THIRD PERSON POV As the sun dipped below the horizon, casting an amber glow over the clearing, the sound of thundering rooters grew louder. The helicopter, a sleek black beast with gleaming silver blades, sliced through the air creating a whirlwind of dust and leaves below. Written on the helicopter was the name “Silver.” Indicating that it was theirs. The helicopter landed on the vast empty field behind the Silvers mansion, Paul Silver waited at a distance. Mr and Mrs silver came out of the mansion and headed towards the field to welcome their daughter, the real Iris Silver. Iris Silver stepped out of the helicopter with a dark-haired man by herself, holding her hand and guiding her step. The man was about six feet four tall with big muscles and beards all over his face. On his arms were tattoos. Iris Silver was dressed in a yellow sun dress that was perfect to cover the condition that she was in with her hair packed in a loose bun. “Uncle Paul,” Iris said when she came
IVY I opened my eyes to see myself at the edge of the bed, close to falling off the bed. I’ve been sleeping the whole day because I barely slept last night. I looked at the alarm clock on my nightstand to realize it was close to midnight. Feeling a little hot although the air conditioner was on, I left the bed to take a quick shower. I came out of the bathroom with a towel firmly wrapped around my chest to see Alejandro in my room. My eyes widened in surprise as I wasn’t expecting him in my room. What was I expecting anyway? This is his mansion and he can go to any room in wants. I quickly used my arms to cover myself although I was doing the job poorly. He was staring at me and he wasn’t hiding it. There was something about his presence that incited fear and danger inside of me. But I expected that to happen not after the first time I met him, he killed people like they were animals in front of me yet I saved him when he was on the verge of dying. I grappled with conflicti
IVY "Meet me downstairs this evening, the maids will have you dressed up. We will be going out." Those were the words of Alejandro at breakfast before he left me. I let out a deep sigh of relief after he left the table. It hasn't been easy having his presence around. It’s been a week since we started having breakfast and sometimes dinner together. He would ask random questions about me as if getting to know me and because he did that everyday, I found it very weird. How is it possible that someone could switch so fast? Why did he ask to eat together everyday ? What was going on in his head? I couldn't help but wonder but the fear I had for him wouldn't let me look at him. Evening came faster than normal and the maids came as told with some clothes. They made me take my bath and got me all cleaned up although I told them I could do it myself. It made me wonder if this was how all rich people lived. If they barely did anything themselves. Now I was seated in front of my vanity mi
IVY "How have you been? Oh sorry, did I just ask that?" She uttered in a sarcastic and bitchy tone. "Of course, you can't be fine. Not after being forced to marry Alejandro Leone." She smacked her lips. I took a closer look at the blonde-haired woman. She was pretty no doubt but she looked like someone in her thirties and that made me wonder why she was having issues with Iris who was probably six to seven years older. Or maybe she just looked older than her age. Alejandro was still talking to the man who approached him earlier. I was pressed and needed to pee. "So tell me how is marriage life? I told you to stay clear, didn't I? You will only end up hurt if you get married to him but you refuse to now what will you do? While he's with you, you know who he is with behind closed doors," she stated making me curious. What was she talking about and what kind of hurt was she referring to? I already knew that Alejandro was dangerous and not one to be messed with. I kept staring a
IVY "Why did you agree to this marriage when you don't like me?" Alejandro asked. He has been asking questions since we started having breakfast. Questions like, did you have any love interest before the marriage? What's your intention for saving me when you could have just let the worst happen so you can finally be free and many more? When he said he wanted to have breakfast with me, I finished it had the worst thoughts in mind but I didn't know that it would have to do with pressing uncomfortable questions. "Isn't it already destined to happen? Do I have a choice?" I replied uncertain of what to say. "Destined? And who told you that you cannot change what is to be?" He retorted. "Why did you agree then?" I redirected the question back to him. "Oh well. The both of us dead grandfather decided for this to happen but that doesn't mean I still trust a Silver though," he replied. Curiosity got the best of me. I didn't know much about the Silvers and the Leone and if I'm to know
IVYI couldn't sleep. The image of Alejandro and the blonde-haired woman whose name I didn't know haunted me and I hated it because I didn't know why I was affected by it.It was none of my business. He could do whatever it was that he wanted to do but the words of the blonde-haired woman kept resurfacing in my head. I had managed to leave that room without being spotted by any of them.Last night I had dinner alone. He was nowhere to be found and I didn't like that I was affected by it when we only started having breakfast together recently. I head downstairs after brushing my teeth. The maids or guards don't follow me around like before so I could easily go to places feeling a little comfortable.From afar I spotted a lady seated in the dining room. Who could she be? I thought to myself. I wasn't expecting to see Alejandro at the table when I got there. He had his iPad in his hand, scrolling through something when I reached the table but something else or rather someone caught my a
