I stood frozen as the doors slammed shut behind me, my eyes focused on all the- dead- female children in the room. Their horrified impressions printing themselves into my memory, sad faces with tears streaming down their cheeks. Mouths parted to scream, screams that were now forever silenced.All of them had boards carved right beneath their feet, boards that gave away their names, ages and time of death. Almost like a cemetery, this one though was only for kids. My eyes went from one girl to the next, there were so many. I simply couldn’t believe what I was seeing. This wasn’t a work of art, it was cruelty and maybe if I didn’t know that these were real people at a point, I might’ve praised the artist.My head was swimming, my heart was thumping and my eyes were filling with tears as they followed the trail, every next girl breaking my heart into another piece. I could only imagine the fate they had suffered before this.My breathing halted as my eyes landed on one specific girl, the b
“I haven’t mentioned this before so listen closely, it is very important information for your security.“ Julian said.I nodded in response and hugged the pillow tighter to my chest as Julian sat across from me, on the couch. A good few feet between us, as he put aside his laptop with care.“The way it operates in the lair is slightly different than the rest. When a new boss is selected an oath is to be taken by the members of the gang, an oath that binds them to my command. But, after they had taken oath on my fathers hand, father introduced a method of choice and it’s quite popular with the members so I can’t remove it just yet.“I nodded as he pinched the bridge of his nose in irritation, almost as if reminding himself of it gave him a headache.“In the other gangs, an oath is taken right on the night the new boss is announced, thanks to my father, it doesn’t work that way around here anymore. The members are given the time of a year to take an oath, during that year it is for them to de
His eyes raked over me in a way that would scare any maiden to death, in my case though, death wasn’t an option. I was yet again, nearly bare in the presence of a man. It seemed that Edward and him were more likely to catch me off guard and undressed, than Julian was.But in Edwards case, I knew he couldn’t touch me or Julian would be displeased, very displeased. I wasn’t so sure about his father and from the way he was looking at me, I couldn’t even force myself to relax.“It seems I’ve caught you at the wrong time.“ he said.He tilted his head to a side and assessed me yet again before humming to himself. He looked away momentarily but when I made a move towards the cabinet his head snapped back to me.“I would like to have a word with you.“ he said.I swallowed to moisten my dry mouth before nodding at him.“Of course, just let me dre...“I was saying . “I’m afraid it cannot wait.“He interrupted me making me frown as he met my eyes. What could’ve been so important that he would come all th
A hand threaded through my hair, lips tracing my cheek as an apology greeted my ear. The familiar voice and the familiar warmth made my nerves relax as I snuggled into him.His arms wrapped tightly around my waist, the soft material of his shirt rubbed against my nose as he sighed while burying his head into the crook of my neck.“Have you eaten?“ he asked.I shook my head in response, ready to doze back into Lala land but he kept me awake with slow and soft administrations of affection from him. When his lips connected with my neck, I jolted out of sleep and right into a panic attack.Julian pulled back with clear worry in his eyes as I became a sobbing mess. Curling up into a corner of the room, I ducked my head and hiccuped as the tears rained down my face.Julian tried to step forward, towards me, but when he realized that it sent me into a frenzy, he stopped and cussed under his breath.“Amrita, Love, let me help you.“ he said.I shook my head without meeting his eyes through my half li
I opened my eyes slowly, the sound of intense typing pulling at my conscious to wake up. The first sight which I was greeted by after sitting up was of Julian. The furrow between his brows drawing my attention as I struggled between getting out of bed to remove it or sit back and frown at it, till it went away.Julian was quick to notice me assessing him with my eyes and put his laptop aside to walk over to me. It had become a routine now, after our actions of the previous night. I became even more sluggish when it came to getting out of bed and Julian took it upon himself every day to help me out and freshen me up.“Come on Love, I’ve prepared the bath.“ he said.I shook my head slowly and frowned.“I don’t wanna move.“I replied. His brows drew together in worry as I snuggled closer to the blanket, knowing the question that he was going to throw at me.“Does it hurt?“ he askedI looked to him and shook my head again as he approached his side of the bed. I had pulled his pillow to cover up t
“She’s in danger isn’t she, that’s why you’re pulling this shit with the training crap? You’re just making sure that if you’re not around then I am?“ Edward asked.“Yes, yes I am.“ Julian replied.Julian replied instantly making Edward sigh before muttering something like: “Stupid Whipped older brother.“And Julian quickly corrected him saying “You mean, Boss.“Huffing, both of them turned to me as I cleared my throat.“Where should I change?“I questioned in a soft tone, barely containing my giggle when I spotted the sibling hating frowns -from dramas- on their faces.Julian opened another door and led me inside, He stood facing the wall with yet another frown on his face as I changed. He didn’t really have to look away since he had already seen~..I cut off my thoughts as a blush rose to my face, taking a deep breath to calm my pounding heart. I slipped the corset off and hurriedly pulled on his unused tank top. As I’d guessed, it fell over my shoulders and down my chest revealing a bit too
Everything in my body ached, Edward had ignored the fact that I had been sheltered and treated like a fragile little thing, all my life. And, suddenly expecting me to drop those ladylike habits that took them years to instill in me, was preposterous. But none the less, Edward was relentless with his orders and cruel with his remarks.It was the first class and I had just made it through the very first hour. Edward had taught me where to strike while I was facing the enemy. It was a simple technique, at least it sounded like a simple technique when he talked about it.I was supposed to use two of my fingers, preferably my index and middle finger and jab them into a spot on the persons chest. The attack was supposed to be quick and precise, right above the heart at the aorta. The force required to execute this action perfectly was what we focused on today and Edward screamed at me more than half the time because of my posture.Muttering curse after curse under his breath, when he realized t
Thanks to my ’condition’, I didn’t have to practice for a quite a while. Julian had been extra careful and cautious towards me. I didn’t even have to ask for anything, everything was presented to me on a platter. It was easy to say that he was babying me and Edward, Oh god! He infuriated me beyond belief, acting as though I was carrying a contagious disease.This was the first time either of them had to deal with me on my periods since they were usually away on business.I was so offended by Edward’s looks that I cried more than half the time around him, which ultimately led to Julian kicking him out of the room and him whining about me being too emotional. First of all, I was in so much pain. The first day had been bearable but around mid night, the cramps from both the exercise and the breaking muscle in my body, made themselves known.Leaving me groaning and whining in pain. Julian had ordered a bunch of hot gel packs, chocolates and a warm glass of milk to help me. As it turned out,