Chapter 78

The heavy air gasped by both of the elders that somehow confused Louis as the next thing that they faced, was being the scene to be seated inside a room, but Yenail wasn't being there with them.

“How can you bring one of that dirty slut that nasty criminal have?” Leena bursted upon Louis when the younger just had his hands between the legs as his shoulders were already slouched.

“What made you bring her here anyway? Are you even in your senses?” Danial's words came out as a hiss when he eyed the younger.

“He has changed.” Louis's pleas came out when he lowered his head while being a tad bit embarrassed. “He made me trust himself. It's just for....one year.”

“Are you sure that you're not being in any kind of relationship with this girl?” Leena gritted her teeth when she eyed the girl from the room who sat upon the couch in the lounge when her glare dug holes in Yenail's existence.

“No!” Louis scrunched up annoyingly and clarified further ahead. “Marquis just told me to protect her. When he'll be back? She will leave.”

“Wait. Back? What the hell is with coming back?” Danial's curiosity scratched the atmosphere. “Where has he gone?”

“Let me tell you everything.” A heavy sigh slipped from Louis's lips when he told his elder siblings about every tip of the matter which was being the reason for his heavy tension from all of this time and they listened carefully to their younger. Leena disturbed the conversation a bit with the taunting but Danial handled the fury very well and allowed Louis to disclose everything in front of his elder siblings as the curiosity with a shine of honesty yet loyalty gleamed in his every word as he discussed the matter in detail. The elders faced different tastes of shocks, amuses and fear but later, everything made sense when they got to know that the girl that Louis brought with himself, was being someone else's property already. Louis also told how Marquis wanted to meet them both before leaving but he surely doesn't had enough time. He also told that Louis himself was being the only person that Marquis blindly trusted as apart from him? Marquis was being much more afraid for any other person. Louis was honest, true and loyal, not just towards his words but with his actions too and that was the main reason that built a bridge of friendship between them.

“I have observed her. She's too sweet to be harmful.” Louis informed his elders when he talked so politely.

“Well. I don't think that she'll going to be any kind of harm. Just look at her. She's already being so terrified.” Danial exerted when his gaze softened towards the dull shoulder-squealed figure who was seated on the couch.

“Huh. I'd still say that she's purely acting to gain our attention.” Said Leena, with enough harshness in her voice.

“She doesn't made that monster fall for her like that. There must be a reason that Marquis has changed in his own skin.” Danial and Louis almost uttered in a unison when both of the brothers faced their only sister.

Leena just dropped her jaw in awe and stomped her foot on the floor while being annoyed for the fact that the unknown girl just got supported by her brothers, as later that she left the room while pacing fast and entered the lounge. There, Yenail suddenly stood up in respect after seeing her and blinked with fear controlling her every blood cell as it ran inside her when the poor soul already made her mind for being escorted out soon. Leena's fired figure approached her when she threw daggers at another lady who was trembling by now and gulped hard after meeting her blood red furious orbs when Leena's teeth gritted as her chest heaved along with her blowing nostrils yet annoyed lip pulls when she stomped her foot on the tiled floor even for the second time.

“Don't you think that you'll be going away like this. I won't let you stay here more than a week.” Leena pointed towards her when her eyes pierced the soul of another girl in front as Yenail shook her head, unknowingly yet awkwardly when her own innocent eyes fought with the fire as Leena didn't stop there at all and barked some more. “You hoe.”

She turned to avoid the face of the girl who was burning her heart and went straight upstairs, whereas behind her back were glued those innocent soft eyes that stared her while watching her covering the staircase.

“Don't worry. She would probably be fine in the morning.” Danial appeared out of the blues with his hands tucked inside his pockets when his voice caught Yenail's attention so suddenly as her head turned. “She's kind of grumpy when her sleep-o-meter isn't full.” A warm giggle filled the air around them when Danial tried to fight with the tightness that was holding the air. Yenail didn't respond with words but a sweet smile generated at her delicate facial features, by the comment that the tall male just made. Though Danial and Leena had age difference by just a year but there is an attitude so informal to be attained when you’re being comfortable enough. “Please don't mind her.” Danial's apologetic eyes made a contact with the other pair of innocent orbs in front of him.

