“It’s cold.” “Go.” I said after towel drying him. He shook his body before taking off. I towel dried myself then pulled on my briefs. I cleaned the bathroom he had dirtied with those wet feet before I walked after him. When I got to the closet, Rome had moisturized his skin, worn a large t-shirt of mine and stood waiting for me. I moisturized my skin then pulled loose pants on even though mostly I went to bed in my briefs. I wanted my son to be comfortable. “Come.” He held up his arms. The boy was spoiled and I blamed his mother. Serene. Every time I thought about her was like passing my hand through scorching flames. I picked up our son and he soon ran his hands through my damp hair, ruffling it. “Just like my hair.” I said nothing back. He tried to wrap his arms around my shoulder. I turned off the lights then pulled back the covers. I lowered him and he jumped to the other side. I slipped in bed and it didn't take seconds before he was by my side, nestling like a cub. My son

I nodded to answer Malik’s question of me being alive. His eyes then stared at me suspiciously. He was doing the same analysis? Could he trust me? Would I turn him in? His eyes flickered before he let out air, having taken a decision. “Come in sir,” He gestured to the house. I closed the car door, following him to his cabin. My eyes took each and every corner. I did not miss a single spot. I didn’t know what I was looking for, anything that would deem him back in Lurther’s grasp. Trust no one, especially the ones closest to you. The cabin had the basic necessities to survive but again, it would be easy for him to take up and run when needed. There was nothing personal in the house at all. A couch, furs all over, a kitchen, a bathroom and a bedroom, just one. He had stayed in this house with Serene for months, them sharing a room. My eyebrow corked up. Something foreign ran through me but I had no time to analyze what the feeling was. I swallowed, walking back from searching his ho

A prickle was what I felt as soon as consciousness slipped back into me. “Don’t move.” A voice came, very close to me. Panic rippled through me as pain shot through every part of me. I had passed out, I hadn’t been conscious. The horror of the revelation tore me apart because once again I knew, I knew what had taken place. Tears burned, my mind trying hard to patch together what had happened. “Stay still.” Somehow I did, too shattered to fight. He wasn't mounting me, he sat next to me, injecting me with something.The realization made me snap my head around, wanting to sit up but the man held me down, the needle still in my arm. If I moved it could break and I would be dead. He pulled out the needle and I jolted up, my hand shooting to his neck, holding firmly. “What was that?” Were they getting me into drugs?No! No! Dark soulless eyes stared back at me. The man picked up something and showed me which was an empty vial.“These are antibiotics for you. I have been injecting you

Kabir: All teams in position?I waited, darkness surrounding us. The only light came from the building a few miles from where we lay low. There were thirty guards we had to take out, patrolling the building. Twenty congressmen were having a meeting in that building but we only needed six of them. This was a one shot play. Seventeen more politicians and businessmen were targeted that night. The teams all had a target to take out of these seventeen. Not even one of them would survive. Once we struck, the news would travel fast. We had to hit all the spots fast and heavily. Teams: Yes. They all replied within seconds. Kabir: Let’s go.I texted before tucking the burner under my bullet proof vest. “Let’s go.”We rose from the tree we lay behind. As much as I would have preferred to stay behind and take the targets out from the distance, it was risky. I would not be able to get all of them at once and the chaos it would cause was unwanted. “ Kill the lights.” I called when we were near

KABIR’S P.O.V. “Anyone who will tell me where Serene is will be given a quick death!” The building was burning all around us, doors locked, my men outside. Most of the guards were killed, just five left. None of them came at me. They had accepted their fate. They looked forward to it. These men were scarred beyond saving, letting them out into society would be a bloodbath for many. So much anger, so much hate they carried. “She is in pit 8!”“Pit 8!” “Pit 8.”I let out a breath. She was still alive. Why had they kept her there all this time? I was happy she was still with us but irritated she hadn’t listened. She should have ended it. The guilt, the shame, and the pain coursed through me. I hadn’t protected her. What had they done to her? She held on for so long. I didn’t know how to deal with such fear, fear for someone else’s life. We didn’t have time. I wanted Serene out of there as soon as possible. I nodded my head at the men, pulling out my guns to shoot all five of them b