"Theo" her voice cracked as she felt her nose tingle with the onslaught of conflicting emotions. When Theo saw her standing just in the threshold between the dining area and the living area, his anger, tiredness and irritation, everything evaporated. The only thing he felt at that moment is being content. As if his entire world is standing right in front of him. Her eyes looked moist, her lips were parted. Her gaze dancing over his features, as if she is thirsty for him. He also noticed that she is leaning forward a little, trying to make the pain in her stomach feel bearable. He erased the distance between them in a few long purposeful strides and hugged her tightly, making sure not to hurt her stomach. He is taking in all of her body weight to ease her pain. "Baby" he whispered while taking a deep breath filled with her unique scent which is not polluted by any deo's or perfumes. When he called her 'Baby', she blushed. There is a video which is trending on the internet, whe
"Why did Silas wanted to kill me?" Nina wondered outloud. Theo wanted to find out the same. "Nina, how was your relationship with your step brother after your father married your step mother?" he inquired. He already understood that William Davis favoured his step family over Nina. Unless and Until William thinks that Nina is useful, he wouldn't bother to notice her or remember her existence. And Barbara lived up to her title as Nina's step mother. But what is confusing Theo is the fact that Silas tried to kill her. He wanted to know what happened between them to make him hate her to this extent. Nina was quiet for a moment. She doesn't have a relationship with Silas at all. It's not that he never tried, he tried so many times to develop an inappropriate relationship with her, which she never encouraged. She tried telling that to her father, who scolded her saying that she is overthinking it and Silas is not like that. "He wanted to become more than my stepbrother. And I always
The next morning, Nina woke up in Theo's arms. His warm embrace chased away the cold around her, engulfing her in his warm cocoon. She is yet to open her eyes, but still she can tell that he is awake. He is hugging her from behind, her back to his front. One of his arms is cushioning her head, while his other hand is sitting just over her bare hip bone, making sure not to cause any discomfort to her by putting weight on her injured stomach. After his promise to own her last night, he checked the dressing of her now healing wound and insisted that she wear one of his T shirts to bed. 'It will be comfortable' he reasoned. His t shirt is loose on her frame, almost slipping past her shoulders. It reached just till her upper thighs. This is the first time she is exposing so much skin infront of him. She never wore anything like this before. Her collarbone is on display, and her legs are bare. She blushed a bright shade of red when he saw her dressed in his clothes. His eyes turne
After his call with Ryan, Theo is upset. They know Silas is behind Nina's Kidnapping, but he is unable to take any legal action against them directly. 'Well, if I cannot take any legal action, then I can still make the Davis family go bankrupt. If William Davis is ready to beg on the streets, then so be it' he decided. Nina heard the one sided conversation, but she didn't understand anything apart from the fact that someone is dead and Theo is not pleased about it. "What happened?" she asked him softly. He looked at her and stroked her cheek. "I told you that we have taken Stella in, right?" he reminded her. She nodded her head. He indeed told her that Stella already confessed about the involvement of Silas. "Yes, what happened now?" she probed. Theo is not at all pleased with what happened, but he cannot do anything about it now. "Someone killed her" he revealed. Nina was stunned to hear that. "What?" she gasped. Theo shared everything which Ryan shared with him, leavin
"Mr. Morrison, the autopsy report of Stella came out. The report shows that someone stabbed her four times repeatedly in the stomach. Stella lost her life because of excessive blood loss" Ryan shared the details of Stella's autopsy report with Theo. The Morrison heir is still trying to suppress his displeasure about this issue. "It's not it, the most confusing thing is, Stella was stabbed by a woman. And it looked similar to the way Mrs. Morrison was stabbed" Ryan shared. Until that point, they thought Stella and Silas kidnapped Nina and Stella might have stabbed her out of anger. But now Stella is dead, but she was also stabbed similar to that of Nina. "What? That means, there was a third person involved in this case, and that person is a woman?" Theo understood what Ryan meant. Ryan on the other hand was equally shocked when he realised this. "Yes, it looks like it. Silas is not alone. He has a woman helping him, or he must be helping that woman. Whatever it is, there were
"Nina, here, I bought some gifts for you" he pointed at the items he carefully selected to please her. Nina gave the said items a fleeting glance. Everything is neatly arranged on the table in front of the couch. William already opened all the boxes to be made sure that she could see the items inside the boxes and get dazzled instantly. He picked a few pieces of diamond jewellery and expensive branded leather handbags. She would have loved all of these gifts if he would have gifted them a few years ago. But now, she doesn't feel anything when she is looking at those gifts. Her heart feels empty for the man sitting in front of her. "Dad, these are not nessasary. You took your time to come and see me, it's more than enough" she spoke with a hint of smile. But what she is not verbalising is that, all she ever needed from him was his time and affection, which he never gave. William ofcourse didn't understand what she meant. He thought she is still the same Nina who used to do anything
