Chapter 22

When I left the cafe in haste, I looked at the map and saw that Daniel was in another city unsure if he'll move, I had to get to him as fast as I could.

I told my mother that I was sleeping over at Tia's place and took some money and put some stuffs in my bag because I will probably be coming back the next day, then I took the train to the next city.

I left home around 2pm and I got to the place around 6pm then I took a cab to the estate that showed in the location and when I got to the house it was heavily guarded. I needed an appointment before I could enter, I told them to tell him that it was "E" but they refused bluntly.

After sitting by the gate for hours, they finally told him and he gave them permission to let me in. It made me very uncomfortable to see how much security that he had put just to keep himself safe, to be honest, I don't even know the reason. I'm just assuming he's trying to keep himself safe because that's the best explanation for everything.

It was his assistant that came to bring me to him. They had built the walls so high that you could hardly see what was inside so when I was finally able to enter my mouth flew open on its own accord.

I guess living in a small city that didn't really have much estates and most of the people are just regular people can really narrow your imagination and luxury sense.

The house was in two colors, green and gold. It was in dark cobalt interlocks from the gate to the house, the house had a very huge door in the front with two pillars holding the terrace right above the door.

There were a lot of plants that had a flower pot that was in gold, probably metal that heavily plated in gold. However we didn't go through the front door, we went through the back.

The back of the house didn't disappoint either, there was a massive pool with a built in jacuzzi. There was a little garden that had a cute wooden swing. As we went through the back door, it became dark.

"You have to follow me closely and quietly," the assistant said. I didn't even bother to ask, I just nodded, all I wanted to see was Daniel right in front of me. We walked through a dark passage and then up to the stairs as quietly as we could and then got to a door. It was the only one on that floor.

Just one freaking door.

She scratched the door with her nails and then threw me in, immediately it opened.

It was dark at first but then I saw a figure, a very familiar figure. It was Daniel, he was seated on the couch staring at me like he had just seen a ghost.

I didn't think twice, I walked over and hugged him tightly for minutes and gave him a kiss all over hus face.

"Where have you been? Where did you go? Why didn't you tell me?" I asked, whispering because I didn't know why we had to be quiet.

"E?" He raised my body off him as he was still on the coach. " How did you…?" He was unable to complete his sentence because my lips found his and I kisses him like my life depended on it.

We were full out making out when we heard a door close. Daniel jerked and scooped me up, opened a door and put me in.

"Whatever you do, don't make a sound. Okay?" He said and I nodded then he closed the door. I didn't know what else happened because I seem to have heard his room door being opened when I heard a woman's voice.

"I thought you were sleeping, what's giving on?" The woman asks.

"It's nothing, I just wanted to pee and I couldn't see anything" Daniel replied. He was lying obviously but why was he?

Who was that woman and why does he have to lie to her? Why am I hiding? Why was this snuck into the house like a thief? Why does this floor have only one door? Why is there so much security?

It was all huge suspicion that made my head spinning. Finally, I heard the door close meaning the woman had gone out.

I looked around and saw a huge closet, there was clothes everywhere, it was like a boutique but only men's clothing was there. Watches and shoes in display, caps, bags anything fashionable and it's for me, you'll find it there.

As I continued to look, the door was finally opened and Daniel pulled me out.

"What's going on? Who was that?" I whispered.

"We need to get out of here before tomorrow morning, if we don't I'll never see you again. They made me sign one crazy document. I have money in one slash fund account enough to take care of us for years maybe but for now we need some money to get out of here" Daniel said in haste as I saw him carry a suitcase and start to fill them in with some clothes and documents.

I stopped asking questions and just helped him packed whatever. He beeped his assistant with my phone as they seized his. It was around 4 in the morning when we were able to get out of the house. We had to pass a small loophole at the back of the house to the street where there was a car waiting for us. Daniel thanked the assistant and promised he would repay her for what she had done.

"Be safe," she said as I saw tears fall from her eyes as the drivers drove off then she ran back into the house through the hole.

"She could have just come with us," I said, feeling guilty that we left her behind when she had helped us.

I don't know who the 'they' are but they sounded like really bad people and now that I think of it we shouldn't have left her behind.

"She's trying to buy us time and derail them from finding us" Daniel answered.

"If they find us, what would happen?" I asked, scared. "We will become lab rats for the rest of our life or better still, kill us" Daniel said as he looked out the window trying not to look at me.

I gasped. What does he mean lab rats?

"Did you tell your parents? Are they not looking for you?"

"What parents? The ones that sold me to the organization?" He said finally looking at my face then down at my lips.

We are in serious trouble and this is what he was thinking of, really Daniel?

"What do you mean by that? Do they not know?" I asked.

"I'll tell you that later but first let me taste…" Daniel's words was interrupted by the driver announcing to us that we had arrived at our destination.

The train station.

We bought our tickets and we booked a flight back home. We were going to leave the city together so they wouldn't find us but first we had to say our goodbyes.

When we got to the city we booked a inn that wasn't really noticeable because we knew they would be on the lookout for us soon.

I told my mom that i was being offered a job and scholarship to go school outside the country, I told her that it was Canada as we stayed in the us.

I made a fake acceptance letter and a fake website that showed the school so she wouldn't suspect then i bought some visa off the dark web, secured a place and even a job for Daniel. I don't need a job for now.

It took a week to plan all this and i'm sure they must have started to look for Daniel.

I was finally able to travel out with Daniel into a country that I was sure they'd never find us and we made sure to settle into a very low populated country side in Korea.

We got married a month later, I was 19 and Dan was 20 and it was the happiest day of my life. I never really asked Daniel what those people wanted and how it happened after because I noticed he hated to remember it and it kind of brings him discomfort and I knew it was related to him being a murderer.

Even so, I still didn't care, I was going to spend the rest of my life with him even if it meant staying low. Daniel took the job that I had found for him even though we had a lot of money, we didn't want suspicion so we stayed low and lived very humble and I never minded.

One thing that I couldn't just stop thinking about is, Daniel never asked how I got that much money because it took three weeks to get his money out of the slash fund account and how I was able to find him.

It was like he knows what I do and that was what scared me because he never talked about it and those kind of people that know your secret but pretends they know nothing or they ignore it are one of the people you should fear and steer away from.

They are very crazy and dangerous people and fortunately for me, my husband is one of them.

Fortunately.