KALILA’S POV I was so worried and tensed when Ares dropped to the floor. For a second I thought he was having a terrible heart attack, the way he had suddenly fell to the floor shook my nerves greatly. Was it me? Was I the cause of what was happening to him? There was no one else in the mansion that could help me, did it have to be now? When no one else was around? I paced up and down after wrapping a robe around myself, my heart was racing with fear. “Calm down, Kalila. You need to ease your mind.” Nova said. “What do you mean? He might be dead or something. I’m so frightened right now, what if he’s actually dead? What about my quest?” I exclaimed. “You’re not thinking straight.” Nova said and I couldn’t disagree, I wasn’t. “Look at him, he’s breathing, he’s fine. Help him up to the bed first.” I looked at Ares’s magnificent figure lying limply on the ground, how in the world was I supposed to lift him? I didn’t have such capacity. I tried to lift him up by his shoulders, bu
KALILA POVHe was dressed in all black, a pair of brown riding boots, and a brown hat on his head, although he looked absurd, he still looked very charming. “You’re like a damn grim reaper. What are you doing? And why do you have that vulgar hat on?” I asked when I had regained a little of my composure. “Vulgar? This hat belonged to my father.” He exclaimed, touching the tip of the hat and trying to adjust it to fit his head. “Just because it belonged to your father, doesn’t mean it’s pretty. You look ridiculous.” I said and walked into the bathroom. I washed my face, brushed my teeth and headed out of the bathroom. Ares was still in the room when I came back and I asked. “Where are you going dressed like that?” I asked, he was looking like a cowboy. “Horse riding.” He said and asked. “Why don’t you join me?”And get killed? I thought. I have never ridden a horse in my life and from the little knowledge I had of Ares and the fact that he was almost perfect at everything, I knew
KALILA’S POV I tried to put it out of my mind, but I couldn’t. I wasn’t mistaken, I knew that look too well because I had regaled in it so many times when I saw it in Wendy’s eyes.“Come over here, Dahlia.” Ares called and I walked over to where his stallion stood.They all aligned their horses in front of a red line, I knew hardly anything about horsing. “Flag us off.” Ares said and I stared at him silently. “I mean flag the race off, Dahlia.” He pointed out gently.Why was he so gentle with me? I thought. “I've never done it before, Ares.” I said nervously.Wendy rolled her eyes, “You don’t learn that in school, do you?” She remarked, taking a gibe at me, I ignored her.“Just stand in front of us and go, one, two, three.” Jeremy said hoarsely.What was going on? Why was Jeremy’s voice harsh and Ares’s gentle? It was as if they had switched places.I stared at him, then back at Ares, “Sure.” I stood in front of them. “Ready?”For some reason, my heart started beating fast and my ey
KALILA’S POVThis was going to be a very uncomfortable night, I could already foresee it.“Hey, Dahlia.” Wendy said as I walked in after Ares.“What are you doing? You don’t have a chef at home?” I asked, not minding how rude I sounded, then I looked at Ares. “Ares, I thought you assigned servants to the house she’s crashing in?”“I did.” He replied flatly as he sat down. “Rough day?” He asked Jeremy.Jeremy nodded, “Understatement, it was crazy at the office after the horse race. Can I stay at the ranch? Away from people?”“No.” Ares said and they started eating, he stopped and looked up at me. “What? You won’t eat because Wendy and Jeremy are here?”“I don’t know why she has to eat with us.” I replied flatly.“I can’t cook.” She said, her eyes were like blazing embers of fury but there was a smile on her face.“Lucky you right?” I scoffed and sat next to Ares.I suddenly wanted to talk to Jeremy, I realized that after a few minutes of eating and chatting, although I didn’t say a wor
ARES’S POVOne thing I couldn’t get off my mind was the night of the blood moon, I was so into Dahlia that night. I wanted every bit of her, I wanted to explore her body, I wanted us to become one. I didn’t just want to have sex with her, I wanted a passionate love making that would blend us into one fluid motion. It was quite embarrassing that I passed out in the middle of it, something switched off in my head. The next morning I woke up with the scent of Dahlia all over me and the only thing that came to my head were thoughts of the previous night. How Dahlia had responded completely fueled my body and emotions, she had given back the same energy I gave out.I couldn’t get it out of my mind the whole day and that was what Leo used to nag me.“Leo! What happened last night?” I asked while in the shower.“Hmm, let’s see, you took in too much energy from the moon.” He replied.“What do you mean? Break it down.” I said.“Okay, you let it take complete control over you, so you weren’t a
KALILA’S POVI woke up the next morning with a strong headache and drowsy eyes. There was a sore and irritating taste in my mouth and I just closed my eyes and laid still for a very long time. The door creaked open and someone walked in, when I opened my eyes Ares was standing next to me with a bowl.“Here, drink this.” He said.I wasn’t in complete control of my body, “What is that?” I asked, trying to sit up.“Hangover soup, it’s a recipe I learnt a long time ago.” He said and handed the bowl to me, then walked over to his desk.The scenes of last night started flashing in my head, I remembered the dinner, having drinks with Jeremy and the huge secret he had revealed to me. I drank from the bowl Ares had handed to me, it only made the taste in my mouth worse.“Ugh!” I exclaimed and squeezed my face as the bitter taste spread across my tongue.“Finish it.” He said flatly, watching me the entire time.Although his constant gaze made me shy, I drank all of it and dropped the bowl on th
ARES’S POVI didn’t like it, the closeness between the both of them. I was acting like a hypocrite and I knew it, I almost got lured to Wendy’s bed by her dubious nature but I was mad at Dahlia for having drinks with Jeremy. Come to think of it, when did Wendy get so audacious? What gave her the guts to try and seduce me? Have I slackened? That must be the reason and there was only one possible reason for me being calmer than before, it was Dahlia. About three months ago, Wendy would have never attempted what she did the previous night. Despite how tough and heartless I was, she still threw herself on me but not in a manner as intimate and daring as that. I didn’t know Wendy’s plan, nor that of her father’s. After a little chat with Jeremy, I got pissed, very pissed. “Hey, Ares what’s up?” He asked as he walked into my office the next morning. I remembered his last words as we parted ways yesterday, it seemed like being drunk made one smarter for that specific period. “You don’t lo
ARES’S POVThere was no way anyone in my position would be okay. Despite how I had treated Dahlia in the past and my lack of show of emotions towards her, I still didn’t want another man around her.From time to time she stole nervous glances at me as I sat with a frown on my desk. Just so it wouldn’t look like she was the cause of my worry, I flipped through some papers on the table. I was just flipping through without actually reading anything.After a while, she called, “Ares.”Slowly, I looked up at her, what was it? Was she suddenly feeling guilty about turning me down? “You seem angry, I can cancel my plans for tonight and have that drink with you.” She said meekly, her eyes large and gentle.There was an excitement stirring up in me but my pride killed it immediately. It would seem petty for her to cancel her plans just because I was sore about it. “Don’t get worked up about it, it’s fine.” I said calmly, knowing it wasn’t fine. “We can have drinks any other day.” I said and