[Two weeks ago]
A girl was standing in front of the mirror, admiring her beauty and looks. She has a curvy body with sunrise gold hair that goes till her waist. She has green forest eyes with syrup, sweet luscious lips.She stared at herself in the mirror. She looked gorgeous in a light pink off-shoulder ball gown. Her hair was in a messy bun.“Wow, Ash. You look pretty gorgeous.” Kate, her friend, admired her beauty, coming into the room.Ashlyn smiled towards her in the mirror.“Everyone is waiting for you. Let’s go,” she said.“You go. I’ll come in a minute or two.”“Fine. Come fast.” Kate exclaimed and went out.Ashlyn extended her hand, taking out a choker necklace from her dressing-table drawer and put it on her neck. She placed her palm on the choker and again saw herself in the mirror.“Ashlyn, you are looking adorable, my sweet little sister,” William spoke, putting his hand on her shoulder. He just came to take her downstairs.“Thanks, William bro,” Ashlyn’s lips curved into a smile that didn’t reach her eyes.“Are you missing mama? Don’t be sad. She’d be happy to see you turning twenty first today. Don’t make her worried about your gloomy face.” William exclaimed, looking at her palm on the choker necklace which belongs to their mother.Ashlyn nodded.“Now, smile, we are getting late. Everyone is waiting for you down the hall. Let’s go down and cut the cake. I’m starving.” William tickled her slightly. Ash smiled and moved downstairs in the hall with her brother, where they had arranged her birthday party.She was going downstairs when everyone’s attention diverted towards her. She was looking like a Disney princess moving down with her hand in her brother’s hand.Everyone was praising her beauty. She was the single sister of two brothers, William and James, who love their sister unconditionally and could die for her. Ashlyn’s mom and dad died in a plane crash when she was 15 years old. So, from then, her brothers and sister-in-laws spoiled her with their love and care.She reached towards the table where they had placed a huge princess-style cake. She cut the cake and fed her brothers, then her sisters-in-law.After the cake had cut, everyone became busy with eating.
She was talking to her college friends Helen, Kate and selah when her other friend Samara came and wished her birthday with a gift. Samara wasn't Ash's top friend, but she assisted with a bandage and they became friends. However, they met occasionally because Ashlyn was studying finance with her other three friends while Samara was a medical student, so their buildings were different.They did a little chit-chat, and the party ended.>>>>>>>Next MorningAshlyn was sleeping when her brother, James, came to rouse her up.“Ashu, wake up. You’re going too late if you don’t get up within five minutes.”“Urghh, Jami, leave me alone. I want to sleep. I’m tired.” Ashlyn shouted at him and went back to sleep. She gave him a nickname, Jami, because he was only two years older than her, and they were best buddies.“I also don’t want to disturb you, but you specifically asked me to wake you up today because you have an important presentation.”Ashlyn immediately got up, listening to the presentation word. She glanced over at the bedside clock.It was telling her. It’s 9 am.“Jami, you’re late. I told you to wake me at eight o’clock and see it’s nine. My presentation is at 10. I’m going to be late. Now, step aside.” She scowled at him and moved towards the washroom.“Wow, that is great. It’s you who is not waking up. I was trying, but it’s you dumb.” He also shouted.“Whatever,” she yelled from the washroom door.“Come fast in the dining hall. Caroline had made breakfast.” He told her and went downstairs.Ashlyn took a shower and wore ripped jeans over a white crop top and a denim jacket. She wore sneakers, took her uni bag with books, and moved down the hall.On the dining table, James and William were eating while Caroline and Amanda were serving their husbands.“Ashu, come and eat first. You can’t go like this.” James gestured to her to sit beside him.“No, Jami. I’m getting late.”“Ash baby, at least drink this orange juice and take a sandwich with you,” William uttered.“But William bro,” Ashlyn knew they would not let her go without eating, so she drank orange juice in one go and took one sandwich in her hand.“Bye Jami, bye everyone,” Ashlyn exclaimed, placing a kiss on James’s cheek and went to the porch where her black Mercedes had parked.“See, James Ashlyn loves you more than any of us,” Caroline said. She and Amanda didn’t like her. Ashlyn took precedence for their husbands, making them both envious of her, but they concealed their feelings because of their husbands' affection for Ashlyn.“Our James had also devoted himself to her. So, how can she not love him?” William spoke, and they all smiled. The brothers wore smiles for their sister, while the sisters-in-law smiled with envy.At ten o’clock, Ashlyn reached university. Instantly, she headed for her classroom where her friend Kate was giving her presentation.“Thank god. I’m not late.” Ashlyn muttered, moving towards the last bench where her other two friends were sitting.“Why are you late?” Helen scrunched her eyebrows.“I’m not late,” Ashlyn shrugged her shoulders.“Yeah, just in time,” Selah mocked.“Next student,”Ashlyn opened her mouth to reply, but Ms. Victoria called for the next one that was her, so Ashlyn raised her hand.
