Dawn-“Dawn-ssi,” As I lay like a pillow on the couch, Mr. Kim rushed in my direction, wearing a huge smile, a letter in his hand and he plopped next to me. “I came bearing gifts.” He nearly sang.“Yayy…” Being overdramatic like him, I fixed my posture, my hands on my lap as he placed the letter in front of me.“Open it.” He said desperately and I followed, tearing away the seal, his expression told me it’s going to be something breath-taking and he placed his hand on his chest.“To, Dawn Amber Eldorado,” I read, my breath stuck, it must be Kai’s doing. A smile threatened to burst forth from my lips, knowing he was thoughtful enough to retain my mother’s name.“Team Animaniac, congratulates you for being the number 1 artist on Weekly Charts of New York times for two months,” my eyes wide, “and would like to give you an offer to work on an upcoming Anime, ‘The ‘Ed series’, we’d love to work with a talented artist like you and are awaiting your response eagerly. Team Animaniac.”“You l
Dawn- Mr. Eldorado, this is my daughter, Dawn.” This man standing before me is the one I’m supposed to marry, I’m coerced to marry to be more precise. Kai Eldorado, the leader of the strongest mafia army. Everyone is scared of him, and I am no exception. I just got caught up in this world because I grew up, isn’t it funny how parents start looking for a groom as soon as their daughter hits 20? That’s what happened, I'm turning 23 soon. I’m not unfamiliar with love, I just haven’t experienced it yet because I first want to be someone, I can be proud of. My father, Ashton Mccoy loves two things, alcohol and power, he already had the former and was now seeking the latter. And Kai Eldorado was that power. I belong to a mafia family so, since childhood I wanted to marry a man who was different and more humane. Unlike Kai Eldorado. Being the only child in the family it is expected that I lived as a princess, right? No, my father is a drunkard. Gladly he’s not abusive but he’s more
Kai-“Any updates, Marvin?” I scratched my head, frustration finding its way through my words. “Did you find her?” I asked, my voice laced with anticipation however, his drooped head made me lose every rope of hope I had, “then leave if it’s not about her.” “We have a situation, sir.” He stood before me, his eyes gawking at the marble beneath him, “Mr. Ashton McCoy’s daughter, you have to meet her tomorrow.” He sent his words in an irritating wavelength that I tried to avoid but couldn’t. “Dawn McCoy,” he said, “only child, mother died when she was eleven, grew up with a man called Ivy, finished her studies from Harvard, wants to become…” he paused longer than needed, piquing my interest, my mouth opened. “What? Wants to become what?” My leg tapped against the floor in anticipation waiting for him to speak, “a fashion designer? A teacher? Give me a typical profession that every girl chooses nowadays,” The fact that Kai Eldorado’s wife needs to work makes me scoff at the heavens and t
Dawn- We didn’t talk anymore; I didn’t know what was going on in his head. He seemed psychotic to call me his wife on the first meeting. He dropped me home without me having to tell him the directions. We didn’t even say goodbye as I considered this to be our first and the last meeting. I went inside my empty house again. It all started just because I wanted that man’s affection who wanted to send me off as quickly as possible. I went upstairs, “why are you here?” A drunk, familiar voice echoed from a corner and soon turned into a scream. My eyes went wide as I found my dad here, he came back home without me? “Dad? When did you come back---” I got cut off as he threw the bottle on the ground. “Why are you here? Did he reject you?” He yelled at me, for the first time in my life, I could see him get angry at me. I walked down toward him. “Did I give you this dress just to flaunt them off to other guys? Why didn’t you use your tactics to lure him in?” He grabbed the collar of my c
Dawn- “Dawn…” I flinched listening to his hoarse voice and quietly moved upstairs as he was following me. My room is not exactly in the best condition since I lack the ability to clean it. He stood outside my room as I went in with hesitant and fearful steps afraid of the outcome, I was gonna get. For this document, he came all the way back to my house and I ruined it. I pulled the coat out which was soaking wet in water, my hands started shivering to look at the dreadful sight, I slid my hands inside the pocket and found a wet, crumbled paper. Gross. “Uh! Everything’s fine… it’s just a little wet.” I scratched my head walking toward him. The moment I tried to open it; it tore apart into pieces. His jaw dropped, speechless, shocked and dreadful, he was going to kill me. His veins popped out of his forehead and he punched the wall slightly taking support of it. I felt he’d lash out at any given moment. My body was shivering with fear, eyes battling to find a normal place to lo
Dawn- I got yelled at from my dad, he especially called me to see what suit he’d be wearing at the ceremony, I gave up. Before I truly start hating my father, before I turn into an orphan it’s better to just keep it shut. It’s not like Kai will kill me or something. Right? I don’t have a choice, I tell myself but I don’t know if I can handle the aftermath. I want someone else to take decisions for me so that I can put the blame on them. I know I'm indecisive, because so far, I’ve only complied to everything Ivy and the great Ashton McCoy told me. But I don’t think I'm ready to let Kai decide for me either. I know Kai as a mafia and I'm unaware of what lies beneath. Everyone has a side to them that they keep hidden. Just like me, or even my father, who truly loved my mother but lost her eventually, and that lovable side faded away as well. So, it’d be hard to believe but I don’t hold much hope in discovering something positive about Kai, I'm petrified on the contrary to meet so
Dawn-“Ivy!! Stop. I don’t wanna fight him… it’s not his fault.” I defended Kai as Ivy seemed angry, I on the other hand was broken into tears. “It’s not his fault?” Ivy huffed in frustration and we got out of his car. Apparently, he asked his men to know the whereabouts of Kai and here we are. I feel terrible but it can’t be helped, can it? When my own father didn’t stand by my side, why would I expect a man I just met two days ago defy his own father for my sake? Kai finally gave up on me, I was free but not one bit happy about it. It is not like I wanted to marry him, but I didn’t want to be abashed like this either; being rejected like this wounded my pride and left me feeling humiliated. “Kai!” Ivy roared, “how dare you hurt my Dawn?” I’ve never seen Ivy being angry around me. Usually, he’d calm himself down whenever I'm around but today… is it because I'm hurt?“Ivy, stop it.” I tried to catch up to him, but Kai’s eyes on me held me stationed at my place, in the moment, Ivy r
Dawn- “Dawn… are you still sleeping?” I heard a voice and someone knocked on the door. How dare that person ask me this question? Do I look like I can sleep in this wretched house? I reluctantly opened the door and was taken aback when I saw her standing there. “Isa,” I gasped, unsure of how I should feel about her presence. “Do you wanna go shopping?” She asked cheekily but I had no intention of going out. “She’s supposed to go somewhere with me.” I flinched at the familiar voice and turned to see Kai standing at the door. What is he even doing here? And how does he have the ability to pop up before me like a YouTube add. No warning, no need!! “Oh! I thought you weren’t at home.” Isa walked towards him, attempting to embrace him tightly but Kai pushed her away. I smiled--- wait… why am I smiling? What is happening to me? Is it because I haven't slept properly? Yeah! That must be it. I noticed Kai’s gaze lingering on my frame and he grabbed Isa’s hand embracing her into a