Chapter 9Raymond POVI can finally smile genuinely now that I finally have the woman I have always wanted. For the past few years I have been working with Adelie, I have always had my eyes on her and looking forward to the day she'll finally be mine. Well, it was love at first sight, but my fear of getting rejected later didn't allow me to speak up my mind and confess my feelings to her. I wouldn't have gotten the courage to ask her out, but thanks to Rowan, my best friend that encouraged me to go for her.I throw myself on the bed as soon as I walk inside my room, and staring up at the ceiling, I can't help the smile that forms on my lips. For the first time in a while, I feel so happy and alive."I thought you were never going to come home. What kept you so long? Did anything happen?" I almost jump out of my skin when I hear my mom's voice speak, and I quickly sit up on the bed, and there she is, leaning against the wall with her arms crossed on her chest. What the heck! When did s
Chapter 10Adelie POVThe sound of my blaring alarm pulls me out of my deep slumber, and I toss on the bed tiredly before forcing my eyes open. I intend to move my body, but I feel something heavy on me, so I tilt my head to see Asher laying on the bed next to me, while having his hand hugging me tightly to himself, and his leg pinning me down to the bed. I have forgotten that he slept in my room yesterday night.Taking a deep breath, I carefully remove my body from his trying not to wake him up. It's not that I care so much about him that I don't want him to wake up, I just want to get away from him. I finally manage to get off the bed, and I drag myself into the bathroom tiredly. I crash against the wall and run my fingers through my hair as soon as I get into the bathroom, releasing a deep sigh. What the hell should I do? I can't possibly run away from home, right?'Raymond' his name resounds in my head, and I close my eyes tightly. Will this relationship work? Will Asher not try
Chapter 11 Adelie POV'I'm watching you, Adelie. Don't do something stupid at the office' his words replay in my head as I drive down the road, and I feel shivers run down my spine. It took me forever to arrive at the company, and once I park at the garage, I step out of the car and stride toward the entrance door, trying so hard not to appear miserable, because that is how I feel right now. "Hey, sweetheart. How are you doing today?" Just before I take the elevator to the third floor where my office is, Cynthia walks elegantly up to me with a wide smile lingering on her face. Just how I wish I can be this cheerful, but it seems like it'll never happen. Not when my brother still lives with me. "Cynthia... I'm fine. Did you sleep well?" I force a smile at her as we both enter the elevator, standing side by side. "No, I didn't. I spent the whole night, thinking about my prince charming," She smiles creepily as she cups her cheeks in her palm, and I can't just help
Chapter 12 Amelie POVThe rest of my day at work was boring as I expected. The office hour is finally over, and I am getting ready to leave when Raymond shows up. "Hey momma," His voice sends chills down my spine, and the sound of that makes my heart misses a beat. No man has ever called me that before, and I kinda like it. I wish he can call me that always. "Hmm?" Turning to face him, I give him a demanding look. "Do you mind strolling with me tonight?" He asks, and I blink my eyes in shock. "Sure, why not," Even if I know Asher may not let me out of the house, I still feel like it'll only be right if I give him this chance again. He is my boyfriend now, and I should do what will make him happy, right? "Great. We're just going to have fun outside, get fresh air, and grab ice cream together," He says to me, and I must confess that it doesn't sound bad. "Alright, I will be more than happy to go with you," I smile at him, and he chuckles softly. "I will c
Chapter 13 Adelie POV After spending some time with Cynthia, I finally decide to go home. The drive back home was tiring and exhausting, and luckily, Asher was not around by the time I got home. Maybe he still hasn't returned from work yet. Besides, dad left a lot of things for him to take care of before he traveled. Releasing a deep sigh, I throw myself on the couch and ruffle my hair slowly. I'm stressed. Recalling that Raymond asked us to stroll tonight, I stand up to my feet and drag myself up to my room upstairs, and as soon as I walk in, I strip out of my clothes, and dash into the bathroom. My phone suddenly starts ringing, and I pick it up from the bed as soon as I step into my room. It's Raymond on the phone. "Hey, momma. I'm waiting for you outside," His voice sounds from the other end as soon as I answer the call, and I glance at the wall clock to see that it's past 8pm. "I'll be there shortly," I reply to him before the call ends. Now, thin
