CHAPTER ONE

SCARLETT’s POV.

My mouth hung open in awe as aunt and I both ventured into the house. All my life, I thought houses like this only existed in fairytales and romance novels but here I was standing inside of one. Whoever designed this house is surely a genius because.

“This will be your new home now” aunt Indie whispered into my ear but I ignored her as my eyes continued to dart across the house.

My thoughts were interrupted when a lady walked up to us with a stoic expression on her face, I was guessing she could be the madam of the house.

“Good morning, Mrs indie and Scarlett” she greeted politely and i bowed lightly,“I am Miss Vicky and I am the head butler”

Oh, that explains the expression on her face.

“The boss will be down in a few, he is getting ready for work”

“Thank you ma'am,” aunt Indie said.

“Have a seat, he will join you shortly” she further added before walking away.

My mind drifted off to the conversation I had with my aunt on my way here.

This man, Adonis Fenrir was supposedly my guardian which hasn’t made any sense since my aunt said it.

I lost my mother and my brother in an accident five years ago and I have been staying with my aunt and her two daughters . It is not a story of a poor girl as I could easily be mistaken for that but I was not a heiress to an empire also. Mother had a decent life and at least I didn’t starve and what more? I was always receiving a monthly allowance from this supposed guardian of mine.

Aunt made mention of an agreement between mother and

Mr Fenrir where he promised to take care of me and gave me everything I wanted on the condition that I lived with him after my eighteenth birthday so I could be closer to him. I still haven’t wrapped my head around what aunt said but here I was seated in his living room with aunt occasionally whispering something to me that I barely could hear.

“Hello, love” a deep throaty voice filtered into my ear and I immediately jolted out of my train of thought.

I swallowed hard at the sight of the man in front of me.

My attention was first drawn to his blue eyes, they looked like they were drawing me in at how blue and deep there looked.

He was clad in a pair of black suit but I could tell he was well built with the way his chest was pushing against his shirt and I couldn't help but notice the small cross tattoo on his neck and with the way his hair fell in ringlets beside him, oh goodness me.

My eyes traveled over his body and I gulped again, this man was..

“Scarlett?” I heard my aunt's voice from a distance and I jolted out of my thoughts again. Embarrassment immediately washed over me, how could I stare at someone I just met like this?

“Hello sir” I pushed the words out of my mouth as I pushed my body to a standing position.

“Scarlett?” My name rolled out of his mouth again, that voice. He has a low pitch yet dominant husky voice and I genuinely could not get over it. I have just met this man for a few minutes and I have already had a fair share of my own drooling.

“Get a grip on yourself, Scarlett” I mumbled to myself, he must be wondering what kind of person I was with the way I was acting now.

“Yes, that’s my name” I finally found my voice and he smiled gently, revealing a fine set of dentition and dimples.

Maybe in my free time, I will ask God why he made this man so sexy….

“It is nice to meet you” he said again and thrusted out his hand for a shake. I was skeptical for a moment until aunt prodded me and I took his hand.

My hand fitted into his easily and my body tingled as soon as he closed his hand over mine, I gulped again.

“You can call me Adonis ” he said again, “aunt indie here has told me everything I need to know about you so you don’t have to bother introducing yourself”

“Nice meeting you too, sir” I said after a while and he nodded at me before turning his attention back to aunt indie.

“I am kind of getting late for a meeting now, Indie. How about we catch up when I get back?”

“I am afraid I will have to pass” aunt gently refuted, “I have to be on my way to Beverly Hills soon, I only came to drop her off and leave”

“Oh” his gaze dropped a little, “then I think I will do the catching up with Scarlett, then” he flashed me another smile again and I nodded awkwardly.

“The helpers will show you to your room and I will give you a tour of the house when I get back later, how about that?”

“Okay sir” I answered timidly and he sent me another smile.

“Indie” he called back to aunt, “the chauffeur will drop you off when you are ready to leave” he pulled out his wallet and handed her a card, a black card for that matter.

“Thank you for taking care of her until now”

“Not at all, sir” aunt refuted, “I can not take this”

He smiled gently and handed the card to me,

“Give it to your aunt when she is about to leave”

With that, he pulled out his phone from his breast pocket before turning around and made to leave.

“Bye, love” he called out to me and I gulped, he was calling me love and it sounded so..so good?

“No!” I mumbled to myself, shouldn’t I be weary of him? How can he call me love so casually?

