Liam was rolling the pen in his hand idly. His eyes are focused on the projector which shows the condition of Ethan's warehouse. "Have you talked to Ethan, dad?" Liam asked Ryan who answered with a single nod. "I did, he was furious. The situation was getting out of hand. In the last few months, he lost almost twenty millions of his goods because of these gorilla attacks but this time it's more serious than the previous attacks."Liam leaned forward in his chair, his brows jerked together, "why?" He questioned. Ryan sighed before answering. "Juan sent a message via a short video claiming that his next target will be his daughter, Aurora."The pen Liam was rolling in his hand halted and ever so slowly he raised his eyes, met his father's gaze. "My Aurora?" He clipped in a tone that chilled the atmosphere of the room. Once again Ryan nodded, he could see the darkness in Liam's eyes. "Ethan is trying everything to get his hands on Juan but still no clue it's like he vanished into the
Liam flattened his palms on the table, drew in a sharp breath to control his raging fury. "Aurora is not safe anymore. Till now, the Mexicans were playing with the idea of harming Aurora but now they put her on their hit list. A clear warning."Ralph listened to his brother but he couldn't understand what was running in his mind because the darkness in his eyes clearly indicated that he was on the verge of losing control. "You want to assign bodyguards for her. I have a few soldiers who are up for the job."Ever so slowly, Liam raised his eyes and met his brother's, "I have someone in mind," he tapped his finger on the table and asked. "Italians?"Ralph nodded. Of course, his brother could flip from one topic to another within a nanosecond. "Still in talks with him. They want more than we are offering. They have good bonds with Mexicans and they are hesitant because of Russians. Dimitri Kyschove is a maniac and everyone know what bond you have with Alexanderio." "Dimitri Kyschove!!"
"Em! Wake up…" Aurora tried to wake Emily but she was sleeping not caring about the world and Susan was as drunk as Emily and she was sleeping too. They didn't let Aurora drink like them and now they were completely wasted enjoying their dream world while Aurora had lost her senses but unlike them, she was still on earth, not in her dream world."Em! Liam is coming with his abs! His hot abs!" She slurred and then giggled. "Em, wake up!!!" Aurora shook her friend one more time but no use, Emily was sleeping deeply. Aurora stood up with her wobbly legs and went to the main door. "I should check, Liam." She mumbled to herself and opened the main door of her home. And just then Liam was about to ring the doorbell but he didn't have to because Aurora opened the door for him, he dropped his raised hand and scowled. "Liam…" she screeched in happiness, throwing her hands to him. Liam was shocked by her sudden action. Her body was tightly pressed against his front. Fuck!She giggled once
Aurora pleaded in a small voice. His breath stopped for a second and he sighed, shutting the shower off he looked around for the bathrobe and found one on the hot sand. He looked at the ceiling,took a deep breath and once again looked at her."We need to get you out of these clothes, Aurora," he whispered, touching her shoulder. She was still clinging to his body and a certain part of which was getting awake even when he was drenched in cold water."Aurora, come on, let's get you out of these clothes." He separated her from himself and turned her around to open her dress. He had seen her body many times and even touched it because he couldn't stop himself from feeling her skin on his hands. The hunger he has for her grew more and more every time he glanced at her. She was the Greek goddess of beauty with whom he was dying to have coitus. Alas, he got her out of her wet red dress and now she was only in her undergarments. She was wearing red lace and the sight of her in that thing m
Aurora kept staring at him while he was smiling sinisterly. "You look beautiful in red…"She tried to recall what precisely happened last night. The images were blurry but as she pressured her mind she recalled some of the things, like making a bet with Emily and then one after another all the memories hit her mind. She finally relaxed now that she knew that nothing happened between them physically. But then her cheeks tinged in embarrassment over the way she behaved with him last night. Liam sharpened his eyes and grabbed her waist softly pulling her closer to himself. He tipped his chin up and made her look at him. "Why are you punishing both of us, Little? I am getting tired of this game you are playing. Till when will you deny this attraction between us?" He asked in his smooth seductive voice which made Aurora's toes curl in excitement. She gulped and searched his eyes, trying to see a glimpse of his true emotion and she didn't like what she witnessed in them. Triumph! She
Aurora took a deep breath and glanced at Susan who had an amusing look on her face. "Why the hell are you smiling?" She shrugged, "oh nothing, just after such a long time you clobbered like your old self so I was kind of enjoying it."Aurora frowned. "Here, I am sharing my problems with you and you are enjoying it."Susan rested her hand on Aurora's softly, "yes, because I don't see any problem here, Aurora. All I see is you are falling for Liam and that man is trying damn hard to make you fall for him. Damn! He sounds like a very persistent man."Susan tipped Aurora's chin to make her lookup. "What I don't understand is why are you stopping yourself from taking the next step. Why? You like him, Aurora and if you want to know him more personally nothing is stopping you from having a relationship with him. Just go and tell him that you accepted his proposal and want to date him too."Aurora stood up abruptly and once again went to the window. Tears pooled in her eyes, "have you forgo
