>> Hazel
“Emilio” Valek spoke to his son in a calm yet strong voice, “She is not your mother.” Emilio turned his head towards his father while still hugging me and Valek extended his hand towards him, “Come here.” There wasn’t any softness in his voice even though he was talking to a child and his own son at that.
“No!” Emilio buried his face in my stomach, “You shaid mommy went far way, she’s bwack now!” I could feel his grip on my shirt get tighter.
“Emilio.” Valek grabbed his shirt from the back and pulled him off of me, “Your mommy is d-”
“Boss!!” Another abrupt voice of a person cut Valek’s words short and made us all turn to the entrance of the warehouse. A man wearing a black dress shirt and pants was panting by the door. His hair was a bit disheveled and he had a thin physique but the moment he saw Emilio and Valek he calmed down and adjusted his slightly crooked glasses and hair.
“Ren.” Valek glared at him, “I see you’re neglecting your duties.”
“I’m really sorry boss.” He looked down, “I have no idea when the young master slipped past me...” Valek’s gaze didn’t falter so Ren gave him a 90 degree bow, “I’m really sorry.”
While Valked was busy glaring at the four eyes Emilio tried to grab me again, “Mama.” He whispered and I looked at him while he hovered in the air. This time, since I got to see his face very closely and clearly, I realized why he thought I was his mother.
Emilio shared the same condition as me.
Heterochromia.
Not only was his condition the same as mine, our color variation was also the same too. We both had one light brown eye while the other was grey.
When I looked at him and his small hands trying to reach me I had this urge to grab them and pull him in for a hug. Just when I moved forward Valek pulled Emilio up and handed him to the man named Ren.
“Daddy no!” Emilio protested but Valek turned his head away without saying anything to him.
Meanwhile, I was frozen in my stance, a sudden realization came to me then.
What was I about to do?
What good was it going to do me if I held that kid?
“You.” Valek looked at me and I turned my gaze to him. He glanced at Emilio and I did the same while Emilio had his eyes on me. I could sense the worry in them but what was the point of that? The boy meant nothing to me, so I looked away.
As Ren left the scene I took a deep internal sigh, “I have an offer to make.” Valek spoke and I turned my head towards him. His eyes were still lingering on the door through which his son was forced to leave.
“An offer?” I raised my brows at him while I still sat on the cold concrete floor.
He turned to me and crouched down to meet my eye level. I gulped as his face got closer, I could feel his intense gaze on me yet at that moment I found his blue eyes very pretty, the more I looked at them the more mysterious they felt, just like the ocean.
It was as if there was a whole vast blue ocean beyond them, deep and full of mysteries.
“Yes, I’m sure even you don’t want to die like this even though you made the mistake of stealing from a mafain boss.” He had a straight face on with absolutely no expressions.
“Is stealing from the mafia death worthy?” I scoffed.
“Yes,” He gave me a very serious answer, “Especially when you steal from the one incharge.”
I gulped, “I didn’t even take that much.” I mustered all my courage, “Going to an extreme just because of some petty cash.” I gave him a disgusted smirk, “What a scrooge you are.”
Hearing my remark a grin spread across his face, one that symbolized how amused he was with my words, “I’ll be patient here since I still haven’t stated my offer but, I brought you here for another reason” His smile vanished when he licked his lower lip, “Otherwise my men would have taken care of you.” He looked at my body, “And I would not have interfered at all.” His gaze was analyzing every part so intensely I instinctively brought my hands up and shaped them in a cross over my chest.
Valek snickered at my reaction and that made me fluster so much I could feel the heat leaving through my ears but all I could do in the situation was grit my teeth since his men were still behind me. They may have been standing still, doing nothing but just the fact that they were there was enough for me to not say anything further.
“You had an offer?” I glared at him and he smirked.
“Oh? You want to hear it?”
“Clearly I don’t want to die.” I gritted my teeth in frustration.
“Good choice.” He said, “And I’m hoping you’ll make a better one for the offer too.”
“Let’s hear it,” I said while trying to sound confident.
“Became a mother for Emilio.” He said in a very serious tone.
As soon as I heard the words leave his mouth they baffled me so much my reaction came out without me getting a chance to think about it.
“Excuse me!?”
>>HazelI looked at Valek in bewilderment as he stood up again and looked down at me.“You want me to become a mother for your son?” He nodded and I scoffed, “You want me to marry you?” I looked at him in disgustHe smirked, “What a ridiculous idea you got from my words. I would never marry you.” He narrowed his eyes, “Not ‘someone’ like you.”Although I would never want that kind of thing either, his words offended me greatly.“I don’t like you, not one bit,” I replied.“Likewise, as if I would find a ‘petty thief' any attractive.” We both glared at each other for a while but Valek was very impatient, “You have five seconds to decide.” He said, “If not,” He looked at the bulky man behind me, “Kill her.”My eyes grew wide and my heart started to beat like crazy when the bulky black man stepped closer to me. “One,” Valek started counting without any delay, “Two,” From the corner of my eyes I saw the bulky man take out his gun, “Three,” He placed the gun at the back of my head, “Four.”
