"Ms. Crawford, it’s time for you to divorce Mr. Larsen and come home. You're the only heiress the Master's waiting for.” ~•~ For the sake of love, Amara accepted the arranged marriage with Tobias William Larsen. She did everything to gain her husband’s heart but when his old love returned, she realized that all her effort was all for naught. Tobias demanded a divorce on the night of their wedding anniversary, even at the price of threatening her. Heartbroken, she finally dropped all her illusions about him and returned home to be the heiress. The next time she met Tobias, they were no longer couples but opponents. "Mr. Larsen, should I remind you again? We've divorced." "Amara, that's the stupidest mistake I've ever made. Please come back to me."
View MoreTwo days. It had only been two days, but it seemed like an eternity.Amara sat in the center of her grandfather and brother at the dinning table, absentmindedly picking at her food.After her grandfather had gotten checked up, prescribed some BP drugs and instructed to take things easy, the man had gone about, making calls and inviting acquaintances to the party, claiming it was his granddaughter’s engagement party.Amara didn’t have the heart or strength to say anything about it.Not when her grandfather’s health was at stake.So she remained silent and watched as preparations for the party began, not having the heart to do or say anything against it.But she knew at some point, she’d have to put an end to it. Marriage was not what she dreamt of, at least not now, or in the nearer future.She didn’t have anything against Elijah, a man as perfect as him couldn’t have a single flaw to annoy her and s
Elvis was pacing back and forth when Amara returned home. The moment she stepped in and the door was closed behind her, the old man spun around and stared at her, his eyes filled with rage and his face contorted in anger.“You-“ He was about to go off on her, lecturing her about how reckless and stupid she was, but the sight of Elijah standing beside her had his mouth closing shut and the words dying in his throat.“Hello Mr. Crawford,” Elijah greeted, briefly lowering his head.“Elijah,” Elvis acknowledged the younger man with a nod, before he turned his attention back to his granddaughter.“Grandfather,” It was Amara who greeted this time around, sounding a little nervous and hesitant.She had a good idea of what he was feeling. Disappointed, angry, upset, sad. The list went on and she felt responsible for it.“You are aware of what you’ve done, aren’t you?” Elvis began, talking in a calm tone, yet visibly angry by look.Amara lowered her head, not sure how to respond to this and El
Elijah watched as Amara emerged from the room. The relief in her eyes was enough to tell him that whatever tension and worry she had been feeling had been washed away.She spotted him just as quickly and offered him a faint smile.“The doctor?” She asked, stopping in front of him.“He’s on his way,” Was Elijah’s response as he took her hand in his, gently examining the band AIDS on her fingers and sighing.“I should have come sooner,” He muttered and brought her fingers up to his lips. He kissed them, gently and carefully, not wanting to cause her any more pain than she already was in.His action had Amara smiling, but his words had her frowning.“Don’t,” She said. “You didn’t know something like that would have happened. Please, don’t beat yourself up over something you can’t control.”How Elijah wished he could see things in that light. H
One second, everything was dark, and the other, he was standing under a huge oak tree, watching as the dried leaves fell from above and onto his head."Got ya!"He heard the familiar voice say, right before a slender hand reached out and grabbed one of the fallen leaves off his hair.Turning his head, Tobias was met with Celestine's smiling face, except, she looked younger, more sane and innocent, than the woman he had seen...'Huh?' Tobias narrowed his eyes at his thought, feeling like they were going somewhere, but the memory, the thought, it was lost."Lookie here, Toby," Celestine held the leaf in her hands. "It's beautiful."Tobias glanced at it and then, his eyes trailed up to Celestine. She flashed a toothy grin, one that would have put him at ease before, but right now, it just felt...off.Everything felt off, almost as if he wasn't meant to be here."Hello? Earth to Tobias?" Calling out, Celestine waved the leaf in fro
