Kaidon Cross, top-notch assassin of The Order of the Black Knights, had only one mission in his life, exact revenge for the death of his mother until he met the innocent Alice Reed, and his priorities changed to keeping her safe from the clutches of...
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"You were supposed to protect her!" Sey howled in my living room, his eyes accusing. I just stood there with my hands on my head, still unable to comprehend the situation. As soon as I landed back in the city, I switched on my phone, and there was her text...
"...Dad Agreed!! We are going to the beach!! :).."
And I was happy beyond compare. I had made all the plans. I would propose to her on the third day over a candle-night dinner, and if she agreed, we'd have the next two days to ourselves. If she were to reject me, I'd probably sulk around for the remaining time.
I then noticed multiple missed calls from her and another from Sey. I tried calling her back, but nobody picked up. I decided to go back home first and then meet up with her. When I stepped on to the boundary of my house, I saw her, sitting on my porch, her head between her arms on her knees.
I knew something was wrong, and then she looked up, her eyes red with tears in them, and my heart sank. I rushed up to her and wrapped her up in my arms; my heart weeping with her for her pain. In between her sobs, I could hear her call out to her dad, and then it hit me. I picked her up in my arms as she passed out and tucked her in my bed.
And then here I was getting reprimanded by Sey.
"Are you even listening to me!" He yelled and then pushed me down on the couch. I put my elbows on my thighs and covered my face with my hands.
The legendary Red Phoenix defeated. I could have never guessed it, that they would launch a head-on attack. I warned them; I warned them not to do this.
"If her father's flight hadn't delayed, you know what would have happened!" He cried. "If she hadn't called me, even if it was a single man remaining, all it would have taken was one bullet, one fucking bullet, Kaidon!"
I was careless. I made a mistake. I made a big one. I underestimated them. I left her unprotected. My head was throbbing loud at the thought of almost having lost her.
"What were you thinking, brother!?"
"I don't know! I don't know, Seydon!" I answered frantically. I wasn't in my senses. It was beyond me. Already the knowledge that The Order killed her mother wasn't enough, that they added her father's death to it.
"I am taking her. I am taking her with me to my place."
"No."
"No, Kaidon, I am taking her. You are the favourite son; I am not. They wouldn't care the least bit if she is with me. They might, in fact, think I am torturing her."
"I said NO!"
"Why? You failed to protect her, hell you haven't even realised yet that-"
"I am in love with her, Seydon," I announced as I glanced up at him, and he stopped in the middle of his sentence. "I will NOT allow you to take her away from me."
