"The one and only." Ace smirked at them. "Jamal,keep your eyes on Kaden. He's smart."

Kaden clenched and unclenched his fist as he tried to keep his temper in check. One sudden move could hurt a lot of people and the last thing he wanted was history repeating itself.

"Sure thing boss." Jamal kept his gun pointed at Kaden. "See this? It's a double barrel gun. Make any sudden move,I won't hesitate to kill you. This gun is really nasty."

Kaden didn't need to be told that That gun could rip him in two.

"Why are you doing this?" Ansela spoke up.

"Quite simple. You see," Ace's eyes darkened with anger. "Your parents ruined mine. They are the reason why my parents are dead today. And not only that,they swindled my parents and made them go bankrupt. We lost everything we ever had.

I lost my life,my identity,My parents,everything I ever loved all because of your family! I would take my revenge now. I told you that,Aliyah,or should I say Ella."

Aliyah gasped in hurt. "What did you do to me? Why can't I remember anything?"

"It was all thanks to our very smart lady." Ace laughed. "Poor William. So gullible. You have been living with your enemy and yet you didn't know."

"My enemy?"

"Yes. Your enemy." Another voice said.

All eyes turned to look at the new arrival. Maddy walked over to stand beside Ace,who was grinning from ear to ear at the surprised look on William and Kaden's face.

"Lena?"

"Actually,I am Mandaline." Maddy flashed him a smile. "Mandalena is the one with bipolar disorder,not I."

"You lied to me." He accused.

"Yes. A lot of times in fact." She confirmed. "You should have just given into me from the beginning and this wouldn't be happening. I almost got you but then you had to go and like this little hussy here. Getting her out of the picture was easy."

"All we had to do,is give her a lot of Propofol. Then all her memories were erased completely." Jamal put in. "She is suffering from Retrograde Amnesia."

"Why are you telling us this?" Kaden asked.

"Because I want you to know the truth before you all die. "Ace showed her pearly whites. "Jamal,tie them up."

Ace moved to stand beside Aliyah,with the gun trained on her head. "Make any move,I'll blow her brains out."

William kept still,as much as he wanted to wrap his hands around her slender neck and snap it.

When they were both tied up and sitting on the floor,Ace pulled out a chair and sat down on it,so she was facing all of them.

"Revenge is best served cold,don't you think?"

"Bitch." Kaden spat.

"I've been called worse honey." Ace laughed. "You are also an asshole. Your family,all of you are assholes! I would kill you all."

"You promised to spare William." Maddy gave her look.

Ace stared at her gun. "Haven't you ever learned your lesson baby?" Ace pointed the gun at her. "Don't trust people." She pressed the trigger.

Maddy stared down at the hole in her chest with shock on her face. Tears poured out of her eyes as she gasped at the burning pain. Her eyes met William's shocked one,before she fell down.

"Jesus,Ace,why did you shoot her?" Jamal knelt beside Maddy's body while searching for a pulse.

He found none.

Anger burst through him. He got to his feet and whirled around to shoot her but Ace beat him to it. Her bullet made a clean hole exit through the back of his head.

The ladies began to scream while the men just looked on,trying to be brave,when really,they were scared shitless.

"Hmm,what a waste." Ace clucked her tongue. "They were  good assets though."

Ansela began to sob at the thought of her dying too soon. She didn't even get to meet whoever she would marry. She didn't get to tell her parents how much she loved them. She didn't get to have her own kids.

Cassie thought about her children who were with their grandparents. Never for once did she think that she would never get to see them again. She didn't get to tell them one last good bye or how much she loved them.

William thought of Ella and his children who,he didn't get the pleasure of meeting. He thought of the times he and Ella spent on the beach. He thought  about the night he and Ella made love. It was then he discovered that he loved Ella. And since he might not get the chance to do so,he decided to tell her now.

Andy thought of Damon. She thought of what would have happened if he didn't betray her for Samaira. She thought of McKenna and Drew and lovely little Amelia,all whom she saw last year and didn't get to say goodbye. All the dreams of having a husband,three kids of her own,a dog and three cats,were fast fading. It would never happen.

Aliyah thought about William. She thought of how she suffered from the very beginning. How her life was suddenly changed all because of Ace. All the years she lost,without her memories. Most importantly,her children. Her precious little kids,who she would never see again. Her chest tightened painfully.

Kaden was also lost in his own thoughts. He thought of what he went through and what Cassie went through before he got to marry her. He thought of his three children who were with his parents. He thought of how he would never grow old with Cassie by his side.

"Ella." William half turned so that he could see her. "I missed you all those years when you went missing. I never forgot you,nor did I move on. I miss you and when we were on the island,I thought of spending the rest of my life with you. And as fate would have it,we would die together. I might not get the chance to say this,so I would say it now.

I love you Raffy. I think I fell in love with you the very first time I saw you in the cafe that day,with your blue hair and ever present smile. I love you Raffy."

Aliyah began to sob. She wanted to return his words but couldn't. Despite what Jamal said about drugging her and all that,she didn't remember who he was. But she was touched that he loved her.

"I like you too." She returned.

"Cassie," Kaden turned to his wife. "I love you. I know I have said this times without numbers and over and over again,but I feel that I have to remind you of it. I love you so much that my heart hurts. You are the best thing that ever happened to me. Don't you ever forget that."

Cassie smiled through her tears. "I love you too Kaden Mckade."

"Aww,this is such a heart warming romance," Ace cooed. "It's such a pity that it would end now."

"I won't spare you." William growled at her.

Ace got up on her feet. "In hell,right?"

Gasps rang out through the room,when she produced a plastic explosive,that was just the size of a Casio mj-120 calculator.

"Time is already ticking people." Ace showed them the time left. "You all have two minutes and fifteen seconds left. Any last request before we all die?"

"I hope you rot in hell,bitch!" Ansela snarled.

"I hope you die." Aliyah seconded.

"I hope I see you in hell." Kaden said.

Cassie bit her lower lip,but didn't s any anything.

"We are all going to hell love." Ace grinned. "Just so you know,My real name is Adelaide Krostov."

"You're the daughter of Konstantin Krostov and Sophia Krostov?" William gaped at her in disbelief.

"Of course."

"You bitch!" Kaden struggled against his bind. "You fucking,psychotic bitch!"

"Your parents were into illegal business,and if my dad didn't report him,my dad would go to jail," William explained. "Your parents were into drugs,it's not my dad's fault,but your parents alone. They lied to you."

"I don't care!" She shouted back. "It's already too late for that anyway. We all have fifty seconds left. Say your last prayer famz."

"The one saying their last prayer is you." Lea burst into the ware house with several police behind her.

"FBI,Drop your weapons and put your hands on your head." One of the police men shouted.

"It's too late anyway." Ace got up on her feet. "We are all going to die."

"Ma'am,I'll ask you one last time." The police officer tried again.

"She's got bomb." William shouted. "Shoot her or we all die."

"You bastard!" Ace turned to face William with her gun raised. "Goodbye."

A gun shot sound filled the empty room. If she was not still afraid of dying,Ansela would have laughed at the look surprise on Ace's first as she realised that she had been shot in the stomach.

The police quickly set to work and untied them.

"Hurry,we've got fifteen seconds left." Lea told them,when she saw the blinking red light on the face of the bomb clutched in Ace's lifeless hands.

They all hurried out of the ware house,desperate to get faraway from the ware house as soon as possible.

They were almost at the gate when the ware house exploded.