Aria let out a soft painful scream the moment she realised what had just happened. Cengiz steadied Angela’s bloody body and watched her fall into his arms almost lifelessly. Adrian wasted no time and ruthlessly pulled the trigger at the masked man who had shot Angela before he escaped. The surviving man shot Hunter in the arm, just as he had told him to do earlier. Hunter wanted to look as innocent as he could in the whole scenario and for that he needed to look like he had also got hurt and put up a little struggle. Cengiz kneeled down on the floor with Angela in his arms and shouted out at someone from inside to call for help. Aria quickly grabbed a few towels from inside and pressed them down on Angela’s chest as that was where she had been shot fatally.“Please open your eyes auntie, please” she begged as the tears rushed down both of her cheeks. Angela fell in and out of consciousness and for a moment Cengiz felt like he was reliving the moment Aria had got stabbed, yet instea
Three days had passed, and it was now the day of Angela’s funeral. The autopsy results showed that she had passed away from a single gunshot, but had recently also been diagnosed with cervical cancer, something she was yet to tell her family. It was just after ten in the morning when Aria arrived at the church where the funeral was taking place. She was wearing a simple black long-sleeved dress, black heels and had all of her hair tied back in a sleek low bun. The weather in New-York on that day was cold, gloomy, and utterly depressing. Aria walked into the church and politely greeted some of the mourners who were already there. “I am very sorry for your loss” a woman who looked in her late sixties said as she took her hand and gave it a gentle squeeze. Aria listened to her quietly,“Thank you for coming” she said before she walked down the eerily quiet church, thinking soon Adrian and Cengiz would be arriving with Angela’s coffin. The last few days had been one of the hardest da
Two weeks had passed, and Adrian had finally decided to talk to Hunter about something that had been on his mind, since his mother’s death. Hunter walked into his office and looked at him with a serious look,“You wanted to see me” he said before he took his seat in front of him, wondering what it was that he wanted to discuss.Adrian leaned back against his chair and looked at him,“I want to know what happened on the day of my daughters birthday party, how did those two men break in and why weren’t they stopped by anyone” he said calmly yet clearly with one hand on his chin.Hunter remained as smooth as possible and looked back at him,“I understand your concern, but need not to worry I will get to the bottom of everything” he said quietly. Adrian watched him closely,“I’m afraid it’s too late for that, you’re fired” he said a little harshly.Hunter looked at him a little confused,“I don’t understand, I had nothing to do with everything that happened” he said with a small frown. Ad
Rosalina looked at Aria and then towards the archway that lead out of the kitchen, both expecting someone to walk in, but they never did.“Maybe its Adrian” Aria said quietly before she walked out of the kitchen to take a look. To her surprise there was no one there. She looked around the eerily quiet open hall thinking she was pretty sure she had heard someone. Without giving it any second thought, she quickly walked out of the hall and up the grand set of stairs, towards Lyla’s nursery to see if she was ok, although she knew the monitor would have started beeping if anyone had entered her room. She quietly walked towards the crib and felt an instant sense of relief the moment she saw her sleeping peacefully. She leaned down and kissed her on the top of her head softly before she fixed the light blanket around her and left the room. Aria was about to make her way back downstairs when she bumped into someone and let out a loud fearful gasp. Adrian caught her before she fell and qu
Rosalina was almost falling asleep when she felt a strong hand grasp over her mouth tightly. She tried to scream for help but couldn’t move or breath. Hunter injected something into the side of her arm and watched her fall unconscious within a few seconds. He opened her bedside table and quickly took out the first notebook he found, before he looked around for a pen, thinking he’ll write a quick note for Aria on Rosalina’s behalf and leave it on the bed. There was no way he was going to let Adrian’s suspicions grow and for that he needed to get rid of Rosalina and not leave a trace of her behind, although he wanted to kill her right there and dump her body somewhere secluded but knew that wasn’t a good idea, especially after what she had told everyone. Hunter quickly wrote the note and made the bed, before he picked Rosalina up and carried her out of the mansion over his shoulder, thinking this time he needed to act smart and not impulsively. He had already deactivated all the cam
Adrian quickly ended the meeting and told everyone to leave before he turned all of his attention to Aria.“What are you doing here?” he asked with a serious look, thinking it wasn’t like her to barge in a room full of people, especially when she knew he was in a middle of a meeting.Aria quietly closed the door after herself and walked over to where he was sitting,“I need to talk to you about something, it’s about Rosalina” she said before she took the empty seat on his right and sat down quickly, thinking he didn’t look too pleased. Adrian looked at her with a serious look on his face,“What was so urgent that couldn’t wait until I was done” he said, thinking she had just cost him a very important meeting.He rested a hand on his chin and looked at her as she got her words together,“She’s gone and I don’t know where, she just left this note and I’m really worried about her” Aria said before she took the note out of her pocket and showed it to him. Adrian read the note quietly and
