Onika's POV...
He opened the door at the very first knock, as if was waiting just on the other side. He was wearing a grey t-shirt and black trousers, his hair unsettled. As if windblown, or may be he had raked his hands through them numerous times.
His eyes met mine, looking at me intently. Calculating. Thinking. Assessing. Taking in my disarrayed self. I could feel a bit of something like concern take over his features, in the way his eyes softened, his forehead furrowing ever so slightly.
He finally spoke, his voice a bit thicker than usual, "Jesus, Onika what happend to you, you are looking a complete mess are you all right? Have you been crying?"
"I-I-m-my-Ale." I was not able to form any coherent word. It was like my windpipe was completely plugged. I can't even breath properly. Even the thought of loosing Alex was like a stab to my gut. I couldn't control the tears rolling down my cheeks anymore.
"Relax, sweetheart. Just relax come inside why don't we sit and talk" he said softly, gesturing me to come inside.
He made me sit on a couch and bought a glass of water for me.
"Drink it and compose yourself first. Then we will talk." Saying that he sat on the couch beside me.
I gulped the whole glass in one go, feeling a bit better. And took three, four deep breaths, to calm my nerves.
"Now, tell me what is the matter." He asked.
"Sir, Al-Alex is in the hospital, to save his life the Doctor is saying he must undergo a brain surgery and I have to pay the amount within 24 hours or else he may die." My voice shook badly, I don't even know if my voice is comprehensible or not.
He came closer to me and caught my chin in his hand and started whipping my tears with his thumb tenderly. Almost lovingly.
"How much?"
"55 thousand dollars." I said looking down. I know it's a big amount of money to ask from a person I have always shoved away.
He raised an eyebrow in surprise and said " that's a generous amount of money, as the CEO of the company I can lend you 10 or 12 thousand dollers but--"
"I know, Sir. As my Boss you are not under any obligation to lend me the money. I-I am asking for a personal favour, but I promise I will work hard and pay back all your money. But please don't say no, I urgently need money. I am begging, please." I said desperately, helplessness. Swallowing my pride. Burying it deep within.
He looked at me, something bitter crossing through his eyes, something scary, the change was as sudden as the blink of an eye. Did I say something that offended him?
He arched a brow and said, "Personal favour? I don't think we have such a friendly relationship to ask for personal favours, or do we, Miss Onika?" His voice was taunting.
I closed my eyes. This is the time he chose to get back at me for not acknowledging his advances. I bit back a sob and said, " Please, I am sorry if I had hurt you in the past, I-I never mean to."
His eyes softened a bit, but the hostility was still there. No one spoke anything for the next few beats. I never felt so helpless ever before, not even with Agustin, with him it was just me who had to suffer. Today it's about Alex.
"How far are you ready to go for the money."
I felt my heart turn in my chest and drop at the bottom of my gut. I have heard those same words before. Exactly same.
"How far are you ready to go for the money." Agustin tugged at my hair painful.
"You just played me for money. I was just you ticket to get you the luxurious life you always wanted, isn't it, you cheating whore. Answer me." He seethed like a raging bull, his hold on my hair tightening.
I shook my head to focus on the present. I was an idiot if I hoped Theodore will be any different.
I looked at him and answered, "Anything."
"Anything?" He repeated, his eyes challenging. I wanted to do nothing more than for the earth to take me in.
"Yes, Sir. Anything. Wh-at do you want?" I asked, my voice wavering, praying against all odds that it's not what my mind is thinking.
"You." he said without hesitation.
"What do you mean by that." I asked in a decisively calm voice, though from inside I was anything but calm.
I clearly know what he wants but I can't believe this is happening to me. After running away from Agustin I thought nothing bad can here henceforth, apparently I was wrong.
I balled my hands at my sides and waited for his response.
"Do you want me to spell it out loud--" he shoot one of his eyebrows up in mock disbelief. "-- then so be it. I. Want. You. To. Sleep. With. Me." Each and every word punctuated by an exasperated pause.
My heart beat quickened in dread. I looked at his face closely for the first time. Noticing his Sharp features. Wondering why someone like him will force a woman to sleep with him.
