I picked up my favourite beauty blender and squeezed my BB cream onto the sponge. This golden colour shade matched my skin tone perfectly. I needed to make my Arabic skin glow for the cameras. I had clear skin that still looked young and hydrated, even though I was already 26. I was getting old.
“But still so sexy,” I smirked and finished up the last touches to my makeup. Being a male model meant that I had to highlight the features that a camera could not see. Everything needed to be perfect, which it already was. My chocolate brown hair was shoulder length and full of volume. It was healthy and allowed the light to dance on its surface. My facial features resembled the ideal mould of a man. Even my royale beard enhanced how attractive I was.
Don’t even get me started on my body. Even Allah will bow down before me. I had toned every inch of my body to achieve the warrior physique and now no one could pass my title of the sexiest man alive. I was decl
"Isla thanks for coming today," I remarked as we watched all the children leave."To be honest at first I was like he wants me to be around children? Then I thought to myself, I get to see my favourite person." She replied and offered me a wink. Isla and I had been good friends for a few years now, I felt like she was the only person that I could spend time with and not feel irritated."It's a pleasure." I laughed."So I need to quickly change out of this," She stated and started walking away. I wonder if she would like to hang out now? I remember the first time we met at a fashion show in Hawaii. The designer had based all his pieces on the element of fire. It was a spectacular event! Isla and I were put together as partners for the couple's outfits, and we just got to know each other better from then on."Tay!" I heard her shout which snapped me away from my thoughts. "Are you coming?"
Mr Nova’s POVI woke up by my desk in a cold sweat. It was still dark outside so I checked my watch. 2am. The page she had written on had absorbed some of my drool. I wiped my mouth and placed the page safely at the back of my journal.That was the first time I had dreamt of Alveera Rose. Now she had even entered my subconscious mind. I remember it was such a calm experience but I felt like I had just awoken from a nightmare. My heart was racing and I felt anxious. To this day, scientists could not explain why we dream. The threat simulation theory suggests that dreaming could be seen as an ancient biological defence mechanism. This would simulate potential threatening events and enhance the neuro-cognitive mechanisms required. Basically, in simple words, it allows you to be prepared for that situation if it were to occur in real life. That was just one of the theories, but it seemed to make sense. I shook my head.
The next few months were full of long days and sleepless nights. The entire team worked on the project and none of them gave up. We got annoyed with each other when we disagreed or the calculations didn’t turn out. Alveera turned out to be the most valuable member of the team. She made sure we all stayed fed, hydrated and got at least 4 hours of sleep a day. She was basically our mother and kept us sane.We had exactly 123 failed test runs, and today felt no different. We had given up on waiting for natural storms and made an artificial method to manipulate the weather. That was a nightmare to perfect. There was a time we couldn't figure out how to make the storm stop and the facility was flooded. Luckily Gazala constructed a water catchment and storage backup plan. We sent the water off to arid areas in Africa. I guess you could say it was a win-win situation. I walked over to Alveera's apartment and knocked on her door. "Taylen my boy, come
Cuore’s povI stirred awake and felt a thin material draped over my body. I shot up and scanned the area around me. I was alone in a small room. It had plain white walls, no windows and one solid metal door. There was also an old wardrobe in the corner next to a basin and toilet. I felt a sharp pain in my arm and noticed I was attached to an IV drip that hung from a hook on the wall. I quickly ripped the needle out and felt a bit dizzy. What on earth was in that drip? I even had different clothes on. I wore a plain white shirt that was full of stains and a pair of black tights. I needed to get out of here. The single bed I was on had a quilt covering it. It was the ugliest thing I had ever seen. Random pieces of material had been sewed together to form a blanket.A gunshot went off in the distance. Where was I? This didn't look like a hospital.I swung my legs over the edge of the bed and tried to stand up. Everything felt like
"You looked confused." He laughed and pulled a chair over to sit directly in front of me. "Okay let me catch you up, you got into a car accident, slipped into a coma for roughly 6 months, left Cosa Nostra without a Padrino, oh and didn't attend your Daddy's funeral. Today is the 12th of September." "Sounds about right." The woman replied.Coma? 6...6 months. So I was right, my Dad was gone. Why didn't the family elect a new Padrino?"Here's the catch, doll. We need you to join Stidda." He stated. Ha! Give up my name for Stidda? He must be crazy. I burst out laughing which made him angry. He slapped me across the face then threatened, "That wasn't funny. It's either rot in that room we kept you in or join our families together." "Why me? Why didn't you just kill me and claim the glory?" "Cuore, you are more valuable alive than dead!" He yelled then grabbed hold of my face. "Plus there are better uses for a pretty f
