Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

399 Meeting Nancy

Brian pushed the door open and walked in. The faint smell of gunpowder, blood, and some weird and unrecognized substance filled the air.

He subconsciously knitted his brows and switched on the lights. The sitting room looked fine, so he called her number again.

Brian could hear her phone ringing from the inner room but no answer. Feeling odd, he walked towards the door to the inner room and slowly pushed it to create a small gap. He didn’t want to barge in on her if she was inside. The second he did that, the smell of gunpowder and blood became

thicker.

Brian’s heart dived as he forcefully pushed the door open and stepped in.

“Older sister…” he called softly, his voice had a tinge of fear in it.

He took a small step forward like his shoe was filled with mud. “Old- older sister?” he called again but still no response. Just as he took another step, his leg hit something and he tumbled over. Looking closely, he noticed it was a HUMAN!

Brian freaked out and immediately got to his feet then hurried to the wall and turned on the lights. Littering the floor were bodies of dead men in casual wear.

“Pink!” he screamed like a madman before dashing to the bathroom. The place was empty and there

was no sign that anyone got in.

Brian rushed back into the room and looked around the place, still he couldn’t find her. Anxiety gripped his heart as lots of thoughts overwhelmed him.

Who could have done this? He thought. Observing the dead guards, there was none that he was familiar with, so he couldn’t suspect his parents which left him with only one thought… her enemies!

into the room looking flustered, afraid, and angry. He

this!” he ordered with a low and

forward to check the dead men but couldn’t find clues, so he shook his head.

suggested. He was too anxious to think.

be useless,” the man said to his pained son. At that moment, a thought

man gritted his teeth before he turned to leave but

who did it?” He saw the look on his father’s face. “I’ll go with you,” without waiting

At the warehouse…

always. The exotic aura around her could only be honed from years of acting cold, unfeeling, and stepping on people to achieve

in casual wear, marching with great fearsome spirits with one mission; to make their

of containers of the same color and looks. One of the containers was opened

four strong

disturbed Pink’s sleep and she slowly awoke. Opening her eyes, her sight came in contact with

Nancy said

Pink out and then threw her in front of Nancy. Her hands were tied to her back so she

up. “Your eyes are still the same, with those fiery flames in them.” She

done to her.”

of Pink’s hair, then yanked it backwards before digging his hand into Pink’s black pajamas.

resting on Nancy without

so stubborn… and beautiful,” she stated when the mask

is still so crazy about you!

want to kill me?” Pink asked.

her go,” she ordered and Death did as

your daughter,

shook and she immediately glared

faintly, “that’s not the look I want to see, but this is