Stay With Me King

STAY WITH ME KING . Chapter 3. Take Me Home.

She started angrily at me for a few seconds more before barging out of the room.

I stood at that corner without moving or saying anything.

I had to leave.

"Do you feel any pain?"

"No sir..."

I stared at my feet again when his hands came close to my cheek and I grunted in pain when he reached the spot where I was punched.

"You feel pain there?"

"Yes sir."

"My name is Donald...."

"Are you a doctor, sir?"

He kept quiet for a while and carefully applied some stuff to my face.

"Yes. But I am worse...." He said casually.

I had never had the opportunity to be so close to any other man except my father, so letting him touch my face like that felt good and wrong at the same time.

I shifted a bit in response to his touch.

" You should stop thinking nonsense and try to get better. You have work to do"

"You're not about to turn me into your slave, are you?"

He didn't respond. Rather, he picked up some keys and walked out of the room.

I finally got the chance to look around the room where I was kept and realized that it was a well furnished room that reeked of wealth and class.

I had never stepped foot in the city, but I was able to recognize some things in the room because of the books I had read then.

The chandeliers hung beautifully on the ceiling and I never imagined them to be so beautiful in reality.

The walls were decorated with all manner of beautiful artistic designs and rough patches decorated with gold spray.

One word to describe the room would be 'ethereal'.

I walked to the window and tried looking outside the compound, which was a bit difficult because of how thick and tall the walls were.

I walked down to a certain place that looked like a library and I couldn't contain my joy when I saw books.

There were books from all walks of life, from medical books to novels to business books and so much more.

Swiping through them, inscribed on the first page of each book was this title that looked attractive.

I picked one, looked closely and the name I saw made me instantly go numb.

"Owned by THE SAGE EMPIRE. No way..... This isn't happening!!!"

Trepidation suddenly gripped me and I felt my head swell up like a loaf of bread.

It had to be this family.

All my life, I have done nothing but learn about this family and how they were after my life.

They are the reason why I have had to live secluded since I was born, and now I'm in their custody.

My active fighter mind instantly came alive.

I had to leave before I got discovered.

But first, what did it look like outside here?

DONALD'S POV.

I stood in front of the new cargoes I was told had just landed for scrutinizing.

Checking the time on my Rolex wristwatch, I rubbed my hair tiredly.

Two of my buttons were opened, my sleeves folded to my elbows.

Whatever it was that happened inside that room, I was not sure, but I knew I wanted to protect that Whitney girl, whoever she was.

I was smart enough to figure out that she was on the run from someone or something and her leaving the mansion might open her up to more danger.

"Sir, remember we have a meeting with Sir Reginald this evening..."

I turned to Jordan and sighed.

I totally forgot.

".....and then, you'd have to meet up with Ava...."

"Is she coming back today?"

"Yes..."

I checked my wristwatch again. I was actually waiting for the time when I could finally go back to my house.

Something about that lady was appealing, and I just wanted to see her again.

"Twenty minutes from now, I want these cargoes transferred to the warehouse, and then these others should be distributed to the families that need them.

Jordan, no mistakes...."

"You can trust me sir...."

"When is Ava coming again?"

"This evening at four..."

"Damn."

Jordan left the big, almost empty warehouse space to go get the drafts for some of our goods' samples while I decided to take a stroll around the building.

I walked to the back of a certain location filled with trees and almost a queue, two guys dressed in black rolled out from two different trees like ninjas and stood in front of me.

Those sleek fools.

"Mr. Sage...."

"I see you brought a message for me ....."

"We didn't bring any messages, we came for you..."

"To do what exactly? Kill me? Kidnap me?"

"You are holding hostage three of our leaders. We want to give you this last chance to release them or watch all you've worked for go down to ashes..."

I rubbed my beard and smiled.

They really thought they were going to make me release those fools?.

"You mean you want to burn down this place?"

"We will not exchange words with you, Mr. Sage. You have exactly twenty seconds to...." He was still speaking when a silent rifle pierced through the chest of the second guy, and he dropped unconscious.

They knew how much I didn't like any of my guys dead.

"Boss, are you alright?" Jordan called, running towards me.

I sighed as one of my guys tackled the other guy to the ground before he could make any other move.

What they did was a really lame move.

I walked up to the young man quietly while the guy held up his unmasked face.

"I will let you go back to whoever it is that sent you.

I want you to tell them that the SAGE EMPIRE cannot be messed with...."

The young man looked spitefully at me, then he spat at me.

Jordan immediately gave him a dirty slap while I wiped my face with a napkin.

"Take him out of here."

They dragged him out, and I started walking towards my car.

I wasn't really in the mood to tackle bad guys now, I had more important things to sort out with dad.

WHITNEY'S POV.

After spending some time inside thinking and contemplating how possible it would be to escape, I finally decided to make the big move.

I opened the door as gently as possible and poked my head outside.

It was a miracle that my heart didn't fall from my rib cage due to so much thumping caused by fear.

"Hey babe...."

I heard the voice of the same lady that approached me in the room and I saw her walk down the stairs.

Seeing her alone increased my temperature, but I was determined to escape by all means.

I carefully sneaked behind every wall and pillar in the large hallway.

The place was also well furnished as well, and I had to resist the urge to pause and look properly at them.

I was going to walk towards the staircase that led down the stairs when I heard voices again.

"My brother isn't back yet, but I'd like you to see him as soon as he returns....."

"You expect me to wait for him?" That was a guy's voice.

"Yes baby. You know how long it has been since he last saw you..."

I sensed them walking close to where I was and gently shifted back inside a corner in the wall.

"I don't think I can wait that long if he's gone too far...."

"I promise, he won't take time....."

In a bid to move into the corner to avoid being seen, I mistakenly pushed a little flower vase through the corner and almost fell down.

"Is anyone there??" The lady spoke first.

"I'll go see....."

I heard the guy's footsteps at a distance towards me, and he got so close that I closed my eyes awaiting the worst.

"What's going on here, Anna?" That was Donald.

I loved that he always stepped in on time.

"I wanted you to meet Charles, he just got back from the states, and it's been a while since you last saw him...."

"Hello, Mr. Sage...."

I seized the opportunity to try to pass through some walls in a bid to reach the stairs, but it was obvious I would be caught, so I stopped at a spot where I could see them clearly.

Donald looked at the young man's hand that was lifted for a handshake and looked back at his face like he had just seen a disease.

"You're welcome...." He simply said and walked past him.

When he passed me, attention was diverted, and I knew that had to be my chance of escape or else I would be discovered and apprehended.

I quickly tried running past the two big pillars that would usher me to the stairs and that was my biggest mistake.

I slipped and fell down so hard that even other guards rushed out to see what had caused the noise.

I looked up to see Donald staring angrily at me.

"Tie her up and take her to my bedroom, now!!!".

That was all I heard before I passed out again.