The door of the Chairman's room was closed, and everyone was waiting impatiently staring at it. I glanced around cautiously as well. I already knew that Mr. Borda's condition was bad, but I still hoped for a miracle to happen. After all, if he had woken up, didn't it mean that he was getting better?
“Doctor Shaw is in the room. He will allow us in as soon as he checks Master Borda's parameters,” Mr. Romero explained.
“I see…” I muttered.
I looked at Samil. He was sitting on a chair right by the Chairman's room door. Even though he seemed calm, I could also see his sorrow. Unlike me and Mr. Romero, he was well prepared for the worst, acknowledging that his grandfather's death was a matter of time.
Cesar and his mother, Delia, looked bored and impatient. I knew that they would rather search throughout the mansion trying to find the will, or property deeds. They only came here not to raise any more suspicions about their behavi
Mr. Borda looked straight into my eyes and smiled. His face was getting more pale than before, as if his life forces were slowly leaving his body. He started coughing again. I grabbed his hand without knowing. “Heal,” I whispered, desperately trying to ease his suffering. “Don't!” he called angrily, tossing away my hand, “Don't waist… your energy!” “Why?!” I asked nervously, “I don't know if I'm able to… but maybe I could even save your life!” I couldn't understand why he rejected my help. “It's the way it is supposed to be… You shouldn't go against the natural order and interfere in life and death,” he scolded me. “Natural order… But you were shot!” I couldn't accept his way of thinking. “I would have died either way,” he slightly shrugged. “W-what…?” I muttered, startled. “When you broke the seal on me… I have already developed a brain tumor… a lethal kind,” he sighed. “So… I did something unnecessary?! The ri
I walked out of the room lowering my head, and desperately trying to hide the fact that I was crying. I passed Samil by and came straight to Asher without raising my head up. “Your grandfather is calling you in…” I muttered without looking him in the eyes. “All right,” he tossed and went into the room. I felt like I had to get away from there. I bet that none of those people would have understood my tears. For them I was a stranger, an opportunist clinging onto a dying man to get a profit that was supposed to be theirs, so why should I cry? Yet, I felt like someone had been tearing out a part of my heart. Was it because I had never met my real Grandfather, and I instantly felt attached to Arlo Borda? Was it because I broke his demon's seal? I couldn't tell. I only knew that my emotions were sincere, and I was grieving. I needed some time alone. Of course, I would share my pain with Samil, but he was still in the middle of the masquerade, hoping not to
I didn't remember much of what had happened later that day. I vaguely recall Mr. Romero driving me home. I remember calling my Grandma and telling her about Arlo Borda's death, and that, from now on, I decided to always refer to him as Grandfather Borda, just as he wanted to before he died. I wished I could contact Samil freely and bring him some comfort, but Mr. Romero warned me that I shouldn't, because there were too many eyes on Samil, and revealing anything about our true relationship could jeopardize all his efforts to gain support among the Sirio's board members. In the end, I didn't hear from Samil until the day of the funeral.I was anxious. I wished that I could tell that I found out that it was possible that Victor Artois joined forces with some other family, and that other family probably collaborated with the eldest. I knew that it was all based solely on my suspicions, and I needed solid proof. Nevertheless, my every instinct was telling me that Victor Artois wa
I stood right behind the door of the room where Luca Borda was arguing with another man. My body trembled, and my heart pounded widely. I couldn't believe that Luca could have killed his own brother. I was terrified by that fact, yet at the same time, something else made me curious. I already knew that all the Bordas continuously fought for power, but what motive could Luca have? What could he possibly gain from killing Samil's and Asher's father? Also, who was the man who knew about it and just threatened Luca?! No matter how dangerous it was to stand right behind this door, I had to find out more about it.“How dare you!” Luca shouted, “If you expose me, I will expose everything you did as well!”“Don't make me laugh!” the other man snorted, “There is nothing you could expose.”“You are as guilty as I am!” Luca yelled.“Can you prove it? I dare you,” the man chuckled.“
Samil pinned me to the wall. In his eyes I could see an overwhelming desire. I gasped. He started kissing down my neck, caressing my skin with his lips. I shivered under his touch. He started unbuttoning my shirt. His moves were rough, impatient to touch my naked skin. I amazingly yearned for his touch. I surrendered to his desire completely. We got lost in passion. We undressed ourselves while standing in the corridor by the door. We wanted each other too much. Samil's caresses made me feverish. It felt like he was devouring me with his kisses and touch. Suddenly, he took me in his arms and carried me to the bedroom. He pinned me down, then started caressing my whole body, slowly going down and reaching the inner side of my thighs. I moaned in ecstasy, as he came inside me, making me lose myself in amazing pleasure. There was something different in the way he touched me. He treated me tenderly, making me feel precious. Somehow, it didn't feel like we were having sex
Samil sat up on the bed, took a deep breath, and looked at me wearing a bitter smile.“Yes, I did,” he replied, “I really killed Asher's girlfriend.”I flinched. He said it without any traces of guilt on his face. I gazed at him, feeling how my heart started racing nervously. I had to know his reasons.“H-how? What happened?” I asked, convinced that he couldn't have simply killed her without any cause.“She approached me, tried to climb into my bed, and then… she tried to kill me,” he stated shrugging his shoulders.I gulped. I couldn't believe that he talked about it so lightly.“What do you mean…? But… how?” I muttered, trying hard to comprehend his words.“There was a moment when Asher and I decided to reunite. I came back home for a break while studying in Cambridge. We went to a party together, had a few drinks, and suddenly some girl appeared.
Asher suggested that I should enter through the back door. I also thought that this solution would be wiser. Being greeted by Luca Borda right after walking into the mansion was the last thing I wanted. There was a door at the back of the mansion used by the servants. It was supposed to be locked, but Asher intentionally left it open. I went inside, then walked straight through the corridor, just like he told me to. At the end of that corridor were the stairs. I went up to the second floor and then entered the third room on the left. It turned out to be… Asher's bedroom. “Hello, Kass!” he greeted me as soon as I opened the door. He was sitting on his bed wearing a slightly unbuttoned shirt and a pair of jeans. “Hello,” I answered and walked towards him. “My Brother would probably kill me if he knew I invited you to my bedroom,” he chuckled. “Your brother knows well that I came here to help you. It's business, it's nothing personal, and
After interrogating Patricia, I spent some time comforting Asher. Strangely, I became a kind of friend substitute for him. We even started talking about our past relationships. He confided in me without any ounce of distrust, as if all the previous hostility between us had disappeared. Certainly, it wasn't the time to disclose all our secrets. He kept his, and I kept mine, especially, the one about my identity as a witch. He didn't dwell on asking about my “hypnotizing” abilities, and I didn't have to say anything inconvenient. It was fortunate. I preferred solving one problem at a time.I went back home. I wanted to use my whole final day off of work to get some rest, yet it was already late in the afternoon, and instead of getting a rest, I was only feeling more exhausted. I decided to spend at least the rest of the day doing absolutely nothing, and thinking about nothing. Well, that was the plan...As soon as I closed the door of my apartment, my phone r