SIA'S POV
I was walking towards the elevator, while everyone was greeting me. I was ignoring all of them as always and was just heading straight, the same stoic expressions present on my face.I was supposed to go to the meeting room, where all the directors, shareholders and investors were waiting for me patiently.What am I doing here, when I took 3 days off, you all must be thinking.After that little moment with Mrs. De'souza, I went to my room to lock myself up, like I always did, when I wanted to hide from the world. My right hand instantly went to the only thing that could comfort me me at a like this, to the place where my heart pendant was supposed to be.But there was no pendant around my neck. I again remembered painfully, that I lost my precious heart pendant. That was the only thing I had on me, when I was left at the orphanage. I guess I was bound to lose everSIA'S POVMy booming laugh cracked the tense silence, that spread after Mr Holmes's demand. I wiped the tears that filled my eyes, because of laughing so hard. Everyone was looking at me, like I am crazy. I gasped dramatically, placing a hand on my heart, " You want me to resign? "I couldn't control it and ended up laughing again. It was so funny to me. After calming myself down a little, I mocked Mr. Holmes, "And why would I do that?" Amusement was dancing in my eyes.Mr. Holmes looked at me with suspiscious, enraged eyes, " Look Sia Martin! If you won't give up your position then, this corporatiom will be no more " He placed his hands on the desk, clasping them together, while leaning a little on the desk, trying to look intimidating. He was acting like he was dealing with a kid and that kid in his eyes, was apparently me.His behaviour was amusing to me. I raised my left eyebrow and mimick
AUTHOR'S POVIt's been exactly four minutes, that those three have left the conference room. Time seems to pass, too slow for my liking. Everyone's expecting gaze was set on me, not even wavering for a second. I was drumming my fingers on the desk, disturbing the tense silence in the room. Just as the clock indicated that five minutes have passed, the door opened with a thud voice and my fingers stopped mid-air. Everyone looked at the door with curosity. I raised my head slowly and came face to face with Mr holmes's red face. Behind him, two of the shareholders who left earlier were also standing, their head bowed down in defeat and embarassment. I smirked at Mr Holmes, consciously trying to infuriate him.Everyone present was looking at me with surprise and curosity. I knew what they all wanted. They wanted to know, about how I managed to get them back in just five minutes, with
AUTHOR'S POV"Mr. Holmes, you should stop talking now!" Harry interrupted for the first time in a calm tone. But we were his friends, we could notice the underlying warning in his eyes.It was his speciality, he was calm in all situations. It was impossible to disturb his peace of mind but you could always get a hint of his true emotions, in his eyes.But when it came down to that final point of patience, he was the scariest of us all. We all had saw the results of pestering him too much in the past. He was the silent predator, always observing people knowing everything about them and striking when least expected. He was dangerous because he did everything, unexpected.After hearing, what Mr. Holmes was accusing me off, I went silent and didn't reply. I was looking at him blankly, with my hands placed on the desk.Everyone was uneasy, except me who was feeling numb. I always felt nu
SIA'S POVI was walking straight to the door without looking back, even if I wanted to steal just a glance, but I knew if I looked back I won't be able to run away so easily. Just like, Lot's wife looked back and was turned into a block of salt.I was at the door just about to grab the handle, when I heard Mr Holmes address me once again,"If you haven't done anything to them" I turned sharply around to look at him. He wanted to tear me to pieces and then rub salt in the cracks. If that was what he wanted, then that is what he will get. He looked at my sharp expressions but still continued,"Then you surely know what happened to them. But the real question is" He rubbed his chin imitiating confused expressions, while the mischief was sparkling in his eyes, he added, "Why are you not doing anything?!". I kept looking at him while clenching and unclenching my hands in a fist. I wanted to s
SIA'S POV"Now that's creepy, looking at someone and smiling like a psychopath". Hardin mocked me, looking at me raising an eyebrow. "Look who is talking about creepiness and psychopaths..... I was not smiling at you. I was just lost in thoughts!!" I rolled my eyes and sneered at him, lying."Yeah, whatever makes you sleep at night" He said indifferently, dismissing the talk, like he had caught me red handed and nothing was going to work now.But I was still staring at him, wanting to ask for the first time, the question I had always wanted to ask,"Why me?".He didn't look at me or replied to me, even after knowing what I was talking about.He always chose to ignore this topic, that always made me more curious.He left my hands and folded his arms on his chest, indicating his disinterest.I grabbed his face lightly and turned him towards me. I need
