Hi everyone and welcome to the latest update. We have finally entered the last arc of this story and it will be interesting, and there will be a twist in this chapter.

I know I have been completely ouy of contact with everyone and I do apologise for it from the deepest parts of my hearts but it is due to things oit of my control but just remember that I still remember you all and miss you and still care so much for you.

No warnings for this chapter, just a tiny bit of adult themes in the beginning but nothing too explicit, it is also a rather long chapter but I know that you guys will enjoy ;-)


Chapter 39 – Shock to the system

"Please...no more..." Mya begs through her laughter as Kai continues to tickle her mercilessly while the two lovers are currently in bed, Mya wiggling from side to side underneath Kai's hold as he continues to tickle her stomach.

The two love birds have already been back in Moscow for more than a week now from their trip to Miami, and now they are just enjoying their weekend in Moscow.

"Say 'uncle'," Kai says in an amused tone of voice while he also laughs along with Mya, he relishing in the feel and view of having Mya laugh like this underneath him, he realising that he is now in the presence of Ana and not Mya, and that is why he taking advantage of this moment right now.

Pooooooot...

Both Kai and Mya suddenly seize with all movement as Kai looks down at Mya with a surprised look on his face, his eyes wide in somewhat shock and his mouth slightly open as Mya immediately covers her face with both of her hands and suddenly tries to hide her face from sheer embarrassment.

"Did you...did you just fart, Mi Amor?" Kai asks in a surprised tone of voice while he looks down at Mya, who is very red in the face by now from that little accident.

"Go away, don't look at me, Kai," Mya mutters almost childishly through her hands and Kai can clearly hear how embarrassed she sounds right now, she almost resembling a little child who just got caught peeing their pants, and Kai can't help but to smile to this because she suddenly seems so innocent.

She has never farted in front of him, and neither has he farted in front of her, and this is what makes it so extra adorable for him right now, the fact that Mya can literally die of embarrassment right now.

Kai gently gets off of Mya and she wastes no time in turning around on to her stomach in order to hide her face in the sheets, all to Kai's amusement.

Pooooooot...

Another fart is heard, but this time it is not from Mya. She quickly lifts her head and with her mouth slightly open she looks at Kai, she too now having a surprised look on her face.

"Did you also just fart, my phoenix?" Mya asks, and she only gets Kai's cocky smirk as a reply, this immediately putting her at ease for what he has just done in order to lessen her embarrassment.

Kai is currently standing on his knees and Mya also comes into this position, all while still looking a little flushed but her embarrassment is at once gone when she stands right in front of Kai all while he is still smirking at her.

"I couldn't let you have all of the embarrassment for yourself, Mi Amor," he says cockily and he crosses his arms in front of his chest.

Mya scoots closer towards Kai until their chests are almost pressed together and she wraps her arms around his neck, Kai uncrossing his arms and placing his hands on her hips while the two lovers gaze into each other's eyes all lovingly.

"Have I ever told you what a remarkable man you are, my phoenix?" Mya asks in a loving voice as she leans closer towards Kai and brushes her nose against his nose while her entire soul is currently overflowing with love for this man, for this man who just now gave his own pride a knock just in order to take away the blow to her own pride and to spare her any more embarrassment.

Kai wraps his arms tighter around her body and pulls her closer until her entire body is completely pressed up against his, and he just looks into those magical spring green coloured eyes of hers and feels how he is getting lost within that mesmerising gaze of hers as she too looks deep into his eyes.

He does not respond to her because he suddenly has this intense urgency within his body to make love to her, and they were suppose to leave to have brunch in the city, but right now he does not give a damn about their brunch date.

All of a sudden he wants to be one with Mya, he wants to feel her life force entwine with his own, he wants to feel her not only from the inside but he also wants to feel her on the inside of him, to combine their souls and body and to make them one. His entire being is literally aching to have her with him right now, to make love to her like he has never done before.

Kai is now certain that the word 'love' will never be able to truly describe what he is feeling for Mya; the word 'love' simply proves to be futile when it comes to describing what he feels for Mya because what he feels for her is so much stronger, so much more intense, it almost impossible to think that a man is capable of feeling these intense motions for his significant other.

He never dreamed of being able to feel this way about another human being; sure, he liked Ana in the past, and yes, he even thought that he was in love with her, but now he knows that what he had felt for her in the past is nothing compared to now, because what he is currently feeling for Mya and what he has been feeling for her for some time now is a millions times more intense.

He truly is a whole being with Mya, a man who is finally completed; he never realised that a part of his soul was missing until this black haired vixen came waltzing into his life, and now all that he can do is to relish in feeling whole by having this magical being in his life, to have his own angel right by his side.

Kai can't help but wonder whether Mya also feels this strongly about him like he is feeling about her, whether she also feels that the term 'love' is just not enough to describe what she truly feels for him.

Without wasting another second, Kai captures Mya's lips in a sensual manner while wrapping his arms even tighter around her body, and his soul immediately blazes up in a glorious fire when she also wraps her arms tighter around his neck, and he can immediately feel through her kiss that she too has the sudden and urgent need to make love to him, just like he feels right now.

As soon as the kiss between the two lovers start to heat up even more, they are suddenly transported to a completely different dimension where no time is being recalled, where only they exist and the love that they have for each other, if it can still be called that.

Limbs entwine, flesh move against flesh, lips kiss and explore and taste every inch of skin that is exposed to the pleasure, and the sounds that are escaping them both and that are also surrounding them both are nothing less than pleasure filled sounds, both bodies filled with contentment and serenity and unexplainable and incomparable ecstasy while they continue to get lost in each other and what they mean to each other.

It is all a blur to the two lovers about what is currently going on between the two of them, both Kai and Mya filled with so much ecstasy that they cannot even try to grasp on to reality, but they do, and the moment they both come down from this unexplainable journey of ultimate pleasure and love, they both are a heaving mess of sweating bodies.

Mya is currently lying on her back with Kai on top of her, her hands barely able to clutch to his naked and sweaty back as they both continue to gaze into each other's eyes all while still heaving from this intense and unexpected session of love making.

Their lips are parted as their lungs continue to take in as much oxygen as they can all while keeping eye contact, their sweaty skins still feeling flushed from all that has just happened now; their hair are a mess and some strands stick to the sides of their sweaty faces, both naked bodies feeling flushed from the intense passion and a few sweat droplets make their way down both Kai and Mya's faces as they continue to try to take in as much oxygen as they can.

Kai can feel how his body is deteriorating because he can feel how he is completely exhausted, and this does kind of knock his pride down a bit because he could always boast about his stamina, but seeing as something is wrong with his health, it is now also starting to effect his stamina; however, all he wants to do for the rest of the day is to stay in bed with Mya and to make love to her whenever he can; he just wants to feel her naked and vulnerable presence against his own for as long as he can.

"My phoenix," Mya softly whispers while still looking deep into his eyes, and there is no denying the love in her eyes.

"I want to stay here with you for as long as I can, Mi Amor; let's stay in bed all day and make love all day long."

Mya smiles to him and she nods her head to this, there no sign of any objection on her part which brings another wave of happiness over Kai because she also wants to be close to him for as long as possible, and fortunately for them both, it is Saturday today and if they want, they can even stay in bed the all of tomorrow, and should they feel hungry, they can just call Savannah or one of the other women to bring food to their room, so there truly is no need to get out of bed.

They can even draw a long warm bath and enjoy each other's presence in there for as long as they can.

"I take it that our brunch date is cancelled for now," Mya asks as she starts to caress Kai's left cheek with her right hand while still keeping her eyes focused solely on his, her heart fluttering within her chest when she sees how much Kai still needs her, and not only in a sexual manner, but also in a lovingly and intimate manner, which suddenly causes an intense rush of emotions to go through her because of how much she too needs Kai with her, and not just now, but every day.

"This weekend I just want you all to myself, Mi Amor," Kai whispers softly before he lowers his head and captures Mya's lips once more which she gladly returns, she even wrapping her right leg around his body once more with her arms wrapped around his neck as she pulls him closer to her so that their intimate dance of love can begin all over again.

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The world looks so peaceful outside, despite it being overcast today with a few light snow flakes falling, but nothing can remove the smile from his face, no matter what life throws at him right now.

Kai continues to stand in front of his favourite window, cigarette in hand and a million dollar smile on his face as he gazes out of his favourite window all while thinking to himself about how blessed and lucky he is, how fortunate he is to have a woman like Mya in his life, a woman that WANTS to be in his life without expecting anything in return.

She is not even gone for five minutes and he already cannot wait to hold her in his arms tonight when he gets home. He has not even done an ounce of work today, and it is not because he does not have work, oh no, he has more than enough paper work to keep him busy with, but clearly Mya did not care seeing because just after nine, she came waltzing in here with a grin on her face, saying how much she misses him and that she cannot wait another minute longer before seeing him, despite seeing each other less than two hours ago at the breakfast table at Hiwatari manor.

Kai shakes his head from side to side while he keeps his sights on the outside world, he still smiling broadly to himself.

"After spending the entire weekend in your arms, my phoenix, it is actually cruel to just leave me cold after that, and as you know, a recovering addict can't just go cold turkey, and that is exactly what you did, so now I am here to get my fix so that I can at least function like a normal person for the rest of the day," and those were her words as she started walking towards him while he was sitting in his office chair.

She then, in a very kind manner, took him by the hand and led him to the leather couch where she shoved him down and then sat on his lap, still grinning like a cat who just ate the neighbour's exotic bird and feeling damn proud of it, and after seeing that grin, Kai just knew that his morning just got a whole lot more interesting.

