Lovestruck In His Cold Heart

Hastened steps could be heard and a man could be seen, running as fast as he could.

"Catch him, don't let him get away!!"

About five men were chasing him. Fear could be seen on his face as he kept running for his dear life. He ran to the top of a building and reality struck him.

'This is it'.

The men who had been chasing him also stopped as they noticed he had nowhere to go.

"Come with us or die a miserable death".

One of the men said but the man who had been running for his life retorted.

"I'm going to die anyways. I'm sure the boss already knows I'm the one who has been leaking the information".

He said and one of the men who had been chasing him spoke again.

"The more reason why you should come with us. You owe the boss".

The man who was running all this while looked behind him, looking down from the building and the sound of cars buzzing and driving past could be heard.

He could see death calling. It didn't matter if it was from the cars down there, the wind that swept his face, or the men that were standing in front of him.

All he knew was no matter what, he'd end up dead. The only difference is... one is going to be a fast one while the other is going to be slow and painful.

Without thinking much, he chose the faster way and jumped off the building.

"We almost got him, but he jumped off a building".

One of the men who was chasing the man who died said to a man sitting with a glass of wine in his hand.

The man sitting raised his head and looked at the man in front of him.

"Fredrick"?

He called the man's name and the man just raised his head to look at him.

"His death means nothing to me. I'm sure he has a family somewhere, get my money".

He said with no sign of emotion and Fredrick bowed and walked out immediately.

The sun was yet to rise when I heard a knock on the door. My younger sister also came out of her room.

"Who could it be so early in the morning"?

She asked.

"It might be the landlord, let me check".

Getting to the door, I asked who it was, and just as I guessed, it was the landlord.

I opened the door but what happened next was not what I was expecting.

As soon as she opened the door, a bunch of men in black walked in, pushing our landlord to the side.

"Who... who are you"?

I asked as my younger sister came over and held me tightly.

"Wrong question".

A man said and after that, I don't remember what happened next.

Right now, we were in a room so dark it hurt my eyes when I opened it. Closing my eyes, I tried to find out if my sister was with me.

"Megan? Megan, are you here"?

I called a few times and she finally answered.

"Serene? Where are you? I'm so scared".

Megan said but I couldn't do anything about it.

"Just calm down, you'll be fine. I'll try to..."

I was about to say something when the door suddenly opened. I opened my eye to see who it was but I couldn't see his face clearly, all I knew was it was a man.

The man came in and stood in front of me, making me stand up as well.

Megan ran and stood behind me.

"Your father is dead".

His words resounded in my ears, making me swallow hard. His gaze made me flutter and I was suddenly very scared.

"Do you know what he did"?

He asked as he kept staring at me. A chair was brought in and the curtains were finally opened.

I could finally see his face and now, I wish I didn't see it. I immediately bent my head so I wouldn't be looking at him anymore.

I knew he was breathtaking but for some reason, he looked extremely scary.

Sitting down and placing his hand on the arm of the chair, he kept tapping on it gently.

I already knew that my dad was working in a company and a week ago, he had to run away because he stole from his boss. I guess this was him.

I just didn't understand, was the money worth my father's death?

One thing is sure, my father left us to pay the debt and left us in the mercy of this heartless man.

"Your father stole from me".

I swallowed hard. I knew it was him.

"We'll try our best to pay back as soon as possible, just give us some time, and we'll come up with the money".

I said quickly, without looking at him but then, I heard him chuckle. I had to look at him a little to figure out what was funny.

"I'm not in the mood to wait".

He said and Megan's hold on me began a lot more firm.

I looked at him, trying to figure out what he was thinking but he looked... empty.

"I would have let this slide but your father's sin is way too big for me to let it slide".

'What is he talking about? What could my father have done that is that terrible'?

I thought but I said nothing.

"If you can't pay off your father's debt, you'll have to pay some other way".

He said and I immediately turned to look at Megan. She was also looking at me as our fear grew stronger.

He didn't wait for us to speak before he spoke again.

"One of you will have to be my mistress and stay with me till I feel your father's debt is paid".

My eyes opened wide and my lips were slightly opened as well. I didn't think he'd ask that.

There was no need to argue with him though. Looking at this man, I knew there was no other way out.

"How long will we have to stay with you"?

I asked and one side of his lips raised.

"Seven months".

I decided to try something to see if it would work.

"How about we pay you the money within seven months, instead of being your mistress"?

I asked, hoping he'd consider it.

"Pay me now or forget it".

I could not believe this man, he knew we didn't have it so why was he this heartless?

"I chose her".

He said and as I raised my head, I realized he was pointing at Megan. My heart sank.

"Serene? He is pointing at me. Serene do something, I don't want to be with him. Please, do something".

My eyes closed and the tears I'd been trying so hard to hold in began to pour out.

Though I was older than her with just two years, I knew how fragile Megan was. She would not be able to survive seven months with this monster.

"Take me instead".

I said as I opened my eyes and looked at him but he simply looked at me, not saying anything.

"I'll..."

I wanted to say something but I choked on my tears.

"I'll do whatever you ask of me, so please!!"

I begged with my eyes closed and my knees on the floor.

"Just take me instead".

I knew I was signing up for hell but I couldn't let Megan go through it instead.

"Fine".

I heard him say but I didn't look at him.

The man stood up and began walking away.

"Just know, if you die within those seven months, I'll take your sister".

I heard the door close but the tears couldn't stop. I kept crying and Megan who tried to comfort me was also crying.

"Take the other girl home and lock the other one up".