The moment he was out of earshot, I immediately turned my attention back to aunt indie.

“Just who is he, aunt?”

She didn’t bother to answer me, she pulled out her phone and typed a few words before handing it over to me.

As I read through the content, my jaw dropped.

He was Adonis Fenrir , thirty six years old business tycoon and what more? He was the owner of Myriad, the biggest automobile company in the whole country.

“Oh my gosh” I exclaimed as I continued to read, this man was much more than I could even imagine.

“How is he my guardian, aunt?” I had to ask her. How could a man like Adonis Fenrir be a guardian to a nineteen year old like me, it didn’t even make any sense.

“I think he will explain better when he gets back” aunt said and sent me a smile, “I have to leave now, Scarlett” she said again, “I will give you a call”

“Take care of yourself”

She pulled me to a hug and I teared up a little. It was hard parting away from the woman I have known almost all my life, I was surely going to miss her and her daughters. It was hard to find someone who was not family but treats you as such.

“Take care of yourself too”

“Here” I handed her the card, “you should take it aunt” I told her, “he won’t have a problem parting with a small chunk of his money”

Aunt hesitated for a moment but I pushed the card into her hand and she collected it.

“Make sure to extend my thanks to Mr Fenrir ”

After a few more talks, aunt finally left and I stood watching as the car accelerated out of the compound towards the gate.

I walked back to the chair and that was when two ladies walked up to me.

“Your luggage has been taken up to your room, miss” one of them said and that was when I noticed my luggage was not even beside me.

“Come, we will show you to your room”

“Thank you”

I nodded at them and they led me towards the other part of the living room that had an elevator, this house was everything and not to talk about my room, it was so beautiful and so spacious. Everything In the room was just how I loved them and I was left wondering just how much aunt told him about me that he knew what to keep where.

The rest of the morning was used to arrange my things in the room, I took a shower and had a nap.

When I woke up, it was already a few minutes past five, I must have slept really well. I took a shower and settled in bed again to read a novel when my attention got drawn to the sound of a car driving into the compound and I hastened towards the window.

I caught sight of Mr Fenrir alighting from his car with his phone to his ear.

He was no longer dressed in his suit jacket, his white shirt was still crisp and orderly even after a long day.

He must have felt my gaze on him because he briefly turned towards my window and I hastened back, I didn't want him to find me looking at him.

He returned his focus to his call before making his way into the house while I walked back to my bed and slumped on it with a huge sigh.

Everything was just overwhelming for me and I couldn't pinpoint the feeling that has hung in my stomach since I came across him in the morning. It was a lingering feeling and it was not going away no matter what.

I couldn’t lie, a lonesome feeling hung in the air around me. It felt like this house held a lot of secrets, one which I could not pinpoint. Despite how big it was, It felt lonely and sad.

I picked up my phone and scrolled through my social media for a while before slamming it on the table and closing my eyes.

I wasn’t sure how long I was in that position until my phone beeped and when I saw it was my best friend calling, I immediately answered. I could make do with a company right now.

“Hey girl” her voice filtered through.

“Hey, Maria ” my lips curled into a small smile.

“I just got out of class and I decided to call you. Are you there yet? What is he like?”

My mind drifted off to that man and I swallowed hard. How could I begin to describe his person to my nosy best friend?

“He is just so so” I answered, I didn’t want to tell her what I was not sure of.

“What do you mean by so-so?” I could feel her roll her eyes.

“He is.. my voice trailed off when a gentle knock resonated on my door,

“Let me call you back, Maria ” I didn’t bother to wait for her response before ending the call as the knock came again.

“Yes, you can come in”

I glanced down at myself and nodded, at least I was properly dressed.

The door pushed open and his face came into view again.

My eyes traveled over his tattooed arm and I gulped. Clothes does sure hide a lot. Now he was clad in a pair of joggers and a Shirt. His hair was pulled into a messy bun and the smell of his aftershave filtered into my nose, he had just had a shower.

“Good evening sir” I greeted and he smiled at me.

“Hello, love” his husky voice reached me again and those butterflies in my stomach actually reacted to the voice,

“Your eyes look puffy, have you been sleeping?”

“Uhmm…yes” I managed to answer, “I just woke up a while back”

He strode into the room casually and I was forced to wonder how a man who is thirty six could look so young and so beautiful. I couldn’t say handsome because it would be like a taboo to him, he was much more than handsome. He didn’t look like he was from this earth.

