After Killian drove his brother back to their apartment, he decided to pay a visit to Selena's auntie.
He has been wondering about her request. At first, he didn't ask her but, after tonight, he decided to get his answer.
He stopped in front of the café. He saw Daniella flipping the signage from open to close.
"Can I talk to you?" Asked Killian.
Daniella stared at him for a moment and later opened the door.
He was about to enter when Daniella pushed him back.
"Let's talk somewhere else," Daniella answered.
He followed her towards the car he brought with him, Daniella got into the passenger seat and asked him to drive.
Soon, she ordered him to stop in the small street. After turning off the engine, Daniella spoke, "what's your question, Mr. Dane."
He looked at her, wondering why she's doing this to Selena.
"You said you were doing this to help her, right?"
"Yes."
"She's in pain, Mrs. Su. She found out about the book," he blew in a long sigh, hands clenched as he held the steering wheel, Selena's figure flashed in his mind.
"It is unfortunate but, needed."
Kilian scoffed with disbelief, eyebrows waggled as he looked back at her.
"I am sorry? Needed?" he laughed like a maniac, head shaking with disbelief.
"She needs to know that people around her can't be trusted. And unfortunately, she can only learn from experience,"
Puzzled by her words, Killian harshly grabbed Daniella's arm.
"What are you talking about?"
"I need you to be close to Selena. Stay with her all the time, that's all I am asking."
"I need a little more information than that if you want me to stick to her like a glue Mrs. Su."
Daniella blew in a sigh.
"Mr. Dane, Selena's mother was a spy. Kierry knew all the secrets of some of the powerful people, mafias and politicians. She had hidden some of the proof such us tapes and paper transaction with pictures and she hid it somewhere," saying that, Daniella massages her temples.
"What does Selena had to do with it?"
"Kierry set up Selena's voice and eyes as the lock of the safe. No one knows the location except me so, for now, it is safe."
"Then why do you need me around?" he said curiously.
"because aside from her mother's enemy, Kierry had a niece, I don't know who she is and I can't find her so I am pretty sure that she's looking for Selena right now."
With all the information he heard, Killian's head started throbbing with pain.
"What's wrong with that? Two cousins meet each other, isn't reunion?"
Daniella laughed bitterly, "Yes it should be but, I doubt Selena's cousin is in for that kind of reunion. Before moving here, I received this card," saying that, Daniella handed him the card she took from the case of her phone.
He touched it, it was a red hard square paper with a lion stamped on the left side.
His heart almost stopped from a beating after he recognized the stamped on the paper.
He couldn't be mistaken. In the underground world, there are only three people that have this kind of stamp, a stamp that could pass anything.
The lion stamp was known to the people underground as the key to all the doors.
If you have one, you can live like a king. The bosses of mafia's or gangs knew that once they met a person owning this stamp, they need to bow their heads no matter who they are.
Killian might be new to the underground world but, he was educated by Kathy, his current boss told him that once he sees one, he must report to her.
But he also knew that once a person receives a red card with a lion stamp on it, that person would be good as dead, all the mafias and gang bosses and members would come after the receiver and kill that person, in this case, though the message written on the paper was not to kill but to give the daughter of a woman named Kierry.
His heart pulverized after realizing that the underground is suddenly after Selena.
"They want Selena?" he asked, the news was giving him goosebumps.
"Yes, they only needed her to unlock the safe and they can only do it through voice recognition and her freaking irises,"
"So, what? They will just take her and force her to open it?"
Daniella shook her head.
"No, I designed the vault myself when I was just seventeen. It was sensitive, Selena needs to open it with calm, her voice should be calm as well as her eyes or else, it will send an alarm."
"Then what will happen? Is it like in the bank where all the money will be stained with blank ink? Isn't much better for those politicians or mafias that are after the tapes?" He confusedly asked.
"no, it's more complicated than that. Before Kierry died, she told me that she had digitized the tapes and papers so if the alarm goes on, all the documents will be sent in the dark web and well, it can cause war since it contains a lot of documents involving mafias. Try to imagine, two mafia bosses who had been friends for years suddenly finds out about their betrayal to each other. There will be war in the street." After a lengthy explanation, Daniella catches a breath.
Killian's body has turned statue, not expecting that the underground was more complicated than he anticipated.
"So, for those documents to stay hidden, Selena must be kept safe," suddenly everything makes sense to him.
"Do you still want me to steal it?" he asked, pertaining to Daniella's request.
She nodded and sighed, "Yes, once the time comes, I want you to give it to Selena."
He went silent, there are so many questions in his head but, he doesn't know what to ask first.
"Is there a way we can hack into the system of the vault and destroy the papers?" Killian asked.
Daniella shook her head, "No, not yet. I have too much enemy that those papers will come in handy one day,"
"What's the issue with her cousin again?' he let out a shaky laugh, head spinning with confusion.
"She wants access to that vault, I am sure of it and if she wants Selena to willingly open the vault, I am pretty sure that she will try to get close to her and gain her trust. That's why-" Daniella paused as her voice started to break.
"That's why you didn't tell her directly that Alejandro used her. You wanted her to find out by herself," he nods his head, realizing that Selena's auntie has been planning this all along.
