تسجيل الدخولANTONIOI stared at her as she lay there in my bed for several long seconds. A part of me still couldn’t believe that she was actually there.Slowly, I reached out and brushed a strand of hair away from her face. My fingers lingered against her skin longer than they should have, as I thought about last night.It had been…I did not even have words for it.Magical sounded ridiculous, but that was exactly what it had felt like.For a couple of hours, everything outside this room had disappeared. Even the pain which I had in my side had disappeared and there was just her.To a great point that terrified me more than anything else because I wanted to stay so bad. I wanted to crawl back into bed beside her and forget the rest of the world existed.But I couldn’t. Majorly because if I stayed now, then this became real.Not this whole pretence thing that we were freaking doing. And to be honest, I wasn’t entirely sure I knew how to survive something real.Besides, there were things that need
AURORA"Wait," I said, pulling back from his mouth.I could still feel the heat of his bare chest through my clothes even now. His skin felt so warm under my palms and I could feel myself losing it.I wanted him so bad and it was so obvious, even though I was trying my best not to make it so.I broke away from him before I could second guess myself, feeling a sudden surge of boldness flow through me.There was confusion all over his face, as he propped himself up on his elbows.“Urm, I thought you wanted this…” he began to say.Then he saw my hands, as I reached for the hem of my shirt and pulled it over my head.There I was now standing in front of him with nothing but a bra and jeans. His eyes locked onto me instantly, like I was the only thing in the room worth seeing. I could see the hunger behind them and it made my stomach flip.My fingers found the clasp of my bra and I hooked my thumbs under the straps, then I stopped.I felt my nerves claw up my throat, as my hands trembled a
ANTONIO“Who sent you?”The man spat blood onto the concrete floor.I stared at him from where I stood across the room, watching as Sebastian basically tore him a new jaw. The bastard still refused to talk. He was indeed a tough motherfucker and it was very obvious even from the fight that he had some military training.“You’re running out of teeth,” Sebastian said dryly. “Might as well start using your words.”The man groaned weakly, as his face was almost unrecognizable now. He had one eye that had gone completely shut, but I still wasn’t satisfied with all of this.He definitely wasn’t the mastermind, and even though I had an idea who it was, I still needed a confirmation.The part that troubled me the most was that whoever it was knew exactly where to find me. Which meant they most likely knew where to find Aurora too.That thought alone reignited the rage burning beneath my skin, as I closed the distance between us and grabbed the man by the front of his shirt, slamming him harde
AURORA“You should probably go home and rest.” Antonio said,His voice was quieter now, as he lay there with his eyes still fixed on me. A couple of hours had gone by now and I was perched on the couch, watching Sebastian who had just returned again finish wrapping another bandage around Antonio’s side.There was still that metallic scent of blood in the air, or maybe I was just imagining it, just like I was still picturing everything that had happened yesterday in my head.Everything about tonight felt surreal.The bloodied man on the floor earlier. Seeing Antonio covered in blood.And somehow, despite all of that, I was still here.“That should hold for now,” Sebastian muttered, as Antonio gave a small nod.Sebastian glanced between the two of us like he could physically feel the tension hanging in the room.“I’m going to grab the rest of the supplies from downstairs, for what we have to take care of” he said finally. “I’ll be back shortly.”Antonio hummed in response and Sebastian
ANTONIOIt all made sense now that I knew what was happening.My father was failing at the business he had tried to so desperately to hold onto even knowing it had caused my mother’s death.On one hand, I should be glad this was happening to him and I would have been if I wasn’t sure it would be my mess at the end of the day.He was falling and he was going to drag me down with me by all means necessary and that could also involve Aurora in the long run.I leaned back against the elevator wall and closed my eyes briefly.I had to do something about it.The elevator doors opened.The penthouse floor was silent as I walked toward my front door.I unlocked it and stepped inside.Normally, my butler, would have greeted me but earlier, I had sent him away for a few days.Officially, I told him he deserved a break.Unofficially, I wanted to be alone.And if I was being honest with myself, I also did not know whether he was reporting my movements back to my father.I tossed my keys onto the
AURORA“Aurora, what are you doing here?”“What am I… what the fuck did you do?… you killed him… you kill people”I took one step back, my eyes wide with fear.“What?… No, he is not dead”If he expects me to believe that then he thinks me a fool, I thought.He saw from my stance that I was not buying a word so he kicked the prone man who groaned loudly.“But…”“I was attacked. This asshole got into my apartment and tried to kill me but I overpowered him and we got into a tussle”“All that blood…”“Is mine?” He turned slightly and I saw a small knife protruding from his side.I paled immediately, rushing forward.“Oh my God… you are hurt”He winced when I tried to touch him.“How did you… what do you mean I kill people?”Oh, I thought… well, this is awkward.“I was…”The man on the ground moved again and I yelped, stepping away from him.Antonio with the knife still very much in him, picked the man up and shoved him into a chair then he walked into his kitchen and returned with a rope
SERAPHINA“In the event that I need you to talk, you will need to be able to explain things about Requiem.” Tristan said, “How is it coming along now?”The car had just rolled to a stop in front of the Castille estate and I could see the lights from outside already even through the tinted windows.
SERAPHINA “Look who decided to show up.” Naomi’s voice came from across the room as I walked into the club. It was quite unusual for me to be here by this time and I had to admit Velour looked extremely different before opening hours. Those seductive sounds didn’t flow through the speaker yet
TRISTAN“Get dressed,” I said, as I saw Seraphina walk into the house.“Why?” she asked, looking at me with confusion.“We are going shopping.”She stopped and I saw her take a deep breath like she was contemplating exactly what to say next.“Shopping,” she repeated, “Let me humor you for a second
TRISTAN“You need to be more careful with your words.” I immediately scolded Julian as we got to the office. “It would have been really bad if someone had heard you.”“I know I know,” he said, “I am sorry. They are going to find out eventually though.”“And I want to push that for as long as I can.







