Ch. 361..365: Love Slave to the Mafia Boss's Passion Chapter 361-365

Chapter 361: We’re All Going to Die Here

We can’t just leave Hayden here. How am I supposed to just walk out when Hayden is still stuck there in the middle of all the enemies?

"We need to help Hayden!" I screamed and my voice came out as an ugly croak.

One of Hayden’s men reached out his hands towards me as if to receive me from the tall man; however, when the time came, the tall man wouldn’t let me go.

What is going on?

"I see. This was never really about just the money. Well if you’re going to do something, now’s the time…" Hayden spoke up loudly.

Suddenly, the situation had changed. The man refused to let me go and Hayden was still stuck on the other side. What is going to happen now?

…

**A few hours before**

"This is just a hypothetical situation but what if they demand to take you in instead of Malissa. You do know that these guys probably hold some personal grudges against Torex, right?" Ethan asked.

"Simple. You save Malissa. You ignore me and you kill as many of them as possible," Hayden replied without hesitation.

"She’s not going to like that. She’ll never leave you or anyone behind," Ethan replied knowingly.

"I don’t think she’ll be in a position to choose when the time comes. She’s probably at least tied up and gagged if not also blindfolded," Hayden replied darkly.

"Probably…" Ethan agreed passively.

"In case she struggles, we’ll use this. It’s painless and has the least side effects…" Hayden explained.

Ethan’s eyes travelled to the liquid substance in the bottle that Hayden was gesturing to before making a disgusted face.

"Says the doctor…" Ethan muttered.

"Just do as I say. I’m the doctor here," Hayden replied before grinning wickedly.

"We’ll probably need some major distractions to distract them if they demand for a switch. Best case is if we can distract them, we all can try to get Malissa out in the confusion, and perhaps, you can escape in the foray as well," Ethan suggested.

"Any ideas?" Hayden inquired.

"Hmm…what about something like all walls come crashing down at once?" Ethan suggested excitedly.

Hayden’s eyes widened in surprise at his strange friend while Ethan smiled mischievously.

…

Suddenly, the ground underneath me shook and loud sounds went off just like explosions. The tall man froze from shocked as he looked around. I did the same before I felt my body being roughly pulled away. The sound of explosion was deafening, and it didn’t cease. All lights went off and it was suddenly quite dark. I couldn’t see anything for a while until my eyes started adjusting to the darkness.

"This way, My Lady…" a man yelled into my ear as he dragged me along.

I felt the presence of many men around me as they slowly moved along with me towards the exit of the warehouse. Then I heard and saw many people running, moving, and screaming all around me. It was pure chaos. It was too dark for me to see anything more than silhouettes. Where is Hayden?!

Now that my hands and feet were free, I started struggling for real against the man who held me. His grip was so tight and the more that I struggled while screaming Hayden’s name, his arms tightened around me as he continued to drag me towards the exit.

"Hayden! Hayden! Hayden is still in there…" I cried out until my throat hurt.

Darkness slowly turned to light as light shined in from above. Confused, I looked up to see the walls of the warehouse cracking and then breaking before it all started to crumble down. Someone, exploded the walls?

I stared at the walls and then the ceiling as my mouth dropped open in shock. I wanted to scream but I couldn’t.

We’re all going to die in here…

…

"All men move in now! Get Malissa and Hayden out. Kill all enemies!" Ethan shouted loudly.

All men charged in and Ethan along with them. It was dark and although the light from outside was streaming in, the warehouse was still pretty much dark. That wasn’t surprising because it was nighttime outside. Night goggles that he and all his men had on helped immensely. That along with guns with silencers helped Ethan and his men eliminate their targets easily.

The most troublesome part was finding and rescuing Hayden from this chaos. Where is that glow in the dark marking that I’m supposed to look for?

Based on his plans, Hayden is supposed to have a marking on his clothes that would glow in the dark after the lights in the warehouse went off. Based on the same logic, Malissa should have one on her too if Hayden succeeded on planting one on her. With everything that just happened, Malissa should be safe enough because she was surrounded by Torex men and should be very close to the exit by now.

