Chapter - 7

It was her bias Zachery Lancaster!

She felt a pang in her chest seeing her bias in such condition.

" Calm down. I am here for you . I know you can breath" She comforted him trying her best save him from his panick attacks.

Luckily, he calmed down in her embrace.

" Are you fine, now ? " She asked worriedly.

" Yes...thank you for helping me. " He thanked her . Realising he was tightly holding onto her , he quickly let her go .

" Sorry.. please don't get me wrong...I —

" It's okay, don't worry. I don't mind. Do you want me to inform somebody? " She asked.

" Please inform my manager regarding this " He requested handing over his unlocked phone to her . She quickly dialled up his manager's number and informed him everything before handing him back his phone.

Realising it has been very late and her friend must have been panicking, she decided to give her friend a heads up .

" Are you leaving?...Can you.. please stay until my manager arrives? " Her heart skipped hearing his pleading tone and seeing his teary eyes .

She nodded , " I will just inform my friend that I am fine . She must be worried".

He nodded completely moving away from her embrace. She quickly dialled up and informed her friend about her whereabout. Meanwhile, Zach 's manager and friends came running to the location, she had informed about. Following them , Reese also arrived.

" Winow, are you fine? There is huge ruckus outside. A creepy looking woman has been threatening everyone with gun and knife ".

Winow knowing Zachery's condition tried to warn her to stop talking but Reese didn't catch her signal.

Zach who was being helped by his members and manager , quickly caught her words.

" Does she have two assymetrical ponytails at two sides of her head and is wearing a childish pink necklace around her neck ? "

Reese eyes widened but she nodded, " Yes , how do you kno—

" IT'S HER! ITS HER! I AM TELLING YOU ITS HER. SHE IS THE INSANE STALKER — THE DAMN SAESANG WHO IS AFTER ME . WE HAVE TO GET AWAY FROM HERE "

Reese and Winow flinched at the sheer terror in his voice. The other members exchanged worried glances, their postures tensing. His manager immediately stepped closer, gripping Zach's arm as if to steady him.

"Zach, calm down. We don't even know if—"

"NO! YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND!" Zach pulled away, his breathing erratic. "She's followed me before—she got past security, into my hotel room. She left notes, weird gifts—she knew things about me no one should know!" His voice cracked. "She said she'd find me again."

Winow swallowed hard. She hadn't known there is such a dark side to idol industry.

"What do we do?" one of the members asked, his voice low but urgent.

"We leave. Now," the manager decided, his expression grim.

" But frow where ? The madwoman is literally at the entrance" Kise one of the members voiced out .

" We can go though the women's washroom. There is a huge window in the women's washroom which leads behind the mall , near the huge trash can ". Winow suggested .

Zach and his members exchanged glances . They were uncomfortable but didn't object.

" Miss, please lead the way ". The manager said with uncertainty , but since there was no other way , he agreed.

Nodding Winow lead the way followed by Reese , Zach , his members and the manager . They were uncomfortable going into women's washroom but still went on . They dare not to look anywhere but at Winow's head .

Winow pushed the window open and leaped out, the rest trailing. They tumbled onto the ground beside a trash can in a filthy alley.

The members felt like puking but held themselves back . Reese and manager quickly covered their noses with handkerchief.

" Now , where ? " Datsun , a member asked holding his nose .

" To the right, our van is parked at the very alley ." The manager informed.

" Seems like we have to part ways from here on . Goodbye" Winow and Reese said going in opposite direction of Ecliptic Horizon 's path .

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A heavy silence settled in the van. No one spoke—not even Ryul, the leader, or Sejin, the manager. Everyone feared Zachery's unpredictable mood.

The world had never seen the side of Zachery, which they had evident. His destructive nature had always been concealed because he was the foundation of the group's global success. He was the golden bird no one dared to lose—the unseen godfather of the idol industry.

"Sejin, find out where that damn saesang is, or I swear, I'll tear everything apart—including you." Zachery's voice was laced with fury.

Sejin gulped frantically nodding his head . Suddenly the van came into halt indicating that they have reached infront of Zachery's mansion.

Without another word Zachery left the car , marching towards his extravagant mansion . Sejin with the other members of Ecliptic Horizon kept staring at the departing back until the car roared off to the highway.

" I know what is going to happen next !" Ewon exclaimed in horror. Everyone else gulped in fear . Long ago ,had evident something, they shouldn't had and it was enough to shake their world.

Zachery had hammered his fiance to death . Even though she belong to a rich , powerful family, the Fiance's family didn't dare to retaliate against the CEO of Galvelanc Watches. The family framed their daughter's death as suicide from drug overdose.It was on that day they learned the full range of Zachery's influence. And since then , they dare not to cross his path .

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Zachery was taking a sip of his favourite red wine , remembering the peaceful and warm embrace of the girl .

" She was soft , tender , patient. No one has ever made felt me so peaceful, not even those damn drugs . " He closed his eyes, remembering her enchanting eyes , softy petal like lips , her milky skin and her bright smile. Her hand was so warm and soft , he again wished to hold her hand.

// " Hii , I am your big fan...I mean your group's big fan but you are my bias . You are the most inspiring person. Thank you for being so bright that you discard the surrounding dark world." //

He remembered her words. Her voice so melodious , he would like to hear again and again. In his twenry four years of life , for the first he felt like it was worth living, worth surviving. There was an intense feeling of him finally achieving something. Being her bias felt one of the greatest achievement. It made him feel like it was worth it to go through so many hardships.

