My New Twisted Life

The proposal

“Don’t worry we will be there in no time. Stay alert and don’t do anything without my order.” Officer Dante ended the call and informed his team members about the situation. He also called the office to send some snipers immediately there.

They headed to the dock without delay and also asked the other team to be there as soon as possible. Dante personally drove the car at a high speed. The team that was sent to that dock had only ten members and they were not sufficient to fight with the hooligans. All of them could lose their life if they act recklessly and the opportunity to stop the deal would also ruin. Every passing second was very important.

Suddenly his phone rang again and he answered “Hello.”

“The deal is indeed happening here. I can see the people of Damian Cox and if I am not mistaking then the other party is the people of ‘Viper’. It will be a great breakthrough for us if we can catch them. But we don’t have much time. I can’t just wait and watch.” The officer on the other end sounded very anxious.

“Wait… don’t do anything stupid. I will be right there.”

Officer Dante ended the call and stepped on the accelerator increasing the speed a bit more. But the officer on the other end was not happy at all. He cursed in low voice “s**t” and looked at the people who were shaking their hands, smiling brightly. The rays of the sun were eliminating the darkness in the horizon but the officer’s face was as dark as a rain-filled cloud. He could see the big box unloading from the boat. He was feeling very restless seeing the deal happening openly and he was watching it doing nothing. Blood boiled inside him and he finally picked up the walkie-talkie and gave the order to his team members “We can’t wait any longer. Are you ready?”

“Yes.”

All his teammates said in unison. With that, the officer shot the first bullet and it hit the man who was unpacking the box. All of them came to an alert and started shooting randomly, while the ten police personals also started shooting at them hiding behind the huge shipping containers, but very soon their bullets ran out. The number of drug dealers was many and they had Machin guns and they did not lack bullets with them.

All of the police personals were injured and some of them had lost their lives too. The officer was also shot on his shoulder and there was only one bullet left in his gun. He was hiding behind the shipment container, gritting his teeth to endure the pain. The gunfire was still ringing in different directions of the dock. At that moment, he was thinking about how he could capture that package. He stretched his neck to see the package but he heard a bone piercing cold voice from his back “Officer, you are really brave to attack us. But now that you are at my gunpoint then I am eager to know how you will escape from this.”

The officer turned around frantically and lifting his gun he tried to shoot him but before that, the man shot him on his leg and he fell to the ground on his knees. He groaned in pain and looked up at the man. He recognized him. That man was the most trusted person of Damian Cox. The officer could see death coming towards him in the form of that man. Just as he was losing all his hopes, gunfire rang from his back and the man plopped down on the ground. Within a second, warm blood seeped through the hole on his forehead made by the bullet. The officer turned his head and saw officer Dante who was still pointing his gun towards the corpse of that man. A smile appeared on his face and he thanked him but officer Dante was angry. “F**K you and your thanks. I have told you to wait for me.” He turned and left.

The arrival of the reinforcement turned their losing battle into victory. With the help of snipers, many of the goons were killed, though some of them managed to escape. Officer Dante seized the drugs along with millions of dollars successfully. His eyes widened in shock to see the huge amount of drugs hidden inside the fishes. Very soon the whole area was locked down by the police.

As expected the news spread all over the city in the wee hour of the morning and all the news channels were broadcasting it again and again. The smile on Bruno’s face widened to see the news. He was sure that no one could ever find it out that he was the one who leaked the information to the police because he dealt smartly with everything. He leaned back on the wheelchair in a relaxed mood and muttered “Damian Cox, you are doomed. You have offended ‘Viper’ and he won’t leave you now.” His lips hooked up with a villainous smirk.

Just then he heard a knock on the door and he summoned “Come in.”

He thought Phillip had come there to take him to the physiotherapy session but his eyes wide opened to see Mollie’s slim figure coming inside. He could see butterflies flying around him and also could hear the sound of violins playing melodious music. His heart was beating faster and faster. His eyes twinkled as a bright smile lit up his face. Mollie was taken aback to see him smiling stupidly at her. She looked here and there before fixing her gaze at him again. What happened to this man? Had this person become mental due to heartbreak? Mollie couldn’t help but feel sad for him. Slightly bowing her head, she greeted him “Good morning Sir.”

“Good morning.” He said those words in a trance and the idiotic smile on his face was still there.

Mollie frowned and asked, “Are you alright, Sir?”

Then only he regained his senses and the smile on his face disappeared straight away. He turned around his wheelchair unable to face her anymore. How stupid he was! He closed his eyes and cursed in his mind, pursing his lips tight. He was not Bruno but Elijah Smith for the rest of the world and couldn’t act recklessly, especially in front of this girl. He was already at a loss now and if he acted like an i***t then surely she would think that he was not in good mental condition and he would lose the slim chance he had to win her heart. After a while, he regained his composer and asked in a serious tone “Why are you here?”

Mollie trembled slightly to hear his icy voice and stepped back a little. She recalled how he used to throw things when he got angry. She looked at the desk to check if there was any heavy object. She saw a laptop, his phone, a few files, and a paperweight. Her eyes fixed on the paperweight and thought that if he threw it at her then she might get severely injured. Her throat went dry as she thought about that and swallowed hard. While she was wandering in her mind, she heard him asking again “You didn’t answer me. What do you want?” His voice was commanding and her leg wobbled.

She gathered her courage to release her voice “Sir, I need your help.”

“What help?” He glanced at her through his shoulder. Mollie felt chill to see his side profile covered with an icy layer.

“M-my mother is not well. She is diagnosed with a kidney stone and she needs surgery soon, but I- I don’t have money. Could you lend me money?”

She squeezed out those words from her mouth with great difficulty and her face flushed immediately feeling very shy. She looked at the cold back of that man eagerly.

Bruno’s eyes flickered momentarily as a mischievous thought popped up in his mind, but he maintained his aloof demeanor and turned his wheelchair to face her. He scanned her up and down with his scrutinizing gaze and asked “OK, I can help you. But what will I get if I help you?”

A light of hope spread in her eyes. She said frantically “I will work hard to earn money and pay you back with interest.”

Bruno’s lips curled up mockingly and said lazily “I don’t need the money back. I need something.”

Mollie’s expression was thoughtful. She lowered her head and wandered in her mind again. If this man was ready to help her then she could do anything for him. She looked at him and said, “I can do anything you ask.”

“Anything?” Bruno raised his left eyebrow and cast a curious gaze at her.

Mollie was caught off guard by his gaze. She said those words without thinking much and now she was regretting that. What if he demanded something that she couldn’t do? She looked at him carefully and thought she shouldn’t scare off a paralyzed man. He won’t do anything bad to her, would he? Thinking like this, she lifted her chin and proclaimed “Yes, anything.”

His lips curled up with a smirk and proposed “Marry me.”