Selena’s POV Discovery My head throbs me with a banging headache. One I cannot ignore, but I choose to. The only thing I have on my mind is how I am going to present this to Nikolai. Should I proceed to tell him first that I am heavy with child and then let him know I do not know who the father is? I breathe deeply and I decide to see him after work. Usually, I’d walk briskly to my working place as it’s a trekkable distance. But now, I can’t walk so fast anymore. I’m forced to take a cab. I wave down a taxi. “Burgsway.” I hop into the taxi immediately. “What’s going on?” Newscasters are hanging all around my workplace. I pay the driver and I get down. I walk as fast as my legs can carry me and I run up to my office. “What exactly is going on?” I scan the workers trying to gauge the severity of the situation from their facial expression, all I see is sympathy and pity. “Selena.” I jolt when I hear my boss’s voice. His direct orders have never been a pleasant one
Nikolai’s POV Selena Leaves “Selena, I can explain.” A thousand options ring in my head and I hurriedly scramble to find the most believable one. “You can explain? Ok then, explain. Let me know why your hair is ruffled, you have kisses on your body,hickeys on your neck, your zip is undone and why my best friend is all messed up in your house! Give me a good and reasonable explanation.” She folds her arms and waits for me to say something. “Let me explain.” I should suck up and apologize but that is not a word in my dictionary. “I’m waiting to hear you explain Nikolai.” Her gaze softens “I, I haven’t been feeling very well of recent. She, I, we were in a call and she, she just came over to check up on me, these are from other ladies, we actually haven’t done anything. I wouldn’t do such a thing. Especially not to you.” I sound like an idiot, but this is not the first dumb lie I’ve told and she believed. “You must really deem me to be stupid to say such meaningless word
Kieran’s POVThe Pregnancy “Sir, We have observed Priscilla to be making some deals and movement as opposed to the details stated in the contract of the mafia gang she belongs to.” My personal assistant holds a tab in his hands reporting the most important issues. “She is just a fly that is yet to understand that the wind is too big for her tiny wings.” I stretch my legs on the table. “And my brother’s fiancé?” I pick up the lighter from the table and I light it. “Sir, we have not been keeping tabs on Selena.” “Why?” I drag a puff and I close my eyes. “We didn’t consider her top priority. I will ask them to include her.”“No need. Nikolai would be overly suspicious. Is there any other thing going on I should know about?” I take another drag. “No sir.” “Sir?” “What is it?” I roll my eyes in my head. I wouldn’t be surprised if he goes ahead to ask me what to do with Priscilla. “Do you have feelings for Selena? You’ve been asking about her unconsciously ever since the ball.” I
Selena’s POVReturn5 years later“We can raise the pay for you ma’am. The company rules states that after five years of employment,you can be promoted.” Mr Horsfall, the CEO of HotSpots turns the paper to me. “Thank you sir.” I glance through the document. I do not particularly see where it is stated but I am beyond excited that I am going to be getting an extra pay. Junior and I need it. “You’re welcome ma’am. Thank you for your interest yielded service. See you tomorrow.” He waves at me with a smile. I change out of my uniform and I go back to wearing my clothes. The distance from my workplace to home is ten minutes long and it’s not something I would stress about. I walk forward and I turn my head to check the street. For some reason, I feel like I’m being followed. I can’t just shake off the feeling. I frown feeling annoyed. For so long, I have lived here in peace without any problems just being me. There are only three persons I could think of that could possibly be followi
Serena’s POVAttack“I do not feel like going anywhere Maria. Especially not with what is happening recently, I have to look after Junior. I’m really worried.”“Nothing will happen to him Selena. You need to be calm for reals. Everyone is going to be fine. You just take a a break and go on.” She rubs my arms trying to comfort me. The memories of the last time with Priscilla floats afresh in my memories. “You don’t understand Maria. These people are deadly. You either let them have their way with you or they will have their way with you. Either ways, none is a pleasant enough option for me.” “Then, have you considered letting Kieran and Nikolai know that one of them is a father.”“I personally think they will do everything to protect you better. You just have to inform them about their child and you should be fine.” She shrugs her shoulders with a casual smile. “They’re not on talking terms. Kiera is the leader of the mafia organization and Nikolai poses as that. Plus Kieran was ad
Selena’s POVBashed Car“Sel, Selena.” Maria staggers back. “You were right.” She turns to stare at me. She is shaking. “Uhm, mummy, is everything alright? Why did they smash Anty Maria’s car? It..is it part of the quest?” He stares at the paper and the car. “Yes Junior. The aim of the quest is to completely scare us, the players. They probably didn’t expect us not to bring another car.” I quickly tell him. I use my eyes to talk to Maria to comport herself. We are not going to let Junior to have the least idea about this. I want him to retain his happiness and his innocence. “You..you have to call Kieran.” She stammers. “No Maria. I want nothing to do with him.”“W..w…we have to go.” I can hear her teeth clattering. My heart shatters for bringing her into this mess. “Yes. And we need to leave as fast as possible. Please yourself together Maria. For me.” My heart feel sour and heavy. “I’ll call my dad. I didn’t mean to react that way. I just wasn’t expecting them to go this far
Kieran’s POVShock“Get in the car Junior else you won’t see what I have to show you.” He walks away from us and goes back into the driver’s seat. “Thank you Maria. Do you wish to come with us?” I ask her genuinely. “No,no, it’s fine Sel. I actually just want to go home. We’ll talk later. Let me know when you arrive there.” She walks back to her own car. “Alright. I will let you know how things are going when I’m properly settled today. Don’t forget to keep me posted as well. And please I beg of you, be safe.” I smile at her and I walk back to Kieran’s car. I get in the ride and he hops off. The ride to wherever it is were going is far but Kieran is practically flying. The speedometer is reading 80. I decide to keep mute cause I am still yet to come to terms with him. We arrive at a gate that is twice as tall as Maria’s father’s gate. It is coated in a black that grabs people’s attention. “Welcome young master.” The security gaurd at the estate gate bows. My eyes keep roaming
Nikolai ResurfacesSelena’s POVI ignore him and I walk upstairs. All the doors seem similar and I do not want to barge into his room for no mistake. I walk back down to where the old maid is. “Uhm sorry for all of this, can you show me my room? I’d love to make use of it now.” She throws me a polite smile and walks to me. “Here dear.”“And oh, don’t be offended at Young Master Kieran. Nikolai has it better when it comes to girls. Besides, young master Nikolai has never brought a girl home.” She opens my room door. Thankfully, we are two stairs apart from Kieran. “He didn’t bring me here because I was stranded or stuff like that. I’m here due to certain reasons.”“Young Master does not care about people. He never pays attention to things outside. To have him pay you attention, he already has a soft spot for you.” She places my luggage in the room. “And please do not take his interactions to heart. It’s the same way he speaks to us as well and no one dares to insult us even as s
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