And then, there was his sister.The most exquisite part of his dreary existence. The only reason his heart still thrummed. The one who had inadvertently made him a protector. He loved her more than anything and he craved to see and touch her. The fact that Titan had constructed a bridgeless chasm between them had made him hate him the more. He could bet with every miserly thing he had that the psychopath was enjoying their painful separation to the fullest. Leo looked up at the single ray of light that shone from a hole in the ceiling, plunging the rest of the place into deep damp darkness. It was getting harder each day to keep hope alive. Whether it was to please his pack to please his people or to please himself, Titan Black relished this incarceration and had no intention of making him a free man once again. As the days passed, this belief hardened within him. The days were long and depressing and he would wake up to the sound of the first cockcrow when it was darkest before dawn
"Fine, but he gets out today,"Titan winked. "Not so fast,""So when exactly are you going to release him?""Relax…”"Relax? When you don't exactly have a history of keeping your word?""You don't have a choice but to trust me. If you don't trust me well enough to strike up a deal, then that's fine but you're jeopardising your brother's only chance at freedom,"Olivia sighed. "Alright,""Alright, what?""Alright, I trust you and I'll do whatever you say,""Now that's more like it," Titan said with a smile coming closer. "Kiss me," he commanded.Olivia looked up at him angered to her bone marrow. In that moment, seeing his eyes, she saw how much he relished and loved power. He had a sick obsessive need to be in control at all times and she hated it. She hated indulging him or being at his beck and call, but Leo was involved. If this was the only way to ensure his freedom and survival, then so be it. She leaned in and kissed him, and he pulled her closer, deepening the kiss. Olivia sigh
It was long past midnight when she woke up. The minute Olivia was up, she knew instantaneously she wasn't in her room. The environment felt too unfamiliar for it to be her bedroom. She wasn't even sure what day it was but talking to Titan felt like more than twenty-four hours ago. She sat up and rubbed her eyes. The lights from the external premises illuminated the room well enough for her to see that Titan was absent but she wouldn't put it past him to have brought her here. Well, it was time to leave, at least she wasn't in servitude during sleep hours. She swung her legs off the bed, found her slippers and moved towards the door, closing it behind her and strolling down the thickly carpeted hallway. She was looking out the hallway windows when she unexpectedly bumped into somebody. "Olivia?" A familiar effeminate voice called out."Maya? What are you doing out and awake by this hour?""I could ask you the same thing,""I must have fallen asleep in Titan's room, so I decided to go
"I honestly don't think it's a good idea to leave your brother just like that," Olivia said to Maya, once they were downstairs."Well, I'm not leaving him, he's the one pushing me away,""He's not pushing you away, and upstairs I'm pretty sure he felt hurt and betrayed by you. Titan isn't just your big brother. He's been your family, your mother, father, caretaker and even though he barely shows it, I know he loves you.""Olivia I love my brother too but he needs to start showing that he cares for my happiness too. He hasn't supported me and Leo for once and at this point it's tiring. He asked me to choose, so I chose that's it.""But you know Titan isn't going to just let you go with us right? He's going to haunt us to the ends of the Earth if possible. It's already enough that his parents died at the hands of our father. You think he'll lose his sister to us too? And what about you? Are you truly over what our father did? Are you truly prepared to leave your brother?""Olivia is righ
Titan couldn't help but think that if he didn't have servants moving around in dedicated responsibility, the house would feel like a glorified grave. It had been two days since Maya Black made a life-altering turnaround and decided to turn her back on her brother and follow her heart by brazenly moving out of her brother's posh mansion to be with the man she loved.The man she loved.How on Earth could she love that bastard? The good for nothing who had no penny to his name? Heir to a murdering piece of trash? How? It baffled him. It saddened him. Maybe his harsh judgement was hypocritical considering how he felt about Olivia who was the man's sister but he didn't care. At least when he brought Olivia here, he had not known anything about her lineage. And if he had, he wouldn't have touched her with a ten foot pole.He recalled how much Maya had always cried when she was a baby as though she had understood the upheaval their lives had just gone through. As a toddler, she had been a he
It was midday when Olivia decided that against all odds she was going to call Maya and not stop until she picked up. Surprisingly, Maya picked up on the third ring. "Hello Olivia,""Maya! Finally!""Olivia, thank goodness! I was so scared to call you, thinking Titan might have seized your phone again. How are you doing?""I'm fine, and I'm much better now that I've managed to hear your voice. How's Leo?""He's doing okay, and I'm trying to do my best so he can forget those dark days in the dungeons.""I highly doubt he'll forget that," Olivia said. "And I don't know how I can ever forgive him for that. I was still processing my stepmom's death and still trying to forgive him for that, when he jumped me and my brother and incarcerated him, and then had to turn me into his personal slave just to release him. It's crazy. He's crazy.""Titan has always been crazy. He was such a bully growing up, he scared all my friends away. I imagine boys were scared to approach me because they were so
Rosalie ambled around exuding cool effervescence, and hiding alluring mysteries. Her eyes sparkled when she smiled, laughed, or spoke. It was evident that she liked people and she liked being the centre of attention. Olivia liked her, but she could detect a certain loudness, worldliness and looseness in her. She wasn't sure how these traits would ever play out, but it was a gut instinct and she knew well enough not to discard it.Olivia had retired to her bedroom shortly after exchanging pleasantries with her, believing she had nothing to say or do with the new visitor. She freshened up, changed her clothes and had settled in her balcony with a book, when she heard the door knocking. When she opened up, surprisingly she saw Rosalie standing there."Oh, what are you doing here darling?" Rosalie asked even before Olivia could speak."Uhm, it's my bedroom," Olivia explained."Oh I was told silly, but I was just wondering why you are staying in here all alone?""Because I want to,""Or bec
The night itself was sinister, pierced occasionally by chilly winds. She stood cold and bewildered, in the middle of a vast forest, listening fearfully to the eerie sounds of the night. Fear thrummed defiantly down her spine, making her heart beat so loud like a drum, she feared it would give her away. What was she doing here? The question bounced momentarily around her brain without anything remotely connected to an answer coming forth. Swallowing the fear that threatened to plummet her into an unknown abyss, she started walking forward. Then the growls came slowly from behind bringing both her thoughts and her feet to a grinding halt. She heard them again, low and less threatening at first, out of sight, somewhere in the greenery. Olivia managed to turn around slightly, feeling the first tendrils of trepidation course slowly through her blood. The growls decreased and then ceased altogether. Relieved, she continued walking. Except walking was more confusing than ever, as all she di