Klara narrowed her eyes looking at Ralph as if she’s reading his mind. Her actions irritated Ralph and he hit her forehead with his making her hiss in pain again. “Now answer me” he demanded “So you didn’t summon anyone after I left?”Ralph nodded his head like a good boy turning her sulking pout into a beautiful smile but soon her smile turned into wide opened mouth as Ralph is slowly letting go off her wine bottle by loosening his fingers one by one. “Hey! Careful”She wanted to catch the bottle but he imprisoned her in his embrace twisting her hand making it difficult for her to reach the bottle.“Answer me” he demanded sternly which annoyed Klara so she just blurred out. “It’s Neil, my friend”Ralph let go off Klara stepping back a little and she rubbed her wrist which is now red because of his firm hold. She raised her head to curse him but he’s just staring at her with void expression, precisely looking at the red mark on her neck but she’s totally oblivious to his c
Klara didn’t know what’s going on in Ralph’s mind because he stopped his animalistic actions and just kept staring at her with his unpredictable gaze. Why did he attack her and why did he stop now? She’d die one day out of mental stress that he's putting her through with his actions. She didn’t dare to move whilst he rebelled again, thus she just supported her hips on the table and waited for him to say or do something so that she can just get over with whatever mess he’s creating and retreat to her room to enjoy her wine. Ralph’s mind is filled with many thoughts which he thought were reasonable. He caressed her cheek with affection thinking about her life in Kandon. She grew up in a city with many hot guys around her. She’s eighteen and he didn’t believe that she’s still a virgin because she's beautiful, hot and sexy. Who can resist her charm?She had many sleepovers with her friends, attended many parties and Ric would crash at her place whenever he wanted through her window.
The long awaiting kiss finally happened but why does it taste salty? Where is the sweetness she anticipated? She remembered she enjoyed the kiss back then chewing his lips like a candy but she can’t feel that now. Hypocrite! She said she didn’t remember anything but look at her narrating all the details…..it’s just an excuse to kiss him again. Klara ignored her inner voice and concentrated on her kiss. Why can’t she taste the sweetness?Is it because she never kissed anyone for ten years that she lacked the sense of feeling lips but there is no softness touching her lips rather she felt tiny thorns poking her lips. Is this really what kiss feels like? Is this what she wished for a long time? Didn’t her wish come true by kissing him? Or is it just her imagination? She opened her eyes slowly looking at his golden eyes and pulled back her head as her eyes landed on his closed lips. So the thorns that poked her lips were his moustache and saltiness was his sweat. She pushed him away
Ralph didn’t see Klara in the garden, ground or downstairs when he came back in the evening but then he remembered about the paints. He told his men to buy them as soon as she told him about her boring life here the other night. The packages got to the fort this morning. She must be busy sorting them all. He looked at her closed door and tried to knock on it but at last didn’t want to disturb her. He changed his clothes and went to the ground for the training session and came back after two hours with damp clothes as his sweat drenched his shirt.He thought to clean up before paying a visit to the woman next door but on second thought opened her door to see the mess on the ground. The boxes were everywhere all over the floor with bubble wraps and papers thrown in all directions. She didn’t pick them in order but just took what she needed to paint. He walked past the mess with little bit of frustration as he preferred cleanliness and he cleans his own room once a week from the age
Klara sat on the bench in the ground after completing three laps around the Onyx early in the morning as Ralph is working out in the gym. She didn’t want to get distracted looking at his sexy muscles so she chose jogging. She wiped her sweat with the towel looking at the shining sun with her squinted eyes. Milo sat bedside her panting heavily as he also ran more laps than her. He has habit of running everyday and today Klara joined him and he ran few more laps at her insistence. It’s really good to have a partner while jogging he thought and drank water from his bottle in one go closing his eyes.“Did you send the painting to the courier agency?”Milo nodded his head closing the lid and wiped his sweat with his towel. “Master took care of it”Klara raised her eyebrows in amusement as the great Ralph Erikson personally took care of her business. “What? Did something happen to his brain? His motive is to destroy Kingsters. How can he waste his time on silly things?” she mocked
Klara approached Ralph and opened the car door and sat on his lap smiling like a blooming flower. Ralph returned her smile with even more radiant one before closing the door and settled her comfortably on his lap.“Are you done with your exercise?”Klara nodded kissing his cheek with a pop sound making him chuckle. Her smile grew wider looking at him because he looked so handsome with a smile on his face and she loved him even more. “It’s not even eight. Where are you going?”She thought he’s in the gym because usually he leaves after half past eight for work but today he’s off early. She then looked at the front passenger seat as she felt someone glaring at her and there she is, chameleon shooting daggers at her. “I have a meeting” Ralph answered playing with her earlobe but Klara clicked her tounge removing his hand and scratched her neck as sweat droplets dripped from her hair onto her neck tickling her a bit. Ralph’s eyes darkened looking at her slender inviting neck and co