Chapter 14 Adelie POV I toss on the bed for the umpteenth time and finally lay on my back as I stare up at the ceiling. It has been three hours since I got home, and it's midnight already, but I still can't bring myself to get some sleep. I sigh briefly, sitting up on the bed and reaching out for my phone that's just lying on the bedside table. Raymond has called me nonstop, but I couldn't bring myself to answer his call after what I did to him back at the restaurant. At this point, I'm beginning to think that I can't handle it having a boyfriend. If I can't do this, maybe I should just break up with him and not give him high hope. My phone suddenly beeps, and as I unlock it, a message pops on the screen. 'Can you please answer my call, momma? I'm worried about you and can't even sleep' reading the message from Raymond, I sigh deeply and turn the screen off, tossing it on the bed afterward. Maybe making him think that I'm already asleep won't be a problem. I drag myse
Chapter 15 Adelie POV Waking up very early in the morning to find myself alone in the room gives me so much freedom and the chance to do my things how I do them on normal days. It's 5am, and I still have much time to get ready for work. Sitting up on the bed, I run my fingers through my hair tiredly, like I should just go back to sleep. I couldn't sleep well last night since I was a bit uncomfortable with Asher in the same room as me. I was scared he might harm me in my sleep, or maybe force himself on me. I know it's unfair to think that of him, but for someone who does all those dirty things with me as his sister, I doubt if there's anything else he's not capable of, or if he's not capable of doing worse. My phone starts ringing, and even if I haven't checked yet who the person is, I know that it's Raymond.. I'm really putting that dude through a lot, and I feel guilty for the things I'm doing to him. I answer his call this time because it'll be so unfair to ignore h
Chapter 16 Cynthia POVIt's finally the day I have been waiting all my life for, but I'm a bit nervous. I have made up my mind to confess my feelings to Asher today being his birthday, but I'm also nervous. What if he rejects me? What if he feels like I'm not beautiful enough for him? It's my first time doing something like this, and I just pray he doesn't make me regret it. "Are you sure about this, Cynthia?" My subconscious mind asks me as I stare at the wrapped gift in my hand, and I also ask myself the same question. Am I really sure about this? What if it doesn't go as planned? What if things don't turn out well in my favor? "I can do this... I will do this," I say to myself before I finally stride out of my room. Adelie already gave me the address of their house, and I'm just going to meet them at home. Since it's Saturday, I'm sure that they will all be at home. My name is Cynthia, twenty-six years old single young lady that has been broken by men several times,
Chapter 59Adelie froze on the spot and her eyes slowly widened in shock. "What is going on?""Are they not siblings? What in the world is going on?""Don't tell me they've been... Oh, no..." Adelie felt her heart stop beating for a while as those whispers tore through her ear, and when he finally pulled away from her, she staggered back, her face looked pale and shocked like someone that'd just seen a ghost. Maybe it would've felt better if she had seen a ghost, who knows?Just like every other person, Ray watched in shock, still on his knees as he searched for an explanation on her face. It felt like his heart was just stomped on, his chest contracted and his breath hitched. His face was laced with confusion, and like a lost puppy, he stared like that."A... Asher..." Adelie's voice came out in a whisper, and when she looked around the villa, it felt like she should disappear and never come back again. Seeing the expression on their faces, the disgust and confusion were enough to s
Chapter 58The atmosphere was tense for Adelie even though it was fine for every other person at the party. Looking around and making eye contact with Asher every damn time she looked was frustrating. She wanted the ground to open and swallow her at this point. Her heart skipped when she saw him stand up from the chair he has been seated on, and walking in her direction. She wanted to walk away fast so he won't be able to catch up with her, but she couldn't move herself from the spot. It felt like something was holding her down."Baby, are you ok?" Ray's warm hand wrapped around her waist as he came to stand beside her, and she watched Asher halt abruptly, his eyes darkened like someone that'd just seen something that got him angry. What's wrong with him? She asked herself, but quickly dismissed the thought, reminding herself that she had no business with him."Babe..." Ray called again, and she finally turned her gaze to look at him."You've been acting weird. Is everything alright?