The wall explosion had left the walls with many holes in which the men from Silva and Torex used to enter into the warehouse with the aim to eliminate the enemy and control the situation. Now if only he can find Hayden.

…

"Stop struggling!" the man shouted.

"No! Hayden is in there. We can’t leave him!" I screamed back.

If he’s going to get me out of here, he has to take me by force. I’m not leaving Hayden in here.

"You can’t help him. Even if you went back there, you can’t help him!" the man yelled at me.

The worst part was that I knew that he was right and that just drove me mad with fear and anger at how useless I was. This mess is all because of me and there’s nothing that I can do about it.

If something happens to Hayden…I’ll…

Just thinking about it made me feel sick. I started crying again more from frustration than from fear or sadness.

"Can we wait here? Please?!" I pleaded.

"No. My orders are to get you out of here. You heard, Hayden. We need to get out now!" he barked at me as he continued to drag me towards the exit while I tried to turn and pull back in the opposite direction.

 

Chapter 362: My Protector

Ethan’s eyes spotted the glow in the dark symbol but when he arrived there, he was a few steps behind his men who had already arrived.

"Hayden!" Ethan called his friend’s name loudly.

"I’m fine!" Hayden replied as his men crowded around him like a group of human shields.

"You need to tell me all about how you got out of that one…" Ethan teased when he came to Hayden’s side.

Men from Silva surrounded Ethan to provide protection. It seemed that both men were in quite good shape given all the fighting that was going on.

"Is Malissa out yet?" Hayden asked Ethan.

"Not yet…but she’s very close to the exit," Ethan replied while he anticipated Hayden’s outburst.

"What?! Why is she still in here? Luka’s team will be here soon," Hayden roared in shock.

"Relax. She’s with a bunch of your men. She’ll be fine," Ethan replied with certainty.

Hayden broke through the row of men surrounding him and made a run for it. Ethan watched Hayden’s rushed movement in amazement at how foolish his actions were.

"Hayden just ran off. Snipers provide cover. You all! Follow Hayden, we’ll clean up things here on this side," Ethan spoke through the microphone before instructing Hayden’s men.

Why did this warehouse have to be so damn large and long?

…

Hayden knew that he was making a dangerous and very risky move, but he also knew that the reason why Malissa was not yet outside was probably because she was stubbornly refusing to leave. He cursed the fact that she wouldn’t listen to his instructions even in this kind of dire situation.

His men are probably struggling to deal with her and because they didn’t want to hurt her or use too much force, they were probably still struggling with her somewhere close to the exit.

Malissa has to get out before Luka and his men arrived and things get truly violent. From what Hayden could see there weren’t that many men in the opposition gang and by now, he bet that most were already dead or heavily wounded. Almost all men close to him were shot down by snipers while they panicked about the sudden explosion.

After his men provided him with a gun, he managed to kill two enemies that were close to him. The fun ended right after that for him because too many of his men along with Ethan’s men arrived and cleaned everything up before acting as human shields.

Hayden could see the matching glowing symbol that he had on him in the distance and realized to his utter disappointment and worry that Malissa was indeed still inside the warehouse. He clicked his tongue before quickly making his way towards here. Why does it have to be this dark?

"Malissa!" Hayden called her name loudly to get her attention.

…

I think I heard someone calling my name. Could it really be?

"Hayden!" I screamed his name loudly.

I called his name over and over again. Although I couldn’t see him, I had a feeling that Hayden was close.

"Why are you still here?!" the voice that I had been longing to hear yelled so close to me that I screamed in shock.

How did Hayden get here?

His hands were on my arms as he shook me. I could see his face so close to me and even in the darkness, I could see, sense, and hear his anger.

"How am I supposed to leave?! I was waiting for you!" I screamed back.

Is that so hard for him to understand?

I started crying again and I wasn’t sure why I was crying. Maybe I was too relieved and so happy that we were finally reunited. Although it wasn’t that long ago since we were both together, our separation this time made me feel like we had been apart for years. I missed him so much and I couldn’t stop my tears from falling again.

"Stop crying. We’re getting out now!" Hayden ordered.

