Third Person Pov:Thomas Allen is one of the most ruthless leaders in the mafia gang Hayden Wren heads. Its known as 'Python'.Recently, there's been a fued between the two, hence; Thomas moved to Dubai. The members of the gang thought things would dissolve over time... but it didn't. Communication seized between the two for the past two years. Now, Thomas is back to set things right.But things are a bit different now. He has his eyes on River, the silver haired girl he had saved few weeks ago. On his way to settle the scores with Hayden. The one Hayden seemed to be so possessive about. He was now curious about her. What could she have done to captivate Hayden's interest?Though there was one thing only dear ones were aware of. Both of the mafia bosses are close friends. Though their friendship has been strained over time."I come in peace." Thomas said, lifting his hand in surrender with a small smile on his lips. Hayden narrowed his eyes at him, as though scanning him for any lies
My little feet led me across the cold tiles as I ran. I was giggling and playing, not realizing when my little legs took me to the kitchen. There I found my mother cooking breakfast, she was humming to herself as she steadily stirred the mixture in the pot. I giggle as I waddle towards her, wrapping my small arms around her leg. She stops and looks down at me with surprise in her eyes. Slowly, a smile appears on her face, but mine is wider. She picks 'little me' in her arms, and kisses my forehead. I chuckle, "how's my little River doing?" She asks, her nose nuzzling my cheek.I laugh, and after some time she gently places me on the floor. Her attention back to her food.I clap my hands, as I play while she rounds up her cooking. I hear father come out the room, nose sniffing the air. "Oliver stop sniffing, River will imitate it." She scolds him from the kitchen. Dad's face goes slack for a moment, and I burst into a loud pearl of laughter. His eyes suddenly glisten with mischievou
Eva is of average height, and had a vicious charismatic spirit. I stared into her emerald green eyes which were clouded with worry and concern. Within a second it disappears, like as though it wasn't there. She whips her golden neatly braided ponytail over her shoulder with a soft smile. She doesn't push it, and I'm grateful for that. "How does girls night sound?" she asks me with a wink. I blink, "what?" I choke out in surprise. "Oh come on, you never have fun, you're always thinking or worrying. At least, just for tonight, please.." she pleads, blinking her cute eyes at me. I turn away with a heavy sigh. "alright." I say in agreement, finally giving in."Really?" she squeals in excitement. I nod, a small smile forming on my lips. She gives me a tight hug nearly squeezing the air out of my lungs, before pulling away. "I'll finish my shift soon, wait for me." she whispered before hurrying back to her post.Eva was the only person I could communicate with, to a certain degree. If I h
I couldn't stop the memories from pouring back, and now all I wanted to do was run away and not turn back. I couldn't, not because I was scared; but because I couldn't run away from my father no matter how much I tried. No, he isn't my father. He's Oliver, an alcoholic. I had gotten used to calling him by his name, it would be difficult if things were to change for the better. "What are you... doing here?" I ask in a hushed voice, confusion swallowing up my sanity whole. He lifts his head to look up at me, and I flinch watching him stagger to his feet. "What do you mean by that? This is my house!" He suddenly yells, swinging the empty bottle of alcohol carelessly in the air causing me to take a cautious step back."Your house?" I quietly ask, anger slowly rising within me like boiling lava ready to erupt. "You're never home!" I finally yell, not holding back anymore. Let him do the worst for all I cared, I wanted to speak my mind and I will. "This very house you call your own, is
It has been nearly two days since my conviction. Eva hadn't tried to convince me otherwise, I guess she could also see ny pain.Tonight is the last night I have to run away, before the wedding ceremony tomorrow. Hence, tonight was probably the last time I would see Eva again.After our shift,I make my way to her post. She looked more gloomy than I expected, but she did her best to brighten up. We both walked home silently, perhaps too scared to say anything to ruin the moment. By the time it's time to bid her farewell, she unexpectedly hugs me. I gasp, my eyes wide in surprise.around her too. After some seconds, I wrap my hands around her too. "Promise me you'll come back to see me, or else I'd be worried sick you know." She said into my ear, voice quavering. I still for a moment, before leaning in deeper into the hug. "I will, I promise." I said with finality. That seemed to do the trick because she finally let go. Once she finally leaves, I inhale deeply before turning back to my
At first there's an unbearable silence, but then as though a bell was rung; they all begin to chuckle. "What did you say kiddo?" A deep intimidating voice asks from ahead.He seemed to be stronger than all four of the thugs, and their leader too. The stranger however, takes a challenging step forward, causing their chuckles to die down. "I said," the stranger replies threateningly, "let her go." he adds. Their leader cracks his knuckles and begins to approach him, but he doesn't take any step back. "And what if I don't?" he asks daringly, "you die." came the strangers' reply. The one who is currently holding me by the neck, lowers me to the ground but doesn't release me. "her?" He asks mockingly, pulling me to the front of the leader before tossing me to the stranger's feet. I groan at the impact, trying my best to balance the force between my hands though it still hurts.My silver hair covers my face, while I cough. I try my best to breathe while I rub my sore throat, my visions