His eyes held an unreadable emotion, I couldn't quite place my head around it but, something close to uncertainty. Something told me if I try I can crack through him. So, I tried for one more time, trying to control my emotions first to prevent my voice from cracking.
"Why are you doing this to me please, there must be some other way I can't do this please don't make me do this." His lips parted a bit, as if in an attempt to say something. But he closed them shut without uttering a word.
His eyes looked at me calculatingly.
"I am not forcing you into this Onika, you can walk out of here. I won't stop you."
My lower lip trembled in helplessness. "You know I can't do that!" I accused.
His eyes softened a bit so I thought I should try a bit harder and said, "you can have any girl you want then why force somebody." Oh no I guess this was a wrong move. His eyes suddenly started throwing ignited arrows at me.
"Yes I can have any girl but not the only one I want, the irony. I have wanted you since I have first laid my eyes on you. Countless times I have tried to approach you but you don't as much as look at me. Why is that? Why can't you like me? This doesn't have to be like this it can be pleasurable for both of us. I will keep you happy you won't have to worry ever about money all you have to do is say yes." He said in desperation, almost pleadingly as if he want to see me happy or want my approval.
"That's how you see it. You think sleeping with you can be pleasurable on contrary even the thought of it make me feel-- look Theodore, I don't know how to put it, but I just don't see you that way--" I stopped mid way as I saw the lethal glint in his eyes.
"I am not good enough for you? Is that the right word? " his eyes were fully red as if ready to murder. This made me cower in fear. He suddenly lifted me off the couch with his hand on my arm in a death grip.
"There is the door you can get out of here. I was just trying to help you. But I guess it was my fault. I was just presenting you a deal if its not acceptable to you, you can very well get out of here before I loose my control and do something harsh." He pointed his finger towards the door, indicating the deal is off.
I froze in my place just realising what I have done. I screwed the only chance I had.
I had just thrown my last hope of saving Alex out of the window.
"I will do it."
"But I have changed my mind. I am not doing it. OUT." He seethed in a cold detached voice.
"Please, I am sorry. Give me one last chance, please." A lone tear escaped my eye, Theodore's eyes tracing it as it descended down my cheek.
His Adam's apple moving up and down.
"Are you sure, I don't want you changing your decision after I have gone too far, if you know what I mean. I don't want to take a cold shower in case you back out again." He waited for my answer with narrowed eyes.
"Yes I am sure I won't take it back."I said with determination knowing that I don't have any other choice. If this is what it takes to save Alex then so be it there is no backing off now.
Onika's POV.....His lips crushed to mine with a feverish need, exploring them urgently.I didn't know what to do. I froze at my place like a statue neither denying him now resisting him, my eyes shut close, feeling my gut tied in knots. He grew desperate as I kept my lips shut.Suddenly bit on my lower lips hard and I gasped in pain he took the chance to enter my mouth. Exploring each and every reassess​ of my mouth thoroughly as if he has waited for the moment for too long and want to savour each and every moment. I could say he was trying hard to provoke a response out of me but I wasn't able to do any thing. Maybe in another circumstances I would have felt something other than this paralyzing feeling if Alex wasn't in the hospital and all I could see is his unconscious form waiting for me.He finally released a frustrated sigh and said " don't you think you can do better than that?"
Agustin's POV...I intensified the search for Onika, hiring a couple more investigators. I have to know about her whereabouts in the earliest else I will go crazy, not just because every second without her feels like the death itself, but also I have to make sure that she is fine.Where are you hiding Onika? I am like a dying fish out of the water without you.My chain of thoughts broke as I head a knock. Composing my self I called the person in.It was my PI. I warned him to show his face only if he found my Onika. does that mean? HOLY FUCK! It can't be....is it possible that he found Onika?My heart nearly jumped out of my chest as that thought occurred."What is it just spit it fast."I said with urgency in my voice."I found her" he replied with a lazy smile if he has won the biggest lottery, which he apparently have.
