It was another day but with each other...it didn't feel like torture anymore.They should have met a lot earlier. "Say...have you guys started preparing for the college entrance exam?" Leah asked while sucking on her popsicle as she walked between Igneel and Mia as usual. They were making their way out of the school. "Um...I told you before...I will be taking over my grandpa's cafe once I graduate." Mia said and Leah nodded. Both of them turned their heads to look at Igneel. "I'm...gonna take a year break," Igneel said in his usual low voice. Leah pouted and took a big bite of her popsicle. "I want a break too...my parents are so pushy." She said while shaking her head. "What major will you take?" Igneel asked and Leah rubbed her chin. "Probably psychology...I love psychology. Thank God my parents aren't against it." Leah said and Mia nodded.All of a sudden Igneel fell to the ground while grabbing his hand from behind. A basketball rolled down beside him indicating that he was hit
Today, the first period was PT.Everyone was changing into their PT outfit. "I'm waiting for you outside," Leah told Mia as she walked out of the changing room after changing into her PT outfit. She put her elbows on the railing and looked toward the basketball ground. She narrowed her eyes once she saw Tobias practicing among them."Loser." She whispered under her breath while eyeing him. She lashed her gaze away from him. Her expression lightened once she saw Igneel making his way toward the building. She was about to tell his name as she raised her arm to wave at him but she paused midway when she saw something in his hands.She lowered her arm and keenly looked at the bouquet-like stuff in his hand. Her eyes widened and her heartbeat fastened once she saw a bouquet of white Camellia in his hands.A BOUQUET OF CAMELLIA. He brought it for her.She couldn't believe what she was seeing. She put her hand on her chest to calm her heartbeat. Why was her heart beating so fast? He rememb
"I promise."He said and she smiled. He kept caressing her right cheek...his touch was so gentle and tender...she was at the peak of closing her eyes and leaning into his touch. "Are you confessing?" She snickered while joking and looked up at him. She paused once her hazel orbs met his gray ones. The look he had in his eyes forced her to gulp. She can feel her heartbeat getting faster.She lashed her gaze away once she realized they were staring into each other's eyes for quite a while now. "So...uh...we need to do something about that fatty. I've told Mia to take Gordon and go to the principal office. We need to complain about that fatso." As soon as Leah said that, Igneel grabbed her shoulders tightly.She frowned and looked up at him. He had a huge frown on his face. It was the first time she saw him frowning like this. Did she do something wrong?"You shouldn't have." He said and her eyes narrowed. "Why? So they can continue to bully you? It's enough." She asked and he shook his
Did she do something wrong? She kept standing there in the middle of the corridor, scratching her cheek with her finger trying to remember her fault. Was he still angry because of the principal scene? But the fatty, unfortunately, died. She shook her head and made her way toward the classroom. Upon entering the classroom she looked at her desk to catch Igneel but instead of Igneel, she saw Jack. She frowned and looked at the desk where Igneel used to sit before and to her surprise he was sitting on his old seat. She lashed her gaze away from Igneel once she heard Mia calling her name. She silently made her way toward her desk and settled down. "Did...did something happen? Why is he sitting there?" Mia asked Leah as soon as she sat down. Leah shrugged and shook her head. "I don't know...he just ignored me in the corridor and now he is not sitting behind me anymore. I'm sure nothing happened between us for him to act like this." Leah said with a gloomy expression on her face. Mia l
"What in the hell is this?"She kept staring at the black car which soon faded away from her sight after dropping Tobias. She rubbed her forehead, trying to calm herself. She couldn't believe what she just discovered. She shook her head and decided to go near the mansion.She paused right in front of the mansion. Her jaw hung low as she looked at the luxurious mansion right in front of her. She couldn't believe whatever was happening at the moment. She flinched when she heard the side door of the mansion opening. She quickly hid behind the huge tree which was right beside the mansion. A guard came out while talking to someone on the phone."They have guards too?" She asked and whipped the sweat away from her forehead. She was sweating in the hoodie, guess winter didn't come yet. She kept staring at the guard who was busy talking to someone on the phone, his back was facing her.She looked at the opened side door and decided to take the risk of sneaking in. One thing she was sure about
Guilt.Sadness.Helplessness.All of these indulged Leah.This was her very first time...very first time feeling something so harsh mentally. While Igneel...all of his life has suffered through physical and mental pain. It's surprising how he is still going on...if there was anyone other than him...they would have taken their life long ago.This only says one thing...that he is very strong.She is sure...in the future, he will become so strong that no power like Tobias can hold onto him.She felt her legs shaking so she leaned against the wall of one of the mansions. She bent down and grabbed her trembling knees. Her chest heaved up and down as she recalled the scene of him brutally getting hit by Tobias. Who would have thought that Tobias would be such a monster?His father did have a mafia vibe...and he is a mafia. How come Igneel ended up in them? Does his father not know what his son is going through? Was that an act in the principal's office? Are Tobias and Igneel brothers? She