Two days had passed, and Aria had still not spoken to Adrian. He had tried talking to her a few times, but she always busied herself with something or another, not wanting their conversation to lead to another argument. She missed Angela and Rosalina terribly and just wished Rosalina returned home soon, as no matter how hard she was trying to hold everything together, she was failing. Aria had just finished getting ready for the day when she heard her phone ring. She quickly answered it and held it against her ear,“Hello there Aria, it’s me Suzanna, I’m holding a small get together today and was wondering if you could come” Suzanna, a good friend of Angela’s asked her politely.Aria raked a hand through her slightly messy hair and listened to her quietly,“I’m a little busy today, but I’ll try my best to be there” she said before she walked back to the bedroom. Suzanna smiled,“Thank you dear, it’s for Angela, I thought we could all share some fond memories of her over tea” she sai
It was a week later, and Aria hadn’t stopped thinking about what Suzanna had told her about the night she had got stabbed. She replayed that moment in her head many times but no matter how hard she tried, she still couldn’t remember seeing anyone there but Rylan.She decided that she would talk to Adrian later and see what he says, but first she needed to meet up with Lucia for lunch as she wanted to ask her something important. Aria was wearing a nice black off shoulder top, which she had tucked inside a pair of black leather pants. She wore soft makeup and left all of her long hair opened with only the front tied back loosely. She slipped her phone into her pocket and picked up her large black handbag from the bed, before she quickly made her way downstairs. Aria kissed Lyla goodbye and gave her a quick cuddle before she quickly walked out of the house, thinking the weather finally seemed to be getting better in New-York. She was walking towards Jared’s car when Hunter stepped i
FOURTEEN YEARS LATER. “This cake is delicious mom” Aria and Adrian’s youngest daughter Angelina said as she sat at the counter and licked her fingers. Aria was busy cooking in the kitchen as today was the day Chase was returning home after spending the last few years in the middle east where he had been busy setting up some new hotels and overlooking some other new projects. If anyone thought that Adrian had done a good job at taking the Delgado name to the top than they clearly didn’t know what Chase was capable of, as not only did he take the company to the highest it had ever been, but he had also expanded it out worldwide, making sure every person of status and power out there knew their name. Adrian had raised the perfect son, who was not only intelligent and loyal, but also extremely dangerous when he needed to be. The Delgado’s were all looking forward to his return and to celebrate Aria had invited all of her and Adrian’s close friends and family over for dinner as she
Aria and Adrian both flew over to North Carolina as quickly as they could and much to their dismay, they found out that Weston had suffered from a fatal gunshot wound to his chest with the bullet narrowly missing his vital organs. He had survived but was put in a medical induced coma to rest his body and mind. The next twenty-four hours were very critical, and all the close family members were told to prepare themselves for the worst, as his current statistics weren’t looking very good. Adrian held Aria in his arms and tried his best to console her as she cried uncontrollably, “Wake up dad please, we can’t lose you” she said as she took hold of Weston’s hand and kissed it softly, feeling helpless and weak. Nate was hugging Gabriella who was upset but trying her best to be as strong as she could. “Everything will be ok mom, dad will pull through” he said confidently before he kissed her on the top of her head softly. Adrian had called all the best surgeons of the city to tr
Aria felt her pretty eyes widen the moment she saw both Adrian and Hunter go for each other and throw punches. Hunter was faster but Adrian was more rougher,“You want to know the truth, here I’ll tell you everything, yes it was me who got someone to kill your mother, I was also the one who got rid of Rosalina and the reason I took up the job of becoming your woman’s bodyguard was because I wanted her dead. I wanted her to suffer the way she made me suffer, its only a matter of time before she will do the same with you as she did to Rylan” Hunter said to Adrian loudly as they both fought each other to the ground. Adrian punched him on the nose as hard as he could and watched the blood splatter out from it, “I should have never trusted you and let you in to my circle, Aria was right about you from the very beginning, you were nothing but a waste of space” he said before he punched him again, not giving him enough time to fight back. Aria walked over to them both and looked down at A