Agustin's pov.....Half an hour later I was sitting in my private jet all excited that i am gonna met my princess soon. How will she react I am sure she is gonna be petrified. And after she discovers that I am her new boss i guess she is gonna have a fit. My mouth twitched and heart was beating like a hammer in anticipationChrist, I am behaving like a teenager with raging hormones but I can't control it I just don't believe this tomorrow I will lay my eyes on my princess after two fucking long years.To calm my heart a bit so that it won't come out of my rib cage I started thinking about our old days together. Those days which were not tainted by my torture.when I first met her...I was late for my office ahh I hate being late moreover, today I have to interview for my PA position as I have fired the previous one who was less of a PA and more of a gold digging tramp
Onika's pov.....Alex was finally recovering . These past couple of days were like hell to me. I didn't sleep for two nights but after I knew that Alex's operation went successful I felt like a ton of weight had been lifted from my heart. Though I am still feeling restless after what happened to Alex and also between me and my boss. I don't know how I am daily gonna face him and the fact that I am stuck with this company for another year to pay off my dept to him isn't helping either.Though I hate to admit it but the best way to calm my heart is to think about my good days with Agustin, the days when I was unaware of the monster that he is...I drove as fast as I could to reach for the interview I was already running half an hour late. Oh God why did I have to meet that idiot today of all day.I want this job so bad. After so much of hard work and sleepless nights I have reached up to here no way in hell I am gonna let it pass.
Agustin's POV...I am staying in a hotel nearby the company in which Onika is currently working. Though I can't control the beast in me who is urging me to meet her right now and take her back with me far away from here but I can't rush things like that. I know thing will be back to normal gradually and I need to be patient. I can't scare her off. Things are already so fragile between us.There is no doubt I my head that as she sees me she will run away as fast as possible in the opposite direction. Therefore I bought Blake Corporation.Buying the company from that bastard Theodore Blake and his idiot father wasn't an easy job. Jacob being the sweet self was just not able to handle it, so I had to take the matter in my I own hands. Though I had my own share of fun in doing so. Both of them were reluctant in selling their company but after I offered his father 20 times more the market price he agre
Onika's POV...When I reached office it was exceptionally quiet. What the hell happend here over night? I checked my watch I was already 10 minutes late. I was having an ominous feeling at the back of my head, nagging at me. My instincts telling me to run away. I ward it off, thinking that it's just because I am still disturbed by the past events.Why haven't any one arrived yet. Is it a holiday or something? But if it would have been so, Theodore would surely have informed me about it.Then I saw a security guard coming towards me. Before he could speak anything I asked him "where is everyone Robert." He took a few seconds to catch his breath before replying."Ma'am everyone is in the Seminar Room".I furrowed my brows in confusion, there is a seminar going on and I had no prior information?"Who is con--" he cut me off."Mam I don
Onika's pov....How can I be so stupid I should have anticipated something like this would happen as soon as I heard of this 'new boss' facade. I should have ran away with Alex far away from here even before he arrived. I am trapped now. How do I run away with these two hawk keeping an eye on me.He haven't changed a bit. How can he threaten everyone's job like that. He is still the same immoral bastard. Then again what else did I expected out of him he was never a good person I was just too love sick to admit that. I can't believe I married this sick person of my own free will. I should have thrown the ring right at his face when he proposed to me . Now It's my fault that everyone's job is in danger. If not for me he wouldn't have ever come here. May be he is doing this to get at me for running away.My attention was diverted as someone knocked at my door."come in.""You are miss Onika Coulin?" It w
Onika's pov....I wasn't interested in his acts all I wanted to know was"how?" I spoke aloud this time."I didn't get you, love"I wanted to laugh at his choice of endearment but refrained myself. "How did you get to know the truth." I clarified.He gulped the saliva down his throat and started speaking"My mother confessed. She was suffering from terminal stage of cancer when she confessed. She thought that after she throws you out of my life I will get another girl who will be deserving of me. Her words not mine. But I was never able to get you out of my mind. I wouldn't eat,wouldn't sleep , wouldn't talk to anyone. She felt guilty and accepted the fact that I can never be happy without you and told me the truth."He knows the truth just like that. Not my begging, not my pleading, not my crying, not my love, I spent my days and nights to make him believe that but all it took was a word from his mother.How the same words coming out of different people can