“Why?”Klara is surprised and shocked to know that Ralph didn’t like anyone uttering father Louis’ name. But why???“Master hates his father”“What? But why? He’s planning to destroy Kingsters to avenge his dad”Milo shook his head at her words looking around cautiously“As far as I know he’s avenging his mother and he hates his father”Klara looked at the ground processing his words. Ralph hates father Louis but why? The whole thing about Ralph’s vengeance is because of his parents death. If he hates father Louis then why is he even hurting her family. She then remembered something and stopped Milo who’s leaving.“Milo who is living upstairs?”“Fiona! Just give up. Master almost killed you for prying into his personal matters. And no one knows who’s living upstairs except Aurora and master himself and he would kill me if he even got a whiff of what we are discussing about.”Klara couldn’t ask him more as Ralph would really kill him and her too if she tried to know about the
Enrico thought he’s close to the victory and every effort he put is to bring down Ralph but his carelessness brought him lot of trouble. He should’ve waited till she came before dropping the note. Now he didn’t know how to rectify his mistake. While he raked his brain for solution, something popped up in his mind and drove off smirking. Why is he worrying too much when she knows how to handle the situation if she wanted to achieve her goals? If she’s incapable of taking care of such trivial matter then she’s better off dead. Just like Enrico predicted Cecelia successfully convinced Ralph and Dylan about the bouquet outside Angel’s vault. She led the way to her mother’s tomb glancing at Enrico who fled away like a coward and scoffed at his actions. Douchebag! She thought she’s saved when Ric is out of scene but her peace was collapsed when she saw a bouquet outside the vault. Dylan took it before her and opened the note which is attached to it. Cecelia was already dead inside wai
Ralph sat on his usual chair at the dining table waiting for Aurora. He tried his best to concentrate on the meeting but Klara consumed his thoughts and that fucking pie which she made for his birthday defeated him utterly.To be honest, he should be here before dawn but he waited outside the fort for hours struggling with his emotions but when he sensed the change in weather and when the thunders echoed he thought of Klara who is scared of them and drove in immediately. That’s how much she effects him and his thoughts. Cecelia stood at the entrance of dining hall watching Ralph eat the pie with an evil smirk. She slowly retreated into the main hall and climbed the steps to the third floor silently without getting caught by anyone. ‘Klara Roselli! It’s time to destroy you’Aurora stood beside Ralph along with Dylan and Milo watching him finish the pie in seconds. He must be hungry or maybe greedy. Why did he leave if he’s so desperate for Fiona? Master loves to be hard on himsel
Freya curled her body into the corner, her eyes brimming with tears and her heart wailing hysterically thinking about her situation. The most scariest part is Enrico who usually a kind yet playful man turning into a barbarian. The malice in his eyes, the anger that consumed his features and above all…his venomous words and his vicious actions of kidnapping her, everything about him is scaring her a lot and that fear is like an appetizer to Enrico. He twirled her tendrils between his fingers while his thoughts drifted to Klara. She’ll be here soon with him. Finally he’s getting his love and he’ll take her away from everyone. He’ll start a new life with her in a beautiful island away from his family and Ralph. Just the thought of imagining his future with Klara gives him enormous joy and motivation to destroy Ralph. “Ben, what’s the status?”He asked the man guarding the door and Ben bowed humbly after entering the room.“Mr. Roselli is hunting down whole Cylantra to find you boss
“Father! Do it fast”Klara urged Louis who is pressing the keys for the past thirty minutes in lightening speed. Hacking into Dylan’s laptop takes at least one hour because they clear all the traces in it every time they return it to him. So they had to hack into his system using different codes every time they use it. “Patience darling, I am trying my best”Klara paced around the room fiddling with her fingers. She could’ve demanded her own laptop when she had chance but that only makes Ralph more suspicious about her and also he’s nowhere to make demands. Moron!After another thirty minutes of agonizing torture she finally saw her dad who is on the other side.“Dad! Did you find anything about Ralph?”Carl wiped his sweat before shaking his head in defeat. Klara fell back on sofa tired of hearing negative answers for the past one week. Where did the moron go? Why can’t anyone find him? Where the F did he disappear to? Louis rubbed her hand in worry trying to make her feel g
