I wished to wake up from the nightmare but it was not a dream. It was hard to believe the truth that I heard.“Enemy? What are you saying?”“She is Miller. The clan that your father and I destroyed many years back.”My forehead started to sweat despite the perfect room temperature. My limbs trembled as I slowly processed the truth. I stuttered “How can you say it? How can you be so sure?”He let out a sigh. “We decrypted Otis' cell phone and his other devices. He was having a deal with our enemies. He tried to sell her information to our enemies but we were fast enough to stop that. If our enemies get to know about her they can use her against us. What’s more, the traces of Miller's loyal servants might remain even if there’s no Miller clan anymore, and there’s a chance they all could work together if they know about her. We cannot take any risk.”“W-wait… how did Otis find it out? Even Serena doesn’t know who she is. She grew up at an orphanage.”He became silent for a few seconds an
SERENANot only me but Hayden also wanted to know more about each other. It made me a little happy as instead of forcing me like he used to do, he started to understand me. However, the expressions on his face didn’t match his words. No one would be so serious when looking at someone's childhood photos or belongings. Not the normal people, at least.“Anything wrong?” I asked as he didn’t shift his gaze away from my ring.“This ring…” he looked at me. “letter ‘M' is carved on it.” He didn’t seem to be questioning it but spoke as if he was surprised.I shrugged my shoulders. “I used to wear it when I was a kid. Then I took it off when I grew up.” I took the little ring from his hands. “Even now I wonder why my family didn’t take it from me when they abandoned me. What’s more, the people at the orphanage were so good, otherwise, they would’ve taken it away from me. It even looks expensive, isn’t it?”It became hard for me to read his expressions. There was concern, anger, and tiredness o
HAYDENWhen we are so close to achieving what we have been struggling for, we become vigilant and try not to do a single mistake as small mistakes can cost everything. Our struggle becomes meaningless.I was not an exception. I trained for years and controlled my emotions only to prove myself as a worthy successor. To get the power, I had waited so long, but when it was happening, I could not feel the happiness I expected. It felt like the end of my relationship with Serena but still, I hoped I could take care of everything once I get power.The party hall was decorated grandly and all the guests, who were invited, filled the gallery. The smell of my favorite alcohol lingered all over the place but I could not focus on it. I kept noticing the time as I wanted the party to end soon so that I could meet her.About the truth, I could not tell her. I could not tell her family was our rival. After I saw the ring, the first thing that came to my mind was my mother with whom I had no memorie
SERENAEscaping from death was terrifying, especially when the other person was adamant about killing us. Although I escaped from the danger, I could not feel relaxed. My mind was still in the place when I was mere inches away from death.“You alright?”“Serena, are you alright?”“Serena!”The words reached my ears but not my head. Only when I was patted by Hayden, I came back to reality. I looked to my left to see Hayden beside me. His face was still covered in sweat and he looked so worried. Then I noticed the face of the driver. I was stunned after seeing Eric.“You are alright, aren’t you?” Eric asked, looking at me through the mirror.I didn’t respond. It felt like my brain cells stopped working. Everything was void and numb even though they kept talking to me.“What were you doing there?” I heard Hayden questioning Eric.“You said to keep an eye on her.” He looked at me through the mirror again. “I… I was worried about her.”“So you were there the entire time but you didn’t come
One truth is enough to turn life upside down. To break the heart and rethink everything from the start.The same happened to me. The fact that I was a part of one of the mafia families which I hated, broke me, and after knowing Hayden’s family killed my parents, I could not think of anything properly. His family was the reason I grew up as an orphan with no one to support me or love me.All night I was awake and I couldn’t get sleep because my mind was filled up with many thoughts. Sometime in the morning, I dozed off but I woke up as soon as I heard Eric's voice.“Serena! Open the door.”I unlocked the door to see Eric. Quickly, he entered in, grabbed my arms, and asked “Are you alright?”I nodded. Then I looked over his shoulder to check if Hayden was still there. “Did he leave?”“Just now. He slept there.” He pointed his finger to the floor outside the room.It saddened me but I didn’t speak anything. It felt like we both were destined to suffer.“So, what do you plan to do now? I
The joy that I didn’t get in the big building, I found in a small rooftop house that had a kitchen and a single bedroom with an attached bathroom. It was the house of Eric's single aunt, who moved to another country a few days back. I looked around while missing my old house, where I used to stay.“Don’t mind the house is so small,” Eric said.I turned around to look at him. I held his hands and gave him a small smile while saying “Thank you so much for helping me. I don’t understand how I should repay you.”“You don’t have to.”I sat on the bed while pressing my palms together as I recalled how we escaped from Hayden’s guest house. It didn’t go as tough as I thought because Hayden left for some work.I never thought I would be in a situation, where I had to leave my routine and hide from the mafia people. When I was leading a normal boring life, I used to hate it but only when I started to hide and escape from death, I realized how peaceful my boring life was.“Are you hungry?” Eric
HAYDENSlightly, pulling my cap down to cover my face a little more, I walked to the parking area of the store with Coke cans in my hand. A few days before, I was excited to see my people and to be introduced to them but everything changed in a single night. I reached a situation where I had to hide from my people.I became a foe to my family but it didn’t sadden me. What hurt me the most was Serena’s behavior. I kept doing millions of things for her and even left my position as the leader but she was too blind to notice any of it. Her behavior was understandable as anyone would react the same but I could not simply ignore it. No one knew about my guest house so I decided to ask her to stay in it but she even refused to take my help. She was acting as if she could never be with me.As I reached the parking area, four men surrounded me with serious expressions on their faces. One of them spoke on his phone “Boss! We found him.”I let out a sigh as I heard him. Then he said “Young boss!
His sparkling blue eyes stared into mine and his lips curved up with a smile as he held me in his arms. With his tall figure, sharp jaw, and attractive features, he looked like a model.I freed myself from his grip and tried to move away but he held me again, saying “Those guys are still there.”After hearing him, I stopped moving and rooted to the ground. He stood in front of me without fading his smile and kept looking at me, tilting his head a little.“What are you looking at?” I raised my eyebrows.He shrugged his shoulders. “Nothing. You look beautiful.”Then I realized I forgot to put my mask on after I walked out of the cafe. Ignoring his compliment, I wore my mask. When I tried to move, he stopped me again as they were still there.“Who are you? Why are you helping me?” I asked him as his behavior raised hundreds of questions in me.“I need no reason to help beautiful girls.” He winked. “You just need a little makeover to look like an angel.”I let out a sigh. “Thanks for your
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,