Chapter 1
I could feel my heart pounding as I ran through the woods . I could still hear the sound of men shouting and gun shots . I kept running despite my burning wounds . As the sounds in the background reduced I managed to settle quietly under a tree, my anxiety growing by the second . I could hear the faint sound of foot steps coming towards me, I covered my mouth with my sticky palm to eliminate any sounds from my heavy breathing as I tried to remain calm. Adjusting myself under the tree ,I heard the sound of a breaking branch 'shit' I thought to myself as it went completely silent .
"I found her!" The voice came in louder than usual as I felt a hand grabbing my throat . I felt my lungs burn as I tried to breathe through my mouth . I tried to rip the hand away from my throat ,as my body grow weaker . I dug my finger nails into his skin ,as his grip loosened I managed to grab my dagger from inside my shirt that was secured with my waist band and stab his throat , his hand immediately left my throat holding his own with the attempt to stop blood from coming out but failed miserably. I shield my face with my arms to prevent the spiting blood from reaching my face . I could hear him produce muffled sounds as the gulped for air coughing up blood in the process. As his squaring figure dropped besides me lifelessly I hesitantly removed the dagger from his throat , wiping the blood with his clothes. I pushed myself to my feet my back leaning on the tree trunk I removed a shaky breath as I left the lifeless body laying on the moist ground to go as far away as I could .
My body felt sour as I slide down the tree ,all my already fleeting energy drained out of my body. As I felt the cold breeze of the night hitting the face I couldn't help the tears that were running down my face, I was dirty , wounded , cold , broken, helpless but I had to live to protect my sister . In one night I had already lost my mother, chased by my step father's men and killed one of them,all this in one night . I stared down at my now bloody hands as my tears dropped onto them . my vision subsisted , I felt my hands drop followed by my head , the moon light rays became dark as darkness engulfed me into it's calming illusion.
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"Find any trace of them using any means possible" I told my men . Lucas my PA , walked towards me holding his iPad in his hands "sir, we've searched only half the forest,and we still haven't found anything apart from misplaced items it would take ages to finish searching the whole place "he stated looking around the endless forest, I let out a heavy breath ,he was right but we were talking about five billion worth of good here.
"We have no choice but to keep searching, so that we could predict their next move " I massaged my temples to reduce the pain and frustration.
Alexander Dion, this man was going to be the end of me , and If I get the chance I would make him suffer the way he made my brother suffer then kill him with my own hands, just the thought of him made my blood boil .
"Sir, you have to see this,"one of my men approached us removing his gloves as he gestured for us to follow him.
"What's up?" Lucas asked as we followed him , tree branches snapping bellow our feet.
He stopped at a tree and faced us ,as we approached I could as figure started appearing. He stepped back making space for us "we found her laying here the way she is," he spoke " is she alive?" Lucas questioned curiously. "We checked her plus, she's still alive but in critical condition . We aiso found this in her pocket " as he spoke another man came forward holding a tray with a dagger neatly placed on it covered in blood .
I turned to look at the girl, her hands were dropped to her side and her head hanging facing down , leaning on the tree with her legs pointing forward.
I squated besides her "do you know who she is ?,"I asked lifting her head up to get a clear look at her face "apparently no sir , but we do think she's the one who killed the man at the back""hmm"I didn't look away from her face as I spoke "investigate about her and give me the information by evening" with a lace of danger in my voice .
God only knows what I'll do to her if she's one of them."alright sir,"
Her face was a bit dirty , with her fair skin pale ,her lips dry ,she had perfectly arched brows and long thick lashes with dried tear stains running down her cheeks. Her clothes were dirty and torn showing visible wounds with blood stains and her dark brown hair was dirty and messy, tied in a now loose ban."Take her to my house and tell the maids to take care of her , after she's awake we question her,"I said standing up straight. "Are you gonna kill her?,"Lucas who was standing besides me asked a lace of fear in his voice"if she's one of them yes, if she's not we'll see then,"my voice came out cold as I stared sharply at her slender lifeless figure.