Taylen's pov"Police officers are on the search for suspect Taylen Nova. A 15-year-old male that has been accused of manslaughter. He is believed to be dangerous..." The lady on the news stated as I paid for the bottle of water at the till. I tried to act calm and hoped the cashier would not notice me; I kept my face down so my hoodie could hide my identity. "Thank you," I replied as she handed me my change. I glanced at her quickly and could see she recognized me. Fridge magnets. I grabbed the water and sprinted out of the small shop by the garage. "Go!" I shouted and jumped into the vehicle Jibin and I had stolen. He started the engine and sped away.You are probably so confused, let me catch you up. Your first high will always be the best. Everything afterwards is just a downgrade. I started taking crystal meth more often after school. I found the smallest excuses to claim the situation as an emergency. Such as a derogatory comment a
I walked for what felt like hours towards the mountains. I could see the blue of the ocean on the horizon, so I decided to keep walking in the hope I would find a beach and go swimming. New Zealand had this peace about it. It was beautiful and had all sorts of weird plants. Such as the Kowhai, which was this yellow flower that from a distance looked like short bananas. I watched the birds fly in and out of them eating the nectar. I always wanted to go into a career that includes nature. Not sure what exactly but there were many interesting options. Imagine me doing something like Bear Grylls."Adventurer Taylen Nova. Your show could be called Novatures." I laughed. Jibin would have found that funny. Wait did I miss him? Nah. I just missed having someone to talk to I guess."You're a weird kid." I told myself then asked, "Wait a minute, why am I talking to myself out loud?" I shrugged my shoulders. I better get used to only having myself
Prince Tay's pov"So I planned to go through fan mail now but we can do something else if you like," I remarked as we walked into my room. Isla dropped her bag on the floor and ran to jump on my bed. "You have always had the most comfortable bed!" She squealed and grabbed a pillow to cuddle. "Fan mail? Ooh, that sounds fun." "Okay." I laughed, "Are you hungry?" "Actually, yeah! Can we get that snack platter we had the last time I was here?" I nodded and dialled the kitchen, "Bring a snack platter up to my room. Russians, cheese grillers, chicken wings, ribs, crackers with muscles..." "Mini pizza!" Isla yelled."...and mini pizza's," I ordered then hung up the phone. "Okay let's get started." She stated and walked over to my table. She took one of the letters and opened it up. "Prince Tay, you are so sexy! You are also kind and funny, please come visit Romania for a fash
Prince Tay's pov "Okay, the theme I got is an abandoned building." Mr Nova stated. We decided to play this game where we tell each other stories about a random topic."The minute you step into an abandoned building everything around you feels as cold as a frozen window on a snowy night. You feel extremely lonely as a baby seal would feel lost at sea. You become sad and depressed as a parent would feel if they were forgotten by their children.Everywhere you look it's dark as if the building has never seen light, there are spider webs, rotten leaves and broken glass lying everywhere. You walk towards a staircase and hear the howling of the wind, the squeaking of doors and the shattering of glass.As you step onto the staircase it starts creaking. A slight tap on the wall allows you to hear the hollowness of the building. It sounds and looks scary. As you walk onto the top floor you smell the wet, decaying leaves and paint. The building smells of death and
"You have all mastered the sixth teaching. Arms control." Cuore stated. "Today we will work on your defence. You need to be able to redirect an attack. Tay you up first." Tay stepped forward. He stood in front of Cuore on the Tatami floor. "Okay Tay, I'm going to grab your wrist." She remarked and stepped forward to grab his wrist he tried to pull her to the side but she swung her leg up and stopped just before it hit him in the side. "What was his first mistake?" She questioned after giving him a quick kiss."He didn't step out of the central line." Mr Nova replied and she nodded."Again," Cuore called and grabbed onto his wrist. This time Tay stepped to the side and jerked his arm down to pull her off balance. He threw a punch towards her face and she quickly dodged it."Good. Taylen." I walked up next. Cuore grabbed my arm and I stepped aside and pulled her towards me so that I could hit her neck. Sh
Taylen's pov It was becoming harder each day to hide my withdrawal symptoms. The food I ate tasted different. Bad. Like I should throw it up. My appetite decreased and I forced myself to eat when we all sat around the table. I was constantly sweating and so tired. I had trouble sleeping. I would often wake up in the early hours of the morning from a nightmare or just cause my body started going through tremors. I wouldn't be able to go back to sleep so I would just lie there and cry. I was so emotional. My eyes burned all the time and my nose wouldn't stop running. Prince Tay shouted at me all the time to go blow my nose when I started sniffing. I felt so irritated. My skin was itching and I was just restless. My muscles ached and everything hurt. I hated how this felt and it went on for weeks. I even started seeing things. Terrifying things. Shadows would follow me around and these weird creatures will wave at me while we were in public. I was going
