Husband With Benefits
Chapter 192: A Wish

Chapter 192: A Wish

Nora’s heart raced as Demetri gently kissed her, slowly inching his way to her face. Her hands wound around his neck, eager for him to do more. As Demetri straightened, he gently kissed her forehead, murmuring, "I love you, Nora. Always and forever. Don’t forget that."

As Nora was about to reply, Demetri suddenly jerked. The jerk caught her off guard and before she could react, Demetri had pushed her to the floor with urgency. Soon, alarms were blaring around the yacht and Nora realized the Demetri had pressed the emergency button on his watch.

Panic hit her as she realized what had happened. They were under some sort of an attack and Demetri had been hit.

The warm glow of lanterns now seemed eerie as security personnel swarmed the deck, their once-silent movements now replaced by urgent footsteps and shouted commands. They were guards whom she had never seen, always protecting him and her from the sidelines.

She tried to move, to check on Demetri even as she felt the warmth of his blood coating her fingers. Her breath caught as she tried to whisper his name, his weight on her making her dread and think the worst.

"Demetri..."

She felt him stir and slowly raise himself over her. She could see the pain in his eyes as he tried to console her but just slumped over her...

"Demetri!" Nora’s panicked cry was swallowed by the sudden eruption of gunfire. Multiple shots rang out, the sound sharp and disorienting in the confined space of the yacht.

Suddenly, a guard appeared in front of her and quickly took charge. She tried to speak, to make him check on her but the guard simply lifted Demetri and gestured for Nora to follow while crouching low.

Even as she followed in a daze, her eyes never left Demetri’s now limp body, fearing the worst. Suddenly she felt a sense of helplessness that she had never felt before, not even when her own life was in danger.

Once inside the small pantry, the guard quickly spoke a few words while showing her how to stem the blood flow as he talked about trying to escape. Soon, her hands were stained with blood as the yacht turned sharply causing her to stumble. But she continued to hold onto him sharply fearing that she might lose him.

As Nora anxiously waited on the deck, her ears strained to catch any signs of what might be happening outside. The sporadic sounds of men running, shouting, and even the dull thud of bodies hitting the floor reached her ears. The air was thick with tension, and every passing second seemed to drag on infinitely.

Time lost its meaning as Nora held her breath, praying for Demetri’s safety while continuously calling out his name like in a fervent whisper.

She felt him move under her hands but she wasn’t sure.

After what like an eternity, the erried silence surrounded them, and the only audible sounds were the distant waves lapping against the yacht and her own labored breathing.

She wondered if they guards overpowered the assailants and hoped that Demetri would get help soon. She needed to believe that.

Suddenly, the door to the lower deck opened, and a group of masked men entered. Nora felt her stomach drop.

The first man spoke hoarsely, "Come with me."

Nora shook her head, standing in front of Demetri, ready to fight. Without another word, four men walked towards her, ready to surround her from all sides. Her instincts kicked in, and she fought back, kicking and flailing, but the sheer number of assailants overwhelmed her. Desperation filled her for she knew this was their only chance to survive. If these people succeeded then her Demetri may not survive.

However, the masked men were relentless, overpowering her with calculated efficiency. With swift, decisive moves, the attackers subdued Nora.

The room spun as her surroundings blurred, and she found herself being forcibly taken away from Demetri’s side. She twisted and writhed, her efforts futile against the overwhelming force of the assailants.

As she was dragged outside with her face covered, all she could smell was the metallic scent of blood and smoke in the air. These people had been ruthless in their assault.

Soon, the dragging stopped and Nora realized that the yacht had stopped moving in any direction, only gently swaying in place.

A sudden sharp pain in her hand jolted Nora’s senses and panic surged through her as she realized the familiar effects of the drug working on her system as her limbs grew heavier.. Her mouth opened in a silent scream, trying to think if her mother had indeed returned from the dead to drag her back with her.

She heard the distant voices of the assailants, now at ease since they had taken her. As she felt the world tilt around her, a distorted fog settled in her mind, only one name echoing in her head...

Soon, Nora was taken onto a smaller boat, which quickly raced in the opposite direction of the shore. Midway, Nora was once again passed onto another boat, while the boats sped in different directions so that anyone who tried to follow the trail would not find it easy.

As the boats sped in different directions, Nora’s disoriented mind struggled to grasp the magnitude of the situation. The masked men aboard exchanged hushed conversations, words like Demon, dead and success echoing in her ears.

Through the haze, Nora felt herself being moved again, this time onto a third boat. Slowly, the boats merged into the seamless blackness of the open sea, leaving behind any hope of rescue while her drugged brain could only comprehend one thing- the one person who had loved her with everything was dead. Her Demetri was dead.

Any will to fight, to survive, to form a plan was lost in those moments and Nora succumbed to the drugs in her system. It made no difference if she lived or died if Demetri did not exist in this world.

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