Eva dashed into her home, shutting the doors and windows as she got in. Her adrenaline was high, her senses were sharp, she was still bathed with the shock of what happened that same night. When she was settled, she brought out the suitcase and placed it on top of her dining table. Eva opened the box of gold, ‘as she termed it’ and stared at the twenty five million dollars cash, she was still in awe. For she couldn't believe that on one night, the hands of fate had handed her that much money. Eva began to calculate her next plan of action. She had her son safe with her, what to do next began to hit her. 

As she varied her thoughts, she placed on the recorder Patrick had given her. His impenetrable, stiff voice was now heard.

“ The deal remains the same, I marry you and your son into my family as a contracted wife, and you both identify as my biological family. “ Eva sat close to the recorder and listened ineptly, “ I mean what I say in all consequence, I want your son to identify to my family for two years as my son. Afterall, I find that Jason Mamoa is a piece of shit father, so it should be easy. And I'm willing to pay you wholesomely for the job, the twenty five million dollars I gave you is just to get your mind ready for the job, and also to tell you that I am that rich. “ 

Eva, at the hearing of the fact that Patrick wanted to adopt her son on fake notice, was more terrified of the job details. 

“ You Will survive this two years if you do exactly as I tell you, and if you exhaust due diligence and use your knowledge. “ 

Eva felt the recording draw to an end, Patrick still had somethings to say. 

“ And I forgot to mention that you have no choice but to agree to be my wife. I am sorry, you and your son will soon belong to me. “ 

The recorder blinked off, and Eva heavily rose from her chair. Sweat began to stand at the center of her forehead, she began to relate to the dire situation of the case. Eva analysed that Patrick was trying to come off as plain as he could, but she could sense that he was a very dangerous man. And if she did not make the best decision for herself and her son, she would walk into a deadly and menacing situation. 

Eva picked her cellphone and called Lucia. After five times of calling, Lucia finally answered.

“ Hey Eva_

“ Lucia, “ Eva was breathing heavily, “ Do you know any man by the name of Patrick Sawyer? “ Eva wanted to know.

“ Patrick Sawyer? “ 

“ Yeah, the man virtually kidnapped my son tonight and offered me cash in exchange for a contracted marriage. “ 

“ Woah, Nathan has been kidnapped? “ Lucia appeared astonished. 

“ He gave me my son back, but left me with a bizarre recording. Lucia I don't know or neither do I like this man, I need to know if you have any information about him. “ 

Lucia sighed, “ Eva, you know that we have different nature and caliber of people meet at the club, it's natural that someone as conspicuous could meet up with you. I warned you about coming to work with a four year old kid. “ 

“ Do you know anything about the man?! “ Eva was growing impatient. 

“ I don't, and even if I do, I won't tell you. How many sacrifices do you want me to make for youI already gave you a job. “ 

“ Lucia please_

“ Like I said earlier, its a strip club, ladies meet all shades of men. If its a job contract that you can take for the money, Eva DO IT. If its not, then DON'T. “ 

“ What if he's a dangerous man? The club is supposed to have a watch that protects us. “ 

“ Like I protected you from your useless ex. “ Lucia lashed at her, “ Look, I might have to leave you to make up your mind here, but hopefully you have a job to come back to when you're done. “ She ended the call. 

Eva angrily spewed her phone on the wall, crashing it to pieces. She fell on her sofa and began to rally out her thoughts. Surely, a sane mother would never endanger not only the life of her child, but her own by taking a suspicious deal with a complete stranger. She had to find a way and escape, maybe her plot to evade is going to happen sooner. And look at the bright side, maybe Patrick made a mistake by handing her a fat cash of twenty five million dollars to ‘get her mind prepared for the job’. The money was more than enough to get her life started somewhere far, LONDON. 

She began to think about the man by the name of Patrick Sawyer, she wanted to profile him. That would give her a see of who the man was and what she should expect from him. She started from the exact words from the man, his job details in slow medium, for easier understanding. Possible answers to who he might be soon came, and she entertained them. The nature the man came, pitched to her that he may be drug or mafia related, so indeed he was a dangerous man. Then, came the talk of ‘marrying her and her SON for two years’ the thought came with a deep perplexity that not only scared her, but weakened her resolve. And when she thought of the fact that a complete stranger handed her twenty five million dollars, she presumed that her dangerous intruder was a wealthy criminal. 

Eva summed it all up that indeed, she had to run. She had been a stripper before and had heard firsthand stories of women meeting dangerous men on the job. Some of the women ended up dead, missing or in a violent and fearful relationship that they are too terrified to leave. Eitherway, all relatives are the greater evil. 

