In the middle of the night, a pair of predator's dark pitch eyes were boring holes in the soul of the stirring woman on the bed. Alaric took his time to examine Belle. "Why is it so dark?" Belle murmured. Her voice was a bit raspy. She gathered all her strength to move her aching back from the bed. "Annabelle Smith, welcome to the world of darkness." Alaric clicked the red button from the table, and the whole room lit up with bright light. Belle instantly became weary of his presence. His dark chuckle was scary enough to make one shudder. "What do you mean?" Belle bumped her brows together. Shouldn't he ask about her health instead of showing his sly smirk? Belle thought in her mind. Alaric did not answer her question and walked to where Belle was struggling. He put his hands on either side of Belle's pillow and inched closer to her face. His warm breath fanning across her neck sent tickles down her spine. "Dear wifey, if you are not mistaken, today is our wedding night. Shouldn't
Belle yawned and stretched her sore arms. She looked around the room to find any traces of the Demon, but Alaric was nowhere to be seen. "Good that he is not here." Belle tied her hair into a bun and wore her glasses. She then walked to the bathroom to get ready. Belle opened the door of the walk-in closet to choose her outfit and was astonished by different dresses. They were all of Bellamy's taste. "Mom should have changed all this. She is well aware I hate these revealing dresses." Belle grumbled. Just then her eyes caught the sight of Alaric's clothes. She smirked and picked out a set of grey sweatshirts and pants. "This will do." Belle removed the brown robe from her milky white body and stepped into Alaric's clothes. What she doesn't know, was that she had unknowingly wore the Demon's favourite dress. It was a gift from his deceased grandmother. "Who gave you the permission to wear my clothes?" Belle was drying her hair when Alaric entered the r
Belle's POV "Hazel, can you bring a set of fresh clothes on your way to Walkers' Mansion?" I typed to my friend and slumped on the sofa. A deep, exhausted sigh left my lips. That jerk Alaric, what does he think of himself? Shit! I fucked up last night. I shouldn't have put those terms. Now how am I going to get that precious land? "Ma'am, your family is here." I was grumbling when the young maid comes to me and inform me about mom and grandpa's arrival. I spurred from the couch and ran to the door. "Mom, Grandpa." I hugged them both. I feel at ease now. Mom must be worried about me, and I know she would blame herself. "Sorry, Belle. I failed to be a good mother." Mom held my hands as tears fell from her eyes. "It is not your fault, mom. I should have told you earlier." God! I hate seeing mom in tears. "Enough! Now my darling is fine. Don't dwell on past." Grandpa scolded mom and winked at me. "Wait!" As I was a
Author's POV "Sir, due to your marriage, we delayed our meeting with Mr Charles, and it is scheduled today in the afternoon." Gabriel said while parking the car in the basement of the W.Y Co. "What about the project his secretory submitted to us last month?" Alaric rubbed the space between his eyebrows. "I have checked it thrice, and it is a good proposal. It is more advantageous for our company. It seems like Mr Charles is doing his best to gain your trust and support." Gabriel smiled a the foolishness of Charles. "What about the site in Philadelphia?" Alaric asked with a smirk. No investor was ready to invest in the project of Philadelphia because Philadelphia was known as the land of terror. But Charles had unknowingly jumped into the fire of Hades. "We only need an investor. As for other matters, they are cleared." Gabriel as they walked out of the private elevator. "Send the project files to my office also I
"Can we talk about it later in our room?" Belle said with her best smile, and it did work on Alaric. He was mesmerized by her beautiful smile. Her smile flutters something inside him. "Ok." Alaric instantly looked down, afraid of doing something which he will regret. "Thank you." Belle chirped happily and added more pasta to his plate. Gil looked between Alaric and Belle, who were acting all sweet and lovely. He cleared his throat to gain their attention. "I am not a big fan of PDA, but it's fine if you want to show off in front of me." Gil winked mischievously towards his brother. Alaric shot him a deathly glare before wiping his mouth with the napkin. "Dumb, this is not PDA. This is what we call honey trap." Belle leaned closer to Gil and whispered in his ear. Although Alaric's eyes were on his phone, his attention was on Belle, and Gil who was talking as if they were best friends. "All the best. My cold brother is not easy to be tra
"Why did you drag me?" Gil rubbed his arm. His lips pursed out in annoyance. Unlike Alaric, Gil was more sensitive to his precious muscles. "You sure are a blabbermouth. If I hadn't stopped you on time, you would have embarrassed me." Belle kicked Gil's leg "I was asking him about your honey trap's progress. How could it be embarrassing?" Gil held his leg with a pained expression. When he first saw the innocent look on Belle's face, his first thought was that she might be a gentle and harmless girl, but she proved him wrong. "Your brother is ten steps ahead of me. Before I could execute my plan, he seduced me." Belle complained grumpily. She drew out the chair and sat on it. Her face was contorted in frustration. "No way, my brother can't seduce anyone, let alone a woman. He has no idea how these relationships work." Gil refused to believe Belle. He was sure that Alaric had no interest in a woman, and therefore he does not know any tactic to seduce a woman. "Why would I lie?" Bel
"Oh! If I am not wrong, you were absent from your son's wedding because you were against his marriage with a Smith?" Belle elegantly crossed her legs and put her right hand on her lap while her left hand was resting on the armchair, but there was no sign of disrespect in her voice and actions, which impressed Dianna. "You can say that. But I was particularly against his marriage with your sister, Bellamy." Dianna then smiled at Belle, who was looking at her with a confused expression. "I know what type of girl Bellamy is. She eloped with her boyfriend without thinking about the reputation of her family." As Dianna spoke about Bellamy, her voice turned cold, just like Alaric. "I am sorry on behalf of my sister. She has always been like this." Belle's expression turned sad, but deep down, she was smirking like a devil. "You don't have to be sorry, dear. I am happy to have a daughter like you. Dad never got tired of praising you. Above all, I have seen y
The next day, Belle woke with a severe headache due to her last night cries. She stretched her back then looked at the other side of the bed only to find it empty. It was neat, and the sheets were straight without any wrinkles."Didn't Alaric come to the room?" Belle asked herself and then shrugged her shoulders, thinking he might be uncomfortable sharing his bed with her.Belle slipped out of the chocolate brown duvet and headed towards the bathroom. After taking a long bath, Belle walked out of the bathroom with a smile, but the annoying headache was still there. She then wore the bathrobe and looked for clothes that are suitable for the audition.A dirty brown knee-length gown caught her attention. Belle wore the dress with light brown plums and braided her hair. She looked pure and innocent in that dress. A satisfied smile appeared on her face."Where is Gil?" Belle murmured as she walked down the glass staircase. She wanted to ask him about her appea