Although his voice was stern and packed with irritation, he pulled me into his embrace and hugged me tightly. I buried my face against his chest and cried some more.

"Men! Lead the way…" Hayden commanded with his arms still wrapped tightly around me.

This time I had no objections to leaving this forsaken place. The sound of men shouting, and the sound of gunshot still rang out randomly here and there. I hadn’t been paying much attention to what was going on, but it seemed that the fighting had died down. Hopefully, the men managed to deal with the enemy.

I didn’t want anyone to die, and the concept of fighting and death was still very much beyond me. The place smelled of sweat and blood.

"You’re not getting away. Torex!"

A man voice cut through the chaos around us. I turned my head around just in time to see the tall man who had escorted me before standing very close to us with a gun pointed our way. I opened my mouth to scream but no voice came out. Everything happened to fast that I wasn’t sure what had happened.

I felt the pressure of what must have been Hayden’s hand against the back of my head, pushing my face into his chest as he wrapped his arms around me tighter. Swiftly, I felt myself being spun around.

A gunshot rang out.

It was probably at that moment that it finally hit me that Hayden had just shielded me with his body.

"Hayden!" I screamed his name loudly.

A few rounds of gunshot rung out around us, but I didn’t care about that anymore. All I cared about was the man that was in my arms.

"Hayden…" I whispered his name as I feared for the worst.

Did he get hit just now?

"I’m fine. Let’s go…" Hayden replied.

His arms loosened from around my body before he grabbed my arm and pulled me roughly behind him. Hayden dragged me out of the exit with him and we found ourselves outside the warehouse. It was dark and very windy outside.

Chapter 363: Hurt

"Hayden and Malissa are out. Luka’s team is going in now, Boss!"

I heard a man shout loudly. He must be reporting to the boss about the situation. I looked around in confusion at the many men that were on standby waiting outside for us. Suddenly, the weight of Hayden’s arm around my shoulder felt heavier. I turned to face him and that was when I realized that something was gravely wrong.

"Hayden! Hayden!" I screamed his name loudly.

My cries attracted the attention of a few men who were standing close to us. Hayden didn’t reply to me, but I could tell that he was in pain. I wrapped my arm around his back to better support his weight. I winced when my hand came in contact to something warm and wet.

It can’t be…

I looked down at my hand and my entire face felt numb from shock. Thick red liquid coated the palm of my hand.

Hayden…

"Hayden’s hurt! Please help! Help! Help!" I screamed loudly.

"I’m ok, Lisa…" Hayden whispered close to me.

He’s not ok. His voice sounded so weak.

"Help please! Hayden got shot! Help! Help please! Someone…please…" I screamed so loudly before my voice cracked and I started crying while pleading for help.

Three men quickly approached us after hearing my cry for help.

"Excuse me. Let us handle this, Miss," one of the men said calmly.

The other man started peeling me away from Hayden.

"No, please! He’s hurt. You need to take him to the hospital," I pleaded as I felt tears sting my eyes again.

"We will do that right away. Step aside, Miss. Come this way, we need to secure your safety as well," the man said as he held my arm and pulled me away from Hayden.

"Let me go with him! Please! I don’t want to part from him. Please!" I screamed loudly.

"It will be faster if you leave them to handle it. Now please come with me," the man said sternly.

I could see the other two men supporting Hayden by the arm and leading him away. Where are they taking him?

"Master Hayden’s been shot. I repeat. Hayden took a bullet. Extent of damage not yet confirmed," a man reported.

"Malissa…Malissa!"

I heard someone calling my name. Another face entered my field of vision.

Ethan? Is that you?

"Malissa!" Ethan called my name again loudly.

I felt his hands on my arms as his face came closer. It was a strange feeling. Although Ethan was there right in front of me, I couldn’t respond to him. My mind felt like a mess and suddenly my head throbbed painfully.

"Ahhh!" I screamed as pain ripped through my skull.

It felt like my head was going to explode. What is going on? My mind went hazy and so did my sight. What is happening to me?

’Lisa…it’s going to be ok. Lisa…Lisa…’

Who’s talking?

