ELIANA’S POV:-“Are you satisfied now?!”Throwing my result on my face, Papa was fuming with rage as I failed to get the internship he wanted me to due to my grades. I was not surprised, he had always been strict, no compromises for studies. I was so focused on practicing that I neglected studies and now after failing both.He was fuming while I was looking down with tears shining on my cheeks.“I am sorry, I won’t do it again,” I whimpered, holding my dress anxiously as he was taking out his wrath on me.“For that stupid game of yours, you didn’t study and what happened? You failed! Why don’t you get it?! You cannot defeat Melissa!” He shouted.Startled, I got back, my breaths were momentarily stopped. Tightening my grip on my dress, I was frightened to no extent.“Not in tennis or in studies. Tsk, my faults that I trusted you. You can’t do anything!” He continued, hurting my feelings more than he could imagine.And to worsen the scar on my chest, he pointed his finger furiously at
I didn’t know whether he did it deliberately, out of pity, or something else but he surely evoked a whole new sensation of boost in me to follow my path.He became the first person to encourage me- even if it was indirect.‘...No one around me did it before, not Lenny or my parents. He was the first person who supported me,’It felt good… it revitalized a new surge of confidence.So, to repay him, I poured my best talent into my fingers, well aware of my flairs as I was making the frosting for my cupcakes until Lenny came.“What are you doing?”“I am baking some cupcakes,”Suppressing a chuckle at my display of excitement, she also decided to mock me.“May I know why? Since when did you start taking interest in it? Are you finding alternatives since your father ruined your dream?” She teased me, causing me to frown at her. I was in a good mood compared to how miserable I was for the past few days.Placing my hand over my waist, I held my high, not letting her ruin my confidence. “Y
DENZEL’S POV:-Words of me barely helping her in her nothing and her making just some cupcakes for me spread like I had committed a sin.Though it was nothing deep from my side, I could feel the glare Gizelle was giving in my direction. “So now you have started taking gifts from your mate while I was away?”Sighing, I leaned back to rest my one leg over the other dominantly, I couldn’t care less about this unworthy matter which they were making a big deal out of.“It’s nothing like this, Gizelle. I helped her and she wanted to repay,” I attempted to make her listen but it was understandable.Her jealousy was justified I guess but I didn’t mean it in a romantic way.“From wanting to kill her you shifted right to helping her. Wow.” She continued to mock me, even clapping to piss me off as I rolled my eyes.“Come on, you are overreacting, love,”I chose a wrong statement, earning a gasp from her.“I am overreacting, Denzel!?”“Yes, because like hell I would ever see her from a romantic
ELIANA’S POV:-After my reports were done, though I expected he would give me a hand but no, he made ‘me’ do it all, over and over again until it looked perfect.Chuckling to myself, I was tired and stretched my arms with a grin. “Ah, I don't know how to thank you, you have helped me a lot, Denzel,”I can’t wait to see my father's reaction. He would be so proud to find me working well. I just wanted to impress him after all.“Denzel?” He arched an eyebrow when I used his name, earning a smirk from me.“I will call you like that as long as you will call me girl,” I enunciated sternly, rising from my seat, wrapping up my work. “Whatever,” He sighed with an invisible smile on his lips.He shook his head out of relief, he looked tranquilized, as if he was happy with him- For what? I had no idea.Though he was not how I imagined, they scared me as if he was a monster but he had truly helped me, he had supported me.He was a good guy without a doubt.Grinning, I stared at him as he wav
DENZEL’S POV:-Before I knew it a few months passed and unknowingly, I was indulging in her company. Her talks, her words, everything about her. She was an adorable girl.Her hopes were making me happy, as if the years I lost were gleaming in her.“Hey,” I attended Eliana’s call.“Hey, I need help-”“For the test, I know,” I thought that was fine, as if guiding her would evoke any kind of feelings, right? It happened when you are attracted- which I was not so there was no chance of me holding any feelings for her. “Why don’t you come over? I have a few notes from my time too, surely they will help you,” I offered in a soft tone.Rising from my seat to look out from my balcony from where I could see her standing in hers, waving her hand to me and I waved back.“No, no, it’s okay. You come, please,” She chuckled, scratching the back of her neck. “Why are you so afraid to come to my place?” I teased her, resting my elbow on the railing.“It feels like everyone is glaring at me… espe
ELIANA’S POV:-PRESENTEver lost what you desired so fucking badly?Well, I did, and it felt like someone stabbed me, like, I had lost all my reasons to smile, to live.Like, I had lost myself along the way. “Where are you lost, baby?” Kyle asked, snapping his fingers in front of me.Blinking, I regain my cognition, staring at my food, losing my appetite. I no longer felt like eating, talking, smiling, or anything. “Nothing,”“How is your father now?”“Better,”Sighing, he placed his hand over mine for useless assurance.Since he was the one who had put my father into that condition, he wanted to eradicate that sting for me but to no avail.“I am sorry about what happened to him. I didn’t fathom he would get a heart attack. I am relieved that he is fine now,”“Hmm. Me too,”I no longer felt like sharing a conversation with him, it was not the same spark, not the same yearning anymore. He had ruined our bond already by his obsession.Him and his closeness felt horribly cold. “So wi
