Chapter 27

Heavy panting and running footsteps, Lycan paused briefly and looked back his eyes scanned the darkness frantically while he strained his ears. The footsteps were getting closer when they resumed their movement,with his hands on the wall for support they trudged along blindly in the dark.

The man paused "I think I have to go back"he said disengaging himself from him.

 "Are you sure you will be safe?"he asked with a sincere note of concern.

 "Yes,atleast I can stall them for sometime till you get far".

Lycan placed his hand on the man's shoulder and for that moment a deep intimate understanding was established "what do you want me to do for you".

He sighed and took his hand away "just get to safety so my effort will not waste,that's all I can ask for".

Lycan stood staring in the dark till the tall fígure of the man was totally engulfed in darkness,for the first time Lycan felt loved and cared for that a man should willingly lay down his life for him.

There was a loud gunshot and a piercing scream which rented the air followed immediately, Lycan paused for a minute in shock before he quickly resumed his race.

The door flung open as two men appeared dragging a wounded third man with them,his soft painful moans filled the room while his eyes were half closed.

 "What happened to him".

 "He is the intruder,he set the mafia boss free".they replied.

Alex eyes turned red with anger while his frame shook slightly,he groaned loudly in frustration turning around swiftly he held John by the neck choking him in the process.

 "How could you?"

A soft wan smile appeared at the corners of his lips,he did not make an effort to speak and just stared without remorse. A thunderous slap landed across his face sending him to the ground in a heap

Alex picked the handkerchief on the table and wiped his palm before lighting a stick of cigarette.

 "What did you do that for?"he sounded calmer now.

 "For Maria"he replied still laying on the floor 

He narrowed his eyes in disbelief "Maria is long death,how could you dare blame your misconduct on the death"?.

He chuckled "she came to me, crying and begging me. You know I loved her but she loved him and even though whatever happens I wouldn't like to see her hurt".

A slow laughter erupted from him before blooming to a full fledged one. He wiped his mouth with the handkerchief and looked at the man with scorn and disdain.

 "I can't believe you actually hallucinated and decided to act on it, anyways you are going to face the consequences of your actions. Guards!!,take him away and make sure you give to him a good proportion of what he actually deserves and you must find Lycan no matter what".

 "Yes boss".

Sarah trudged along quietly, earlier after her meeting with Ross,she had decided to hide the journal from everybody since it was so important that her freedom had to be denied her. She sighed deeply as she raised her face to the sky. The thick clouds had gathered and a cold wind brushed past her swaying her hair in the process.

With her hand,she tucked a strand back behind her ear, standing on the bridge she suddenly felt awful. After so many months of going undercover she had thought alot would change but nothing seemed to change. She was still stuck here at the mercy of death. She could easily be found and killed by the ring she had gone undercover or the agency could wipe her off to erase any link or trace of the operation left.

From the corner of her eyes she noticed a man staring at her but he turned away immediately he saw she had seen him,her brain worked quickly and she remembered the man was right behind her on the highway before she got her.

 "So that's Ross agent boy"she mused sadly.

She quickly scribbled on her note pad and decided to call the number which she had not called for quiet a long time but first she had to lose the man before taking action. Since that clouds had gathered and people had started parking up which made the roads a bit busy,she walked casually into the crowd mingling with people then she removed her jacket and threw it away,used a band to hold her hair at the back of her head.

She walked briskly to the phone booth looking over her shoulder continuously to ensure she had actually lost him. She picked up the phone and dailed the number,the phone rang for the first time without being picked by anyone.

 "Ohhh,pick up the phone Juliet"she groaned in frustration as she placed the call again 

 "Who is these and how may I help up"a cheerful voice came over the phone with loud giggling on the background and a soft moan,she knew for a fact that Juliet was a lesbian.

 "Julie,these is Sarah on the line".

 "Hey,it has been like ages since I last heard from you,where have you been?".pure concern was coated in her voice.

 "I will tell you all about it later,just..I just need your help".

 "Yes baby, anything for you".

She lowered her voice to a whisper "can you get me out of the country?".

There was a long pause in the other side as Juliet contemplated for a while,though it was her job in snuggling people in and out of the country but being extremely careful had been the only policy and principle which had kept her going,it was very common for the agency or police to set one up using ones best friend and especially one she had not seen or heard from for a long time.

