"The axe forgets but the tree remembers."
-African Proverb-
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The news of Alfie’s death had reached Katarina’s ears and she was filled with so much fear on the inside. She knew Kilian loved that woman so much, which was the reason why she despised her and asked Alfie’s help to get rid of her.
However, she never thought Kilian would find out about it and ended up killing Alfie. In her eyes, Alfie appeared to be an invincible figure, completely untouched since Kilian had an important business relation with him. So were the people in their circle.
Kilian had always been a composed man, someone who thought rationally, so she thought there was no way he would do something like this that would strain the relationship between him and many other parties and allies he had.
But she was wrong. Because of what they did, Kilian officially went insane and killed Alfie. She knew she was the target next.
"A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business and I have always believed in sticking to an agreement." -Paul Getty- *** “If you can have both, why only choose one?” Her brothers’ words echoed in her mind. Such thought never crossed her mind before, but after meeting her brother earlier, those thought remained and she couldn’t get it out of her head. He had a point, both Maximus and Kilian were brothers and she was already close with both of them. She loved Kilian with all of her heart, but she couldn’t deny that Maximus’ feelings for her were equally as strong as his brother. What would happen if she proposed an idea of the three of them being together? With her as the center of the relationship and date both brothers at the same time? It has been a couple of days but she couldn’t get the thought out of her mind, so she decided to talk to Kilian about it. That evening, Levana, Kilian and Maximus were having dinner together like before and this time, Kilian discu
"You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated."-Maya Angelou-***Levana was walking back from her work like usual that evening. She had night shift that day so after cleaning up and everything, she returned at around midnight.Usually, nothing really happened to her and she managed to get back home safely. However, she forgot that the street of London could be unpredictable at times.When she was about to turn around, someone grabbed her and quickly placed an alcohol infused cloth over her mouth. She was struggling to fight back, but it was futile.Whoever kidnapped her was far stronger than her. She was running out of oxygen and inhaling the alcohol only made things worse. In the end, she passed out and everything turned dark.The next thing she knew, when she fluttered her eyes opened, she was already placed in a cell and they had changed her clothes as well into a white night gown which resembled a lingerie.“Ah, Cinderella is awake.” She heard another w
"No one expects the rug to be yanked out from underneath them. Life changing events don't usually announce themselves."-Slash-***Kilian was seated on the VVIP seat of the auction house. He couldn’t believe he had spent two hours sitting there, watching as the women got auctioned off. Truthfully, it made him sick to his stomach. He was no saint, that was for sure. However, he had his own code of honor, he never abused or exploit women and children.If it wasn’t because of his association with the Black Skull, he would never come there to begin with.The women who got sold off, most of them would probably be used for some type of high end sex work. Even though all of the guests were wearing mask that evening, Kilian could still recognize some of them just by their attire and build alone.The people who purchased these women owned high end bars and clubs. God knew that drinks were not the only things served at these kind of places.Most of the women came from relatively low income ba
"Every single second is an opportunity to change your life because at any moment you can change the way you feel."-Rhonda Byrne-***“You will be much safer back in my place than here.” Kilian withdrew himself and reach out his hand to her to take. He reached out his hand to her.Even though Levana knew deep down she couldn't trust this man just yet, what other choice did she have at the moment?They left the room and headed to the parking area. He was riding one of his Bentley that day and there was a chauffeur already waiting for them.The chauffeur opened the door for her and she entered the car.Levana who always rode public transport or walked everywhere she went was not used to this sight. She already knew Kilian was not an ordinary man as he just spent fifty million pounds on her. To have this kind of comfort and luxury, it didn't feel too bad.Levana was naturally a quiet woman. She was not shy, but she was quiet, so she remained silent and Kilian didn’t like the silence bet
