Arya’s POV I, for one wouldn’t have cared if he came to pick me in the past but this times it’s different. My conversation with Alison played a big role in my refusal but that wasn’t close to the main course. Nicklaus agreement to some space has been my biggest achievement in my mission, now all I have to do is find a way to extend it until it becomes permanent. And I’m well aware that just mere associating with Lucious would pose a threat to my plans. Even with these thoughts running through my head I couldn’t entirely escape Lucious involvement. Over the phone he was adamant, clinging like a bee to honey but so was I. I can’t let my efforts be in vain, so in the end he agreed not to pick me up, on a condition of course, and that’s for him to send a driver instead. This was obviously my best shot so I took it and here I was at the back seat of a Panorama, completely soaked in deep thoughts. Every now and then my hands would massage my belly, the idea of having life growing in me
Arya’s POV My eyes shot wider than a saucer. I just stood like a robot, confused and infuriated at my stupid brain for being so slow. Of course the bulk of my rage was directed towards Lucious.Why the hell did he do that?! This thought clouded my mind as he let me out of his grasp. My swirling head had barely cleared from the split second moment when I got my answer. The answer was equivalent to soaking me in chill water and then putting me out to freeze to death! The kiss wasn’t passionate rather it was provocative. The provocation was channeled towards Nicklaus. That’s right, Nicklaus was now practically sprinting towards us. I turned to face Lucious with immerse rage, he did it on purpose! What the hell?Dragging me into this family feud, again and again. I’m done with this nonsense! My boiling anger had reached it’s peak and so had Nicklaus. Faster than I could blink he began raining punches as if he was handing out pies. Worse part of it was Lucious didn’t dodge. He just
Arya’s POV My mind went blank, I was anxious as hell, the look on his face was vicious, it certainly won’t be easy for me to slip past this. Nevertheless, I can’t just stay still and do nothing while he drives me to his mansion like a mad man, there’s no telling the lengths he’d go to punish me. “Nicklaus, that was a mistake and you know it-”“Do I?” He snapped, his retort caused me to blink in fright, his hoarse voice mirrored the brewing fury within him. I didn’t know what to say, the rage in his eyes were enough to make me shudder. The whole atmosphere was consumed by inexplicable danger. I don’t know if I’m seeing things but underneath his immerse anger there was a ting of sadness and pain. Does it make him feel so terrible to see me get kissed by someone else? It couldn’t have been considered a kiss because it lasted for a split second. A peck is more suitable. Still, I have a huge score to settle with Lucious. He completely messed up my plans and threw me into the lion’s den.
Arya’s POV I was so busy tryna fight the urge to puke that I had no energy left to struggle, it was only when my back hit the soft comfort of the mattress that I realized the familiarity of my surroundings. His room looked just the same but I had no time to think as Nicklaus leaned over me. Time immediately started ticking for me again. “What’re you doing?” I asked with a tone full of uneasiness but all I got was a hand to my shoulders that completely pinned me to the bed. “I think it’s best I show you” Nicklaus eyes were beaming with desires, his heated gaze on my exposed neckline was demanding. I tried to raise myself but I couldn’t, he really had me trapped, it hurt like crazy!“Stop this madness! Are you seriously gonna force me? Do you have no shame?” I could only rely on my words to garner a reaction from him but Nicklaus had really lost all sense of rationality.“No I don’t, I’m shameless for you”With this he crashed into my lips like a disastrous hurricane, clearing every
Arya’s POV Nothing about his hot kisses touring my chest was gentle, they were rash and imposing leaving red spots as a souvenir. Coupled with my resistance the scene turned into a three-ring circus. It was chaotic but somehow he managed to keep me locked under his grasps. My legs gave in and I slumped to the bed while he followed suit, completely enveloping my figure under his broad build. My mouth had grown exhausted from planting bites on his arm but he wouldn’t bulge, I decided to give it my all and he groaned against my ear but didn’t retreat. “Resist one more time and we would do it once more” His deep voice did the trick and sealed my mouth, his threat was clear but was I supposed to believe he planned to do it once? Nicklaus was usually like an unleashed beast feasting on every inch of my skin, right now he was worse off. He had completely lost it. I knew this so when he reached for his fallen tie to clasps my hands, I wasn’t surprised just horrified!He was like a hungry
Arya’s POV Its been months since I was last intimate, the pain was excruciating as Nicklaus made an entrance. My breaths came out ragged and despite the chill weather I was sweating profusely. Nicklaus was staring right in front of me as he adjusted inside me, I didn’t want to look back and just shut my eyes. It was humiliating enough to be underneath him yet again. Whether I admitted it or not my actions bruised my words. My entire body was shivering from the discomfort and it didn’t help that my hands above my head was growing numb. A small bite on my lips helped me suppress my screams but what I didn’t expect was for a voice of fury to husk in my ears. “Why’re your eyes closed? Open em!” My body stilled and I didn’t dare breathe, for obvious reasons I couldn’t bring myself to open my eyes. The guilt of my actions were eating me up and Nicklaus noticed my hesitation. This only made him livid.“Arya open your f*cking eyes!” My heart trembled but I kept on my rebellious act, I