"What? Have you lost your mind!" Emily shouted over the phone at Susan. "Susan, I told you once and I am telling you again, Aurora won't like it. Mind you, she will never forgive you for what you did. Whether she wants Gabriel in her life or not is her decision. Stop interfering."Susan rolled her eyes. "Don't preach to me Em and tell me will you help me or not? It's about our Aurora. If you help me she would be able to move forward in her life and accept Liam and let's get real you helped before…""Stop it, Susan, yes I helped you but it was important at that time. Aurora needed to focus on the competition. And you need to stop with your white knight syndrome. Aurora is mature enough to make her own decisions. Stop interfering in her life for god sake!" Emily knew Susan had this obsession with mothering Aurora but she didn't understand that Aurora herself didn't like it. She wanted Susan as her best friend, not an overprotective Mama."Will you help me or not?" Emily sighed. "Just
Susan remained mum because she needed her help. "You agreed to help me," she reminded Emily."And because of that I am stuck on a date with a man I don't want."She shook her head, "I am going to meet Kevin so why don't you go and play your part," saying that she went to Kevin Rawls cabin.Emily didn't feel good doing that but she had no other option left. She knocked on Kevin's door and entered. "Mr Rawls I have found some issues in your design, Mr Kyshove has stated some concerns regarding the shape of diamonds…"Emily knew that Kevin didn't like Aurora, since she joined TheBelle, he feared his position as the head designer here is at risk and in Aurora's own words that man wants her to work like a machine. He always tries to find flaws in her designs. When Emily finished talking, Kevin took an angry sharp breath and called her through the intercom which obviously went unattended. He threw the receiver back and gazed at Emily. "Aurora is your friend right?""Yes," Emily nodded."
Epilogue"Don't you dare touch me, Liam Knight!" Aurora screamed in anger. Her nine-month pregnant belly made it hard for her to remain standing for a long time but she didn't want to sit, they were in the middle of the fight and she didn't want him to look intimidating. "Stop screaming will you!"She gasped at the loudness of his voice. Tears blurred her vision and she sat down on the bed clutching her belly. "I know you don't like me anymore, it's because I am fat and look like an elephant and you are bored with me. I know there is some other girl you are dating…""What the fuck are you talking about? What other girl!" Liam was stunned hearing her. He threw the chocolates on the bed and went to his wife. "Look at me, Little one," he whispered, sitting on his knees in front of his wife. Aurora shook her head and looked down, crying softly. "No, I know you will manipulate me into believing that there is no one else in your life except for me. I know my big hips and belly make me l
Chapter 60"Liam," Ryan Knight nodded at his son who was standing at the main door. "Dad.""Is your wife home or has she run away again?" He muttered under his breath."Maybe you didn't understand the rules of my house, Liam. You will not insult my wife standing in my house," Ryan snapped at him in a sharp voice. Liam fisted his hand. "I can't believe you!" He said taking his coat off and hanging it on the coat stand in anger. "I don't know why I came here, damn Aurora and her infuriating habit of asking me to do things I do not want to do." Ryan sighed. He wanted to talk to him to tell him the truth about Penny and his relationship but couldn't find the strength to do so. But today he would tell him the truth. Ryan Knight was ready to face Liam's hatred towards him. "Where is she?" Liam asked."She went with Ralph somewhere."Liam gritted his jaw and pulled his cell phone out of his pocket to call Ralph. He wanted to have this so-called talk with his mother to appease his wife or
Chapter 59"I am ashamed of my son, Aurora. I understand the pain you went through…" Aurora shook her head and patted Penny's hands in comfort. "You are taking it all wrong Penny. Your son was a certified jerk, even now he sometimes behaves like one but now he is a completely different person from what he was a few months ago," she said, Penny searched her eyes to see if Aurora was doing what she used to do, hiding the truth of her husband. "You can share the truth of your relationship, Aurora. Don't be afraid of Liam.""Liam has ruined his image in everyone's eyes," she said, shaking her head. "When he was pretending his love, everyone believed him, and now that he loves me, everyone is doubting him. My poor husband!"Penny visibly relaxed when she noticed the sparkle of happiness in her eyes. "Thank you for clearing all my doubts dear, you don't know how guilty I have been feeling since last night. "Aurora smiled. "I know, initially when I found out about my pregnancy, I was sc