The pain I felt in my head was agonising.I gasped for breath as soon as I opened my eyes. My body still felt numb and stiff at the moment, so I couldn't move properly for the time being. I blinked the haziness out of my eyes, finding myself staring blankly at a black ceiling.Just then, I realized I was moving. No, that wasn't it. I was being moved, but I couldn't figure out where to. The car, slowly comes to a stop after about twenty minutes had passed by. I couldn't sit upright due to the weakness in my body at the moment. What scared me more was the fact that, my eyes were slowly giving in to darkness.I nearly panicked for a moment, but got distracted by the sound of the car door being pulled open. I failed to see the face of the man who had pulled it open, and find myself squinting my eyes due to the bright light that pour in. My hazy vision wasn't helping, as I felt the stranger's strong arms wrap around my back and legs. Gently, lifting me out of the car."I was afraid somet
By the time Mr Ron returned, I had wiped my tears and was nearly done consuming my breakfast. He frowned at my pace, but placed the white pair of flip flops beside my feet nonetheless. "Here they are." He said, I placed my cutlery on my plate and wiped my mouth with a napkin. I turned to him, the moment I had put the flip flops on."Thank you Mr Ron, but it really wasn't necessary." I say softly, while standing on my feet. A small smile appears on his face, "nonsense." He says waving a hand in dismissal, "Besides, you're like a daughter to me." He adds, walking ahead. But I pause, hesitantly looking at the plate I had eaten from, then finally taking it."No need for that, the maids will have that cleaned." He said, stopping me in my tracks. oh."It really isn't.." I try to protest, but then his eyes stop me. "O... okay." I say gently placing the plate on the table, finally giving in. With a polite smile he leads me next, to the kitchen.****I had soon learned Mr. Hayden had ordered
Third Person Pov:Thomas Allen is one of the most ruthless leaders in the mafia gang Hayden Wren heads. Its known as 'Python'.Recently, there's been a fued between the two, hence; Thomas moved to Dubai. The members of the gang thought things would dissolve over time... but it didn't. Communication seized between the two for the past two years. Now, Thomas is back to set things right.But things are a bit different now. He has his eyes on River, the silver haired girl he had saved few weeks ago. On his way to settle the scores with Hayden. The one Hayden seemed to be so possessive about. He was now curious about her. What could she have done to captivate Hayden's interest?Though there was one thing only dear ones were aware of. Both of the mafia bosses are close friends. Though their friendship has been strained over time."I come in peace." Thomas said, lifting his hand in surrender with a small smile on his lips. Hayden narrowed his eyes at him, as though scanning him for any lies
Third Person's Pov: Hayden didn't imagine, that he would hear such news the moment the doctor arrived at the mansion to check her. He had been panicking so hard, that for a moment; he forgot to breathe. It took him a lot of self control to tell Thomas to leave it all to him. Before he knew it, he had already boarded his car with River in his arms and brought her all the way back to the mansion. He could still remember how his heart had momentarily stopped, the moment the doctor told him about her condition. 'She is in a critical state. She seems to be suffering from a panic attack.' The doctor had stated carefully, stating the possible symptoms. He wondered how he had missed all that? She had a panic attack in front of him, and he couldn't do anything about it. All he could do... What could he do? He had asked the doctor, about her recovery. The reply wasn't what he was expecting, as a matter of fact; it was the opposite. 'Unfortunately, I can't give you a cure. But I can giv
Everything around me, seemed to slow down. And for a moment, seeing Hayden this angry was new... but what was more terrifying was the cold chill that came with it.The moment those words left his mouth, everyone present fell silent, too stuned to speak or move. Suddenly, the air in the room began to feel heavy. I tried my best to calm my raging heart, to breathe... and tried my best to not panic. But failed miserably, the moment he let go of my hand. My breath got caught in my throat, and suddenly, it felt like I would collapse. I had to clutch my fist tight to not fall on my knees and weeze.I needed water... and fast.With each step Hayden too towards my unfaltering father, the more my chest constricted. This wasn't good for me in anyway. I wanted to yell, scream, tell him to stop. But, my throat felt clogged, I couldn't bring myself to say a word to him.I did calm down a bit when he stopped a few steps away, as though sizing a prey...The entire air was tense, and the more tens