…

’Lisa…it’s going be ok. Listen to me, Lisa…Lisa…Lisa…’

Who are you? Who’s talking?

At first, I thought that what I was seeing wasn’t real. This is nothing more than a dream that I’m having. At least that was what I thought at first. However, as the young teenager got closer and closer to me, I wasn’t so sure anymore.

’Lisa…’

Stop calling me that.

’Lisa…Lisa…’

I’m not Lisa anymore. You know that, right?

The young man came so close to me and for some reason, I couldn’t move my body and I couldn’t get away. Isn’t that just how strange your dreams are sometimes? I tried to move my hands, but they wouldn’t move. Confused, I looked down and I screamed when I found out that my wrists were tied together with a rope. In my panic, I automatically started struggling to free my hands.

’It’s ok, Lisa. Help will be here soon…" he said reassuringly.

He smiled at me and for a moment, I forgot everything including the fact that my hands were tied. He’s so beautiful. His blond hair and his blue eyes…he looked just like an angel…

"Hayden!"

I woke up screaming Hayden’s name. The first thing that I felt was a wave of pure pain shooting through my brain and then I felt nauseous. I closed my eyes tightly as my body writhed on the bed from the pain.

"Malissa!" I heard a woman’s voice calling my name.

Then I felt her hand gently taking my hand and stroking it as if she wanted to desperately comfort me. It did help a little but the pain in my brain felt unbearable.

"Wait here! I’m going to call the doctor!" the woman said in a panic.

A short while later, I heard the woman speak through the phone telling the person on the other end that I had woken up.

I dared opened my eyes a little to figure out where I was. White ceiling and white walls greeted me along with an IV drip right next to the bed that I was laying on. The place smelled cleaned probably because it smelled slightly of disinfectant. My eyelids slid shut when I no longer needed to see anything else to know that I was in a hospital room.

"Where is Hayden?" I asked but my voice came out as nothing more than an almost inaudible whisper.

"Hayden is fine. He’s resting now. There is nothing for you to worry about, Malissa," the woman replied.

I could feel her approaching my side as she came to stand next to the bed. Forcing my eyes opened a little, I stared up at her worried face.

"Auntie…" I whispered in a dry voice.

"Yes, it’s me. You don’t have to worry about anything. Hayden is really fine…" she confirmed reassuringly.

I nodded my head slightly as the headache started to subside.

"I want to see him…" I whispered my desire.

Paranoid started taking over along with my sense of insecurity. No matter what, I couldn’t believe that Hayden was safe and sound unless I could see it with my very own eyes. I need to see Hayden. Is he in the same hospital? Where is he now? I need to see him now…

Chapter 364: Consciousness

Auntie looked down at me before she smiled sympathetically at me and reached out a hand to stroke my hair softly. I knew that she wanted to comfort me, but it wasn’t her comfort that I needed. I need to see Hayden. I opened my mouth to continue pleading with her but the sound of the door to my hospital room opening distracted me from my thoughts.

A doctor walked in with a few nurses, and they headed directly for my bed. The nurses started checking on the machine that was hooked to my body and it was all a big fuss. I had no idea what was going on or what was wrong with me. I felt very tired, but I didn’t feel sick. The doctor flipped through pages of paper before flashing me a kind smile that showcased the wrinkles around his eyes.

"How are you feeling, Malissa?" he asked kindly.

"I feel fine…really…" I replied firmly.

"I see. If you’ll excuse me, I’ll perform some basic checks because you just woke up…" the doctor informed me with a smile.

He seemed kind and his presence helped made me relax. At that point, I was willing to let him do anything to me if that meant that he would deem me fit enough to go see Hayden. After checking the responsiveness of my eyes by flashing light into them and making me roll my eyes around, the doctor seemed quite satisfied with the result.

"I’m fine…" I repeated once again.

"Yes, you seem fine…" the doctor readily agreed before he smiled another kind smile down at me.

Suddenly, the door to the room opened again and to my surprise, this time the boss walked in along with some of his men. The doctor and the nurse stiffened visibly in the presence of the boss. The men dressed all in black that walked in with him did not give off an aura of pleasantly kind and normal people, so I wasn’t surprised at the doctor’s reaction.

