Belle

"You'll come running back to me, Belle! "I assure you," Daven snarled as he signed the divorce papers and tossed them to the ground.

"It's your loss daven..." The stranger paused and rolled his eyes at me. I forgot how to breathe as goosebumps held me.

"What do you want me to do to them? My belle"

I quivered at the killer smile he gave me. He felt so different from an hour ago.

He is crazy.

I glanced at daven and Brielle who were still held at gunpoint.

Their eyes widened in circles at me. I could tell they were fretful, one order from me, they might lose their lives or save it.

I just want to leave. I gave no response, snatched the paper from the secretary and began to stride away.

Just one night and my life had begun to unfold before me.

I heard the stranger's footsteps behind me. He gently held my hand and swirled me around to look at him in the eyes.

However, I pushed him away, angry, mad and just desiring to be alone, but he was frustrating me.

"What do you want from me? My skills? To extort me and cheat!" I barked and then tore off the veil covering my face.

Now, I want to do the talking.

I felt abused doing that, insecure too, but he needed to wake up and see the face behind the veil.

His expression was neutral, and he didn't flinch like most people would react or scamper away. Rather, he drew closer even when his secretary tried to hold him back.

"Look at me, I'm the ugly duckling, stop chasing after me because I'm not your belle" I barked, my voice holding emotions as tears brew up in my eyes.

This way, he'd isolate himself from me.

His eyes were still fixed on me as though searching for mine. He took my free hand and said:

"You're a beautiful belle and always will be"

He isn't in his right state of mind. I was forced to believe so. His secretary was beside him now, panting softly as he took a long glance at me and then his boss.

He was puzzled like me and just had to maintain a still position as per his duty. I grew tensed as everything was like I was in a trance.

Tiredly, I ran my fingers through my hair. This is the longest I have let anyone look at my face, because I always try to hide it, but this stranger makes me forget myself.

If he accepts me, what about the rest of his household? I closed my eyes briefly and said:

"I'm sorry, but I'm not coming with you. Find someone else"

No, I'm not ready for another heartbreak. He certainly has a purpose for chasing after me, just like daven.

I rolled my eyes, frustrated, but then he suddenly ceased a gun from one of his bodyguards and pointed to his head.

What's wrong with this man? He keeps making things worse, and I can't breathe with him this close.

I paused, shivering and his secretary made an attempt to stop him, but he shot him in the shoulder and positioned the gun back to his head.

I gasped, as the two bodyguards had rushed to attend to the bleeding secretary.

At this rate, he was willing to murder anyone who stopped him.

"If you leave me Belle, I'd kill myself and i swear it" the stranger declares, with an intense gaze at me.

My heart stopped beating, and my chest hurt straight through to my back. What's happening?

My hands were trembling as I waved my fingers at him to stop. I was pertrified not to see a bloodbath here.

The secretary grunted in pain, suddenly going on his knees as he faced me, sweat beads on his forehead.

"Please, Ms Belle accept him. You wouldn't want to be blamed for the death of the president's son", the secretary pleaded, and my jaw dropped.

What? I'm staring at the infamous son of the president! Peris Shawn.

My chest grew so tight that it became difficult to breathe. It's not true, he can't be the Peris Shawn the rumors spoke about.

He was rare to see in person, vicious, and drawn in terror anywhere he went. He takes whatever he wants, the list goes on.

I scruntized him from head to toe. He was bare foot, with ruffled hair except that he was very beautiful and a compelling temptation despite his appearance.

His sturdy abs were visible in the clothes he wore, and I just didn't know what took my eyes there, but he was the kind of man any woman would go on their knees to beg him for just his touch.

"Belle!" Peris voice muttered, jerking me back to reality as I could see tears had clouded his eyes. He was ready to pull the trigger.

The rumors aren't true except that he is a psychopath now.

I swallowed hard as our eyes locked. The tension was heated, coupled with the painful grunt from the secretary, who kept pleading in silence.

Even the weather pauses for a moment to witness this thrilling scene and cold flushes down my spine.

This might be my chance. Why not cease it and become his belle?

"What do I gain if I come with you?" I questioned beneath my breath and the tension suddenly subsided.

He lowered his gun and his reply was:

"Ask me anything you want"

His voice made me coil as a thousand thoughts rang in my mind. But I knew what I wanted, to make everyone know that at last, i could have someone.

I've accepted I'm her and I don't know what's wrong with him, but he'd just be my perfect ticket to revenge.

I couldn't even see daven or Brielle because he had obstructed me. His secretary tried to swallow his pain.

My eyes flutters at him as I swallowed hard. I had to ask myself "would I get it done by just saying the word?"