I-is this yours?" Grace asked him, astonished to see him on a bike. She didn't expect him as a motorcycle person.She always wanted to ride a motorcycle but never got the chance and also she was scared of it. But still, she likes to ride, thinking that it will be a little adventure in her boring everyday life. "Hmm yeah, why are you asking that question?" He asked her. "I just didn't expect you as a motorcycle person." She blurted out loud and realized how it sounds and immediately explained when he looks at her in confusion, "I mean, I thought you might be into cars. But looking at you on a motorcycle, I was just surprised. You look so cool." He laughed hearing her explanation and he didn't miss the enthusiasm in her voice. "Thanks for the compliment. Do you like riding bikes?" "I love it." She replied with full of enthusiasm in her voice. "Then, what are you waiting for? Hop on." He said handing over a helmet to her. "What happened?" he asked her when she hesitated and stayed t
NEXT DAY MORNING… OMAR'S POV : I have just reached my office and saw my morning coffee was already placed on my desk. A small smile creeped up to my lips on its own, knowing that it was from Grace.Only she can make a coffee so f*cking delicious and I can say that without a sip based on the aroma that hits my nostrils when I entered the cabin. And I decided to call her so that I could see her gorgeous face and hear her honey coated voice.Taking the coffee cup in one hand, I dialed Grace's number and called her. After about two rings, she answered her phone making me lost in her beautiful voice. "Sir?" "Grace, come to my cabin," I said as she answered. "Yes, sir." She said and ended the call. And the next minute, I heard a knock on the door. "Come in." The door was opened revealing her gorgeous face with those pretty hazel dark eyes. She gave me one of her beautiful smiles when she saw me and wished me a good morning. It is indeed a very good morning as I saw her bright smile wh
EMILY'S POV : "Hey..."A smile instantly formed on my face when I saw the person at the door, "Alina…" She smiled coming towards me. She has been coming and visiting me every day and whenever she doesn't have any work and spends her free time with me. She became very close to me in just a short period. I love to spend time with her, she is such a lovely and very caring person.The love that she showers on me reminds me of my mom. She is strong outside but has a soft heart inside. That is why I became fond of Alina in such a short span of time. Her attitude and bossy character are what I admire the most in her. She always stands on her point and never shows fear in front of anyone, literally no one. In fact, she always scares Rudy just with one glare. That hard man is so afraid of Alina. But still, they are very good friends. They always tease each other and sometimes, I don't understand their words. Like they are speaking in a secret code language. Sometimes, I feel like they ar
ALINA'S POV :"Will you stay here tonight?" Emily asked me unexpectedly and my smile faded and looked at her, bewildered. I didn't expect this question. "I mean, Jessica won't be coming until late, why don't you just stay here for tonight?""Even if Jessica comes, I don't think she will go with Alina. She will definitely stay with Nate." Tessa said and laughed along with Siya giving hi-fi's to each other.I didn't answer her question. Even if Jessica wants to stay here, I can just leave anytime. It's not like my house is in another country. But why am I hesitating to say No to her? I just can't pull myself to say No to her.She looked at me with her puppy eyes expecting me to say yes. Everyone is waiting for my answer. Camilla didn't speak and just looked at me with expectant eyes, waiting for me to answer her."Please, for me, just for today," Emily asked me again pleading with me with her innocent eyes. But Why am I thinking twice to say no to her?I heaved a deep sigh, "Okay, fine.
GRACE'S POV :I was completely shocked when he said he'll teach me how to drive and that too now, at this time. I was so scared to even sit on a bike when someone else was driving. Then how can I drive?But there is this thing inside me whenever I am with him, there is no place for fear. Something tells me that he will keep me safe and protect me, no matter what.I looked into his dazzling purple eyes, and I found myself lost in his beautiful purple orbs again. It's like his eyes are like a magnet, attracting me towards him all the time and also assuring me that he will keep me safe. I can feel his presence, I don't know if it is true or not but I can feel his eyes on me.Even last night, I felt like he was watching me from afar but when I looked around, no one was there. I guess I was imagining things.I placed the keys and started the engine as he sat in the back seat placing his strong and muscular arms around me, holding my hands on the handle giving me protection with his strengt
RUDY'S POV : As I was walking through, I heard some noises in one of the bedrooms getting my attention. It was already midnight and I know that everyone will be asleep by now, then where is this coming from?If these are some other noises, you know what noises I'm talking about, right? Yes, if those voices are like that, then I wouldn't have to be worried like this.But these are none like that. That voice sounded cracked and hurt, that's why I am worried. I halted my steps and listened to the voice carefully, "Pl-Please. D-don't touch me."I was shocked, no one can enter the penthouse without the password then how can someone cross past all the security systems and come here? Whoever it is, they are f*cking dead!I searched for the damn room where those noises are coming from. Finally, I stopped in front of one of the guest rooms where the voices are still coming from. "Please!"What the? What the hell is going on here? I opened the door, taking the gun out of my pants and looked at
RUDY'S POV : "Who was that person you were talking about in your dreams?" I asked her, making sure that my tone was calm. She was surprised by my sudden question.She turned towards me and looked me straight in the eyes for a few seconds and then took a deep breath, flitting away her gaze. "It's fine if you don't want to tell me. I can understand." I said."No. I never shared this with anyone. Only a few people know about me completely." She took a deep breath again. "But I trust you, Rudy. I know it's really a short time since we met. But, you became very close to me. Even though you are a stupid person and a manw**re." I shot her a look not understanding, whether she is praising me or insulting me. She chuckled, "But, that's what makes it easy for me to interact with you freely." "Thanks for insulting and praising me at the same time." I rolled my eyes at her as she let out a small chuckle. She took another deep breath before she started to explain, "When I was in highschool-...
