In my grand wedding gown, surrounded by people I loved and hundreds of other people, I walked down the aisle. My worries and nervousness faded when I met his eyes. He was standing there, looking so handsome in his expensive black suit, and waiting for me. It all felt like a dream. From fighting with each other to fighting together against everything our relationship progressed.I stood beside him with a bright smile on my lips. He leaned towards me and whispered into my ear “You look beautiful.”Then the ceremony started. Everything was perfect. All my friends and former colleagues attended, including Emma. I was sure they were surprised to witness a wedding that was arranged by the mafia people.Hayden spoke looking at me “You came into my life to brighten up my world and it was the best thing that happened to me. I will love and protect you till death do us part. Even in our next life, I will fight against everything to be with you. No matter who you are, Serena or Aurora, a normal
SERENAThis is when the little heart starts to flutter, leaving us to stutter, and fill up with burning desires, tempting us to commit sins. This is when everything starts to go wrong. When we meet someone whom we should not. I can tell you my not-so-simple story. ___“You are awesome.” A simple compliment makes one's day. I hugged Mira, one of my colleagues, who passed the compliment. “But…” And, a simple ‘But’ ruins everything, especially when it comes from the person, who's above us. "It should have been amazing if you have used tulips instead of lilies.” I nodded my head while faking a smile. The floral décor I have done at a party was appreciated by everyone except the so-called person in charge. She never accepted or appreciated whatever we did. Being her assistant takes a lot of patience. “I should not see any mistake in tonight's party. Don't do anything without my permission. You all… be my good assistants.” She then looked at me and said “Don’t try to act like the bos
Never in my life have I thought I would be scared only by someone's voice. His aura was dominating which made me gulp. What's more, he called me a little girl when he, himself, looked the same age as mine."I am twenty-three," I yelled. "And, I could understand you also must be of the same age." I scoffed. When he tried to free his hand from my grip, I held it with both my hands, and shouted “Are you insane?” He narrowed his eyebrows, and at the same time, he clenched his jaw. “What did you say?” With all my strength, I pulled him back while he looked at me with a serious as well as confused face. “You…” I didn’t let him finish his sentence. I shouted “I know life is tough but it is not an option. I don’t know what your problem is, but if everyone, who has problems decide to die, then no one will remain on this earth.” “Listen…” he pointed his finger at me. “Life is precious. Think about your family before you commit suicide.” I tried to put some sense into his head. “Suicide?
Sometimes, the things we thought would never appear in our lives again, would come rushing toward us. A mere coincidence or if fate has already planned it, no one could tell. “Do you like staying in my arms this much?” He smirked, as I remained in the same position without even attempting to move. Immediately, I stood straight and asked “Were you following me?” He gave me a deadly stare that made me think I was not even worth being followed by anyone. “I… didn’t mean to be rude.” I scoffed. “Of course, why would anyone follow me?” “What are you doing alone here? Aren’t you aware of the crime rate or are you not scared of people, who commit crimes?” Not just his words but his eyes were commanding. Who could he be? He seemed as if he were a walking mystery. “I… I was with my friend and…” I stopped speaking. “W-wait! Why am I even explaining to you?” “Because I asked you a question.” He rolled his eyes. I stepped forward to leave but he stopped me, saying “Don’t go that way.”“W
I could not believe what I was seeing. The man, who left the hospital, without even informing anyone came back after two weeks. At my house, in front of me. “You…” “Ms. Serena! I’m sorry for leaving without informing you.” He apologized. “I had some work to take care of.” Even though I was raging, I simply nodded my head. I could not get into fights with elders. “How do you know my place? And, how do you know about me?” “I have gathered your details from the hospital staff. I have connections.” He winked. When I didn’t reply to him, he said “I think you are so angry at me. Can’t you forgive, thinking of me as your father?” Father? I knew it was just a word that slipped out of his mouth and it meant nothing to him but it made me smile a little. I shrugged my shoulders, saying “Fine! That’s okay. You must be having your reasons but it would have been nice if you have at least left a message.” “I apologize again.” He said and became silent for a few seconds. “Well… I am
Again. I saw him again. The shirtless, muscular man in front of me was Hayden, and the funniest thing was I came to deliver flowers to him. “Care to explain what you are doing here?” He asked in his usual serious tone. “You are taking pictures. Who the hell are you? Are you spying on me?” I let out a sigh after hearing him. There we go again, him and his narcissistic self. “Instead of helping me, you are posing questions. Do you think so highly of yourself? I’m not here to spy on you, I’m not your fan girl.” I rolled my eyes. “I came here to deliver your black roses.” “And, where is my bouquet?” he asked, crouching down. I bent my head down and mumbled “It fell into the pool.” Through the corner of my eyes, I saw him extending his hand. “Come out of the pool.” “No!” “Why? Do you like my swimming pool this much?” “I am drenched,” I shouted, frustrated. Then I noticed him walk towards the sun lounger and took the towel that was on the seat. He put it on the ground and turned b