Kai takes a deep drag from his cigarette and blows it out through both his nose and mouth all while still looking to the outside world, Mya occupying every corner of his mind right now.

Kai can still remember how he took his time in unbuttoning her rose coloured button-up shirt and how her light peach coloured lace bra greeted his eyes as soon as her shirt was undone, he licking the exposed skin of her breast while she arched her upper body into his mouth to give him better excess.

Kai can't help but to chuckle as he thinks back to how passionate their love making was on the couch. He just instructed Vera to hold all calls and visits for the next two hours because he has a very important meeting, and for those two hours he and Mya were completely uninterrupted; they even took a shower together in his office shower, and again Kai can't believe how happy he is with Mya in his life. It almost feels too good to be true, almost like something horrible is just waiting to happen because certainly one man cannot be this happy and lucky, right?

He can still clearly see her eyes in front of him right now, those eyes with their dazed look in them as he came inside of Mya and how she just looked at him with absolute contentment while he gave her all that he could.

Her presence alone gives him life like he has never experienced before, and just thinking about not having her in his life causes his chest to immediately constrict because a life without Mya is not a life at all, but more like hell.

Kai suddenly pulls his left hand from his pocket and he looks down at the small tattoo on the underside of his left wrist, the Yang with the small white circle within it, and now Kai can only smile lovingly while looking at this tattoo, knowing that he has found his other half, that in this entire universe, IN THE ENTIRE COSMOS, he has found his other half, and not everyone is so fortunate in that journey.

Kai takes another deep drag from his cigarette, the last drag and he finally walks away from his window, he taking a seat at his desk just as he crushes the cigarette bud in the ashtray and after putting on his reading glasses, he pulls the first set of documents closer that he has to sign and after also taking his pen in hand, he opens up at the first page ready to sign.

However, Kai suddenly realises that something is very wrong because for some unexplainable reason, his hand cannot sign. Panic immediately sits in the pit of the stomach but he takes a deep breath to calm his nerves.

'Okay, just relax; I will just take a piece of paper and try to write on it; there is nothing to worry about,' and so, Kai takes a page from his note pad and places the pen on to it, ready to sign but again, his hand does not seem to register or follow the command that his brain is sending to him,

"What the..." Kai asks himself and he again tries to sign, but still nothing.

He tries to write his name and Mya's name and still nothing happens, almost as if the nerves to his hand have seized working, and now Kai really can't help but to start panicking.

He gets up and takes his cell phone in hand, he using his left hand to search for the number that he wants to call because he suddenly cannot trust his right hand and after finding the number, he dials it and fortunately for him, after a few rings, the person answers.

"Kai, my boy, how are you?" Valentin greets in his happy tone of voice, he always happy to hear from Kai.

"Valentin, I have to come and see you, please," and Kai cannot hide the panic in his voice while his eyes dart around in his office, he suddenly feeling trapped within his own voice.

"When do you want to come, Kai?" and Valentin immediately sounds serious, the happiness from earlier gone in an instant.

"Now, please," Kai says in an almost pleading tone of voice because even though he is overall a calm and collected person, he is freaking out now because he knew that something was wrong with his health, but he continued to ignore it and just look what has happened now, and it is his own damn fault.

"I am at my consultation rooms, Kai, you can come; I will move all of my appointments to later, so come on, my boy, because I can already tell that something is wrong."

"I'm on my way," Kai says as he grabs his jacket, wallet and cigarettes and dashes out of the door, only telling Vera that he has an emergency to take care of that cannot wait and that she should call the pilot to let him know that he has to leave immediately, the elder woman only nodding her head to this as she already takes the phone in hand to call the pilot, Kai already making his way to the roof where the helicopter is.

Fortunately for him, his hospital where Valentin is working has a helipad and even if it may take a few minutes for the helicopter to start up, it will still be faster than to drive there right now, and he wants to get there as fast as possible to see what the hell is going on because this cannot be normal.

'How could I be so stupid, so ignorant?!' Kai scolds himself within his mind, dread starting to take over his entire body as he climbs the stairs three at a time, 'The signs were all there, the headaches, the nausea, the tiredness, everything, and still I tried to convince myself that I just needed one more sign before seeking medical help, and now it may be too late to cure whatever is wrong with me! This cursed Hiwatari pride!'

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"Hey," Kai suddenly hears beside him as Mya takes a hold of his hand which makes him immediately look up at her, her warm smile greeting him and he tries to smile back but fails miserably, "you okay?" and there is no denying the concern within Mya's voice as she holds on to his hand.

Kai says nothing and just nods his head to her question, he realising that he should stop spacing out like this because he does not want Mya to worry, she does not need to worry about anything.

"Are you sure, my phoenix, because you hardly touched your dinner and I may as well have sent you a postcard because of how far you seem," and she still smiles while saying this.

"It's nothing, Mi Amor, I guess it was just a long day."

"Let me make you a deal, okay: while you eat something, I am going to go upstairs and run us a warm bath, complete with bubbles and oils and salts, the whole works, and then when you are done, you can come up stairs and then I will wash your entire body and wash your hair, how does that sound? And I promise, no kinky stuff, just a peaceful, romantic and intimate bath, and I may even add a few candles to the mix," Mya's entire face immediately lighting up at the mention of candles, and she suddenly resembles an excited kid in a sweet factory.

Kai can't help but to look deep into her eyes, to see that fire burning bright within her soul and he only smiles to her while nodding his head to her suggestion, and with a quick kiss on his cheek, Mya leaves the dining table to rush upstairs and thus leaving him alone to just look at his plate with the dinner on it.

He can't stomach any food right now, and this is all from sheer nervousness because he just can't get this morning out of his head. After he told Valentin about what had happened with his hand and about all of the other symptoms, Kai could not ignore the look of concern on Valentin's face, and dread immediately took over his entire being the longer he looked into Valentin's eyes.

"That is why you were taking those strong painkillers, Kai, for the headache that you were suffering from?"

"Yeah; I didn't want it to hassle me, Valentin, I am a busy man and I don't have time to suffer from irritating headaches and that is why I started using them because normal painkillers weren't doing it for me anymore."

"You should have come to me immediately, Kai, why didn't you, and don't even think about telling me about that stupid pride of yours because that damn Hiwatari pride will be your greatest downfall and it will be your death; you should have come to me as soon as you noticed something was wrong, Kai."

"Can you help me or not, Valentin."

"I don't know, Kai; I will have to run a few tests, and I suggest you cancel all of your meetings for today because you are not leaving here until I have run every test needed, got that?"

"Yeah, but what do you think is wrong with me, Valentin, and please be honest."

"I am not going to say anything until I am sure, but what I can say is this, Kai: prepare yourself for a difficult road ahead."

Blood was drawn, x-rays were done, a CT scan was done as well as an MRI, and Valentin said that he will have the results in at least two to three days, but he will call him as soon as he has the results, and every minute ticking by is making Kai more and more anxious because when was it ever a good thing to get an intense scan of your brain and upper torso? And it is this that has got Kai so nervous because what if it is what he thinks it is, and what if he had waited too long in order to get proper help and now there will be nothing that anyone will be able to do for him, what then?

'Come on, get a grip already; I am getting way ahead of myself because I am certain that it is nothing serious, and medicine has evolved so much by now that there is hardly a thing that cannot be cured, so I should relax. I am a strong and healthy person, and I do not get sick, and besides, while I am sitting here, tempted to chew off my nails, my wonderful girlfriend is upstairs and running us a luxurious bath, so I should just forget about all of this unnecessary unpleasantness and just join her because Mya is truly the only cure that I need right now, nothing else,' and with that thought, Kai pushes his chair and gets up, he now suddenly smirking to himself upon thinking just how much he is going to enjoy this bath time with Mya, which is bound to turn into something very romantic and pleasurable in the end.

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The laugher of children can be heard somewhere in the distance, as well as sirens even further away, along with a few car honks and dogs barking, this signalling that life is just going on for everyone, everyone on their own routes and on their way to some destination, whether it is to meet a loved one or to a meeting which will determine their future; some people don't even have anything to worry about because they have life all figured out and they don't need anything else in their life right now seeing as they already have all that they need and want and that they had dreamed about.

Right now, somewhere in the world, someone is standing beside the death bed of a loved one, just waiting for that person to draw his or her final breath, and then the painful process of grieving starts; in another part of the world, a man is currently looking at rings, he looking for the perfect one that will suit the most perfect woman he has ever known, and he wants to marry this perfect woman so that his life can finally be complete and so that his soul can finally be whole by finding its missing piece, and the perfect ring is the perfect way to start living the rest of his life with his soul mate right by his side.

No matter where someone finds him or herself, everyone is busy with their own thing, not taking the time to think about other people or what they could be going through, and Kai is no different seeing as he has his own stuff to sort out right now.

It is Thursday morning and the sky covered with thick dark clouds, the grounds already covered with snow while the icy wind blows everywhere, showcasing its mighty and icy power and according to the weather forecast, the entire weekend will be an unpleasant one, but at least there is no sign of a blizzard making its way to the lovely city that is Moscow, but other parts of Russia are not so fortunate.

Everyone is dressed in their warmest of clothes as they take on the icy outside world, out of the safety of their homes, to run errands. Kai, however, has no reason to sit outside, and yet he is, he sitting on one of the benches meant for visitors outside of his hospital, the business mogul sitting with his arms stretched out on the upper edge of the bench while he continues to gaze down into the white snow at his feet while being completely lost in his own thoughts and anguish right now.