"Your naked body should only belong to those who fall in love with your naked soul."-Charlie Chaplin-***Levana finished the last bite of the steak and felt satisfied. For the first time in a while, she was eating a delicious meal like this.Before, she always had to budget and cooked mostly at home, but her cooking skill was just mediocre, so the food always turned out okay, but not the best.Never in her life did she ever think her best meal would be given to her by a man who just purchased her off an auction home.“Now that’s done, what should I do next?” She wondered. She rose from the seat and placed the tray of empty plates outside just like people did in the hotel and then looked around the room.Apparently, she didn’t just get her own room, but also her own bathroom with a personal bathtub. She had not showered for a whole day and was starting to feel uncomfortable.“I should take a bath. I’ve never tried it before.” She told herself before removing the white lingerie dress
"You can't fake creativity, competence or sexual arousal." -Douglas Coupland- *** Kilian headed back to his room after the chaos earlier. Levana had only arrived for a few hours yet so many things happened with her. It made Kilian wonder if bringing her back to his place was a good idea. She was not a troublesome woman, but he was a little afraid that Maximus or the other men would give her trouble. She didn’t know anything about his true background yet. If she knew, she would probably end up hating him and feared him. He didn’t want that. So, Kilian planned to keep her in the dark for as long as possible. He removed his clothes and revealed his well-sculpted body. Being an active man both in sport and business, he always maintained a good physique. There were a few scars he got from his days in the military and the days of rebellion. He didn’t think there was anything from with them, though. If anything, he was proud of the scars. They made him who he was and he would never ex
"Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change."-Stephen Hawking-***The next morning, Levana woke up and did her usual morning routine. She brushed her teeth, washed her face, took a quick shower and got ready for the day.Only this time, she didn’t know what she was supposed to do for the day. She was someone who liked structure and schedule. To have nothing to do felt wrong to her.“I guess I should just grab a meal first.” She got out of the room and headed to the elevator and pressed the first floor button and it brought her to the ground floor.When the elevator door opened, she saw a few staff in the living room, cleaning up the space for the day.“Hi, do you mind telling me where the dining room is?” The place was huge and she knew she would end up getting lost if she wandered off on her own.“Sure, please follow me.” The young maid answered and she
"The greater the contrast, the greater the potential. Great energy only comes from a correspondingly great tension of opposites."-Carl Jung-***Levana got the key to the library and unlocked it. The library was not as huge as some of the rooms in the house and it was a little dusty.Looked like the space has not been used in a while, which was understandable considering no one in the house seemed to be into reading.She walked through the book aisle and realized the collections they had there were really great. Whoever gathered these books together must have a passion for them.From fictions to self-development books, everything was curated in perfect order. If only members of the family such as Maximus would spend time and read these, he might have a better character.She took one of the book which caught her attention. It was a book on dark psychology.Even though Levana was working in retail befor
"A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business and I have always believed in sticking to an agreement." -Paul Getty- *** “If you can have both, why only choose one?” Her brothers’ words echoed in her mind. Such thought never crossed her mind before, but after meeting her brother earlier, those thought remained and she couldn’t get it out of her head. He had a point, both Maximus and Kilian were brothers and she was already close with both of them. She loved Kilian with all of her heart, but she couldn’t deny that Maximus’ feelings for her were equally as strong as his brother. What would happen if she proposed an idea of the three of them being together? With her as the center of the relationship and date both brothers at the same time? It has been a couple of days but she couldn’t get the thought out of her mind, so she decided to talk to Kilian about it. That evening, Levana, Kilian and Maximus were having dinner together like before and this time, Kilian discu
"The axe forgets but the tree remembers."-African Proverb-***The news of Alfie’s death had reached Katarina’s ears and she was filled with so much fear on the inside. She knew Kilian loved that woman so much, which was the reason why she despised her and asked Alfie’s help to get rid of her.However, she never thought Kilian would find out about it and ended up killing Alfie. In her eyes, Alfie appeared to be an invincible figure, completely untouched since Kilian had an important business relation with him. So were the people in their circle.Kilian had always been a composed man, someone who thought rationally, so she thought there was no way he would do something like this that would strain the relationship between him and many other parties and allies he had.But she was wrong. Because of what they did, Kilian officially went insane and killed Alfie. She knew she was the target next.