It was two hours later, and Aria was patiently waiting for Hunter to arrive. She took a deep breath and quietly paced around the back garden, thinking as much as she didn’t want to see him or touch him, she needed to do this for herself and all her and Adrian’s loved ones who had suffered at his hands. She had rang him and told him to come over as she wanted to talk to him about something important. Hunter was a bit hesitant at first but agreed when she told him that Adrian wasn’t home, and she could do with some company. He knew it sounded too good to be true but decided to go anyways as he had been meaning to get her alone and what better way to do it then at her own house. Aria felt her heart skip a beat the moment her phone beeped, and she realised he was here. She was looking out at the swimming pool in front of her when she heard footsteps.She turned around slowly and looked at Hunter who was dressed more casually than normal. He walked over to her and looked down at her wit
It was the following morning and Aria and Adrian had woken up nice and early, with last night fresh on their minds. Aria had stripped the entire bedding and put some new one on, before she aired the room and made sure no evidence of their wild night was left behind. Adrian buttoned up his shirt in the mirror and looked over at her as she smoothed out the new bedsheet, his eyes falling on her behind, thinking he was surprised she was still walking after being on her knees for the most part of last night. She still couldn’t look him in the eyes without blushing and he knew it was because of what he did. He quickly fixed his hair before he put on his jacket and tied his watch around his wrist, thinking a few more times and she’ll get used to it and there was a lot more that he wanted to do with her, with her consent obviously. “You done cleaning?” he asked her quietly, thinking in under an hour she had made the entire room look good as new and smell nice and refreshing. Aria turn
Adrian walked into Aria’s old bedroom and quietly locked the door after himself, thinking he had only seen her room once before, but he didn’t remember it looking as feminine as it did. It was his first time staying at her folks house and he wasn’t sure how he felt about it as he felt pretty out of place, although her whole family had been very welcoming. He took of his jacket and shoes before he walked further into the dim lit room and stopped when his eyes fell on Aria who was sitting on the edge of the bed, waiting for him patiently. She was wearing a sexy nude and red coloured lingerie set that nicely clung to her body and showed of plenty of her skin.Aria felt her heart skip a beat the moment both of their eyes met, and she felt him undress her in his mind. Adrian undid a few more buttons of his shirt and walked over to her quickly, thinking she looked too fucking tempting. She had left all of her long hair opened and was wearing a nice sun kissed body lotion all over her bo
It was a week later, and Aria and Adrian had just arrived in North Carolina where they were going to stay for a night and then head back to New-York city.They were going to leave Lyla with Aria’s parents for a few days, as the next few days were going to be very crucial for them both, and they wanted her to be as safe and protected as she possibly could. The private jet landed at a small private airport and the family quickly disembarked the plane. Adrian held Lyla in his arms and gently held her against his chest, not wanting any of the paparazzi or photographers to take any pictures of her as he believed she was just too precious for the whole world to see. Aria slipped on her dark shades and followed him down, as the warm evening breeze gently brushed against her face and reminded her that she was finally home, in the city where she had spent most of her life. Jared followed them both quietly, along with a few of Adrian’s other bodyguards who had travelled with them on this sho
Adrian was busy smoking his cigarette when Chase approached him from behind and wrapped an arm around his neck from behind as tightly as he could, taking him by surprise. “What do you want now?” he asked him quietly, thinking he was probably just messing around like he always did. Chase didn’t let go of him and squeezed on his neck slightly, hoping he got the hint. “Don’t move” he said before he pulled out the knife from behind him and held it against his neck, thinking what he was about to do felt very wrong, but he needed to do it anyways. Adrian put out his cigarette and remained as calm as possible, as it wasn’t the first time someone had tried to kill him.“Are you in your right mind?” he asked with a serious look, thinking he could easily get out of his tight hold, but he was going to make him believe that he was doing a good job at holding him in place. Chase held the sharp knife against the base of his neck and looked down at him angrily,“I’ve been waiting for this momen
A few days had passed and both Aria and Adrian had been working hard on finding any dirt they could on Hunter. Adrian had kept him at an arm’s length and made sure he didn’t get too close to him or any of his loved ones. Everyone had suffered enough already, and he wasn’t going to make the same mistake again and let him back into his circle, not after what he had done. He had paid a visit to the hotel where Aria and him had stayed a few weeks ago and like expected had found out that Hunter had bribed one of the security guards there with money, just so that he didn’t open his mouth and expose what he had done with Aria. Adrian made sure he was given a copy of the footage from inside the hotel suite before he left and much to his relief, he was glad to find out that Hunter didn’t sleep with Aria. He told Aria straightaway as he knew how much it had been eating her up from the inside since the day she had found out. Aria was glad that Hunter didn’t take advantage of her, although h