"Will you really help me take down my mother's company and my ex?"
Daniella nodded, "Yes but, we both know that that's not what you really want,"
He rose an eyebrow after hearing her remarks. With confusion shining in his eyes, he turned to Daniella.
"What do you mean?"
Daniella gave him a lopsided grin.
"The funny thing about reading people's minds is that I already know your true feelings before you realized it yourself. You had set your eyes for something when you came back here yet." She paused and looked at his eyes.
"It changed after you met my niece. Mr. Dane, you actually reminded me of my brother Ken."
He rose an eyebrow, unsure what she was talking about.
"When I met you that night after you saved Selena, I know you that care about her. Don't fool me with your revenge, we both know you already have feelings to Selena before you even realized that she's a Su."
Killian went silent, he was not sure how Daniella could say those words but her voice lingered in his mind.
"It was same as Alejandro but you, your feeling to her is different,"
He smirked after hearing it, "Because she's different Mrs. Su," he laughed after remembering Selena's coldness on the airplane.
"See that smile and look," Daniella pinches his cheek.
"my brother Ken used to look and smile at me like that,"
"Killian, it takes 21 days for a woman to fall in love with you, you have already spent two weeks so 7 days more."
Wonderment was shining in his eyes as he looked at her.
"Protect Selena, I would have asked Alejandro but, his love for Selena is not that strong. You must have known what I mean, right?"
Killian shook his head, "My brother stole a book despite reading your diary just so he could ask my father to arrange the marriage between them. If it's not loved, then what is it?"
"It is love but, a foolish one. And yours is different. A little perseverance and Selena will end up loving you."
He went quiet again, heart pounded just the thought of it.
"Can't we just tell everything to Selena? Isn't it lying?"
"Killian dear, two things, it only becomes a lie if she asked you and you give her a different answer."
"And also, Selena, she's Kierry's daughter. The last thing I want is another Kierry running around like an Amazonian in the jungle."
Killian smirked, "I won't mind it as long as she's naked," his smile faded seeing Daniella's eyes narrowing.
"So," he leaned his back against his seat and looked up ahead.
"What if she won't love me. She's pretty much in love with my brother."
"oh please! You hug her and she didn't hit you. A little more push Killian, and for sure she will love you back,"
Startled by her words, Killian turned to look at Daniella.
"Back? I like her alright but that doesn't mean I love her."
"Killian, I have four kids waiting in the house and a pretty angry husband so I don't have time to answer all your questions. Drive before my husband thinks I am with James."
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A moan let out from Selena's lips after she heard water flowing. Her body could feel the softness of the bed, slowly, she turned on her side.
With closed eyes, she stretched a hand to reach for her phone to check the time.
She felt as if thousands of needles were poking her brain, her eyes were too lazy to open.
She let out a moan when her hand couldn't find her phone.
She patted the space next to her, it was soft just like the bed she was laying on.
Then she heard the water continuously flowing, she took in a sigh, wondering if Alexa forgot to close the window.
She thought the water was from the rain, so she didn't bother to open her eyes.
She sat up, eyes closed and face wrinkled by the unbearable pain in her head.
"Ugh! Where is my phone."
Gradually, her eyes opened.
She blinked, lips pressed together as she looked around the place.
Her eyes were emotionless as she scanned the place and with the same eyes, she lowered her sight.
Her lips parted, seeing the red marks around her naked body.
She blinked repeatedly, heart started to pound as she scanned the place.
Wait this is not Alejandro or Barney's place and certainly not my room. She thought, with everything that was inside the room, Selena realized that she's in the hotel room
She got up, terror was paling her face.
After her naked body felt the coldness of the room, Selena embraced herself.
Her lips quivered as she looked at the bed.
(!) The white sheet was stained with blood and at that moment she felt like her spirit had just left her body.
Her eyes swelling in panic looked around. Her clothes were on the floor, together with man pants, shirt, and shoes.
Her hand covered her lips to stop herself from screaming. She gulped hard thinking about what happened last night.
So, she took her phone, checked her call log. The last person she called was Barney but, it only lasted for thirty seconds.
(Is it barney?) She asked.
Her shoulder shook as she groaned silently.
Like a ninja, she tiptoed towards her clothes on the floor and put them on.
As she put on the shirt she had last night, her mind works to remember what happened.
(Where did I go after I left Alejandro's house) she asked herself
She gulped hard, she tiptoed back to the bed to get her purse.
Then the sound of the water stopped, soon she heard the metal doorknob twitching. Without thinking, her body reacted and dropped to the floor and just like a worm, she crawled her way under the bed.
Seeing the feet walking towards the bed, Selena's heart pounded.
Soon, the feet stopped next to the bed, it was so close to her face.
She covered her lips with a hand, stopping herself from making a sound.
Seeing the feet walking away, Selena silently breathes, her heart was still pounding, unsure who the man is.
Out of nowhere, her phone rang, her face went pale as she watched the feet walking back towards her.
Her lips quivered, she watched as the man kneeling on the floor. When his face peeked under the bed, Selena's face reddened with embarrassment.
And her mouth fell open as soon as she recognized him.
"Bulls**t," that all she could say as she met his eyes.