Arya’s POV My head was spinning and it wasn’t because I was dizzy, the whole show was giving me a headache. Earlier when he said his entire family would be eliminated I was shocked but I didn’t really believe until now! He was right, I didn’t know much about the father of my child and that was truly crazy. Next I knew my frame was yanked closer to him while he held my wrist so tight as if fearing I would run away. My brows were wrinkled at his actions and before I got a chance to express my displeasure he spoke with a voice dipped in agitation.“The call is on speaker and Arya’s here. Are you really going to say no? All I’m asking is that you spare my wife and son! You can kill me and that’s alright-”“No, I won’t let that happen, there must be another way to punish someone. Death isn’t the answer” My words seemed to chill the atmosphere even more. Even the very air I was breathing reeked of awkwardness. As if things weren’t bad enough the man broke into a humorless laughing fit
Arya’s POV The sight staring me through the windshield was stunning, so many cars parked in the field with their flash lights blurring my vision. The shimmering rays illuminated the gloomy atmosphere. These days nights were longer than days and the moment my feet touched the rocky grounds I heard the clicking sound of guns. I couldn’t count how many men were aiming rifles at us. It was hard to see with the blinding lights but amidst the fog I noticed a figure sprinting towards me, it was getting closer by the second and faster than my brain could comprehend I was thrown into a bone crushing hug. My whole being tensed as a familiar scent wafted through my nostrils. Nicklaus had me crushed under his weights. For strange reasons my hands didn’t raise to reciprocate this gesture. I just stood as stiff as a mannequin letting him bury his head deep into my hair. That moment of silence was fleeting because next I heard the sound of a muffled voice. The hands of the clock started moving a
Arya’s POV The confusion in my eyes knew no bounds as I stared at Bella but then a figure past by. It was Klaus, I caught a glimpse of him and understood the situation. “Arya, I’m so glad you’re okay. Are you hurt anywhere?”The second her voice reached my ears I realized I wasn’t the only one crying, the hoarseness in it gave her away and this caused my tears to stream down hastily. I couldn’t speak because my words were stuck somewhere in my throat. I only nodded and fell back into her embrace. My body quivered from crying my eyes out.“I’m glad you’re okay” I heard this with a pat on my back, the gentle movement caused an eruption within me. I wanted to blame it on the hormones but that’s a bloody lie. This was all me! I was bawling like a three year old abandoned by his mother. Everything that’s happened and everything I had to do was just too much for me. The overwhelming feeling made me weak in the knees. Who knew running away was this hard? A part of me tied Nicklaus reac
Arya’s POV A mother should know her daughter just as a daughter should know her mother. And I knew mine.‘Oh, she’s really mad. She only calls me young lady when she’s mad upset!’“Good morning Melissa” Bella tried to alleviate the weird tension but my mom was a master at keeping things rolling. She turned and smiled warmly at Bella, responding to her greeting and then fixed her gaze back on me with a stern look. I shot Bella a glance and she left then I went in, closely following behind like a prisoner headed for trial. “After my dinner I had a sleepover at Emily’s new apartment. We drank so I forgot to text. Sorry”As we walked I straight up stated the lies I had cooked and Melissa suddenly halted at the center of the living room. “Were you with Nicklaus or Lucious?”My mood took a bigger nosedive, I wasn’t expecting such a question so the shock on my face was noticeable. It seems we were gonna have that long awaited conversation now but I wasn’t mentally ready for that. I’m s
The gloominess hovering over Nicklaus was like a gathering rain storm. It had its breaking point but it wasn’t just yet. The conversation with Arya played out in his memories like a tape on repeat with a visual image of the look in her eyes. Those stares haunted his dreams and he doesn’t even sleep! How then was that possible?He thought he had no fear, like hell he always pride himself in his fearlessness but right now he couldn’t recognize this sudden emotion. He feared greatly! He dreaded the reality of being looked upon by her with such hateful eyes. It didn’t matter when others called him a monster, their words didn’t hold water in his ears but now this was different. His heart was in pains and he couldn’t explain the feeling but it felt terrible. A feeling where your insides were twisting and ripping apart. To make things worse the so called heartbeat would miss a rhythm every now and then. Nicklaus sat behind his oak desk, his monotonous office seemed to be doing its best
Night came quickly thanks to the problematic atmosphere. Klaus just sat in the parking lot. His hands on the wheels but he couldn’t find the strength to start the engines.If we’re being honest, it wasn’t that he lacked strength but that he had no destination. Home doesn’t feel like home anymore. In the past he never cared about intimacy, just work and partying. If he needed to function then he’d get a woman for the pleasures but everything’s changed now.After experiencing the joy of returning home from work and being in the arms of the woman he loves, how can he go back to living like it never happened? Now the saying ‘home is where your love ones are’ made absolute sense to him. All he wanted to do was drive to Bella’s apartment, scratch that. All he wanted to do was bring her back to his place!But it wasn’t about what he wanted because at the end of the day love can’t be forced. If she kept on rejecting him then he’ll have no choice but to accept the rejection. Klaus just sa
Arya’s POV My body rolled out of the sheets to bask in the intruding sunlight. I know it sounded like I had a goodnights rest but I didn’t which is insane because after everything I went through in the hands of those cold concrete floors you’d think last night would’ve been divine, sleeping all nice and comfy. Well at least it should’ve been, except for the troubling thought brazenly roaming my mind and depriving me of sleep in the process. The fiasco with starlight entertainment didn’t leave my mind, not even for a second and although I know meeting Nicklaus is the only way to solve this, I’m hesitant and I have valid reasons to be! The numerous messages Nicklaus left me were starting to seem like death notes, if I show up in his face there’s a high chance he might do something ludicrous!Still, I don’t really have a choice, I can’t help but feel the crisis starlight’s in was somehow my fault. But isn’t Nicklaus too imposing? He already beat Lucious up, wasn’t that enough? Was th
Arya’s POV He traced my steps back with his feet. Yeah, that right! Nicklaus was closing in on me like a Lion cautiously waiting for the perfect moment to strike. How did things get so sexual over a rejected gift? Nicklaus was really a pro, when he wanted someThe pressure I thought has subsided rose up in my heart. His reckless words stirred trouble in my depths and before I could speak he added.thing he knew how to maneuver his way around. And when he’s at it, even the purist of conversations become lustful just like his eyes now. His pupils were darker than normal, maybe it’s because they were housing a tank filled with unhinged and uncensored intentions. I placed a hand on his chest to stop him but that was my biggest mistake because he grabbed my hand and pulled me forward, the remaining gap between us faded into our bodies and I was now smeared in his embrace. “Nicklaus, what’re you doing?”My voice was edgy because his hands were already brazenly roaming my clothes like