“Uh. No! It's okay.” Yenail softly spoke while shaking her head and smiled widely yet suddenly after she spotted Louis jogging up to reach them, her eyes shone after seeing him there at the thing that he has been taking care of her, following another reason also that she trusted just him after Marquis as Louis returned the smile.

“Hmm. I'm doubting something now.” Danial's cheesy smile teased the hell out of Louis.

“Argh!!” Out of frustration that Louis almost yelled upon his elder when his deep voice grumbled in anger and Danial simply laughed so warmly while throwing his head back over his reaction.

“Okay, booger.” The elder mocked playfully and ruffled the young one's hair.

“Danial.” The younger male pouted with a whine.

Danial than turned towards the girl when he further enquired. “So. Your name's Yenail?” The girl hesitantly hummed over his words along with a nod. The elder giggled and earned a pleasant smile from the girl. “Just relax. We will talk in the morning.” Danial gently patted her head when he smiled and turned towards the other guy. “Louis, lead her to the guest room.” The elder left after conveying his words when he stretched his muscles following few yawns and disappeared right after few minutes. 

“C'mon.” Tiredly that Louis held her suitcase and led her towards a room which was being at a distance from the kitchen when she silently followed him. Louis's hand grabbed the doorknob as he turned and entered the room. The room that held a pleasant smell yet soothing aura which soon begun to wrangle Yenail's surrounding after she entered with a smile but a weak one. Louis placed the suitcase near the small side table which was closer to the bed and the door. The room was quite fine and tidy. Not huge enough but great in size and it held light colored walls to be decorated with small picture frames, dim lights along with a bed in the center and a tiny window right in front after opening the door as the room itself was being self-satisfying.

“Thank you so much, Louis.” He heard her behind his back when he made a turn and saw her smiling.

“It's alright.” He returned the smile when he patted her head like a caring brother. “Sleep well. Okay? I'll be checking up in the morning.” She lacked the love of siblings in her blank life but the fate provided her this opportunity too. “Don't worry. He'll be fine.” Louis reassured and earned a nod from her when later that she lowered her head as her throat started to dry out so early right after moments when she started sobbing a little while thinking about a specific person and Louis could not do any other thing, when he simply held her hand and squeezed it in warmness. “Now sleep well.” He patted her head again and after checking her with concerning eyes, he turned and left the room.

With her teared heavy eyes that she sighed, her feet moved towards the side table as she placed both of the phones over there.

Her own and Marquis's phone.

Her heart ached badly after glancing his picture over the lock screen. The bare face of her love that was being deadly astonishing as it was calming her heart down somehow. Her eyes at least got to witness him right there until he'll be coming back. His finely beautiful and creased yet detailed features that she wanted to touch for real but couldn't when she traced her fingers upon the glass of the device's screen while following a sting in her heart lately and a tear slid down from her eyes when it dropped upon the screen as she held his only remaining thing so tightly, close to her chest.

“I hope you're fine, Marquis.” Her sobbing vocals were unable to be heard by even the air as the words came out in a mumble which remained in her mouth when she cried after placing the phone aside her upon the mini table and later, she settled herself under the comforter. Her hand hovered near her ear when she made sure that the metal dangler stays there as it was still connected with her smooth skin, safely. She closed her tired heavy eyes and the lids covered those rivers in her eyes when she mumbled. “I miss you, Marquis.”

After so long that she lacked that soft sensation over her lips which were being nothing else but his goodnight kisses as she desperately missed his rough but protective hands holding her waist. His flesh tasting her skin every passing moment even before sleep. Her ears craved to hear those nicknames and loveable talks so much, it hasn't been enough time and she was missing him so much when with a heavy heart that she forced herself to sleep.

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The sun shone bright in the sky when its rays were mixing well with the canvas that spread all over above the surface as the light screeched inside from the small curtains that hung at the window of the room where Yenail was sleeping as the room was being sound proof.

Her figure above the soft comfy mattress was mingled well with the silk comfortable material of the comforter that covered her when the house was also seeming too much quiet to tingle her senses and make her awake. When Louis also checked her at least two to three times before leaving for the police station but everytime, whenever that he came to the room, he was welcomed by a sleeping girl.

