"He hung up on me," she said, her voice trembling with indignation. "He actually hung up on me."Harry, who had been sitting at the kitchen table with a glass of water, looked up with practiced concern. "What did he say? Is he coming back?""No," Lisa said, her jaw tight. "He's being unreasonable. He won't even listen to reason. He kept on splitting rubbish!"Harry stood and walked over to her. He placed a gentle hand on her shoulder. "Maybe he just needs time. You know how men are. Their pride gets wounded, and they lash out."Lisa shook her head. "It's more than that. He's never acted like this before. He's always been so soft and predictable. So easy to manage. But last night, when he walked through that door, he looked different. He looked dangerous."Harry's eyes flickered. For just a moment, something cold and calculating crossed his face. Then it was gone, replaced by the soft, helpless expression he wore like armor. "Darius would never hurt you, Lisa. He loves you too much. He

She mumbled, scrambling on to her feet, already reaching for her phone. Her fingers trembled as she unlocked it. Trying to make the emergency call. Before she could dial, a loud groan stopped her.Harry had both hands pressed to his chest. His face had gone white. Not the pale of fear, but the pretense pale of a man who knew exactly how to break a woman's heart."Lisa," he wheezed, continuously tapping his chest,"my chest. I think—I think something's wrong. I'm in pain."Her phone slipped from her hand instantly and rushed toward him."Harry? Harry!" She dropped to her knees beside him, cupping his face. His eyes were half-closed, his breathing shallow."What is it? Is it your heart?""I don't know," he whispered. "It hurts. It hurts so much."Lisa didn't think. She didn't pause. She scooped up her phone and dialed emergency services, her voice high and frantic. "Yes, I need an ambulance right now! My friend is having a heart attack! We're on the south shore, near the old pier!"Sh

Elena stood frozen on the rain-slicked pavement, her chest heaving, her palms still raw from the fall. She watched as the man before her fought marvelously. Her eyes glint at every moves he took. With one punch, he knocked out one of the men who was rushing towards him with a baton. She watched as Darius kicked the man into the gutter, while he dampened his clothes. The gang leader was visibly amazed and furious, he couldn't understand how Darius was able to beat up his men. “You useless brat! You really think you can fight! You just fought with my weaker men.” " Boys, get him! Beat him mercilessly, I want all his limbs broken. I need to kill him myself for disrespecting me!” He bellowed in fury. The gangs obeyed his instruacton and ran towards with different kinds of weapon. Seeing this, Darius’ eyes shone in rage, hot adrenaline ran through his veins, his body screamed for blood. He charged towards them with precision and accurate force, with just one punch, he rendered them

Lisa climbed out first, her dress torn, her hands raw from gripping the oars. She collapsed onto the sand, gasping for breath. Behind her, Harry stumbled out, looking pale and shaken—though not from the storm. From the performance he had been rehearsing since the moment they left Darius behind."We made it," Lisa whispered, staring at the gray sky. Then her eyes widened instantly as she remembered something. "The rescue team, I need to call for rescue. They need to save Darius."She mumbled, scrambling on to her feet, already reaching for her phone. Her fingers trembled as she unlocked it. Trying to make the emergency call. Before she could dial, a loud groan stopped her.Harry had both hands pressed to his chest. His face had gone white. Not the pale of fear, but the pretense pale of a man who knew exactly how to break a woman's heart."Lisa," he wheezed, continuously tapping his chest,"my chest. I think—I think something's wrong. I'm in pain."Her phone slipped from her hand inst

Elena stood frozen on the rain-slicked pavement, her chest heaving, her palms still raw from the fall. She watched as the man before her fought marvelously. Her eyes glint at every moves he took. With one punch, he knocked out one of the men who was rushing towards him with a baton. She watched as Darius kicked the man into the gutter, while he dampened his clothes. The gang leader was visibly amazed and furious, he couldn't understand how Darius was able to beat up his men. “You useless brat! You really think you can fight! You just fought with my weaker men.” " Boys, get him! Beat him mercilessly, I want all his limbs broken. I need to kill him myself for disrespecting me!” He bellowed in fury. The gangs obeyed his instruacton and ran towards with different kinds of weapon. Seeing this, Darius’ eyes shone in rage, hot adrenaline ran through his veins, his body screamed for blood. He charged towards them with precision and accurate force, with just one punch, he rendered them