We are too late...

We are too late...

We are too late...

Those four words racing through his mind over and over and over again, and every time he thinks to those words, he sinks deeper into this black hole of hopelessness because the impact that these four words are bringing to him is so big and monumental right now, that he simply cannot feel anything but hopelessness.

'This wasn't part of the plan, this wasn't part of my future,' Kai thinks to himself grimly, Valentin's words constantly ringing through his mind.

It is still early in the morning and the city is still busy finding its bearings to start the day off, and before Kai could even get to the office this morning, Valentin had called him: the final test results are in, and he wants to see Kai as soon as possible, and now Kai knows why.

'How could things go south so quickly? A few days ago I was the happiest man alive, but now...' Kai finally removes his arms from the edge of the bench and he hunches forward, he resting his elbows on his legs and resting his hair in his hands while he looks down at his shoes, but he does not even notice them because of the current storm within his mind and body.

The rug has been yanked from underneath him and there is no way of getting back up because the fall had broken not only his body, but his soul as well, and there is no getting up from this; he is broken, he is defeated and there is nothing anyone can do about it. No amount of money can take away this problem, which just again proves that the saying is true, that money cannot buy happiness, and it sure as hell cannot buy health. despite what many say.

All his money and wealth cannot help him out of this dark situation right now.

"I am going to be honest, Kai, and I am not going to sugar coat anything: get your affairs in order as soon as possible because time is not a luxury."

It was a death sentence when Valentin spoke those words, and he truly did not sugar coat it like other doctors would, and Kai would always appreciate Valentin and how he treats him with the upmost respect like a father would with his son.

Kai keeps his hair in his hands while he thinks to the plans that he had for the future. As soon as the snow had started to melt away, he and Mya would have started to conceive their first child, and he was so excited about it; he had also planned that after the birth of their child, about seven to eight months, he would have asked Tala and Alisia to baby sit and then he would have whisked Mya off to a romantic getaway, to Paris, and there he would have booked the entire Jules Verne Restaurant, the restaurant at the top of the Eiffel tower, so that only Mya and he could be there completely alone, and after having a lovely and romantic dinner by candle light, he would have taken her outside so that they could look down at the lights of the city of love and while having his arms wrapped around her as they continued to look out at the city, he would have slipped the ring on to her ring finger while asking her softly if she would marry him.

He had it all planned out, how he was going to spend the rest of his life with Mya until they were old and grey, but now, within a blink of any eye, it has all gone straight to hell, those plans completely destroyed because fate has intervened and has decided that his life is going to go another course, a horrible and short lived course.

Kai suddenly feels so tired, like he has not slept for an entire week, and he honestly does not have the strength to face the rest of the day.

Suddenly Kai's cell phone rings and he removes it from the pocket of his trench coat, he seeing who is calling and just seeing that name causes his heart to clench before he declines the call and then abruptly switches off his phone so that he can have peace for the rest of the day while he tries to come to grips with this mess that is currently his life.

Usually he could not wait to answer his phone to hear Mya's voice whenever she calls him, but now it would only worsen his anguish if he heard her voice right now.

'How do I move on from this, how can I move on from this when there is no way forward? Oh Mya,' and Kai suddenly grabs his hair with both hands upon thinking how she might react, how broken she would be if she found out about this, 'I can't expose you to this, Mi Amor, I cannot stand to think of hurting you even more than I already have. I already took your family away from you, and there is no way I am going to let you go through something like that again; never will you mourn the death of a loved one ever again, an enemy, yes, but not a loved one.'

Kai runs his hands through his hair before finally lifting his head and acknowledging the world around him, it doing nothing except to dampen his mood even more because everyone around him suddenly seems so happy, like they have never experienced a sad day in their entire lives, like they don't even know of the word's existence, whereas his entire being is suddenly filled with sadness, with an agonising and dark sadness that is currently threatening to completely break his soul, his mind and his spirit.

'What the hell am I going to do now?'

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Ever since Ralph has passed away, Kai has found himself in this chapel on a daily bases, sometimes more than once, and after Mya and he came back from Miami, he did not feel the need to visit it anymore, that was...until today.

However, this time he is not standing here in front of his grandfather's ashes because he is mourning both him and Ralph, no, he is standing here because he is mourning for himself and for Mya because of the road that lies ahead of them, which is going to be a dark and gloomy one, not even to mention hurtful, but he has to make the ultimate sacrifice in order to protect Mya from even more heartache in the coming future.

Kai is currently standing in front of Voltaire's ashes, his shoulders slumped while tears are welling up within his eyes, he fighting with everything within him to not break down because he is a strong man and he cannot break down, he does not want to allow himself to break down.

"Grandfather," Kai softly calls in a tone of voice that clearly shows how broken he feels on the inside, he now even closer on the brink of crying and breaking down, "I wish you were here right now," Kai reaches for the urn with his right hand and touches it softly because he is in dire need to connect with his grandfather this very minute and an unexpected wave of guilt rushes over him for what he has done to his grandfather, "I am so sorry, grandfather, so very sorry," he softly whispers before his knees give out from underneath him and he drops to his knees, the dam of anguish within his soul finally breaking as tears start to stream from his eyes while painful sobs start to take over his body, he unable to stop the crying and the sobs that is currently wrecking his body.

Kai scrapes his nails against the tiles while having his head hung low, the pain being so much that he can hardly breath, he not even able to see through the tears that are streaming from his eyes while he feels how his lungs want to close up from the sheer pain.

"Wha...[sobs]...what am I go...[sobs]...going to do...[sobs]...grandfather?" Kai asks in a broken whisper while scrunching his eyes shut, all while suddenly feeling so very lost and so very alone in this world, and right now he wishes that he could have cried in his grandfather's arms because Voltaire would have taken away all of his pain, his grandfather would have made him feel better and he would have told him that everything was going to be okay, just like he did when he was still a boy.

"I...[sobs]...I need you so...[sobs]...much right now...[sobs]...grandfather...[sobs]...please," Kai says while he lowers his upper body, he now almost kneeling as he lowers his head on to his forearms while sobs continue to rip through his entire body as the pain within his heart seems to intensify with each passing second, and there is nothing that he can do to stop it, no matter how much he tries to will it.

"Please help me, grandfather."

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It is already dark outside despite it not even being late, but what else can one expect from winter time in the northern hemisphere? Mya is finally making her way up the drive way of Hiwatari manor, she glad that this day has finally come to an end.

The time on her dashboard shows 18:05, and all that Mya wants to do now is to get into a warm bath, eat and then cuddle with Kai in front of the TV, but just thinking about Kai causes her stomach to slightly clench and she is not certain why; it has been like this since this morning, since she called Kai and he declined her call, and when she tried again, his phone was off and Kai has been unreachable the entire day, and even when she called his office, Vera told her that Kai will not be coming in today which Mya still finds very strange. There is no meeting that she is aware of because Kai would have informed her about it, so she can't help but wonder why he was unreachable today.

Mya finally parks her pick-up truck and she sees that all of Kai's are cars here, and again she cannot help but feel nervous, it almost seeming as if her body is anticipating something bad that is going to happen, but she quickly shakes these thoughts from her head as she makes her way inside.

However, the moment she walks in, she immediately feels that something IS wrong and the hairs on the back of her neck immediately rise up, Mya still not sure what could be wrong. Mya makes her way through the kitchen and after exiting it, she meets up with Savannah, the friendly woman not even meeting her eyes as she greets her.

"Is something wrong, Savannah?"

Savannah quickly shakes her head from side to side, "Mr Hiwatari said that as soon as you arrive, that I should tell you to meet him in his personal study; he is currently waiting for you there, Ms Azarov."

"Err, thanks, Savannah, I will go, but first, look at me, Savannah," and Mya says this in a slightly demanding manner so that Savannah can stop with this childishness of her, and with much reluctance, Savannah finally lifts her head and looks up at Mya, there no denying the fear within her brown eyes.

"What's going on, Savannah, did something happen?"

"Please go see, Mr Hiwatari, Ms Azarov; he does not like to be kept waiting, please," and Mya does not miss the pleading within Savannah's voice as she says 'please' and with only a single nod at the servant, Mya dismisses her and starts to make her way towards Kai's office, dread filling her entire being with every step that she takes because now there is no doubt that something is wrong, but what exactly?

Mya reaches Kai's study faster than she would have liked, but she softly knocks twice before entering and she is immediately met with the overwhelming smell of smoke and alcohol, Kai standing in front of his window with his back faced towards her while still dressed in his office wear, even if his tie, jacket and office vest is already removed.

"My phoenix?" Mya softly calls as she closes the door behind her and slowly starts to make her way towards Kai, she suddenly picking up on the heavy dark aura swirling within the room.

One cannot see it, but one can definitely feel it, the pulsing darkness, and it is all coming from Kai, which again proves that something is seriously wrong here.

"Savannah says that you wanted to see me," Mya says and only now notices the bottle of alcohol in Kai's hand, it almost completely finished and while making her way towards Kai, she quickly glances at his desk and sees another bottle, this one already empty which explains the heavy smell of alcohol, but now the question is, what has caused Kai to drink so excessively, and how long has he been drinking?

Kai does not turn to face Mya and he takes another swig from the bottle, "Don't come closer, Mya," he says sternly after taking the swig, and this abruptly halts Mya in her steps and she now looks at Kai with concern on her face because she cannot understand what is going right now, why Kai is suddenly acting so cold towards her.

