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
ALINA'S POV : "Aurora." He said as I sat beside him.My brows furrowed in confusion when he said that name. Aurora? How come she is the reason? As far as I know, she never left Italy. "How do you know Aurora? Last time I checked, she never left Italy." I asked him. He cocked his head and looked at me in confusion. "Italy?" "Yeah, she lives in Italy. Just like Ana, she is also a doctor for Enzo's team." I said. He chuckled, "I know that you are sleep deprived but seriously, you haven't thought once that there are so many people with the same names?" I frowned and mentally facepalmed. He is right, there are so many people with the same name. And yes, I am really sleep-deprived at this point. But, I really wanted to know about him. "Stop laughing and asking me stupid questions and just tell me who this Aurora is." "A b*tch!" He blurted out. "What?" "Yes, a b*tch just like Catherine. But the funny part is, I once loved her. That's the biggest mistake I have ever made. I shouldn't
NEXT DAY MORNING… SHANE'S POV : "Tell the pilot to get the jet ready by 4 a.m. We have to leave by that time. Otherwise, my mom will kill us for getting late. Even though I just wanna go at the time of the ball to rescue myself from all the nagging from that old man. She will definitely kill me if she doesn't see us by the time she mentioned." I frowned imagining my mother's deadly glares and my grandpa's continuous nagging. Nate chuckled, sitting comfortably on the opposite couch. "Well, you can't blame her, she just wants to see her children and spend some quality time with them." I sighed, "I know, that's why I'm going there. But that old man won't leave me alone until I get married." A deep frown formed on my face remembering his words when I went to visit them. He let out a small chuckle and then smirked, "Yeah, why don't you get married, already?" I rolled my eyes at him, "Don't even think about it." "You already found an exact copy of yours, why don't you just tell her y