Chapter 12

It is more crowded at night. Especially at the back. That is where the women are and where the strip show is most of the time. Ryan observes Henry who is seated in the high chair.

“Ryan!”, Henry exclaims as he identifies him.

He climbs from the high chair and walks towards Herman who delivers a punch on his face and Henry staggers back while grasping onto his cheek.

“What...”, Henry utters as Ryan discharges his shots upon him with several of the guards observing.

“Burn everything that is in here”, Ryan says and steps over Henry's corpse and goes to retrieve the bag of money that was on the counter, and walks off.

The men pulled out Grenades and started hurling them about the structure and it burst in certain spots.

The females who were confined in their rooms started screaming when they heard the explosions in the building. More Grenades were hurled and some of the top portions of the structure started tumbling. Ryan stepped outside to the car and he turned and glanced back to the building before shaking his head and then getting inside the car. He pulled out his phone and contacted his employer.

“Is it done?”

“Yes, the police will be here shortly”, He adds.

“Good”, he hangs up and slips off the gloves before driving off away from the building.

KAITLIN

I sat beside the lawn while I observed the soldiers patrolling the premises with their rifles in their hands. I was waiting for Mr Nathaniel to appear and then we headed to wherever we were meant to be going.

“Mam, Mr Nathaniel is here”, I turn around and it is the assistant.

“He is?”, I inquire.

“Yes”, I rise and nod.

“Okay thank you”, I follow behind her and we arrive at the home.

I observe him pacing up and down the room as he is on call. He hangs up as soon as he sees me and he looks at me as I turn away.

“The driver is waiting outside”, he says.

“Oh, okay”, I attempt to move off but he talks.

“Your bag”, he adds and I turn to him. The assistant brings it and it's a black one. I thank her as she passes it over to me and I grasp onto it.

“Thank you”, I grin and walk out of the house. I arrive at the car and the driver opens the rear door for me and I get inside. He closes the door while we wait for the main man to appear.

We waited for some time before he came out of the house and got inside the car. The door closed and he gestured to the driver that he should drive and the car started going. I didn't say anything but stared out of the window. His phone rings and he takes it from his pocket and he glances at it before responding.

“Is it done?”

He remains silent for a time.

“Good”, he hangs up.

“We are not going to Don's house anymore”, he adds as I gaze at him.

“Yes boss”, the automobile performs a U-turn and it is going back home.

“Are we going back home?”, I inquire.

“Yes”, he responds without looking at me.

“Why?”, I don't understand.

He remains silent and ignores me. I huff and turn to stare outside the window while folding my arms. I don't get this dude sometimes. He welcomes when he wants to and does things when he wants to. He is puzzling me at the moment as well but the big concern is what does he want from me? After some time the car comes to the home and it stops on the driveway I open the door at the same time as him and step out of the car with my luggage.

“Kaitlin!”

He calls out for me. I attempted to rush inside the house but these shoes were slowing me down as he came up to me and held me in his arms. I attempted to get free of his clutches.

“Let me go!”, I say and the guards are heading towards us with their rifles ready.

“Move back”, he commanded the guards and they didn't move.

“I said back down!”, They started lowering their rifles and he flung me over his shoulder and proceeded up the stairs.

He got inside the main bedroom and he put me on top of the bed.

“What was that?!”, He sounds a bit angry.

I breathe in and out while staring at myself.

“Answer me”

“What do you want from me?”, I inquire while staring at him.

“It's not your business to know what I want from you” “It is because it is about me!”

“Are you talking to me like that?”, my heart thuds.

He drags me by my legs and I scream while hiding my face. He lets me go and he glances at me as he is heavy breathing. He is infuriated.

“Never, I mean never do what you did outside are we clear?!”, I nod.

“And don't you ever shout at me? I am not your mate”, he walks out of the room after that.

I sit at the edge of the bed and hide my face in my hands.

I pull my hands from my face and they are trembling. I don't like this, living like this in terror. He could take me back to Henry's apartment for the way I acted. Rebellious is the word. I glance at my ring and sigh before I get off the bed take off my shoes and walk out of the room it is unlocked. I thought maybe it may be locked.

I walked down the stairs and went to his office I knocked for a long time before I opened the door and it was vacant. He wasn't in there.

“Mrs. Nathaniel ”, I turn around and it is one of the workers.

“I am...I am looking for Mr Nathaniel ”, I say “Oh, he is in the basement”

“Where is the basement?”, she paused before she informs me.

“Go down that passage and you will find a wall. Just press on it and it will open taking you to the basement.”

“Oh thank you”

“And don't tell Mr Nathaniel I told you where he is”, I nod and grin.

“I would not.”

She went away and I went in the direction she instructed me I placed my hand on the wall and it opened and had steps. I looked around before I entered inside and started down the steps. I went to the bottom and there were dummies placed there with targets. I heard a cracking sound behind me.

“Fuck Kaitlin! What are you doing here?", I turned around and he had his sleeves pulled up and a couple of buttons undone.

He has a gun in his hand and I swallow before he passes by me and goes to the other side of the room and there is every sort of weapon. He sets the rifle and he does something before it shuts up and seems like a wall. What Is this place?

“What are you doing here?”, he has his back toward me.

“I...I”, I couldn't talk.

“Who showed you this place?”, he turns to me and I glance at him.

“I was walking down the passage looking for you and...and I mistakenly placed my hand on the wall and it opened”, I quietly sigh.

He comes towards me and he stands in front of me.

“Whoever you are protecting with those lies I will find them”, he adds.

“I am not protecting anyone”

“I can see it right through you”, I swallow and he passes by me. I turn around and confront him.

“I came to apologize”, he pauses in his tracks and turns to me.

“I am sorry for being disobedient and rebellious.”

“Don't ever do that again”, why is it a big deal if I opened the door myself?

“Can I ask something?”, he remains silent.

“Why shouldn't I open the door myself?”

“Safety measures”

“Like?”

“In case someone is targeting you and they try to shoot your way. We may merely lock the door and the one who opened the door takes the bullets”, he says.

“Oh I see”

“Mmmh”

“Do you have a family?”, I glance at him and he doesn't look at me.

“No, they are all dead”, he answers and I feel awful for asking.

“I am sorry”, quiet settles upon us. I don't know what to say.

“Let me leave”, I make my way out and he holds my arm and I stare at it and then at him. He draws me close to him and rests my head on his chest.

“Don't defy me again” nodded nod as he said that and swallowed at the same moment.

He lets me go and I gaze at him before I turn and walk out walking up the stairs.