ALINA'S POV : "Lioness?" He gasped in shock, and his mouth went wide open as he realized while putting all the pieces together. I smirked seeing his priceless expression and was satisfied getting the exact reactions. "You are the Lioness, aren't you?" He asked, arching his eyebrows and pointing his index finger at me. "Mmm hmm… The one and only." I nodded and shrugged proudly, as he stood from the bed and looked at me in horror. "You have been right in front of me all this time and here I am searching for you like an idiot." He frowned realizing how his search mission went useless when the person had been walking right in front of him. "Well, not my fault," I smirked crossing my arms over my chest and he rolled his eyes at me. "Now, I know where those badass moves came from. You were trained by the baddest man alive." He said and started pacing around, "But…" and stopped after a few seconds when a question swirled around in his mind. "But, what?" I asked him, knitting my brows
SHANE’S POV : She was shivering the whole time she told me about that incident. Panic crept up her skin, but I could not do anything but hold her tightly in my arms. I had never imagined seeing her like this, not even in my wildest dreams. She is the only one capable of challenging and resisting me. And the only one to ask me questions without even a trace of fear in her eyes. Damn, she had the audacity to slap me across the face. She is one of the strongest women I have ever seen. But then again, only those who have gone through the worst grow the hardest and create a rocky exterior for their lives. Tough on the outside and soft on the inside. She has been having nightmares every day. And I hate myself for not being there to comfort her each and every time she screams. Whoever did this to her will face the consequences and I will make sure to make their lives a living hell. "I did not want to be scared." Her words were barely a whisper. For once, she did not shout or yel
ALINA’S POV :Buzz…Buzzzz… **Ufff! Not now!Damn, these pills! These are making my body like a damn jelly as if I have no control over it. Sleeping. Sleeping all the time.Painkillers my ass!I have been sleeping for the whole day except for the time someone woke me up when it was time to eat and then again taking pills and, sleeping. But still, I’m tired even though I have been sleeping like a damn Koala.I almost tried to skip the pills if it was not for Ana who threatened to give me an injection instead of the pills and that too high dosage. I’m not afraid of syringes. At least not as much as the deadly company of Tess who warned me to eat my brain off with her… you know.. the X-rated things that she effortlessly talks about without any break.My virgin brain couldn’t take it. So, yes, I would rather take the pills and sleep instead of frying my brain off.Even now, if my phone isn’t buzzing like there is chaos going on, I wouldn’t be waking up. But when I tried so hard to rise fr
SHANE’S POV : “Lorenzo? What are you doing here?” My eyebrows shot up at the unexpected guest beside my sister.His gaze fixed on Camilla for quite a moment before looking back at me. “Came to watch the sunrise. Heard this balcony has the best view from your mother.”“Mmm. Yeah, it does.” I gave a short nod before looking back at Camilla who seemed to be indescribably nervous. Nervous? My sister? These two don’t match.But as I shift my gaze back at Lorenzo, he looks unreasonably perplexed. His face looks like he was flushed with a lot of questions. I wonder what they might be.My eyes darted back and forth from Lorenzo to Camilla before it settled on Cami. If I didn’t know anything better then I would have thought that something was going on between the two of them.“Cami, Mom was looking for you,” I said, observing their every reaction. Her expression doesn’t change much but Lorenzo’s brows shot up for a second before settling in place.“Okay.” She just nodded and walked past me si
CAMILLA’S POV : Why is this happening to me?Why does everyone that I trust end up betraying me?My love life!Once is a mistake but twice?I’m such stupid to believe that love ever existed in my life.“Cami…”How can I ever trust anyone again after all this?“Cami!!”He f*cking used me for years! Lied to me every f*cking day! And I believed him like a fool!“Camilla!!!”“Huh?”“Damn! You scared me for a second.”“Rudy?” When did he come? I didn’t even realise him coming. I have been on the balcony for God knows how long, staring into the dark sky full of stars and life in it. But the stars are fading now, which means, I have been lost in my thoughts for hours.I came here for stargazing, to find myself in the sky full of stars. But there would be no meaning if I’m not a star in anyone’s life. And I don’t have a Sun in my life. No stars and no Sun. My life is exactly like the night sky except it doesn’t have any stars other than the utter darkness and the Sun I thought would give lig
