Hades was restless throughout the drive to the hospital. He had never been this scared and helpless in his life. She still ended up getting injured even after he tried his best to reach her in time. He couldn't even think of the what-ifs. Anastasia didn't think about it much and thought it was just her carelessness and she cannot blame someone else for it. She had already been too stressed with everything that was going on in her life. They reached the hospital and Hades rushed her towards the doctor. She wanted to laugh at his behavior, and she felt bad for finding a worried Hades cute but she also realized she felt warm and safe whenever he was around her. She had been in love with Liam and had given up everything for him in her last life but what she felt around with Hades was different. The smallest of affection that he showed her stirred her heart. She sighed and looked at him when he was busy with the receptionist filling up her details. The doctor patched her up and assured a
Lucian felt hurt by her words but held a stoic face. He knew he was wrong and that's the reason he had come to apologize to her. However, her words stirred the monster inside him. "Doesn't matter what you think Anastasia, you have no choice but to marry me. It doesn't matter where your heart lies. I want you and that's enough. If it means I have to hurt your family in the process I will, so don't test my patience and if you talk to me the way you just did, I won't hesitate to ruin that pretty little mouth of yours. This is your final warning. Another disrespect and I wouldn't care about the only choice I've given you, that is to choose a date to marry and keep your family happy. I'd gladly force you into signing the marriage agreement without a second thought. Am I understood?" He said curtly. She glared at him and without a word she ran towards a room shutting her door with a loud bang. Lucian sighed "All I want is your love baby girl, but you force me into being the villain
She reached home and couldn't help but wonder why there were so many cars outside her house 'Did he bring people to harm them?' thinking she rushed inside only to find Lucian and another couple are sitting and chatting with her parents. The most insane part of it was that Hades was present too. 'What in the world is going on?' She thought and stood there agape. No one noticed her standing there until Cordelia spoke out loud "Finally you are back Ana! Come on in, don't make your in-law wait so much for you" She said cheerfully, enjoying the situation Ana was in. She looked around again and everyone had their eyes on her. She gave a tight-lipped smile and walked inside. "Oh my! She is beautiful Lucian. I'm glad you finally found someone who matched our status. She is definitely better than the last one." Lucian's mother said disdainfully. "I hope you won't lose this one to Hades too." She said mocking at her own son. Lucian clenched his jaw but didn't say anything and Ana grimaced at
After the Morettis left, Jonathan had asked Ana to meet him in his study. She helped Kiara with clearing out the table and made her way to the study. "Is everything alright father? You look stressed. Is grandma alright?" She asked as soon as she entered. He waved his hand around and asked her to sit. There was complete silence and Anastasia didn't understand what her father was thinking. He looked stressed and that made her anxious, but before she could speak he said: "If I ask you something will you tell me the truth, Anastasia?" He looked serious and all the usual playfulness he had was absent. She gulped already anticipating the question he might ask. She nodded not being able to answer, her throat felt dry all of a sudden. "Then tell me the real reason for agreeing to be with Lucian Moretti! I know for a fact that you don't love him and you have absolutely no reason to be with him. I don't understand why did you agree so easily?" HE probed genuinely confused about the reason. Sh
Cordelia had seen Anastasia and Hades meet. As usual, she panicked and called Mia, but she didn't answer. She became even more frustrated "Where the hell is she at such a crucial time? If this keeps going on I bet that we'll fail again." For the next 20 minutes, she tried contacting Mia but to no avail. She gave up and decided she'll handle it in the morning.The next day everyone except Anastasia was surprised when they heard the news of Hades breaking off his engagement. Ana was calm and collected as the matter didn't concern her. Cordelia on the other hand had the opposite reaction 'What the hell is going on? They broke off their engagement! Where is Mia?' She became restless thinking about everything. 'If Hades is not tied up with her now he will definitely try and stop Ana's engagement with Lucian and that won't work…..But now since Mia is not responding, will Lucian help her against Ana? He seems to be interested in her now. Urgh! Where did the bitch run off so s
Anastasia got ready half-heartedly and the Kimberly went to the venue. All the preparations were taken care of by Lucian himself. The dress for the party was selected by him too 'Maybe he knows how I feel and wouldn't have out in any efforts' she thought. Kiara was unaware of the tension so she was the only person who looked excited whereas Jonathan looked gloomy and Cordelia looked agitated. Once they entered they were greeted by a lot of people, some close family friends, some business partners, and to Anastasia's relief she found Ashley among the crowd so she excused herself and went to greet her. Ashley had already been waiting for her, she knew her best friend needed her support now more than ever. They hugged each other and Ana could feel her silent support and encouragement. They stood there chatting with each other when suddenly her attention was grabbed by the man walking towards her. "Sorry to say t
Anastasia's POV-I feel as my heart is being ripped out of my chest. He's injured because of me, after everything I'd done to him, broke his heart, again and again, he still put his life in danger for me. I don't know how I will repay him in this life. I can't lose him now, not after everything we went through. He took care of Lucian too. I'm not sure if the evidence will be enough to put him away for good, or not but at least now we don't have to deal with him. I had not expected to fall in love again in this life. I tried so hard to keep myself from falling for him but I guess he's more stubborn than me. 'Please come back to me Hades. I'm sorry, I won't trouble you anymore I won't be stubborn I promise.' I covered my face and wiped my tears but they seemed unstoppable. The last time I felt this way was when I was dying. Father sat beside me wrapping his arms around my shoulder and directed my head towards his shoulder. He always knew how to comfort me but I couldn't r
Hades's POV-I opened my eyes slowly and shut them again because of the intensity of the light in the room. Where was I? Everything seems to be a blur. After a minute or so I tried opening them again. Once I could adjust, I looked around the room realizing that I was in the hospital and Ana was sleeping with her head on my bed and holding my hand. Suddenly everything came back in a flash. Lucian getting arrested and that man trying to shoot Ana. I looked down at her peaceful sleeping face. I sighed with relief that I was able to save her in time. But seeing her like this near me I can't help but feel happy. She must be worried about me, I know she is in denial but I know she feels for me too. I squeezed her hand to feel her warmth but accidentally woke her up. She looked up in a daze, and I swear to god she looked like an innocent angel in her sleepy form. She rubbed her eyes trying to pry off her sleepiness. She must have been really tired since she's still in her dress from
Third Person's Pov-Anastasia had never felt so embarrassed in her life. She couldn't help but blush at the comments of the Shaw family. If she thought Hades was domineering, his mother was a whole new story. However, she enjoyed the warmth she felt from the three of them. In her last life, Liam's family never treated her well. She had always tried to bring it to his notice, but he always brushed it away. Seeing how Hades's parents treated her, she couldn't help but compare her previous life, and this again. So much has changed for her. She's not only pursuing her dream job but also excelling in it. She helped her father out, who by the grace of God is healthy and happy. She had never imagined that she would fall in love again, but she did. Now she only had to figure out how to go about it. But before all that, she had to take care of her attacker. This was the second time someone wanted to harm her. She again tried to summarize the list of her enemies. 'Lucian had always had