Arya’s POV My back hit the cold marble walls and Nicklaus was staring down at me with little to no space between us. It was frustrating to know that only I was butt naked in this ridiculous proximity. My earlier bravery was flown out the window and the only thing I felt was shame and uneasiness. The bathroom was so brilliantly lit that it was impossible to delude myself that maybe he couldn’t see every part of me. Instinctively my hands moved to block my chest from his line of sight and I assure you it wasn’t because of the cold. My actions seem to upset him. “First you wouldn’t look at me while I pleasure you and now this?”As he spoke my face blushed pink, nothing about this felt right, doing the act was even less embarrassing than having a full blown conversation in this state, it was simply humiliating but he didn’t look like he’d let me off the hook easily. Knowing how shameless Nicklaus was that’s a dream.“Why’re you covering your body from me?” He looked utterly serious s
Arya’s POV My eyes weren’t deceiving me, Bella was out beside my apartment and dressed in the most casual way possible, she seemed to be taking out some trash and when I called out to her she turned looking just as surprised as I was.“You live here?” I asked pointing at the house beside mine. Judging from the look of things that what it seemed like and Bella’s nod affirmed it.“Wow, what a coincidence. I’ve always wondered who lived there, I heard it was taken but never saw anyone. So it’s you, that’s great!”My excited spirit filled the air but the realization of something dimmed it. If Bella is here that means she left Klaus place which also means she was done with him, from her story back at the restaurant things weren’t so good with her. I genuinely thought things would work out and maybe it was all a big misunderstanding.“Wanna come in?” Bella offered, for facts it seemed like she desperately needed some company, she looked a bit down all the while and the chilly snowy weathe
Arya’s hands moved to clasp her lips, what she held was both shocking and surprising. Her gaze couldn’t help darting at Nicklaus’s peaceful face. Ever since the incident, she was inclined to bring up Aiden but she couldn’t muster the courage and avoided the topics like the plague. She’d often help him dress his wound while he slept on the drugs and when he was awake she was gone, leaving the maids to prepare and deliver the meals.This was about the time when she usually dressed his wound but something else stole her attention. In her hands were photos of her and Aiden, they were taken when she lived with Aiden, it appeared to be dated back to that day at the hospital. The pictures were only taken from one location. ‘The balcony’It must’ve been taken by a drone or something of that kind, her thoughts were in shambles, he knew about Aiden since?But why didn’t he do anything? Nothing made sense to her anymore. Hours passed after this discovery and Arya stayed seated in his r
Arya's POVTechnically everyone here presence was closer to him than his supposed family. I can’t help but think I misjudged him when he said he had no family.Now I know he meant it, no one deserves to grow up in such conditions. With my fingers crossed I perched my ears to listen to the doctor’s announcement.“The surgery was a success. He didn't faint from excessive loss of blood but instead, exhaustion. He’ll be moved shortly, you'll be able to see him then but it'll take a while before he wakes up. His insomnia prevents him from sleeping so we induced him with something strong…”Nicklaus has insomnia? I never knew that, he always slept when we were together. “…Whoever is by his side when he wakes up should call the attention of a doctor. We can only verify his stability when he regains consciousness”.With that, the doctor left and I forgot how to move my feet, when I did remember, the first person I met was Klaus. “Nicklaus has insomnia?”I was staring at him for an answ
“Please…I beg you, I can’t do anything else but this, I’ll find a way to repay you, I promise… Just please spare Aiden”What sounded like a hysterical laugh ended with a scorn from Jane.“Does that mean you’re choosing to pay with your life?… Don’t you get it? There’s no point begging. Juliet had to die because I knew she was in on it, even though she lied and pretended to be a saint, even when she made me take months of gun training, and even when she placed me instead of the real Jane to be Aiden's nanny. She claimed she did all that for my revenge but I knew, I've always known I'd kill her for what she did! So, you see… everyone involved dies, only then would it be fair!”Melissa seemed to have recovered from the shock and shouted.“Let me die instead, please!”“No!” Arya screamed with uncontrollable pain. “I would never let that happen! This has nothing to do with you-”“Shut your mouth, how can a mother be alive when her daughter dies? I’d hang myself if that should happen, I’
