Chapter Nine

Apprehensively, she was pacing toward his room as there was no other choice. Suddenly, a strong hand pulled her into a dark room and clamped her mouth. It was dark in the room. Her heart began to beat faster as she thought the same attacker attacked her.
"Don't shout, please. I'm removing my hand. " he slowly whispered in her ear.
She nodded instantly to get free from the hold. He removed his hand and switched on the light.
"Hacker, what are you doing here? " She smiled happily, " You scared me. "
" I'm your saviour for today. " He smirked. He was a tall man with muscles, Jet black hair and dark grey eyes. He was a handsome boy who was always her saviour.
" My what? " She got confused.
" Okay Okay! I talked to Ana this morning. I'm here to help you. " He smirked.
" How did you meet her? What were you doing here? There are guards. How did you come in? " She asked, perplexed.
" We've only five minutes to get out of this mansion. Come! Don't make any noise. They'll catch us. " He said, holding her hand.
She silenced and allowed him to guide her out of the mansion.
" It's not the right way to go out. There are guards and cameras." She murmured.
" We're going from the back door. The cameras are off. There are no guards at this time." He said slowly.
Hacker was also an orphan like her. He was adopted by a Gujrati couple in Mumbai. He always protected her like a brother. He came once a year to meet her, no matter in which corner of the world she lived.
She was getting tense about Ana and Isha. If something happened to them. She wouldn't be able to look at herself in the mirror ever. She was hoping. They would make their escape out of his house. It seemed impossible to run from his claw. If Ana could arrange this. She definitely had a plan for themselves too.
" I can't go with them. I can't be selfish." She whispered, shaking her head.
" Stop loading your brain, Rose." He looked back at her.
" Ana and Isha? I'm worried about them. Are you sure they'd be fine? I mean I couldn't put them in danger to have my freedom. " She was getting fidgety.
" They'll be safe." He gave her a quick glance, " How did you meet Liam Rodriguez? " He asked her.
" Who is Liam Rodriguez?" She furrowed her brows in confusion.
" You're kidding me. Ain't it too early to forget your fiance? " He gave a fake laugh and jutted his chin toward her ring.
She remembered the Danil words.
His name is Liam Rodriguez, she thought. She wanted to tell him. ' I don't even know his name.' But she better keep it to herself.
He will make fun of me. His smirk was already telling me, she thought.
" Night club. " She whispered.
" And?" He raised his eyes in question.
" And what? Hacker! " She frowned with rage.
" Wow! dear.. it's totally fine. If you don't wanna talk about it. " He laughed.
" I'm sorry. You are helping me and I'm. ..." She was disappointed.
" Don't apologize. " He smirked.
" Where are we going? " She asked.
" My house!" He smiled the biggest.
" And your parents? " She asked with a smile, remembering how they adored her.
" My mother will love to adopt you. I want a sister by the way." He mocked.
" Very funny. You already have us. " She slapped him on his shoulder.
" Hey! Do I look like I'm kidding? You are hurting me now." He made a hurt face and put his hand on his heart.
" Stop mocking! You know you are like a brother to us." She rolled her eyes.
She closed her eyes and tried to normal her heartbeat which was still hammering. She was praying to God to keep her friends safe. What was Hacker doing there? This question puzzled her. She looked at him and started to open her mouth. BUT HE HELD his finger. They were out of his mansion. They reached near his car.
" I was working for him. I recently came back from my vacation and found you trio there. Then Ana enlightened me with everything. " He said, opening the door for her.
" Is everything written on my face? " She asked, sitting in the car.
He got on the driver seat, " We are not related by blood. But you are my little sister. " He smiled.
" Do you know L Liam?" She asked. His name made her shiver.
" He is a business tycoon and ..." he trailed and looked out of the window as he didn't wanna say the words next.
" What's it?" I asked.
" Mafia.... he rules the Mafia world." He completed it.
Fear shackled her. Her hands started to tremble. She clenched them together firmly to stop it. She stared down at her ring. She was going to marry the Mafia. Now she understood gunshots and today's attack. Her eyes snapped straight. Ana and Isha? Would he kill them? He was possessive about her. She was well aware of it. Would he harm them in frustration or to have her?
" Stop the car. " She shouted.
"What? It's not happening? " He frowned.
" He will kill them," She blurted.
" He will not." he snorted.
" How could you be so sure? You said - He is Mafia." She glanced at him in puzzlement, shock and fear.
" I was kidding, sister… about the Mafia." He giggled.
She silenced for a while," It wasn't funny." she contorted her face.
" Didn't mean to upset you. Ana told me everything. So chill! He will not harm them. If he cares for you?" He said.
What if he didn't. What if he wanted her body more than love and her soul.
" No, let's go back. He would kill them." She insisted. She understood him. She had seen his wrath?
" He will not. I have seen him the way he looks at you." He said.
" Are you trying to say he um..... And when did you see that? " She asked. She remembered his three words when he put the ring, it was still reverberating in her ears.
Because that was simply impossible. He could be cruel, ruthless and dangerous. All this could easily kill love. He wouldn't even have heard the word love in his entire life.
" You are his weakness. " He confided.
" Why are you talking like this? I can't go with you. Pull over." She was feeling scared of Hacker. Although she knew him from her orphanage days. He somehow seemed to her like a stranger now while talking like this. She couldn't take the chance to endanger their lives. They were her sisters, friends and her family. She was firmly feeling. It wasn't quite right. Something was definitely wrong.
" I'm sorry," Hacker said
" What are you apologizing for?" She furrowed her brows.
" You're too smart. That's the reason he chose you to be his queen. " he wickedly smiled.
" I'm not smart. I'm not anyone's queen. You're scaring me." She tucked her hair behind her ear.
" Believe me, little sister. You'll be safe." He assured her.
" It's more than what you are showing? " She said.
" Actually, it is, little sister. " he pulled over the car.
She immediately went for its door and found it locked. She glanced back at him, " Why is it locked?" she panicked.
He was doing something with a bottle and a handkerchief. Her guts were yelling to run. He was not the same hacker anymore.
" Sorry sister. " He said and put the handkerchief on her mouth.