CHAPTER 50

Scar touched my arm in other to calm me down but instead it angered me the more. I flared up.

"Don't you fucking touch me damn you!" I snapped.

"Mira you have to remain calm this is a station, reduce your voice." The Dpo warned. I could tell that he was already getting worked up with the whole situation.

I stopped laughing. If I didn't, I knew I would end up crying and I didn't want to do that.

Crying was for the weak.

"I'm sorry I'm just really stressed" I said with a strained smile. "Sorry."

"I understand Mira. Have you by any chance heard of the dragon cult?" The Dpo asked with a serious expression on his face.

"Yes, I have. It is a popular gang_ that is after White lion. I heard that they are merciless and kill their victims with fire." I said shaking my head. "Just rumors I guess, no facts. "

"Do you know the leader? The one they call captain." He whispered.

The walls had ears in our town hence when you talk about gangs you do so in hushed whispers.

He looked at me like he expected me to know who their captain was. How was I supposed to know their leader if I was not part of them?

"No. I'm sorry I don't take interest in gang business so I don't know much about them"

"Ken is the captain of the dragon gang and we have been on his trail for six months now. How we actually got to know of the attack on you today was because one of the police officers working under this division was coming back from an assignment and as luck would have it he saw the scene Ken was creating and immediately recognized him as the Captain. Thus he alerted us so we had to send him reinforcement."

"By reinforcement you mean just one extra officer?" I asked, amused. It annoyed me that he could only release just two officers. Just two officers! For such a life threatening situation.

"You must have been prepared for war. Indeed, reinforcement I can't say that I was not impressed." I continued not done with my sarcasm.

Scar chuckled at this.

"I would not accept any sarcastic comments from you miss." The Dpo said angrily. I clenched and unclenched my fist.

"We wanted to make sure that it was not a false alert_"

"Is it that you don't trust you officers?" I asked.

"That was not what I said do not put words in my mouth!" He snapped.

"But It was what you implied or did you want to play with my life__"

"That's enough!" He yelled.

"OK_Ok fine. My mouth is sealed." I said raising my hands in a surrender. He glared at me and I glared back. "So What do you intend to do_ I mean what's the plan?"

"I will send two men to keep watch in your compound. They will run a shift, morning, afternoon and evening not a second will pass that your family will not be protected"

"He's fond of the number two." I heard scar murmur. I chuckled.

"Two police officers you say, are we not forgetting something? I leave the house in the morning so who is going to be with me?"

"I'm sorry but we can only release two officers to you. This division is already lacking officers."

"Why only two? Is it because I am not the governor or a rich man so my life means nothing?! The leader of a dangerous gang is after my life and you sit here telling me you can only release two officers for my protection. Didn't you swear an oath?" I was so disappointed with the DPO I wanted to scream.

I knew I sounded like a whining child but I just couldn't help myself. I didn't want scar anywhere near me.

"I'm sorry but this is the best I can do for now. You should even count yourself lucky that you have been sent two at least and that's because I like you, you are a fine young woman and your death would be a shame."

"Save us the details of your thought." Scar cut in.

The DPO ignored him.

"So which would be better for you, do the officers follow you and leave your family unattended or they stay in your home and leave you unattended. You are to choose between your safety and that of your family because Ken would come for your family." He said looking at me intensely, for a moment I shivered at his heartlessness. "And that I am sure of."

"Then you've given me no choice. My family always comes first" I exhaled. "I have other things to do so If there is nothing else to say then I beg to take my leave." I said, while standing up.

"The officers assigned to your home would be on mufti. You don't want people knowing your family is being watched by the police, do you agree?"_

"Not watched, protected" I corrected.

"Whatever you say."

"Thank you anyway. For your time." I gave him a fake half smile and excused myself.

Scar followed me.