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 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 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 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 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
Kieran's POV "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 Kieran, we're talking.""Commander George, sir, we
The TruthSelena’s POV My heart thumps rapidly in my chest when I find out a shocking truth. My boyfriend is a criminal and so is his entire family.Moments ago“I want you to meet my family,Selena. I want to make you my woman and you must know every part of me before we do this, I do not want to hide things from you at all. Do you remember what I said the first time you tried to get close to me, Selena.” I swallow nervously.“Yes. You said bright girls like me don’t deserve a tiny chance at your dark world.”“Now, I want your brightness to light up my world and expel the darkness in me.” The calmness in his eyes did nothing to ease the anxiousness that was threatening to devour me any moment from now.“Just to be clear Selena, it is still a contract marriage. I’m only doing this because my parents are extremely sensitive. We cannot afford to mess anything up, not now.” His eyes search mine for an answer and I do not bother hiding my feelings.“Is it a must that I attend this?”“We w
Nikolai TwinSelena’s POVMy eyes widen in shock and the gruesome murder of father and mother flashes through my brain again.“You never mentioned anything about this while we were dating. You never stated anything of the sort in the contract.” My voice becomes louder slightly and I do not try to hold back.“Watch your tongue Sel. This is definitely not the place.” His jaw hardens and I can tell he’s annoyed. He's looking around too, through his masquerade mask— watching if someone heard me.But I don't care.“Why should I give a fuck about where we are when you lied to me about something so important!” I clench my fists in annoyance.“You came to me for help and I gave it to you in demand for payment. You agreed, you signed the signature yourself. I didn’t hold a trigger to your head when you signed it, did I?” He scans the environment with his eyes and I notice the subtle changes in him.“I signed those documents without a second thought because I knew you or so I thought.”“The dee
Kieran's POV "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 Kieran, we're talking.""Commander George, sir, we
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
Public ReviewsKieran’s POVI watch her walk Junior upstairs with a calm mind and a light smile on my face. For ages, I have not been at peace with myself and nobody,not even my lost loyal fans took note of it or decided to opt to help me with a peaceful environment.Now Selena, she is the only person apart from Matilda that will never ageee to condone my excesses simply because I’m Kieran. I am satisfied knowing I have such a person in my life.“Young Master Kieran?”Surprisingly, I turn to meet Matilda all antsy and excited.“Why do you seem excited and where is Junior?”“I put him to bed young master.”“What’s with your attitude? You’re acting like a child that just found his missing candy.” I go ahead to stay reading the contents of the phone.“Well, I am not necessarily the one that found the candy though but still it makes me excited.” She bows her head to the ground with a smile.“Funny, who found the candy then?”“Kieran. You’re smiling and not the fake one you have always had
Selena’s POVCrisis“Mr Kieran, the total bill.” She hands the total bill to Kieran. I can see the total at the ending of the paper. My heart bleeds.Something makes me feel like Kieran would prefer if I just dropped some few things.“I feel like selecting some clothes. Since I’m not going to be wearing all of them, I don’t necessarily think all of it is okay.”“Selena, I already told you, this is nothing to me. If you want me to get you the whole store, certainly, I will. You just relax and stop bothering over it.” He smiles.I do not fail to notice the negative stares majority of the attendants pass to me. I shrug it off because I am not willing to be entangled in another mess with Kieran.“Here.” He hands over his card to the attendant.“Thank you sir.” She swipes the card at the machine in front of us. My eyes go over the bill and my heart bleeds.“We may leave Selena.” He takes one of the bags from me and walks outside.I follow him immediately.“We will not be going to Junior’s