“Nicklaus…drop your gun”Arya’s voice cracked but it was audible enough. Her eyes on the other hand were no longer sharp and full of life. It looked like a drawing with no emotions.Just desperation clouded her mind, she was at that point where selling her soul to the devil didn’t sound like a bad idea. Anything would do to get through this nightmare, “Please, just listen to me!” She screamed out in pain, her breathing was haggard and slowly Nicklaus lowered his hands and tossed his gun aside.“Very good, I knew you’d be useful in taming this beast. Now, hand over the ledger”All eyes rested on Nicklaus right now, amongst those eyes were Arya’s shocked gaze. Was she referring to the same ledger that got Luke killed? A shudder ran through her spine, she knew it was very important to Nicklaus, what if he doesn’t give it up and Aiden ends up paying with his life? After all, she hid him from Nicklaus all this while.What if he resents her for it and as retribution he lets Aiden,
As expected the night was torture for Arya, she didn't dare lie down, afraid of what she'd see in her dreams tonight. Luke had sent a driver to retrieve Arya’s car so she held her phone while staring at the stars from the balcony. The chair she sat on still had Aiden’s scent and she couldn’t stop crying. How can what felt like heaven a few hours ago suddenly become hell?Such is the pain of longing, It casts a vague appearance in the memories and leaves behind fragments of pieces that end up becoming history. With time they start to feel warm in the heart, no longer the cold of the void space left behind but even the warmth is just the heart’s coping mechanism, nothing can truly replace the missing piece.Above all, it’s the guilt that eats deep into the heart that does the most damage, maybe if things were different seeing a brighter light would be possible sooner than later but that’s never the case.And that’s definitely not the case here!Arya clenched her chest tighter,
The tension in the room immediately tightened, Lucious’s focus was now on Arya. Juliet’s words seemed to do the trick and he began his questioning.“Is this true?…”Of course, his question was met with no reply, of all the times Arya would be in the right state of mind to answer that, right now was definitely not the freaking time!“Are you going to keep avoiding me even if I’m right here? I saw the news and wanted to check in with you but you never answered the phone. So it really was you, Arya”His tone had a tinge of sadness lurking underneath its solemn feel but Arya heard none of this, in fact, she hadn’t spared Lucious a glance the entire time, her gaze remained fixed on Juliet.“I’ve brought the documents, hand over Aiden or there will be serious consequences!” The shakiness of her voice came from her boiling anger, she was so mad it felt like she would explode in rage but Juliet kept adding fuel to fire!“I didn’t know you had hearing impairments… Come tomorrow at noon to
“HAPPY NEW YEAR!”“POW! POW!”Fire works graced the sky of the Smith’s residence, the atmosphere was bright and bubbly as were the hearts of everyone present witnessing the glorious scenes of colorful Fireworks bursting open in the sky.“Look Aiden, do you like it?”Arya voiced to the cheerful little man who was swinging his hands with great excitement. Luke and Melissa stood together while Arya stood some distance away with Aiden in her arms and all other members of the household including Jane went back inside to prepare the elaborate meal and Aiden’s necessary arrangements. It was twelve midnight, marking the dawn of a new day, and in this case a new year! So of course Aiden won’t be joining the fun. Jane took him to his cot while Arya, Melissa and Luke had a splendid time at the dining. A completely joyous family was all she ever asked for, it seemed impossible from the start and even the only one she had was taken away but life wasn’t so cruel afterward. It found a way t
Without a word Klaus grabbed Bella’s hand and led her outside. She couldn’t help but think, wasn’t she the one who came to drag him out? How did she end up being dragged instead?He released her hands in front of his car and ruffled his wet hair against the cold air. “Aren’t you cold? Why did you get soaked?”She asked out of sheer concern but deep down she wasn’t complaining about the view he was feeding her lustful mind. It wasn’t bad enough his shirt stuck to him like tissue but a few buttons were undone to reveal his protruding chest. No straight woman could remain a nun when faced with this temptation yet she tried to peel her eyes off and focus it on his face but his face wasn’t any better!The base of his hair was turning black and because it was wet it appeared darker with the blonde tips that dripped off stray water droplets. “I’m fine, I needed to wash off the tipsiness”.“A-alright…” she stammered and it finally dawned on her, just how flushed she was at the though
Bella’s POVChristmas Eve was going smoothly with Amiee. I cooked while she… well, she played games as usual, now that she got the new video game set from Klaus she even neglected eating! Not if I can help it though, she certainly wouldn’t starve on my watch. There were medications to be taken so not skipping meals was as important as breathing.“Amiee! Food is served!”“Coming!”That’s the third time this evening, I matched over and held her favorite stuffed animal.“Come eat or I’ll feed Ms Pears some food”“You can’t do that, you ruin her fur!”At last, something finally got her attention off the screen. It’s cliche that a teenager is still hung up by a stuffed toy but who am I to judge? As long as Ms Pears can get the Job done, she’s welcomed to stay.“The choice is yours, choose wisely”“Fine! Leave Ms Pears out of this”She stood up and abandoned her gaming machine. This made me wonder, just how important was Ms Pears to her.Would I be ranked lower than a stuffed animal