Hey everybody had some free time today so wrote chapter 8 hope you enjoy and please review :) x
Catherine's POV
3 weeks later
I can't believe it was Vincent, the man who was hired to protect me, the man who I instantly felt like I could tell anything, the man who I.. Am in love with turned out to be the one person who hurt me the most and that's something I can never forget, I may love him but he's just like all the rest of the men In life a liar and a fake who only want my heart to crush it into a million pieces, well never again
I am going to find those men who hurt me and shot my mother in front of my eyes and when I do
I'm going to kill them!
Its been three weeks since I got shot and today I'm being discharged, I've been up since six and on a plane for two hours on a direct flight from Portugal to New York so now I'm just waiting for Tess to come pick me up.
"Hey you ready?" Tess asked and I grabbed my bags
"Yeah let's go" I said and we made our way out to the car, I placed my bag in the boot and sat in beside Her , she started the engine and we drove toward The house I was currently staying at... With Vincent
I decided the night after he told the truth about everything to move back into my dorm with Tess so I was just going back to the house to grab my things
When we pulled up I took a deep breath
'Please don't let Vincent be here' I prayed in my head
When I exited the car and walked toward the front door I turned the key in the lock and pushed the door in. I rushed toward the staircase and up it swinging open my door I grabbed my bag that was under my bed and grabbed all my remaining clothes shuving them into it
I heard the floor boards creek from behind me
"Tess I told you to wait in the car" I said zipping up my bag an throwing it over my shoulder, I grabbed my phone and keys off the bed and turned to leave that's when I saw who was standing there
"I told you to leave" I said pushing past him and toward the staircase when I made it down to the first level I was about to walk out the door when he ran in front of it and put his hand out stopping me
"Get out of my way" I said in a low growl and he just shook his head
"No...Catherine please you have to know that I didn't mean for things to get that far I didn't think he was capable of what he did to you and I am truly sorry"
"I couldn't care less anymore Vincent your father is going to pay for what he did to me and my mom, you know why cause I am going to use every breath in body to make sure he dies a slow painful death I'll make sure of that even if It means me dieing in the process!"
He looked at me with a shocked expression and lowered his hand
"So, what your just gonna go after him alone"
"Damn right" I tried to leave but he stopped me again
"Vincent!" I said in an aggravated tone "we can do this the easy way or we can do this the hard way either you let me go by choice or I'll make you move ,you have five seconds to decide" I said dropping my bag to my side
"Catherine what are you gonna d..." I cut him off by throwing a right Hook hitting the right side of his face
He scrunched his nose and stood up straight his eyes meeting mine as I picked up my bag and pushed past him out the door and Towards the car I heard him shout
"Catherine please you don't know what your doing you'll be dead before you even lay eyes on him"he pleaded
"Thats just a risk I'm willing to take" I shouted back and walked to the passenger side of the car as I opened the door I looked up at him and shouted
"Stay out of my way Vincent"I sat in and shut the door Tess started the engine and we drove off, at that point all my feelings and emotions were gone I felt numb the only thing on my brain was
Payback!
When we arrived back at the dorm Tess decided she would get us some take out so she left me to unpack
I felt bile churn in my stomach and tears sting my eyes, I new what I had to do. I took a shower and changed my clothes tying my hair up in a high pony tail I packed a bag with just the essentials and grabbed my passport and cash I had stashed in the bottom of the bag incase of emergencies I opened the door in the room and stopped in the doorway
"Bye Tess" I whispered to the empty room
I shut the door and pushed the key under it. I wiped away my tears and quickly walked to my car that was in the parking garage
I unlocked the door and sat in placing my bag on the passengers seat beside me, I gripped the steering wheel and took a few deep breaths
'You can do this' I whispered to myself Then took out my phone, dialling a number and rose it to my ear
"Hello president chandlers office"
"Hey..Sophie..it's Catherine any chance I could speak with the president, if he's not too busy of coarse" I said in a joking tone and she chuckled
"Of coarse Catherine I'll patch you right threw" she said before the line went quiet
At that moment I felt my heart beating against my rib cage and my breathing become shallow
"Catherine sweetheart you there"
"Yeah..hey dad I just wanted to let you know that I'm going away for awhile...just to clear my head my birthday was...eventful" I explained leaving out the part of me getting shot and all
"Where are you going?" He asked skeptically
"Not sure yet but I promise I'll be back soon, nothing to worry about!" I lied in reality I had no idea where I was going or if I would ever come back
"Ok honey well just be safe, we'll talk later love you"
"Yeah love you too dad bye!" I said and hung up the phone
Ok now that he's taken care of I have a few calls to make being the presidents daughter does have one upside you get to meet a lot of new people who have access to classified information and I think it's time I called in a favour
After numerous calls to every contact I had that could get there hands on privileged information I got a hit
Apparently since Micheal Keller got scammed out of his money he has built up quiet the rap sheet
He along with his two sons William and Daniel robbed 7 banks and put 17 people in the hospital in the past 4 years but apparently he only committed one murder that the cops couldn't tie him too
My moms
My source also got a hit on michael's passport which was just used to board a ship that holds dozens of shipping containers being imported and exported out of Korea to the United States the frater was headed back to Korea tonight with Michael on board and I intended to be on it too I was currently on my way to New York harbour, where the ship was to be departing in exactly 45 minutes so I didn't have much time
When I reached the docks I parked my car a good distance away so no one would notice anything out of the way
As I made my way up to the ship there were about 30 men carrying boxes on board so I lift up my hood and walked towards the pile picking up a large black box, I kept my head down while walking toward the entrance but I got stopped
Shit!
