Chapter 29Adelie POVI spent the whole day at Raymond's house, and I also plan to spend the night there, since we'll be attending a party together tonight.Sitting in front of the mirror, the door creaks open, and Raymond walks in with a smile playing on his lips."Did I disturb you?" He asks as he comes to stand behind me, tucking my hair behind me as he leans forward and pecks my neck."No, you didn't," I reply to him after he pulls away, and he slowly nods his head. His hands are still on my shoulders, and with admiration on his face."You are gorgeous," He says for the umpteenth time, and I blush hard. He never ceases to tell me how gorgeous I am, and that only makes me fall more and more for him. Did I forget to talk about everyone in his family? Well, they are all fun to be with, especially his mom. I was thinking she won't like me, but she loves me and also thinks that I'm good for her son, which I'm glad about."Thank you," I blush hard, and he giggles softly."You look cute
Chapter 30Cynthia POVI check the screen of my phone for the eleventh time, and I sigh briefly. I have been waiting for Asher to come to meet me for the past fifteen minutes, and he's not yet here. I invited him to go with me to my ex-boyfriend's birthday party, which he promised to be here. I just hope he doesn't disappoint me because this means so much to me. I will lose face. Before I broke up with that bastard, I told him that I would show up at his thirtieth birthday with my boyfriend that will be hotter and more handsome than he is, and I need to fulfill my promise.After what seems like forever, he finally shows up, and even though he's late, I'm still so happy that he was at least able to make it. I may lose my mind if he didn't show up."I'm sorry I came late. I had to deal with something," He hops out of the car and walks over to open the door for me."Thank you. It doesn't matter, since you're here," I reply to him."You look sweet tonight, by the way," He winks at me as h
Chapter 31Adelie POVAfter Raymond introduced me to his friend, whose name is Alex, we were all discussing something, and getting to know each other, when we suddenly heard the sound of a broken bottle, and we look in that direction to see that the villa is already in chaos."What's going on there?" Raymond asks as he springs up to his feet, and Alex follows before I stand up too."I'll go check it out," Alex says before he walks away, and we follow him too.As we approach the place, I quickly recognize the person standing, whose back is facing us. It's Asher. What the hell is he doing here? But when I spot Cynthia too, I didn't need anyone to tell me that they came together."What is going on here?" Alex asks once he arrives at the place, but his expression changes as soon as he spots Cynthia, and the way they stare at each other, tells me that they know each other from somewhere."Nothing serious, I was just trying to teach your mannerless waitress some manners," Asher turns to him
Chapter 32Adelie POVYesterday's event was crazy, and what Asher did for me was epic, and still hard to get off my head. If anyone ever told me he would do that for me, I wouldn't have ever believed.Waking up beside Raymond this morning is really a good feeling that I love so much. After the party yesterday, Ray took me to the nearest mall where he got me cloth to wear, after which he brought me to his place, and the strange thing was Asher not saying anything. The Asher I know would never allow Ray to take me away. Who knows, maybe he's now in love with Cynthia. I think I did a good job convincing him to date her. That way, maybe I will have peace of mind henceforth. But I'm still scared for my friend. What if Asher is up to something? What if he's planning to harm her?"Good morning, babe. Did you sleep well?" Ray asks as he walks out of the bathroom with just a white towel hanging around his waist, and his body dripping wet. He just had his bath since it's morning already, and he
Chapter 33Cynthia POVForcing my eyes open after sleeping all night, I stare up at the ceiling as memories of yesterday night fill my heart. It has been so long since I was so happy. The look on Alex's face yesterday makes me feel satisfied, and each time I think about it feels as though I've gotten so much achievement."Urgh!" I groan tiredly as I sit up on the bed and run my fingers through my hair. I woke up quite late today, so I have to hurry up and get dressed so I can get to the office early enough.With all the strength I found in me, I drag myself from the bed and walk sluggishly into the bathroom, slamming the door behind me.'You don't mess with my woman' his words rings in my head as I stare at my reflection in the mirror, and I blush hard as I cup my cheeks in my palms, feeling on top of the world, because why not. Asher is the sweetest man I've ever come across, and I'm glad he's my boyfriend now."You are late, can you stop daydreaming already and get ready for work?"
Chapter 34Cynthia POV'You need to do something with your life, Cynthia. We can't be together' anger surges through me, and I feel my heart hurt so badly as I watch him walk toward the entrance door. Tears well up in my eyes as his words keep hitting me so hard. It has been years since he said those words to me, but they still feel as though they have just been said to me.Pushing all the thoughts to the back of my mind, I sigh briefly before I proceed toward the entrance door, and I head to the elevator as soon as I walk inside the lobby.The elevator is quite crowded, but thankfully that I made it to it on time. The elevator rolls open minutes later, and everyone strides out of it."Cynthia..." The familiar voice brings me to an abrupt halt, and I squint my eyes confusingly. Wait a minute, have I been in the same elevator with Alex? How come I didn't see him inside? I turn to face him, regardless. He's still as handsome as always, and everything about him is still perfect, but not
Chapter 35Cynthia POVThe rest of my day in the office was boring and just filled with me thinking about what Adelie said to me. I have been trying to come up with any possible reason for her to say that to me, but nothing seems to be coming through, and I think I'm losing my mind.It's finally closing time, and I don't even know if I'm ready to go for this date or if I should just go home and rest my head, but then, I know that I can't bring myself to stand Asher up later.My phone starts ringing as I walk toward the exit door after I leave the elevator, and I slide the answer button as soon as I see the caller to be Asher. He's always on the perfect timing."I'm waiting for you outside the gate," He says to me."Alright. I'll be with you shortly," The call ends afterward, and I step out of the building once the exit door roll open.As I walk toward the gate, my heart missed a beat at the sight of him. He's graced in all-black shiny and expensive clothes, with the color of his car m
Chapter 36Cynthia POVSitting on the edge of the bed and fondling with my fingers as I feel my heart pounding hard against my chest, many questions run through my mind, and I can only get more nervous. Now that I'm here, I'm kinda regretting why I came here in the first place. Although he's my boyfriend, I'm not sure that I want to do this with him yet, not when he told me that he doesn't love me."Should I just tell him that I want to go home?" I ask myself, but quickly dismiss the thought since it's crazy.The shower suddenly stops in the bathroom, and my heart sinks into my stomach as the realization dawn on me that he will soon be out of the bathroom, and I gulp down nothing nervously. I feel like I'm going to pass out later.The door finally opens, and I stare at the ground, avoiding his gaze as I feel him walk inside his room. I can only see his hairy legs that have their hair clinging to his skin with water dripping down them. It's literally my first time seeing him like this,
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