"Dad, don't worry. I cannot look at you like this. I will try to speak with Theo today. I will try my best to change his mind" Nina promised William. When William heard this, he looked at her with hope. "Nina, if you could do this, then this would be a huge help for our family. Dad will give you whatever you want as long as you can pull this off" he promised. He wanted to please her and push her and try her best to change Theo's mind. Nina gave him a forced smile. "You know me and Theo are not in good terms with each other. I cannot promise that I will succeed. But I can promise to try my best" she spoke up, clarifying that he is still not out of hot water. William gave her a huge smile. It's not a secret that Nina is beautiful. And as a man, he knows that a woman can charm any man if she wants to. "Nina, as Theo's wife, it's your duty to please him in every way possible. Please him first, and then try to persuade him" he advised her to woo her husband in bed. This is the kind
"You don't have to worry about me, worry about yourself" she whispered and winked mischievously. "If you say so" he replied. His voice is husky with anticipation. In this one year that they have been married, never once did they touch each other intimately. They didn't even share a room. So many misunderstandings created a wall around them, making a relationship seem impossible. But now, this feels like a dream. A very beautiful and hot dream. Slowly Nina removed his tie from around his neck and tied both his arms together behind his back. The knot is loose and he can break it if he wants to. And she wants him to break, so that she can stop this. She leaned closer to him when she was tying the knot , intentionally seducing him. Never once did they lose eye contact. "Are you ready?" she whispered over his lips, just a whisper away from kissing him. "I thought you already started. Is it not started yet?" he countered with a challenging smirk. She pressed her lips to his and
"She fed you lies. You don't know what kind of a woman she is" Stacy insisted. Asher glared at her coldly, while Aria was stiffly standing in his arms. Just their mere presence is evoking fear inside her. If there was ever a time in her life when she found herself helpless and scared out of her mind, then that would be with the Smith family. Nancy was better when compared to these people. She used to make Aria work, and that is that. If the work was done, then Nancy never used to bother Aria. But the other members of the family are not the same. "Enough, don't forget that you are talking to a Morrison. And you are insulting the mistress of the Morrison family. If you value your life and status in Neopolis, I suggest you to keep your tongue in check. One more word against her, then you will dissappear without a trace" he threatened Stacy, who immediately turned pale. Even Bianca looked scared. Even though they envy Aria's good fortune, they cannot afford to offend a Morrison. "I
"Who is your sugar daddy?" Stacy sneered. Aria is breathing heavily, looking wildly around her. She is expecting Bryan to pop in at any second and demand that she go home with him. She is barely listening to their taunts by this time. Asher forgot his mobile in his car, so he went to fetch it after confirming that she would be fine on her own. But little did Aria expect that she would have to face the people from her past one after another. "You ditch, how dare you? Can't you hear that we are asking you something?" Bianca became extremely angry when Aria immediately did not reply. Just then, all the patrons of the mall suddenly rushed to the glass railing of the mall from all the sides, waiting for something which they would know would happen then. Aria was left alone as Stacy and Bianca rushed to see what it was. Aria turned to run, but a loud announcement in the microphone stopped her dead in his tracks. "Today, we are excited to announce that a very special poster from th
"Bryan Smith? I know there was a Smith family in that town. And only an elder lady used to live with an adopted young girl. I remember this particular family because the details you have given me matched perfectly with this particular family. But only one important detail didn't" the PD, James explained. He is the PD whom Asher hired to investigate a man named Bryan whom Aria once mentioned to Asher. Her details were vague and she didn't give him much except for that name. She was a bit tipsy after one of their Friday ladies night out. That night, she witnessed someone abusing a woman and that triggered a section of her past. She mumbled something that shocked Asher to his core. He tried to pry more information from her, but she didn't give him much. The next morning he tried to ask her about Bryan, but she brushed it off as if it's nothing. But Asher remembered her reaction from the other night, so he knows that it's not nothing. But he didn't pry. He hired a PD and gave him as mu
