Chapter 10: Chapter 10

"Hey, who is this?" I heard Wade's voice again and it made me shut my eyes. Am I gonna do this? I mean, it's not like I have options here.

"Alright, if you're not gonna talk then I'm gonna put this down. You are wasting my time here." Wade said sounding so annoyed.

"Wade, it's me," I said. "It's Camierre."

Wade didn't speak on the other side and I thought he ended the call. I looked at my phone's screen and saw that he was still on the other line.

"Camierre Yelena Sarmiento," I said so he could recognize me.

"I know who you are, Cami," He said. "I just never thought that I'll be receiving your call today."

"Yeah, about that," I said. "I am actually in the middle of something right now."

"And why did you call me?" He said and I swear I could imagine him smirking right now.

"About your offer, are you still up for it?" I said. I know it sounds desperate but who cares? I am indeed desperate right now.

I heard him clear his throat on the other line. What now? Did he change his mind? Oh. Crap! I never thought of that. What if he changed his mind now? I will have nowhere else to go. I can't barge into my friends because I am pretty sure that's where Dad will look for me first.

"It is. Are you up for it? Did you change your mind?" He said.

"That's what I want to talk to you about. Can I see you?" I said.

"Of course, you can come to my office." He said.

"Oh no, no. I cannot come to your office. I'm sure that's one of the first places that Dad will look for me." I said panicking.

"Hey, what's wrong? Why do you sound so scared? What's going on? Tell me." He said slightly raising his voice.

"I'm fine. Everything's fine but I cannot come to your office because I just escape from my bodyguards." I said. "I'm sure they're looking for me right now. Can you meet me somewhere else?"

"Why do you have bodyguards now?" He asked me.

"I can explain everything to you later. So, where do we meet?" I said.

"You can come to my condo. I think it's safe there. I'll send you the address." He said.

"Alright, thanks," I said.

"Cami, be careful," He said. "I'll see you later."

"Bye." I said.

I ended the call and waited for Wade to text the address. Not a minute later, he did. I told the driver about the address and he drove me there. I kept on looking at the back and making sure that no one is following us. I am sure Dad would be furious once he found out.

The driver stopped in front of a tall building which I assume is where Wade's condo is. I paid the driver and went out of the cab. Wade told me to wait for him in the lobby and so I did. I waited patiently for him. I kept checking around in case someone sees me. I am a model and it won't be good if someone sees me here.

A few minutes in the lobby and Wade is still nowhere to be found. I checked my phone but he has no message. He might be caught in the traffic. I took a magazine with me in it as a cover with the headline "THE PRINCESS DIARIES". It was about my life as a spoiled rich girl. It was taken last year and we weren't broke at that time. I was considered the heiress of our multi-million company then.

I was reading more articles from the magazine when someone snatched my hand and pulled me up. It was my bodyguards.

"Hey! Let go of me!" I said. "What are you doing?!"

"I'm sorry ma'am but I think your father wants to have a word with you." He said.

"No, no," I said while struggling to free myself from them. "I said, let me go!"

They pulled me towards the exit and as much as I wanted to make noise, they sandwiched me in between them and it looked like nothing was going on. It looked like we were just walking as close friends. The other guy was holding my face and preventing me from shouting.

I am close to fainting right now. I cannot let them take me back to Dad. I am pretty sure he won't be gentle with me after I disobeyed him. The thought of Dad in front of me terrifies me. I need to do something. I started kicking their legs but they wouldn't even budge. They have huge frames which made me looked like I am so short in front of them when in fact I have the height of a professional model.

"Let me go!" I said. "Hey!"

I tried so hard to free myself but there's no use. They are way stronger than I am. I am starting to think that I could no longer do anything about this. I stopped struggling and prayed to the heavens above for someone to save me.

"Didn't you hear what she said?" I never thought that a time would come that I'd be so glad to hear Wade's voice. He was standing in front of us.

