🥀 ABELIA'S POV 🥀
I dug my head into the wardrobe and began packing. I don't know who wants this drama in their life, but trust me, hiding isn't fun.
Nemo kicked the door open and walked into the room. "Stop packing, we aren't leaving."
I paused, "You said we were leaving a few seconds ago."
He walked closer to me, covering my entire figure as he peeked outside the window, "I have good news and bad news. The good news is we aren't leaving, and the bad news is we will be killed as soon as we take one footstep outside this mansion… we are surrounded."Â
I shivered at the mention of being surrounded, "You are saying the good news is we are stuck in a house we are not safe in?"
He calmly nodded, "Do yourself a favor, Abelia, don't go close to the window."
With that, he stormed off, "– don't go," I stammered.
I went towards the bed and hugged myself, frightened and horrified.
Soon, darkness swallowed us, and I felt like it was their time to strike. Criminals hide behind darkness to do evil, don't they?
Suddenly, I heard a sound, and boom, I dusted my legs and dashed towards Nemo's room. I could die of hypertension, being alone in this room, even before I was shut.
I stormed into Nemo's room and rushed towards him.
"Do you want to die?" he asked coldly, "You don't storm into a dangerous man's room when he smells trouble. Your head could have been rolling on the floor."
"But it isn't," I snapped back, "What were you thinking leaving me all alone in a house that's under a pandemic outbreak?"
He chuckled softly, "You should have just stayed in your room and locked the door, or perhaps if you were so scared, you could have chased after me."
He stared at me and I stared back, "May I ask you why they want you dead?" I blurted out. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to."
"If they wanted me dead, they wouldn't be standing out there, We are assassins, we don't glitch to kill. They simply want me back; their order is to kidnap me and bring me back and not to kill me," he declared. "That might not be the case for you, though; they are going to kill you."
"Is that supposed to make me feel better? You dragged me into this mess. Cain doesn't even know I'm alive yet, but I'm already on the verge of death." I retorted, "Anyways, why do they want you back? Everyone had freedom."
"Not in my own world. We took an oath, anyone who leaves dies. I broke the oath by leaving, my master doesn't want me dead because I'm the best he has, he wants me to lead after him."
"What do we do now since we are surrounded?" I calmly asked.
"We sleep," he blurted out. "They won't be able to hurt you if you're right beside me."
I sank onto the bed close to Nemo, "One last question," I whispered. "Why did you suddenly change? I once had a feeling you liked me, and I was very sure about it. Why did you become so cold the night I overheard your conversation?"
He turned towards me, "Because we are supposed to be enemies, your brother snitched on me. There's no use pretending I'm not sad about it when his sister is right beside me."
"But I wasn't the one who snitched on you," I reasoned out, "Cain snitched on me too, you can't be as sad as I am… I practically took care of him until he was that grown."
"Could you be the old Nemo one last time?" I added, "You put my life in danger… look, I'm scared."
He pulled me closer, and I trembled.
"Who exactly are you scared of, those men out there or me?" he asked, holding my waist firmly and pulling me even closer.
I swallowed hard, "Considering the way you killed those men earlier, I'd say you."
He smirked, "You asked me to hold you when you knew quite well I was the one you were scared of?"
"Trust me I don't give a fuck about dying after this cuddle," I retorted, "You are holding me tighter than I asked."
He inhaled sharply and whispered behind my ear, "If this is the last time, I'd better do it right. Stop trembling, Abelia, I won't hurt you… yet."
It felt as though my soul left my body as I repeated the word, "Yet."
Suddenly, we heard an explosion, and I jumped out of bed. "She's here," Nemo blurted out.
I was disappointed, as I slowly stood up from bed, a few seconds later, Brina kicked the door open and stormed into the room.
"Hey Abelia, nice to see you again," she blurted out sarcastically, "Did I interrupt something?"
I slammed my eyes shut, "Are you also wanted by your master?"
"Yes, I am," she snapped back, "The only difference is they want me dead."
"Congratulations, Abelia, I see you are walking on two," she added.
"We are not here for chit-chat, we need to get out of here," Nemo growled.
"So what do we do?" Brina voiced.
Nemo gawked at me, "We fight! You are on your own, Abelia."