Bella couldn't stop shivering since it was so chilly. Her temples are hurting.

What am I doing here?

She was so perplexed that the last thing she remembered was leaving the hospital after meeting Megan, and then....oh god. Those masked men forcing her into the suv all come back to her in a flash.

In the abandoned building, she was tethered to a chair.

Her body continues to tremble, and she isn't sure if it's from the cold or the terror, or both. She was terrified to open her eyes because she was afraid of what she would see because she knew she wasn't at home.

She remained as still as a statue, the only sounds coming from her breathing and a nearby rhythmic dripping sound. She eventually musters the courage to open her eyes; it's quite dark in here; she looks out the small window and sees that it's bright outside; however, the window is obscured by some kind of dark plastic covering or something, allowing very little light into the room.

Looking around, she notice she was in a cheap room that is dirty. When she tries to sit up, she notices she can't get rid of the rope, and her wrists are shackled together.

She hears someone unlock the room door during her attempt to alert the kidnappers. She immediately curls up into a little ball and covers her face. She can hear a whimper attempting to escape her throat, but she manages to suppress it.

A loud male voice says, "Look at me."

I can't because I'm frightened of moving.

His rough hands poke her in the cheeks with a stinging poke.

The voice repeats, "I said look at me."

Slowly, she raises her head, only to be met by those ominous eyes once more. To keep herself silent, she bit her tongue.

"That's better; if you collaborate, this will go lot more smoothly for you."

"Wh...what am I doing h...here?"Her voice is really quiet. However, the fact that she speaks enrages him, and he rushes up to her, too fast for Bella to respond, and snatches her hair roughly. She can't stop her whimper this time.

"If I don't give you permission, don't say anything. Do you follow me? "He spits on the floor.

This can't possibly be good. What exactly is he planning to do to me?

Melon suddenly assumes a serious demeanour. "Okay, this isn't going to be rushed. If done well, torture can last for days."

His tone is so casual that he could be talking about the weather. Her mind begins to swirl.

Torture? He's going to put me through hell.

Bella could feel the blood draining from her face and was on the verge of passing out. Melon is aware of this.

"Hey," he smacks her across the face hard, causing her to yell, "don't pass out, it won't be enjoyable if you're unconscious."

"Please, please don't do this..." she begs, pleading with him to stop. "Please, please don't do this..." she can't help myself. He grabs her face and injects her with something before she can finish her sentence.

Her body became hot all of a sudden, and she sank into darkness, but not before seeing a vision of a man approaching Melon and punching him in the face.

"Anthony, save me."

She then walked away.

X-X

Anthony was driving as if he was about to destroy the earth. He tried not to ruin the entire world, but without Bella, he can't function.

"I'm really sorry, Tony. If I had any inkling..." Bruce tried to console him, but he didn't have time for regret; they needed to get Bella right away.

He was certain it was Melon, but he had no idea where she was in this location.

What if he did something wrong with her?

No. I can't think like that; if I'm going to function, I need to stay cheerful. I owe it to Bella not to crumble when she needs me the most.

Anthony was hunting for Bella with Bruce while Silas was already in the board with his crew looking for her.

Why hadn't I noticed this before? It's entirely my fault.

Anthony's heart was full with regrets mixed with love and redemption. He was the one who caused Bella's injury.

His phone suddenly beeped, and there was the message.

"Bella is in an abandoned house on Fifth Marine Street," message by unknown number.

Anthony arrived at the spot quicker than the speed of light.

X-X

"We're fine, we're on a secret mission." "Don't startle the crowd." As he takes command of his team, Silas makes a move for his squad.

When he received the message with the location of Bella King's whereabouts, he was with Anna.

Suddenly, they noticed a few masked men protecting the abandoned house from the building's side.

"Captain!! "Are we ready to charge in?" While spotting the sniper, Jackson inquired.

Silas put his lense back on and stated, "We can't jeopardise Mrs. King's safety because these folks aren't very good. You guys will approach from the top, while Mark and I will break the circle from the bottom."

"Ok."

His crew filled the plan after listening to his words.

Suddenly, Mark fired, killing four men and alerting them to the fact that a bullet had been fired in their direction.

"Shit! They had noticed us."

"It's all right, go." Silas makes a motion for them.

There's no one around!

He moved quickly and his movements were brief. They cleared the way in order to get to Bella on time.

Silas arrived at this point, and there was an inky ine guy there. As he shot the man in the head, his eyes were brimming with rage.

It takes less than two seconds to complete the process.

"Sir, Mrs. King isn't here." He was informed by Mark. The assignment took fifteen minutes to complete. I'm not sure where she is.

"Sir! Mrs. King has already joined Mr. King, according to Nathaniel." replies Jackson.

Silas sensed something wasn't right. These men will be quickly wiped off by Anthony. He was, however, a long way away from this location. Something wasn't quite right.

Then who saved Bella??

X-X

Anthony resembled a cruel reaper, ready to slay anyone who got in his way. However, when he received word that Bella was safe, he went to the specified spot.

Bruce exited the vehicle and began looking for Bella. Bella was laying on the bed when he stumbled into the poorly lighted room. She appears to be sleeping soundly.

"Bella." Bruce was relieved to find her safe and well, but he was taken aback when he noticed her top was torn and her upper body exposed to the public, despite the fact that she was wearing a bra.

However, he sees Anthony assassinating him in 101 ways.

"Bells?" he heard Anthony's soft voice exclaimed as he sensed Anthony's presence approaching from behind. Anthony was relieved to learn that Bella was safe, but when he saw her, his eyes darkened again.

He fixed his gaze on Bruce. He had discovered her, which meant that when he looked at him, his eyes were homicidal.

