Opening the door, my heart skipped when I found Azra standing there. How does she know I'm here?
She stared at me with a bland face, not entirely surprised to see me. I remembered the scene from the video and glared at her, angrily.
"What are you doing here Azra?"
"I-I wanted to talk to about something..."
I shook my head knowing it's about the video. I couldn't help but think about what Natalie said. Is Azra here to cause problems between me and my brother?
No matter how he thinks about it, he just couldn't figure it out.
"Just leave Azra, I don't want to talk to you now."
At that moment, Natalie came out. I cursed silently when I saw she's still in her robe. I saw the hurt in Azra's eyes but tried my best to ignore her.
"Ahh, Kian... It painful " Natalie sobbed.
I snapped into action immediately rushing to her side"You shouldn't have come here, how bad is it?"
"She's pretending Kay" Azra
AZRA's pov ~Pops excused himself saying he'll be in his room. I wanted to go after him but I knew he needed time alone.I felt bad for him knowing that he was hurt in the past. He never spoke about his past lives nor any of our mothers, I've always wondered if he ever loved any woman, turns out he does.He loves Melinda, my mom.At times I usually wonder what my mom looked like, if she ever missed me, I guess she never did. The thought saddened me, I also felt bad for Aria, what she had been through... It's no wonder she's timid.Thinking about this, the protective side of me came out, I wanted to shield her from anyone who'll bully her.I was about going to show her my room when I caught someone's presence.Austin, Cole, and Aaron stood there watching as dad left. The lady by Aaron's side had tears in her eyes."You guys are back?" I asked.Ar
I strode over to her and crossed my hands "Natasha, is it?"She lowered the glass"No, it's Natalie.""Ahh Natasha, have you forgotten your manners?"She glared at me"I don't know what you're talking about Azra."I made a tsk tsk sound" I wonder who your mother is, it's a pity she couldn't even teach you such little things. But I'm a good person, I can't let a beauty like you remain clueless, or else you might take this to your in-law's house... that is, if you ever get married.""What are you insinuating?""What I'm saying is that, when you're in someone's house, that's my house, you should respect the person. For example, I just came in and you couldn't even greet me. I need to sit in my chair, you're required to stand up, now."She ground her teeth together" Azra, don't go too far...""Another mistake Natasha, it's Mrs. Creed's to you, not Azra""And my name is Natalie, not Natasha!"I no
NATALIE's pov ~I paced to and fro after that bitch locked me up thinking of what to do. I couldn't stand it anymore so I wanted to leave, I have a feeling she'll do something much worse if I continue to stay here but unfortunately, she stopped me. Also, I can't believe Kian shunned me because of her, he made her breakfast without keeping any for me.He didn't even glance at me before leaving nor did he ask how I was feeling. Nothing. It's just like he became a different person entirely the moment she came back which means one thing, he loves her.Ahh! How can he love her? Isn't he mad that she kissed his brother? And why are they not fighting as we've predicted?Their plan has failed.I took out my phone and called Liam, Kian's uncle who is also my adoptive father. He adopted me when I was ten and trained me to worked for him. At the age of fifteen, I could lie fluently, though I can never lie to him, he'll know whe
Everyone was in good spirits, Jazmine turned to Aria and asked"What's going on between you and that hot dude?"I nodded and stretch out my ears, I'm also curious about what's going between them.Her face flushed"Nothing, nothing is going on I promise." She said shyly, hiding her face with her hair.I snorted"Yeah, right. I heard he's been visiting you lately at home, I don't think he's going there to see pops, is he?"Jazmine sniggers "Did he ask you out? Or has he...kissed you yet?""Hold on, Aria has anyone kissed you before? Don't tell me the day you kissed Arian was the day you got your first kiss?"I teased.She covered her face with her hands"You guys, stop it! Okay, I'll tell you." She took a deep breath and nodded"you're right, that was my first kiss and Ji ho has been asking me out on a date."Jazmine and I leaned towards her, nodded at her to continue"And then?"She gazed at our cur
JAZMINE's povAfter Kian and Azra left, I slowly climbed up the stairs. Daniel's words kept ringing over and over in my head."Meet me at Jazco Hotel tomorrow evening by 7 pm." Flashback!"Daniel?" I gasp in shock as I took in the person's face."Oh hello sweetheart, how are you doing?""W-what... how?"I stuttered in shock. What is he doing here? How did he find me?A sly smile played on his lips as he pressed me against the wall."You shouldn't be surprised darling, yes, I followed you here. I told you didn't I? You can never run away from me no matter where you go to."I stilled my pounding heart and glared at him"I wasn't running away from you. I told you it's over between us, why don't you get that? I've moved on Daniel, now let go of me, or else I'll scream.""Scream?" He laughed"go on, scream. Scream let me hear you!"His hands tightened against mine, he lean
