DRAKEN
"People don't easily change....but it's what they go through or experience that makes them change.... without even realizing it"
Who knew, the once obedient and gentle Young Master of the Hunt family.... would change so much in the blink of an eye...
The horrible childhood David secretly put me through....the suffering I had to endure despite being a small child....with no one to rely on but myself.
When I turned seventeen, I was sent abroad...all by myself, in the name of studying...but while there, I met even worse situations....
Constant bullying from the other kids....my luggage was stolen in the first weeks.....including my phone, and all my money.
I had to live on the streets for while, without any way I could contact mom and dad back at home....with no where to go, with no one to turn to for help.
For a boy who came from a wealthy family, I had to starve.....with clothes covered in dirt, like I was a street child... begging helplessly just to get something to eat.
Surviving street thugs, street fights....and every other bad thing that came with the streets.... hoping that one day, I'd be able to go back home...to my comfortable life.
I wasn't the only one who was having a tough life...Erick and Shaun came into my life that way....they were strangers,but I still almost gave up my life for them on our first encounter..... gaining their trust and loyalty.
They were similar to me...had no family, no one to call their own, no home to go to....the three of us became brothers, who would do anything for each other....because that's all we had, each other.
Forced to fight if we had to, torture if we had to, kill if we had to, that was the only way to survive, the only way to keep living...
Looking back at everything I had to go through, my life was one hell of a nightmare.....I had changed so much without even realizing it.
I used to be afraid, but not anymore...if life took away something from me, I would never let it happen again.....if anyone hurt me, then I'd hurt them back... I'd make their lives miserable... eliminating every threat that came my way.
My biological mom died, and I couldn't protect her back then.....but I can protect the other important woman I have in my life right now....my wife,Emma.
If I had to kill someone just to protect her and what we have.... so be it.... I'd gladly do it again.
Her happiness is all that matters to me....and I want to keep her by my side forever.
Call it an obsession, or possessiveness, call me crazy....but letting Emma go was never and will never be part of my plans.
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"Boss, we've arrived at the address Shaun sent me, Mrs. Hunt must be in there"Erick said, pointing at bar just across from where they'd parked.
The Royal Bar, Emma and Ruby's favourite drinking and night out place....not even Draken knew about it.
He got off work hours ago, to go pick up his wife from her office, but he didn't expect she'd already left....to come to the place he was staring at right now.
Erick opened the door for him and they went inside the bar....crowded and noisy as it was.... straight for the VIP lounge.
Meanwhile...Emma, Ruby were still drinking their sorrow away, and Joyce was forced to come with them.
"Ruby, haven't you had enough...."Emma said. Ruby drunk more than four bottles on her own, quite the heavy drinker...while Emma was already tipsy... having just three or four glasses.
"Let me Emma, I want to forget everything tonight"Ruby replied, gulping more glasses.
"Joyce, I'm so sorry you have to see this"Emma whispered.
"It's okay President Hunt, I can handle it"Joyce replied.
Emma stood up to go to the bathroom... as dizzy as she was, she almost fell to the floor, but Draken caught her just in time.
"Husband...you're h..here..."Emma said.
"How much did you drink? You can't even walk properly"Draken replied.
"Three, no four glasses only....I'm not drunk, just tipsy"Emma said.
"You know you can't hold your liquor, yet you still chose to come here"Draken replied....but the tipsy Emma just rested her head on his chest.
"Shaun, Erick....take those two home....then you both can rest"Draken ordered...
"Sure boss" they both replied.
Joyce left with Shaun, while Erick carried the drunk Ruby away..... leaving behind Draken and Emma alone in the lounge.
"Emma, let's go home"Draken whispered, tracing her face with his fingers.
"Let me rest here in your arms for a while"Emma simply wrapped her arms around his waist and pressed her face against his chest again.
She was sad.
"Didn't your first day go as you expected?"Draken asked, tightening his arms around her.
"No...my dad returned, and he still chose his other family over me, he doesn't love me...only you love me"Emma sadly replied.
"We don't need him, you don't need him.....you have me, he'll soon regret ever abandoning you"Draken said.
"That woman came to see me today...she told me she would give the mansion back to me.... but I don't want it"Emma replied, staring up at Draken.
"I wonder how she easily gave it up, when she was so crazy over it and even kicked me out"Emma added.
"Well, someone must have talked some sense into her, but it's yours now.... whatever you want to do with it, I'll support you"Draken said.
He'd given her only twelve hours.....his open intimidations did the job.....
"I want to burn it down, all of it, and burn the memories of their happy family....just like they burnt mine once"Emma replied.
"Will you support me with that crazy thought of mine?"Emma asked.
"Are you sure that's what you want to do? If it is, I'll gladly give you the lighter darling"Draken replied.
How did she read his mind, he also wanted to burn that miserable place she once called her home, the place that gave her nothing but pain to the ground..
A crazy husband but crazier wife....
DAVE MANSION....
"Mom, we're not leaving this house, what's got into you lately!!"Sam yelled at her mom.
"This Mansion belongs to your sister, and I gave it back to her...she doesn't want us staying here any longer"Mrs Dave replied.
"Since when did you change your attitude towards Emma, Sera, as far as I remember, you hate that girl....."Mr. Dave said.
"Yes mom, she's already kicked us out of the company, we can't let her take the mansion too"Sam added.
"Twelve hours"
"You know what's at stake here"
"You can spend the rest of your life in prison"
"I'll come find you.....all it takes is one bullet to end your miserable life"
All Sera Dave could hear was Draken's threats sounding repeatedly in her head..
If she was counting right, her time was almost up, is she couldn't convince them to leave, she'd have to pay a heavy price.
"We can buy another mansion, you have to come with me...please listen to me just this once"she begged the both of them.
"Mom, this is our home, all our memories are here, we can't just leave"Sam replied.
"Sera, just calm down.... everything will be alright"Mr. Dave said.
"No, you don't understand..... if you both still love and value me, you'll listen, Alex already left, we're leaving too.....and that's final"Mrs. Dave replied.
"Pack everything that you still want, we're leaving tonight itself" she added, before rushing upstairs to her room to pack as well.
As soon as she entered her room, her phone rang, an unknown number calling.
She anxiously picked it up.
"Well, well, Mrs. Dave.....keep up the good work"Draken's voice was on the other side of the line.
"I've done what you wanted, I've made everyone leave, we'll also leave soon...please, don't do anything rush"Mrs. Dave pleaded on the phone.
"As long as you leave the mansion, nothing will happen to you or to your family.....but hurry it up, I'm not a very patient man"Draken said before he hung up.
They weren't far from the Dave Mansion, his car was parked at a safe distance...while Emma rested her head on his lap.... waiting for the right moment to put their plan in motion.
With this, they were hitting two birds with one stone...
His men were already pouring gasoline allover the outside walls of the mansion...he'd happily step up the fire and burn the Dave family inside.....but consider what Emma wanted to do, getting rid of the Dave Family still had to wait....he could still use Mrs. Dave to his advantage in the future.
As soon as the Daves left, Emma and Draken came out, standing side by side, in front of the Dave Mansion.
Like he said, Draken handed Emma the lighter, to finish what she started.
"I'm sorry mom, but I have to do this"Emma whispered to herself before she threw the lighter onto the gasoline trail...