Fates Of Obscurity: Darkness is better than light, at least it hides the demons which we are forced to see in light

By Amber Shaw

Bryan and Aaron are brothers and their family has been targeted by some enigmatic people who want them dead. They have been attacked and received threats so many times that it has made them paranoid. Ashley Martin is an FBI agent, she is assigned to a case related to a dangerous criminal, due to this case, many of her colleagues have died and she is determined to bring them justice, as she goes further into this case she discovers that this criminal is connected to 'The Shaw family', so she approaches them and asks them to cooperate with her. The Shaw brothers who are desperate to get rid of this threat agree to work with her, but while trying to eliminate this threat their own life turned upside down. Will they be able to win in this game of fate or will they lose their everything?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pencil
• Release date: Jun 24, 2021
• ISBN: 9789354582899

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Fates Of Obscurity

Darkness is better than light, at least it hides the demons which we are forced to see in light

BY

Amber Shaw

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ISBN 9789354582899

© Amber Shaw 2021

Published in India 2021 by Pencil

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123, Building J2, Shram Seva Premises,

Wadala Truck Terminal, Wadala (E)

Mumbai 400037, Maharashtra, INDIA

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DISCLAIMER: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, events and incidents are the products of the author's imagination. The opinions expressed in this book do not seek to reflect the views of the Publisher.

Author biography

I don't have much to say about myself.

I am still a young woman, who still has a whole life ahead of me, and I wish to make each moment of my life memorable.

I have many dreams, one of them being a writer, a writer whose stories can move hearts, I want to be heard and loved by all my readers.

Contents

Dark

Coming home

Officer Ashley

Talk

New neighbors

Dinner

Attack

Injury

Got In Trouble

What Are You Hiding

Escaping Safely

You Have My word.

The Truth

More Information

Free Advice

Race

Let Go Of This Fear

What A day

I hope what you said is true

Interruption

How do I approach her

Cotton

- Darkness, Darkness Everywhere

Ill omen

Worst Nightmare

Unexpected Guest

Support

Not Enough

Aaron has to get home

Lecture

Reunion

Answers

Let's get you ready

Burden

New side

Chocolate

You are worse

Horror movie

It's okay

You are done Grace

It's done

Stupid Ashley

Ashley's past

Let go

Can I

Winter and Rafael

Winter and Rafael -II

Welcome Back

What's the plan

Let's do this

Taste of their own medicine

Life Goes on

Introduction

Fate,

Is a player, nothing can defeat it, nothing can stop it.

Except for Time.

Time,

Time is the game stopper, the beginning, and the end.

And the thing which gets's trapped between these two is 

Life.

All three of them are obscure, they start in darkness and end in darkness, the little light they get to see is an illusion.

Dark

Dad.

The kid of twelve to thirteen years of age said in a feeble voice, tears were constantly flowing down his cheeks, his entire body was covered in dirt, his face had many bruises, even his clothes were torn.

Dad please, don't leave me.

The kid said crying desperately, clinging to his father's legs.

The father of the child looked down at his son and smiled, his smile was a weak one since he was gravely injured while saving his son, the father knew he won't be able to run away with his son because there were many guards outside so he helped his son escape while he would stay back and distract those men

Son the man sat on his one knee in front of his son, he hugged his crying, weak son one last time, the little kid also hugged him back knowing very well that this will be the last hug with his father.

Soon, the father broke the hug, cupped his son's face, looked into his eyes, and said...

Son, my time has come, but you have a long way to go, I want you to escape from here and don't look back, okay. Just run.

The father looked behind his son, his eyes landed on another kid who was lying there, the other kid was about 7 to 8 years of age, severely beaten and brutally experimented upon, starved for days laid there unconscious the man's heart clenched at the sight. He then stood up and walked towards the other kid and picked the child in his arms and came back to sit in front of his son again.

Son, you are brave. I know that I have raised you well and I trust you, you are my greatest blessing in this life, you are my pride son, here The man said and handed over the little unconscious kid in his son's hand, the unconscious kid weighed like a feather. take this child  and run away from here, This child is your responsibility for the time being son make sure that you take care of the child’s as well your own safety, make sure that his little angel in your arms lives to see the world, will you do that for me son

Tears were flowing down the kids continuously, he looked at the little kid in his arms and then looked at his father and then nodded I p-p-promise dad he said in a voice barely audible.

