Tyler POV:-
“You!”
“You!” We both said with venom.
“Do you guys know each other?” Christian asked.
“I wish not.” I spat, glaring at her.
“I am also not dying to meet you. I came for her.” She hissed.
“You are the one that loves following me.” I said rudely.
“And you, who follows my trails like a dog.” She mocked. I don’t know whether I should be angry or laugh hearing it.
I turned to Christian who was looking at me with a smirk and with such amusement, I glared at him to warn him to keep his mouth shut as I growled, “Christian, she is that ill mannered girl I told you about.”
“Sophie, he is that rude guy who thinks he can do anything with money.” If I could, I would have shown you your place.
“Oh, and you, who can’t even work properly.” I said.
“Well I would rather be jobless than to serve someone like you.” She hissed. I narrowed my eyes on her, controlling my anger and not saying anything that I will regret later.
“I don’t even want you to serve me, woman.” I said nonchalantly, belittling her words and not paying attention to it .
“I have a name, Richie Rich.”
“I also have a name.”
We continued to bicker but then we heard the sound of Sophie’s laugh upon seeing us so we stopped and turned to her.
“Get well soon.” Candice smiled at her. “good to see your smile, Sister.” I said sincerely.
“Candice why didn’t you tell me you lost your job, you also-” She cut Sophie off,
“Oh, don’;t worry about it girl. I may have lost my job due to a certain someone but I am working somewhere else now.” Thank you before and now.
“I have no regrets about getting that woman fired.” I said in a low tone, turning to Christian.
“Like you can die under the weight of regret.” She muttered.
“Okay, I think it’s enough.” Christian said, looking at me. I scoffed and didn’t say anything and ignored that woman’s presence.
“How do you feel?” Christian asked teasingly.
“She needs to be tamed.” I said, monotonously.
“Come on Tyler, you are the one-”
“We will talk about it later, Dude. See you.” I said and left for my work not wanting to think about it.
It’s been a few days and I don’t think I can bear it anymore. The passion inside me is getting stronger and I cannot pull myself away from it, it’s attracting me and there’s no turning back from it. It’s started and I cannot turn back now, I have to move forward.
I grit my teeth, not being able to focus on the file in my hand. I emit a deep breath and call Christian, “Hey, Dude.. I need a favor.”
“Yeah sure, Tell me.” He said.
“I want to end this. I cannot take it anymore, create a situation and end this.” I said.
“Gotcha, you just do what Kathrine told you and leave the rest to me. Come to dinner tonight at my place.” He said. I smirked and replied, “Thanks..” I cut the call and went to have a survey over the shipment to pass my time.
“Who came to Officer James' place?” I asked, taking a look around.
“Sir, Someone named William Cray.” I hummed and asked, “So, how’s he?”
“Not like those you have bribed, Mr Moretti.” a voice came from behind. I turned and spoke of the devil and seemed like it’s him.
“Well, Hello Mr Moretti. Nice to meet you.” He offered me his hand. I shook hands and didn’t say anything.
“Survey?” He asked, looking around. “Yeah, want to join?” I offered. George looked at me in horror, looking away.
“Yeah, sure.” We began to take a troll around with George following from behind knowing my intentions all too well.
“Took you long enough to meet me, Officer.” I asked, lighting up a cigarette.
“Just gathering some information about you.” He said.
“From Austin?” I asked, referring to the man whom I told to give information about me to the new officer. He stopped in his tracks and was stunned. I turned to him and smirked, “What? Didn’t Austin tell you about the price for the information?” I asked him to walk close to him. A look of terror formed over his face as he moved back. My smirk grew dark, I walked close and said in a low tone, “Life.”
“Y-You c-can’t be s-serious.” He said. He was about to take out his gun but the people around me pointed their guns at him. I walked close and told him in a faint warning tone, “Listen Officer, you are in my territory and here, if the thought of hurting me crosses your mind and people here will take your life. Keep it in your mind.” I moved away. He was breathless, looking here and there frantically with sweating rolling down from his forehead.
