Blake's POV:

Rage builds inside of me looking at the text before me.
I feel sorry for my Love as I yell at her. I just don't want her to see me like this. I want her to stay away from all these things about my mother and my family.

As soon as she leaves the room to go to dining, I go to the study room and order Andrew to meet me there.

He comes in no time and I show the text to him.

From unknown:
"Hello Blake, well I hope you got the answer as to who your mother's killer is.
Tomorrow there's a small surprise for you and Dear Melissa. Watch out for it.
Meet you soon Mr. Williams."

His eyes grow wide with every other word he reads.

"Who the hell in the world has the guts to send you such a text?" He asks, annoyance audible in his voice.

"If I would have known then why would I have called you Mr. Andrew. He would have been dead by now, wouldn't he?" I mock him with an annoyed face.

"Should I locate him? I bet he is using a burner's phone. It's not gonna be easy." He says concernedly.

"Yeah, I want every single piece of information about him by tomorrow morning," I demand.

"Okay. But what do you think? I mean about his tomorrow's surprise. Should I tighten the security? His message concerns Melissa as well."

"Yeah for sure do it. Double the bodyguards for now. Once I get my hands on him, he will regret sending me those texts." I bang my fist on the table beside me.

"Blake, I mean Sir.."

"Cut the act, Andrew." I cut him off.

"Fine. Well you know in that message it says you found your mother's killer. So who in the world killed your mom? He asks with curiosity visible on his face.

"I gotta find it out. He only said that My dad is one of the reasons for my mom's death and I should ask my dad for the answer." I replied to him with my hands in my pockets.

"What a freak! He's just misguiding you, bro. Your dad was so much in love with your mom. He would never.."

"Yeah I know, but I have to ask him if he knows anything. He might know someone who can mess with me and our family. I may get to him through dad."

"So, did you ask your dad?"

"He won't attend my calls, you know right he doesn't attend calls during a business trip. I can only wait for him as of now." I reply, feeling tired from all I have been through the day.

"Sure I know. Well, have some sleep. I will go and fetch some information about this freaking maniac." He says while patting my shoulders and then he leaves the study room.

I go downstairs into my room and see Melissa hugging a pillow on the bed.
I walk up to her but she is so immersed in thoughts that she is unaware of my presence.

"What's up?" She jumps up, her eyes the size of the saucer, and her mouth turned into a big O.

"Woah, Woah! Take it easy. It's me, Mel. What were you thinking so deeply?"

She opens her mouth to say something but I speak first,

"A plan to escape. Well, that's not happening anytime soon My Love."
I say slightly amused as her expression changes from shock to dejected one.

"I am not in the mood right now Blake, please. Leave me alone for some time."
She says getting annoyed at my remark of no escape.

Her words hurt me and my heart sinks at her mentioning of leaving but this time she looks sad, so I try cheering her up.

"Oh, that's bad, baby. I am never gonna leave you, not even for some time.
Now tell me what's wrong. I can get you everything you want..." I pause trying to take a look at her. I walk towards her and stand in front of her.

"Obviously except for freedom." I continue as I hold her chin to look at me.

Her expression stays constant which makes my heart sink more. She is usually either feisty or a crybaby but right now she's sad. I grab her hands and pull her up making her stand up on the bed. She looks taken aback by my sudden action.
Her height now almost gets equal to mine. Her eyes directly boring into mine and her lips a few inches apart from my own.

My eyes darting from her eyes to her lips.
'This is not the right time for a make-out, Blake.' My inner self trying to get my uncontrollable hormones under control. I pull her into a hug, a gentle one. I read somewhere that sometimes a hug is what a person needs the most.
Gently stroking her back while whispering,
"Everything's alright, don't worry."
I keep repeating it although I know that I am the main reason in her life who has given her pain. But if this can soothe her for even one second then I am contented.
Her hands never hugging me back but I continue doing it.

I slightly try pulling her apart from me to only find that she fell asleep into my arms.
Then putting her gently down on the bed, I cover her small frame with the duvet. I kiss her on the forehead before heading to get a shower and thereafter sleep while hugging her from the back.

Melissa's POV:

The alarm ringing in the background wakes me up from my slumber. I rub my eyes and try getting up but blake's strong hands on my stomach keep me in place.

"Wake up Blake, today ain't Sunday. We gotta go to university." I try shaking him but he doesn't budge.

"No university today." He squints his eyes and tries getting up but his one hand is still on my stomach.