"Malissa. I heard that you finally woke up," the boss said as he came to stand close my bedside.

I wasn’t used to seeing the boss with such a kind and caring look on his face. It was strange and I wasn’t sure how to react. The boss smiled and looked down at me as if I was some poor and broken little thing. I appreciated his concern but that wasn’t what I needed right now.

"Boss…where is Hayden? Can I go see him, please?" I pleaded desperately.

If I could just get the boss’s permission, then everything in the world would be possible. The boss sighed softly as his eyebrows knitted together into a frown of concern.

"Where is Hayden? Is he in this hospital?" I demanded for answers.

"Calm down, Malissa..." the boss said calmly.

"I want to see Hayden. Please. Please let me see Hayden..." I pleaded with tears in my eyes.

"Hayden is fine. He’s resting now. There’s nothing for you to worry about," the boss repeated.

Even if that is what the boss and everyone was saying, I just couldn’t rest assure until I see Hayden alive and well with my own eyes. I need to see him or I’m going to go crazy from worry. Why is everyone trying to stop me from seeing Hayden?

"Take me to see Hayden please! I need to see him. Please! I need to see with my own eyes that he’s safe..." I began yelling and wailing loudly like a child that wanted to get their way.

The boss looked down at me with sympathetic eyes before he heaved a sigh. I had started crying openly at this point. Hot tears spilled from my eyes and streamed down my face.

"Is she fit enough to get out of bed?" the boss asked the doctor skeptically.

I felt hope rising in my chest as I stared at the doctor and waited for his response. If he tells the boss that I can’t get out of bed, I am going to jump off the bed and kill him.

"She should be fine. It’s mostly exhaustion from stress, lack of sleep and proper nutrition. Luckily, she didn’t suffer for too long, so the damage isn’t extensive. She should recover fully in a few days given a lot of rest. If you want her to visit the other patient, I suggest that we use a wheelchair," the doctor replied after a moment of thought.

I smiled brightly when I heard that I could go and visit Hayden. If he’s also in this hospital, then I should get to see him in no time at all.

"Bring it. I’ll take her there myself," the boss replied.

The nurses helped support me until I was safely sitting on a wheelchair. My body felt weak, and my muscles felt slightly sore, but the biggest issue wasn’t my body, it was my mind. My mind felt unstable and extremely frustrated. Worry plagued my mind, and everything seemed to easily trigger a panic attack.

"Thank you..." I thanked the boss in a whisper when I felt him slowly pushing my wheelchair.

The doctor seemed concerned and had decided to come along with us. However, the boss didn’t think that it was a good idea and turned to tell the doctor that his assistance wasn’t necessary. After leaving everyone else behind, the boss pushed me along the hallway before taking the elevator up.

"I’m so sorry about this. I know that I’m being very selfish..." I mumbled apologetically.

"It’s fine. I know that you’re just worried about my son," the boss replied kindly, and I found myself feeling surprised yet very thankful for his understanding and care.

"Is he...really alright?" I asked in a small voice.

"Yes. He’s probably in better shape than you imagined," the boss replied firmly.

"I see. Thank you..." I replied as I tried to suppress my tears of relief.

I’ve been crying so easily these days. The smallest things can make me feel so emotional and everything to do with Hayden only made me that much more emotionally sensitive.

 

Chapter 365: Finally, We’re Reunited

"You were asleep for almost three days. Hayden had a lot of time to recover," the boss informed me reassuringly.

"I was out for almost three days?! Really?" I exclaimed in shock.

I thought I just took a nap because I felt so tired. It never occurred to me that I was out for a few days. What happened during those days when I was just sleeping?

"Yes. Hayden was very worried about you too..." the boss affirmed calmly.

Hayden was worried about me too?

Although it made me extremely happy that he cared for me, I was soon engulfed by a sense of guilt. This all happened because I was careless and because of that Hayden got hurt, our wedding failed and so many people had to get involved to rescue me.

"I’m such a burden..." I whispered to myself.

