Mag-log inAURORA"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
ANTONIO“You’re staring at the door again.” Clarissa said, as her voice pulled me out of my thoughts, and I blinked before turning toward her.“What?”She snorted softly as she adjusted the book in her arms. “You are staring at the door waiting for him to walk in, aren’t you?”Heat crept into my face immediately.“I was not staring at the door.”“You absolutely were.”I rolled my eyes and looked away before she could see the embarrassment on my face.The morning had already felt strange from the second I stepped into the arts building, or maybe that was just because I had expected him to be there.And he wasn’t.Honestly though, that was probably for the best, especially after last night. I had absolutely no idea how I was supposed to act around him right now.Every time I closed my eyes, I kept seeing the look on his face inside the car. And then his father’s words replayed in my mind right after.You look like my wife.The fuck was even wrong with that whole family to begin with?“Y
“You better have summoned me for a good reason,” Violetta said, the impatience obvious in her tone, as she stepped into Julian’s house.Julian stood near one of the windows overlooking the city with his sleeves rolled up and a half-finished drink resting in his hand.“What better reason than our mu
TRISTAN“We have talked about you walking into my office like this.” I said, as soon as the door opened up.I didn’t bother looking up when I said it, as I already knew it was her. The scent gave her away before the sound of the door clicking shut did, and it certainly didn’t help that she had argu
SERAPHINAI hadn’t realized how much those two days we spent with each other would change things until it was already over. The thought had been circling my mind all morning, refusing to settle. It had been like that for some time now and had only gotten worse after our confrontation in the hallway
If there is one thing about Julian, Violetta knew… it was his love-hate feelings for Tristan.She had often wondered in the past days why Julian would even be friends with him in the first place if he had such strong feelings about the man but it was not in her place to question whatever it is was