"What the...?" He stops me and starts lecturing me.

"No swearing, love. And no more questions. Today you are not stepping out of this room let alone going out of the house." He says while pinching my nose bridge and getting up from the bed in a matter of seconds.

"Wait no. We can't be skipping our classes this often." I retaliate and get up from the bed.

"Oh yes, we are. If you want to study so much I will get you all the professors to tutor you here at our home." He says making me gasp.

"Stop kidding, Blake." I try to laugh at his not so funny joke.

"I am not baby. I told you, I can get you anything you want except for..."

"Yeah yeah freedom, I know." I complete it for him.

"Jokes apart now. If you can't go then at least let me." I try to persuade him.

"Why? Do you want to meet Mark?" He says cockily before entering the bathroom.

My eyes grow wider. Oh my! Did he found out that I met Mark in his absence? I completely forgot about yesterday. He was so angry after looking at his phone. Someone informed him about me and Mark. That's why he's not letting me go to university.

It's better to not ask him any further to let me go or else his now good mood will turn into a monstrous one within a second. I sit back at the bed with my hands in my hair.

Soon he comes out with just a towel wrapped around his waist. I look at his perfectly toned body.

"See what you like?" He says slightly amused at me staring at him.

I shrug my shoulders and walk past him towards the closet and pick a button-down green dress to wear before going for a shower. After getting my morning business done, I get out of the bathroom only to find an empty bedroom with the main door locked. I don't even bother checking if it's a lock as it will be for sure.

(Melissa's outfit)

I sit on the bed waiting for him to come and open the door for me to go and have my breakfast.

After some time the door opens and he enters with a food tray in his hands. He walks up to me and places the tray beside me. I take a note of him. He's wearing a white shirt and grey-black denim jeans.

(Blake's Outfit)

"Someone's looking stunning hun!" He says amusingly as he eyes me from head to toe.

I then break the stare and ignoring his comment I indulge myself in eating my favorite, Pancakes.

Knock at the door makes both of us turn our faces at the door.
It's unusual for someone to knock on the door let alone knocking early in the morning.
Blake gets up and opens the door. A man in a black suit standing with a small box in his hand.

"What in the world was so important for you to come here, Samuel?" He asks, annoyed at him.

"Sir, this parcel someone left at the main gate and there was a note on it which read, 'Surprise For Blake William'." He hands over the box to Blake.

Blake looks confused but soon it's replaced by a mixed expression. Like that of anger and curious one. His hand's grip on the box gets tightened as I look at the box's edges getting crumbled.

"You already scanned it right?" Blake asks him while rubbing his index finger on his forehead.

"Yeah sir, there's no explosive. It looked more like a cell phone." He answers while Blake nods and asks him to go.

He closes the door and tears the box while walking towards me. I look at him blankly as he looks so focused on that box. He removes the cell phone out of the box and presses the power button. His phone rings as he is about to turn on the phone. He pulls out his phone from the pocket and his eyes look as if they are on fire. Anger distinctly visible on his face. He picks up the call and within few seconds starts yelling at the caller which startles me.

"You fucking dick, start preparing for your funeral. I will kill you."

His hand falls by his side, I think the call ended. He looks furious. He at full tilt turns on that cell phone and plays something on the phone.

"Get here alone in 20 minutes or your father dies." The voice echoes through that phone. He throws the phone onto the floor, breaking it into pieces.

I jump at his action and shivers run down my spine as soon as I hear the words which played right now. My whole body freezes. I look at Blake who's burning with anger. His grip on his phone is so tight that his knuckles turn white. His veins pulsating at his neck. I have never seen him this furious. Someone is threatening him with his dad's life. I am damn sure that person either doesn't know what Blake will do with him or else he's completely crazy to not fear him.

"Blake, are you alri..?"

"Not now Melissa." He says sternly with his eyes sending daggers into my soul. He calls someone while pacing back and forth into the room.

"Get here right now Andrew." He orders him on the call. Within a minute Andrew comes running.

"Y-yes, sir." He speaks while panting.

"Take care of her and get me the location of the number I asked you yesterday anyhow.
I am going somewhere, I will text you the address but you still keep tracking my location, okay. After exact 30 minutes send some of our best guards to the location where I am. Got it?" Blake says while walking towards the closet. He opens the drawer and pulls out a gun and loads it with bullets before tucking it in his waist. He grabs a black blazer and shuts the closet.

"Sir what's going on? I will come with you." Andrew insists.