>> HazelI ran like crazy through the forest since at the moment the only thing on my mind was to lose the men who were tailing me. For that purpose, I deliberately took a lot of turns and ran into thicker parts of the forest where there were a lot of bushes and plants to cover me.I purposely chose the path which didn’t allow a proper view of the way ahead and had many things to block the view of a person.I ignored everything and focused only on escaping but still running barefooted was not a good idea. I was getting scratches all over my feet from all sorts of things on the ground and the pain was tingling the rest of my body.After a while of simply running like crazy, I glanced back and saw no sign of anyone behind me, that’s when I slowed down.The adrenaline running through my veins started calming down as well and exhaustion began to take over.As I shifted from running to jogging to walking I felt the heat leave my body in heavy puffs while sweat started dripping down my skin
>>HazelI opened my eyes and felt how heavy my head was. It felt like there was a lot of pressure on it and because of that, it took me a few seconds to realize where I was.I shook my head and tried to stabilize it even though it felt like my head was going to drop down on the floor due to how weighty it was.I then tried to move but couldn’t.What?My hands were stuck somewhere so I shot my head above and noticed them shackled to the bedframe of the bed I was sitting on.“You’re awake?” I heard someone say from the side and I turned my head towards him. It was a doctor, or well, he did seem like a doctor with his white doctor's coat, neatly styled black hair that matched his black eyes along with the syringe he was holding in his hand.Syringe?My gaze followed to the place where he was removing his hands from.An IV drip?It was attached to the back of my hand.What!? Why?!!“Of course she’s awake.” Another voice disrupted my thoughts and made me turn my head towards the owner of t
>>HazelI woke up with a terrified gasp and immediately sat up while a shiver went down my spine.Drops of sweat rolled down my neck and forehead as I breathed heavily. My eyes frantically scanned the room which was now empty.Hesitantly, I turned my head and looked around. The room was empty, there was no one there but me.I took a sigh of relief and calmed down a bit.I let out a soft breath and looked down at the back of my arms that were resting on my thighs.Wait- A sudden realization came to me as I stared at them.I’m free?!I shot my head back at the bed’s headboard where I was previously tied with a chain but now, there was nothing there.Just the plain old frame back.Strange…I looked at my arms and hands again, the IV drip was no longer there either. I turned my head to the side but didn’t see any IV stand either.What the hell?I turned my head straight again and noticed something different.Bandages?I blinked a few times to make sure that what I was seeing was right.
>> HazelI nervously looked at the handle as it began to turn slowly but then, all of a sudden the handle got back to its position.Huh?It felt like someone’s hand may have slipped.I frowned as I sat in my position. That’s when the handle started turning again but once again it shot back up.What in the-?Then I heard a jump from the other side, the sound of a ‘hup’ and the handle going down properly for once.I kept looking as the door began to open slowly while a kid was attached to it.The scene was cute and funny at the same time and it made me relax and smile a bit.As the door rotated inwards, Emilio turned his head towards me and let go of the handle he was hanging on to, neatly and nicely he landed on the floor since there wasn’t even much of a gap to begin with and smiled brightly. “Mama!” He exclaimed brightly and came running to me in his adorable Winnie the Pooh onesie, “Is your booboo okay now?” He came and stood in front of me, staring at me with his big round mismatc
>>HazelWhat the hell kid!?? Why would you ask something like that??I screamed internally as I looked at Emilio who was looking at his father with sparkling eyes.I sighed.Well, who cares? Kids say stupid stuff.It’s not like Valek is going to really kiss me or even try at that.I turned my head to look at him.He knows I hate him and he probably hates me-“Of course I will kiss mommy.” Valek replied and looked at me.What?He passed me a smirk and then walked over to me while I panicked.What? What? What?? What the hell? What is he planning??Valek crossed the short distance and stood in front of me, his mischievous smile still plastered on his face, “Well then,” He moved his face closer to mine but I stepped back while glaring at him. “Don’t you dare.” I whispered to him and he let out a short snicker. “This is for Emilio.” He said and immediately after he grabbed my waist from behind and gave me a quick peck on the lips.He did it so fast I couldn’t even push him away. He kisse
>>Hazel A long sad sigh escaped my mouth as I stared at the ceiling of my room blankly. I was given a room near Emilio’s and I came back after putting the boy to sleep but couldn’t find any sleep myself. The room was perfect,, it was dark and the bed was soft too, just how I liked it but the environment was very different. The atmosphere was strange and even though I was mentally exhausted and tired I couldn’t fall asleep. I wanted to escape in the land of the unconscious very bad and I was getting angry at the fact that I couldn’t. So, I made a decision and sat up. Okay! I told myself Let’s do this. I stood up and walked out of the room to the first floor. The mansion was quiet, the lights had been dimmed so low I had to let my eyes adjust first before I started walking in the corridor. As I walked I thought about how strange it felt. It was such a nice and big place, during the day one wouldn’t feel anything weird because of the workers but at night, suddenly everything is
>>Hazel “Bingo.” Valek loosened his grip on my wrists, “That’s it. That’s the answer.” He let my wrists go and I instantly felt some relief there. He stepped back and folded his arms while I gently rubbed the reddened skin all the while I kept my eyes on him. “Tell me why you’re doing this?” I asked him again. “Because I’m a sadist.” He smirked knowing far too well his answer was going to annoy me. “Don’t use my words against me.” I gritted my teeth in anger. He was enjoying this. I just called him a sadist out of spite but now he’s having fun using the same word against me, “Tell me why?” “Because I’m a sadist?” “Arrgghh!” I groaned in anger, “ You might actually be one with how much you’re annoying me.” “So, now you’re saying I’m not one?” I didn’t answer him. I didn’t want to play along with his stupid game anymore. I just glared back at him but of course my glare had no effect on him. Compared to how intense his gaze is, nothing else can compete. But, that doesn’t me