Biting on her nails, Leah kept staring at the table in front of her. She was sitting in the living room of her house. She was pretty tired after coming from the party...more like coming from hell."Sister...what are you thinking so deeply about? Seriously, you don't spend any time with me anymore." Mateo said while plopping down beside Leah on the couch. "I'm sorry. Once I'm done with my graduation, I will give you the whole of my time." Leah said while patting his fluffy hair. Leah had been busy studying for her upcoming exams. Her mother has hired a Tutor for Leah and she comes every day to tutor Leah, even if it's raining heavily outside. On the other hand, she is twenty-four hours worried about Igneel. Of course, her baby brother is getting neglected."I'm home." A manly voice came from the entrance as well as the sound of the door closing. "Oh, Papa is home," Mateo said and jumped off the couch. "Oh, Yuri is here too," Mateo yelled as soon as their father and Yuri entered the l
"Pick up."Leah said, her hands shaking as she called her mother but she wasn't picking up. She called her father and he wasn't picking up either. "Please...no." She cried out, tears falling down her eyes, shuffling with raindrops. "Oh...my Mateo." She said and quickly stood up on her wobbly legs. She tried to stop a cab but none of them have the route to her area because it was raining heavily, especially in the area where her house was located."Oh, God."Her mind went blank and she couldn't think of anything other than running to her house.Running in the rain as fast as she can to reach her house. Her lips trembled as his threatening words rang in her mind. The water splashed up as she ran through the puddle of water caused by rain. Her breath was heavy and her heartbeat was ringing in her ears like an alarm. Before she knew it, she sprained her ankle and fell on the wet footpath, her knee, and palms got badly scratched but she paid no attention to her mere bruises, all she knew
Mateo?Freya?Is it you two?Is this a dream?Snapping her eyes open, the first thing Leah saw was the falling sun ray striking her face through the slightly opened curtain. She knitted her brows in a frown and closed her eyes, turning her face to the other side. Her eyes darted toward the clock hanging on the wall, it was 5: 30 PM. She rubbed her eyes and kept lying in the same position for a while. Her mind recalled her dream again and again where she saw her unborn kids. Her hands automatically caressed her pregnant belly. Igneel died by getting shot.She died during childbirth.She gulped the lump in her throat, this dream was possible if Igneel died that day, the bullet targeting his heart, fortunately, the bullet dodged his vital points and he survived.She closed her eyes and smiled. Her hands are still caressing her pregnant belly.And now they were married for two years and were soon about to have twins. The kids she saw in her dream... were her unborn babies. A boy named M
"Slow down, you guys go quietly and sit on the couch. We will leave soon." An old lady said in a scolding tone. The two little kids shared a glance. One had a mischievous naughty intention in his eyes while the other one innocently did what she was told to perform.She walked towards the couch with her little feet and with a lot of difficulties managed to pull herself onto the couch as she watched her twin brother follow behind the old grandma."Grandma, Mateo is following you to steal the cookies." The old lady who was walking towards the kitchen swiftly turned around with the cookie tray in her hands. The cookies were yet to be baked. She eyed the little munchkin following behind her and passed him a scolding look but that did nothing for the naughtiness in his eyes to fade away. He stared up at his grandma with a mischievous gaze but he looked up at her expectantly as well."Say...you want to push the dish in the oven? You want to help me?" The old lady asked and he grinned widely
"Still that does not give you the right to do evil." She said looking right into his eyes. She didn't know what Tobias' plan was. In the end, they were still standing in the same place as per plan. The only thing out of the plan was a beaten-up Elijah. What was his true motive? "Now you're gonna tell me what's right and what's wrong?" He asked, she didn't utter a word and lowered her gaze. Trying to figure out his motive. "What...what is your true motive?" She asked and looked up at him again. He snorted and raised his brows at her."My true motive is the empire. I need the empire as I'm the true heir of it." He said, his words made sense but as Igneel said long ago, giving him the empire will be like killing thousands of innocent people."And so is Igneel." She said and he tilted his head at her. "Huh? Are you comparing me with that filth?" He asked and she sarcastically chuckled. "The one you're referring to as filth was the one who truly endured everything for the throne. If you
