Selena’s POVRegistering Junior; The Kidnap“Thank you.” I say it immediately and I hurry to his room. I scramble through his documents searching for a hard copy file of his schedule. I search and search but I find nothing. I breathe out as I analyze my plans all over in my head again. I scale through his room with my eyes when my eyes finally land on his computer. Luckily for me, the system is unlocked already. I say a silent thank you to the universe as I am already very sure I will find it. I go to his system and I open his mails directly. I know for a fact that his personal assistant should and will send him an attached copy. Just as I expect, I come across it. I open the files and I search his mail. I see it exactly what I’m searching for. “Hospital appointment;2pm.” I read it out aloud. To think he already estimated such a thing would happen and even made provisions for it, it shows just how capable Kieran actually really is. I check the time on the system and I see it i
Kieran’s POV Rescuing Selena; Realizing Feelings “Sir, here are the DNA test results. They are untampered with and extra measures were taken just as you instructed us.” The doctor hands the DNA test results to me. My hands shake as I hold the file in my hands. I have a very strong feeling Junior is mine. I can’t deny the connection I feel when I look at him. Then again, Nikolai could also be feeling the same way. We are twins after all. “Junior.” “Yes?” “Stay here with the doctor. I need to do something briefly.” I walk out of the hospital to the fence behind it. I have always been one to contain my emotions not until I met Selena. My emotions are spiraling and I have no idea if this will help me in any way. I open the file slightly and I pull out the paper. “Congratulations Mr Kieran, Junior is yours.” Doc. Alex’s writings falls out first. I still myself and I glance through the next paper. I pause at the paternity rates. “99.97%” I swallow as tears flo
Kieran’s POV Rescuing Selena “Did you really think that we will be stupid enough to send two newbies who have only heard of your name to come here to challenge you to take her?” Ella, the assistant to the Rover’s boss walks out. “I consider it a great honor to have you visit my way before I even get made. Your organization is known to go after people that seem to achieve too much authority, which I know I am nowhere such.” “So what brings you here then? What do you want?” I bury all of my emotions behind me so I can talk without anyone of them particularly reading meaning to how I behave. “You are indeed as humble as they say. But we are not going to take that risk. You made me proud though.” She smiles. “A lot of times, we have to remind mafia organizations that it takes power to rise and it takes power to fall, not you, you are heavily guarded.” I raise one of my eyebrows. “But not as guarded as always.” She steps back and I see the rover’s men littered across eve
Kieran’s POVDiscard“Yes.” She struggles to place her feet firmly on the ground. Her legs are buckled together and it annoys me even further. “Get inside.” I shut the car door as I step out. She walks inside with shaky legs. “Haven’t I warned you over and over again to not defy my orders Selena?” I tighten my hands on the car key. “You have.” It comes out as a bare whisper. “My voice is loud enough for you to hear,don’t make me madder than this. Haven’t I warned you over and over again to not defy my orders Selena?” “You have.” She blinks back tears as she swallows. “So what was the meaning of this stunt you pulled just now? Are you trying to repay me back? Since I was not a good father to Junior?”“Is that what’s going on in your head? Or do you not just understand just what you have gotten yourself into?”“What would I have said to Junior if for any reason, I ended up bringing back your dead body? Selena,you are no longer a child neither a person’s fiancé nor just a woman!”
Kieran’s POVFlashbacksI rest my head on the shower drowning in thoughts. Everything that I have walked away from. Wounds that have closed reopening again. “Selena.” Her name escapes my mouth. I tug my hands in my hair still finding it hard to believe that she has such a pull on me. Ever since the last incident, I have closed myself off to people. Never accepting to give anyone a chance at loving me. Because I know how dangerous and toxic I am. “Young Master Kieran.” I hear Matilda’s voice. I turn off the shower and I walk out,water dripping out of my clothes and body. “Yes?” I ask her impatiently. The last thing I want to do right now is to see anyone. “Uhm,young master?” She nods at her knees and I trail her eyesight to find Junior.He is looking at me, confusion etched on his face. “Hi.” I mutter the first word that comes to my mind. It does not make enough sense to me but I ignore it. “Daddy?” He blinks. “Yes? Junior?”“Why are you soaked? Were you drenched in rain? Or di
Selena’s POVDeparture “I,I’ve searched around Kieran and seriously do not think I am the woman fit for this. So I want to leave. I’m not fit to be your wife even if it’s contracted.” I rub my shoulders waiting for his response. “Why are you coming to report your next plans to me? Are you expecting me to plead with you to stay? If you wish to leave, then leave Selena.” He tells me. He looks annoyed. “Before you leave, we need to discuss….Junior, what exactly is going on in your head?” He inhaled and stares straight into my eyes. “I know I am unable to provide and protect him as you would so I would happily leave him in your care.” “As long as he grows well and smiles regularly, I believe he will be fine.” I chew on the inside of my gum to stop myself from saying too much. “So you will rather abandon Junior,your only child to satisfy pleasures. Don’t you think that is a little bit of selfishness displaying in you Selena?” “If I must be a good mother to Junior one day, I will h