Since the day he started having panick attacks , nothing has ever worked on him . He would needed to be injected with heavy drug shots for him to calm down...but with her it was different.

Her words were enough to calm him down. In this treacherous world, God had sent her to save him . He needed her . She was angel who could pull him out of the darkness.

He needed her . He yearned for her .

And he will have her at any cost.

By the time, he received the call from Sejin , it was already midnight.

On the call •••••••••

Sejin : Hello .

Zachery: Speak !

Sejin : Sir Zachery, we have found your saesang - her name is Wisa Melo , an employee under Traverse Travel Agency—

Knox (one of the member of Ecliptic Horizon) : Sir Zachery actually we have caught her . If you want we can deliver her at your house, but in return...

Zachery: What do you want ?

Knox : Can you allow me and Enow to debut in our first webdrama ? Can you also invest in it , please ?

Zachery: Within two hours, I want her delivered at my door step , if you succeed I will fulfill your demands , otherwise, you know what happens to those who fail to fulfill their promise.

Knox : Yes , sir Zachery we understand. You are great ..no you are the greatest . We will forever be thankfu—

Zachery quickly hung up the call , he had no time for hearing anyone's flattery. He needed to find her . He needed to find his angel.

He took out a sketch pad and pencil from the cabinet. Closing his eyes, he imagined her face. His hands begun moving on their own, sketching her otherworldly beautiful face .

" Gorgeous"

Snapping a picture of it , he quickly sent to his right hand man with a message , ' I need each and every information about her as soon as possible '.

' Yes boss ' he received a confirmation message.

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" You are like a protagonist of a novel or movie , always falling into somekind of trouble . It's more like bad luck is obsessed with you , with no intention of leaving you " Bella commented after hearing Winow's adventure.

"Anyways leaving it aside, I am kind a nervous for tomorrow. You know, I have never been to such kind of charity events" Winow admitted, her fingers fidgeting with the hem of her sleeve.

Bella gave her a reassuring smile. "Hey, don't worry. It's not as formal as it sounds. Just go, be yourself. You'll do fine."

"I know, but it's just... I feel like I don't belong there. Like I'll be out of place," Winow sighed, glancing down at the floor.

" Everything will be fine. Just be confident.Now, stop overthinking and get some sleep. Tomorrow's a big day!" Bella said pushing her friend towards her bedroom , as both bid each other good night.

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The guards standing at the entrance of the basement shivered hearing the screams coming out of the basement.

" Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh" the gut wrenching screams followed by desperate pleading kept echoing but the guards chose to ignore it, until it stopped altogether.

Then followed the eerie footsteps of the man under whom all of them worked. A guard standing close to the entrance almost jumped in fear when a bloody hammer came into his view.

" Get rid of that damn saesang bitch's body " Zachery ordered handing the bloody hammer to one of the guards, before taking off his black gloves and tossing it into the trashcan.

" Yes Boss " the guards nodded quickly getting into the work.

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" So refreshing~ "

Zachery came out of the shower with a towel wrapped around his waist. The water droplets still stuck to his muscular body .

His attention was grabbed by the buzzing of his phone.

' Boss , here are all the details about the girl you wanted ' along with that message a file was attached to it .

Zachery hurriedly clicked on the file , the screen soon loaded to the information page .

Name : Winow Smith.

Along with various informations , a photo and links to all her social medias were attached to it .

" She is on Mingle Bee? "

His eyes widened. Being the brand ambassador of the app , he is well aware about the app's mechanism. He wondered why she was on Mingle Bee.

Does she needs money? Or she is just lonely? Well ,whatever . Why should it matter . Isn't it good ? I can easily have access to her . And make her mine .

A deranged grin took over his handsome features.

" You will soon be mine, Angel....soon be mine ". He promised to himself tracing his finger over her photo .

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Morning followed with chaos . Both Winow and Bella woke up late . Without having a proper breakfast, they grabbed an apple from the fruit basket wearing their backpacks they hurriedly left for their university.

To their bad luck , all the transportation in the capital city has been stopped due to the drivers suddenly going on a strike to oppose somekind of rule of the government.

" Fuck! " Cursing they begun running towards the university, with all their might.

" Winow! "

" Bella! "

Suddenly they heard their names being called from behind. They quickly stopped, turning around to see who was there . But to their confusion, there was no one rather a sleek expensive black car pulled infront of them .

The window rolled down, revealing the face they least expected to see. It was Hunter Branson and Deon Cosmov.

" Good morning, you seem distressed due to the sudden strike. Shall we drop you off at the university? " Hunter asked with a flirty smirk.

Winow and Bella exchanged glances.

Winow had decided to avoid Hunter Branson at all cost, she didn't want to interact with a madman like him , no matter what.

" It's fine young master Branson, we have our friends coming who will give us a lift . Thank you for your offer , though.We will take our leave. Goodbye. " Bidding Hunter and Deon farewell, Winow dragged Bella away along with her .

" We are a getting lift ? " Bella asked confused while running away.

" No . But I have no intention of interacting with that madman ever again". Bella nodded in understanding.

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Thankfully they weren't late and managed to go on with their classes without anything out of ordinary happening...until Winow's phone buzzed.

Since Bella and Winow were sitting together, their attention was grabbed by the sudden notification.

Clicking on the notification both were dumbfounded.