SHANE’S POV : “So…” Vladimir startled for a second but soon composed himself before walking towards me. “How was the dungeon?” I asked while walking towards him with my hands in my pockets.“Nothing I haven’t seen before.” He looked relaxed, more carefree now as he was past all the lies.“Sure you do.” We are now in his bedroom. I released him from the cellar as soon as I knew Alina was fine.I knew it wasn’t him but he was the reason for the whole attack. They used the chance because of him. If it wasn’t for him then no one would dare to enter my house. Which is why he needs to be punished.Putting him in a cell might not be a punishment. But he already got the worst. Years of lies. Living with us, whom he thought as his enemies. He might made quite a lot of mistakes to sabotage us but mostly saved our lives which we are grateful for. Which is why I am still talking to him instead of shredding him into pieces. Yep, I had to deal with my father though after his death. But it would be
ALINA’S POV : How does he know about my nightmares?“Isn’t it because of the bad dream you were frightened in the plane on our way here?” He asked.“Huh?” So, he doesn’t. For a second I thought he knew. A small part of me felt relieved while a big part of me felt disappointed because I wished he would know miraculously. Because I don’t know where to start. I wanted to tell him so badly. But don’t know how. Not a storyteller! He looked at me, arching his brows, waiting for me to confirm. “Yeah. Right!”He pursed his lips tight, jaw clenched, and looked away for a second before looking back at me, staring right into my eyes, quenching my soul with his. He was about to say something but was cut by the door creaking sound.We shifted our gazes towards the door and saw Jessica coming towards me, well scratch that, running towards me. “I’m dead.” I was mentally prepared.“Wait!” Before Jessica could engulf me and crush me with her hugs until she was satisfied, Shane stood up, shielding me
GRACE’S POV : “Oh, for god sake!!” Emily shouted impatiently, “You brought us here for what? To help you with this f*cking piece of shit?” She asked, holding the little but nothing cloth in her hands.“Well…” Rudy pursed his lips tight and shrugged, “I just wanted to throw a pool party.”Emily groaned in anger and cursed under her breath. “Are you for real!!” She clutched the tiny cloth tight as if she was imagining it was his throat. Rudy must have understood her thoughts because he visibly gulped down. “Who the f*ck wears this for a pool party?” She threw the cloth at him, which he caught in the air.“Don’t be a party pooper. My ideas are very innovative and I know you are just jealous.” Rudy said with a smirk on his face.“Jealous?” Emily scoffed, “Of what? That empty head? Quit dreaming?”I was looking back and forth between the two of them. They have been doing this for almost an hour. Still not bored.I sat on the foot of the bed, hands on my knees and chin in my palms. Rudy as
SHANE’S POV : “Who the f*ck tried to kidnap her?” “We don’t know. It was anonymous and couldn’t be traced. Whoever called, must have used a burner phone.” He said, gritting his teeth.A burner phone? This means he was prepared for the kidnap or he has easy access like us all. “Are you saying that you still don’t know who it was and he is still out there enjoying his life after trying to f*cking kidnap her?” I was boiling with rage. My veins are visibility ticking. Who the f*ck wanted to kidnap her? And why? “You think I let him go.” He arched his brows in displeasure. He curled his hands into tight fists, “That f*cker had it all planned. He made sure that no one could find him and covered all his tracks.” He cursed under his breath.He couldn’t track him, even after all these years? Who the f*ck is he? And what would have happened if Enzo wasn’t there on time? God! My pulse pounded at the thought. The mere thought that he could have put his hands on her… My heart swells with rage a
SHANE’S POV : “Don’t worry,” Charles said after he cleaned up the wound and Band-Aid her. “She was lucky, the poison didn’t spread. Only a bit grazed her body, which might not be enough to kill her but enough to collapse.” He said while taking a vial of her blood in a syringe and storing it in two tiny glass containers that he brought with him. “Don’t look at me like that.” He said when I was staring at him. “I took these…” he showed me the blood containers, “…to run a few tests. To make sure that she is completely fine.” I rolled my eyes at him. But still, something doesn’t make sense. Why does he look tense when he is taking her blood? Is she really okay? Is he hiding something from me? “Will she be okay?” I asked him.“Of course. She will get conscious in an hour or so. And I will inform you if there are any traces of poison in her body once I get the results. But other than that, she is absolutely fine.” Relax flooded through my bones once I heard his words. “I’ll take my leave