Kieran’s POVSelf Realization I clench my fists as I watch her walk away. I walk back and I sit on the bed trying to keep still. I want to walk to her. I want to call for her. But something in me is tired of everything repeating itself all over again. “What if I decide to give this thing I feel a chance? Would it break me?” I ask no one in particular. I pass my fingers through my hair unable to believe I am even giving this a thought. I walk to my mirror to see myself. Gone is the innocent boy that rarely believed in love and was willing to give it a chance. “You will ruin Kieran. You don’t even know your real name.” The smile on the image lights up. “She is nothing compared to you, she is gentle, you are cruel. She is kind,you enjoy being hard for a living.”“She enjoys making people happy and putting colors into their life and you, your favorite hobby is torturing people so you can be able to drain the colorful spirit of hope and faith from them. She doesn’t deserve this. She
Reconciliation Kieran’s POV“Young Master Kieran.” Matilda calls me. “You are not to question my judgement Matilda.” I tell her because I know the the next thing she is about to do. “Sir, never will there come a day where I defy your words. But Young Master,”“Yes? Matilda?”“Can you please let go of the past? A lot of people may not understand but I know you Kieran.” She pulls her palm away from my forehead. “You can still love.” She stares at me in my eyes, she wants to drill it in. “I will not be having this conversation with you Matilda.” I pull my shirt to myself. “Kieran, I did not ask to hold a conversation. I am telling you to open up your heart once again. For how long, would you continue to shield yourself from such a beautiful emotion as love?”“Matilda.”“How long would you pull away from people that actually want to love you?”“Matilda, stay within your boundaries.” I put on my shirt. “No! Kieran, I want the young master that brought joy back home! We want the Youn
The Spy; Priscilla’s AgentsKieran’s POVI want to leave when it occurs to me, for him to have such access to this place without anyone tracing him or suspecting him as a spy.It definitely means he is a sly spy and he has to be working with someone that understands how we operate.Nikolai would not do such a stupid thing as to give out such vital information, he may be stupid and undeserving to be my brother, but he’s not a dumbass.My mind falls on two people; Selena and Priscilla. Selena has only recently been to this place but there’s no telling if she did this, maybe to be able to get away from me with Junior using this as a successor distraction. But she has no idea about our mode of operations.Which narrows my option to only one person.“Priscilla.” Her name comes out of my lips with extreme annoyance. If I had known she would be such a pain in the ass, I would have killed her the same day I sent her father out of Earth.I left her alive just so she could feel the pain and rel
Selena’s POVDanielThe temperature in the room keeps dropping and I’m trying hard not to chatter. I’m freezing and I know fully well I shouldn’t. But I’m not one of their mafia girls.Right now, I even want to give Daniel a serious beating. There’s something about him, his face looks oddly familiar. I’m trying hard to match where I last saw him in my head and nothing seems to come to my mind but I am beyond sure that somewhere somehow I have seen this face before now. This feeling was beyond just a coincidence.“It was an error on my path, I apologize to Young Master Kieran.” He apologizes but there’s a different emotion in his eyes, more like defiance. Like he would never accept Kieran as his master.“This is quite interesting. Here is a question I do jot ask frequently, is there anything I or any member of my gang has offended you with?” He stiffens and he frowns.I furrow my eyebrows. If he was having a blue day because of someone, why didn’t he just tell Kieran? Or was Kieran har
Kieran's POV Making Trades With The Creeks "Give the answer to his questions." I crack my knuckles as I try hard to control the dexterity of my thoughts. I constantly remind myself of Selena behind me. It's the only reason why I've been able to get a hold of my temper and not crush one of their necks to teach the other a lesson. "The boss gave an instruction." I play with my knuckles because I know fully well that if I were to open my mouth to say anything to them, I would most likely bark my orders. "Ye, y-, yes sir." "If you were a little more restrained, you would not have carried out certain actions without thinking and gaining approval." "And you both know and understand the code of conduct of this organization, do you not?" I ask them as calmly as I can. "Yes sir." One of them gulps down spit. "Start talking or I will take you directly to the members of the Creeks themselves. That would appease them beyond the girl they now have." "No, Young Master K