"Name?"
I stood there froze
"I don't have one" I replied "Mk says it doesn't look good to the customers"
"I'm sorry but you are not authorised to be aboard this ship" the man said in a serious tone
I put down the box and pushed back my hood "I don't think you understand sir asked me too accompany him as...entertainment" I said slowly pulling down the zip on my cardigan, revealing my purple lace bra
I rose an eyebrow suggestively and he took a huge gulp
"We wouldn't want to get aggravated now would we" I said biting my bottom lip
"O-of coarse not go right ahead" he said and I dragged my hand across his chest
"Thanks"
'wow it was surprisingly easy to act like a hooker' I thought to myself
hey you do what you gotta do!
When I made it onboard I pulled my hood back up and looked around scanning everything I could see I heard voices so I hid behind one of the craters
"So son what made you change your mind" a man asked who I immediately recognised to be Mk but the next voice I heard made my heart stop
"I realised I was on the wrong side, bob chandler has to pay for what he did to our family and I want to help"
The other voice replied who I recognised to be Vincent!
I clenched my fist and fought back the tears best I could but that still didn't stop a few from falling down my face
'He lied to me...again he never stopped working for that cruel man' I thought wiping away my tears
'Your here for a reason Catherine, get your head together' I repeated to myself
I walked further down the ship and spotted a door, I looked around to make sure no one was there and pushed open the door. I walked down a long hallway which had doors all along it
Labeled bathroom, bedroom nothing out of the ordinary until I spotted a room that had files on the label
I turned the door handle and pushed it in
In the middle of the room was a desk with a single light on it that shown down on countless papers that covered the top of the desk
There were boxes beside the door an more behind the desk all along the wall on the the right side of the room were file cabinets
So I closed the door and walked over pulling one open, I began to search threw files I don't know what I was looking for just something, anything that could connect Micheal Keller to illegal exports or something after all there has to be some reason why he's onboard this ship.
I read a file that looked like it could come in handy so I folded it up and put it in my back pocket As I was about to look threw more files, I heard somebody at the door and had to act fast
I closed the cabinets and made a b-line for the boxes by the door which I hid behind and just in the nick of time
As I was crouched down behind the boxes the door was pushed in, I could only see the mans back as he closed the door and walked toward the desk
I saw his attention turn to the cabinets I was just at and saw his head turn to the side
I looked up a little and saw I had left one of the file on top of the cabinet
Shit!
It was only a matter of time before this guy figures out that somebody was looking threw files and goes to tell his boss and I couldn't have that so I as quietly as I could crawled out behind him and when he turned
"Vincent" I said and his eyes widened
I threw a punch but he duct, I then kicked out my leg hitting him in the ribs
I threw another punch but he grabbed my bald up fist
"Catherine, it's not what it looks like I can explain" he pleaded and I got even more pist
"Fuck you" I growled and flung my head forward my forehead hitting his nose
"Will...you just...let me...explain" he said in between trying to dodge my punches
I threw another punch but he caught it, this time he spun me around so my back was to his chest and he had ahold of both my arms
"Let me go" I said breathing heavy
"Will you just let me explain and then I will leave you alone" he asked and I rolled my eyes
"Whatever" I said pushing my hands down and out of his grip
I walked to the opposite side of the room and sat on the ground my back against the wall
"So explain" I said with my arms folded across my chest
"Ok...so Tess called me and said you were gone ay wall she didn't know where you were or what to do she was historical so I told her Id look for you and I new exactly where you were gone but since I picked you over my father when we were in Portugal I had to make it right so I called him and asked if I could come back I didn't do it for him Catherine, I did it for you, to find you, to protect you, I meant it when I said I loved you!"
I was torn between my heart and my head
My head told me he couldn't be trusted but my heart said he could never really hurt me because he loves me and I love him what do I do?
I let out a sigh and got up onto my feet
"Look Vincent, I...don't know..what to believe anymore but I meant it when I said I was coming after your father for what he did to me and my mom"
He nod his head
"I have to go" I said and reached for the door handle but it wouldn't budge it was locked
'This cannot be happening'
'What!does bad luck just follow me around'
I looked back at Vincent and narrowed my eyes in on him
"Did you do this?" I asked in an accusing tone
"No I didn't lock the door!" He said giving me a stern look
I just buried my face in my hands and walked over to the wall sitting down again with my back to it
"Why do these things keep happening to me"
Vincent tried the door as well but it wouldn't budge for him either
He sat on the ground at the opposite side of the room looking over at me
'Well... I'm stuck In a room with the same guy who's dad tried to kill me and who I'm in love with'
'God has a cruel sense of humour'
Catherine is very angry! Can Vincent redeem himself?
until next time
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