If there was a word greater than fear, Octavia would've used it as she saw the door opening.
Oh goodness! Master Zack???
Zack was there??
She placed her hands on the table and was about standing up when he finally walked in and she discovered it was pointless running away because there was no escape route from there.
She had been escaping the rest of the time. But this time around, she was caught; bursted.
"Khalid" Zack called as he walked towards the dining.
He sounded cheerful.
Octavia didn't know what to do to hide her face. Her hands were visibly shaking but she tried to hide them on her laps.
Khalid watched quietly as Zack walked
closer. He was still wondering why he
was there without informing him.
"Zack" he finally called when he stood in
front of him - in front of the table.
They exchanged a quick handshake and Zack looked at the lady with him, wondering who Khalid could probably be having breakfast with aside Becca.
Octavia had her eyes glued to the floor,
ignoring the fact that she was meant to stand up and greet him since he was Master. She was meant to pay her respect.
But, even as she tried hiding her eyes, it didn't stop Zack from having a proper look at her and bit by bit, the image was getting clear to him.
Khalid noticed the little show going on and figured something was wrong.
"Zack?" He called, trying to get his attention.
But Zack wasn't looking at him as he had his eyes glued to the familiar lady in front of him.
Then slowly, he called:
"Octavia?"
And that was it; the moment Octavia knew she had lost it; lost her cover. Lost everything.
She panicked and panted heavily, her eyes still glued to the floor.
And Zack finally confirmed his suspicions. She was indeed the one - the b*tch he's been looking for.
"You... Octavia!" He rasped and gripped her from the seat immediately, pushing her roughly and pinning her to the wall.
Khalid was gob smacked.
"You b*tch!" He yelled into her face as he gripped her neck, still making sure she was stuck to the wall.
Octavia was hyperventilating and panicked more. She was choking.
Oh! Her greatest fears were here. They had finally caught up with her.
"Zack!" Khalid called as he left his seat and went to them.
"This is the b;tch l've been telling you about, Khalid. The same lady that killed Mario and Lewis!" Zack replied, anger and hatred echoing in his voice.
For a moment, Khalid was stunned; frozen.
His jaws dropped as he stared at her in
disbelief. What? How's that even possible?
"Please..." Octavia winced, feeling great pains from her neck.
"Shut the f**k up!" Zack snarled and punched her hand on the tummy.
"Ahhh!!" She let out an agonizing cry and would've fallen on her knees if not for the fact that he was holding her.
"Zack.." Khalid called and tried to get him off her.
"Stay out of this Khalid..."
"I said let her go!"
There was an heavy silence.
Then slowly, Zack moved away from Octavia and she fell on her knees immediately, coughing.
"Draco? Santa?" Khalid called out, hoping either of them was outside the door.
The door opened and it was Santa that rushed in.
"Master?" He bowed.
"Take Octavia to her room and stand outside the door to be sure she doesn't leave he gave the order and Santa bowed and rushed to Octavia immediately.
Zack was there, his angry eyes fixed solely on her as they lifted her from the floor and started taking her out of the room.
"Khalid."
"We need to talk about this, Zack"
Khalid cut him offf and walked away, going into his inner room.
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Octavia wept as she was thrown into the room and sat on the floor.
Mica wasn't in and she was thankful for that because she didn't know how she'd be able to explain herself.
Her legs were still hurting and Zack just made in-between her neck and tummy hurt as well.
She huddled her arms and legs together and wept profusely.
Her world was shattering already.
Everything she's been trying to achieve was all going to go to waste. She'd be definitely, Zack would never spare her.
She knows him. He was never going to spare her.
Oh, God!
She felt so scared; so so scared.
This was the main reason she had endured all the tortures and insisted on joining the Khalid clan.
She knows the rule. If only she had become a full member of the Khalid clan, then she was sure nothing could happen to her because a clan member can't be hurt by someone from another clan. Well, unless it was a very crucial
issue and had orders from the board of
directors.
Or unless....the enemy decided to act secretly and carry out his or her revenge.
But, Octavia knew joining the Khalid clan would protect her more from facing the wrath of Zack.
If only she was a full member of the clan already, then she'd have been sure there was no way he'd be able to get her or take her away. But with the situation on ground, her life was in danger as she hadn't even been signed into the clan by Khalid.
Oh! She was doomed.
Of course, she was doomed. How does
she get out of this mess?
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To be continued!