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AUTHOR'S POV“ WHAT THE HELL IS THIS HARDIN?! ” Sia raised her head, as her hands started trembling.“ Tch. ” Hardin took a step forward and raised his hand to touch her face, but she took a step back in horror.“ Louis Corner. Your friend. He was out on a business trip for days and now he is back. ” Hardin sighed out, as Sia's lips quivered, staring at his evil face. “ But he might leave you forever Sia. ” Hardin chuckled out, as Sia felt chills running up her spine.It felt like thousands o~FLASHBACKAUTHOR'S POVSia was sitting in a garden, looking at the ocean and the moon in the sky. This place was beautiful beyond words. It was a mansion on an island, which looked like a castle. But she was unable to think about anything else, except for what happened ealier.She sealed her fate with her own hands. But she had made a vow in her heart to never feel the love she felt for him again. He was not what she thought of him. In her heart, she had a small kind of venomous hope, that he loved her too, but this hope died down today.He hurted Louis. He knew how much she cared about him, but he still hurted him. After signing the papers, he called someone to tend to
~FLASHBACKAUTHOR'S POVSia felt better now with her fever gone. Hardin was always there over her head, making her feel worse, but she still wanted to get better and run to Louis. She wondered if her friends were worried about her. They would be. That was obvious. But she didn't feel like talking or worrying about them right now.She was only worried about Louis and Lucas. Louis was still fine, but what about Lucas? He was planning on marrying her and here she was. Already married to Hardin Black.Sighing, she pushed the duvets away from over her body and decided to step out of this Goddamn room, where she was caged for a whole day. She felt suffocated. She didn't even felt like crying a
~FLASHBACKAUTHOR'S POV“ I want to leave. ” That was the first thing that Sia said to Hardin, after crying over breaking Lucas's heart like that.Her voice was cold. She didn't even wanted to look at him, pretending to not care, that she was bound to him for the rest of her life now. She had even asked him to not announce their wedding yet. She wasn't prepared for this in the same cold voice and he agreed over this too. After forcing the biggest decision of her life on her, he was giving her the right to take small decisions which was funny to Sia.Surprisingly, he didn't say anything. He asked Josh to send her home. She remember moving around in trance to b
~FLASHBACKAUTHOR'S POVIt felt like everything fell apart all together. Sia refused to talk it out with her friends. She worked as a director and a shareholder, not caring about anything else. She didn't meet Hardin either. He didn't call either.From having everything to going back to square one with the same alone self was not that hard. All it took from her was to become numb. Her friends kept asking her what was wrong with her. But she didn't have any answer to that. Was she supposed to confront them? But she was always afraid of confrontations. So she just pretended to be oblivious to everything else in this world.Brown Inc broke the deal with their company, which
AUTHOR'S POV~FLASHBACKLocked up in the dark place made Sia feel like she was blind. But after John and Emily were locked up beside her, she started feeling worse.They were suffering and it was all because of Sia. She should have never agreed to marry Lucas. She regretted all her choices now.More than anything, she wished Hardin would come to save her. She was not supposed to rely on others but she could not help but pray to the non-existent higher power in her life to send him. Send him in time.Like her prayers were answered, he came. Not Hardin. But Josh. Josh, the same man whom she saw at Hardin's house and who left Sia at her penthouse.At first Sia confused about why he was there if he worked for Hardin. Then she got to know that Hardin sent him as a spy to Lucas a long time ago. He told her that there was no way to con
AUTHOR'S POV~FLASBACK Then it was back to that dark room again. To mourn and drown in guilt once again. Sia did not really understand what Lucas wanted to do now. She felt numb with only one goal in mind. She would not let anything happen to Emma. She could not let Lucas hurt her. She was an innocent child. Her only fault was being a part of Sia's damned life.Tears refused to fall now. Chained up by the wall, her arms pulled up above her head and her face bowed down, she did not know what to do anymore. She wanted to think but she could not. After God Knows how long, the door to the room was opened once again and she was unchained from the wall. She could not see the man who dragged her out to somewhere. She just kept letting him tag her along in a trance.When they came to halt, she was standing by a road and Lucas was there. Sia slowly raised her head and forced herself to keep standing on her f
AUTHOR'S POV ~FLASHBACK When her eyes opened again after a week, Sia found a completely white ceiling staring back at her. She felt numb and dead. Each part of her body hurted badly which made her sure that for the first time in her life, her prayers were heard. Doctors came and checked up on her. And then he came. Hardin. The man she had started to hate truly for this time. She did not want to see him but she had to. “ Wh-Where is Emma? ” This was the first thing that she choked out to him without any delay. She needed to see her and keep her safe. “ You should take some rest. ” Hardin whispered as his fingers pushed her hair behind her ear softly “ Tell me... ” Sia whispered back feeling the lump forming in her throat.“ Lucas still has her. ” He told her truthfully and it was like the whole world fell down on her at once. He
AUTHOR'S POV Stepping back in her room with the parcel in her hands, Sia tried hard to not start crying. “ Sia... ” Hardin's voice made her look up from the parcel and stare at him instead. Instinctively, he stepped forth and pulled her in a hug. His chin rested above her head as he sighed out hoping to get a reaction from her. Any reaction from her. She looked dead. “ I hate you... ” Sia whispered out and pushed him away weakly. Hardin gulped as his heart skipped a beat “ It's all because you. ” A tear slid down Sia's cheeks and she raised her gaze to meet his blue eyes. “ Leave me alone Hardin. Please... ” Her voice was barely a whisper but Hardin was able to hear her clearly. A lump formed in Hardin's throat as he nodded his head in a trance and marched to the door. Pulling it open, he glanced at Sia for the last time and closed the door behind him
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