Fiona was seething red as she made her way into the hospital.What the hell did they mean by her brother had been shot? And even worse, his wife was with him?No, something had to be wrong here.It wasn't until she found herself standing in front of Amara, glaring angrily at the woman, who didn't dare meet her eyes, that she got a glimpse of the situation."Explain, right now!"Fiona demanded."I was taken hostage."Amara started, and proceeded to explain everything, from the moment she was kidnapped, to the moment Tobias showed up, them getting rescued by Duncan and then finding out that Tobias had been shot.Throughout her explanation, Fiona listened, her eyes studying the woman before her and taking in every change she had noticed, starting from her appearance.Amara's skin, usually vibrant and glowing, was pale and dry. Her face had lost it's usual color, her eyes were tired, and her body trembled, as if she was struggling to keep her composure together.Fiona was no stranger to h
The ambulance arrived, and as the paramedics began to work on Tobias, Amara watched, a sense of panic and fear in her.She wasn’t sure why she felt this way. She wasn’t sure why she cared, she was meant to hate him and wish his life misery, the exact same one he had inflicted on her, but, the feeling of him dying was not something Amara could bear.“Ma’am, we’ll handle it from here,” One of the paramedics said, noticing as she lingered far too closely to Tobias.“He’s going to be okay, right?” She asked as she reluctantly took a step back and watched as one of the paramedic wheeled him into the back of the ambulance.The woman looked unsure. Amara could see the uncertainty in her scrawny brown eyes and the way her lips pressed into a thin line was another sign that she wasn’t certain about this.“We’ll try our best.” Was all the answer she received.Taking a step back, the female paramedics added. “Ma’am, we’ll be leaving now, so, if you know his family please-““I’m his family,” She
"Amara Darling, tell me, what do you think the most precious moment in ones life is?"Leanne, Amara's mother, had once asked, petting her head gently as she laid in her lap, listening to children play in the pack and dogs chase their owner, or better yet, freebie.Amara, a child at the moment, thought hard about the question. Nothing came to mind for the first few seconds, but the moment she spotted her father chasing her brother, laughing happily and felt her mother's hands lightly treading through her hair, Amara got her answer."When one's happy with their family?" Her childish voice asked.Leanne laughed, heartily. "Correct, but not quick, love."Her mother's answer had Amara shooting up. She looked at her mother with a confused look, one her mother did not hesitate to provide the answer needed."The most precious moment in live, is when you are with your the one."Amara's head tilted, a childish habit she had since young. "Can my family be my 'the one'?""No love.""Then, who's a
Amara’s eyes widened at the sound of the gun going off and as quick as her heart began to race, her eyes scanned the room, trying to see where the bullet had hit.It didn’t hit her and Tobias…Her eyes scanned his expression, while her mind ignored the fact that she was feeling worry for the very same person she had sworn to feel no emotion for.Thankfully, she thought, nothing was wrong with Tobias’s expression. The only down side in this situation was that he had stopped undoing the chains binding her to the chair.“Aw, did I miss?”The sound of Celestine’s voice drew both their attention.Amara looked her way, while Tobias, slowly, turned to face her.“You’re going too far, Celestine.” He warned, slowly. “There’s no need to-““There’s every need to do this!” Celestine snapped, yelling like the mad woman she was. “Can’t you see what she’s doing to us?” She pointed the gun in A Mara’s direction and frowned when Tobias stepped in front of it. “Don’t do that,” She shook her head. “Don’
The 'game' in Celestine's words, was more of an interrogation something, rather than the death game she had put it out to be.It started simple, with Celestine's first question being, "Why did it ever occur to you that destroying the reputation I've worked so hard to build, was a good idea?"Amara, carefully thought her answer through, not because she was as scared of the pain Celestine would inflict on her if she answered wrongly, but rather, because she was afraid that if her answer wasn't befitting enough, Celestine would drag Elijah into this whole mess.And God, did she not want to do that."You brought it upon yourself," She began, carefully. "You ruined my everything first.""Your everything?" Celestine scoffed, loudly. "Damn when you put it that way, you sound like a child whining.""And you don't?" Amara blurted out before she could stop herself.When she saw Celestine's eyes darkening, indicating that she had said something she wasn't meant to, Amara realized her mistake.No
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