Forced Marriage: Escaping Her Monster

"What?" Jeremy thought he heard wrong when Jimmy told him that Jerlina is arrested. But hearing how Jerlina handled it, he was a little happy.

She shouldn't have gone with the cops though!

He could understand that she didn't want to make it a big issue in front of the press and not cause harm to his people, but she shouldn't have left with the cops.

But it is her! She won't let others get hurt because of her. She handled it as amicably and bravely as she can.

My sweet Jerlina, you must be scared. I'll be with you soon. I will let no harm come to you.

He called for a lawyer and he called the AG in his private number and expressed his concern that the law is not protecting the innocents anymore. The AG promised that he'd look after it. He then called Charlie to keep her close, but Charlie didn't answer his phone.

Everything that can go wrong is going wrong today. Is this Murphy's law taking effect?

And why isn't Scar here yet? She should be here by now...

Jeremy was not happy to leave Bobby's side, but he couldn't stay there as his wife is in possible danger. Leaving four of his guys who followed the ambulance to guard Bobby, he left the hospital.

He let out a sigh seeing the hospital in the rearview mirror. He still couldn't figure out if everything is a smokescreen. Charlie cannot be reached, Bobby is hurt and Jerlina is arrested. He is left on his own.

Who is the one they target? Is it me? Or is it Jerlina? Was Bobby's fall an accident or...? Are they targetting Bobby or Charlie...

Jeremy didn't want to take a chance and called Mikhail to inform him of the situation and get help in case it is needed. He knew Volkonsky can even call the President at his private number.

"I haven't heard from Rose for more than six hours after she said she's meeting the Grand- Jonathan Erling... regarding Ms. Hopkins. And now Ms. Hopkins is taken?" Mikhail's voice was tired.

Jeremy's heart sank to the pit of his stomach hearing this.

"Why would your girlfriend talk to that guy about my wife?" Jeremy clenched his jaw. It took him a moment to realize what might have happened.

"Did you talk to her about my wife's lineage? Are you f*cking stupid? You know how Alexander is wary of Jonathan and your girlfriend is -  Is she that good a bi-" he paused for a moment. "F*ck you, Mike! F*ck you! If anything happens to my little wife, I'll..." Jeremy stopped himself from speaking more and pedaled the gas.

"I'm..." Mikhail with a sigh ran his fingers through his hair leaning to the back of the chair. He still believed Rose and he was worried for her safety. But Jeremy is insinuating Rose might have gotten close to him to gain details about Ms. Hopkins.

Could Rose be... No way!

"Could her arrest be arranged by Erling? It came out of nowhere," Jeremy thought out loud.

He's been keeping tabs about anything and everything concerning her and he never came across the police investigating a hit and run by a white Porsche in their area. Her arrest was very shocking to him as if it was spun out of thin air and he knew someone very powerful is involved in this.

"I'm not sure. But I'll inform grandfather of this and will do everything I can to make sure our Queen Consort is safe," Mikhail promised. He hoped his grandfather doesn't die of a heart attack before he hears it whole.

Mikhail calling Jerlina 'Queen Consort' did calm Jeremy. Mikhail subtly reminded him that he's an aristocrat and he'd value his promises more than anything; even more than his life or his heart.

"Remember what I told you about Jerlina being my only wife, Mike," Jeremy ended the call.

Mikhail called his manager. "Make sure the jet is on stand by... and God forbid... Ready the medevac aircraft too," he ended the call.

He dialed Rose once more and as it still said she's out of the coverage area, he left a voice message.

[Rose, if you're hearing this, know that Ms. Hopkin's life might be in great danger right at this moment. And I worry for your safety too. Please, call me back.]

Mikhail's eyes watered and he threw his phone on the table and rubbed his forehead.

Jeremy although was in his own thoughts, didn't forget to look for Scarlett along the way. He knew she'd leave the baby with Daisy and would come straight for Bobby.

He's already near Peyton, but he didn't see Scar's car. But just as he was about to take the exit for Peyton, he saw something hidden behind the bushes in the woods.

Isn't that Scar's car? If her car is here, where is she?

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Jerlina gulped looking at the door. Her lawyer hasn't arrived yet and she saw the anti-riot officers had formed a perimeter around the townsfolk. For some reason, the cops asked the reporters to leave since they're a hindrance to their work.

Jerlina felt something was wrong.

And the funny thing was the day they said the accident happened was the day they went on their first date to the bridge. She didn't even touch her car that day.

The cops kept on questioning her with all due respect but all she said back was "Lawyer."

They got bored of her. One of the guys in the police station came to Jerlina.

"The order came from the higher-ups," he said and Jerlina rolled her eyes.

Then let me go!

It was then Jerlina heard some screeching noises and what followed was the loud sneers of a group of men. And something loud went off.

Automatic weapons?

Jerlina's heart skipped a beat. Jeremy has been teaching her various things to keep herself safe and one of those things was, bringing her to the gun range to try on weapons. She is yet to fire a weapon, but she'd watch him hit the target.

He'd look hot... hotter than Jason Bourne.

Joel, where are you?

She knew certain things and she knew cops won't be having this type of weapons in this situation.

Before she could figure out what was going on, the power went off suddenly. Jerlina noticed the cops scrambling as the backup genarotor didn't start either.

"My phone... it's not working..." one cop said and the others checked their phone to find the same.

"Power's down, phone is not working... F*ck this! Is this an EMP attack?" one young cop said and he started shaking as he pulled out his weapon. "Is this f*cking Ocean's 11?"

EMP attack?

Jerlina gulped. She watches movies and she knows what it is. Plus she studied about it very long ago.

Who could have a military-grade weapon?

Are they viper's people?

Wait! If everything is fried, I cannot contact anyone?

"Hey, get this off me..." Jerlina banged her handcuffs on the table. She got terrified as there was a big commotion outside.

The cops didn't listen to her and at that time, an ear-piercing wail of a baby was heard outside.

Jerlina's felt a chill pass through her spine as she recognized the voice.

Cia?

How can she be here?

Where is Scar?

People were recording everything when the gang arrived and started shooting at everyone. The EMP went off frying everything and people were confused and it started a big commotion.

But all Jerlina could hear was the wail of the baby.

"Get out, b*tch!" She heard a sneering voice. "If you don't want your godchild's blood on your hands, show yourself!"

Jerlina froze hearing that.

It is Cia!

"It's Viper and his gang," one of the officers said and tried to bring Jerline inside.

"No, get this off me..." Jerlina didn't want to leave.

Are they hurting the baby? Why is she screaming like that?

Jerlina felt her heart is getting squeezed like a fruit in the juicer. She didn't want to take one more step.