AUTHOR'S POVSia avoided looking at Hardin after the heated, passionate kiss and he too seemed to avoid her eyes. They had been sitting in sexually awkward silence for almost 5 minutes now, not moving an inch.Sia finally broke out of her trance and decided that it was time to go inside before she lose the grip on her sane mind and dwell on the past feelings.She sighed heavily and reluctuntaly opened her side of door, stepping outside in the night and not looking back at Hardin.Her clothes were still sticking to her skin a little and she shivered a little in the night, because she had dropped Hardin's coat unconsciously during there heated session. Her cheeks heated up at the thought and she shooked her head. She started walking towards her house and hurriedly stepped inside breathing heavily. She crossed the empty corridors and opened the door of her room. She
AUTHOR'S POV18+He pulled her lower lip with his lips and moved down towards her neck. He placed a kiss softly just above her collar bone, making chills run up her back due to her sensitive skin.She moaned in pleasure and Hardin smiled while kissing her neck, driving her more crazy.His hands went back to the zip of Sia's dress and he unzipped it slowly dragging down its zip, while still kissing her neck making her moan and grab Hardin's hair, pulling at them slightly.Just as he unzipped it, her dress fell down and pooled at her ankles. He leaned away from her and admired her body with hooded eyes.Sia closed her eyes due to embarassement and tried to cover herself with her arms, but Hardin grabbed her arms and placed them back down. He took a step forward and placed his hands under her thighs. It was a gesture for her to jump in his arms,
SIA'S POVIt's been a week, since I have last seen Hardin or anyone. When I woke up the next morning, he was gone. I realized what I have done again and now it was weighing heavy on me. But there was slight anger and hurt in my heart, that he was not there, when I woke up. I really need to kill this part of mine.I have been locked in my house after that day, with my phone switched off. I didn't want to talk to anyone or do anything. I just wanted to disappear for a while. I was sitting on a blanket with lots of pillows and chocolates around me.It was a field that was a part of my house. There was grass everywhere. Raising your head, you could see my favourite rose garden in the distance, which was spreading a beautiful fragnance in the air. I inhaled deeply and the fragnance reached to my heart, making me calm down. I used to love this place and I think I still do.I
AUTHOR'S POV “ We are going to marry next week. ” Hardin dropped the bomb on her and Sia's jaw hanged low in shock. Now, this was what they called going overboard with everything. Sia thought and whipped her head around to argue with him again when his hands made their way to her sides for the second time. “ Hardin Please. Listen to me. ” Sia placed her hands on his wet chest and sighed. Hardin's hands paused, his eyes assessing her expressions. “ I am listening. ” He smiled, pushing Sia's hair behind her ear softly. Sia heaved a heavy breath not knowing what to say to him. She did not know why she still felt so scared of everything. “ Don't you want to be with me? Don't you want everyone to know that we are married? ” Hardin whispered, his eyes noticing her expressions that changed to one of horror. “ No. No. It's nothing like th
AUTHOR'S POV When she opened her eyes and found him on his knees in front of her with a ring box opened in front of him, all fear got replaced with awe and raw shock. It was like she would never be able to breath again. “ So? Will you marry me Sia Hardin Black? Once Again? ” He smiled nervously as he proposed to her. Sia's hands shot up to her mouth to cover it as a gasp left her lips. Tears started streaming down her red cheeks. “ I wanted to prepare a grand proposal event something but I think this is the right time for this. ” He shrugged his right shoulder as he stared in his teary eyes hopefully. His heart was beating in his ears like a drum. This was the second time in his whole life that he was so nervous. Truly scared yet hopeful at the same time. “ I think this is the best time because there is only you and me. You need me and I want to be there for you whe
AUTHOR'S POV Sia turned around in the bed, her eyes opening. She did not know when she fell asleep and woke up just now. Yawning, she focused on the figure laying just beside her with his arm draped over her waist protectively. Her hand reached out to brush off his bangs away from his eyes with her fingers gently as he sighed in his sleep. An unconscious smile was tugged up at the corners of Sia's lips. Her thumb slowly drew circles on his cheek with her eyes taking in the sight before her. She had never thought that it was possible for Hardin to love her. It all felt like a lie at first but the sincerity in his eyes and the determination in his voice drove all fear away. Now there was only him and there was only her. Nothing else mattered. Atleast she could try thinking like that but she still had a hard time adjusting to this new thing. She pushed herself off the bed as she grabbed her clothes to wear them.
