Chapter 16: AFTERMATH

Corners of his crinkled as his men blocked all possible exits.

A muscle in his jaw twitched as his lips drew back in a snarl. "Listen to what I'm trying to tell you, woman!"

"Why should I follow you?!" I shouted back.

"If you want to leave then let me accompany you," Isaac suggested.

What are we arguing about? Well, it all started after that day I was kidnapped.

You all remember Isaac carrying me bridal style out of that mess. I thought I was a goner. Anyways, as soon as we got home I found my whole family at our house and everyone looked so worried.

I flashed a glance at Isaac looked back at my family and whispered, "You told them?!"

"My wife was kidnapped in my own house what do you expect me to do?!" Isaac suddenly exclaimed. That took me by surprise, I didn't even got the chance to speak.

"Don't shout at my sister Trazona," my brother warned Isaac with his gun pointed at my husband's head.

Everyone was on edge, as if anyone made a wrong move then blood would be shed.

But Dad broke that silence and said, "This is not the time to fight. What's important is mi prinsesa's safety. Have you conducted a thorough body examination? Is she okay?" Why are the men in our family so obsessed with me? Can anyone explain that?

"Our doctor said she's okay but we can't be so sure, I think she needs more examination," Isaac said so seriously my jaw fell.

That day, I underwent a few more speculations before they finally let me go.

I thought that was the end of it but it only got worse. Dad sent men to guard me, Isaac on the other hand was sticking to me like glue.

To the point an instance happened when I needed to go to the bathroom and he still insisted on coming along with me inside just to make sure I was safe.

What kind of bloody fucked up life is that?!

And we're back to the present day, I was planning to go to the gym to enhance my muscle training but Isaac wouldn't let me go alone.

He was suggesting I take ten men with me. Ten men! Just to accompany me to the gym!

So of course, I'd decline! But being stubborn as he is he stopped me from going out. Not unless I tale those ten men or him with me.

"Do you know where the fucking gym is? It's just across the street!"

"And you got kidnapped at my property, what makes you think you're safe just across the street, woman?" Isaac asks with a straight face.

"Well for starters I let myself get kidnapped! I never thought that—" I couldn't finish my sentence; the terror of that day still lingers in my head.

A vein popped out in his neck as his expression hardened. Isaac grabbed my hand and pulled me into a room.

I thought that was it but the ground suddenly shook and we are now going down like in an elevator.

A few seconds later, we arrived at a place fully equipped with materials needed for training.

I didn't know there was a place like this inside the house.

"You want to train right? I'll teach you how to defend yourself,"

"Well excuse me for being too weak,"

"Being weak isn't a disadvantage. It just means you know your limitations. Go ahead and change, let's start." That was the last thing I heard from Isaac after he suddenly left me here.

I was so excited I finished preparing at the speed of light. But I was internally disappointed when he handed me running shoes instead of gloves.

" Are you serious? "

"Stamina is important in every battle. You need to build your stamina to ascend to the next lesson." Isaac grabbed a stopwatch and looked straight at me.

"What are you waiting for? RUN KAMILA! RUN!" Curses! Stupid Isaac! You're going to pay for this if this doesn't work!

I ran through the tracks like how I normally would in my past life but this body is really still weak.

A few runs on the tracks had already exhausted me after just a few laps. I need to level up my game! I can't let myself be treated like a damsel in distress again!

I grabbed the tires lined up and pulled it with a rope as I continued running.

I saw Isaac looking at me a few times but I ignored him. After a few more laps my knees finally gave in.

That's when Isaac came into the picture, he loosened up the ropes and threw the tires off of me, placed a towel on my head and handed me a bottle of water.

"Great work," that was all he said but it kind of made me happy knowing I made progress.

"You should rest for now, let's continue training tomorrow. I'll cook." I gave him a weird look when he said he'd cook. He's not planning on poisoning me right?

He knows well that he can't cook, he can't even cut a little onion.

I didn't have the energy to argue so I let him do what he wished. While Isaac was busy cooking his inedible dish I was left alone inside this secret lair.

So, like the assassin I am, I tapped my earpiece and called Hudson.

"You're in a peculiar place, what's the catch?"

"I need a thorough scan of this place. Anything you find useful would suffice," I ordered.

"It would take time, for instance, put one of the chips I gave you before in any place you find suspicious and I'll run a few checks and send the file to you."

I'm sorry Isaac, I know you're helping me grow this body but my goal comes first.

I'll take down your mafia and make it my own. Find my killer and maybe live a normal life after that.