"Is everything alright, my phoenix? Did something happen?" Mya asks while she unable to hide the uneasiness within her voice.

"I think this relationship has run its course, Mya, and I would appreciate it if you could be out of here in the next two hours. I already instructed the servants to pack your shit, so that only leaves the small stuff for you to gather, and please make sure that nothing of yours stays behind because if I find anything of yours that got left behind, I will throw it into the trash," Kai says while sounding so cold and heartless as he talks to Mya, there no sign of the loving Kai from this morning before they went their separate ways.

And just like that, Mya loses the ability to breath, she just looking at Kai's back while trying to find her breath, it suddenly feeling like the blood has drained from her body and has just disappeared into thin air, and Mya suddenly realises that she is currently in the presence of the real Kai Hiwatari, the bastard that had murdered her family and that cold hearted killer that she had met in his office so long ago.

She is trying to process the words, hoping that she has heard wrong but one look at Kai's body language shows that she did not hear wrong; Kai is really breaking up with her.

She wants to ask why, but something within her is holding her back, it preventing her from uttering a single word to Kai while he keeps his back faced towards her, the heavy dark aura still swirling around him like an invisible shell.

Mya finally manages to gather enough strength and courage and without saying anything or even looking at Kai, she quietly turns around and makes her way out the door, she not even slamming the door behind her and as soon as Kai hears the click of the door, he turns his sights on to the closed door, his eyes red from all of the crying that he has done up until now, the alcohol only worsening it.

There is no denying the hurt and longing within Kai's eyes, a single tear making its way down his right cheek as he looks at the door, he feeling like a real monster for doing this to Mya, but it is the only way to protect her, to have her hate him and despise his very existence because she cannot lose another loved one to the grim reaper, he will not allow it.

Despite his entire body almost feeling completely numb from all of the alcohol that he has been consuming, he can still feel the agonising hurt clearly within his heart.

Kai has been drinking even since he walked away from Voltaire's urn this morning, he coming straight here to the manor after his meeting with Valentin, and ever since walking away from his grandfather's ashes, he has been drinking nonstop because he knew that he would need all the alcohol he can get for what he has to do, for having to hurt Mya, and there just was no way he would have been able to do it sober; call it liquid courage, and yes, everyone will see it as the coward's way out, but Kai dares any man to be sober when he is about to destroy the world of the woman that he loves more anything in this world, because Kai knows that no man would be able to do such a horrendous thing with a sober mind, nor would he be able to stay sober after completing that horrid task.

"Forgive me, Mi Amor, but soon you will understand why I did it, I promise; this was the only way," Kai whispers before he turns away from the door and looks back at the window, he seeing nothing but darkness outside, the dark night outside resembling his heart on the inside, which is both dark and empty.

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Her entire body feels like seizing up with every step that she takes, Mya still unable to believe that Kai had just broken up with her, and she just cannot understand why, 'I know I should have asked, but what difference would it have made? Kai had made it clear that he is done with me, so why ask and beg him to reconsider?'

Mya finally reaches the top floor, and Savannah and two of the other servants are waiting for her, all three of them still in shock of what has happened to Kai and Mya, and Mya can only smile to all three of them as they wait for her, all three women having sympathy on their faces.

"I am so sorry, Ms Azarov, please forgive us."

"Relax, Savannah, it is okay, honestly. I guess that most of my stuff has already been boxed?"

"Yes."

"Well then, I guess you guys can start taking them to my truck, and get some of the men to help, that is why they are here on earth after all, to make the life for us ladies much easier," Mya winking her right eye at the three women while still smiling, despite fighting her hardest to keep the tears at bay, she hoping to keep the tears away until she is on her own and hopefully away from the manor.

"Very well, Ms Azarov," and all three ladies turn around and head back to the room that Mya used to share with Kai, they wanting to collect the boxes and take them to Mya's pick-up truck so that they give her some space to gather the last of her stuff in absolute peace and quiet.

Before Mya can say 'cheers Hiwatari manor', all of her stuff are in her pick-up truck, she currently alone in the bedroom while she gathers the last of her stuff, like her toiletries and underwear, the tears finally making their way into Mya's eyes, and with the tears comes the sudden hate and before she knows it, Mya carelessly tosses her stuff on to the bed and removes her gun, cocks it and makes her way towards the door, she deciding that now is a good time as any to finally put a bullet into Kai, this being something that she should have done a long time ago.

However, the moment Mya touches the door handle to open the door and rush down to Kai's study to finally kill him, all courage leaves her and she is left standing in front of the closed door like a lost soul, her right hand clutching the door handle while she holds the gun in her left hand, she realising that she is still unable to put a bullet in Kai; she is still unable to kill Kai Hiwatari.

With a defeated sign, Mya releases her hold on the door handle and turns around, she making her way to the bed where she falls on to, she lying on her back while looking up and allowing the tears to finally flow freely from her eyes as she finally allows the pain to finally seep into her pours, to consume her and to make her realise that Kai and she is finally over, that he really has broken up with her.

Her gun is lying beside her, it forgotten for now, along with the intent of killing Kai.

'Maybe I was never meant to you kill you, my phoenix, maybe it is someone else's job to take you out, because it sure as hell is not me.'

Mya continues to lie like this for a few minutes more before finally gathering enough courage to pack the last of her stuff and then to finally make it out of here. Kai gave her two hours; well, she does not need two hours.

Within minutes, Mya finally zips the zipper close of her last suitcase and puts it down so that she can pull it out of the room and just then, Kai comes walking into the room, his button up shirt completely undone which reveals his toned stomach, but Mya couldn't care any less right now about his toned body.

Kai sees that Mya is about done with her packing and he makes his way to the other side of the bed and he looks at Mya, a new bottle of alcohol in his hand.

"I would it appreciate if you would call off your lap dogs, Kai; there is no reason for them to continue to follow and protect me anymore," Mya says without looking up at Kai as she packs her pills into her vanity case, she not seeing Kai nod his head to this but she does hear him remove his phone and then the dialling tone soon follows afterwards.

"All surveillance on Ms Azarov is to be stopped, effective immediately," Kai says and then ends the phone call.

Mya closes her vanity case and drapes it over her left shoulder, as well as her purse and after taking the handle of the suitcase in her right hand, she turns around and makes her way out of the room without even glancing at Kai a last time, much less say anything to him.

She makes her way out of the room and Kai follows, he stopping at the open door and looks at her retreating back.

"That's it, you are just going to walk away without even asking why?" Kai asks while his voice still sounds cold.

Mya halts in her steps, but she does not turn around to look at Kai because she does not want him to see how much she is truly hurting right now, she will not give him that satisfaction, "Good bye, Mr Hiwatari; I wish you nothing but the best," and then she proceeds to walk on without looking back and without saying another word to Kai.

Kai is again left to look at her back, Mya not just walking away from the room but also walking out of his life, and it is all his fault, but again, he reminds him that this is for the best.

With a lot of reluctance, Kai turns back into the room and walks over to his side of the bed, he just looking down at it while thinking back to all of the special times that he and Mya had shared here, every minute of it being so special, but now it has all come to an abrupt end.

"Urgh!" Kai suddenly screams and then throws the bottle of alcohol against the wall, the glass bottle splintering into many pieces and Kai falls flat on to his ass and immediately covers his eyes with his hands as he again starts to sob because it hurts so, so much, and he again cannot believe that the rest of his life will be spent without Mya by his side, and that hurts more than anything in this world.

"Why?" Kai mutters through all of the tears, he pulling his knees to his chest while he continues to cry as the pain within his heart intensifies with each passing second, and as if to add salt to the already bleeding and burning wound, her last words to him start to mock him.

"Good bye, Mr Hiwatari..."

"Good bye, Mr Hiwatari..."

She did not even use his name; she dismissed him by using his formal title, as if her contract of employment has just been terminated, and Mya was anything but his employee; she was his reason for living, his world, his light in the darkness...she was his everything and now without her, he is nothing, Kai Hiwatari is nothing.

He is nothing without his bubbly blonde.

"Please forgive me, Ana," Kai again mutters while the tears continue to flow from his eyes.

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She can barely see where she is going because her eyes are so welled up with tears that everything is blurry in front of her, but she refuses to cry. She will not cry over Kai Hiwatari, and yet, even though Mya is constantly telling herself that she is not going to cry over that heartless bastard, her heart is telling a completely different story.

Mya spots the traffic lights ahead as it turns to orange and usually she would speed up to cross the orange light, but she suddenly has no desire to do it and so, she comes to a stop just as the light goes over to red.

She is clutching the steering wheel with both hands and she is clutching it so tightly that her knuckles are actually turning white from the grip, this all in order to further prevent herself from breaking down and sobbing over Kai.

"I will not break down, I will not break down, I will not break down," Mya keeps on muttering to herself while she continues to hold the steering wheel in a death like grip while looking at the traffic light and waiting for it to turn green.

She just wants to get to her penthouse and crawl into bed and will this day away; she is not even going to bother to unload her stuff from her truck, so that will be have to be a task for tomorrow.

The traffic light finally turns green and after wiping her tears away with the back of her right hand, Mya again starts to drive, but as she drives over the street, another set of fresh tears starts to fall from her eyes and this time they are falling much stronger, and so, Mya finally pulls over and while still gripping the steering wheel tightly with both hands, she lowers her head and finally breaks down.