Klara became a lifeless doll with Ralph’s absence. Her personality changed from lively to moody and even her complexion changed a lot in just few days. Aurora is already worried about Ralph and seeing Fiona in a bad shape worried her more and she persuaded the poor girl to eat something so that she can have energy to wait for Ralph in the main hall because that’s what she does most of the time everyday. She sits on the sofa in the main hall or outside the Onyx for hours with the hope of seeing Ralph entering from the main door but her wait is prolonging to many more days but she never let her hope down. Klara had her lunch with great difficulty with Aurora’s persuasion. A week without Ralph is worse than a hell. It’s not that she never lived without him but those times were different. She knew where he is and who he’s with but now she had no clue about him, not even his people.Dylan alone is taking care of the clan with the help of Milo. Cecelia on the other hand is quiet happy
“Aurora, where is Ralph?”Klara asked the old lady who is busy in the kitchen. She searched for his figure after coming down from Louis’s room but couldn’t find him anywhere in the Onyx. “Master left after meeting Mr. Khan” the working woman answered with a frown. Even Aurora is worried about Ralph because she had a very bad feeling about master’s departure as he felt with a face full of half anger and half sadness.“Where to?”“I don’t know”Klara sighed going back to her room. He must’ve left for work. No problem he’ll come back in the evening, she can wait till then. But she didn’t expect the wait to prolong for days. There is no sign of him after that day and even Dylan has no clue about his whereabouts. It’s as if he disappeared into thin air. She urged Dylan to find him after waiting for few days but how can they find him without a way to contact him? Dylan saw Ralph driving out in his jeep three days ago without protection and was worried but he couldn’t do anything bec
“Father, what do you know about Mr. Khan?”Klara asked Louis who just finished his breakfast and sat opposite him on sofa. “Mr. Khan as in Faisal Khan? He’s the ruler of Feriplo. What about him darling?”Louis knew how powerful the Khan’s are but never once initiated to have dealings with them and also the Khan’s are very hard to work with because they never relied on others for centuries. Their ancestors made sure of that. Their fortune is unfathomable. It’s like a genie lamp. “Mr. Khan is working for your son. I don’t know what they are dealing with but I think it’s related to our past”Louis is shocked to know that Faisal Khan is working for Ralph because he never works for anyone not even the president of the country let alone mafia clans. He’s the most arrogant and strong headed Khan in his bloodline. How did Ralph make him succumb? His son is capable of taming the most powerful ruler. He’s very proud of his son. Louis straightened his back, lifting his head high thinkin
“Tell me about your fiancée”All the heads at the dining table turned to Klara. It’s eight in the morning and everyone’s having breakfast peacefully but her question ruined the peace. Dylan and Milo are beginning to feel vexed with breakfast because every time they sit to have a feast, Fiona will ask Ralph something that piss him off and he takes off immediately, not before ordering them to follow him. It’s better if they adapt the life without breakfast. “Just eat”Ralph put another boiled egg into Klara’s plate and gestured her to keep quiet. But will Klara be quiet? Of course not. She turned to Aurora who rarely sits with them to have breakfast and said….“I think you know about her Aurora”Aurora choked on her food and glanced at Ralph who is staring at Klara with his narrowed eyes. She cleared her throat regaining her composure and took a sip of water from the glass before answering Klara. “I….I..”She stuttered unable to speak and pleaded Klara with her eyes to leave he
Klara heaved a sigh as Ralph let her go without doing anything. Her body is beyond exhausted and anymore stimulation can break her into two so she better not provoke the insatiable beast. She just laid beside him who is fuming with rage and helplessness and turned sideways resting her head on his hand and started to speak cautiously.“Father…I mean your father is willing to help you”“I don’t need his help”She punched his chest irritated by his arrogance. Can’t he put aside his pride for once and think? If father is in the light, the enemy will uncover himself. It makes their work easier. “He’s your father. Seeking his help doesn’t make you powerless. Why do you always want to do everything alone? You keep secrets from your own people”“Because I can’t afford to be betrayed again”Ralph snapped freaking Klara. She moved back in fear as he glared at her with his cold eyes. “I lost my mother because of betrayal and do you expect me to repeat the same mistake the man who you ar
Klara knew Ralph is not okay with her talking about Kingsters but how can she get the whole truth without poking his sore spot? So she can’t do anything. “I don’t have any reason to spare them and they aren’t innocent either”Klara pouted hearing his mean words and grabbed his jaw, shaking it a little making him look into her eyes. “Your dad said otherwise”Ralph rolled his eyes swirling her tendrils between his fingers enjoying her hands on his cheeks. “He’s a lost cause” He said nonchalantly to which Klara slapped his hand away angrily. How dare he to say that about father Louis? He’s becoming more and more bold and reckless by scolding his own father.“You are not the only one who lost her Ralph. She’s the love of your dad’s life. Imagine his loneliness without her all these years. If he’s still defending Kingsters then it means they weren’t the villains and aren’t the one”Ralph sat up removing her hand from his face. The reason he hates his dad is not because he’s defen