“Yes, mam. It’s me.”Ms. Victoria nodded, gesturing for her to come and give her a presentation.
“Best of luck,” Kate showed her a thumbs up, and Ash smiled towards her.>>>>>>After one hour:[At University Gardens]
“Ms. Victoria did a great job by insulting you.” Helen mocked, laughing her lungs out.“Don’t take her name in front of me. She is just... leave it.” Ashlyn greeted her teeth. The whole situation had annoyed her a lot.“But you lose the bet. You were over-confident that you would do good in the presentation, and Ms. Victoria will praise you. But see, everything had happened differently. So, we won the bet,” Selah said proudly.“But I didn’t know mam would take our presentation today. If I had known it before, I would never bet. Yesterday I was busy shopping for my gown and at night, in party. I didn’t have time to prepare. However, it wasn’t a worse presentation.” Ashlyn retorted, pursing her lips.“But it was not good either,” Kate exclaimed.“Whatever the reasons are, you lost the bet. So, you have to do what we say.” Helen spoke.“You people won’t agree. So, tell me what I have to do?” Ashlyn clasped her hands.“Okay, let us think,” Kate put her finger under her chin.“Okay, I’ll tell you what you have to do,” Helen joined her palms together as a devilish idea popped into her devilish brain.“You’d kiss the first person who will enter this garden.” Helen was excited.“Okay fine. Let’s see who will come first.” Ashlyn replied without thinking much.“You need to kiss on the lips,” Helen smirked.It felt like a bomb to Ashlyn.“What the hell? I won’t kiss him or her on the lips. You all know I had my first kiss till now. And I’ll give it only to my dear husband. I won’t kiss anyone.” She scowled, glaring at them because it had exasperated her.She just spoke and a person entered the garden.
“Oh, see who the first person came,” Kate said with excitement.“Oh my god, Kyle Ivan. You’re a lucky bitch. We gave you a dare to kiss him. He is the most handsome man in our university and still single. No one has dared to date him or go near him. He has a devil may care outlook.” Helen was in a daze, looking at the handsome face of Kyle Ivan. Ashlyn turned her face in his direction and for a second. She also forgot to take a breath.“He is the smartest guy at the university. He is the topper. It’s his last year. And girls die for him, but he doesn’t care. I Couldn’t believe he didn’t have a single scandal. His reputation is clear as crystal clear water.” The condition of Selah was nothing different from Helen.“I have heard in his last year he is already taking care of his dad’s business. Everything is so perfect about him.” Kate admired.They were almost ogling him, even though Ashlyn wasn't in the same state as them. However, he did something that scarred her, leaving her staring at him while he stood with a few boys, sharing something with them. Ashlyn found him attractive, but she prioritized her commitment to her soon-to-be husband over pursuing a romantic connection with him.