"Damn you, Hiwatari!" Mya screams right before the uncontrollable sobbing starts, her body being wrecked by her painful sobs, tears now flowing from her eyes as if a devil is behind them, and there is no denying the pain that is accompanying every sob, every piece of her heart being broken into more pieces with every tear that runs down her cheek.

Mya starts to grip the front of her shirt, the part where her heart is situated, because this is where all of the pain is stemming from, from a broken heart that Kai Hiwatari had caused. She still cannot understand how Kai could make a complete 180° on her, he not even giving her a warning of what is to come. This morning they were still all loving and so in love, they even made love this morning after they woke up and before they started their day, so she honestly cannot understand how everything turned sour so quickly.

No matter how much she is trying to wreck her brain, she just cannot think of any reason about why Kai had broken up with her. Mya gently starts to move her hand up and down her heart, hoping that maybe, just maybe, it will sooth some of this internal hell, but that is only wishful thinking.

Mya can feel how her cheeks are slowly starting to burn from the acidity of her tears, but there is no way she will be able to stop sobbing right now; she needs to get this horrendous pain out of her body so that she can start thinking clearly and start thinking about what she is going to do from here on out. Mya knows that the mob life is over for her because there is no way Kai would still allow her in The Chernny Feniks, so maybe she should start thinking about heading back to the States and finish her studies and then start a life there, away from all of the pain that she has experienced here in Moscow, but just like her unpacking, that is a task for tomorrow, or for whenever her heart is not aching anymore and she is able to think clearly.

'I should have killed you when I had the chance, Kai,' Mya thinks to herself, but even thinking this causes her heart to ache and break even more because even though there was a time that she absolutely despised Kai, she doubts she will ever kill him, even after she pulled out the gun back at the manor.

Despite Kai breaking her heart like this, she still cannot bring herself to kill him, even though she now has even more reason to kill him, but she can't because despite all that he has just done to her, she still loves the bastard and that is why she is currently hurting so much, the fact that she loves that man so much, but now it is clear that he does not and that he never did.

A couple of minutes passes by before Mya is finally calm enough to lift her head from the steering wheel and to finally start making her way back to her penthouse. She wipes the last of her tears, glad that her body is not being wrecked with sobs anymore and after checking to make sure that the road is clear, she finally pulls out of the parking spot and continues to make her way back home where she can finally start the healing process of this break up, no matter how much it is going to hurt.

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Should one take a look at him now, no one would think that this is the feared Kai Hiwatari, because Kai Hiwatari will never be broken like this, and yet here he is: all broken and defeated like a weak little man.

Kai is currently sitting against his bed stand, his back resting against it while he has his knees pulled up to his chest while he continues to look out in front of him, his eyes blood shot from both the alcohol and from crying because just like Mya, he too is suffering for what he has done to her, he too is breaking apart on the inside from this break up and even though he continues to convince himself that it was for the best, it does not help to lessen the pain.

Kai has his gun clutched in his right hand, a bullet already in the barrel because he just wants to put an end to all of this, to all of this anguish that is his life this very moment.

He cannot picture a life without Mya, he DOES NOT want to picture a life without Mya, and yet here he is: without her, without his precious, crude, black haired vixen, and it hurts more than words will ever be able to describe.

He has lost count of how many times he has cried up until now, how many times he has broken down because of this horrible turn his life has made, and there is nothing he can do to turn it back to the way it was.

Tonight he has to fall asleep, ALONE, and with the thought that he will fall asleep alone every time for the remainder of his days; he will never again have the luxury of having Mya in his arms as they both drift off into a serene sleep, and that is why he just wants to put an end to all of this because a life without Mya is not a life worth living.

Kai looks down at the gun and he finally lifts his hand to put it to the side of his head, he pressing the gun against his right temple with his finger on the trigger, ready to pull it so that he can finally bring an end to this black hole that is called his current life, and as he keeps the gun against his head, he closes his eyes and all that he can see is Mya's laughing face, how her eyes are shining with such intensity that it can even blind a blind man even more, and to think, he used to look into those eyes every day, seeing the love that she felt for him and it still warms his heart knowing that she had truly loved him for who he was and not for what he had done.

Kai's hand is slightly trembling as he continues to hold the gun against his head, his eyes still closed as various images and visions of Mya race through his mind, it just adding to the anguish because of what he has done to her, even though it seemed like the most sensible thing to do at the moment, and it still does, but a small part of him wants Mya with him all the way, he wants to expose her to what is coming but unfortunately, the Hiwatari pride has won this round which means Mya will still be out of his life and he will not allow her back into his life, no matter how much his heart aches for a reconciliation.

The gun is already loaded; all he has to do is to pull the trigger. It will be quick and painless and he won't even have time to realise what is going on before eternal darkness greets him, darkness where there will no heartache and no pain, but also darkness where there will be no love or happiness and no Mya.

Kai takes a deep breath with his eyes still closed, 'Good bye, Mi Amor, just know that I love you and that I will never stop loving you. I do hope that one day you will be able to find it in your heart to forgive me for all that I have done to you, both in the past and present. I truly am sorry for all the hurt that I have caused you, Mi Amor,' and then the gun fires...

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"Come on, someone, anyone, answer already," Tala softly mutters to himself while still holding the phone against his right ear as he paces back and forth, Alisia's eyes just following him every time while she holds little Viktor on her lap.

It is Monday afternoon and since last week Thursday, Tala has had trouble reaching both Kai and Mya and at first he did not make much of it, thinking that maybe the two of them went on some romantic getaway without telling anyone about it, but it wasn't until Ray called him this morning to ask whether he has heard anything from Mya because he has been having difficulty in reaching her since last Thursday evening and this finally put Tala at an unease that he has not felt for a long time, and now panic is slowly starting to make its way into his heart and mind.

According to Vera, Kai never showed up to the office on Thursday, but he had called her to tell him that he won't be coming in, so at least Kai did inform someone, but it still does not put Tala's mind at ease.

"Hiwatari manor, Savannah speaking?" Tala hears as one of the servants pick up the phone and he sighs silently with relief that at least the place did not burn down with both Kai and Mya in it.

"Savannah, it's Tala here, where is Kai and Mya?" he asks without wasting time with formal greetings and what not because he wants to know if his friends are okay or not.

"Err, Mr Ivanov," she starts and Tala just knows that he is not going to like what she is about to tell him because the servant suddenly sounds very tired, "Mr Hiwatari is up in his room, and he has been there since Thursday evening; no one has seen or heard anything from him and no one dares to go in, and Ms Azarov, well...she does not live here anymore."

"What?! Why, what happened?" Tala suddenly exclaims and Alisia is by Tala's side at once while having Viktor in her arms.

"Mr Hiwatari and Ms Azarov broke up Thursday, Mr Ivanov. All I know is that Thursday afternoon Mr Hiwatari ordered us to pack all of Ms Azarov's stuff and as soon as she comes, we should tell her that he is waiting for her in his study. Ms Azarov moved out Thursday evening and since then we have not seen Mr Hiwatari, and we also did not dare disturbing him because he had threatened us before hand to leave him alone otherwise we will regret it."

Tala can only clutch the phone tightly in his hand, he having a hard time processing what Savannah has just told him, "Savannah, I am coming over there right now," and then he hangs up without giving the servant a chance to say anything else, Tala turning to face Alisia and she can see the worry on her husband's face.

"Kai broke up with Mya," Tala says, he still in shock over this because it does not make sense.

"What?!" Alisia also exclaims and she at once puts Viktor on the couch and again faces her husband, she suddenly in a state of shock and disbelief, "But why, what happened?"

Tala shakes his head from side to side and tosses the phone on to the coffee table and makes way out of the living room, Alisia following him as he makes his way towards the door, "Savannah says that they have not seen Kai since Thursday, that he has been in his room since then," and Tala turns to face Alisia as he puts on his coat, she immediately seeing where her husband's mind is going.

"Do you think something happened to Kai, my love?" Alisia asks softly while tears start to well up within her eyes.

Tala quickly pulls his wife into a comforting embrace, "I am sure that Kai is fine, crazy loops, and that he is just lying in bed licking his wounds; I am sure that there is nothing to worry about," Tala pulling away from the embrace but he still holds Alisia at arm's length, "I will find out what happened and I will call you as soon as I can, okay?"

Alisia only nods her head in silence to this, Tala leaning in to kiss his wife good bye, and he makes sure that she feels in the kiss how much he is going to miss her, Alisia also returning the deep kiss.

"I love you, crazy loops, don't you ever forget that, okay?" Tala says while he holds Alisia's head in his hands and looks deep into her eyes and he can clearly see the panic and worry within Alisia's eyes, it currently mirroring his own state of mind right now.

"I love you too, my wild berry, now go on, get to Kai."

Tala nods his head to this and after giving Alisia a final kiss, he makes his way out of the door so that he can get to Hiwatari manor and see what the hell is really going on with Kai.

'What happened, Kai, why did you leave Mya?' Tala thinks to himself as he reaches his car and gets in, he wasting no time in starting up the car, 'Please don't be dead, Kai, please.'

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Tala reaches Hiwatari manor in record time and right now he is jogging down the hallway that leads to Kai's bedroom. Tala reaches the room and he pulls on the door handle only to discover that the door is locked, a new wave of panic settling over Tala as he frantically starts to bang against the door with his fist, "Open up, Kai, it is me! Come on, Hiwatari, lift your ass and open up!" Tala demands loudly while hoping that Kai does not hear the panic in his voice.

