10 Threat

One afternoon, Azriel and Nesryn finished their work earlier than they thought. He was supposed to be meeting with a girl later that day but she suddenly cancelled their plans because of work. As to not waste the reservation Azriel had that night, he just eventually invited Nesryn to go out with him.

Using work as an excuse once again, they left the office at around 4:30 and immediately headed to the restaurant, their reservation was scheduled at 6 pm but luckily the room they were reserved to use was free, they went inside and talked business. Nesryn had her iPad out and so is Azriel's laptop.

They spent a total of 4 hours in the restaurant talking, eating and working in general. They left the restaurant at around 7 pm and Azriel was able to convince Nesryn to join her to the mall, they walked around but Nesryn was mostly attracted to the bookstores and shops they passed by.

Azriel had to stop walking several times just for him to look behind and see her missing, he'll then retrace his steps and would find her inside a bookstore, already scanning some books. He would smile and patiently wait for her to finish, after several stops in bookstores, he dragged her to the arcade where the two played against each other like children.

The people around them can't help but watch the two as they bicker over who was first and who was second. "They look perfect together" an elderly married couple whispered to each other as they watched the two. Azriel won a stuffed toy from a claw machine and immediately handed it to Nesryn.

The night was filled with the boss and secretary's laughter, before going home though, they went back to the bookshop she stopped by earlier and purchased some books. Azriel drove her home "Thanks for accompanying me tonight Nesryn" he said, leaning on his car 'It was nothing sir, all part of a day's work" she smiled at him and waved goodbye. She turned around and headed inside her apartment.

Azriel boarded the car and drove off, after making sure she got inside safely. He carefully drove home, he handed his car keys to the driver and made his way to his room. Stripped of his work clothes and had a very relaxing shower, he dried himself up and went straight to bed.

He had a very strange and peculiar dream, a dream that involved both him and Nesryn, holding hands as they walked on the snow. The scene then switched to them kissing but the words 'all part of a day's work' rang at the back of his mind. His heartbeat quickened when he saw her, his smiles never faded as long as he looked at her contented face. Nesryn turned around and looked at him and with a smile on her face, she mouthed words he couldn't read and disappeared.

He was broken out of his dream, sweat running down on his face and back. He placed a hand over his heart and felt it beat fast. He decided to ignore it and went back to sleep, fortunately this time he was able to sleep peacefully.

His phone alarmed the next morning and he groggily sat up and stretched. He put on some training shorts and shoes and went to his private gym and started working out. Half an hour later, Nesryn came into the house wearing a pastel blue, long-sleeved top and a dark blue -almost black- pencil skirt. Her hair was braided as it swayed behind her. She walked through the halls of the house, her 2-inch black stiletto echoing throughout the entire corridor.

She walked towards the gym and stood on Azriel's side as he run on the treadmill "Good morning sir" she cheerfully greeted him, he looked at her using the mirror in front of them "Good morning Nesryn, what's the schedule for today?" she immediately pulled out her iPad and scrolled through it.

"You're appointments won't start till 11 am, but you are needed at the company at 9 am for signing some important document regarding the PR department and so far, most news regarding the ball are now cleared up in the media" Nesryn calmly said, her hawk-like eyes scanned through the words in her iPad, making sure not to miss any events scheduled.

Azriel slowed down the machine and eventually stopped, panting heavily. She grabbed his towel and water bottle from the bench nearby and handed it to him. He flashed her a smile as a sign of thanks and they walked out of the gym together. Azriel led her to the dining hall "Did you already eat breakfast" he asked and she shook her head no.

This time, he pulled out a chair for her, she looked at him weirdly but let the matter go. The maids served them a platter of pancakes, bacon and a fruit salad. Azriel gave her the bacon and she gave him the salad bowl, immediate understanding already placed between the two. After a few minutes of silence, Nesryn finally opened up a topic

"You are scheduled to fly to Singapore in 2 days for the Summit, do you wish anything to be prepared?" she calmly asked, taking her iPad out "Can we talk about this after eating? Focus on your food, you started getting thinner once again" he pointed out, putting a piece of his pancake on her plate. She immediately hid her hand and just stayed silent.