"Sir, please step aside, this has nothing to do with you." My bodyguard said. "Get out of the way."

"It has everything to do with me. That woman is my fiancée. So if you don't want to get hurt or go to jail, let her go." Wade said.

Wow. Claiming that I am his fiancé sounded so normal. It was like what he said was true.

"But sir-"

"Do you want me to repeat myself?" Wade said.

"Sir, is everything alright here?" Three guards from the building approached us.

"Let my fiancé go," Wade said. "Do you want to do this the hard way?"

My two bodyguards looked at each other and nodded. They both let go of my arms and walked out of the building. I sighed and felt so relieved.

"Thank you guards, everything's fine here," Wade said and dismissed the guards.

I am so happy that I won't be facing the wrath of my father. I went near Wade and without a word, I hugged him so tight. I'm grateful that he came at the right time. It was like heaven answered my prayer.

We stayed in that position until I realized what I was doing. I immediately got off him and cleared my throat. What a shame!

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to," I said but I was out of words to explain myself. "Thank you so much for saving me, again."

"You're welcome," He said. "Are you alright?"

"I am now," I said as I took my eyes off the floor and looked at him. "All thanks to you."

"That's good to hear. Let's go. I don't think it's safe for you to stay here. I have another condo far from here and that's where we'll talk." He said.

"Alright, thanks again," I said.

We walked towards the exit of the building but just as I took another step outside, I saw my bodyguards. They were still outside the building. Wade saw them as well so he called someone.

"We'll go through the basement, just pick us up from there and do something about these two men out here. Make sure they can never follow us." He said to whoever was on the line.

"Who were you talking to?" I asked him.

"They are my men, specifically, my security team. Don't worry; they'll make sure no one can follow us." He said. "Let's go to the basement. Don't worry; I won't let anyone hurt you."

I felt relieved upon hearing his words. It's a wonder how a total stranger can make you feel secure with just his words and presence.

Wade and I made our way to the basement in no time. We were greeted by his men as he said and they made sure that we could enter his car without interruption.

"Logan, make sure that those bodyguards can't follow us." Wade said to his men. I wonder why he has men around him. Is he receiving death threats from business rivals or is it just a precautionary measure for his safety?

"Copy that, sir," The man whom Wade referred to like Logan, said.

"I'll be the one to drive my car. All of you will make sure that they can't follow us." Wade said.

"Yes sir." They said in unison.

"Some of the boys are already outside. We'll leave together so they can't tell which car you're in." Logan said.

"Alright, let's rollout." Wade said.

The men went into their respective cars and some were left behind to make sure we can depart safely.

Wade pulled me into a black car and opened the car door for me. I entered and waited for him to get in. I waited for him to start the car but he didn't. I looked at him and he was also looking at me He bends over and I didn't know what he was up to. I thought that he was going to kiss me so I sighed and just closed my eyes but his kiss never came. I snapped out of my thoughts when the seatbelt lock clicked. I opened my eyes and I saw that Wade was back in his seat. What is he doing there? I mean, didn't he want to kiss me? Oh my God! Am I disappointed that he didn't kiss me? What the hell Cami!

Wade started the car and drove out of the building's basement. I saw three other cars with us when we went out of the basement and all were taking different directions. It was to make sure that no one could follow us. It was a great idea. No one is following us.

I cleared my throat to get Wade's attention. He turned to me with a raised brow.

"Where are we going?" I asked him. I know he said that he has another condo but I need to know where it is.

"I have a condo in the north part of the city. It's far from the city and it's safe for you. It'll be an hour of drive. You can rest or even sleep if you want." He said as he focused on the road. It's still lunchtime and I haven't had lunch. I do not know if he did but I didn't and now I'm starving. I couldn't tell him that because I have already caused too much trouble. I can endure this hunger for hours more and that's what I am gonna do. I regret why I did not eat breakfast when Dad insisted that I should've.

I just do as he said and tried to relax.