“Don’t be afraid, Officer. It all depends on you what you want.” He looked around knowing his no will cost him his life and he had to reach the officer station before it.
“I will t-think about it.” He said, taking a step back. I put my hand in the air and everyone put their guns down and began to work.
He turned to leave as I asked George, “How many people does he has in his family?”
“No one, Sir.” He said. I nodded in understanding and took the gun from George and shot him, “Good, then no one give a fuck about his existence.” I said and gave him the gun back. “Take care of his body. If he came here on duty then he never came here but if he came here just to say ‘hi’ then we just gave him a warm welcome. You know what to do.” I said to George. He nodded, “Yes, Sir.”
I then went home and looked at my hand devoid of any emotions, how easy it is to take a life but how difficult it is to save one. What I am about to do… Is that right?
After losing trust, how can I let it happen again? When everything is shattered then why am I desperately trying to build it over and over again.
This pain worth it? What if the same thing that happened to Lydia happened again but ten a voice from inside me tells me to let go and not think about it. I want to grasp this ray of light before me and never let it go.
I have done so many things and there’s no use in talking because I have gone too far and now, only the path ahead exists. There’s no turning back, All these years are not in vain.
In my journey, the path forward exists, my destination is not clear but I am sure it will lead me to something beautiful and worth remembering.
I went home and got ready for dinner. It’s time to start everything. I looked at my reflection for the last time and looked out and saw it was raining heavily. Even this can work to my favor. I smirked and turned to the mirror, remembering the picnic I once had with Lydia. ***I left all my work just to be here Lydia. I canceled all my meetings and everything just to be here on time so that she won’t be angry. Right now, I am laying on her lap and looking at the sky, feeling all too peaceful. The sky is so vast everyone could be free there.“The sky seems so free.. Lydia.” I said to her, She called me to have a picnic and is now using her phone. She hummed, not paying attention to me so I took her phone, “Tyler! Give it back.” She frowned. I turned it off and put it aside. “No, now listen to me.” I said, smiling at her. She sighed and shook her head.“I was saying that the sky is endless.”“Yeah..”“You know, when I saw young my mother used to say that the people who die go to the sk
“Candice… I w-want to apologize.. You are right.. I.. shouldn’t have talked to you like this. I-I am sorry.” I stuttered. It’s been years since I have apologized to someone and I know I have to do this. ‘I have to redeem my mistake. Perfect.’“W-What?” She looked at me with a hint of amazement, not expecting this from me at all. She blinked, trying to register my words. There was a pause between us and I cannot take it anymore. “Please.” I swallowed hard, waiting for her reply.“Your sorry cannot give me my job back.” That was her reply. “It can. I can help, not help but I can make you get your job back. Please just forgive me.” I said hurriedly. She looked at me for about a minute and asked in a faint voice, “Do you mean it?”“What do you think?” I asked. She passed me a feeble smile and lowered her head. “I guess we are friends now.” I said happily.She shot her head to me, shocked, “What?” She asks in a low whisper.“I guess we are friends.”“In a few seconds?” She asked, amu
“Where do you want to go anyways?” He asked. “Don’t you have work?” I questioned back. “I just finished it, so I thought I should pay you a visit.” He said casually. “It feels weird.” I said, stopping. “What happened?” He asked, turning to me. “Look around you and me, Tyler. I feel strange going out with you. I am sorry, I cannot come.” I said turning to leave. I don’t understand but I feel weird, he comes and takes me with him. Everything feels eerie, I thought he would forget about me but here he is taking me out. “Maybe next time, Tyler.” I said turning to him and passing him an apologetic smile. “Next time I will kidnap you normally.” He joked. I laughed a little and went to work again. For the next week, I didn’t see him. Maybe because I made him angry and he doesn’t want to hangout anymore, but I am not complaining, I am totally fine with it. He and I shouldn’t hangout, his overpowered presence is scary. I shook my head and finished work. I took my stuff and left for h
