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Chapter Twenty-One
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Our Surface Chapter Twenty-Two
Caden’s POVSean was currently telling me about his messy breakup with some Angie chick in Madrid who cheated on him with another guy and even had an affair with one of Sean’s friends.He sounded upset but I wasn't sure if I was hearing things because he usually wasn't a talkative person, compared to Sebastian.Three chicks on the opposite side of the Vip section kept throwing their eyes at me and Sean.It was quite funny actually, especially when they were so pretty and sexy like most women here.I couldn't understand why they were trying so hard to send those unnecessary signals.“Hey check out the red-haired sitting over there” Sean whispered to me.And by the mention of red-haired, only one person came to my mind.I followed his gaze and it landed on her.I cleaned my eyes just to be sure my vision was not playing tricks on me.Anna was here?She seemed so engrossed in whatever she was doing with her phone.“Fuck” I muttered.“What’s wrong, do you know her?” Sean asked me.“Not e
Our Surface Chapter Twenty-Three
Caden’s POVOnce I took her outside, it wasn’t any different. Her eyes were darting over everywhere at once, her breathing seemed hitched and she couldn’t stop trembling, tears were pooling in her eyes and she was sobbing quietly.“Hey, hey” I put my hands lightly on her shouldersHer reaction was almost violent and she yanked her shoulder out of my grasp. She backed away, trying to get away from me.“Woah, woah it's alright. It's okay. Look at me.” I tried to calm her down.When I looked at her, she looked like a child, a lonely child and I felt terrible for her. I didn't know exactly what she was going through. But the thought of killing anyone that dared to hurt her was persistent.“Look at me Anna, breathe,” I said firmlyFinally, she looked at me.She was trying desperately to calm herself down but it wasn't working. She looked at me, confused and scared, like a deer in headlights.“Can you hear me?” I said gently.She looked into my eyes, nodding frantically.“Good now follow
Our Surface Chapter Twenty-Four
Caden’s POVI couldn't stop thinking if Anna was alright. Something seemed off about her, off about the way she reacted.Maybe it was just me overthinking things and I was stressing over nothing. She might be fine and we should leave it at that. I didn't have time to worry about that though. Some things needed my attention and my mind was already set on getting them done before the night was over.Sean was sleeping in the next room and when I stepped out so I could get a cup of coffee, I could hear his snores filling the hallway and I shook my head feeling sad for him.I couldn't help but wonder if the opening at the gallery was going to turn out impressive or not.It had to be, it needed to be.After working on the files on my laptop, I drifted to sleep.I was suddenly seventeen and standing in front of my Mama's art room, some of her paints were spilled on the floor, and Father had kicked them out of the table in anger. Mama’s face was contorted with grief as I tried to comfort her
Our Surface Chapter Twenty-Five
Caden’s POVI ran down the stairs trying to make sense of what was happening. I wanted to help her, wanted to protect her. I kneeled beside her, holding her bloody body close and begging for her to wake up.Her eyes were cold, glazed over like ice, and lifeless.My heart stopped. A bright light blinded my eyes and I couldn't tell where I was. I panicked.Everything was spinning. Everything sounded so far away. My heartbeat raced fast and frantic.I opened my eyes slowly, my pupils adjusting to the bright light. As I blinked away the spots, I noticed I was laying on my back and was surrounded by white.I sat up slowly, wincing at the pain in my neck and shoulder, trying not to move any parts that didn’t hurt. I was still in my room.In the same room, I had fallen asleep.Why did my nightmares have to take me back to that night when I didn't want to be, that night took the most important thing in my life, took Mama away from me, and left a gaping hole where she used to live.But the
Our Surface Chapter Twenty-Six
Anna’s POVIt was the day of the opening at the gallery and believe me everyone was looking their best. I noticed how Erica was walking on eggshells around me since that night, wanting to know if I was okay but also didn’t want to appear too needy about it so I wouldn't get mad, she tried to stay out of sight when she could. I hadn't spoken to Caden since that night because the next morning he came in looking like a zombie, his hair was all messed up from sleep and I could see him shivering as if cold. He didn't send for anyone and didn't step out of his office until we left office that evening.I wore a simple black dress with buttons in front and a slit behind with pink stilettos. It made my legs look longer than they usually did. I wanted to wear heels to the gallery as much as possible as I liked feeling shorter. The sun wasn't quite setting yet as we got into Erica's car. She had gone all white in a badass suit and white heels which was a rare sight, and her blonde hair was p
Our Surface Chapter Twenty-Seven
Caden’s POVI felt relieved after I gave that speech, it was almost as if I could feel her standing close to me and smiling at me. It made me a little bit relieved, like when I visited her tomb.As usual, I stopped to exchange pleasantries with people when the flashes of cameras suddenly filled the room and I couldn’t understand what was going on until I recognized the faces. In a black suit was Adrien Gallagher, the man I hated the most, my father. Beside him was his trophy wife and son.The little boy ran to me, hugging my legs and the cameras even flashed more and it took everything I had in me not to kick him off.Why was he here? Why did they come here? Who invited him? I hated every sight of him, the urge to pounce on him at that very moment was irresistible. My hands balled in fists and I kept trying to control myself, not to punch him in the face, not to hit him, I had a reputation to maintain.Sean came and led me out in the pretense of whispering something to me.“What th
Our Surface Chapter Twenty-Eight
Anna's POVI asked Sebastian why he said “Shit” when the man who I later found out was Caden’s father walked in. What? I didn't watch the news so I barely knew him.He was with a younger woman in her 40s and was pretty. She wore a navy blue Armani dress and a red Chanel bag draped over her shoulder. Her curly locks flowed down past her shoulders and she carried herself with confidence. I knew she wasn't his mom because Erica told me his mom was dead.She had to be dead but what fascinated me more was the little boy this woman came in holding hands with, he looked exactly like Caden, with the same black hair and blue eyes. It was like looking at a younger version of Caden.The most adorable sight was when the little guy hugged Caden regardless of their height difference and the people around gushed about how cute they were but something seemed off.It was Caden.Something was off about him, he didn’t seem so pleased about the little boy's hug, or maybe it was more than that. It almost
Our Surface Chapter Twenty-Nine
Anna's POVOne could find out anything about him, his endless source of income which I didn't know ran from arts to hospitality and everything in between. Even the internet could tell you anything about him and I couldn't understand why one would put out so much information about themselves.I searched for information about him when he was younger but I couldn’t find any. I searched about his mother and there was not much information about her, only that she was an artist and had committed suicide.I felt bad for him, I couldn't think of how much that would have affected him as a child, as a teen.Was that why he left New York for England?I mean the time of the event was enough to consider it the reason why he left. He stayed there for a while. That was why he had that slight accent, right?I didn't get to finish that thought because of my phone vibrating in my hand. I opened the message and read it.It was from Erica, she was spending the weekend at Danny’s place and wanted to know
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