-- Knight’s POV--"So what now? Are you just going to stay here and let yourself drown in that sh*t liquor of humans? " Lucas stated.I chuckled bitterly. I wish to get drunk, but Lucas’ bane is disgusting just by thinking about it. This seems to calm my nerves, so this will be fine."Are you not going to go back to your place?"Right. I’ve left the penthouse for good for a month now. Which means it’s been a month now since Athena left me. A month later, when Athena decided to leave me and prove to me that she stayed in our set up for nothing but money and sex.I drank the whole bottle of liquor. If only this liquid could kill me, then I’d hit the jackpot. But no, I know what fate I need to deal with. By now, I know that no death could end my misery without getting Athena involved.But it still hurts me. I feel like I’m dead inside already. Her leaving me and hearing from her own mouth that she didn’t feel anything for me even the slightest bit. I tried, I tried hard to make her stay.
--Athena’s POV--"Athena, please... You need to eat. "That has been Erin’s favorite line for the past few weeks. If she’s not convincing me to eat, then she’ll be saying things that will somehow lighten me up. In the end, she’ll just fail.I hugged my pillow to cover my face more. I heard her sigh and the side of the bed shifted, and I believe she sat beside me."Are you going to be like this for the rest of the time? You don’t go out of your room, you don’t eat. I'm glad you still have the initiative to take a bath. " She laughed.I didn’t answer her."You want to go to the mall later?" She asked. I bet she’s trying me with all of her cards just so she can make me socialize with her."I’m tired, Erin. I just want to rest. " I grunted."Rest? After weeks of locking yourself into the room, you still need rest?" I can sense her sarcastic tone.I sneered and turned to the other side of the bed. I hate that she knows the answer to that yet she’s still trying to make me confess."You know
"Someone's outside," Erin said as she pushed open my door.My brow furrowed. "Who?"I didn’t wait for her answer. I stood up from my bed to see what she was talking about. I've kind of learned how to get by for the past few days. That night, when Erin cried in my arms, that became my awakening. I realized that my life doesn’t revolve around just me.Yes, I wanted to think about myself. But I think I couldn’t bare to see people suffer because of me. I don’t want to give them a hard time just because I gave them a hard time as well."I didn’t open it since it might be someone you know…" She couldn’t continue. We both know what she’s trying to say.Really? Knight would send someone after a month? Why not the day after I bid my goodbye. I came to the door and peered at the peephole.As soon as I saw who was outside, I backed out and my eyes widened. My body turned cold."Why? Who was it? " Erin held my shoulders.The doorbell buzzed again. I acted immediately. I went inside again and took
"Your father won’t give this up, Ms. Collins."They say fate is inevitable. It’s inescapable. No matter how much you want to get away, no matter what you plan to escape, you’ll find yourself heading towards your fate.Right at this moment, I don’t know where I am going. I’m just finding myself walking and walking towards an empty and shallow future."Why? Is he still not cooperating? "Mr. Admir showed an expression of disbelief. I immediately knew the answer. My shoulders fell in disappointment. I want to get mad. But all I felt was the tiredness that was swallowing me whole."How about his health? Is there any progress? "He sighed. "You could talk to his doctor."I avoided his eyes. I don’t feel alright with his tone. I know it’s bad news. We drifted off from the technicalities of the case. Most of it, I don’t understand. Sometimes, when I hear terms that I understand, I butt in some questions that only catch my concern."But there’s a chance that he’ll get out, right?""We could j
Tonight, I’ll do something that I’m going to regret for the rest of my life."What are these for? I thought you were done with this. "Peter handed me the folder. Without a word, I opened it and scanned the profiles of the people I asked about.Sh*t. I’ve met some of them already. After months of being involved with Knight, I’ve already encountered some of these faces.I hurriedly got the pencil and crossed out the faces that were familiar to me. I’m in a hurry. I flipped several pages, ignoring Peter’s words."How about the places? Possible parties? Events? " I asked him while still flipping through the pages of papers."Athena, you’re freaking me out. What’s this all about?"I looked at him seriously. I didn’t know what the right words were to say, so I just stared at him."You’ll do this again?" He uttered it silently.I blinked and avoided his eyes."Fvck. Fvck." He muttered repeatedly.I narrowed my eyes on him. I thought he was just acting that way because he was disappointed. B
Peter:Mr. Carter? The Andersons? No. No. Tell me this is not what I think it is, Athena.I ignored all of Peter’s messages to me. I declined all his calls and decided to just turn my phone off while going the way of my own misery.It does not help. He definitely wants to stop me. I'm good at this, so he must have an idea of what plan I’m materializing tonight.We stayed in this one room full of bachelors and other ladies as well, but only a few of them.The two Anderson men were crowding over me. As the night deepened, I wasn’t able to count my shots already. My head started to spin as I gulped more liquid that would make me lose my consciousness, or if not my consciousness, then lose myself.Taking those alcoholic beverages was not my own form of having fun. I may look normal on the outside, flirting with both of them, but I don’t think I'm in my right mind still.Around midnight, I already felt my strength leaving me. I could feel their lips on my skin from time to time as they co
The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was Erin and Peter’s faces. I feel weak. It was as if a powerful force had manifested itself on me before I went to sleep.I couldn’t remember a thing that had happened last night, but..."She’s awake. Athena, " Erin called me. Her eyes were puffy.She walked beside the bed and held my hand softly."How are you feeling? Can you remember a thing? " She asked wearily."Stop Erin. Give her time to adjust. " Peter, who’s standing beside the bed, I looked at him, and his eyes were full of resentment."I-I…I had a weird dream." No voice almost came out of me. My throat felt dry."Why? What is it? " Erin asked me while Peter walked somewhere.I sighed, contemplating things. My mind was still blurry and so were the memories I had. It seems like I’ve slept for a long period of time for me to feel this weak."I’ll call the doctor."I glanced at Peter, who handed me a glass of water. He’s eyeing me strongly. I didn’t dare ask him any questions.Erin kep
I had to get my own attorney for the case. It’s easy, I am in fact innocent because of my statement. Of course, I had to leave some information that would send me to jail.I could file a case against them, and that’s what the attorney suggested to me. Peter was strong in convincing me that I should do it to get the compensation, whereas Erin was convincing me to do it so I could get the justice that I wanted.Exhaustion. That’s what I’m feeling. I have to make a decision that will disappoint everybody. I decided to not file a case against them."What? What do you mean you’re not filing a case? " Peter exclaimed."Peter, don’t get this started." Erin warned him.I’m discharged today. I’m all fine now, though I think I’m not fine on the inside. They couldn’t talk to me for days of my stay here. I only talked to the lawyer, but the rest of the time, I kept my mouth shut."I know you’re feeling guilty, but that’s the least compensation you could get." Peter sounded a bit desperate."It is