Chapter 58"I don't want to see that hypocrite with you anymore. I am sure he is still acting with you!"Aurora closed her eyes. She understands that Susan was worried about her and had a right to do so considering her history with Liam. "Susie, my sweet sissy, I know you think that he is still acting and all but he is not, he loves me, Susan. He really does and most importantly, I am happy with him."Susan gritted her jaw, crossed her hands against her chest and looked away. "Yes, your love, I know what love does to people. It makes them do stupid things, broke their self-esteem and make them weak!" She snapped then turned her head back to Aurora. "My mom suffered a lot because of this so-called love, and now you are going on the same path!""It's nothing like Susan, Liam is nothing like your bastard father. He never use me for sex and he would never look in the direction of another woman. He is mad for me. He has changed a lot for me, in these past months…""What? He became your pr
Chapter 57Ralph looked at Susan who was glaring at his brother. Since she had started living in Vancouver, she had made her brother's life hell and she was alive for only two reasons. One was his dear wife and the other was Ralph himself. Liam knows that Ralph had feelings for her and her feelings for him. He even used this information to create a rift between his wife and Susan but their friendship was made in heaven. Nobody knows what they talked about with each other but everything was fine between them and Aurora refused to share anything with Liam.It irked Liam but he couldn't do anything about it. His love for his wife had changed him a lot. Ralph never believed in relationships, marriage or anything. He had a few dom-Sub relationships but even they stopped after Susan. She had done something no other girl could ever do to him. Ralph felt something he couldn't describe in words. He wanted to hold her the same way he held her before, this time permanently. He glanced at hi
Chapter 56"I still don't understand why you are in this marriage? If anyone had treated me like he treated you, I would have killed him in his sleep."Aurora begged for some patience from God. It's been three months since she agreed to stay with Liam and since then, she was treated like a queen by him."Because we love each other, Susan and now, I am being treated as an equal. He has changed a lot!" She said, finishing the design of her new design. Aurora had joined The Belle once again, Liam had promoted her as the head designer. It happened all of the sudden, she was shocked and not ready for such a big role in The Belle but Liam motivated her to take the job and here she was, her designs were taken positively by the customers. The fashion magazine had called them refreshing and this boosted her confidence more.Her personal life is going well too. Liam had opened up to her now, they don't discuss his business side of things but she was happy in her little world. She could feel hi
Chapter 55"She is fine, Mr Knight. She fainted due to pain and shock. We have given her painkillers for the swelling in her jaw will go slowly with the help of medicines and the bruises will fade away soon," the doctor informed Liam about Aurora's condition. Liam nodded and finally agreed to the surgery of his hand. Ralph checked Susan's reports. She was fine and discharged from the hospital. "Let me help you."She raised her hand. "I don't want or need your help. You have done it enough. Where is Aurora? I don't remember much but I was in the washroom and a woman…""You were drugged." She stiffened. "Aurora?" "She had been kidnapped but no worries now Liam had saved her…""Shut your mouth, is that also part of your Brother's plan? What does he want now? More money, business? He is disgusting," she shook her head. "You were aware of your brother's disgusting plan, right? How big of a scoundrel you are Ralph? I doubt you got involved with me for this pur…" her eyes widened. "You
Chapter 54The helicopter landed a little far from the warehouse. Liam didn't wait for a single second and got out of that, two guns in his hands. His clothes hide different other weapons. Ralph and Thomas joined him too. Dozens of their men were with them ready to die for the sake of their boss. He knew there were at least three dozen men protecting the mafia head. He was laying low for a reason. They didn't have any idea that all of them were going to die today. "No one will touch Juan," Thomas muttered. Liam didn't care, he could have the Mexican boss.He was here for the Masked man. He touched Liam's wife. He was going to die a brutal death by the hands of Liam Knight. "Ralph take the back side, Thomas you can…""I am taking the front…"Liam gritted. He was fighting for control but today he just couldn't! He glared at Thomas. "That's my wife in there. I don't give a damn what you want Thomas. I am going to the front, if you want to join me then do as I say. You are taking t
Chapter 53Aurora flickered her eyes to clear her vision. There was a haziness in her mind. Her head was aching, which usually did after she got drunk. Aurora couldn't understand why she was feeling like this when she had not touched any alcohol let alone drink it.Her eyes widened in horror when the memory of someone clasping her mouth in the washroom hit her. She recalled how she fell into a pool of darkness.Her heart rate increased, horrified, she looked around and found herself in an abandoned place. Her hands were tied, she was seated on a chair and her legs were tied too. Aurora screamed tears pooling in her eyes. "Is someone here?" Her anxiety increased when she didn't get any answer. Aurora was shaking in fear. "Someone help me, please," she begged and tried to untie the rope she was tied with. Her hands started aching as the struggle wore her out. "Help! Help!"She was crying while begging for help, suddenly, a hard slap struck her face. Aurora's cheek burned with the effec