‘It was painful, I wanted to run away, I wanted to leave.’Time was not passing, I was staring at the clock, every moment here felt suffocating. It felt like everything had stopped.My mind had stopped functioning, a pain was traveling to all my inches with anguish, with betrayal.As I was submerged in my misery, Kyle woke up due to his alarm. “Hey,” He grinned, plopping to his elbow to stare at me while I remained motionless.Tick. Tok. But not a single damn moment was passing. I felt frozen, lost. “I am going down for breakfast,” Exhaling, I rose from the bed to go as far as possible from him.Frowning, he grabbed my wrist, pulling me down on the bed beside him.“Wait here, talk to me at least. Are you going to remain like this with me forever?” He complained, moving his hand upward to my arm. “I am hungry, Kyle,” I whispered, removing his hand. “Okay,”Later, at breakfast, I was barely eating. I was depressed here, spending a second here felt hard, too much to pass. “Listen
I didn’t want to go, I didn’t, I couldn’t bear seeing him further.“Come on, darling, dress up. We are getting late,” Kyle called.Tapping my shoulder, handing me the dress he picked for me.“Wear it, you will look like a doll in it,” Wearing one of the pretty dresses Kyle got for me, a blue, well fitted dress that truly enhanced my features.On a normal day, It would have delighted me but right now, it was stabbing me.With hanging low expressions, I did the bare minimum.“Why do we have to go?” I whispered rudely, wearing my earrings and applying lipstick, doing nothing else. “Come on, Eliana, we should,” He chuckled, blowing a kiss at me.“I knew you would look like a doll,” He winked, giving me a side hug as I kept my eyes affixed on the ground.“Thank you,”“Let’s go now,” We reached and the way Gizelle was clinging onto his arm it induced an intense kind of ache in me.My hands trembled as I glared at him for a second. Was all of that okay for him? How could he not react? At
FIVE YEARS LATER,DENZEL’S POV:-“The show is starting at ten. It’s nine-thirty. Anthony’s performance is the second one, we can’t miss it,” Eliana scolded as I was driving home hastily since we were already late.“I am almost home, honey, you guys be ready, we will leave immediately,”“Okay,”She forgot to cut the call, probably getting ready until I heard my prideful, prodigious son, Matthew whining on the other side.“I told him not to participate, look. Who is chilling at home and who is at the school? That is stupid anyways.”That was why we didn’t give him special treatment, he had already placed himself high above.I chuckled at his demeanor as Eliana sighed.“Are you done?”“Yes, all ready and handsome,” See. Any further attention would destroy his character unlike our sweet, innocent and darling son Anthony who is sensible and responsible.“Yes, yes, my prideful one. Now, come on, Papa will be here anytime,”The second she said it, I was already at home and entered, cutting
ELIANA’S POV:-I was in complete disbelief when I found out Armiz died protecting Denzel, he knew he couldn’t live with the anguish and gave up on his life as a heavy compensation.After his respectful burial and a moment of anguish, Denzel was in our room, hanging his head low with ceaseless gloom.His destruction was at the edge, gripping on the sheets angrily.“Denzel…” Whispering his name softly, I sat beside him, taking his hand in mine for reassurance.“Eliana,”“Hmm?” “At least I didn’t bid him with regrets and anguish… he was at peace,”Unlocking the words he buried, he glanced at me with tears gleaming in his eyes, losing his breaths, pain worsening his condition.“He didn’t meet a miserable end… I didn’t let it… he smiled… but…”He started panting, holding onto me as support agonizingly. “But, Eliana,”And he failed to carry the agony in his chest. My eyes locked on him shattered him and he broke into a miserable wail.“He was my brother! I never hated him!”Gripping my sh
DENZEL’S POV:-There was something wrong which I failed to pick. What was it? I had no idea but I knew I failed to apprehend something. “What happened, Denzel?”“I am having a bad feeling, Eliana, it feel restless, like something is extremely wrong,”“Are you still doubting Armiz?” She frowned, not liking that he wanted to help us yet I was distrusting. “No… I don’t know. Am I?” I paused, holding my sides.She took a closer look at my face, studying it for a few seconds before placing her both hands over my shoulder and rubbing it gently.“Are you worried about something? About us? Him? Kyle?”“Something doesn’t fit right. Maybe I don’t want you guys to get hurt, maybe his escape or who did it,”“Umm,” Matthew raised his hand in the air.“Yeah, that must be it but don’t worry, we have everyone with us,”“Papa, listen,” He called again when we didn’t respond.“Yeah, what is it, Matthew?”“Maybe it’s none,” He replied vaguely, baffling both of us. Smiling faintly, Eliana patted his h