"There are no bad ideas, just bad decisions."-Jacob Cass-***“As expected, Alfie didn’t come up with that plan on his own, someone else was conspiring with him on it.” Jerome told Kilian.“Who exactly is this person?” He asked.“It’s Katarina.” The man replied a little hesitantly. Knowing the backstory between these two people, he already had an idea of what Kilian would do next.“Get rid of her.” He gave the order and Jerome froze for one second.“Sir, I think you may want to reconsider it, Katarina is,”“I know exactly who she is but I have given her a warning. I will deal with her father later. That woman has been quite troublesome for the past few years, I gave her so many chance to live in peace. If she only bothered me, I would have let her live.” He paused for a few seconds before continuing.“But
"The love we give away is the only love we keep."-Elbert Hubbard-***The prince had received the news that someone had asked for a meeting for him the previous night and it was from an English man who called himself Kilian Osborne.Since the prince didn’t have any idea who he was, he had his men run a background check on the Osborne guy to find out that he was a businessman in England and his purpose there was to talk about business.At least that’s what he believed.He arranged a meeting between the two of them that evening after he was done with the other work. When Kilian was invited inside, he saw the prince and was asked to sit down.They were discussing business but the truth was, it’s just a distraction.Levana was walking on the hallway when she heard that the prince had another guest from England, but on her way there, she accidentally bumped into a man.“I&rsq
"Love is not finding someone to live with, it's finding someone you can't live without."-Rafael Ortiz-***It has been almost two weeks since Levana was gone from his life and Kilian was starting to become agitated.He was usually a composed man, someone who didn’t care much about many things and was highly logical. He always moved with prediction and didn’t really let emotions control him.However, this time, things were quite different. He was starting to lose sleep over thinking about her.He had sent his men to find her in every corner of England and had tried to find her through his connections throughout Europe, yet there were still no results at all and it was driving him crazy.Maximus on the other hand took this pain to a while different level, he started drinking excessively and became even more barbaric.Each time Kilian sent him to get rid of their enemies, he did so brutally a
"There is no love like the love for a brother. There is no love like the love from a brother."-Astrid Alauda-***“Your majesty, please excuse me.”She also excused herself a few minutes after and although Hamza didn’t really want her to leave his sight at this moment, he allowed her and Levana rose and followed the direction where Edmund was at.Instead of finding him near the bathroom, she found him on the hallway instead and she decided to approach him.“Excuse me, I need to confirm something with you.” The man was a bit startled by her presence there and paid full attention.“You are one of the prince’s woman, aren’t you? How can I help you?” He asked.“Do you know a man named Livio La Rosa?” She asked. Upon hearing the name, the man froze and he paused for a few seconds before he asked her.“How do you know that name?&
"You live, you learn and you upgrade."-Anonymous-***Instead of walking to her usual chamber, she was brought to the second floor of the harem where supposedly, all of the prince’s favorite concubines and women resided.The eunuch led her to one of the room in the middle where she had the perfect view of the entire harem from above and stopped in front of the door.“The prince has given his order.From now on, you will reside in this chamber. It’s entirely yours.”The eunuch opened the door and she saw a large chamber with a king sized bed in the middle, covered in silk bedding, the ceiling was also higher than her previous room with middle eastern styled carving on the ceilings.The floor was made from marble and she could see various lavish decorations adorning the room.“His majesty Prince Hamza has given this room for you. It’s yours now.” The eunu
"Extinction is the rule, survival is the exception."-Carl Sagan-***The prince and Levana ended up spending the entire night talking and eating sweets.Even though in the beginning, Hamza had the desire to bed her that evening, he thought that it was a bit too early and decided to take it a bit easy since she just arrived in there.Over the next few days, the prince summoned her to his chamber and it caught the attention of many people in there.A lot of the women in the harem thought that it was a bit weird since the prince had never done anything quite like this before.“That woman must be doing some kind of witchcraft toward him, otherwise, how could he summon her for a few days a row?” One of the woman of the harem whispered.“You’re right, that woman is a disaster for our land and nation. She must be seducing the prince. He has forgotten about the rest of us ever since th
"You deserve to be chosen undoubtedly over and over again not merely considered."-Jenny Winbladh-***After she gathered back on the main area where the other women were at, she was asked to sit in one of the available cushion there.Most of the women were seated on the floor with cushion underneath them and they all had their eyes on Levana.Perhaps because she had a feature they weren’t quite familiar with. Some of the women looked at her with the look of admiration, while others looked at her with the look of envy.After everything she had been through, those stares really meant nothing. She just brushed them off and moved on. Around an hour later, the eunuch from earlier entered the room again and clapped his hand.“Prince Hamza is back, get ready in line and wait for his arrival.”Upon hearing this, all of the women rose from their seat with excited look on their face, the quick