'Don't you trust me Aria?' When Asher asked that question in a tone filled with pain, Aria felt extremely sad and guilty for making him feel that way. It's not like she doesn't trust him. "How can I not trust you, Asher? You are the person whom I trust more than anyone else" she shared softly. He looked at her with surprise. He was under the impression that she might not trust him enough to share her problems with him. But her confession made him confused. "If you trust me, then why hide everything from me? What happened the day before yesterday? What triggered your emotional breakdown? What happened back there? What made you think that leaving me would make everything better?" he inquired softly. He never wanted to intrude into her personal life and make her feel uncomfortable. But things changed between them now. He is protective of her like always. He wanted to be there for her. Aria looked at him feeling like an imposter. To Asher, she was always a confident and inde
"No" Bruce refused to believe that Aria, his Aria is already someone's wife. He refused to believe the possibility. He has been searching for her for years now, but to no avail. After so many years, he refused to accept that she turned out to be Asher Morrison's wife. "Are you absolutely sure that the woman who was with Asher Morrison is Aria? I have seen his assistant and the woman who was said to be his wife. She doesn't look like Aria at all. They look completely different. You might have been mistaken" Bruce recollected Natalie and then seeing Aria's back in that party. There is no way the scared and clumsy Aria he was searching for is the hot and confident woman he saw that day. Lance was still following after Asher and Aria. The former is seen behind the wheel while Aria was seen sitting beside him in a daze. "I might not be the who lived with her under the same roof, but I have seen her while growing up. She is the same Aria, but different. The woman beside Asher is mor
"Ash, I was so scared" Aria whispered while hugging Asher tightly. The fear, unbearable pain, the feeling of being lost and lonely, and the desperation and guilt that followed as soon as she saw that dead body when she mistaken that for Asher's was too much to bear. She realised that it's not as easy as she thought it would be to leave Asher. It would be like losing herself along with him. She might not be able to survive a day without him. The image of Bryan sent chills down her spine. But her fear over Bryan felt like it was nothing in front of the feeling of losing Asher. She lived under the same roof with both the men. One of the scares the hell out of her, and she cannot live without the other. She realised that leaving Asher means losing her life. "I am fine. Don't worry" he rubbed her back, soothing her fears. This close, he could feel her heart still pounding loudly. She just confessed that she loves him too, and he still remembers the way she looked at him that morning.
Aria found herself sitting anxiously behind her desk. It's been more than a few hours since Asher went out on some work. This is the first time she didn't ask him where he was going and the first time since he left without informing where he was going. It's after eight in the evening, and Aria couldn't stop worrying about Asher. She refused to go home without him. Almost everyone left for the day, but she stayed back waiting for Asher. 'What is taking him so long?' she wondered for the nth time. Her finger kept hovering over his number, but retreated again reluctantly. She cares for him, but she doesn't want to show him that she cares. The only way to force him to let her go is pretending not to care. But who would tell her anxious heart to calm down and he will return soon. Just as she was putting her phone away, her mobile rang. She looked at the caller ID and noticed that it is Abel Anderson. "Mr. Anderson" she answered the phone quickly. After Abel's visit after their s
After their argument that morning, things remained tense between Aria and Asher. She didn't speak to him at all, and he is upset with her to talk about anything. He wanted her to tell him what happened and why she was so scared. But she is not trusting him enough to share anything with him, which made him feel upset. After yesterday's event, their photo shoot was posted to that day. And Abel wanted to finish the photo shoot first thing in the morning. As Aria couldn't do anything about the contract and she couldn't think about a way to leave Asher, she followed him to work. But she looked distracted at best. Today she is wearing a red dress. It has drop sleeves that are full with sheer lace fabric, leaving her shoulders and collar bone bare. This dress has lace detailing near the bodice. It hugged her frame till her waist before flaring down and reaching above her knees. Pairing it with red shimmer heels, she looked gorgeous. Her hair is pulled up into a high ponytail, showing off
"I Fu*king Love you" Those words made Aria freeze. Never in her life did she imagine that he would love her and even confess it like this. She hoped that he might one day start liking her more than a friend, and wished how wonderful it would be to be on the receiving end of his love. But to be able to hear those beautiful words come from his mouth like this felt like a dream. She almost turned to tell him that she loves him too. More than he could ever imagine. But Bryan's face that flashed in her mind made her freeze. 'You are mine' his Psychotic words made her fear about Asher's safety more than ever. 'No, i cannot let Bryan find out about this. I cannot let him hurt Ash. I cannot' she thought as fear forced her to stick to her plan. "Ash, you are being emotional. Let's think about this camly. I should go" she insisted. Asher gritted his teeth. She is not making any sense. This is not the Aria he knows. And the woman standing in front of him felt like a stranger. She is