AUTHOR'S POV Sia turned around in the bed, her eyes opening. She did not know when she fell asleep and woke up just now. Yawning, she focused on the figure laying just beside her with his arm draped over her waist protectively. Her hand reached out to brush off his bangs away from his eyes with her fingers gently as he sighed in his sleep. An unconscious smile was tugged up at the corners of Sia's lips. Her thumb slowly drew circles on his cheek with her eyes taking in the sight before her. She had never thought that it was possible for Hardin to love her. It all felt like a lie at first but the sincerity in his eyes and the determination in his voice drove all fear away. Now there was only him and there was only her. Nothing else mattered. Atleast she could try thinking like that but she still had a hard time adjusting to this new thing. She pushed herself off the bed as she grabbed her clothes to wear them.
AUTHOR'S POV “ What? What did you say? ” Hardin shook his head, his heart pounding in his ears. He was wondering if what he heard was really what she spoke just now. “ I will stay. I said I wil-will stay. ” Sia immediately changed her statement, her cheeks starting to heat up. She had never said I love you to any man before and she felt like she did something out of the world just now. His shocked eyes were making her breath hitch. “ You said something else. ” Hardin's eyes darkened as a smirk tugged up at the corner of his lips. He knew that she confessed to him just now but changed her words instantly after that. She felt awkward but he would definitely hear it from her. One way or another. Sia pulled her hand back feeling nervous and turned around to march closer to the pictures that were hanged on the wall. Her hands were trembling at her side,
AUTHOR'S POV “ You! You will come with me. ” He grabbed her wrist and started dragging her back inside the mansion as Sia let him take her, feeling dumbfounded. What was Hardin doing? Sia wondered but could not find the answer to that. She guessed, she would find out in a while. Hardin dragged Sia to the room on the upper floor which was his as she recognized instantly. The combination was maroon and black. It gave off an eery vibe just like his personality. He pulled her inside and closed the door behind them smoothly with a click. Sia took in the interior of the room. There was a huge king sized bed in the middle with black sheets and maroon duvet and pillows. Sia's eyes conveniently left the bed and stopped at the wall beside it. Her breath hitched when she noticed alot of pictures hanged on the wall. Her pictures. She had never seen them before though. She did
AUTHOR'S POV “ I am going to leave now. ” She whispered and looked up in his eyes that were open now as his heart dropped down to the pit of his stomach. “ What do you mean by this?! ” Hardin pulled away from her and asked in a cold tone as Sia gazed up in his eyes thoughtfully. “ What do you mean by leaving?! ” He asked again with hysteria clear in his eyes. Sia heaved in a heavy breath before grabbing his hands and pushing them off her arms. She looked in his eyes for a moment before replying in a determined tone. “ I am going to take Emma and I am going to leave from here. I am going to go somewhere far from here. ” Hardin's eyes went wide realising what she was hinting at. She was talking about leaving him. She was telling him that it was over between them. It was over before it even started. “ No. No! You can't do that! ” He growle
AUTHOR'S POV Sia embraced Emma closer not knowing what to say as a lump formed in her throat immediately. Emma placed her head on her shoulder and did not say anything else either. Sia's eyes travelled upto meet Hardin's baby blue orbs that were already staring at her with an unrecognizable emotion shining in them. “ I won't cry if you won't cry. ” Emma sniffed after a while and pulled away wiping her eyes with her small hands. Sia grimaced as she averted her eyes back to meet Emma's eyes that painfully reminded her of Emily's eyes. “ I won't cry. ” Sia shook her head as she pushed the tears back, looking at her. Emma pulled her closer once again and sighed out as Sia felt her heart hurting more. She was just a child yet she was like this. Emma pulled away instantly and her eyes shot up to meet hers. “ Will you play chess with me? ” The same excitement shined
AUTHOR'S POV Standing in front of two old graves, Sia did not know what she exactly felt. She never knew these two people. Luther Martin and Lily Martin yet their connection was deeper than anything else. Their blood ran in her veins and pumped through her heart. But she was not used to this. Her whole life, she had known only herself and her loneliness. Nothing else. She was so used to it that the term family scared her now. Shaking her head, Sia turned around to leave. They were dead and she had to move on from all of it once again. All important people in her life were either dead or they left her like Harry was going to do. A red rose was clutched tightly in her hands. It was so surprising that Lara, Lucas and even John and Emily's new graves were in the same cemetry. Her parents were so close to her yet she never knew. And now, when she knew everything, it did not make any difference. Glanc