With her thoughts being finalized to the best of her knowledge, she raced up the stairs with Nathan glued to her bossom. Eva began placing any clothing and material she could get her hand on inside her bag, she had limited time and she would make the absolute best of it. After twenty minutes of arranging, Eva was out of her house and bustling her belongings into her car, Nathan was already asleep by then. She turned on the car, took one last desired look at the house she have birth to her son in before zooming off. 

As she drove her way out of lawndale, she thought of her son's father Jason. He would be sure as hell petrified that she left with his son without his notification. Maybe she should have gone to police about the Patrick Sawyer situation, but seeing that she was already in the motion of leaving the country and has twenty five million dollars in her hold, she would make the most of it. 

Eva calculated, she had about twelve minutes until she reached the airport. Her mother was on the phone line with her, she wanted to let her ungrateful parent know of her soon absence. And completely out of the blue, unpredictable, the recorder blared on, playing on its own. 

“ Miss Manhunter, “ 

Eva shook to the effect of the unexpected voice of Patrick Sawyer. 

“ I told you that you could not back away from my deal, and here you are thinking that you could leave the country using my money as passage, how bold of you, “

Eva proceeded to hyperventilation, she was trepid, her palms was vibrating on the steering wheel. 

“ I have important use of you, and I will see to it that it is met. I know you are concerned as there was limited time to tell who I really am to you, what my plans are and why I intend on using you, but not to worry, I will explain all to you as we progress as dutiful partners. “ 

The recording continued, “ I am not upset with you, so please, for the sake of your sleeping son, do not exercise trepidation much, remain relaxed. For I will be with you soonest. “ The recording eventually ended. 

Caught on a very misfortunate mishap, Eva drove on a subconscious edge. She happened to be on her mother’s call when 

the recorder started, and up until it ended her mother heard all of the conversations from Patrick, the woman got scared. 

“ Who was that? “

Eva called her mother by her name, “ Martha, don't tell Jason about any of this. “ 

“ Eva, who was the man on the phone, is it a new lover? If you're leaving the country, then at least give me some information. “ 

“ I don't know mom, but I just thought to let you know that I'm leaving. “ 

“ Where are you going? “ 

“ I'm sorry Martha, I can't tell you. “ 

“ Should you be leaving without telling Jason? “ 

“ Trust me Martha, if you were the one in my shoes, you'd run away without telling him too. “ 

“ You're taking away his child without telling him, that is injustice to the man. “ Martha cried.

“ No Martha, after everything that Jason had done, this is my justice. “ Eva switched off her phone and tuned her mind to the just concluded recording of Patrick Sawyer. She began whispering to herself, “ So what does that mean? Is he coming to get me? How did he know I was leaving? “ She stared at the recorder, “ Is this thing even on? “ Eva took hold of the recorder and threw it through the car window. 

Just up ahead, Eva noticed a road block, five cars were packed ahead. Immediate fear struck her, as she drew nearer to the road block, she began to see the faces of the people causing it. It was the strange man that offered her a fake marraige contract, Patrick Sawyer. Eva almost choked on the steering wheel as her car roughly parked in front of them. She lowered her head in fright and in a strong bid to hide herself from Patrick, but instead, he majestically walked up to her with his hands jammed.

“ What did I tell you about making the wrong decision? I did mention to you that I am a very dangerous man. “ 

Eva was still shaking in trepidation, 

“ So you planned to abscond with my money? “ Patrick asked, a part of him was aroused by the woman's bravery to run away. Knowing the kind of man that he was, that was a bold move from her. 

“ Get down from that car! “ He ordered her. 

The men that guarded Patrick roughly escorted Eva out of her car and into his white Toyota jeep. There, he sat next to her as she clenched her son Nathan tightly. 

“ I won't hurt your son if you corporate, It's not like you have a choice. “ As he said, he placed a hard gun on Nathan's skull. 

Eva began to crack, “ Okay, okay, I'll do it. I agree to be your fake wife. “ 

Patrick sighed relieved, he began to shuffle around the seats, revealing a file and some documents inside. 

“ For two years you belong to me, I will be your husband and your kid will be mine. “ 

The last statement shocked Eva, 

“ And his father? Is he alive? “ Patrick knew that Jason Mamoa was still alive, but he was arching to see if Eva would expose the man. 

“ No, he's out of the picture. “ she replied. 

He smiled and kept his discovery all to himself. 

Patrick handed Eva the documents, as she took the paper, it wounded her. As her blood dropped on the paper, Patrick appeared satisfied. “ Also a signature. “ He demanded, and Eva gave. 

“ And it is settled, welcome, Mrs Sawyer. “ 

Eva was not at peace with the new agreement, neither did she speak to anyone about it. The man was sure to silence both her and her son if she did. But maybe that was the escape she was looking for.