Bruce was on the verge of collapsing from fear. "Did you look?"

Bruce was so terrified that he crushed his face against the door and mumbled, "Greetings, Tony! I didn't mean anything when I said it. I only discovered her a few minutes ago, but I didn't see anything, not even the pink bra. As I have stated. I swear on the name of my mother, Na-"

Anthony abruptly snatched him up.

He was enraged beyond belief. "BRUCE!! BEFORE I RIP YOU OFF WITH MY BARE HANDS, SCRAM."

"Yes, Sir! Thank you, Lord, for your mercy!" Bruce bolted as soon as he was freed off the hook this time.

He was well aware that he would be killed by this pair of star-crossed lovers.

Following Bruce's exit, Anthony entered the room and shut the door. When he paused for a few moments, his frozen eyes were drawn to the scene in front of him.

She was curled up in a ball on the bed.

This scene felt like a brutal test for Anthony, who had been patiently waiting for this moment. To see if he'd kill and burn everything alive if he had the chance. He hadn't seen her in almost two weeks, and he didn't want to find her in this predicament.

He felt as if he had been stabbed with hundreds of blades, and his heart had been ripped out of his chest.

"Bella."

He was well aware of how terrified she was at the moment! He was fully aware of her presence in this room at all times.

Following the sound of his voice. Her lashes trembled ferociously. They were brimming with unshed tears. Lips quivering. She had the appearance of a fallen angel who had been abandoned.

Bella strained to see through her haze. What was the name of the person who was standing in front of her? A man, she recalls, rescued her. When he picked her up from Melon's room, she realised it wasn't Anthony. He arrived in time to save her.

But as soon as she felt his touch, relief flooded her heart, and mistiness collected in her eyes. There were a lot of tears. As she sobbed in frustration.

She was terrified of the situation. What if she died at that place?

She was caught in a tight embrace as she heard "Anthony." She often fantasises about him wrapping his arms around her, but she doesn't want it to be like this.

Why are you on it?

As anxiousness overtook Anthony, he became panicked.

"Bells, don't cry. Please, baby, put an end to it. Please accept my apologies for being late. I'll never abandon you. I'm sorry for being so rude with you. Please put an end to it. I've arrived."

When he witnessed her being taken away, he almost died. Those scumbags will be held accountable. They have the audacity to tamper with him. He'll follow them all the way to hell. He wants to make her feel better.

As he felt her tears wet his neck, his heart was ripped apart. He was used to seeing her cry, but this was the polar opposite. She was terrified. It was terrifying to be chained like way.

He gently patted her with his enormous hands, as if she was a delicate piece of glass "Don't be alarmed... Everything is fine now... Everything is alright... I apologise... I apologise... Just take a peek at me. Keep your attention on me."

Bella felt secure, and she despised the fact that he was suffering as a result of her. She was a tremendous thorn in his side. She was terrified, but she didn't want to be a bother to him.

"I'm convinced I would have perished if you hadn't come. That was a nightmare for me "She made an attempt to be amusing.

She immediately regrets it.

Anthony's body tightened suddenly as he forcibly hugged her to his chest. He was ruthlessly greedy for blood, and he was glaring with murderous intent, yet when he spoke up, his tone was exceedingly soft.

"I'm sorry, but I'm the one who pulled you into this mess. Because I rejected his business goals and ambitions, he turned on you. That was a cheap shot."

"It's not because of you. I was kidnapped when I was a child. So there's nothing new here." She blushed as she realised she was still wrapped in his body.

Anthony understood it, but he didn't want to let her go, despite the fact that her body was pressing against him. He was practically clutching her in her bra just because her top was torn while fighting those hooligans. "It's alright," he coughed and moved his gaze elsewhere.

She tightened her grasp around his neck just as he was going to pull away.

"Please don't leave."

He reached out and placed his arms around her, pulling her close to him.

She had strewn herself across his body.

When her entire body landed on him. She whimpered a little bit.

His face became stiff "You were not harmed by him. Is that correct?"

"Who would have the audacity to harm me? When you're the one who comes to my aid."

His body tensed up as his phone suddenly rang.

He informed him that it was a call from Silas.

"Sir! We killed those men, but Melon was discovered dead on the scene, much to our surprise."

X X

Silas and his squad returned to base and proceeded to the dormitories after meeting their supervisors. Anna was standing there, surprised, with a packed lunch in her hand.

"I brought you guys dinner," she said, raising her bag of freshly prepared home-cooked food.

"You are not required to come here. You are welcome to return." Silas replied coldly, glaring at his team, who were about to consume food prepared by his sister-in-law.

Silas knew Anna wasn't a terrific cook, and he didn't want to offend her. He had no intention of letting them off the hook.

She arranged the items on the plates.

With a full spoon, Jackson reached for the cream pasta. Silas braced himself for disaster, but to his astonishment, they ate extremely well.

He took a spoonful of soup and tasted it.

It's delicious.

He gave her a raised brow.

"Daddy helped a little bit," she said as she leaned out and kissed his cheek. As they observed the earth's eight wonders, time slowed to a halt. His crew hooting and whistling and teasing the captain.

They are also rooting for the couple.

"20 laps of the entire parameter now," he said vehemently.

The entire squad moaned and groaned in agony.

Meanwhile unknown to everything William was doing the dishes and cleaning the kitchen after Anna threatened to throw all of his favourite wines down the sink if he didn't cook for her.

X-X

A/n: What's up, babies!! I know it's been a while, but I've been rather busy lately with work and other things.

I also noticed a note that read, "Are you dead?" lol!! No, hun, I'm just busy. I wasn't planning on updating as frequently as I had hoped, but you know. So now you may relax and enjoy this chappie. xoxo