ELIANA’S POV:-Everything happened so rapidly that my mind was hazy about what happened and to think I fell for Denzel again.It was so aesthetically pleasing but also romantic. God Lord, the way he flirted with me, I wondered why he didn’t do this before? He sways me along his rhythm immaculately.But, now, we were back to our lives where he didn’t have to struggle to have me. Where all of his was mine and all of me was his…“... So that’s what happened,” Ending in a sigh, Denzel told me everything about him and Armiz’s bond. It was disheartening to hear how two brothers were separated because of her. They didn’t deserve it.Stopping in my tracks, my eyes shrinked on his handsome face, studying it for a moment that perplexed him.“What?”“Are you seriously not going to talk to him and stay angry forever?” I found it extremely hard to believe from what I heard. Denzel, the one who loved his brother dearly, now refuses to melt his heart.Although I agree Armiz’s words were harsh
I ran to the courtyard only to find my beloved mate there, placing my restless soul at serene. Lying unconscious on the bench while I was flabbergasted how it happened.And moreover, who did this?Who managed to enter my domain and place her there? Couldn’t be Kyle, then who was it?“Eliana!” Picking her hastily, my whole body found solace when her body was pressed against mine, easing my soul as I took her back to our room.Lying her down carefully on the bed, I removed the strands falling on her face behind, caressing her body tenderly.My eyes affixed on her beautiful body, increasing my heartbeats, delighted to have her near me.Sighing in relief, I came down to ask my sons about how she came here but Jake appeared out of nowhere and attempted to attack me.“Jake! What are you doing!?”Before he could hit me, Armiz came in between, pushing him away from attacking me.Folding my arms at my chest, I frowned, I expected this reaction from him.“I will kill him!” Jake shouted, snarl
PRESENT,With tears transparently twinkling on our faces, we were away from others, sitting on the ground as I finally decided to unfetter the lock on my tongue.And truly if it wasn’t for Eliana, I wouldn’t have bothered with it.But, I must make him give her back. “What…?”As I expected, it took a toll on him as he was staring at me in horror while I merely stared at the ground blankly.I left him years ago, he or his matters were no longer my concern, I couldn’t care less about his remorse. All I needed was Eliana.“Yes, she set me up and her condition got worse. She was going to be punished for having an affair already so she made her death worthwhile,” I smiled dryly in the end, rising from the ground.He was too shocked to react, taking a few moments to sink in the depth of my words and when he did, he grabbed my collar angrily.“Then why… why didn’t you tell me before, asshole!?” “Asshole, it shattered my heart when of all people YOU called me a monster. It hurt so damn much
“Armiz!!” “What the…” “Armiz… look what he did,” “What..?” My eyes widened. My brother wouldn’t believe that I would ever fathom hurting Albert, right?“Albert.. Our baby… why did you kill my son…?!” “Go and search for him. Now!” Armiz panicked, breathless while hugging Melissa, motioning to other members who ran and left us alone as I stared.I was too stunned to react.This wasn’t reality, right? “Don’t- Don’t be ridiculous, Melissa-” “All because you wanted me! You killed my child and laid hands on your own brother’s mate…? Where was your dignity?” She shouted, resting her head on his shoulder.And in a heartbeat, Armiz found it hard to believe but her condition… won over my tears. With a shaky, teary mess, I shook my head in denial as he converted his flabbergasted stare into a resentful glare.My brother, for the first time, looked at me with disgust and it stole words from my tongue.“He came to know Albert wasn’t actually yours and got rid of him… when you accepted him
Things were fine, I was wholeheartedly devoted to my family although I resented the image of a beast I had created but-As long as the people I love didn’t consider me one, I was fine.I loved them after all, always wanted to follow my brother’s footsteps and one day live as a joint family.But, all of that went down the drain, damaging the bond we had irrecoverably. One fine day, I was alone in the mansion of the Crimson Pack, humming to myself. “Denzel,”“Hmm?”Armiz went to play with Albert as I was walking down the corridor, I saw Melissa who stopped me. “Do you need something?” Taking out my cigarette, I asked casually. She was leaning on the opposite side, hanging her head low with dejection which perplexed me.“Melissa?” “Do you hate me, Denzel?”I chuckled nervously, “Of course not, why would you ever think this way, Melissa?” “I am sorry if my teasing makes you feel bad, I won’t do it again,” I reassured her, smiling sincerely.She was my sister-in-law, I knew she didn
“Where the fuck is she, Armiz!?”We had been arguing for the past ten minutes.Everyone from his pack gathered when I hit his chest furiously.“I told you, I don’t know! She didn’t return,” Her disappearance made me lose myself, my breaths were heavy, my mind barely functioning properly. I was explicitly delighted at our reunion.“I never took her then where did she go!?”“Who knows?”I believed her spell would be lifted off, so exhilarated to become hers and forget all our pain.And I was hundred percent sure it was another of his tricks to agonize me.No one dared to interfere, he was monotonous, not leaving his cigarette while I glared at him breathlessly.“What have you done to her?” I hissed.He furrowed his brow, “Come again?”“What did you do to my Eliana, Armiz?”“Do you truly think I would bring physical harm to the ones you love?” He hissed back.Throwing the cigarette away as he glared back. “If I wanted to kill her, I would have easily done it when she escaped to France,