The next morning Mr Nova got a phone call at breakfast."Excuse me." He stated and walked away."Taylen how was your evening?" I asked."Please pass the milk." I inquired then replied, "Good. We went to watch a movie." "Did you pay?" Tay questioned."Nah. I offered but they all bought their own money." "That's sweet of them. You should invite them over more." I stated and added sugar to my porridge."I want to but they kinda scared of you." He laughed. "I mean cause they've seen you training. I've told them you are such a sweet person." "Maybe I should invite them in." I shrugged."Yeah, then they will feel less frightened. My heart, you are one hell of a woman." Tay beamed and placed a kiss on my hand."Thank you." Mr Nova said into the phone and sat down."What was that about?" Taylen asked and took a bite of his cereal."I've been chosen for the m
Cuore's pov Tay was great. He respected me and just tried his best to help me where he could. We spent all of our free time alone together. We got to know each other. All of our secrets, life story and even happiest memories. Every day I fell more in love with him. He was so caring and such a sweet person. Plus amazing in bed which was a bonus. I had my strength back and slowly revealed my dominant side in bed. He loved when I took what I wanted from him. It was odd since I assumed that him being a prince and all, he wouldn't want to be bossed around. We switched roles a lot and each time got even better. We also used condoms. The first time with him was the riskiest I've ever sexually been. Mr Nova kind of scared us about the children thing so I also went on the injection. Having a child was never a want. Plus Tay disliked small children. It didn't make me sad that we would never have a family of our own, plus we could just adopt. All I would ever n
Taylen and I drove back to the hotel. I told him to text Cuore and Prince Tay to be ready to leave. We found them waiting outside for us, hand in hand. "Lunchtime!" Taylen excitedly stated as they climbed into the car."Did you find a house?" Prince Tay asked and placed his hand onto Cuore's leg."Yes. It's perfect for us, plus close to a school for Taylen." I replied."I actually wanted to ask if I can go to that school," Taylen responded. "We'll check it out." Cuore shrugged."But first food!" Tay laughed. The next few weeks consisted of a lot of shopping for the new house. We bought everything we needed from electrical appliances to furniture to food. I finally finished writing down everything I remembered about the Tanencha project. It took up 2 whole notebooks. Taylen even made friends with a group of kids. Prince Tay and Cuore confessed that they were in a relationship. I was happy but
Mr Nova's povThe kid and I stopped at the first address the real estate agent gave us. There was a man waiting for us in front of the house."Wyatt?" I asked as we walked up to him."Uh, Mr Nova." He greeted and stuck out his hand for me to shake. "This is the first house. Spacious with 4 bedrooms as requested." I nodded and we followed him around. The house was okay but it didn't feel like home. Wyatt told us to follow him to the next house so we agreed. "He's cute." Taylen laughed as we got into the car. "Taylen, you are supposed to be focusing on the house. Not the agent." I smiled. "Haven't you ever had a crush?""I guess." I shrugged. *July 2014I had decided to conduct interviews to find an assistant. The person had to be friendly, hardworking and look presentable. They would keep track of my meetings and follow me around wherever I go. They would
"I don't need you to protect me," Cuore whispered."I... Cuore please look at me." I begged. She slowly sat up on the bed to face me. A single tear ran down her cheek and I quickly caught it before it fell."You want to protect me but you hurt me, Tay...""I hurt you," I repeated gently. I had to say it out loud to make myself realise it was true. I hurt her. Those words hurt me more than anything. My heart shattered as I looked into her eyes and saw anger."I show myself to you, then you run off. Do you know how that made me feel? I have scars yes, I'm broken and tormented by everything I have done... everything I have lost. Then you come here and just leave me when I'm ... vulnerable... exposed. Who the hell do you think you are?" She hissed."I... I..." I stuttered, I wasn't sure what to say."Fuck you, Taylen Nova." No, Cuore. Please... I just got you. No. Fuck! Fuck! Make it better. Take me back. No.
Prince Tay's povI took a massive leap of faith when I kissed Cuore. I just wanted to let her know how I felt. Last night she had slept in my arms, and this morning I watched her sleep a bit. She looked so peaceful and it was just nice to have her so close to me. She woke up and shifted up to my face. I instantly wanted to kiss her... Allah, thank you for bringing such a beautiful woman into my life. I reminded myself to take it slow. I knew her for 3 days. That's not even enough time to prepare a fashion show, let alone rush into kissing a woman I just met. I wanted to at least take her out on a romantic date or just wait for the perfect moment to present itself. Then she looked down at my lips and blushed. She was thinking about kissing me too. Screw waiting, the perfect moment is now. I closed the distance between us and placed a light kiss on her lips. They were soft and this joy just filled my heart.Yes, it was just 3 days. But someti