve anyone. He came solo and abided by every rule. Who or what had fired that gun?Not caring for his own life, Shawn wanted to launch forward. His face was covered in beads of sweat now. He couldn't let Serenity die.Just when he was about to advance forward, the door behind got blown up, sending him and some of the thugs thumping away with a thud.“Shit!”“Get ready to fire!”“What's going on?!”He could hear the confused remarks from his perpetrators. All he could however think of was Serenity. Had she been shot? Had they got her?Coughing, he forced himself up in a pile of dust. It had created a somewhat fog that began to clear and give wa

I was pacing back and forth close to the surgery room – I mean, how far enough they could let me.Just when I was still getting into my thoughts, trying to place them together and allow myself to think of what comes after this, frantic questions came at me like bullets.Each one of the questions tore away at my already frayed nerves. "Serenity, are you okay?”“What happened?”“Did they hurt you?"Anyone could already guess who the ones questioning me were. They really needed to fill me up on a lot because I had no idea what had transpired in the heat of that moment.Yet, whatever it was, it saved me and Shawn. Partially. But it most definitely saved the Gadget Inc. Tears welled up in my eyes, instead, blurring the world around me. I could barely manage a choked sob, let alone answer their curious questions. The reality of the ordeal, the fear for Shawn, and the guilt of my own actions were threatening to drown me.You've been a bad girl, Calista.Just then, a uniformed officer approa