2| Green-Eyed Monster

Xaphan's POV

Elena

Elena Roy!

It is been three years, three years since she has left me but her name is still chasing me everywhere no matter where I go. I am still not able to forget her and move on in my life. My heart still craves for her scent, her presence, her body, her everything. 

She was in my life for a few months but those were the best days of my life as she was such a vibrant soul that I used to feel alive whenever she was around me. 

She was like a light in my dark. 

But instead of illuminating my life with her light, I filled her life with my darkness! 

After she left I realized that she was not my love but my infatuation, my passion for her which hasn't died even yet. She was the one who illuminated my life and when she left she took the light of my life away with her, making it dark and barren again. I believe it is that zeal and light which I am craving. 

The last time I saw her, she was happy in her life and I promised myself not to ruin her happiness ever again as she is the one who has given me another chance. Another chance to change me and become a human from a monster. 

But the question is have I really changed in these three years? 

NO! 

I am still the same Xaphan Knight who derives satisfaction from the agony of others, the man who can't live without pain and for whom the excruciating screams of others are music to ears! 

I still have the hunger, the hunger of blood, money, and women. 

Raphael ended my clan and I have to give up the title of capo di capi but that does not mean I stayed quiet. In these three years, I built my empire again, and this time without any support. 

Now, I am stronger than before. 

The world still bows in front of me the way it used to do before and my name is still a nightmare for many. People palpitates and pee in their pants whenever I am around them. My eyes are enough to freeze anyone at their place. 

Everything is the same. The only thing that has changed is my soul. The day Elena left me and I realized what I did with that pure girl, my soul died. 

I got out of the car as the driver opened the door for me. I came out of my past and focused on my present. There is no use in thinking about my past days as my life is filled with nothing else than darkness. 

My men dispersed around as they acknowledged my presence. I walked towards my prey who was lying on the ground writhing in pain. There was evidence of my men's fingers on his body, which exhibited that they have done their work quite efficiently. 

The eyes of the men were filled with tears, his hands were joined, he was begging me not to take the next action against him but his bad luck is that he is too late for it. He must have thought about this before messing with me! 

Taking out the bullet from my pocket, I aimed it at his mouth to torture him even more as I wanted to hear his painful screams but then something happened to me and I decided to aim the gun at his forehead and close his chapter at once. So I went with my instinct and pulled the trigger, his blood splashed around, his eyes came out of the socket and he fall back on the ground with a loud painful shriek. 

But the thing that alerted me and forced me to turn at my place was that I heard two screams at the same time, one was of the man lying dead on the floor and the second one was feminine. 

Not only the voice but also a girl was present between us. She was standing behind the sacks, her palms and hair covering her face completely as she was shivering in dread. 

How does she reach here? 

I need to take care of this girl otherwise she could prove dangerous to me and my work. I think I have to end the day with one more murder. 

My men were about to reach out to her but I raised my hand, indicating them to stay at their place while I stepped towards her on my own. I stopped when I was standing very close to her, from where I could see the goosebumps rising on her pale skin and feel the way she was shivering in fear. 

She was wearing a white wedding gown which was torn from places and was smeared in mud. This means she has escaped from her wedding. 

By the way, her body was reacting told me that she is well aware of our proximity. When she became sure that the  Earth is not going to swallow her, she moved her face up and curled her fingers, revealing her chocolaty brown eyes to me that were blessed with thick and long eyelashes. 

The moment those chocolaty orbs stared into mine my heart skipped a beat. 

Her eyes were looking very familiar to me. They reminded me of Elena as she also has chocolaty eyes. Moreover, Elena was also of her age, in her mid-twenties when I saw her first. 

Her eyes were spilling with tears, they were mirroring the situation of her soul which seems broken. Her eyes were deep but empty exactly the way I left Elena's! 

My eyes flicked to her hair when one of her strands fell on her forehead, acting as a hindrance between our eyes. Her hair was also wavy and of black color just like Elena's. My hand moved up on its own to move away the flick from her forehead and stare directly into her eyes. 

"Elena!" That was the only word that left my lips as I saw that girl. 

She snapped out of her trace, uncover her face, and swatted away my hand. The eyes that were clouded with tears were now filled with the fiery spirit that could burn anyone. She was ready to pick up a fight if I cross my line, the same way Elena used to do. 

I am sure that she is not Elena but everything about this girl is reminding me of her. She is looking exactly in the same state as I left Elena. 

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Nikki's POV 

My world stopped and my eyes widened when he lifted his murderous hands to touch me! 

No! Not again! 

The only thought that came to my head was to run! Run again for the sake of my life! 

But before he could touch me and I could make any move, he was interpreted by one of his men. 

"Boss you don't need to smear your hand in blood for such a little thing. We are enough for her" 

The man smirked looking down at me and turning his head back which forced me to look at the line of men who were staring at my body with pure lust. My heart thumped in horror, and I was so terrified by witnessing their look that I forgot the monster present in front of me whose green eyes were already penetrating my soul. He was staring at me as if I will vanish if he dared to blink. 

Oh, God! What I have done to deserve all this? 

"What is your name, passerine?" Another man asked me and I pressed myself more into the wall instead of replying to them. 

They all were well built and were looking very powerful, compared to my petite frame. They have just killed a man as if it is a very normal thing for them. All of them were smirking at my situation except the one who possess green eyes and claim to be their boss. I haven't seen him properly but his stiff body and stern face were telling it all. 

I can't tell them my name. If they are what I am thinking and they recognized me then they will surely give me the most torturous death. 

One of the men reached out to me when I didn't answer them. I saw red, my body started burning in anger and I snapped my eyes towards him. His hand that was about to touch me stopped midway. 

"Oh! She is a feisty cat! She is ready to fight back, she will not give in so easily" He passed comment and started laughing, throwing his head back. I shivered as the disgusting sound of his laugh reached my ears. 

"And I believe she is worth it!" The first one added.

"Boss I think we can earn a hefty amount by putting her on auction" one of them suggested. 

Auction? 

Am I an object for them? 

"I will be the one putting the highest bid on her!" The one who was going to touch me said and everyone started laughing. 

My eyes welled up listening to their unacceptable comments. I felt humiliated, the way I have never before. 

Finally, the green-eyed man came out of his world and moved. He raised his hand which killed the laughs of his men. They sealed their lips, bowed their heads, and stood in line behind him. 

This is when I looked up to meet forest green eyes again that were still fixed on me. It seems like at present I am the most beautiful sight for his eyes. 

Anxiety ran through my body as he took one dangerous step towards me, reducing the space between us and increasing the rate of my heartbeat!