"That son of a bitch got my Dad. You stay here and take care of Mel. Make sure to keep her safe. Bye." He says as he strides towards me and kisses me on my forehead before running out of the door.

"But.." Andrew speaks but stops as Blake slams the door shut.

My mouth stays open as there's too much happening around me. I am not able to digest this situation. Andrew looks at me with a questioning look, asking me to explain the situation.

"Mhmm, actually he got this box, I mean a parcel it had this cell phone." I point to the broken cell phone lying on the floor.

"And then he got this phone call and he started yelling at the caller. He told that caller that he will kill him. Then he watched something on this phone and threw it onto the floor." I continue. My lips trembling and so are my hands. My legs feel jelly-like, they will give in anytime soon.

"What did he play on the phone?" He asks with a concerned voice.

"Mhmm, it said to get here alone in 20 minutes or else he will kill his dad," I say and my legs give in so I fall on the ground.

Andrew runs towards me and helps me up to the bed. I sit with my knees folded to my chest. He sits at the edge of the bed and places his hand on my hands.

"Don't worry everything will be alright. Nothing will happen to Blake and his dad." He says trying to calm me down.

I look at his hand and then at him. He notes my action and pulls his hand back. His eyes hold so much care. He doesn't look ruthless and cold like Blake.

"Now I have to go and take care of things. Don't leave this room at any cost. If anything happens then just press this and I will come to you." He says while giving me an emergency calling device.

"This...?"

"It's connected to my phone. As soon as you press it, I will get the message that you are in danger along with your location. So make sure to keep it with you at all times and use it if needed. I will be back in sometime." He explains to me and exits the room.

I keep pacing back and forth in the room while bitting my nails, old habits die hard. My brain clicks with the idea of escaping. This is the most advantageous time for me to escape. Blake's not here and Andrew is busy managing the security. All the guards are busy looking out for Blake. I should get Ella anyhow and escape today. I plan the escape route in my mind and the clicking of the door indicates someone. I look at the door while holding onto that emergency button tightly. I sigh as I see Andrew coming inside. I sit on the bed and keep the button on the bed beside me.

"What is going on Andrew? Did you track his location?" I ask nervously.

"Yes, we are tracking him. He already sent me the address to where he is heading. He will be at that location soon." He answers while looking at his phone.

"Samuel, make sure to that Sir is safe. Command everyone to enter that place exactly after 12 minutes from now. Boss and Sir should be safe. Do you get it?" He orders Samuel.

"Andrew, can you please go and check on Ella?" I try asking him with puppy eyes.

She is unaware of the situation and I have this feeling that something bad is about to happen. Suddenly the sirens ring all in the house. Loud alarm sound echoes throughout the house.

"Fuck!" Andrew screams.

"What's going on? Tell me, Andrew, why are these sire.." I ask meanwhile getting up from the bed but gets cut off by him.

"They get activated during an emergency. I think someone broke into the house." He says getting annoyed meanwhile dialing someone's number.

"What?" I gasp.

"Oh My God, Ella! Andrew go get her and bring her here please, I beg you. She can't even shout for help. Please."

"Okay okay, I will go get her. You wait here. Don't worry nothing will happen to any of you." He tells before closing the door. The lock clicks trapping me in these four walls again.

"Look out for intruder...." I hear Andrew yelling distantly.

Suddenly the lights go off and so does the alarm. The room turns pitch black. I try finding the bed with baby steps. Shivers run down my spine in the complete darkness.
'Don't worry it's just that they are probably taking a precautionary measure to catch the intruder.'
No one can enter your room, it's got a lock.' All wild thoughts run into my head.

'Damn where's that device which Andrew gave me.' I murmur to myself and somehow manage to get to the bed. Tapping everywhere on the bed I try finding that device. After 2-3 tries my hand finally falls on it and I pick it up.

A pair of strong hands grab me by my waist from the back and my eyes turn into the size of saucers. I grip the device harder than before but as I am about to press it, The device is snatched from my hands and thrown to the floor. I try screaming but they get muffled as he places his one large hand on my mouth.

"Not so soon Melissa. Let's have some fun." He speaks dangerously into my ear and throws me onto the bed.

A/N:
**Cliffhanger**
Woah! Finally done with this chapter.
Well, it was a long one but I am sure that it didn't bored you.
So what's going to happen guys with Blake and Melissa?
Who's this intruder? Any guesses?
The next chapter will be out soon...

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