Seeing Marcel in his doorstep instantly freaked Elijah even though he had all his armed men with him and Marcel happened to be all alone without any weapon except for a large briefcase he was holding which it's content is unknown.
"What's going on here?" Elijah asked again, trying to appear to be calm and collected.
"This lunatic just barged into the building and he completely knocked Jimmy out. He fucking throw him into the glass door." One of Elijah's men explained.
However Elijah immediately landed a hard slap across the man's face that cut open his lips and all his men became rather confused.
"How dare you call my esteemed guest a lunatic? Quickly apologize before I have your balls cut off," Elijah threatened as he brought out a small dagger from his waist belt gesturing it in front of the man's face.
"I am sorry," the man quickly apologized to Marcel and his face remained down from there on.
"And why are you all pointing your guns at our guest!" Elijah yelled at his men and they all lowered their guns with a confused expression.
Turning his attention to face Marcel. "Sorry about my men's manners. Sometimes their enthusiasm to protect me makes them act stupidly." He smiled.
"So what do I owe the visit?"
"I see you are good with words but I have not come here to play a game of scrambles with you," Marcel said, his anger evident in his voice.
"I can perceive hostility here. Is there any problem?" Elijah feigned ignorance and Innocence.
"You should know I am not the one you should mess with. I cleared your debts once but it seems you are eager to be in my debtors list," Marcel spoke in parable but Elijah understood him perfectly.
He continued speaking. "You should know every debt must be paid and for today's trespass this would be the price you pay."
Marcel lifted the large briefcase in his hands up for all to see then he reached to open it.
"What are you doing? What is in there?" Elijah panicked as he feared Marcel had some kind of dangerous weapon inside the case.
Ignoring Elijah's questions Marcel began opening up the case and Elijah signaled to his men to be prepared for a fight as they braced themselves…
There was a loud gasp when Marcel finished opening up the briefcase and its content was visible to everyone.
"W.. What the fuck.." One of Elijah's men exclaimed and he looked like someone who was about to puke.
Inside the case were up to six heads including the odd looking man and the bony-faced man. So you can imagine how Elijah's men felt seeing their colleagues and friends mutilated bodies inside the case. It was indeed a horrific sight and they all became scared.
"How dare you bring this to my doorstep," Elijah who was also scared and in shock feigned courage to speak but Marcel just smiled, unmoved.
"The next time you interfere with my business this case will contain your wife's and daughter's body parts," Marcel said and the way he spoke gave Elijah goosebumps all over and with that Marcel walked away....
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Inside a quiet bar two men could be seen discussing at the counter with glasses of half filled liquor in front of them. The two men happen to be Mike and his best friend Richard.
"It's been two months now since Ella got missing but I still haven't been able to forget about her and I don't think I will ever be able to." A frustrated and heart broken Mike said and his friend Richard tried to console him.
"That's because you love her and it's always very hard to forget the ones we love. It's totally understandable. I am sure you will heal in time but for that to happen you have to accept," he paused and Mike took his eyes to him.
"Accept what?" He asked and Richard let out a hard sigh.
He knew what he wanted to say next wouldn't sound pleasant in Mike's ears but as his best friend he knew he had to tell him as he believes that's the way he can truly heal.
"You have to accept Ella is gone man. She is gone and she is not coming back," he said and immediately Mike's expression changed as a thick angry frown danced in his face.
"What are you saying man? How can you say that? She isn't gone, she is only missing and she will soon find her way back home to me." Mike said almost in denial.
"Listen man. Like you said, it's been two months already. Two months and we haven't gotten any word or text from her. If she was indeed kidnapped we would have gotten a ransom request by now but there has been nothing. No one has called asking for a ransom or anything. I know you don't want to accept it because it might be too painful and you still want to be hopeful that one day you will get to hold her again in your arms but man for your own mental health you just have to accept she isn't coming back. You have to take it that she is dead." As soon as Richard finished speaking Mike's face went red in a rage of anger but as quickly as it blew up it quickly subsided.