The man smiled and kissed his son's forehead son, don't look back once you start running, and never come back here, always look forward towards your future, son from here on forget about your past and start a new life with new people and make sure that this little angel here also lives, never hate this child, none of this is this child’s fault, treat the kid like a sibling okay? The man said while his son nodded.

Now run, run Bryan, and remember don't look back. Saying so, the man stood up and looked at his son last time and gave him a big smile before running away inside the building.

No sooner than the man ran inside the building Bryan heard the gunshots and he ran, he ran as fast as he could with the little precious burden in his hands he ran with all his might. He wasn't very far from the building when he heard.

Boom

He heard a loud deafening sound from behind him, which made him freeze. His body just froze and refused to move forward, he knew, knew what happened, the building exploded, his father really made sure that no one chased them, his father made sure that they remained safe, Bryan's father made sure that Bryan and the little kid Bryan carried in his arms lives. He sacrificed himself for them.

Bryan wanted to look back once just once, thinking that maybe his father had made it, maybe his father would be safe, maybe his father would be coming for him but who was he kidding no one could survive such a huge blast. There is no way his father would be alive, Bryan remembered his father's words

'don't look back

And so Bryan didn't look back, he looked at the kid in his arms, the kid was still unconscious, pale face, weak body, but still resembled a fallen angel, every fiber in Bryan's body screamed to protect this kid, this little angel had been through enough Bryan's father risked everything to protect this kid and Bryan was gonna do the same, this kid didn't deserve to go through all the torture he went through, the kid deserved to be happy, the kid deserved to be with his family and live a good life and Bryan was gonna make sure of that.

Thinking so Bryan started walking and then slowly picked up his speed and ran as fast as he could as far as he could, ignoring all the physical, mental, and emotional pain.

Bryan didn't know for how long he ran but he only stopped in front of a police station, he stood in front of the police station, his clothes were drenched in sweat, his wounds were bleeding and legs were shaking from running so much, his face was pale and throat was dry, all his energy was drained, he wanted food and water. Slowly with shaky legs, he walked inside the police station, with the little kid still Unconscious in his arms.

His vision became a blur with every passing second and his head was aching like hell, he didn't how much longer he could hold, fortunately, a officer spotted him and approached him

Kid, who are you and what happened? the officer asked, the officer looked at both the kids and he could see that Bryan was struggling to hold the unconscious kid so the officer reached for the kid but Bryan backed away surprising the officer.

don't harm, he said in a voice barely audible. Soon more officers started to gather around them. making Bryan tighten his hold on the kid.

don't worry kid, I won't hurt you or the child no one would hurt you both saying so the officer the officer slowly took the unconscious kid in arms and gave him to another officer standing behind him who are you kid, what's your name

Bryan felt his eyelids getting heavy, he found it very difficult to keep his eyes open

My father is a cop, his name is Henry then Bryan told his father's name and my name is Bryan he said before his world became dark.

Coming home

Dad.

dad?

Little Bryan called but his father didn't respond, Bryan became anxious and was about to walk towards his father when he felt that someone was holding his arm, Bryan looked down and saw a little kid who was probably younger than him, holding his hand and looking at him hopefully.

Please don't leave, the kid said

protect him, Bryan, Bryan's father said before walking away

Dad, don't leave, please dad, don't just come back, Bryan said and the man stopped walking.

your Dad is dead, I am not your dad, the man said his back was still facing Bryan

then who are you, Bryan asked

The figure said nothing and turned around. The figure's face was completely burned, his eyes were completely black, this was definitely not his dad, this was a demon.

Haha,

Bryan woke up with a gasp, his entire body was drenched in sweat and he was gasping for breath, he drank some water and then looked at the watch it showed 5:00 am

'The same nightmare again ' he thought

He got up from bed and did his morning routine and got ready to go to the airport.

Bryan had been living abroad for one month now. Today he had to go back to his home.

When Bryan reached the airport, he expected a simple welcome but no that can't happen, his family won't let that happen.

Bryan!

Bryan looked at the owner of the voice and saw his silly brother standing there with a big smile on his face and an enormous poster in his hands, Bryan smiled at the childish behavior of his little brother and went towards him

Bryan, I missed you so much, his brother said and hugged him tightly

I missed you to Aaron, Bryan said and hugged his brother tightly

Aaron Shaw, a young talented lad of Twenty -three years of age, was Bryan's brother, best friend, and also his business partner. Aaron Shaw was not Bryan's real brother, Aaron's father adopted Bryan after Bryan's father died and ever since then Bryan became a part of their family.