“Sorry I left that early, I had an important meeting”

“It’s fine sir”

“Sir?” He scoffed as a small smirk began to dance around his lips, “that makes me look so old, love. Call me Adonis ”

“Uhmmm” I wanted to say something but no words came out, this man.

We were both silent for a moment and that feeling enveloped me again. The dangrous and lonesome feeling and his blue eyes, his eyes looked lifeless and deep. Part of me wanted to reach out to him but i knew it was way above my boundaries, was it even my business?

“Come, I will show you around the house” his voice interrupted my thoughts and I let out a heavy sigh.

“Okay, I…” I swallowed my words when he stretched out his hands and a confused look appeared on my face.

“What…

“Come” he took the words right out of my mouth, “I will lead you”

“I can walk by myself” I told him and that smirk on his face returned.

“I know” he said, “my floors are quite slippery, I don’t want you tripping on them”

I let out another sigh and slowly dropped my hand on his and he pulled me out of the bed making me almost fall into his embrace.

“Sorry” his voice resonated in my ear and I nodded awkwardly.

“So shall we?” Mr Fenrir held my gaze as he continued to talk and I nodded,

“Good”

Holding onto my hand, he led me out of the room and I followed like I was being hypnotized.

The house was so big and magnificent, I couldn't get enough of each turn we took.

After about ten minutes, he pushed open a large door and I ventured into the room, my mouth hung open in awe.

This was a model room and it was the most beautiful place I have ever seen, each section showcasing all the different types of cars myriad has produced and even the ones that have not been released in the market yet and another part of the room had his computers and game consoles. I didn’t expect him to be a gaming person”

I swear, I was mesmerized.

“This is beautiful” the words were out of my mouth before I could even stop myself and I heard him chuckle lightly, even his chuckle was demure and pleasing to the ear.

“Is this where you make all of your cars?”

“I am guessing you already know who I am”

“Of course, you…” I stopped, why was I too excited?

“Feel free, love” he told me, “you don’t have to be afraid of anything”

“Oh…”

He took a few steps towards me and I realized how small I was compared to him, he was big and so manly.

“This is where I come up with ideas for the company” he

said again, “you like it?”

“Yes” I nodded and stepped away, his eyes drinking in my every movement and every breath.

“Do you like your new home and your new room? Is there anything you want me to change for you?”

“Not at all” I immediately blurted, “everything is fine, sir”

“Sir?” Adonis raised an eyebrow at me.

“Sorry, sir..I..” I clamped my mouth shut, I was going to make a fool of myself if I kept going.

Adonis turned and walked up to a chair before lowering himself on it and returning his focus to me.

“You must have a lot of questions, love. Ask away”

He rested his head against his hand as he continued to stare back at me and I have never felt so self conscious before, this man was making a knot to form in my stomach and I was not sure why. His aura, his demeanor, his gaze and everything was just too sexy to ignore yet I could feel something dangerous. Underneath all that sexiness, I knew something was amiss, I could feel it in my guts.

“Fool” I thought to myself, I was behaving like a pervert looking at him like that.

“I am waiting for you” his voice drew me out of my

thoughts and I nodded.

“How do you know my mother?” That was the most logical thing to ask right now.

“She was my senior” he answered immediately and a look of confusion flashed through my face, how was mum his senior?

“She was a year ahead of me in high school, that’s how I knew her and we met a few years back before her tragic accident”

“Oh” pain hung in my throat thinking about my mother, “so I am guessing you offered to be my guardian after she died?”

“I was your guardian even before she died, love” the big guy answered, “I just didn’t want to overwhelm you with anything. She made sure I would take care of you”

“How?” I was still confused.

“Maybe you didn’t know this” he pressed forward against the chair, “your mother was diagnosed with cancer so she kinda knew she wouldn’t make it”

My insides churned with his words, I didn’t know mum had cancer. No one mentioned it to me, not even aunt indie.

“Mum had cancer?” I found it hard to believe, “how…

“That’s already in the past now” he told me while pulling his body out of the chair, “the most important thing is that you are here now and I am going to take care of you just like I promised your mother, okay?”

“But….” The words hung in my throat when his mobile began to ring and he immediately answered

After a while, he turned to me with a small smile on his face.

“I have a visitor, you can look around some more. The maid will come to call you when dinner is ready”

After that, he turned around and walked out of the room as my gaze followed him till he disappeared behind the glass door.