He didn't want to accept that Ella is dead and gone because just as his friend had said it was so painful for him to terms with a reality where Ella is no more but deep down inside of him he was having the thought and feeling that she is no more alive and now he was ready to accept this reality so he can finally move on. However it was really painful and that made him break down in tears with his friend, Richard consoling him...
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Being alone in my room gave me enough time to reflect on everything that happened tonight. How Isabella stabbed the guard to death and how she was also shot in the skull by Elijah's men and how they were in the process of sexually harassing me when Marcel miraculously came into the vehicle and beat all of them like he was some kind of superhuman.
I reminisced on how he too was shot and how I had thought he was dead but somehow miraculously resurrected from the dead and killed the man who was about to shoot me. It all felt like something that can only happen in the movie yet it happened and I am starting to try to understand how it was possible.
How was Marcel able to move so fast? And how is he able to survive being shot? Not forgetting the fact that his eyes kept glowing red light like burning flames and blue light like shining crystals.
There is only one logical conclusion. Marcel isn't human but what is he then?
I ought to be scared by this revelation but I find myself being intrigued by it and I couldn't wait for him to return so I could speak to him. I have lots of questions to ask him…
My eyes went to his coat that was lying by the side of the bed as I had changed from my torn dress to a new, nice one. Placing my hands on the coat I felt the texture in my palm. It was hard and smooth. It felt nice. Picking it up I brought it close to my nose.
"Ah.." I let out a relaxed sigh as I sniffed in the sweet scent of Marcel and my brain suddenly felt so relaxed...
However my attention was immediately shifted to the outside when I heard the sound of a vehicle parking and while still holding on to the coat I hurried to the window to see who it was...
"Marcel," I muttered as I saw a tall, handsome intimidating figure coming out of the black Mercedes Benz.
Almost like he knew I was there he raised his head up so that our eyes met and for a brief moment we just stared at each other before he walked into the building.
I need to go meet him.
I was about to leave when I remembered what Eden had said that I shouldn't leave my room. What should I do?
Obey or disobey?
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"Great. You are back," Eden came to meet Marcel as he walked into the sitting room.
"How are the men? Have the effects of the drugs worn off?" Marcel asked.
"Whatever was mixed in their meals is a fucking hard substance but they had been injected with anti-sedative to reverse the effect. They just need a little more time to rest," Eden informed.
"Good," Marcel said, then proceeded to walk forward.
"The men are upset," Eden said, causing Marcel to pause.
"And why is that?" He asked.
"They seek justice and revenge for their fallen brother who was stabbed to death cowardly by that girl," Eden replied, stepping forward so that he came to be standing in front of Marcel.
"If you allow me, I will dish out a befitting punishment for her. The one that would calm the man's angered hearts."
Eden hoped Marcel would give him the go ahead so that he could carry out all his naughty and dark thoughts he has for Ella.
"Tell the men I will address them soon and as for the girl I already have a fitting punishment in mind for her. So don't bother yourself," Marcel said, slightly tapping Eden at the shoulder before leaving...
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Ignoring the consequences I decided to neglect Eden's directives of remaining in my room as I came out of my room and headed towards the sitting room. From up where I was I could see Marcel walking away from Eden who wore a disappointed look and just then a lady walked into the room.
Wait a minute, that's Kate. Marcel's and Eden's foster sister whose husband, Jackson was beaten up badly by Marcel in Italy for cheating on her with another lady. Since Marcel was backing the door he didn't see her come in but Eden did see her and he immediately went to embrace her but she didn't seem interested in greetings of any kind as she brushed him aside. She seemed really pissed and I am thinking it has something to do with her husband.
"Marcel!!!!" She yelled at the top of her voice and that surely caught Marcel's attention as he turned around.
"Kate? What are you doing here?" Marcel asked, his voice having a hint of delight as well as surprise.
I didn't expect what happened next as she walked up to Marcel and landed a resounding slap on his left cheek.
What?!