Chapter 57It was finally the day for the end-of-the-year party at Adelie's company, but she wasn't having a good feeling about it. Many negative thoughts kept coming to her mind no matter how she tried to shove it off and pretend everything was fine."Uhm... Are you coming to the party?" She couldn't help but ask Asher before she left home earlier, and she prayed that just as he has said earlier that he wasn't sure, he shouldn't come over to the party."We are here, ma'am," her driver's voice pulled her out of her train of thought, and that was when she realized that they were already parked at the parking lot of the villa where the party was going to host. "Thank you," she said to the driver who was already holding the door open for her. She was cladded in a long red gown that had the back sweeping the ground. Her hair was parked in a ponytail with some strands on each side of her face, and her make-up was mild. She took a few seconds to check out the parking lot which already had
Chapter 56Raymond POV"Are you sure about this, Ray?" Rhea asked me as I drive us to the jewel store late in the morning, and I roll my eyes at her."Yes, I'm sure about it," I replied to her, and she sighed briefly."I'm thinking this is too fast, Ray. I mean, you barely know each other, so I don't think it's a good idea to propose to her now. I mean, what if she's not ready for this? Don't you think you should talk to her first secretly before you take it to the party?" She asked worriedly, and I rolled my eyes."Come on, Rhea. You worry too much. If I tell her about it, she won't be surprised. That is why I said it's a surprise. She loves me, and trust me, she will be excited to say yes to marrying me," I assured her, and she sighed briefly."Still, I don't think this is a good idea. I don't have a good feeling about this, Ray," She shook her head, insisting. Well, I wouldn't have brought her here with me to the jewelry store if not that I needed her help in choosing an engagement
Chapter 55Adelie POVLiving in this misery for days has been killing me slowly that I wish I never recalled what happened. As much as I wanted to talk to someone about my troubles, I couldn't bring myself to do it, scared of everything. What if he ended up killing my family? What if I said something and nobody even believes me? He can kill and clear the evidence just like he did the other day, right? What if he... Many questions ran through my mind, and in the end, my fear always had the upper hand in everything. I think I'm going to lose my mind eventually with all this thinking."Are you ok?" I almost jumped out of my body when I heard his voice, and I turned sharply to find him walking into the garden with his hands tucked inside his pockets. He had a deep frown on his face as usual, and just the sight of him was making my heart thump. "Are you still scared of me?" He asked with a smirk dancing on his lips once he was standing in front of me, and I swallowed nothing as I took a s
Chapter 54"It was because of you he broke up with me, Nathan. Why did you say that to him? Why did you have to insult him?" Cynthia yelled at the top of her voice as she grabbed the flower vase and threw it on the floor as it came crashing into pieces."Are you kidding me? I made him break up with you? What does that supposed to mean?" Nathan couldn't help but narrow his eyes at his cousin's foolishness. "Yes. It was all your fault. I fucking told you to stay out of it. I told you that I will handle it by myself, but you decided to ruin everything for me. You are so annoying!" She yelled again. Of course, she knew the truth that Asher never loved her, she knew this was not Nathan's fault, but she couldn't help it. She needed someone to vent her anger on, and Nathan was the only one available at the moment. She knew she was going to regret hurting her cousin's emotions later, but she couldn't even stop to think about that right now."Are you so blind that you didn't see it in his eye
Chapter 53"What did he say when you told him that?" Jessica, Alvira's best friend who was also a vampire, asked as she sipped from the glass of red wine she was holding, or was it blood? Maybe it was the latter. Jessica had outlived many vampires, except Erubas who was still older than her. "He said nothing. He was shocked, and that even got me thinking about negative things. I mean, he said he loves me, right? Why didn't he say anything when I asked him to mate me?" Alvira sighed briefly as she threw herself on the couch, releasing a deep breath. She was scared of losing the man she has spent all her life loving like he was the only man on earth, she was scared of losing him to a mere human. She used to know him so well, but now she was not sure anymore of who he is. She could read him with just a glance before, but that has changed now that she felt drifted away from him."Maybe he wants to figure out some things first. Maybe he needs some time, who knows? Is he doing anything wei
Chapter 52Asher POV"You arrogant jerk! Do you ever love her?" I guess that must be her cousin's voice, and wait a minute! He just called me that?"What did you say?" Turning to face him, I ask to be sure he wasn't referring to me."What are you going to do about it, huh? All you ever did was hurt her. Are you kidding me? Who does that?" He snaps at me like he would hit me anytime soon, but I bet that is one thing he would never want to do because he won't even spend another second here on earth if he dares to lay his hands on me. I mean, does he want to write his death wish?"Stop, Nathan. Just stop!" She turns to him and tries to stop him. Isn't it time I just end this shit once and for all? I mean, I have been doing this all along because she was desperately crazy over me, and not that I ever wanted this relationship."Love? Do I ever love her? No, I never did," I reply to him sarcastically, and I watch as he balls his fists, and wait a minute! Who does he want to use that on? Me?
Chapter 51Asher POVIt's finally the two of us at home after Cynthia left, and I can see the fear in her earlier before she left for her room. As much as I want to go talk to her, I feel like it'll make her feel uncomfortable and scared, so I decided to just take a walk to the garden and clear my head.My phone starts ringing once I arrive at the garden, and I check the caller to see that it's from Alvira. She has been calling me nonstop for days now after the day I left there, but I have been ignoring her calls. I haven't been feeling well lately. I know I should never allow myself feel anything for Adelie, but I think that law has been broken, considering how jealous I feel whenever I see her with Raymond.I watch as the call rings and finally ends after a few seconds. A message pops on the screen after, and I open it. 'Let's talk tonight'. I sigh briefly and slid the phone into my pocket after I read the message."Have I fallen in love with her?" I ask myself the crazy question, b