“I won’t kiss him,” her voice was low.“You are backing off, Ashlyn. You are not daring, and you can’t even complete a single dare. We are not telling you to kiss him tongue to tongue. You just have to kiss him on the lips. Even a peck will be okay.” Helen frowned, the annoyance was clear on her face.‘A peck, but I didn’t peck anyone before.’ Ashlyn thought.“You need to kiss him, Ash. Otherwise, we are considering you weak and pathetic. Now go kiss him. He is going back.” Helen pulled her to her feet and pushed in his direction. He was approaching her, not directly, but his path led to her.Ashlyn stood like a statue there and Kyle passed by her. She did nothing, just said,“Wait,”Kyle stopped but didn’t turn towards her because he wasn’t sure if she had called him.Helen gestured for her to turn and kiss him. So Ashlyn turned her face towards him, practically towards his back. However, Kyle took a step to go when she said nothing.“I said wait,” Ashlyn spoke again but, nervously.“Did you call me?” Kyle said, turning towards her.But before he could see her face or ask her anything more. She slanted her lips at him. He froze in his place. Once, her lips touched his. She didn’t know how, but her lips moved on her own. She started sucking his lips and kissing them. However, Kyle regained his composure and forcefully pushed her aside, striking her right cheek.“Are you out of your mind? How can you kiss me? You bloody whore.” Kyle shouted at her.Tears came to her eyes because the slap was way harsher. No one has ever slapped her or said something like this.“Hey, mister. Control your tongue and think before you say something like this about me, when you know nothing about me. I’m not a slut or someone you think I’m. That was my first kiss, which I gave you because of some stupid dare. But I don’t know why I’m telling you this.” Ashlyn placed her palm on her right cheek where he had slapped her. The pain was still there and her eyes had filled with tears. She tried her best to control them, but it didn’t work.Kyle saw her tears and walked away, saying nothing more.Her friends rushed to her.“Sorry, Ash, we didn’t know Kyle would react like this.” They spoke in unison.Ashlyn glared at them and moved away. Her friends were calling her from behind, but she didn’t look back.She rushed to her Mercedes and ran the engine.“Why did I kiss him? I should not have done this. That was my first kiss, and he called me a slut. He even slapped me.” It was hard, and she felt her jaw had broken. She cried her eyes out for almost half an hour.However, she composed herself when she reached outside davies Villa.
“Mama, I’m sorry that is my first and last mistake. I won’t go near anyone again. It hurt. It was my first time near him or anyone. He should not slap me.” Ashlyn mumbles, promising herself.
[At Davies Villa]“What happened to your cheek? It’s red,” Caroline asked as she entered home and passed through the lounge.“Nothing, I just fell and got hurt,” Ashlyn didn’t want to explain.“Are you serious? You fell and got this on the cheek.” Amanda sneered, pointing at her cheek, which was red.Ashlyn nodded.“Whatever,” she flared her nostrils and walked to the couch.“Go to your room and apply some ointment. Otherwise, your brothers will take this home on their head.” Caroline taunted, and Amanda laughed mockingly.Ashlyn said nothing. She simply nodded and went to her room.In evening 7 pm; James and William reached home from the office. They freshened up and came to the lounge. Caroline and Amanda were putting the dishes on the dining table. “Where is the princess? I have not seen her till now. She is at home or not.” William was concerned.“She was feeling tired when she returned from the university, so she went to her room to sleep,” Caroline replied, serving the gravy.“But it is too late. How can Ashu sleep like a pig? I’ll check on her.” James said and moved upstairs to her room. “Ashu, wake up. How can you sleep till now? And tell me, is it my responsibility to always wake you? Can you even wake up for once in your life yourself? Huh,” James exclaimed, making a fake angry face. However, Ashlyn didn’t move, so he said. “Ashu, I’m going to remove the duvet,” James removed it from her face, but still, she didn’t move from her position, so James pulled her from her wrist. He felt her body temperature increased. He immediately placed his palm on h
Kyle Ivan's POV; At 23 years of age, the first time something like that happened to me. I reached the Institute at 9 am. When I got out of my Audi r8, everyone was gawking at me, and all the girls were drooling over me. I didn't like this type of attention. So, ignoring everyone, I moved towards my classroom. I attended the first lecture. And in the second lecture, I had to submit my project assignment. So, I tried to find my best friend, Liam. I didn't find him in the classroom or the corridors. I called him, and he said he was in the garden. I told him to give me my assignment and where he had put the project of the building that I had made. As for the project, he told me its location. While for an assignment, he said it's with him. So, I moved into the garden to take my assignment from him. I reached the garden, and I saw him sitting on a bench talking with other members of our group. I approached them and asked him for an assignment. "Dude, that assignment is in the car. I forgot
