“Yes,” Ariana’s voice was almost a whisper but Casper heard it. He stiffened but didn’t pull away from her. “For my son?” There was no change in the tempo of his voice, which made Ariana confused. It was Caddaric’s duty to inform his father but not her. Yet no matter how she looked at it, she wasn’t brave enough to lie to Casper Blade. “Yes.” yCasper was relieved. It seemed that the heavens were on his side after all. He would never allow Caddaric to go ahead with the wedding. Not when he had a pregnant girlfriend. Whereas, he also thought about something and asked, “Then why do you watch him get married to another woman?” Ariana was grateful that the devil wasn’t upset and neither found her unworthy to carry his grandchild. He seemed to rather be on her side. Nevertheless, Ariana would never give Caddaric away. “He loves me and I know that he won’t hurt me. I trust him,” she said calmly. For the first time, Casper was jealous of his son’s choice of a woman. If only Jenna had tru
Junior was holding on to the promise Ariana made before they parted, but Caddaric had told him that Cassandra was there as well so he wanted to dance with both of them but used Ariana’s promise as the entry point. A small boy with a big sense indeed.Casper was quite amazed by the interesting intrusion. The boy reminded him of some of the children at the training academy but his confidence and resilience reminded him of the young Caddaric before he realized that the boy had come with Caddaric since the man stood a little distance away. He hadn’t changed and came back with a cute-looking boy. Casper shook his head at the thought before asking the young man who was walking towards him from the entrance.“Young man, what is your name?” Junior stretched his hand confidently towards Casper for a handshake and Casper honored it. How could he refuse such a wonderful creation?“Junior, and that is my godfather,” he pointed at Caddaric. Caddaric wanted to grant Junior’s wish and went to bring
Casper was unhappy but it didn’t show in his countenance. His eyes roamed the nearly empty hall if not for the table of the Blades seniors, Wreaths, and those Caddaric had brought along. The media was already reporting the news with full enthusiasm but that wasn’t Casper’s concern at the moment.“Don Salvatore isn’t my daughter worth it,” Casper asked calmly. Salvatore was sweating. If he offended this man, who knew what he and his evil son would do to him? From the revelation of the masked man, everyone who thought Casper was a demon sympathized with him because he was made that way by his grandfather. But for Caddaric who had been operating for over a decade, it seemed that he carried evil from his mother’s womb.“Don’t get me wrong, Mr. Blade. Your daughter is worth everything but I’m just realizing that Caddaric is the masked man. How can I pin his back to the ground? It’s impossible.” Salvatore was ready to face Caddaric because he didn’t know his skills by then. Now that he know
Caddaric wanted to intervene but then again, Allan was the only contender. He turned around, sighed, and said, “I'll wait for you by the car.”Allan nodded his head and Casper beckoned Allan to follow him. Just a little distance away, Casper turned to face Allan.“What do you do for a living?” He asked calmly, his expression blank. Allan didn’t want to lie to his supposed father-in-law but if Caddaric kept it from his father, then who was he to tell it?“Just as Caddaric said, I work for him for now but if you want details of my abilities, I will give you when I can pin his back to the ground,” he said politely. That is, he had respectfully refused to give the details since he wasn’t sure whether he would be able to win against Caddaric. Casper didn’t dwell on it much because he had planned to pull a few strings to not let Allan marry Cassandra. A guy who infiltrated the Blade Towers was a criminal who shouldn’t have been given a chance.“When do you want to join the academy?” He aske
“I’m sorry Hans, but you have to move on.” Miranda’s unfeeling words stabbed Hansel and he instantly pulled away, looking at her with tear-filled eyes and shock. There was no remorse on her face nor in her tone. Miranda was trained to handle a man who didn’t show emotions. So Hansel breaking down because he was human, she found it irritating. She didn’t know how to comfort a crybaby and couldn’t understand exactly what Hansel was feeling. To be able to marry a Blade family member through an arranged marriage, one had to be unfeeling and Miranda wasn’t any different. Whereas Hansel felt as if he was hearing the most painful words. When Miranda broke up with him before and returned, he thought things were going to be better but this was more throbbing. He expected her to stand and fight for their love but not to give up like it meant nothing to her. “You are going to marry him?” He asked as if he didn’t know who he was talking to anymore. Miranda wasn’t
“Are you sure you don’t want to eat anymore? If you want anything else, I can make it for you,” Caddaric said and asked Ariana, who was feeling like a whale for having eaten so much. Ariana gulped down the freshly squeezed orange juice he made for dessert due to her nausea. The acidity of the juice helped to curb it. Funny enough, whiles he was concerned about her well-being, her mind wandered off to a different world.“Anything?” Ariana asked, drooling over his exposed abs in the singlet he wore. He was in his boxer shorts and that well-sculpted body of his was all Ariana wanted to feast on. She wondered about the physical exercise that must have earned him such a great physique. He had a few scars but proudly showed them off. He was a fighter, a warrior, and an assassin before he became a CEO so scars were nothing to him. He liked that she enjoyed what he made her and wanted to give her more.“Anything for you, Ari,” he closed the distance between them after dropping the unwashed pl
“Where is doctor…” Before Caddaric could mention the name of the doctor he was looking for, the new one interrupted,“She has an emergency and will be gone for a few months. My name is…” Caddaric’s phone beeped and he checked it. It was a message from Allan. ‘If your instinct doesn’t feel right about anyone, don’t ignore it.’Caddaric’s unease increased as he read the message. First of all, how did this doctor know the exact one he was looking for when he hadn’t mentioned her name? She wasn’t the only gynae in this hospital. He dialed the doctor’s number but a robotic voice responded, ‘the number you have dialed is either switched off or out of coverage area.’Caddaric's unease increased. He informed the doctor two hours ago that he'd be here and she said she was going to be there. He dialed Allan’s number after ending the call to the doctor but was met with an automated text message, ‘I’m at the Blades’ academy. Sorry, I can’t answer calls.’ Caddaric knew the no-phone call rules at t
From Ariana's experience with Casper last night, she was no longer afraid of him like before but felt it odd, especially knowing that she was going to expose some intimate parts depending on the kind of checks to be carried. Ariana didn’t like the idea.“Why can’t you take me?” She asked Caddaric, frowning a little. She was beginning to fear that the revelation of his identity had made her a target because she was always seen with him but Caddaric’s response was least expected.“Truth be told, we are not supposed to sleep with a woman we aren’t married to so if I take you to the hospital myself, the Blades will begin to investigate our relationship. I will eventually take the punishment but there are things I need to do first,” Caddaric explained. Casper escaped the punishment of getting Jenna pregnant out of wedlock by outsmarting his grandfather, and pinning the blame on him when he introduced a rule of testing his sexuality, knowing that Casper didn’t like women