ARIA's povI must've slept off because I found myself lying on the cold floor when I woke up. My leg was cuffed to a table.I tried to sit upright but grimaced a bit when the pain hit my right shoulder - where those guys hit me. I think it's twisted or so cause I can't move it. Glancing around the room, I realize no one was there, they must be asleep or something.My phone! I wished I'm with my phone right now, I would have texted Azra to call for help but it fell into the kidnapper's car.Have they found out that I'm trouble? Are they looking for me? I let out a sigh.Funny enough, my mind went to Arian. He has the most pretty sky blue eyes ever, with full pink lips, long dark lashes that never fail to make her jealous whenever she sees him.I was reminiscing about my first kiss with him when I h
HAYDEN's povI watched Nadine through the CCTV in my office monitoring her every move in her office. She was currently sitting on her rest with her head on her hand looking out in space as if lost in thought.What is she thinking about?It's two months already and she still hasn't given me an answer yet. F*CK! I wonder why she's still hasn't answered, whenever I try to bring it up she'll somehow deviate from the question.She has been constantly asking about her house which I promised. Of course, I've been telling her lies saying it isn't ready yet but it is.Last night, I told her about it but she'd looked at me like she knows I'm lying.I'm running out of time and I know it, I need to convince her quickly, and if she can't make her choice I'll ignore all the consequences and make it the choice for her.I mean, why is she so stubborn?I thought Azra was stubborn but meeting Nadine, I knew what stubborn is.
~ JAZMINE's pov ~Oh God, this is bad.Really bad. I thought as Aaron busted in the room.What is he doing here?I watched in horror as he took me in, seeing the disgust in his eyes as he saw my widened leg, I felt like digging the ground to enter.I badly wanted to shut my legs but my body won't listen to me.I could only watch what was going on around me in shame. I caused this for myself, I stupidly believed I could talk some sense into Daniel but I was so stupid.I got hurt in the end.I watched as Daniel picked up his towel from the floor to tie but before he could wrap it around his waist, Aaron rushed to him."You flee-brained cóck sucking bastard!!" He threw a punch at Daniel – the force, sending him crashing to the floor.Before Dan could react, he kicked him again and again
THREE MONTHS LATER"Hey, are you ready?" Azra asked Kian, her husband. After the incident in Houston, they did their white wedding the following month. They wanted to get married that very week but couldn't because they were mourning Natalie's death.Thinking about it now, Azra sighed in sorrow. Though she didn't exactly like Natalie for her behavior but she never wished she'd die. It's even sadder after hearing what Natalie went through in the hands of Sung Ho and she gave her life for Kian, that alone made Azra respect her.Right now, they were outside her family house. Mr. Williams had invited everyone over for a small party, including Hayden and Nadine. Only Kian's dad didn't make it because of his injury. Josephine and Mandy were also invited. Azra has a feeling she's going to be her stepmom soon, it's just a matter of time.Kian was nervous about going in because he's finally going to meet his father-in-law. When
KIAN's pov ~After getting everything ready, Natalie and I went to the address my uncle sent me."Are you sure this is the right thing to do? Don't you think you should call the cops?"" Then we wouldn't get the opportunity to get him arrested! He finally found my weakness and he's using it against me! The first thing we need to do is to ensure Azra is safe then notify the cops to take him away. And you... Natalie, you shouldn't be here.""Pfft, says who? I have every right to be here."Shaking my head, I got out of the car "We are here."She joined me and we both walked into the field until we heard a voice from outright."Welcome nephew, I've been waiting for you and ohh, Natalie I've been searching for you everywhere, never would have thought Kian was hiding you even after what you did to his wife or sorry no, his wife's twin sister...""Where is she?" I cut in while glaring at the man who
HAYDEN's povNadine and I drove home after that, I couldn't help but anticipate the surprise she has for me.It can't be that she wants to finally leave me right?Or pack her things?I know she's been saving, she's capable of renting an apartment now, I won't be able to do anything if she wants to leave.The thought made me heartache.I guess I can't force her to love me, I can't impose my feelings on her either, I just have to let go."What... What was that back there?" I asked taking off my mind from heartbreaking thoughts."Oh! It's Azra actually, we didn't want to say our findings to him. He needs to find out himself.""Your findings? What did you find out?"She shrugs but didn't reply."You're not going to tell me too? I'm her brother, not her husband!""Exactly! You're her brother! You might react worst than her husband, who knows?"I