"Kai, if you don't open this door in the next 20 seconds, I am breaking it open, and don't think that I will pay for any damages, okay?! One...two..." Tala starts to count, his heart beat increasing with every count because he does not hear any movement on the other side of the door, Tala deciding that he is not going to wait to 20 and he at once starts to push against the door, he slamming his right shoulder repeatedly against the door until it finally opens, Tala almost losing his balance when the door gives way, but he quickly composes himself and at once takes in the room, an almost foul smell immediately greeting his nose and Tala at once turns his attention to the bed and sees a body lying underneath the covers.

"Kai?" Tala says as he makes his way towards the bed, he almost afraid to pull back the covers because of what he might find underneath the covers.

He reaches the bed and with one great pull, he yanks the covers from the body and his eyes immediately soften when he sees Kai curled up into a ball, he suddenly resembling a lost child that constantly got bullied by the entire world and is now finally completely broken and who has given up on living, and it immediately breaks Tala's heart to see the mighty Kai Hiwatari so broken right now.

'Clearly you are not taking this break-up easy, my friend,' Tala thinks to himself as he gets on to the bed to wake up Kai, he first checking for a pulse and then sighs to himself when he feels a strong pulse which means that Kai is at least still alive.

"Kai, it's me, Tala, how are you feeling?"

Kai has his back faced towards him so he cannot see whether Kai is awake or not, but either way, he is going to wake him up and get him out of this pit of self pity.

"Kai, come on, wake up."

"Get lost, Ivanov," Tala suddenly hears Kai say but he says it so softly, and now Kai truly does resemble a broken child.

Tala smiles sadly to himself but he makes no move to get off of the bed, "No, Kai, I am not going anywhere; you had us worried for a second because you went radio silent, both you and Mya, so I just had to check in to see whether you are still alive," and just then Tala notices the gun lying on Kai's bed stand, he at once feeling uneasy all over again because just the way the gun is lying indicates that it is not positioned there for self defence.

'Did Kai want to kill himself?'

"Get out, Ivanov; as you can see I am alive and well, now leave," Kai again demands and this time he speaks a little bit louder, but he still resembles a broken boy.

Tala at once snorts to this, "You, well? Please, Kai, road kill looks better than you this minute, but I am glad to see that the Hiwatari fire is still somewhat blazing in that black soul of yours; now, why don't you use that fire and get out of bed, wash your ass and then meet me downstairs so that we can talk about what happened between you and Mya," and Tala immediately notices how Kai's body tenses the moment he mentions Mya's name, and again Tala wonders just what the hell happened between the two of them, why Kai broke up with her while he was so in love with Mya?

"Leave, please," Kai says very softly in a defeated tone of voice and he then presses his face into the pillow, this leaving Tala again saddened by seeing his friend this broken.

"What happened, Kai, why did you break up with Mya?" Tala asks deciding that if he wants to get Kai out of this funk of his, he is going to have to use some tough love, "Not too long ago, you were getting couple tattoos and were already making plans on having your first baby, so what the hell happened, Kai?"

Tala is not surprised when he does not get an answer from Kai, that is anyway such a typical Kai thing to do, but Tala still wants to know what happened between the two lovers, and now he also can't help but wonder whether Mya is also in this broken up state like Kai right now.

"You can't ignore me all the time, Kai, because you know that my wife has rubbed off on me, so if you do not want a male version of Alisia nagging in your ears, you better start giving me some answers," but still no answer comes from the mob boss.

Tala sighs to himself and lets his eyes wander around the room, he taking in how everything is still on its place and undamaged, he somewhat surprised that Kai did not lash out and break everything within sight, and just then Tala spots a bullet hole in the wall and without looking at Kai, he gets up and walks towards the bullet hole, he fingering it as soon as he reaches it and now Tala can't help but wonder what had happened? Did he shoot at Mya?

'Of course not!' Tala thinks while quickly shaking that thought from his head, 'Now I am just being ridiculous,' he thinks and turns his attention back to Kai who is still curled up in a ball with his head pressed into the pillow.

Tala makes his way back to the bed, but this time he comes to stand right next to Kai so that he can look Kai directly in the eye, "Kai, get up; man up and lift your ass," Tala now demands and after still not getting a reaction out of Kai, he grips Kai's left shoulder and pushes him backwards so that Kai can lie on his back, the business mogul immediately glaring up at Tala but there is no denying the heartache in Kai's brown eyes.

"Just leave me alone!" Kai suddenly says out loudly and there is a spark of fire within his eyes but then it is gone once more.

"No, Kai, I will not. Get up and stop with this weak ass shit of yours! So you and your girlfriend broke up, so what?! The world is not going to stop spinning just because your poor heart is broken," and Tala knows that what he is saying right now is harsh but it is needed, he wants to see that fire in Kai's eyes once more and there is truly only one way to do it: provoke Kai until he snaps.

"You are not the first man who broke up with his woman and you sure as hell will not be the last, so don't think that you are anything special, Kai; there are men out there right now that are standing by a fresh grave, so I have more sympathy with them right now than I have with you. You brought this on yourself, Lord knows why, but you chose this road so you actually have no right to lie down and wallow in your own self pity."

Kai continues to lie on his back while still glaring at Tala with all the hate that he can muster, but deep down he knows that Tala is right, that he brought this on himself, so he actually has no right to lie here and drown in his sorrows. The fact that he could not end his own life shows that he actually still wants to live, that deep down he wants to try and attempt a life without Mya by his side, no matter how painful, but he still cannot gather enough strength to actually get out of bed and be human once more, to attempt that life without Mya by his side.

Tala suddenly narrows his eyes at Kai, he all of a sudden feeling how an unknown anger makes its way into his body, it mixing with hurt and compassion, "Look at you, look at how the all mighty Kai Hiwatari has fallen, and all because of a broken heart; it's pathetic," Tala spits and then crosses his arms in front of his chest, he seeing how Kai also narrows his eyes at him and he again sees the spark of fire within Kai's eyes and this time it is much stronger and it also lasts longer before it again disappears.

"The so called black phoenix of Russia, please, you are a pissing puppy, not a phoenix," the second in command says with some disgust in his voice while he still looks down at Kai with narrowed eyes.

"Watch your mouth, Ivanov," Kai says in almost growling tone of voice, the old Kai slowly starting to come back, but Tala is still not satisfied.

"Or what, are you going to make me shut up, Kai, because in all honesty, you won't even be able to scare a five year old kid right now, that's how pathetic you are, and here I was, thinking that phoenixes always rise up from the ashes, which again proves that you are no phoenix seeing as there is no sign of rising coming from you. You are so pathetic right now, Kai, that I will bet a lot of money that you would have laid down in your own shit with this weak ass mentality of yours."

Tala now smirks as he sees how the fire inside Kai's soul intensifies, he knowing that Kai needs just a little more of a push, "I am almost certain that Mya is happy that she is rid of you seeing as no woman, no STRONG woman like her, would be able to be kept happy by such a weak display of power, so kudos to you for breaking up with her because now she has the chance to move on to a man that is not this pathetic and weak like you," and Tala motions with his right hand over Kai's body while still smirking at Kai.

To his surprise, Kai lashes out and swings a fist at Tala, he misses of course, but there is progress at last, "You will have to do a lot better than that, Kai. Tell me, why are you called the black phoenix of Russia, is it because you always rise up from the ashes after being burned or is it because you remain down after each and every set back that you have faced?"

Kai clenches both of his fists as he tries to keep his anger at bay, he feeling how the fire within his soul is starting to seethe, the fire that have been extinguished Thursday morning, but it finally seems that is it starting to burn again, and that all thanks to this arrogant ass that he calls his best friend.

Tala continues to smirk knowingly at Kai, he seeing how the gears are turning within Kai's head and how the old Kai is slowly but surely coming back to him, 'Just one more push, a positive one this time.'

"Show me why you are called the black phoenix of Russia, Kai, show me why you are the boss that you are, why you are a feared and respected man, show me how you once more rise up from the ashes, stronger than ever before, show me how the phoenix rises once more to reclaim its rightful place at the top of the food chain," and to Tala's relief, he sees the small formations of a smirk on Kai's face, the fire within his soul now blazing in all of its glory.

"Isn't it usually Alisia's job to scold me when I am down and to pick me up with that venomous tongue of hers?" Kai asks cockily as he smirks his signature smirk, the old Kai Hiwatari finally back and Tala could not be happier about this.

Tala chuckles to this and he again crosses his arms in front of his chest, "Like I said, that crazy woman of mine has rubbed off on me, but it seems to have done the job, right?"

Kai rolls his eyes but slightly chuckles at this, "We'll see, Ivanov; at least I raised my head, so I guess that you did something right."

"Alisia would be so proud of me right now," Tala says and both he and Kai shares a light laugh before Tala turns serious once more because he still needs answers from Kai, but not now because for now Kai has to get his ass in his shower, PRONTO.

"I am glad to have you back, Kai, but for now I think you need a shower and then I will meet you down stairs when you are all freshened up, and in the meantime I will have them make you a light meal and later something a bit more fulfilling, if that is okay with you?"

Kai nods his head as he finally makes his way out of the bed, Tala taking a few steps back to give Kai some space and their eyes meet, the two friends looking each other deep in the eye and even though Kai still looks beyond heartbroken, the fire in his eyes is at least back, his gratitude towards Tala also visible in his eyes.

"Thanks, Tala, for what you just did."

"Don't mention it, Kai; you are my brother and I will always worry about you, but like I said, go get freshened up and then we can talk, okay?"