"Maybe you are...but a man is only truly a man when he can take care and be responsible for his woman. That’s a fact," the boss said sternly.

I never thought that one day I would be comforted by the boss himself. Although I wasn’t sure if his words were aimed at providing me with comfort but that was exactly what it did. His words made me feel a little better about myself and gave me some more courage to go on.

By that time, we had arrived in front of a door that was undoubtedly Hayden’s hospital room. The boss looked down at me as if to ask if I was ready for this. I nodded my head at him without hesitation. Ready or not, I wanted to meet Hayden. I wanted to see him so much that I couldn’t bear to wait any longer.

"Hayden, you have a special visitor..." the boss announced without excitement as he wheeled me into Hayden’s room.

The room was too large to be a hospital room and that was all that I noted before my eyes immediately went to the figure laying on the hospital bed.

"Hayden!" I cried out his name happily.

I wished that the boss would push my wheelchair faster so that I would finally be by Hayden’s side. Hayden was awake and sitting up in bed. He turned towards me and smiled a truly angelic smile at me.

"So, you woke up..." Hayden said before his smiled widened.

"Hayden! How are you? Are you hurt? I was so worried. I begged everyone to let me see you, but they wouldn’t allow it. Thankfully, the boss finally allowed me to see you..." I wailed and then started crying like an unreasonable baby.

"Stop crying. I’m fine..." Hayden reprimanded me softly but I couldn’t sense any real disapproval in his voice.

His large hand reached out towards me before he ruffled my hair playfully. That gentle and adoring gesture only worked to bring even more tears to my eyes. I leaned over to him and hugged him to me before burying my face against his warm body.

"Hayden’s shoulder is still injured..." the boss quickly reminded me.

I stiffened in place before moving away from Hayden at the sudden realization that I could be hurting him.

"It’s nothing serious. Don’t scare her…" Hayden hissed at the boss as his brows drew into a scowl.

"Well, I’ll leave you two lovebirds to do some catching up. Ring the bell or something when you’re done so the nurse can help take Malissa back to her room," the boss said before he headed for the door.

"Thank you…" I whispered my thanks to the boss as I watched him disappear through the door.

After the boss left, we were the only ones in Hayden’s hospital room. Despite my initial excitement to see him until just now, now that we were alone, I wasn’t sure what I should say to him. So many things happened, and I didn’t know where to start. My mind and my feelings were a messy jumble, and I didn’t have the time to sort them out in my haste to make it to his side.

"Hayden…" I whispered his name softly as I turned to face him.

"I told you to get out! Why didn’t you listen to me? You heard me, right? Why didn’t you do as I told you?!" Hayden yelled at me so loudly that I was stunned into silence.

I…didn’t expect that…at all…

Hayden was so mad. His blue eyes narrowed at me, and his face morphed into a tight scowl. His eyes were so scary, it was like his glare would pierce through me. My lips quivered in fear, and I didn’t know what to say. He’s right. I did hear him, but I just couldn’t get out of there and leave him behind.

I knew that I should have listened, but I just couldn’t. In the end, because of my foolishness, I put Hayden in danger because he had to come for me.

In the end, Hayden…he got shot because of me…

"I…I…this is all my fault. I am so sorry, Hayden!" I cried out before I covered my face with my hands and started to cry for real.

I wailed and cried loudly into my hands as tears streamed down my face like it would never stop. My body shook from the impact of my intense sobs as my chest felt so tight that I could hardly breathe.

This is all my fault…

It made sense that Hayden would be mad at me. I was such a fool to expect a heart warming and loving reunion with him. He got hurt because of me and I didn’t listen to what he wanted me to do at all, so of course, he’s so mad at me.

"Malissa…" Hayden called my name.

"I’m so sorry, Hayden. It’s all my fault…you can punish me if you want to…" I managed to say in between my sobs.

I cried so much that my face must look like a mess. Hiding behind my hands was the best option for me at that moment. I didn’t want Hayden to see my face or how swollen my eyes, nose and lips must be. My tears continued to flow as the sense of guilt and shame grew inside of me.