ALINA'S POV : Camilla and Jessica both were standing outside the elevator, watching us with shocked expressions on their faces but then it changed into something. They started to smirk after seeing how close we were as his hands are still wrapping around my waist and mine on his chest. I pushed him a little so that there will be a little gap between us and adjusted ourselves. But their smirk didn't leave their faces instead it turned into a cheeky grin as they noticed our flushed faces and their gazes darted to our lips not missing how swollen they were.Shane looked at me one last time and whispered leaning dangerously close to me, again, "Good luck!" He smirked and winked at me. And that stupid wink itself made my heart skip a beat. He just walked out of the elevator like nothing happened and left me alone with them. He f*cking left me.I didn't even have the chance to give a comeback for his not so warnings. Like seriously, 'you can't handle the consequences?' what does he think
RUDY'S POV : "What the hell Rudy? What have you done?" Nate asked, as soon as we entered the bar, our relaxing spot in our house. "Relax, Nate. He did the right thing, even though that went a bit overboard." Omar chuckled and went to fix a glass of whiskey for himself while Nate and I settled on the couch near the bar. "Damn, I kinda need this after seeing all the drama." Omar said while pouring the whiskey in the glass. I chuckled seeing my brother's nonchalant expression when Nate looks absolutely confused about Omar's calm nature. "Fix me one, bro." I said, leaning on the couch comfortably. Omar nodded. But before he fixed me a glass he picked an ice pack from the fridge and threw it to my side. "First, you need that." He pointed towards my wounded jaw and to the ice pack. Well, he is right. I should apply ice, to reduce swelling. "Why are you so calm? You guys know Shane better than anyone, still, you think what Rudy did is right?" Nate asked, arching his brows in confusion.
JESSICA'S POV : After the talk with Alina, I sent a message to Nate to come and meet me. He then replied, asking me to come to his room to talk. I went towards his room, opened the door and saw Nate there, sitting on his couch and waiting for me. He stood up with a huge smile on his face when he saw me entering the room. "F*cking finally! I thought you would take a week to talk to me again when I saw how furious you were this morning." He said while walking towards me. I rolled my eyes at him, "Oh yes, I thought that too. You actually deserve it though, after asking me that. But what can I say, I can't stay mad at you for too long, even if I wanted to." I said with a shrug. He heaved a sigh and chuckled, "I guess, I messed up big time. But, you can't blame me." "Yeah, whatever." I rolled my eyes again and chuckled. He came close to me filling the gap between us, grabbing my waist, and pulling me towards him. "Are you still mad at me?" He asked me, his voice as soft as ever. I
OMAR'S POV :"Let's go." I said with a smile."You don't have a problem, right?" She asked me, furrowing her brows. "Why would there be any? Your father just wanted to make sure that his daughter is in safe hands. After all, you have never traveled alone and he has been taking care of you. He is just worried about you, Grace. And, I can understand a father's concern about his daughter." I said and a huge smile formed on her face which made my heart flutter seeing her smile. "Thank you for understanding." She smiled brightly. I chuckled and followed her into her house. Her house looks cute just like her. Even though it is a small house, it was neatly organized. I saw a middle-aged man sitting on the couch, waiting for us. He rose from the couch when he saw us walking towards him with a smile on his face. But that smile faded when he walked closer to us. He froze, his eyes filled with shock and he looked so tensed when he saw me. "Dad, this is my boss, Mr. King." Grace introduced
OMAR'S POV : "You like her, don't you?" I was completely lost at his sudden question and looked at him arching my brows. But he has this expression on his face as if he already knows the answer to his question but wanted to confirm it by getting the answer from me. And I am not planning on denying it. I don't have to lie to him and I won't. "Yes," I answered honestly, looking straight into his eyes. A smile twitched on his face when he heard my answer. "I can see that in your eyes." He said, smiling heartfully and patting my shoulder. "And the way you talk about her earlier shows me how much you care about her. And I guess she doesn't have a clue about it, am I right?" I nodded, "Yes, I haven't told her yet and-" "And you are planning on telling her soon. Perhaps on this business trip. Right?" He finished my sentence with a smirk on his face. Exactly, how I thought about telling her my feelings. And also, why did he press on the word business as if he knew that it isn't one? "
OMAR'S POV : "That's what endangers her." He said which doesn't make any sense."What? What do you mean?" I asked him, arching my brows and looking straight into his eyes. He shook his head, "I can't say anything right now. But you will know everything once the time comes. And I can sense the time is almost there. And also the danger is closer than we think it is. Never leave her alone, Omar." He clutched both of my hands together as if he was pleading with me not to leave her side. I would never leave her side even if he asked me to. I nodded and he smiled. "Now go. She is waiting for you. I bet she would be thinking of what's happening here. Don't let her wait." He chuckled and walked out with me towards the car. Every word he said, is quite confusing. How come she is in danger? And why would it endanger her if she is not his daughter? He didn't answer my questions but added more to my list. But one thing is clear from his words. She is in grave danger and I need to protect her
GRACE'S POV : "Nervous?" Omar asked me when he saw me fidgeting my fingers continuously. Yes, I'm nervous, this is the first time I'm going to his house. Of course, I'm nervous! I nodded before answering, "A little." He smiled while taking my hand into his, and tracing my palm with the pad of his thumb. That gesture relaxed my nerves and eased my tension. He knows how to relax me with just a single gesture. A single touch from him can calm my nerves in a second, I wonder why? I smiled at him and waited for the elevator. The same elevator where Catherine tried to insult me. I wonder where she is now, I haven't seen her for a while now. Maybe she is busy. And when I thought about that incident, I remember how she defended me. Alina, she is the one who saved me from the humiliation which Catherine had planned that day. I wonder where she is now, she is so supportive and very kind. And when I look at her, I just couldn't help but wish to have a sister like her. She is the kind of si
ALINA'S POV : "What?" I gasped in shock. I was surprised to hear that my sister is here. I mean why would Sarina come here? She is still a kid and doesn't even know this place. Before I was going to ask him, Rudy moved slightly away from his spot revealing… "Grace?" I was surprised to see her and a smile played on my lips immediately after seeing her. "Hey Alina…" She waved at me with the same cute smile that I remembered when I first saw her a few days ago, which shows her cute dimples. If something matches between us then that definitely is our dimples. Apart from our physical appearance, our characters are quite different. She is a cute and innocent girl while I am completely the opposite of her. I ran towards her and hugged her tightly not giving her enough space to breathe, but she didn't complain and hugged me back with the same intensity. What can I say, I like her that much and I don't even know why I connected with her so easily just like I connected with Emily. They ar
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