Kai nods his head to this and finally makes his way to the bathroom and as soon Tala hears the water being turned on, he picks up the gun that is still lying on the bed stand and he can't help but raise an eye brow when he sees that there is no magazine in the gun, he almost afraid to think of what might have gone through Kai's head, whether his friend may have considered suicide or not.

'If he did, then at least that is in the past because Kai is alive and hopefully he will stay that way for many more years to come.'

It did not take long for Kai to be all cleaned up and ready for a new day, and just as Tala had said, a light meal was prepared for him and Kai did not realise just how hungry he truly was seeing as the last real meal he had was Thursday morning right before he went to see Valentin, so no wonder his stomach made somersaults when it caught the smell of food for a change.

Kai is actually eternally grateful for Tala showing up today and doing what he did otherwise he still would have been in bed, wallowing in his heartache and he most likely would have faded away because nothing mattered to him anymore, not Hiwatari Enterprises and not The Chernyy Feniks, and Kai knows that his grandfather would have been greatly disappointed in his actions, but can't a man just mourn his broken relationship for just a few days?

Kai did not tell Tala why he had left Mya, only that it was for her own protection and for her own good, and fortunately for Kai, Tala did not pry anymore because Kai said that he still loves Mya with his entire heart but that he was not going to allow her to get hurt; he loves her too much to do that to her.

Kai knows that even though his soul and heart is still broken beyond repair, he has a business and mob to run, and both will fail greatly if he does not pull up his socks; he will remain at home today, but tomorrow he will be back where he belongs, and he will again show everyone why he is the black phoenix of Russia, he will show everyone that he will always rise up from the ashes, no matter what.

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Two weeks

Two weeks is how long it has been since Mya walked out of his life, he still remembering her last words to him clearly and even though some time has already passed since then, it still hurts just as much as it had hurt that evening, and he doubts that it would ever lose its poison.

Kai is currently sitting behind his desk while holding a photo frame that contains a photo of Mya and him, the two of them smiling into the camera and Kai can still remember when this photo was taken. It was on the river, right before the icy winter came, and he took her on the trip along with Tala and Alisia, and Alisia just would not stop pestering them and so he finally gave in and agreed to the photo, but deep down he had enjoyed it because he knew that it was another memory of Mya and him caught on film that will last forever.

"Mi Amor," Kai softly says while he smiles sadly to himself and runs his finger over her face, those eyes of her shining like the rarest of gems in the world, and he had the fortunate luck of gazing into those eyes whenever he wanted to, but now he will most likely never look into those beautiful eyes ever again, and should he have the chance again, there will be no love in those beautiful eyes of hers, only hate, which will be directed to only him.

A knock is heard at the door and Tala comes walking in, the two men not even greeting each other as Tala walks towards the office desk.

"I know that I should not bother you with this, Kai, but we are all worried," and to this Kai looks up at Tala with a questioning look on his face while he puts the photo frame back in its place on his desk, "Mya is missing, Kai."

"What do you mean she is missing?" he asks while trying to sound calm but on the inside he is anything but calm right now.

"As in, no one can reach her and no one has heard or seen her; Ray says that he has gone to her penthouse, but apparently she never came back that night after she left Hiwatari manor, and she has not been there in a long time. I did not want to say anything at first, Kai, thinking that she was just somewhere else while trying to come to grips with this break up, but the last two days we have been trying everything we can to try and trace Mya, but it is like she has just disappeared from the face of the earth."

Kai can't help but to feel panicked on the inside, the phone call he received before he left for Colombia suddenly running through his mind, "I assume you tried to trace her phone?"

"Her phone, her car, bank activity, nothing; we even hacked into the traffic department to see whether her truck showed up somewhere, but nothing. I am seriously worried, Kai, and so is Ray and Alisia and everyone else."

"I am sure that she is fine, Tala," Kai says while he tries to convince himself about this but it is not working, "but in any case, let everyone keep their ears on the ground. Other than that, there is nothing else we can do but to wait for her to make her appearance somewhere."

Tala sighs to this, "Fine; let's just hope that that is the case. Catch you later, Kai," and then Tala leaves without saying another word, he already making plans in his head about how he is going to use The Chernyy Feniks' resources to the best of its abilities, because somewhere something will show up, they will just have to keep digging.

Kai gets up from his chair the moment the door closes behind Tala and he runs both of his hands through his hair, he now in full panic mode about what could have happened to Mya.

'Please, Mya, please be okay.'

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Knock! Knock! Knock!

Tala hears the knocking on the door and only lifts his head up when the door opens up and one of the guards from the gate comes walking in, this somewhat confusing Tala, but he says nothing as he acknowledges the man with a stern look on his face.

"Mr Ivanov, I am sorry to disturb you," the guard says as he makes his way towards the large wooden desk that Tala is currently sitting behind while doing his work, Tala noticing the brown envelope in the man's hand and assumes that this visit has to do with that envelope, "but this was delivered a few minutes ago and it is addressed to either you or Mr Hiwatari, whoever is here."

Tala takes the envelope from the man's hand and immediately feels something circular in it, almost like a CD or something, "Who gave this to you?"

"A regular messenger from one of the local courier business; he just said that it is addressed to a Mr Ivanov or Mr Hiwatari."

"Did he say who sent it?" Tala asks while he flips the envelope around but he sees no name or address on it which immediately sets him on edge.

"No, Sir."

Tala nods his head to this, "Thanks, you can leave now," Tala says while still inspecting the envelope and he does not look up at the guard as he dismisses him, and with a final bow from the guard, he leaves the study and closes the door behind him, leaving Tala alone with the mysterious envelope still in his right hand.

Tala finally opens the brown envelope and just as he had suspected, it contains a CD, or rather a DVD and just like with the envelope, there is also nothing written on it. Tala quickly goes to work to put the DVD into his laptop, and after waiting for it to load, he presses play and then leans back into the chair and puts his hands behind his head to see what is on this disc.

Something finally appears on the screen but the moment Tala realises just what exactly is showing on the screen, he shoots up straight in the chair with his eyes wide in sheer shock as he continues to look on in shock to what is showing in front of his eyes.

While still keeping his wide eyes on the screen, he starts to feel around for his cell phone among all of the papers and he quickly finds it and while still keeping his eyes on the screen, he dials Kai's number, he not even realising that his hands are trembling while he is clutching the phone in his hand.

Tala is immediately met with Kai's voice mail and this causes him to abruptly jump up from the chair and using every curse word he knows in every language, he almost literally ripping the DVD from the laptop before dashing out the door so that he can get to Kai as soon possible.

"Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! SHIT!" Tala exclaims all the way while he makes his way towards his car, grey pebbles spluttering into all directions after he switches on the engine and reverses the car like some demented person, he flooring the gas and speeding down the drive way so that he can get to Hiwatari Enterprises as soon as possible.

Time is of the essence.

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"The way things are going now in the Middle East, Mr Hiwatari, we expect to see a 17% growth rate in the next few months if we are able to deliver our weapons to the French and British who wish to put an end to the hostile takeover currently taking place in those regions. All that we have to do is to keep going at the pace we are currently going in order to produce the weapons, and we also expect our stocks to skyrocket should these two countries succeed in preventing the take over."

Kai nods his head to this while he keeps his hands entwined in front of him as he looks to all of the board of directors of Hiwatari Enterprises, they all currently sitting in the board room, and even though they have been in this meeting for almost two hours now, this meeting will most likely take an entire day, with breaks in between of course, but this is the annual BIG meeting of Hiwatari Enterprises where everything is discussed, failures in some sectors, how the future looks, all the usual and necessary stuff that is usually done at these huge meetings.

Nestor is currently sitting on the left side of Kai while Kai has taken up his place at the head of the long table so that he can view everyone, and besides, where else would he sit if not at the head? He is after all the CEO and owner of Hiwatari Enterprises.

"I want us to open up the third plant and I want productions to begin in the next two to three weeks," Kai demands firmly to the elder man that has just told them about the growth rate, and the elder man nods his head to this while writing down what Kai wants.

Kai turns to face Nestor, "Is there anything else needed to add on that point?"

"No, Mr Hiwatari; we can continue on to the next point of the agenda if that is fine with you?" to which Kai silently nods his head at.

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Tala finally reaches Kai's floor and he rushes out of the elevator door as soon as the two doors open, Tala already somewhat out of breath seeing as he has been running since he parked his car, and if Kai's floor wasn't so bloody high up, he would have taken the stairs instead of the elevator.

Tala sees Vera and he immediately calls her name in panic, this startling the elder woman as she looks up at Tala, "My dear boy, are you alright?" she asks as she stands up from her chair.

Tala ignores her question, "Please tell me Kai is in his office?" he says in a panicked tone of voice, and Vera quickly shakes her head from side to side.

"No, he is in the board room, my dear; they are busy with..." but Vera does not get to finish her sentence as Tala is already making his way down stairs towards the main board room, Vera suddenly getting an uneasy feeling within her chest upon seeing the fear stricken look on Tala's face.

'Dear Lord, please let everything be alright,' she silently prays to herself while still standing and looking to where Tala had disappeared through the emergency exit to the stairs.

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"Ever since our offices have closed in London, Tokyo and Paris and we moved those departments here to Moscow, we have had fewer problems with the employees."

"And why is that?"

"Because they are among their own people, Mr Hiwatari, and it has been very good for morale ever since you decided to relocate them back to Moscow, and so, that moral has spread out to the other departments as well."