SERENA Wow! Interesting wall. No, no, interesting vase. The color, the shape… Don’t speak. “Fuck!” I let out a sigh as I couldn’t get deviated from his thoughts despite how much I tried. That moment was still playing in front of my eyes, the way he held me and looked into my eyes. “What are you thinking about?” Mira asked, standing beside me. “About the arrival of your childhood love?” “Mira!” She wiggled her eyebrows. “Not him…” I pressed my lips together. “There was this guy… a mysterious one…” I saw her getting excited. “And…?” “And nothing.” I laughed. “He was different. Whenever we met, we always quarreled. That arrogant jerk…” “Are you changing the hero of your story? Or what?” she started to tease me. “No!” I made a proud face. “Because the hero of my story is myself.” I sold the last bouquet before I started to walk out. When I opened the door, I saw Mr. Otis in front of me. In his casual hoodie, spectacles, and a different hairstyle, I nearly couldn’t re
It was surprising to see him as he didn’t inform me beforehand. My lips curved up with a smile but I came back to my senses when I saw Eric struggling to catch his breath. “Who the hell are you?” Hayden growled. I held Hayden’s hand that was holding Eric’s throat and tried to free Eric while saying “Hayden, leave him. He is my friend.”Even after hearing me, Hayden gripped his throat for a few seconds and then he left him. Eric fell to his knees, coughing. I crouched down and patted his back, gently. “Eric, are you alright?” As he was still trying to catch his breath, I looked at Hayden and shouted “What have you done, Hayden!” “He’s lucky he’s still alive.” He mumbled. “Eric! I’m so sorry.” I held his face in between my palms. Finally, our gazes met after a long time. His chocolate brown eyes, which I always adored, made me smile. “Serena!” he spoke while standing straight. Then his gaze fell on Hayden, who looked unbothered even after what he had done. “Who is he?” “Who are
In my grand wedding gown, surrounded by people I loved and hundreds of other people, I walked down the aisle. My worries and nervousness faded when I met his eyes. He was standing there, looking so handsome in his expensive black suit, and waiting for me. It all felt like a dream. From fighting with each other to fighting together against everything our relationship progressed.I stood beside him with a bright smile on my lips. He leaned towards me and whispered into my ear “You look beautiful.”Then the ceremony started. Everything was perfect. All my friends and former colleagues attended, including Emma. I was sure they were surprised to witness a wedding that was arranged by the mafia people.Hayden spoke looking at me “You came into my life to brighten up my world and it was the best thing that happened to me. I will love and protect you till death do us part. Even in our next life, I will fight against everything to be with you. No matter who you are, Serena or Aurora, a normal
The blue frock fit perfectly to my curves and the little makeup that I put on made me look confident. For some reason, I stopped feeling like a plain Jane. With or without makeup, I began loving myself as I realized I was not abandoned because my looks didn’t please my family. I understood I was only being hard on myself. What’s more, I got a royal look from my mother and a man to love me and look at me like I’m the most beautiful person in the whole world.I looked at myself in the mirror after I wore the necklace Hayden gifted me. He wanted me to look grand as I decided to attend the gathering that his father mentioned. His father was right. Hayden didn’t want to leave me and go to the party. He wanted to stay with me so I decided to accompany him. I had no idea what was stored for me at the party but I didn’t want Hayden to miss any of the important meetings.“Are you sure?” Hayden asked again. I turned around to look at him. He was charming in his expensive suit like a prince.I s
SERENA ‘What do you want little girl?’‘I want you. I want you, Hayden.’‘You can’t have me. You’ll be safe if I’m out of your life.’‘Don’t say that. I want you.”“I’m sorry.’‘Hayden! Hayden…'I gasped and opened my eyes. My chest heaved up and down as I struggled to take a normal breath. My eyes were blurry because of the tears that were formed and I felt a tighter hold on my palm. I looked to my left to see Hayden's worried face. He was talking to me but I could not process what he was speaking.“Hayden…” I mumbled.“You are alive. Nothing happened to you.” He said.My lips curved up with a smile while my tears rolled down my cheeks. He wiped my tears away, saying “Don’t cry. You are safe now.” I slowly nodded my head.“I'll call the doctor.” When he tried to leave, I held his hand and stopped him.“Don't leave me,” I mumbled while shaking my head frantically. “Please don’t leave me.”Even though I was in the hospital bed, I could not stop thinking about the gunshots and the peop
Sweat started to trickle down my brow as it was time I had to jump into action. I let out a sigh and took my cell phone to read his text – My men will be following you. One simple mistake and your girlfriend is going to be dead.“Fuck it,” I mumbled and slid the phone into my pocket. I walked to my father's room trying so hard to keep my emotions in check.“It’s time we should go. The meeting is going to happen in an hour.” I said.As soon as he heard me, he left his cigarette in his ashtray and walked out of the room along with me. We reached the car and our bodyguards followed us.As per our plan, when we took a turn, our car was replaced with a car similar to ours and the guards started to follow the wrong one. Before the driver noticed it, I took out the gun, pointed it at my father, and shouted looking at the driver “Stop the car.”“Boss?” he was perplexed.“Stop it.”When he stopped the car, I got out of it dragging my father along with me.“Hayden…”“I’m sorry,” I spoke meekly.
