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Chapter 15: Angelo's Shadow
The mansion lit under the dark of the night. Beyond the gates of the sponsor's mansio, silence engulfed the city, only the annoying sound of crickets filled the air, but Angelo's presence stretched like a dark cloud, seeping through cracks no wall could stop.Inside their room, Clara woke up. Edward stirred beside her, his face covered in sweat, muttering words she couldn't understand, names she hadn't heard before."Edward..." Clara whispered caressing his hair with her fingers.His eyes fluttered open, disoriented. "Clara?" "I'm here Edward." she replied softly. "You were dreaming, but it looks like it was bad."Edward sat up slowly, wincing. "No Clara. It wasn't just a dream, it was a memory. His voice was hoarse, almost brittle.Clara's worry gradually turned to a frown. "What do you mean?"He looked away, jaw clenched. "There was another boy. His face... his voice... Its like I knew him, yet I just can't get the perfect picture. Everytime I try so hard, my head feels like split
Chapter 14: Behind The Mansion Walls
The mansion was much more of a fortress than just a home. Towering iron gates opened with a groan, revealing acres of land hidden with silence. Clara sat timidly in the back seat of the sponsor's vintage SUV, he fingers entangled with Edward's.As the convoy revved into the large estate, Clara wasn't feeling at home, she felt like she was being lured into another prison.Inside, the mansion was quite spacious, vast and immaculate. Chandeliers hung, well placed and glittering over te marble floors, dispersing crystal light around the halls. Servants bowed without looking up, almost as if they were designed to do so. Clara elt tense, like she was being watched by all the eyes as they passed the halls.The sponsor stopped at the foot of a grand staircase. You'll be staying here until.... you know...""We destroy Angelo." Clara completed the sentence with a sudden darkness in her voice, like she was ready to do anything to end him."That's the spirit Clara. Edward you should develop this
Chapter 13: The Stand Off
Sirens kept the chaotic night alive. Blue and red lighs painted the street outside the hospital, but in the basement where Edward and Clara stood under flickering lights, It felt like the whole world had shrunk to Angelo's shadow.He stepped forward, his polished shoes tapping the basement floor, his men flanking him like wolves. He smiled the same way Clara could remember from years ago, charming on the outside, deadly inside."Oh Clara, I've missed you." Angelo drawled, spreading his arms in welcome. And you've made me proud. Risking everything to save him. THat kind of loyalty is pretty rare....and dangerous.Clara pushed Edward slightly behind her, placing herself between him and a psychotic Angelo. "I'm not here for your petty games. Let us leave." Clara said, her voice shap and steady.Angelo mocked with a laugh. "Let you go? You're quite the dreamer if you think am gonna let you go. Swetheart, I didn't hunt you down through all these trouble just to shake hands aand say goodby
Chapter 12: The Great Escape
The night was too silent, the cool breeze grazing their skin softly.Clara knew that his silence only meant danger. She sat by Edward's bedside, watching his chest rise and fall in shallow breaths. Every time he felt pain, she shared his pain with him. They were in the hospital room for some minutes. Then the alarm blared. They both looked at each other in despair and fear, both thinking the same thing.The hospital corrridor erupted with shouts of panic and unsteady footsteps echoed from the stairwell. Clara jolted to her feet in an instant, her instincts whispering danger and Angelo.Its Angelo right? Edward said in certainty.Yeah. Its Angelo and his men. They found us.Edward's hand felt for the crutch beside his bed. "Then we have to fight, no more running.""No." Clara objected. "You're still healing and you can't even stand. Fighting is a no." So what is your plan?" Edward obliged.Clara leaned closer to his ear, her eyes burning. "We run Edward, we run."Outside, Angelo's men
Chapter 11: Beneath Breath and Fire
The ambulance doors snapped shut, its siren wailing into the night as Edward lay strapped to a stretcher. Clara interlocked her fingers with his tightly as the paramedics worked on his bruised body. His eyes flashed open, weak but alive."Don't leave me, Edward." Her voice trembled as tears welled up in her beautiful eyes."You couldn't..... get rid of me if you tried," Edward whispered back weekly.Her heart collided with a mix of relief and fear all at once. He was still the same stubborn, protective soul she had loved and risked everything for.Angelo's captured men were being dragged into police vans outside the warehouse, but Angelo himself was gone, like he wasn't even there."Where's Angelo!" The sponsor asked."He slipped out." one of the detectives replied grimly.The sponsor stood rigid, her face stern as she watched the chaos. Inside, her chest ached. That bastard always found a way to vanish.She turned sharply to her lieutenant. "Place a man in blue at every possible exit
Chapter 10: Shattered Shadows
Red and blue lights lighted uo the whole area of the warehouse, constant wailing of sirens filled the air. Clara's heartbeat pounded in her ears as Angelo kept his grip tight around her wrist. His eyes gleamed with wicked intentions. "You'll never get away with this." She cried with defiance. Angelo smirked, dragging her closer. "Oh darling? I will get away with you. You walked into my den willingly and now you are mine again. Why won't I get away with you?" "Am not yours Angelo. I was never yours. And I will never be yours." Clara gulped. His laugh was low and evil. "You think your dear Edward can save you? He's barely alive. But you'll see him once, maybe twice or even a lucky three times, beore I make sure yo lose him forever." Her breath seized. "You won't touch him." "Oh, but I already have. See Clara, where you see Edward as leverage aginst me, I see him as a big threat. And if you don't give me what I want tonight, I'll finish the job." Edward threatened with every
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