"Azra is pregnant?" I asked again to no one in particular.My eyes went to her sister who held Arian in a tight grip."Does she know about this?""Umm... I, well" she scratched her head" she found out today...""And?" I pressed on waiting for her to continue. Why do I feel like there's more?"And... Oh, Arian? Let's go, you promised we'll go sightseeing!"My brows knitted together. Sightseeing? At night? What kind of excuse is that?My brother smiled at her"Oh yes beauty, but I can't remember when I promised that!"She glared at him and he quickly rephrases "I mean, oh yes! Let's go!"I scowled as they both rushed out. My gaze fell on Nadine waiting for an explanation."And? She found out she's pregnant but did she even plan on telling me about it? What was her reaction?""The thing is... You'll know that when she wakes up. Hayden? Let's go, I have a surprise for you.""Really?"I
AZRA's povWhen I woke up late that evening only to find Aria and Nadine were sitting on the bed looking beautiful. They were both dressed up in short dresses, Nadine's was blue while Aria's black. I couldn't see the design on it because they weren't facing my way."Uh... Are you guys going out?"They both look at themselves as if they were having a silent discussion.Then Aria came to my side "You're up, good. Get up, I'll help you shower. Nadine, get her clothes."I frown"Help me shower?"When did Aria get the nerve to see someone nude? I could only stare at her strangely"Who are you ad what have you done to my sister?"The last time I undressed in front of her, she panicked."Pfft, oh please, don't start with me Azra, now come on, we're already late as it is, Hayden will be back any minute now."That was when I remembered we had to go to the club"What time is it?" I asked taking o
KIAN'S povI was in my office preparing for my last meeting for the day so I can catch a flight to Houston. I can't wait to meet Azra, I purposely refused to call her, I want to surprise her with my presence, I just hope her anger has lessened.I checked the time again to see it's past 1 pm. Oh God, I think I'll just cancel It. I need to get there before evening, I told Hayden to take her out, I'll meet them there.I was about to inform my assistant when he knocked on my door."Sir, there's someone here to see you."Ugh..."Do they have an appointment?""No–""Good, tell them I don't want to see anyone and cancel today's meeting. You can postpone all my activities till further notice.""Okay, sir."Once he left, I stood up and was putting on my jacket when someone barged into my office.What the heck..."I'm so sorry sir, she said it's urgent and did
NATALIE's povI sat in the plane the next day waiting for the guards which Sung-ho, my adoptive father placed on me, to get distracted so I can escape.I won't let that man use me the way he wants and then get me married to an old man. No way. Right now I'm furious at him, more than that self, I want to get revenge on him for how he treated him. He didn't even bat an eyelid when I begged. I saw it in his eyes, he had already made his decision.I've always hoped that he'll someday change and treat me like his real daughter, to show some fatherly love to me, I do my best to please him but it's all in vain. He used me and now I'm going to get my revenge back, even if it means helping his enemy – Kian.Last night, after he left me in the living room, I saw his study open and went to check it out. You wouldn't believe what I found. His
AZRA's povKelly took me to a pub, it was awkward between us because I didn't know what to say to him. I can't stay mad at him either because one doesn't control how he feels.Love just happens.Though, I wonder when he started having feelings for me."Azra look, I know Kian must've told you how I feel about you but the truth is, I won't change anything about it. I don't want you to feel weird because of my feelings for you. I love you, yes but I won't impose it on you. I wanted to tell you how I felt so that you'll know about it, I know it won't change anything cause you're in love with someone else already."I nodded."You are right about that Kelly, I'm sorry but I won't be able to return your feelings, I love you as a friend. I hope you find a girl who loves you equally."He forced a smile"Yeah let's hope, anyway, I called you here to tell you that I'm living. I've decided to jo
~ JAZMINE's pov ~Oh God, this is bad.Really bad. I thought as Aaron busted in the room.What is he doing here?I watched in horror as he took me in, seeing the disgust in his eyes as he saw my widened leg, I felt like digging the ground to enter.I badly wanted to shut my legs but my body won't listen to me.I could only watch what was going on around me in shame. I caused this for myself, I stupidly believed I could talk some sense into Daniel but I was so stupid.I got hurt in the end.I watched as Daniel picked up his towel from the floor to tie but before he could wrap it around his waist, Aaron rushed to him."You flee-brained cóck sucking bastard!!" He threw a punch at Daniel – the force, sending him crashing to the floor.Before Dan could react, he kicked him again and again