Chapter 8 True Face!

• Author's POV
• "Laurence!"
• Marona called him and tried to stop him before he could leave.
• They were in the hallway, she grabbed his hand and pulled him in the corner.
• Laurence removed her hand from his and fixed his jacket.
• "What's wrong?... Marona, I am getting late."
• Marona looked at him restlessly, she was dying in guilt.
• "Laurence, listen to me first and then go... Last night when you left, someone came into our room. It was dark so I couldn't see his face, I thought it was you and I had intimate moments with that man."
• She confessed in one go.
• "I swear, I wasn't aware... I thought it was you. He felt just like you, it was a familiar touch and that's why I didn't realise... You remember our first time, it felt just like that... I don't know what happened"
• Laurence clenched his jaw and she gulped but he took a deep breath while trying to stay calm.
• "It's okay! Mistakes happen."
• He patted her cheek with a smile.
• She frowned at him.
• "You are not mad?"
• "Why would I be?"
• He chuckled.
• "It was a mistake, you didn't cheat on me... I trust you!"
• She smiled and hugged him.
• "I am sorry..."
• He nodded while breaking the hug.
• "I forgot that grey file at our house and don't have time to get it, if you are free then can you bring it for me?"
• Marona quickly nodded.
• "Yes, I am free... I'll leave now. Don't worry, I'll get it for you."
• She sighed in relief and turned to leave. She placed her hand on her chest as she felt her breathing calming down. Her smile widened with the happiness that Laurence trusted her and she got the right man.
• When she walked out, Laurence's smile turned into a disgusted look.
• "Slut!"
• He gritted madly.
• "Cape!"
• He growled while walking out and Cape who is his trusted man came to him.
• "What happened, Laurence?"
• He asked when he saw him offended.
• "Mikhail fucked Marona!"
• He punched the car madly.
• Cape shook his head, he is Laurence's friend but he knows that Laurence is stupid and does things impulsively.
• "I had already warned you that you shouldn't aim for Mikhail's girl.... You knew that Mikhail is interested in her still you married her... It was bound to happen, Mikhail never let go of his things..."
• Cape scolded him.
• "Remember how he snatched the car which he liked but you brought it to mock him. If he can take back the car then imagine what he will do to get his woman."
• Laurence smirked.
• "His woman?... She fell for me. And who the hell is Mikhail, what does he think of himself?"
• He grew frustrated.
• Cape leaned against the car.
• "You know who he is and remember that he is the strongest player of the Delgado family. He has inherited Leonardo's mind skills which your other siblings didn't. Rafael is powerful because of Mikhail and Damon, you were supposed to win them but you chose to mess with them and fucked up."
• "Throne is mine anyway!"
• He said arrogantly.
• "Mikhail can't do anything except licking Rafael's ass. I snatched his bitch, what did he do?"
• Cape rubbed his forehead.
• "He fucked her when she was your wife. That's it, there you lost everything... Do you understand the meaning of your woman not recognising your touch? It means you never satisfied her and now Mikhail knows it... He knows that you failed as a man."
• Laurence angrily grabbed his throat.
• "I know how to fuck my bitches, it's just that fat bitch is not my woman. She is Mikhail's and I never wanted to give her any pleasure..."
• He let him go and scowled.
• "How will she recognise my touch when I never took her interestingly... She was just a task to do. And you are calling me a loser, she didn't recognise Mikhail either..."
• "She recognised Mikhail"
• Cape looked at him like he was looking at a fool.
• "You stupid man, she recognised that man's touch whom she wanted to marry... You lied when her eyes were open but you can't hide the truth when her eyes are closed. Her eyes don't but her body knows the man."
• Laurence looked away madly.
• "I don't want to hear anything... I married her so he can't have her but he still fucked her and she let him... Mikhail slapped me on the face and now it's my time..."
• "What are you going to do now?... Don't do anything stupid. Mikhail is waiting for your one fuck up and then you are gone..."
• He warned.
• "Kill that bitch!"
• Laurence declared.
