Chapter 109 - Taste Of Fury

The number of votes displayed on the screen kept climbing up until Dane's name was displayed as first place runner in the elections. Prisana couldn't believe her eyes but her dear husband was truly conquering all as he vowed he would. Her proud gaze flew to him with utmost belief that he would triumph all until he was the last one standing at victory.

Dane continued kneeling down. However now, he was also facing the crowd with awe, just as much as she was. The one thing that ruined her mood and caught her attention was the senator who left through the doors with his men in black, in tow. Every voice in her mind screamed at her, "You've always been a coward. Now, it is time to face him one last time and end it all".

Prisana left Dane to the onslaught of media who once again began swarming to gather his attention. She flew away from the crowd surrounding Dane. That same media who caught wind of who she was, began to flood in as they spotted her climbing away from the lens. She didn't stop them because she needed their help.

"Prisana wait! We have some questions we'd like to ask you..."

She leaned in to whisper to the man that was trying to interview her, "Listen closely, if you want a good story then follow me...But, try to keep yourself hidden."

The man nodded and they both slipped out of the room chaotic with a flurry of voices overlapping the other. Sounds were beginning to make even her, grow dizzy. Prisana gathered every nerve inside of her mind she could muster. She continued following after that man until he reached the end of the hallway.

Truly, she'd be lying if she said she wasn't the least bit scared. The men in black next to the senator were the same men who cut her hair and threw her into the ocean. It wasn't as if she could take all of them on by her weak limbs. And yet, she wanted to ruin him completely in front of everyone.

This was it. To show the public what the Senator was truly made of.

"Father," came her voice full of disdain to aid her ploy.

The senator turned to meet her fiery gaze, "Prisana. What do you want? I nearly killed you, my own flesh and blood…"

Prisana grinned as those were the words she wanted him to say.

"...And hah! You still have the guts to show your face in front of me?"

He motioned for his men in black to remain where they stood as he stalked back right in front of Prisana. The first thing that came to her mind as she watched the senator walk toward her, was why in her mother's right mind would she choose such a man to become her husband. Was there a side of the senator she never knew about?

Whatever it was, Prisana couldn't help but think that her mother was blind not to see this version of him. Then again, this gnawing feeling that she knew nothing about her mother except for a picture, kept plaguing her. Prisana's thoughts flashed to that man resembling the other man she despised. Reed Blair, he could know something but...He was none other than the enemy's father.

Prisana shook her head to focus on the senator.

When the senator reached her, she kept herself deadpan to the lens still focused on them. This was probably overtaking the live elections channel by now. Good. Her spontaneous plan to thwart him without mercy, was flourishing.

"You nearly killed me that day on the yacht, all because I never deserved to keep those vows. My whole life, you were never there and now I know it's because you were only concerned about your reputation...I know you will use underhanded methods to thwart my husband so I'm stopping you and your lies to the public before you can hurt me or anyone else that I love. Everyone will know what you are inside. A despicable man only capable of lies!"

The senator reached out to stroke her chin but she immediately slapped his hand away and took a step back. He chuckled like mad under his breath.

"The public will never know about this side of me. They are too stupid and look up to me like some kind of god! Heh, revolt me all you want Prisana but..." he grinned as he kept staring straight to her eyes and even her soul. "I am the one who helped bring you into this world. If I did that, I could find a way to bring you out of it too."

The sting pained her hand as Prisana did the one thing she should have done right from the start. Prisana raised her hand and struck him across the face with all the strength she could muster into that right hand. He incredulously stared at her while she stared at her hand because it felt damn good to do this.

And then, he just laughed. But Prisana knew his eyes weren't laughing with him.

The senator dared to grasp at her shoulder length hair. She yelped out but continued to glare at him because he was putting on the best kind of show for all of New Jersey. He gripped it until she was clawing at his arm to get him to let her go. By now, his hold on her hair was beginning to tug until she could feel every strand stretching beyond her limits. She screeched and shook her head at the media person for him not to step in and continue filming.

She slyly pulled out the knife from underneath her dress. Prisana always had this with her. First it cut her hair at the time by the ocean. And now, it was going to finish severing ties with this man. At the same moment in time, the senator tried to strike her and he successfully did so. Prisana had to wince at the pain which greeted her cheek. And without warning, she lurched forward to stab his hand.

The senator screamed out as he held his blood gushing hand. "Ah!...You unfilial bitch!"

He gestured to the men in black as they began to swarm the senator to help him. The senator screamed out again when one of them pulled out the knife from his hand. Of course Prisana turned around and began running just as a man in black's hand reached out to grab her. She wasn't clearly looking in front. And so, she bumped into a lean chest.

Dane?

She was wrong. Prisana's found eyes glowing like the devil. Leonardo Duval was actually holding her in his arms while he completely crushed the man in black's arm with one hand. She'd never thought she'd be relieved to see him but right now, she was.

"...I wouldn't do that if I were you. There's already a man behind me who will probably kill you all...anytime soon actually," the devil then smirked down at Prisana, his arm still lightly coiled over her back. "Maybe even myself for touching his lynx but oh, I'll never get the chance to hold you again darling."

One look over Leo's shoulder made the man in black twisting under Leo's hold, become reduced to a puddle of regret.

Both the senator and Prisana hadn't realized but when the man in black's face fell, Prisana peered over Leo's shoulder to find what she expected. The beast in shining armor! And, he wasn't alone. The media and the public were swarming the hallway.

Her heart was relieved to see him. Her beast must have ran here as fast as he could because he was breathing heavily and completely disheveled. Dane quickly eyed Prisana. He sighed in relief when he found Prisana and yet instantly, something changed.

Prisana could feel the rage burn a mile away, radiating from none other than her beastly husband. One look at him would send anyone shivering. What worried Prisana the most, was that he wasn't saying anything but kept looking at her without a word. Looked to her misfortunes in which she took upon herself to receive.

Prisana tried to step away from Leo and call out to Dane but it was like he was in a trance, "...Dane!"

Prisana's voice was drowned out by the media.

"...Senator! What is the meaning of this?"

The senator tried to run from the media, the public, and Dane but he wasn't fast enough. The beast caught the senator before he could make a complete run for it. Dane caught up to him in a few easy strides.

He lunged straight for the senator's face.