"I am glad to hear that; however, I still think that we..." and just then the door to the board room bursts open, this immediately drawing everyone's attention to the interruption, and even Kai looks at the door with narrowed eyes, and the moment he sees Tala coming in, he can't help but to suddenly be confused by this.

Tala quickly scans the room in search of Kai, his eyes finally landing on Kai and he sees that Kai is not happy at all about this intrusion, but he does not care as he abruptly makes his way towards Kai all while feeling everyone else's eyes on him.

Kai keeps his eyes on Tala in a stern manner, but seeing the fear on Tala's face, he can't help but feel a very unsettling feeling in the pit of the stomach, and seeing as Tala is here at his work place means that something is very wrong because Tala has never ever burst into a meeting like this before.

Tala reaches Kai and with his back faced towards the rest of the people of the room, he bends down towards Kai so that he can talk into Kai's ear.

"What is the meaning of this, Tala?" Kai whispers harshly while still keeping his eyes narrowed at Tala, but he is unable to mask the panic within his voice.

"We have problems, Kai," Tala whispers back, "It is Mya; Boris has her. You have to come with me, NOW," and Tala straightens himself up while he looks down at Kai, fear and panic clearly radiating from his blue eyes.

For a brief second, it feels as though Kai has lost all of touch of reality upon hearing that Boris has Mya, HIS MYA! Without saying anything else, he shoots up from the chair and just nods at Nestor to indicate to him that he has to continue with the meeting before he makes his way out of the room with Tala right by his side.

No word is said as the two men make their way to Kai's office in a hurry, Tala immediately closing the door behind them and he wastes no time in opening up the large flat screen TV in Kai's wall and quickly puts the DVD on and the moment the image appears, Kai only gasps when he is met with Mya, she looking horrible as she is covered in blood and other wounds and is just dangling by her hands as if waiting to get slaughtered any time now like an animal.

Kai can't describe what he is currently feeling within his chest, it being too overwhelming and it also being a jumble of emotions while he looks on at the broken view of his girlfriend, or should he say ex-girlfriend.

Kai finally hears the sadistic chuckle of Boris and soon enough he can see how the old man makes his appearance known on the screen.

"Good day to you, Kai my boy, and how are you on this lovely day? I do hope that you are in a better condition than Mya here?" and there is no ignoring the sarcasm and malice within Boris's voice, this sickening Kai to no end.

He and Tala stands side by side as both men keep their eyes on the screen while Boris continues to talk, "I must say that I thought you would be a caring lover, Kai, but clearly I misjudged you seeing as Mya has been in my hold for two weeks now, and not once did you put in any effort to find her; shame on you, Kai, your grandfather would have been so disappointed in you, don't you think?" and both Kai and Tala hears how Boris laughs in a mocking manner after having said this.

Boris walks towards Mya and comes to stand on her left side, her black hair hanging over her face, but one can see that she is in very poor condition and Kai doubts that Mya is conscious while she is hanging there. Boris suddenly grabs the hair at the back of Mya's head and carelessly yanks her head backwards, Kai flinching when he sees this and he starts to clench both of his fists while he keeps his attention solely focused on Mya, his heart breaking with every beat because this is all of his fault.

If he did not force her to leave him, then she would have been safe now. He is the only one to blame for Mya's predicament right now, no one else, not even Boris.

Boris turns very serious while he keeps his eyes focused on Mya as he continues to speak, his tone of voice also now deadly and this sets both Kai and Tala even more on edge, "It would be a shame if she had to die, Kai, and as you can see, it might not be long anymore. She was quite the hellcat when we attacked her, she took out four of my men in a matter of seconds, slitting their throats like they were nothing, and it took a total of seven men to finally subdue her, so I must congratulate you for picking such a fine woman as your lover, Kai," Boris then turns to face the camera, the malice now having intensified within his eyes, "but unfortunately the human body can only take so much abuse. You can relax about one certainty, Kai, and that is that no man has touched Mya in a sexual manner, which means that she has not been raped, but do not think that she would be safe forever. My men are eager to have a taste of her, so for now she is safe, but like I said, not forever."

Boris still has his hand on Mya's hair, Kai taking in every inch of her face and while taking in the sight, he can feel how his body is starting to seize up from all of the overwhelming emotions that are currently running through his body and mind. She has lost her spark, her feistiness, and Kai can see that Mya has been through hell by the hands of Boris and he is not certain how much more she will be able to take. She is covered with dirt, old and new blood, which means that they are still hurting her, and there is no sign of any movement of her eyes underneath her eyelids, not even a flinch while Boris continues to have a firm grip on her hair, which means that Mya is currently unconscious.

Boris takes a sniff of Mya's hair and then starts to chuckle while keeping his eyes on Mya, "One can smell that your lover has not had a proper bath in quite some time, but underneath it all, do you know what I really smell, Kai?" and Boris turns his attention on to the camera once more and Kai suddenly feels like Boris is looking directly at him through the screen, his heart seeming like it has stopped beating in anticipation to what Boris is about to say next, "Death."

Kai's chest starts to rise and fall as he is slowly starting to hyperventilate, he also starting to feel dizzy the longer he looks on at Mya and the abuse she has suffered so far.

"If you want to see your precious Mya alive again, Kai, you have to do something for me; it is nothing big, so you can relax. I want you to come to me, come and rescue your precious Mya, and by doing so, we can finally settle this feud between us once and for all. Let's put an end to this feud that has lasted years, and I know that you know that there is only one way to truly end this, and that is to fight to the death. You and me, Kai, one on one, where we fight and the loser not only loses his empire, but his life as well, and I know that you would not miss this opportunity, Kai, so come and get me, and be warned, time is ticking because as you can see, Mya does not have much time because she has been unconscious for a couple of days now and she truly is not in a good condition, so if you want to save her and have a chance at slitting my throat, come and get US, Kai."

Boris still has his hold on Mya's hair, he turning his attention away from the camera where he proceeds to lick Mya's ear in a perverted manner, Kai feeling how the nausea is threatening to increase tenfold by seeing this.

Boris again faces the camera, a sadistic sneer on his face now, "Time is ticking, my dear Kai, so do hurry up, would you?" and then he starts to laugh manically before the screen goes completely black which brings an end to the message.

A dreary silence descends within the office, both Kai and Tala still looking at the black screen. Tala cannot believe that this is where Mya has been the entire time, that Boris has kidnapped her and has tortured her and that the old bastard has waited until now to rub this into their faces.

"We will get her, Kai, I promise you, and we will put an end to Boris once and for all; he has crossed a dangerous line, and for that he will pay dearly," Tala says and when he turns to face Kai, he sees that Kai is still looking at the screen, but it suddenly seems as if Kai is not here with him, like his mind has drifted off to another dimension or something.

Tala immediately starts to feel concerned for Kai because he would have expected a seething Kai by now, black tendrils emitting from Kai by now, but it is almost as if Kai is in some sort of catatonic state or something.

Tala takes a step towards Kai and places a hand on Kai's left shoulder, "Hey, Kai, you okay?" Tala asks softly and just then, he sees how Kai's eyes roll back into his head and falls to the floor, Kai's entire body suddenly starting to convulse like someone who is having a horrible seizure.

"Vera!" Tala suddenly exclaims as he quickly drops to his knees to turn Kai on to his side so that he can keep Kai's airways open, "Vera! Come on, Kai, hold on, don't you dare do this to me right now, please. Vera!" he again calls and the elder woman comes rushing into the room, her eyes only widening and she gasping in shock when she sees Kai on the floor busy convulsing.

"Call an ambulance, hurry!" Tala demands her as he tries to talk to Kai to try and calm him down, Kai's entire body now convulsing violently with his eyes still rolled back into his head, "Kai!"

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Boris has his hands at his back while he looks on at the unconscious Mya who is still dangling lifelessly from her restraints while he is in thought.

One of his men is standing right by his side while he is also looking at the unconscious black haired woman.

"One truly can smell the lingering death on her; it won't be long now before the grim reaper comes and get her."

Boris steps closer to Mya and grabs her chin in a careless manner and lifts her head up, he only being met with closed eyes and no reaction from her, "By now your lover must be making plans to come and get you and then slit my throat, but it is just too bad that you won't be leaving this place alive, my dear, not you nor your lover, because I will see to it that you both die in this hell hole, of that you can be certain," Boris then releases his hold on Mya's chin and steps back, "Cut her down and let her lie on the floor, and then lock this door; no one is to come into this room, is that understood?" Boris demands sternly while looking at the man with a deathly glare to which the man just nods his head at, "Good, because if anyone comes in here and rapes her, your balls will pay the price for it, is that understood?"

"Ye...yes, Sir," the man says while quickly nodding his head up and down.

Boris does not say another word as he leaves the cold and somewhat dark cell, the man quickly going to work in cutting down Mya, her body falling with a thud on to the cold brick floor with no reaction coming from her, and with a last final glance at the unconscious black haired mobster woman, he also makes his way out of the room where he closes the door and locks it, the unconscious Mya left lying on the cold floor, not knowing how close to death's door she currently is.


I know some of you have mentioned in the past about Boris maybe kidnapping Mya and it has finally happened. Any guesses on what is going to happen now?

I have mentioned it before, Kai's condition will only be revealed in the last chapter, but yes, Kai is not healthy.

I do hope you enjoyed this chapter and thanks for the ongoing support. Next chapter should be up on the 31st od Dec.

Take care everyone and lots of love to everyone