ALEJANDRO LEONE“What is your plan?” Matteo asked me. “What do you mean? What plan?” I asked back.“Your sudden niceness to Iris. It’s weird knowing that you’ve always hated the family. You can’t suddenly just change, or did you?” Matteo replied, explaining what he meant.I chuckled. “You are right though. I don’t like the Silvers and I will never not when I know they tried to kill me as a child.”“So what’s with the sudden kindness to her?” Matter asked, curiosity laced in his tone.“I’m going to use her,” I replied.“Use her? Can you enlighten me more on it?” He inquired curiously.“I’ve never told you this but I find something off about Iris. There’s just something about her that I cannot tell. I don’t know if she’s pretending to be nice but everything about her feels off from all I’ve heard about Iris Silver.” I explained.I haven’t failed to notice from the moment I saw her and the look in her eyes when she saw me kill those men. Iris Silver shouldn’t be scared and surprised. Pe
THIRD PERSON POV“I will make the call now,” Lorenzo Silver said to his brother Paul.“Alright,” Paul replied.They’ve been trying to reach Ivy for days but her phone wasn’t going through. After deciding amongst themselves, Lorenzo then chose to call Alejandro directly, wanting to see and speak to him. Alejandro was by the pool with Britany when Enzo came to him with his phone.“Lorenzo Silver is calling,” Enzo informed him. Alejandro was surprised. It’s been over a month since he got married to Iris and the family didn’t reach out to him. He didn’t mind it though.He left the poolside to go speak to Lorenzo. He was curious to hear what it was Lorenzo had to say to him.“Alejandro Leone,” Lorenzo said as soon as the call went through. “Lorenzo Silver,” Alejandro replied, using the same girl tone Lorenzo used.“Isn’t it too formal to address each other this way? After all, you are my son-in-law,” Lorenzo remarked.Alejandro cleared his throat. “True. So should I say father-in-law or
IVYWe were currently in a restaurant in the city to have something to eat after we left the skating rink. It was so much fun. I wasn't able to get it but I knew that I would sooner or later. Tonight was perfect. The way he looked at me, the way I looked at him. The way he spoke to me too. The way we laughed and how our hands brushed one another.It was too good that I had forgotten who I was pretending to be and enjoying myself. I was enjoying myself as Ivy, not Iris. At first, I felt bad but I told myself that it wouldn't be bad for me to let myself enjoy the moment after all I didn't have to suffer all the time. "So what would you like to have?" He asked."I'm not sure yet. I'm still looking at the menu. I'm a little confused about what to have though. I'm thinking. A lobster thermidor wouldn't be a bad idea.""Alright then. I will have anything that you want to have. Tonight is all about you." I felt my cheek flush when he said that. I love how he has been speaking to me all n
IVYI've never gone ice skating before. I don't know how to skate or do anything. I've never had the privilege to learn and do most things people would do as teenagers so when Alejandro mentioned it, I had to go search on it to watch the video and see how they do it.I might not be able to learn it through the videos but I might have ideas on how to do it. I stared at myself in the standing mirror once again to see if my outfit was good. I was dressed in A yellow long-sleeved A-shaped dress with long black tights under. I wanted to wear jeans but I didn't have much with me because the clothes that were in the wardrobe were all gotten by Alejandro's for Iris Silver and most of them were in the colour yellow.Iris Silver hates the color yellow so I was told by Paul Silver but somehow most of the dresses for her were in the colour yellow. I didn't dislike the color. It was part of my favorite color so if Alejandro had gotten it to piss her off, then he didn't win because sadlyIt's not
ALEJANDRO"She didn't like it. Are you certain that she loves dogs? Cougar to be precise?" I looked at Matteo, waiting for his response because if for like a terrible person for making it seem like I wanted her to get bitten by the dog."Iris Silver loves dogs. I can find pictures of her with her dog for you. Maybe she's still angry with what happened and why do you seem so worked up?" Matteo asked.I glared at him instead. I disliked how he could be asking questions like he was interrogating me. "She was afraid of the dog. She didn't want it close and said she doesn't want one and she doesn't like animals." I explained."Or maybe she was afraid of you. You dumped the cake in her face anyway. The dog doesn't look like it could bite anyone," Matteo said in his defense making me want to punch him hard on his face."Don't test me," I warned. "So what will you do now? Keep pushing or just go with your other plans? It seems this path you are taking is bound to fail, you don't seem like