• "Mikhail will never let that happen, he will kill you Laurence... Don't even try to hurt Marona. Mikhail is quiet because he thinks that Marona loves you and you are taking good care of her. This is the only reason why he is not taking her away but if he finds out that you are trying to kill her then it's over."
• Cape tried to make him understand.
• "I don't care!"
• Laurence shook his head stubbornly.
• "Mikhail touched her and now I don't want her... He needs to be punished for this... I have sent her to my house, she must be on her way. Send men and kill her."
• He ordered.
• "And make sure that they kill her just like I killed Jenna... She wanted to save her, now let her save herself."
• "Laurence, don't be stupid."
• Cape looked concerned.
• "Mikhail will kill both of us..."
• "I don't give a fuck. He will die because of her death anyway..."
• He growled madly.
• "Do as I am saying or else I have other men."
• He threatened Cape and got inside the car.
• Marona was on her way towards the home, smiling and blushing to herself. Happy that Laurence understood her. She stopped on her way to get a coffee before the deserted road could start.
• She got her coffee and started the car again, when she entered the deserted road then she noticed something weird. Her car suddenly started smelling weird and she stopped it.
• "What happened to you?"
• She sniffed the air again and her eyes widened in horror.
• She quickly grabbed her things and ran away from the car. A loud gasp escaped her mouth when she saw her car blowing up in the air and crashing on the road again.
• "What the hell?"
• She looked at it in horror.
• Her hands trembled and tears escaped her eyes as she called Laurence.
• "Laurence!"
• She cried.
• "Laurence, my car is blown up... I don't know what to do, please come fast."
• Laurence scowled on the other side, he couldn't understand how she could sense the burning car in seconds and why her mind is so active.
• "Where are you?"
• He asked while faking concern.
• "A few metres away from the graveyard... I am scared, please come fast."
• She pleaded.
• "There is no one here!"
• "We have a warehouse there, just enter the forest on the left... Go and hide there. I am coming."
• He smirked and disconnected the call.
• "Hello, Laurence... Hello?"
• She called him in panic and cried. She tried to call him again but he didn't answer.
• Her head snapped towards the SUVs which stopped beside her burning car and she stepped back when a few men came out.
• "Get her!"
• The man yelled.
• Marona opened the cap of her hot coffee and threw on them when they came near and dashed inside the jungle. She ran as fast as she could and tried to find the place which Laurence told her.
• The men were following her like hounds and she was running like a scared rabbit. Scared but fast.
• She quickly grabbed the branches of two trees which were close and let them go at once. When she ran ahead. The branches slapped on men and two fell on the ground while moaning in pain.
• Marona finally saw the warehouse and her heart felt a little hope. She tried to take long strides but her gown was creating a problem. She quickly tore the side of the gown till her thighs and started running again which increased her speed.
• When she entered the warehouse, looked around and saw tanks of oils. The first thing she did was pushing all the tanks on the ground and make the ground impossible to run for men but she also knew that they could cross it.
• She has no idea why they are behind her but that was the second thing to worry about, the first thing was to save her life.
• The stairs led her somewhere she has no idea about but she had to take the risk. She saw empty tanks kept at the gaps and rolled them on the stairs to slow down the men and she succeeded, the men were having trouble catching her.
• She was quick and was doing everything to slow them down and what frustrating them was her tricks were working.
• Marona gasped for the breath when she came upstairs which was nothing but slab of cement.
• The men were tired and frustrated when they saw her.
• "You are going to regret once we get our hands on you, bitch..."
• Marona stood there with her hands behind her back as the man approached her. Her heartbeat increased with his long steps towards her. She gulped and calculated the distance between him and her including the speed and length of his steps. He was bigger and stronger than her, his height was more than her and he could easily tackle the attack of bamboo which she was holding behind her back.
• So she was ready for the trick, when the man came closer she quickly threw the small bamboo stick to the other side and the man looked at it confused. When he turned his head aside to look at the bamboo stick, she grabbed the bamboo in her hands tightly and hit him on the ear with all her strength.