Aaron's family had always treated Bryan as their own; they had never discriminated amongst their children. Bryan loved Aaron like a real brother; he also loved Diane and Rafael.Aaron's siblings as a real brothers.

The two broke the hug, and Aaron gave the elder a big bunny smile and the elder smiled back

Bryan, won't you greet me? Diane said.

Diane, Bryan said and hugged her.

Diane Was the kindest and gentle woman Bryan knew. Diane Was smart, intelligent, and sensible, she was a gentle soul but would become a devil if anyone dared to hurt her loved ones, Bryan really respected Diane and looked up to her.

let's go, Rafael is waiting in the car, Diane said.

Rafael is also here? Bryan asked, and Diane nodded.

Come on, let's go, Aaron said and dragged Bryan towards their car.

Soon everyone settled in the car, Bryan and Aaron sat in the back seat while Rafael sat at the driver's seat and Diane sat in the passenger seat.

Rafael, why didn't you come inside the airport to receive me? Bryan asked, are you not happy to see me?

It's not like that Bryan, I didn't come inside the airport because I knew this brat would create a scene and I didn't want to feel embarrassed, Rafael said.

Rafael the youngest among them. His facial features were like Aaron, a tall figure, brown eyes, black hair, sharp jawline, and a handsome young lad.

Who are you calling a brat, huh? Aaron said.

you! who else?

Then what about you? Huh, aren't you even a bigger brat than me, young master? Aaron.

you!

Stop it, both of you, Aaron don't disturb him while driving and you stop arguing with Aaron, Bryan just came back and instead of asking him about his well-being you guys are fighting like kids, Diane said with a gentle smile on her face.

Sorry, both of them said in unison, making the other two people smile.

Bryan really loved these two dorks with all his heart, he really missed these small moments of happiness while was alone in a foreign country. He really cherished every moment spent with these people whom he considered as a family.

Officer Ashley

The ride was going smoothly with constant bickering between the two younger and gentle reminders from the two elders.

Aaron! you better shut up before I throw you out from the car. Rafael said in an irritated voice.

Do it. I will call for my chopper, huh and I will also take Diane and Bryan with me, your driving is very bad Aaron said with a naughty smile.

"How dare you, fine then-!

Rafael WATCH OUT Diane screamed and all of them looked in front only to find a car coming towards them at full speed, it seemed like the car had no intention of stopping.

Rafael quickly took the action and rotated the steering wheel and they were able to avoid the car crash all of them sighed with relief.

I take that back you have great driving skills, Aaron said.

Finally you realized that, but that car came after us on purpose I don't think that what happened just now was unintentional, Rafael said.

Someone is following us, Rafael drives fast, Bryan said.

There were at least four cars behind them, and suddenly they heard gunshots.

Shit, they are after us, Rafael drives faster, Aaron said.

Be careful Rafael, Diane said.

Suddenly two cars came from the front and nearly collided with Bryan's car, but Rafael was able to avoid them successfully. But due to their bad luck, a bullet was fired at them which damaged their car tire.

F**k Rafael lost control of the car and their car collided with a tree. All of them were shaken from the crash after a few seconds all of them composed themselves and got out of the car.

Is everyone okay? Diane Asked.

yes, all of them said

Wait Rafael you are bleeding, Diane said and quickly wiped the blood from Rafael's forehead.

It's a small wound there is nothing to worry about, Rafael said while Aaron opened the car door and took out three guns he gave one gun to Rafael and one-two Bryan.

Rafael, you and Diane get out of here we will handle those people, so they won't come after you make sure to keep yourself safe and call for help as soon as possible now leave, Aaron said.

No, I can't leave you guys, Diane tried to protest.

Diane please try to understand, leave as soon as possible and call for help we'll be fine now hurry up go, Bryan said.

Since they were coming back from the airport which was situated on the outskirts of the city surrounded by the forest, there were not many people around here.

Aaron we have limited bullets, make sure not to waste them, Bryan said.

Ok Aaron replied they hid behind a tree and aimed at their target. There were at least eight cars present there.

After they found a good angle both of them fired, they were able to blast 3 cars. Aaron was aiming at his next target when he heard a metal sound near his head, before he could turn his head to see what it was he heard he heard a voice.

Drop your weapon.