After Kyle turned Helen down and rejected her proposal, Helen felt rage running through her veins. She wanted to take revenge for turning her down. She thought herself highly and thought he would never refuse her."What did he consider himself? Is he the prince of some state or a king? What does he think about himself? Who gave him the right to turn everyone down, especially a girl like me who has everything? I'll make him regret his decision to turn me down. He thinks highly of himself. He cares about his ego the most, which he acknowledged as his reputation or self-esteem. I'll make him pay for turning me down.""What do you want to do? Just leave it. We have already told you that he is not like someone who will pester you or fall for your beauty. Ashlyn is much more beautiful than you, but what he did to her is shocking. Yeah, he slapped her only for a kiss. Don't be foolish and stay away from him." Kate tried to acknowledge her."Yeah, Kate is right. You have already seen his behav
The next morning,Ashlyn woke up before her alarm clock rang. She glanced towards the bedside clock, and it was 7 a.m.She went to the washroom and did her morning chores. She had a long, relaxing shower and wore black skin-tight jeans with a peach-colored loose sweater. She was wearing her sneakers when James came to her room."Hey, Asho. Today, you wake up early. You're even ready," he said, amused."Hmm," Ashlyn responded."What happened? Anything special? Because it's history, you couldn't wake up on your own. So, tell me, what is special today." James ruffled her hair."Nothing, Jami. I just want to go early today. I have important work to do. ""I must say the work is crucial because it dares to wake you up. So, tell me, what is the work? " James insisted."Nothing, I just have to do my assignment. Yesterday, I did something wrong, so now I'm going before it's time to do it, and then I have to submit. " Ashlyn lied. Because she didn't want to tell her brother the reason in which
James and William were looking for their princess. They searched for her everywhere in her friend's home, the university, Samara's hostel, and every nook and corner of this city, but they didn't find her anywhere. Both sisters-in-law were happy internally but showed grief for their husband's sake. while their husbands were getting mad. From the time they came to know Ashlyn was missing, James didn't eat anything. He searched for her in every possible place and got completely broken. ( WARNING: mature content ahead. If you're not comfortable or underage, you can skip this part.) But in a place away from the lights of the city, in a villa, Ashlyn was begging for her life. Kyle took scissors from his back pocket of pants and started cutting her sweater from the front. She was continuously shaking her head no and tears were flowing. Then he slit his sleeves and tossed his sweater into the corner of the room.Now Ash was in her bra and jeans. "You've got a good pair of breasts. I like
Ashlyn was roaming the streets because she had nowhere to go. Her clothes were not enough to keep her warm as darkness had spread, and she was alone. While roaming, she crossed near a mall where she bumped into someone, and without saying anything, she moved to walk when the person stopped her, pulling at her arm.Ash turned to see the person, her eyes filled with tears again, which had stopped due to excessive crying."Asho, What are you doing here? Your brothers were worried about you and were looking for you. Where were you? And what are you doing here in this condition? Is everything alright?" Samara asked in a single breath, looking at her pale face and chattering condition.Ashlyn's friend lived in a hostel as her parents lived abroad and she was in medical school.Without answering her queries, Ashlyn hugged her and started crying. Samara tried to calm her, saying soothing words and patting her back. In between her sobs, Ashlyn said:"They th-threw me out. I-I have nowhere to go
The next day, Samara and Jessica went early to the university and started waiting for Kyle.After a lot of waiting, Kyle came during lunchtime. They came to him and exclaimed:"Kyle Ivan, we need to talk.""Do I know you?" Kyle asked, turning towards them."No, you don't know us, but maybe you know Ashlyn Davies," Samara exclaimed."No, I don't know any Ashlyn Davies, and please stop wasting my time. I have urgent work to do.""So, you're saying you don't know the girl whom you destroyed in the name of revenge a week ago." Jessica gritted her teeth and clenched her fist.Kyle looked at them with red eyes and exclaimed:"What do you want to say? Say it and walk off. "Jessica clenched her teeth and motioned for him to join them in the garden.They went there and sat on the chairs present in the garden."Ashlyn is... pregnant," Jessica said as she looked into his eyes."So what? Why did you come here? Take her to the hospital and get an abortion."Samara and Jessica looked at him in disb
Kyle POVAfter leaving her in the apartment, I moved towards my home, Ivan's mansion.I didn't go home last night, and I knew Mom would be tense.When I entered the mansion, my mom welcomed me into the lounge."Where were you last night? Kyle, you didn't even inform me. That was the first time. Is everything alright?" Sara Ivan, my mother, asked me.I was going to say something when my father, Mathew Ivan, spoke."What are you doing these days? You know, yesterday, Sophia again went home, crying. Her father told me that you're not behaving right with her. She is your fiancee, and what are you doing with her.""Dad, I didn't do anything with her. She is just irritating and always irritates me with her bluffing. That's why I told Ethan not to let her come into my office.""Behave yourself, Kyle. She is the heiress of the Branden empire, and you know how much she is valuable to us. So behave yourself with her.""But dad,Mathew stopped him and exclaimed"No, buts, Kyle. I don't want to he