~~ What's meant to be happen, will happen at any cost ~~
Xavier after a tired day went back to home while cursing himself on the way. He was supposed to reach home by two hours but he didn't know when instead of 3 o'clock, the watch struck 9 o'clock.
Reaching home, he was met with silence until their Butler came and informed him that his mother and sister had already left for Elder Mr. Night's house on decided time. And Xavier is to reach Mr. Night's home by today or else the consequences won't be good.
"This old man is only good at threatening people. Gosh!! Can't he just leave me alone???"
Xavier muttered under his breath and gave a curt nod to the butler. He went inside his room and took a relaxing shower. He then changed into a pair of white jeans paired up with white tee and a leather jacket. Considering the weather of the country, it was the most suitable dress he could have worn.
Strapping a watch on his wrist, he took his phone and went down. Giving instructions to the butler and other helpers, Xavier hopped inside his car and started his journey.
Mr. Night, the elder master of the night family. A healthy and strong minded man at the age of 85 had conquered everything. A luxurious life, never ending wealth and above all RESPECT.
He was married to his childhood sweetheart, Mrs. Alexis who died five years back leaving him behind all alone. Mr. Night had only one son. Due to some health issues, late Mrs. Alexis couldn't breed any more children.
Mr. Night taught all social norms to his only son. He handed over his company to him when his son turned 26. He then got him married to his best friend's daughter. He was happy as his son and daughter-in-law were gradually falling into love. Mr. Night was ecstatic when he held his first grandson for the first time, his heir XAVIER NIGHT. Xavier is the exact xerox copy of Mr. Night. Starting from his behavior to his facial and body structures, everything reminded Mr. Night of his young age.
Then something happened which made Mr. Night drift away from his favourite grandson. He started behaving strictly with him. Instead of making him understand nicely and calmly, he started scolding him for every one of his mistake.
A dreadful time came when Mr. Night's son and Xavier's father died mysteriously. All they found was his dead body covered in bullets. From that time, Xavier changed. He was soft but no one other than his family saw his soft side. He always wore a mask to hide his real feelings. The only person who could see through his mask is Mr. Night. And that's why Xavier hates the old man's guts and experienced eyes.
Back to the present,
Xavier drove for four hours straight and finally reached the outskirts of the city. His grandpa had a weird wish of living alone. So he chose his bungalow at the outskirts of the city.
"Where is that idiot?"
Shit!!!! Xavier muttered under his breath as he heard the raging voice of the old man.
Muttering a string of prayers, he entered inside the bungalow.
With a tight smile, he greeted Elder Master, Mr. Night who in return gave him a glare.
"Laura ( Xavier's mother ), dear, tell him to eat the food that is on the table. Make sure he doesn't forget to reheat the food before eating. You and Lara go back to sleep. Don't you both dare to help him."
Xavier snickered seeing the old man's bossy nature. Only because of him, he learnt how to cook and how to do the basic household works.
Xavier turned towards his mother and said with a soft smile,
"Mom, you go and take a rest. Take this pig also. Or else she will complain in the morning that her beauty sleep was disrupted."
Amidst all tension and worries, Xavier never forgets to tease his little sister. Lara gave him a glare and walked away not before giving him an eye roll and kissing Grandpa good night.
"Eat and then sleep. I'll tell the helpers to keep the lights on in the hall. It will reach your room. There is an extra light in your room. It will keep the room lightened. Hmm!! Sleep well."
Mrs. Night kissed Xavier's forehead. Xavier kissed her cheeks and wished her a goodnight. He smiled looking at his mother's retreating figure. She always figures out his problems.
"Never be dependent on others for your work."
Xavier fisted his palms as he heard the mocking voice behind him. He didn't have any answer or else he would have answered back that instant. So without answering back, he went towards the kitchen to reheat the food.
° Elder Master Mr. Night's POV °
For being the strongest,
You need to bear the hardest,
To fight against others,
You need to fight against your fears,
In this present world, the strong people will always triumph by trampling the weak people under their feet.
It's us who decide whether we want to be strong or weak. My changed behavior towards Xavier might prick everyone's eyes. But only I know how much effort I have to make just to make him strong. He has a mission to carry on. An aim. Aim to avenge his father's murderers. I don't want his murderers to be handed over to the legal department. Rather I want Xavier to avenge his father's death with his own bare hands.
I stood up from the couch after a good 2 hours and walked inside Xavier's room. The slightly dimmed light was on. I chuckled slightly. His fear of darkness never left him.
I walked near his side of the bed and sat beside him. I caressed his hair softly and kissed his forehead lovingly,
"I don't have much time left in this world, Xavier. I want to make you fearless before I depart from this world. I want you to be strong so that you can bear my absence and avenge your father's death.
Always be strong and never let anyone trample over you."
With one final kiss on his forehead, I went out of the room. I had a wedding to plan. After all, the one and only grandson of MR. NIGHT was going to get married. It can't be a normal affair.
I called someone's number and kept the phone beside my ear,
"Hello, yes. Remember, each and every living being of country B should know that the wedding is of XAVIER NIGHT. Call every media and press. The most able wedding planner should plan the wedding. Or else consider getting yourself in a big mess."
I smiled in satisfaction as I heard a positive response from the other side. Disconnecting the call, I relaxed on my arm chair.
Finally, one of my biggest worries is going to be put in place.