I slammed the door behind me and finally the last inch of my tranquil shattered as I broke into loud sobs. I leaned on the door and fell on my knees, letting out the deafening sound of misery. ‘How powerless I felt when he threatened me’ I was so broken, so crushed. “How could he do this to me?” I could feel this tingling sensation of pain surging through me and breaking me apart. I could feel my heartache, this was a loop of agony in my mind. “Why me?” I cannot do anything about it but to let this painful sensation embed inside me and break me apart. I pulled my hair and continued to cry. “Why..?” ‘I promised Mother to stay or else I would have run away too.’ I cannot take it anymore. “He cannot manipulate me every time by talking about Nicolas, just because I love him… I have to bear this.” I hissed. I closed my eyes when the roaring sound of my cries died down. I lowered my head and hid it in my knees, letting out silent tears. Before I knew it , a darkness fell o
“You are my choice, Candice” When he said that a shiver went down my spine and in certainly not a good way and gave me a bad omen. “And about loyalty… If I have a beautiful wife at home, I am not interested in outside girls.” “And what if you get tired of me one day?” “But I won’t cheat, rest assured.” Finally passing my smile from his unreadable face. I smiled faintly, not liking him at all. “You said that I cannot have male friends after marriage. You will not stop me from meeting them before marriage.” I said. “As long as I am your top priority.” He said. I hate how demanding this guy is. And Father, I will ask him at home, how dare he. How could a father bound his daughter to a guy like this and without her consent. “Here you go, wear this and tell everyone that you are getting married.” He said, giving me a ring box. “What if I refuse the marriage?” I asked, knowing it’s not a good question to ask. A smirk came to his lips and he looked at me with a dark gaze. I swallowed
I truly want to get a black wedding dress for my devastation, to see the reflection of my future in the mirror but this red wedding dress is very itchy. “This is it.” My heart was heavy, I could feel this tingling sensation of pain rushing in my every vein. My heartbeat dropped, the day was so mournful. I was pushing deep into the gloom. “My ticket to hell.” All I can see is despair chasing me and taking me away and bounding my life with a very demanding guy who cares only about himself, his image. My eyes were swollen due to my constant cries. I was so heartbroken, I was so lonely. There was nothing I can do but to cry over it because of my fucking father. When everything was done, I got up and went down. The wedding was being held in the Hotel, I walked down with a bored expression over my face, there was still time for the wedding and I had no intention of crying in that dressing room so I went. “Stop staring, dammit.” I muttered. People looked at me slightly surprised b
“I’ll marry you.” My eyes widened as I looked at him in uncertainty thinking he must be joking like he usually does but there was no hint of amusement in it and Tyler began to say.“Don’t worry. At least, I’ll never cheat on you like that and I am willing to fulfill all my obligations as your husband but I won’t let you marry that guy. ” He enunciated as I was still.“I will not let your life be destroyed.” “T-Tyler.. we are so different in status. You can’t marry me. I don’t want to be disdainful. You have a name, a position.” I tried to reason in a barely audible tone but he heard it.“Don’t you dare to call yourself a disdain. You are not, you have no idea how much you mean to me.” He said angrily, infuriated at my statement.“Candice. It depends on me to choose the person I want to spend my life with. Don't worry, I’ll never disgrace you in any way.” He said earnestly.“And you? What about your dreams? Your choice to select the girl you love?” I was left with the inability to sp
“Do you, Tyler Moretti, take Candice Whale as your lawfully wedded wife?” “I do.” I said firmly. “Do you, Candice Whale, take Tyler Moretti as your lawfully wedded husband?” “I do..” Her voice was low but sounded melodious to my ears. “I pronounce you as the man and the wife. You may now kiss the bride.” The priest announced. My heart skipped a beat. I gulped and lifted her veil. I stared at her aesthetically pleasing features, looking so graceful with those eyes looking down. Oh Lord, This is it. The moment I yearned for. I felt so surreal, I didn’t expect to have a wedding like this. My heart felt serene to see my bride before me. I was feeling happy and sad at the same time. I put my knuckles over her cheek and caress them slightly. She was looking so charming while holding my heart captive in her sapphire gaze. When I touched her delicate skin, sparks traveled to my core. There was something memorable I desired to feel but no matter how content or fascinated by her was, sh