Kieran’s POVTraining SelenaMy hands fidget as I turn the doorknob. I know better than anyone housed in these walls what and who is behind these doors.“Young Master Kieran.”“Welcome, Ma’am.”I pause to watch her behavior. There’s a childish smile on her face. I don’t need her to have that.I call her to order immediately.“My brain is on a standstill. I’ll count it as a mistake this time.”I want to go soft on her, tell her to say it again gently, but I can’t. I can’t afford to show my weakness; I can’t afford to let people know that I have a soft spot for her, so I remain standing, waiting for her to figure out the right thing to say all by herself.“Isn’t it high time you all do what you are supposed to?” Her eyes trail the gun in my pocket.I have to tighten my jaw to stop myself from smiling.“Here. You’ll get yours soon in no time.” I hand her the gun.“You're still staring at me?” She cocks the gun and rotates it.“Good day, ma’am.” They immediately greet her after everything
Selena’s POVMeeting Kieran’s UnderDogs“Young Master Kieran, it was not a—”“Bang!” Kieran fires a shot straight to his head.My heart drops to my stomach, but I keep a neutral gaze. To an extent, I understand the kind of individuals here; my parents were once part of the mafia, after all.And these people, they detest weakness with everything in their veins. I can’t afford to show fear or shock or turn and walk away.That would be a blatant disgrace to Kieran and the rest of them, so I stay and act all calm.He stares at me from the corner of his eye. I know he knows I’m not okay, but this is not the place where we will address it, if he even decides to address it.“Clean this mess up.” He points to the floor with his gun.The blood keeps streaming down the man’s face; with his eyes aghast, it is a terrible sight.I feel snot run up my throat, and I swallow it back immediately.“Let’s go.” He tucks the gun back into his pocket and leaves.Matilda and George follow him immediately, a
Kieran’s POVConversing With The CreeksI shoot my personal assistant a dead stare. I sincerely do not want to involve Selena in this; I know just how emotional she can get. And I know for a fact this is one of the days when she will eventually overthink things beyond what they seem.“What did they say on the call?” she asks immediately.The shock is evident on his face. He turns to see Matilda already scowling at him.“I’m sorry, Young Master Kieran. I failed to observe before speaking.”“Right now, we are being opposed by the creeks. A mistake like this can cost you your life; you know that, right?”“Yes, sir, I am fully aware of the consequences of my actions. I promise that this will be the last time, and I will never repeat this mistake.” He bows his head a little.“That was the exact thing you promised the last time, George. If you do it unconsciously one more time, I will have to retrieve your position. Inasmuch as you are one of my most loyal aides, I can’t have someone who fo
Selena’s POV Meeting Miriam Again Yapping? Does this seem like one of your tragedies comedy shows? That’s a life over there. Not any life it’s Miriam’s! For God’s sake,Kieran,you can’t make such stupid decisions like this entirely on your own.” “I’m sorry, who exactly should I make this kind of decisions with? You? Just take a good look at your self Selena,you’re a mess.” “And I already told you my people are going to bring her here. Stop making so much fuss about it.” My anger knows no bound as I stare at him. I think o different ways to leave this place, to leave his life and ust end all of it. “Whatever it is you are thinking,bear in mind it’s not going to be a progress. You already tried to do that before,trying to do that again would be you handling your precious life to my foes.” “You know better than anyone just how unconcerned I can be.” His jaw tightens. “But you’re going to be concerned if Junior is entangled.” “You will not dare to do such a thing. The day
Kieran’s POVIssues“Kieran, I know you have issues with the both of them but you went far, don’t you think so?” She tries to pull her hands out of my grips.I tighten my hands even harder.“I do not remember asking you to measure the length of my actions, did I?” I let her go.“No.”I trail her eyes to see her palm red and swollen.“You need an ice pack.” I walk to the kitchen fully aware she is right behind me.I should apologize, I know I should, I just can’t get myself to.“Here.” I pull out the ice pack from the refrigerator and I give it to her.“Thank you.” She takes the ice pack from me and places it on her swollen palm.“Young Master Kieran?” Matilda calls me.“Matilda please.” I plead with her. I already know what she wants to say to me.“Young Master, it’s-“ She tries to push the topic.“Save it Matilda. I’m not willing to hear it. At. All.” I take it one at a time just so she understands how unwilling I am.“Kieran, it has nothing to do with your parents!”“Well entirely.”
Selena’s POVMeeting The Petrovs AgainI still in my movements when I hear those two words. I have always considered this moment and pretended it was never going to happen.“Are they? In your house? Here?”The unsettling frown on his face is a direct yes to my question.“Kieran,I’m not ready to face them. Not yet, not now.” My hands vibrate.“Who you are ready to face Selena is currently none of my business. Come with me.” He takes me by my wrist.The sudden change in character to a certain extent does not surprise me. I knew he was going to change anyways.“Young Master Kieran, Master and Madam are at the gate. They came to see you.”I can tell Matilda is experiencing a bunch of emotions. She seems excited when she speaks about his parents and her face tightens when she stares at Kieran.“I’ll see them off.” He continues dragging me.“Young Master Kieran?”“Yes? Is there anything wrong? This is the house I single-handedly erected from scratch, should they proceed to seize any of the