IVY"Iris.” “Iris. Are you listening to me?” I snapped back to reality when Maggie tapped me lightly on my arms. I heard her calling my name but was too lost in my own world to reply her. "Are you alright?" She asked, looking worried."Yes." I lied."Are you sure? You didn't seem like you were listening to me. Did you hear any of the words I said?"I mentally sighed. I had zoned out when I started thinking about my mother. I had a dream that she died and it terrified me. I woke up in the middle of the night with fear in my heart and was unable to sleep till now.I texted Paul Silver earlier asking if we could speak but he hasn't replied and for some reason, I felt that he saw the message and chose to ignore it because he was always active whenever he wanted to remind me of my job. I was worried. If after all that I do, I end up losing her, I'd hate myself more. "Do you want to talk about it?" She asked.A drop of tears slipped down my cheek and I quickly wiped it, not wanting Mag
ALEJANDRO"So handsome, where will you be taking me to?" She asked, pulling my tie around my neck, her lips making a noisy and irking sound from the way she chewed her gum. “We will see about that,” I replied, looking away from her and looking around to see if Matteo was coming with the car already. After settling the payments with the accountant, Angela was given to me to take away. She was now clad in a sleeveless short dress, no longer just in her tiny panties. She was being all touchy but I wasn’t moved by her movements. I am that guy that could never fall for any women’s seduction unless I needed a release and fucked her but sadly there was one person who was succeeding and funny enough she wasn’t doing much which made me wonder if it was because she was using another method.Iris wasn’t trying so hard as Angela beside me. Angela had touched me and if I hadn’t moved a little from her, she would have grabbed my balls and publicly give me a hand Job and that’s if I wanted it.“Y
ALEJANDROThe one who said you can lie to everyone but yourself was correct because I was lying to everyone and I knew I was also lying to myself.I hadn't gotten myself since that night I shoved the cake on Iris face and shouted at her. I should be calm about it but I just couldn't hear it over me and it's been three fucking days.The last time I saw her, the next morning after what I did, she ran away as if she didn't want to see me. I had so many questions because of it. Why did she run away? She's a Silver and if she knew what she did then she should have acted fine but somehow it felt like she was affected or maybe I was reading too much into it.I sighed deeply feeling like I've fucked up real bad. It's been three days yet she has been on my mind although I've been away from the city working."They should show up in no time," Matteo informed me.We were currently away from the city, in a club for strippers and horny men but it was also more than that. Every night, from the detai
ALEJANDROI was fuming. How dare she? Who asked her? Who does she think she is? I was having a great day until I came home to see Iris with a cake in her hand, looking all happy and wishing me a happy birthday, one I hadn't celebrated in years.The last time I celebrated my birthday was when I turned eleven and that was the day I was kidnapped by her fucking family and almost lost my life."I think she did it intentionally just to trigger me."I packed around, my hand on my waist."She wanted to get a reaction from me. It's all a part of their plan because why would she suddenly think baking a cake and wishing me a happy birthday was a good thing? Paul Silver asked her to do that. I'm certain he's the one who told her to do this.""Are they trying to remind me of the past? Of the year that I was helpless? The year that I lost my happiness?" I mentioned.My eleventh birthday became a trigger for me after I got kidnapped and almost lost my life. That memory left marks for me that were
ALEJANDRO“If that is so, keep Camilla as far as possible from this place. I made a mistake letting her come around,” I informed Matteo.“But how is it possible that Iris left the house and neither of us knew? Camilla swore that she was ready to fight her at the supermarket,” Mattero remarked.“And knowing Camilla, she isn’t one to just speak without facts.” He added.That was what I found confusing because Iris had barely left the house since I brought her and there was no CCTV footage of her leaving. The day Camilla claimed to have seen Iris, she was in the house all through. “You know what? Leave that to me to handle. I will pay more attention to her and as for Camilla, make sure she never comes here. My uncle asked to see me today,” I informed me.“When did he say he arrived matter asked.“I didn’t ask. It’s none of my business but what I find suspicious is why he’s suddenly around. I have to keep my guard up again. Make sure that you follow up on this matter and also I need to
THIRD PERSON POV"Where were you?" Iris asked Marco, her fiancée as he stepped into her room in her parent's mansion.Marco wasn't having a good day not after Alejandro had walked out on him as he pleased fueling his hatred towards him. "I was out." He replied, taking off his jacket."You don't seem to be in a good mood," she walked closer to him. "What is the reason?""Can you give me some seconds to keep myself calm?" He asked and she did as told, taking a step away from him so that he could get the calmness that he wanted."I went out today," she informed him."To do what?" He asked and then it dawned on him."You went out? Why did you go out? What if you were seen? What were you thinking leaving the house all by yourself or have you forgotten that you aren't meant to be seen?" Marco chided.He wanted to say a lot more but he was careful of his words because she was Iris Silver, the daughter of one of the most powerful mafia families and someone he needed by his side to get what h