Azriel glanced at her every time it was possible and he could notice the scared expression on her face, her clear, expressive eyes were a dead giveaway. He wanted to ask what's wrong but he held himself back and just had his mouth shut.

He and Nesryn went back to his room, he took a bath whilst Nesryn prepared his clothes for the day. She left the room when she was done and waited for him at the receiving area of his house, scrolling through some of his emails and answering those that she can without using the office computer's data.

It only took him 20 minutes to get ready, he got out of his room, with his bag and went downstairs where he was greeted by Nesryn. He sat down as she took the tie from his hand and put it on him as he fixed the watch on his wrist. She took out a comb from her bag and styled his hair.

The two left the mansion at 8:30, the drive to work was peaceful and relaxing. Nesryn deemed the day a relaxing one compared to the past few days. Everything was going smoothly in the office, their brand new product launch was successful as the past ones. Their place in the stock continues to gradually increase.

Linus Zenon group of companies started branching out around the world as their first branch in Europe was already underway as their profit and revenue stably rose. Nesryn was sitting down, typing on his computer when she received an Email from an unknown person.

'Fiancee? Dream on, you will never be his wife' was written with a picture of her with Azriel in France all bloodied and dyed in red. She took her eyes off the screen, her already dressed mind can't help but worry about the threat. Nesryn decided to keep the threat a secret for now and do investigations on her own.

She faked a smile all day as she talked with Azriel, not wanting to add to her boss's loaded plate of worries. After a relaxing day, she and Azriel were sent home. She thanked the driver and walked to her apartment. A package was placed in front of her door, she picked it up and read the sender's address and opened it.

Azriel was rolling his window back up when he heard her scream, he immediately got out of the car and ran to her apartment, to find her on the floor, trembling as she covered herself. Azriel kneeled on her side and held her "What's wrong Nesryn? Tell me what happened?!" he demanded. She wasn't able to say any words but her still shaking hands pointed at the package, a few feet away from them.

He stood up and picked up the package and looked inside, he gasped in shock as a dead, bloody rat immediately caught his eye, beside the rat was a picture of the two of them at the ball and a note that says 'he'll never be yours'. Azriel took a deep, calming breath, placed the box down and walked back to Nesryn's side.

He did her best to calm her down, wrapping his coat around her to keep her warm "Nes, you're not safe here, that person knows where you live, come with me for tonight okay? I'll call some of my friends in the police to investigate this matter" he calmly said, brushing her hair away from her face.

She was just staring into space and he took that as a yes, he instructed his driver to prepare the car as he carried her bridal style to the car. "Stay here and watch over the house, I'll drive her home" he firmly instructed as the man nodded and walked back to the apartment. Azriel placed her on the passenger seat and buckled her up.

He went in the car and drove after putting his seatbelt on. He carefully drove back to his mansion and immediately called for the maids "Help her to the guest room" he ordered as the maids took Nesryn from him.

He called several of his guards and gave them the address, two cars drove out of his villa to meet up with the man he left behind.

Azriel followed after them but stopped at his home office. He took out his phone and dialed a number "Hey man, I need your help" he said when the other line got through.

"Someone's threatening my secretary, they sent a dead rat in her apartment, I left one of my men there and sent six more for back up…...alright, I'll send you the address….Thanks man, I appreciate it...yeah, she's fine, a little shaken up but fine, as far as I am concerned…...alright I will...bye"

Azriel hung up and left his phone in the office and went to the guest room to check on his secretary. He knocked on the door and went in when he heard a silent 'come in'. Azriel closed the door behind as he slowly walked towards Nesryn's side. "How are you?" he softly asked, she turned her lifeless eyes on him as she forced a smile "I am fine" a lone tear fell from her right eye.

He knew one thing and it was clear she was not fine.