She stared at Elijah with wide eyes.This means Tobias was aware of Elijah's true identity. He slowly raised his face, a purple mark beside his right cheek and another purple mark on his left cheekbone. His lip was busted and his left eye was bloodied red and swollen."Elijah?" She whispered under her whiff and stared at him shocked. He glanced at her before lowering his gaze again. "Ahh...you see, my dear comrade, was your lover's puppet," Damon said and put his hands on her shoulders from behind. She abruptly turned around and pushed him away, passing him a furious glare."And you? You were his dog all this time." She said pointing towards Tobias, her voice was so loud it reverberated in the whole empty building. "Who is that woman in the hospital? Is she your mom or is it an act too?" She asked, lowering her hand. Her eyes turned red as she passed him a furious glare."She is my mother." He said while shrugging. There was no gentleness in him, his calm and gentle face now looked
Leah kept silent, not knowing how to comfort him.Tobias' hate towards Igneel was indeed rooted because of their father.He was a greedy man and his greed was the fall of his empire.She said nothing and grabbed his cold hands in her warm ones, as she raised her right hand and slightly caressed his left cheek.He sadly chuckled and turned his gaze to look at her. "And in all this chaos, you also severely suffered." He said and kissed her palm which was caressing his left cheek. "Forgive me." He apologized and she quickly shook her head."It's not your fault." She said and gently smiled at him. All of a sudden he moved away from her, making her smile drop and her hand freeze in the air. She was shocked but the next instant she was happy when he lay down on the couch and rested his head on her lap. She raised her hands and caressed his face with her fingertips."Say...what did you do all these years? Did you continue your studies?" He asked and she sighed. "No, I didn't continue my stu
"It's been a while." Damon stood in front of her with a gentle smile on his face.Seeing him, Leah did not panic and instead passed him a smile too."Yes, how are you? How is Aunt doing?" Leah asked and he chuckled. "Will you not let me in?" He asked and she quickly got away from him to enter. Her eyes flickered downstairs on the guards. He stepped inside and walked in without taking his shoes off.Leah watched him go inside the living room with a constant smile on her face.She silently followed him behind in the living room. "Would you like to have a drink?" She asked politely and he shook his head. "I'm not here to drink, please sit down." He said and she nodded before sitting down beside him. Two arms distance between them."That scary-looking man down there. Who are those men?" He asked and Leah chuckled. "Those people work under me...my lover. Ever since the fire incident, he has been extraordinary and worried about me. So he hired them for me." She said and he slightly frowne
Pulling the bed sheet near her chest, the sounds of birds chirping outside awakened Leah from her slumber. She slowly opened her heavy eyelids and stared at the wall in front of her in a daze. Once again she was lied to.That man didn't stop with just one round he doesn't know when to stop. She didn't know one had such a high level of horniness in them. Her neck was filled with bites and love marks and they were slightly stinging. She closed her eyes and recollected last night's scenes. Her scalp was like a hot pot by the time she started to go back in time. "En...Leah...Ahh...Fuck."He groaned and cussed near her ear as his hands were holding her thighs up, spreading them and taking her, ravishing her to the point she was trembling from head to toe. She gripped the bed sheet beneath her and stared at him with her half-open eyelids. Tears streamed down her eyes and disappeared in her hairline, slightly wetting the pillow beneath her.They were trying their best not to make any soun
"I'm going to bed," Yuri said and Leah nodded. "Sweet dreams," Leah said and Yuri walked towards her room. "Sweet dreams," Yuri said, her voice slightly loud as it faintly echoed in the first portion and a lot louder in the second portion. Since she had to go to university she went to bed a lot earlier than Leah. Leah kept sitting on the couch in the living room. She was busy watching a movie when she heard someone knocking on the door of the second portion. It was pretty cold outside so she gave the first portion to Igneel's men so they can spend the night inside rather than standing outside in cold. She even made tea for them and called one of them upstairs so he can take the tea downstairs for others. He was pretty happy even though all she did was make tea for them.She frowned and stood up from the couch. Her toes were freezing as she wore her slippers. She looked at the time and it was 12: 17 AM. Thinking it was one of his men she didn't ponder much and walked up to the door. S
"I already told you, we won't be staying here, which part did you not understand?" Leah asked Yuri while sitting on the chair beside her. They were currently in the kitchen having breakfast."Did Igneel agree on it?" Yuri asked while chewing on her sandwich. "Why? You want his permission?" Leah asked and Yuri passed her a pissed look. "Why do you have to take it that way? I'm just asking." Yuri said and threw her sandwich on the plate in front of her. With a pissed expression, she looked at Georgia sitting in front of them. She had a gentle smile on her face as usual as she eyed the two sisters. "He said it will take at least five to six days for the house to get reconstructed. It's been a week now. We are leaving today. I already asked him and he has no reason to hold me back." Leah said as she gulped down the last bite of her sandwich. "But...Tobias is still out there." Yuri said and Leah sighed."I know. Igneel's men will guard us and by the way, do you want to get kicked out of y