Seeing his little brother in danger Bryan dropped his gun and he also signaled Aaron to do the same. Both Bryan and Aaron were dragged and thrown in front of their enemy.

Long time no see young masters, the man said I am so happy to meet you again

Who are you? Aaron said, making Bryan a little panicked, but he was able to hide his worry.

You don't recognize me? The man said and Aaron shook his head How is it possible? how can you not recognize me?

It's simple because you are garbage, who remembers trash like you, Aaron said with a smile adding fuel to the man's anger.

Bryan on the other hand was going to die from worry and fear, fear not for himself but Aaron ' if we get out of here alive I will make sure to teach this kid some survival techniques,’ Bryan thought to himself.

How dare you bastard! the man said and came forward to punch Aaron but he was stopped by Bryan who stood in front of Aaron.

Don't mind him, Lucas, he is a kid, Bryan said.

Young master Bryan, I really respect you, your patience really impressed me. I mean it would be really tough for you to tolerate a son bitch like him. Lucas said.

Okay, he crossed the limit now Bryan is mad no one absolutely no one is allowed to talk to Aaron like this.

I don't want your respect, you better get to the point and tell me what you want and if you don't want anything then you better let us go, Bryan said in a dark voice, the expression on Bryan's face was calm yet terrifying.

Lucas was really intimidated by Bryan "no need to be an angry young man-!

what do you want Bryan repeated this time his voice was deeper.

Well you see we have already told you what we wanted to buy from you for a long time but you refused to make any deal with us, so I am asking you again and this is the last time I will ask nicely

The answer is no, no matter how many times you ask that property is ours and there is no way we are gonna give it to you so dream on, you better stop wasting our time and take your men and get out of here trash, Aaron said as he came in front.

you have offended us a lot of time I had enough of your bullshit now, how dare you disrespect me I am the heir of Grace Corporation, Lucas said

Aaron laughed loudly after hearing this Seriously I really pity Grace Corporation, even their heir is trash, now I firmly believe that Corporation is nothing more than a dustbin he said while laughing even Bryan smiled a little.

Shoot them make sure they die, Lucas said, as soon as he said that Bryan stood in front of Aaron, in no time they heard gunshots and both Bryan and Aaron closed their eyes praying to God to save them.

When Bryan and Aaron didn't feel any pain they slowly opened their eyes only to find that the men who were pointing guns at them a few seconds ago were now lying on the ground screaming in pain, soon more men came and they captured all the gangsters.

Seeing all his men defeated Lucas tried to run but he was shot in the leg. Bryan and Aaron turned back and saw a jeep coming towards them, the jeep stopped in front of them and a young woman with black sunglasses came down from the jeep and went towards Lucas

Lucas you are under arrest, the woman said and signaled his men to take then Lucas away from there.

Who are you, how dare you shoot me, do you know who I am, I will finish you, Lucas screamed as he was dragged away from the scene.

The Young woman then went towards Aaron and Bryan, are you guys okay?

yes we are, thank you for your help by the way; may I ask who are you, Bryan said

The Young woman smiled and then removed her sunglasses and said,

I am an FBI agent. The name is Ashley Martin, she then raised her hand and Bryan shook hands with her. It's a pleasure to you, Mr. Bryan.

Likewise, Bryan said with a smile.

Talk

Your sister and brother are safe. We found them on our way here and I have ordered my men to take them to a safe place, so don't worry about them, Ashley said while sitting on the passenger seat while Bryan and Aaron sat in the back seat.

Thank you very much officer Ashley," Aaron said with a smile.

No need to thank me, it was my duty, Mr. Shaw, Ashley said.

You don't have to be formal with me, just call me Aaron, I would like to be your friend, Aaron said with a flirty smile.

I would like to have a friend like you Aaron, you can call me Ashley and this person driving here is my assistant his name is Cherry

By the way officer Ashley, how did you find us? Bryan said.

I have been keeping an eye on you both for quite some time, Ashley said and both Aaron and Bryan looked at each other.

Why? Bryan said

It's a long story Mr. Bryan I want to discuss some matters with you privately so if you are free in the evening I would like to meet you

The way with which Ashley spoke it was obvious that it was quite a serious matter so both of them agreed on meeting with him in the evening, Ashley dropped them home and left for her work.

As soon as Bryan and Ashley entered their home they saw the worried faces of their members, Diane ran towards them as soon as she saw them