I came back home and wanted to go straight to my room but on my way there, I saw Paula in her room, trying on her wedding dress. She had her back to me and so she couldn't see me standing there like a weirdo staring at her with a heavy heart. She suddenly looked over her shoulders and I almost jumped, I felt like a child who had been caught stealing, but this, yearning for something that belonged to another. "Oh, esmy, can you come help me. I need to zip it up but I can't reach it". I saw that that was what was going on but I hadn't want to help her, I didn't want her to try on the dress, I wanted desperately for that dress to be too big for her or too tight, I just wanted it to not fit. She beckoned me over with her hands. "I was too stunned by the beauty I couldn't move" i lied through my teeth. The only thing that was true was that the dress was actually beautiful. It hugged her curves and bad a fishtail from the back that spread over to the front, the sleeves were transpare
Killian's POV. Fowler was sttaring at me like he had been expecting what I said to him. I had told him about Mikel denying the truth about the bullets. I couldn't blame him for looking at me like that, even I, I also wasn't expecting that he would tell me the truth, if anything, I jad thought he would be rub it in my face and called me stupid. However, he down right denies it and I knew he was lying. "It doesn't matter anyway," i sat back into my chair "he won't be hiding for long now". Fowler leaned in, curious "what do you have planned?" I smiled at him, I knew Fowler would reakky like what I was about to tell him, just like me, he too hated Mikel and was fed up with the fact that I had always been putting up with Mikel's bullshit. "I want you to put someone on his tail". I told him. Fowler's lips curved up into a wicked smile, I saw a pleased look in his eyes. "finally you want to take things into your hands?" "I know ive always tolerated his crap but yhat was only becau
Killian's POV "What!" I yelled into the ohone startling the person in the room with me. I looked away from him and paid focus on the call I waa making with Fowler. The detective hired to tail Gonzalez was in the hospital. It didn't seem like much of a coincidence of course Gonzalez must've realized that we had someone following him and so he had him hurt. I couldn't help but assume the worst. "Of course this isn't a coincidence," i said to Fowler, "he must've realized everything, he is a smart man after all but making a move like this, sending somene yo the hospital, Gonzales is a vry brutal man". I coukd practically hear Fowler nodding into the ohone because that was what he would've done if we were together. "I thought the same thing" he said to me. "I'll check on him in the hospital and get back to you about yhe situation". "Thank you Fowler, everything at the factory is normal, I'll leqve now, please be safe". And with that the phone call ended. I dropped my man back wher
Esmeralda's POV After I said those words out without thinking, Killian also did something I never expected him to do. He had slammed his lips against mine. His soft lips against mine was hard to process, my face was in his hands and my heart was beating like battle drums against my chest. I was holding the tray so tightly to maybe stable my joints, the tray was the only thing that felt real at the moment because the thought of Killian sucking on lips, holding me in his hand was too unreal for me but it was doing things to my body. I felt weak in my legs, in my hands in every part of my body because he was kissing me like he wanted to fill himself with my essence. The tray fell from my hand. Him and i were both startled at the sound of the tray hitting the cold floor, he broke the kiss and took a few steps away from me. I fekt robbed because he had taken his tongue from me. Tje whole scene became instantly chaotic, the glass of juice broke apart and the liquild was spilled on the
Killian's POV Fowler walked into my office without knocking, not that I really had an issue with it. I was just in my thoughts, letting them drift towards when Esmeralda had kissed me first. I had not expected it. I didn't know why most things between us happened but they did. There was no explanation for her behavior nor was there for mine. With the way she sounded, even yelling back at me, I knew that seeing Paula and I together made her angry. She was so angry that she yelled back at me and even employed sarcasm. It was totally unrealistic, it was a side to her that I had never seen before. And when she kissed me, I felt her need, I felt her anger and she felt my reaction to her body. This was a girl that had no idea about some major things in life, she was annoying and downright naive but she ignited a fire within me, a flame I didn't know ever existed. I had been angry as well, hell, I was jealous at the realization that she was going to be marked by Mikel. I couldn't choose
Esmeralda's POV: After school, I got home. I was thrilled to know that Killian and Paula were not at home or maybe they were and they were both in their rooms or together doing God knows what. I scrunched my nose and walked into my room, shutting the door behind me. My room was the only place I could be happy, the only place in the world that did not hurt me. There was nothing else that I loved more than the comfort my room brought me. I collapsed on my bed and just remained still. The events of everything that had happened played in my head like a movie. The scene that couldn't leave was the sight of Paula and Killian having sex. I couldn't look past it, I couldn't see it, I couldn't think of anything else other than what I saw. And Killian. He was such a scumbag, he had said those words while he stared at me. I knew he was staring at me, I felt a boring gaze on me and I hated it. I couldn't even bring myself to look at him. He had seen Paula and i waiting and he ignored me and o
Esmeralda's POV. I woke up to the sound of my alarm ringing. I turned around and checked the bed and under the pillows for my phone. When I found it, on the screen read the reminder "Prom". I groaned and buried my head into my pillow. It wasnt that I was not happy about prom, I means its the day I'm expected to be marked by Mikel. Tonight Mikel would Mark me as his own. The probkem I had was the hysteria and the whole vibe surrounding it. Everybody was fussing about prom and what I was only concerned about was Mikel boring his teeth into my skin and I become his own. Maybe when thay moment comes, these thoughts about Killian, these emotions I can't seem to understand will evaporate and I will onky have Mikel in my head. I stood up from ny bed to get myself ready for the school day. It was just my normal everyday routine, but this time, I had to call Mikel, to confirm our date and ask about his problems. Suddenly thinking about Mikel's issues, my mind drifted to the guns I had stol
Esmeralda's POV. I was stunned to hear such words from his mouth. I know Mikel had his bad sides, we all do, but I never expected him to use such harsh words on me. I could understand him, if someone had been calling me non stop for hours I probably would've lashed out as well. But it was different this time, he is someone I'm expected to spend the rest of my life with, someone that is expected to mark me, to make me his. And he was using such words on me. I didn't like it. I didn't like his tone or his words. I didn't like anything about our interaction, especially the fact that I couldn't say anything and was just staring like a dumb bitch. Maybe I am a dumb bitch. Maybe that's why Mikel thinks he could treat me so badly. After I had stolen Killian's gun for him, after I risked my non-existent relationship with Killian for him. There was also the possibility that Mikel really was busy and that I had been disturbing him, but what did he expect from me? I was worried about him a