• The man fell down with the impact as he lost his hearing and consciousness. She gulped while breathing heavily and looked at the man at her feet, she usually stays away from the violence but this was needed to save herself.
• The remaining two men were taken back by her mindfulness and hesitated before stepping towards her.
• The man quickly pulled out the gun and she covered her face and ears as he pulled the trigger without warning.
• She screamed when she heard the gunshot and waited for the pain but it didn't come. She waited but nothing was felt.
• Her eyes slowly opened and when she uncovered her ears, she noticed a man in front of her who was standing like a shield.
• She was covered behind his huge body and she stepped back in horror.
• "Mikhail?"
• She mumbled.
• Mikhail dusted his shirt where the bullet hit him but couldn't hurt because of his bullet proof jacket.
• The men looked at him in horror as he glared at them with a death look. It was a realisation that they messed with the wrong man.
• "Jeh, I want them alive in the basement..."
• He ordered and Jeh came upstairs with his men.
• "It's been a long time since I have had fun."
• His men took those men away and he finally turned towards Marona.
• Marona's eyes widened in horror and breathing got uneven when he looked into her eyes amused.
• "Impressive, Amore!"
• He stepped towards her and she stepped back while looking around for the rescue.
• A loud gasp escaped her mouth when she slipped on the bamboos and fell on her butt.
• Mikhail looked at her amused as she tried to crawl back in fear.
• "Aren't you going to fight with me? You did a good job here. I am so proud of you. Come on, show me your tricks."
• He knelt down while teasing her and she shook her head furiously. Her fearful eyes were on him as she started sweating badly.
• "Crawl back one more time and I'll break your legs."
• He warned with hard glare.
• She froze in her place and looked back just to realise that she was going to fall down from the height which was almost 40ft.
• She gasped and crawled towards Mikhail again but didn't touch him like last time.
• Her throat was dry like dessert as she trembled in fear.
• "Please let me go!"
• She mumbled a request.
• He nodded with a smirk.
• "But first answer some of my questions."
• He grabbed her ankle and dragged her closer.
• Marona burst out crying when she got the deja vu with his touch.
• "Please, please, please... Don't do it!"
• She struggled to get away from him.
• Mikhail closed his eyes when she cried like a scared child and struggled to get free of his hold.
• "Marona!"
• He growled and she froze.
• Her innocent eyes looked at him in horror. Her lips were trembling and whole face was red. She gulped and looked at his strong hold on her arms. Even his voice makes her freeze.
• "Please!"
• She begged.
• "I want to go to Laurence."
• Mikhail's hold on her arms tightened as he closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
• "Get up!"
• He ordered while letting her go.
• Marona quickly got up and started running ahead of him. Mikhail followed her downstairs.
• She stopped when she saw the pool of oil in front of her. Now it was hard to cross it as it was too slippery.
• Mikhail grabbed her arm to turn her around and she gasped when he threw her on his shoulder just with his one hand.
• She quickly held on his back as she dangled on his shoulders when he crossed the oil without tripping even once.
• She was shocked when she realised that he threw her on his shoulder with just one hand because she knows that she is not light weight, she has a good weight which makes her hard to be picked up. But here, the devil had handled her smoothly.
• Her heart was already in her throat by his hold around her. She tried to run away when he placed her down but he grabbed the back of her neck like a predator grabs the scared bunny.
• "Get inside the car!"
• He warned.
• She looked at his men with watery eyes and no one dared to look at her.
• Mikhail crossed his arms over his broad chest as he saw her calculating advantages and disadvantages of the next decision she was trying to finalize.
• She struggled to breathe as she got inside the car and flinched when Mikhail closed the door shut.
• It was a relief for her when Mikhail chose to sit in another car and left her alone.
• Jeh tossed a water bottle towards her and she quickly gulped it down. When she calmed down then she realised that Mikhail saved her.
• "What was he doing here?"
• She mumbled confused.
• Meanwhile Mikhail sat inside his car and took a deep breath to control his anger.
• "Laurence, you just signed your death certificate today."
• He gritted as he started his car.