~~ Everyone has a chapter that they don't read out loud ~~Phewww!!!Valentina sighed as she gazed at her image in the mirror. Dressed up in a shimmering white bridal gown with a veil covering her face and trailing behind like a fish tail.She wasn't feeling weird like the other times. This time her heart was racing fast as if warning her of something good. It was two days after her mom announced her marriage. And now she was here getting ready to marry her mysterious groom. She didn't know why her mother was hell bent on getting her married. Since she turned 18, her mother has been bringing proposals for her which she successfully denied because somehow the prospective guy had some faults. Two months back before her 20th birthday, her mom announced her engagement with one of her colleague's sons. Valentina couldn't find any fault in that guy. So she did the thing which no one could imagine. She got the
~~ It takes a moment to fall in love all over again ~~Xavier came out of the room with an expressionless face. His posture was stoic and anyone could feel the cold demeanor that radiated from his personality.Xavier started walking outside towards the altar where the priest was waiting and had called for him. Xavier didn't flinch when cameras flashed at his face. He didn't even bother to answer the questions that were being thrown on him. Ignoring everyone, he walked down the aisle while the people looked at him with jealous eyes. Jealous of his position, power and wealth. Xavier had achieved something which no one could even dream to achieve at such a young age.Xavier scowled mentally seeing the smirk on Mr. Night's face. He went ahead and stood on the altar waiting for his FORCED BRIDE to arrive so that he could get away with these.*****"Mom, I
~~ The unplanned things are better than the planned things ~~ "Go and take some rest. We will leave after a few hours." Grandpa Night announced looking at everyone. The wedding was a good affair. The reception will be held in Country A after a week. They had to leave for Country A in a few hours due to some urgent work that Grandpa Night wasn't telling them about. Xavier rolled his eyes at Grandpa Night and stood up from his seat. He was angry at himself for acting like this. How could he be just mesmerized by her beauty? He met many more beautiful women who tried to lure him or seduce him. Then why is he attracted to her? 'Because you didn't see such innocent and natural beauty before.' His sub-consciousness mocked him. "Xavier, take Valentina with you." Mrs. Night said lovingly as
~~ It is our darkest moment when we get to know who really cares for us ~~Xavier didn't talk to Valentina after his last encounter in the room. He gave her time to talk to her mother. She was going to join them for the reception but will again come back as she has her own business to handle."You both go first. We will come later."Xavier nodded at his mother. He knew his mother wanted to console Mrs. Constance. Xavier's heart ached as he saw his little wife's face red with tears sliding from the corner of her eyes. He wanted to go towards her, take her into his arms and wipe those tears away from her face.Xavier without any second thoughts went near her. He held her hand and gave it a firm squeeze.Valentina didn't want to leave her only family. She never thought of staying away from her mom. But here she is now, leaving her mother and going to another
~~ Let things happen in a flow. Your one wrong step would destroy everything ~~Valentina opened her eyes groggily when she felt something unusual around her. When she opened her eyes, she was met with darkness and a shadow which was sitting beside her.At first she was scared but when the manly cologne hit her nostrils, she sobered up. She was married and was probably on the plane with Xavier.What scared her was not the darkness, rather the incoherent murmuring that came out of Xavier's mouth. It sounded painful as he stuttered on his words."Mr. Night!!!"Valentina didn't call him with his name because he isn't her friend nor someone she is close to. Was it the actual reason or she was shy to call him by his name?``But still you kissed him twice!!'Valentina's conscience mocked her. Ignoring i
~~ A little ignorance from someone special pricks like a needle and hurts like hell ~~ Xavier opened his eyes slowly, adjusting it to his surroundings. He gripped the thing more tightly when he saw the darkness again. "Aaah!!" Xavier sobered up when he heard a wincing sound. He looked up from the soft pillow and was shocked to find a sleeping Valentina underneath him. His eyes widened when he realized he was sleeping on her chest. Red hue covered his ears and neck. He couldn't even remove himself from her as she had a deadly grip on his torso. "Little one!!!" Xavier whispered in his raspy voice. "Ummm, mom, two more minutes!!" Xavier chuckled, forgetting his surroundings. If it was any other time then Xavier would have created an uproar by now. But at this time he didn't care about the dar
~~ Words hurts more than sword. Use it with cautiously ~~ Valentina's jaw fell on the ground as she saw the image of a very handsome half naked Xavier wiping his hair with another towel that hung around his neck. A towel wrapped around his waist and that too loosely that a simple tug can open it. Xavier had gone inside the washroom the moment he entered his room. His sweaty body was causing irritation to his skin. He felt bad that he left his newly married bride in the car alone. A part of him felt bad. But the agony and fear of the last so many years made the hurt vanish into the thin air. Xavier took a warm shower and came out in just a towel owing to the absence of people in his room. He started wiping his hair with the towel unaware of a pair of eyes that stared at him as if he was some kind of alien. "Fuck!!" Xavier cursed under his br
~~ Trials are a part of our life and we need to go through it at every point of our life ~~ Knock!!! Knock!!! Xavier was distracted from Valentina when someone knocked on the door, "Who's it?" Valentina flinched when she heard his raspy voice. "Young master, it's me Maria. The food is ready!!" "We will be there in 30 minutes." Xavier informed and turned back at his little wife who was breathing heavily. Xavier smirked when he saw her swollen lips and red cheeks. He caressed her lower lips and placed a peck there. Valentina closed her eyes tightly when he again pecked her. She opened her eyes when she didn't feel anyone's presence near her. She saw Xavier entering the walk-in closet and sighed in relief. This man is an actual devil i