The Contract

Dylan took heavy steps and his shoes clanked on the porcelain tiles as he strutted into the apartment Sandra swerved back in fear and her breath felt uneven, yes she was scared, she was scared of the flared man in front of her.

Is he going to hit her? He had never once laid his hands on her but there are first times for everything.

Is he going to feel disturbed? Different questions with no suitable answers kept running through Sandra's mind but Dylan's husky voice broke into her chain of thoughts.

"Where is he?'Dylan asked in a cold dangerous voice and Sandra swallowed a gallon of saliva in terror.

Dylan gazed at the frightened girl in from of him and he breathed out a frustrated sigh. He was scaring her, he doesn't like that but he can't help it.

"Who is that?"Sandra asked trying to gamble but what she doesn't know is that Dylan's high IQ is higher than the average geniuses and even a dumbass would catch up on what was going on.

Dylan threw her a hard glare even though he doesn't want to and Sandra's chest heaves up in fear revealing her cleavage in the process Dylan's mood turns even sour noticing that.

"She dares wear this kind of clothes in front of a man, Dylan thought angrily.

Sandra saw Dylan's expression turning uglier and she decide to weave up a lie because that seems to be the best situation right now.

"I don't know what you hear but..."Sandra was saying but her voice trailed off when she heard Galen's muffled voice again and that make her face run out of blood.

Dylan take large strides toward the room and when he traces the source where the voice was coming from, he walked toward the closet and yanked it up revealing the face of the man inside it.

Sandra who stood transfixed in the living room and rushed into her bedroom in panic and what she saw made her heart plunge in fear.

Dylan yanked Galen by the collar and shoved him up to his height since he was some inches taller leaving Galen's legs hanging in the air and the tipsy Galen's that does know what was going on held fear in his eyes and try to free from the man's grasp.

"Let go of me, "Galen yelped but it looks like his pleading was falling on the man's deaf ear.

Galen yelped in pain confused about why anybody will come to. someone's house to choke them.

Sandra looked at Dylan and Galen and she thought of how she can save Galen and she could only come up with one thing.

"San..dra," Galen mumbled incoherently looking at the man that was after his life.

"Dylan please," Sandra begged looking towards Dylan, Dylan's grip on Galen loosened a bit but not completely.

"What are you doing here," Dylan asked in a dangerous and intimidating voice that he doesn't use with Sandra, Galen shivered in fear because of the dangerous aura the man was emanating.

Galen looked towards Sandra by turning his head and Dylan got more pissed at the glance that he tightened his grip on him and Galen let out a choking cough.

"oh my God Dylan you are hurting him," Sandra walked toward them even though her legs were not cooperating not wanting to court death that she decided to choose.

Sandra tried to ease Dylan's grip on Galen but it was like the universe was against her because anytime she makes an attempt the grip tightened even more and Dylan's expression get darker and Sandra sighed in frustration.

"Don't you think you are being petty Mr. Brooke," Sandra asked arms akimbo her expression looked pissed and Dylan's expression softened a little bit, he loosened his grip on Galen.

Galen let out ragged gasps as he sucked in breath hurriedly from the suffocation and he wondered what happened to him in just a few minutes but it was like he heard a family name, Galen thought.

Brooke? The tipsy Galen heard that familiar name that sent fear into the people's minds and he muttered a silent prayer wishing the person that just choke him wasn't the Brooke he knew but he was wrong.

He was Dylan Brooke.

"Galen," Sandra called guilty and he shot her a look his eyes bloodshot from the earlier assault.

"Are you okay?" the state of Galen was far from being okay because he just got choked by one of the most influential men in the country without knowing why and he doesn't even know if his career was over.

"Mr. Brooke, what are you doing here?"Galen asked foolishly and Dylan smirked hearing that while Sandra panicked.

Galen's mind was muffled he doesn't know what to do and it looks like Dylan was damn pleased with the man's confusion.

"Galen," Sandra called and maybe that jolted his brain he was able to process what was going on, the realization dawned on him and different emotions flicked on his face but quickly concealed it not wanting to be suspected.

"I don't know I just....," Galen started mumbling incoherent words.

Galen stopped and he glimpsed at the two people that he could never think of them. having any relationship at all.

She was an actress and he was an influential man in the country so, how?

He swallowed hard and smile bitterly before he mutters another word.

"I will get going now," he says finally not complaining about the injustice and not asking them about what their relationship was.

After Galen exited the room felt awkward and no on ready to talk.

The two had been together for 6 years but their communication was that of strangers that met in the park.

"What was he doing her" Dylan asked walking towards Sandra.

Sandra rolled her eyes at the man that was asking questions and she scoffed, like always he always be the one to ask, she thought in her head.

"He moved in," Sandra says and Dylan furrowed his brows in confusion but the awareness of who could give him the apartment came to Dylan's mind.

Damn that Kelvin, Dylan cursed in his mind.

Sandra was annoyed by the man that kept not saying a thing in front of her and she decided to provoke him.

"Are you here to give me the contract back? she asked.

Dylan's heart skipped a bit hearing that but he doesn't let his emotions betray him.

"Contract? What contract?"Dylan asked playing dumb but Sandra wasn't having it.

"What exactly is wrong with you why can't we just put an end to this," Sandra asked, and before she could say anything Dylan grabbed her hand abruptly.

He stared into her eyes long and hard trying to read through her eyes but he forgot that he was holding her and Sandra winced in pain when his grip was hurting her.

Dylan immediately go off her arm when he heard her wince in pain.

"Are we resulting to this now, Mr. Brooke?" Sandra asked in pain voice and Dylan sighed heavily.

"I am sorry I don't mean to...I didn't even know I was holding....," Dylan became a stuttering mess trying to explain himself but he stopped when he saw he wasn't making sense.

Heaven knows that right now Dylan was scared, he was scared that he felt like he is losing something precious and it was even more challenging that he doesn't know how to make her stay.

"The instruction was simple, don't let anyone in," Dylan says in a dominating voice after a long silence which gave Sandra a lot of headaches.

"Yes that clause held a meaning 6 years ago till 4 days ago because that contract expired Mr. Brooke," Sandra declares fiercely meeting Dylan's gaze.

Sandra wasn't a strong woman but she know when to step up for herself and right now she needed to stand up for herself she especially doesn't want to look weak in front of him.

"And on who's watch!!"Dylan asked in his husky voice his face twisted in frustration.

The two met each other's heated gaze, both infuriated about the other inflexibility and the room atmosphere suffered the two brunt aura.

Dylan had never felt so mad like that before but he could feel his heart breaking into pieces.

She doesn't have him in her heart, is that not why she is asking to break up so badly?

Why can't she just stop terrorizing him and stick to the flow?

The two stared at each other no one ready to talk and they don't want to hurt each other's feelings but the matter needed to be addressed.

"I waited for your call," Sandra breathed out after a long time staring into his eyes.

She doesn't know why she always melted when she meet that gray eyes, that was a weakness that she doesn't want to embrace.

Why doesn't he want to let her go she had to get out of his grasp to be able to seek justice for herself.

Dylan's eyes twitched in confusion wondering what was going on and he remembered he promised he would call but he forgot about it and now this.

"I....I.."Dylan wants to say but he was speechless. The most feared CEO was speechless in front of a girl.

He knew that she was still going to ask for the contract termination so he decided to approach it.

"About the contract .....