It's been four days already that Louis didn't touch the matter while Yenail was staying over his place. Everytime, whenever the air got distracted with that discussion, Danial gets to handle everything very politely, but still that the air remains harsh and tightens every moment whenever Leena speaks up, whereas Yenail wasn't being bothered at all by their attitudes as she too was experiencing the life of having siblings, temporarily.

She rubbed her eyes lazily when she stretched her one arm while her lips were being dry as they lacked that specific sensation of the wetness that she witnesses everytime because of her love. Her dull eyes opened slowly and she stared the creamy ceiling above her head while being deadpanned when her finger automatically traced her bottom lip and she felt no wetness over it when her heart sunk down. Yenail was being too much habitual and obvious towards his habit of tasting her tenderly lips so often, when now that she sadly pouted after pulling up her bottom lip and forcefully dragged herself in the sitting manner when she clutched her own shirt and squirmed it near her nostrils as she inhaled the scent after closing her eyes when it still lingered with his smell from the last hug that her and Marquis shared. A relieving yet relaxing smile decorated her face when she dropped her shoulders after feeling a bit stress-free. After closing her eyes, her mind automatically took a dive into the wonderland where she was still being with her love while tilting her head aside as her ecstasy took over her when she got hold of the soft pillow near her face and her fingers dug deeper into the soft material as she missed him, oh so desperately. A slight knock over the door broke her connection with the thoughts when she jumped back into reality as after putting the pillow aside, she went to open the door and stood at the spot when later that she found a fine tall man standing at the other side of the door.

“Good morning!” He chimed when a beautiful smile was charming up his face double time as his voice was soothing yet heated.

But to Yenail, it surely wasn't being enough powerful to fight the crispiness that Marquis’s morning voice held as she was a possessive one also. Even towards Marquis, she was being the hardest obstacle to cross while attracting her towards him.

To Danial? No chance. She strongly took the decision and also, at the other side, Danial too never gave a single try over her while he was being too busy in his own time but he doesn't really forgot to show such humbleness and care to his guests.

“Good morning, Danial.” Yenail smiled back.

In these days, a bond of friendly relation developed very early between Yenail and Louis's elder brother right after the minute when Danial observed the purity in her actions and it didn't alarm him for any kind of attack from her side. In his mind, there generated several things, thoughts and assumptions which were compiling up but he never believed them as it was a known fact to him that from the time she was being here, she was being the one who was scared and distant so very often. The main insecurity that a person faces whenever he/she is being afraid and to Danial, she was surprisingly no harm when he too find her mingling up a bit, afterwards.

“Breakfast?” His voice rung Yenail's ears and she silently nodded, though it was almost noon as the clock struck eleven forty five in the morning. “Okay. Go freshen up. I'll make it for both of us.” Danial chimed once again when the curve of happiness never left his beautiful face and over his statement, Yenail hesitantly nodded and made a turn.

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The plane landed at an unknown place where the atmosphere was being totally disturbed when two men who had another one captured between their arms, left the jet as the man in between them, whose wrists were being tinted red due the stinging metal hand cuffs which almost stopped the flow of his blood, stood silently.

The lower surface of his shoes scribbled the very tiny rocks and pebbles of the land of Manchester when Marquis soon got dragged so harshly into a van along with his hands being already cuffed from past four days as they also had his eyes covered with a black cloth when he was just breathing but didn't utter any word all the way from Incheon. Though he was capable to escape but currently his strength was being so low and weak when his muscles were being sore along with his hands and legs limping like bubble.

The van drove to the destination where black suited men surrounded the area as small black figures could be seen while standing at the corners of every wall and towers. The place already got alerted for the arrival of a new criminal. The destination's name was marked as the best yet most powerful jails among the world's top ten. The one which wasn't that easy to break.

After reaching deeper inside the building and entering a room which had huge metallic walls, they removed the cloth from Marquis's eyes as all the way to his secured cell that he was unable to observe the path and ways when a harsh push that he received from the man behind him and it resulted him to tremble over his feet but he was habitual to utter threads along with cursing when all the way that he conserved himself but still, it's sometimes impossible to change a habit that converts to a permanent trait and likewise, after standing over his trembling legs, Marquis's fingers twisted into a fist that made the veins pop out soon as it was being clearly evident right now that he was being mad at the moment as soon that he cursed under his breath.

“If only it won't be her. You all would be under this ground. Buried alive.” 

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TBC