"Dad, when will mom wake up?" the little six year old boy in my hands asked, his throat sounded forced and dry. "I don't know Dan. Let's just hope she recovers quickly and so does Lee" I rubbed my tired eyes.

"Good now please stop that, you know Lee will be angry with you if he sees you like this. For mom and Lee, be strong. You're a strong boy, ok? Now where's that smile I love seeing?" I smiled before tickling him earning giggles from him

"Hey Doc. How's Lee?" I asked as his figure came in view. He stroked his black beard with specks of grey hair in it before proceeding to answer. "He's progressing at least he is better than the way he was when you brought him here and I've been seeing some improvements" he said before his forest green eyes moved over to Riele.

"Are you sure you don't want to go to school?" I asked placing him on my laps as I took a sit on the chair beside the bed. He nodded and I sighed "Whatever you say Daniel" I said looking over at Riele's 'sleeping' figure

"And how is she?" I asked, a little afraid of his answer. "She's improving very fast may I say. She just needs more time to rest, she'll be fine. I'm sure she's wake up soon" he said looking down at his wrist watch but I could see uncertainty clouding his face making me worry slightly.

"Oh that's wonderful" she giggled before walking over to me and sat on my laps turning her full attention to me. "Apparently, I have a little liking for you as well" she winked before placing a sloppy wet kiss on my lips making me moan in content

"NO! I'm not leaving Lee. You can leave but I'm not. Mom needs me too" Daniel shook his head making me look at Shelby for help.

She rolled her eyes before opening her mouth to speak "You need to go to school. I'm sure Lee and your mom will be fine. Please??" she said looking down at Daniel with a look I couldn't quite decipher

"No" he narrowed his eyes at Shelby before taking a sit on Lee's bed.

I rubbed my tired eyes, before throwing my hands up in exhaustion "That's all I can do. You can stay here if you want. I'll be at work, though I'll come once in a while to check up on you, Lee and Rie. Be good ok?" I said to which he nodded.

I placed a kiss on his forehead before leaving the room with Shelby beside me. We both walked out of the hospital "How did you know Riele was at the hospital?" I asked her as we waited for a taxi

"Umm... You see, well... it was a miracle I guess" she stumbled on her words a bit as a bead of sweat broke on her forehead. I rose my brow in suspicion

"You sure?" I asked not believing her. She moved to reply but then she spotted a taxi then got in hurriedly with me as well

"Yes I am. Anyways, what does this makes us then? You like me, I like you" she said quickly as she played with her fingers. I smiled at how cute she was.

I held her hands in mine before bringing them to my lips, giving her hands a kiss each. "Will you be my girlfriend?" I asked looking up at her in adoration

"Not really romantic but it'll do. I'd love to be your girlfriend" she said and a smile broke unto my face. I brought her in for a kiss before pulling away "Wow" she smiled

"He's here sir" the dirty blonde haired guy in front of me said as he got in. I looked up from the pile of papers I was working on, on my desk.

I licked my lips, an attempt to moisturise their dry state "Let him in" I said as he nodded and left the room. Minutes later a young man with dark brown hair and striking blue eyes walked into the room, well more like was pushed in

I eyed him from head to toe, wrinkling my nose in disgust. He was dressed in a white shirt which had stains of red on but also had a deep dried up brown colour at some part of it. His jeans looked nothing like its original colour but more or less like the murky brown colour of mud.

His face was painted with his blood obvious that he had been beaten . At the sides of his face, at the bridge between the nose and the upper lip, directly on his lower lip, were painted with dried blood

"What happened?" I asked the dirty blonde guy who brought him in but the dark brown haired guy glared at me almost amusing

"He proved reluctant at first" the blonde man next to the dark brown haired guy said. "So we had to take him by force" he said eyeing the dark brown haired guy

"Of course I was. I had no idea where you were taking me and you never did tell me. All you did was ask me to follow you when I said no you didn't leave me alone then seconds later I was being dragged on the ground, into mud before you shoved me into a car decorating my face with a bruises" the dark brown haired guy rolled his eyes

"Silence" I commanded and immediately the men's mouths glued shut. "You may leave" I said looking directly at the blonde as he nodded then left the room, leaving the brown haired guy and I alone in the room

"Ok, why am I here? Cause I've never seen you before so what do you want to do with me?" the man said, going straight to the point.

I laughed. The sound of my laughter boomed across the four walled room we were in. I leaned back into my chair staring at him in amusement as his face held a look of confusion. "Why so straight forward? Are you in a rush? Do you want to leave?" I asked, eyeing him

"Well..." he trailed off

"If you did try to leave, you wouldn't be able to and if by luck you did then you'll be shot before you can spell the word alive" I watched his Adam's apple bob down as he gulped. "Now you know who's in control" I looked him straight in the eyes as fear danced around his irises

"What do you want?" he sighed submissively

"Much better" I smirked before standing up from my chair, walking over to the front of desk where I was at least six feet away from him. "I told my guys to bring you here for business purpose" I tucked my hands in my pockets watching as his eyes glanced across the room for a while before turning to me

"What sort of business?" he asked skeptically

I sat on the desk before moving to reply "I'm aware that you know Riele Downs, right?" I asked as he nodded "I'm also aware that she has a friend named Jace Norman" I asked again to which he hesitantly nodded. I laughed

"How did you know all this?" he asked watching me closely

"That's for me to know and you to just listen. Now as I was saying, a little birdie told me that poor Jace is suffering from memory loss which you're helping to try and find a cure for it. Am I right or not?" I asked

"Y-Yes" he murmured, stammering slightly

"I heard that only a sacrifice can solve the issue on ground right?" I smirked again watching his body shook a little in fear as he nodded. "Good now what I want you do is quite simple" I started walking away from my table, towards him so I was at least three feet away from him

"Yeah, what's that?" his voice was laced with fear

"All you have to do is tell them that for the sacrifice they'll use the person he used to like when he had his memory which is Riele. Then you'll say all she as to do is kill herself, understood?" I asked in an authoritative voice

"What? I can't do that, never and you can never make me" his voice gained a little more confidence

I shook my head before walking over to him standing a good feet away from him "You do as I say unless you want anything to happen to your Grandpa, do you?" I asked watching as his eyes bugled as if to pop out of their sockets

"You wouldn't dare" he glared at me

"How cute. I don't make empty threats boy. Ask the people who have defied me they are either dead or serving severe punishments. I wouldn't want your case to be like that and for you to escape my tortures do as you have been told" I rose my brows questioningly at him

"Alright but please don't let anything happen to Grandpa, he's all I have" his eyes watered a little

"Don't worry. He is in safe hands. Back to business, I want you to visit to Riele at the hospital tomorrow to break the news to her. Ok?" I asked

"Hospital? What happened?" he asked in sympathy

"Not my business just do as I say" I told him to which he nodded. "You can leave now, tell someone you see that they should take you home, order from me" I said before watching as he walked towards the door.

He placed his hand on the door handle about to twist it open when I called out to him "Oh and Samuel" I paused as he froze. "Don't tell anyone about the little meeting we had, or else" I snarled at him. He nodded then in haste rushed out of the door.

I went back to sit on my chair when the door opened again but this time the earlier blonde guy came in "Is plan C completed?" he asked

"Yes Jayden" I rolled my eyes but couldn't help but smirk. "Anyways that's that, check up on Mary for me" I said before bringing my attention on the papers in front of me

"Yes Mr. Norman" and with that he left the room with a bang on the door.