Everything unexpectedly goes on smoothly.After work, I wrap things up, checking the time on the wrist watch Mr. Hayden had recently bought for me. He had insisted, saying it was a reward for my hardwork.I had two more minutes to hurry and leave, Mr Hayden is always on time, and he hates it whenever I get into the car late.With a sigh, after making sure the kitchen looked extremely clean, I made my way to the head chef. To tell her I'd be leaving now. I drape my apron at the usual corner, pick my bag and aim for her office. My steps echo against the wooden floor as I near her office.With a knock on the door for permission, I push it open. Only to see a gray haired lady, leaning down on her table with her reading glasses. Deeply, engrossed in the documents she had been sorting."Ms. Sasha, I'll be going now." I inform her, with a little smile. She lifts her head at my words, eyes squinting her to identify me. After some seconds, a small smile makes its way to her face. "Ah, River
True to his word, Mr Hayden had the agreement prepared within a frame of three to four days, and had them sent to me in my room. He made sure, I was in no rush to sign it, and gave me as much time as I needed. Thus, I knew it was what I wanted. Independence, freedom, and nothing else. And finally, I was getting the opportunity, obviously, I wouldn't let it go just like that. So, with conviction in my heart, I signed the papers. A Month Later... It's a wonderful morning, and another day of work with Mr. Hayden. I've been working in his company as one of the best chefs, for a month now. I had woken up as early as I used to for the past month. I ascend the stairs, and aim for Mr Hayden's room to give him the coffee I had made for him. I knock loudly, to wake him up. Over the past month, part of the things I learned is that he is a deep sleeper. And knocking politely won't do the job. I don't stop till I hear him groaning, and shifting in the sheets. A smile slowly crosses my
Third Person Pov The sound of the entrance door creaking slowly as it is pushed open, echoes softly through the sitting room. Hayden heaves a silent sigh of relief, noting the silence in the mansion.It is extremely late, and he had hoped he would be able to evade Mr. Ron, he didn't have the strength for another lecture on punctuality. "And where are you returning from, young man?" a familiar voice asks, from the dark corner of the dining table. Just then, a familiar figure got up, and began to walk towards him.He braced himself, 'here we go, again...'"I had Harsh inform you," he defended, still clutching his blazer in his hand."that still doesn't give you enough reason to be so late, where were you?" Mr. Ron demanded once again, but his reply never came. He was only met with silence.Mr. Ron seemed to take the hint, "Oh dear, who was unfortunate enough to get on your bad side today?" Mr. Ron asked crossing his arms over his chest, waiting for an answer.He wasn't having a
Third Person PovIt is another wonderful day, and Hayden has made his way to his workplace as early as usual. He had decided to leave without checking up on River so as to not disturb her sleep.Again, something he shouldn't care about. Why on earth did he care? He still had no idea.The sound of the car screeching to a halt in front of his restaurant, jerks his attention and focus back to reality.A sigh escapes his lips, as he patiently waited for the driver to pull open the door for him. He puts on his face mask, before stepping out of the car and then into the restaurant.The moment the entrance to the restaurant is pulled open, everyone freezes in fear. No one needed to tell the customers the owner of the restaurant was here, the way they all saluted him as he walked by already said as much. Hayden doesn't spare them a glance, as he walks past them all, with only a slight dip of the chin as acknowledgement.His guards follow him to the elevator. However, only five of them accom
It felt like hours, feeling tensed and uncomfortable in the car with him.I finally calmed my nerves, the moment I realized we had arrived. I try not to lose my sanity, as I watch the driver slowly get out of the car. The moment he pulls open the door for Mr. Hayden, I don't waste another minute before getting out of the car myself.I take in a deep breath, feeling extremely grateful that I hadn't lost total control. Just another minute longer and I would have lost it completely. I would found myself clawing at the window and yelling at the top of my voice for the driver to let me out. Thankfully, that didn't happen.The sound of a car screeching to a halt behind the car both I and Mr. Hayden just got down from, jolts me back to reality. I stare at the car for a minute, wondering who it could belong to. Then it hit me, those were the guards of Mr. Hayden. How could I forget?Mr. Hayden's voice catches my attention, and I find myself staring at his masked face. He didn't like to reve
I wake up with a mild head ache. Sitting upright, the memories of last night came flooding back. I instinctively place my hands against my cheeks, failing to stop myself from blushing. I still couldn't believe he actually had Mr. Ron arrange for dinner that late for me.A sigh escapes my lips, I shake my head to clear my thoughts. I pull off the blanket, slipping out of bed and putting on my flip flops. Then I silently, yet swiftly, made my way to the bathroom, to have a shower.Fifteen minutes later, I find myself frowning down at my clothes which I had scattered across the bed. The clothes I had, weren't good enough. I had been doing my best to keep them intact to save money.Yet, my good for nothing father, had deemed it fit to lavish all the money I had saved on gambling and alcohol. A frustrated sigh subconsciously escapes my lips, as I dump it back on the bed."What on earth will I wear?" I ask myself softly, my hands running against my face. After some seconds of contemplatio