My wrists got hurt when I tried to free myself from the ropes but it didn’t stop me from my trials. I wondered how everyone was doing as it had been four days since I was kidnapped. When I kept trying, Rufalo entered making an angry face. I gulped as he stood in front of me and I looked at him with wide eyes. Though I was scared, I kept pretending to be strong, and his furious face told me to not mess with him.“Your boyfriend cannot take a quick decision, can he?” He gripped my throat. “Let’s scare him a little more.” Saying it, he slapped me so hard, and my vision blurred for a moment. Again, he slapped me which made my head spin. I tasted blood in my mouth, which frightened me.He pulled my head back gripping my hair and took my picture with his cell phone. Then he left me and said, “Now, you look beautiful, sweetheart.”My head dropped and all my energy was lost. I heard him mumbling “See, he is calling. A daily dose is needed.”He spoke on phone “I told you already if you delay i
The first person who came to my head after seeing Serena's picture was my father but it didn’t make sense. He would never send me a picture like that. I received an incoming call from the same number and I was quick in answering it. I didn’t let the other person speak anything and I shouted “If anything happens to her, I swear I’m going to give you a very painful death.”I heard a loud laugh on the other side. “Hayden Moore is so in love that he doesn’t even want to know who I am.” It was a male voice.“One of my shitty enemies who is trying to drag me down.” I gritted. “What do you want?”“You are mistaken. I don’t want to drag you down.”“Then what do you want?”“Hayden Moore! Let’s meet. Just remember that I want to meet only you. If you try to do something stupid, I’m going to kill her in the worst way possible.”I clenched my jaw and fisted my palm trying so hard to keep my emotions in check.“I have no intention of killing you.” He said. “So, you don’t have to worry about meetin
ADRIAN Ever since Hayden was a kid, he was stubborn and disappointed me many times but I put him on track one way or another, however, I could not find a way to end his feelings for her. I thought it was simply a young love but they were continuously proving me wrong. I never saw Hayden forgetting his pride for anyone.If only she was not our enemy, I might have accepted her. If it was fated or we were doomed, I could not understand, he fell for our enemy whom I wanted to kill. Hayden was born to rule and because of her, he was truly becoming weak.Bringing my alcohol glass to my lips, I took a sip of it. My anger was not fading and I could not imagine the ways to punish them both. She knew the consequences of coming to my house but like a fearless kid, she showed up in front of us. After all, she was a Miller. What else to expect?Holding the cigarette between my fingers, I leaned back in my chair and rested my legs on the table, shutting my eyes. I could not feel relaxed when all o
Could it be the official end of my relationship? Did he leave me? Did he find me boring and annoying after everything we have gone through? Many questions revolved around my head to which I had no answers. It felt like he was doing it for a purpose but a part of me kept telling me my existence truly burdened him as he had to kneel in front of his father putting aside his pride.“You okay?” Eric put his palm on my shoulder.“Why did he do that?” I looked at Eric. “Am I the reason for his suffering? Did I make him weak?”Eric sat beside me, shaking his head. He held my hand in a tighter grip to console me but I was not crying. It felt like my tears drained.“He doesn’t deserve you. Those people are not trusted.” Rodney spoke. I kept quiet. After hearing Hayden's words, I lost my sense to think properly. It was all void in and out of me.“Can you both give me some space? I want to be alone for a while.”They looked at each other and then fixed their gazes on me with worried faces.“Don'
Eric and I stood straight, at once. It didn’t feel true. It felt like he mistook someone else for him.“What? What did you say?”“I’m sorry I went near to their building as I was curious about them. While I was stalking them, I saw him. He was in the car along with his father. They were talking to each other.”“You… you might have mistaken…”“No! I know his face. I saw him in pictures. Trust me, he is now with his father. He… he might have left…”“Mr. Rodney!” I shouted. “Don't finish the sentence. He didn’t leave me. He must be up to something.”I sat, holding my head. Though I was sure Hayden wouldn’t leave me, somehow the truth scared me.“Princess! I saw it with my own eyes. I risked my life not to give you false information. You may believe it or not but the truth is those people are not trusted.”I gulped. My fingers started to shiver as my fear increased. It had been days since he left me and I had no idea what Hayden was up to but I could not sit simply and wait for him. And,