 "Hello,Juliet are you still there?"

She laughed nervously when one of her girls hugged her from behind,she stuck a finger into her pussy which erupted a soft moan and a giggle making Sarah wince at the other end "I stopped the business a long time ago,I don't think I still have the capability to do anything now".

 "Please,my life is at risk and I really need to get out.i will do anything".

 "Come let me give you a good fuck"she said jokingly while her friends laughed.

Sarah thought for a couple of minutes,if it meant letting a lesbian fuck her before she could get out of these hell then why not give it a shot so far she would keep to her promise and get her out 

 "Fine"she replied resolutely "your address".

 "The lakeside Manor, tomorrow by 10pm make sure you are not followed".

 "Expect me then"she replaced the receiver sighing deeply in frustration. She could see the man coming from the crowd with his phone on his ear and his eyes darting around obviously looking for her. She quickly slipped out of the phone booth to avoid suspicion and walked casually to a restaurant. She did not even sit when the rain poured down in heavy torrent making people without umbrella take to their heels.

Lycan opened the door with all his strength,it was an old one made hard with time and which had not been used for a long time,his injured hand did not help issues and his head felt too light,he needed to get to safety first so he kept on pushing. The footsteps which had constantly been on his heels had receded which offered him ample time to make it out,he proceeded to try and push the door open again but it totally refused to give way.

With his hand on the ground he searched frantically in the dark for anything with could be helpful,hit beads of perspiration had gathered on his brows and had rolled down his face. Hopefully his hand brushed against a hard metallic object,he grabbed it and put it on the hinge of the door and raised making the door cringe loudly. He continued the process for sometime and when he finally pushed again the heavy metallic door gave way.

Lycan dragged himself into the open as the cold showers of the rain beat down on him,his legs were wobbly and his head was a lot lighter which seemed to grow in size. He dragged himself into the bush. Only the chirpings of the night insects and the low rumbling of distant thunder accompanied him in the dark of the lonely nights and the showers added strength and a kind of refreshment to his soul but yet his head was so light,he raised it to stare at the dark night and slowly gently he seemed to lose focus and vision and every other thing swirled round too fast around him and then all was dark.

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Sarah paced nervously round the little space of her room as her nerves were stretched to it's breaking point,by now the heavy downpour had subsided and she could hear the soft snore of the man who was sent to her erupting from outside the door. 

She opened her fridge to get something to calm her down but it was virtually empty.

 "Damn"she moaned as she banged it shut in frustration.

She sat heavily on her bed with her fingers locked at the back of her head,her mind went round a lot of stuffs when she suddenly decided to park.

Sarah opened the wardrobe and grabbed the few clothing she still had there and stuff them into her bag,it was quiet a long time since she went shopping so the apartment was almost empty if not all together empty. 

She thought of picking her toothbrush but decided against it as it would give her away in no time,with just her cloth safely tuck in her bag she put it under her bed and pulled out the drawer which revealed the journal.

Sarah sat staring at the journal yet she could not make anything out of the numerous names and figures written there when her phone rang,she looked at the ID and it was no other than Ross.

 "Hello"she said reluctantly.

 "You are needed at the office tomorrow".she said without mincing words.

Sarah raised her brow questioningly "what for?,I thought I was put under house arrest of some sort".

 "I will talk to the man to release you for tomorrow".

 "After that I will be back here?".she sounded quiet unsure.

 "Definitely".

Sarah knew what it meant,a red radar had been put on her which means she would definitely get detained once she reported to the office,these would spell death or her freedom would be denied for long before she even dreamt of seeing the daylight again with her two feet.

She flipped through the pages of the journal disinterestedly when a piece of paper fell down,she picked it up and came face to face with Lycans handsome face and his magnificent lips curled up in an obstinate manner like a stubborn school boy.

She smiled sadly at the picture while her heart did a thick tugging and a lot of flips.

 "Am sorry,"she muttered "am really sorry I was and not the one you thought I am,I failed you and broke your trust and you will hate me wherever you are. I know you do".a trickle of tear dropped on the picture only then did she realize that she was actually crying. 

She wiped the tear off and raising her head she looked at her father's framed picture which hung on the wall,her lips curled up into a sort of smile as she stared sadly at the smiling image of the man.

 "I miss you so much"she mumbled.