Chapter 2

Five months had passed and Aria went on about her normal life. She'd work her shift and head home after checking on the three boys who had become disabled for life.

The three had broken their spinal cord from the hard fall they had to suffer from Lucas when he threw them into the thick brick wall.

Anna felt responsible for their predicament, and though people told her she wasn't to be blamed, she still took the responsibility of caring for them. She got a housekeeper for them, and on every weekend, she'd visit them to cook and clean for them. And in all these months that had passed, she never heard from Lucas. He seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth.

One weekend, after she returned from caring for her new friends, she scrolled through her phone gallery, and came across the photo Lucas had sent her after the first two weeks of their friendship. He was smiling broadly in the photo, and he had told her to always keep the photo and remember his smiles which she had caused him to have.

Aria wondered why Lucas never made any attempt to check in on her. She wondered if he was doing fine, or if he had probably moved on because she asked him to stay away from her.

"I guess I wasn't that important to him. All he did was cause me troubles and disappear. What was even thinking to feel that a person like him could have a person like me as a friend? I'm way out of his league anyway." Aria muttered to herself.

That night, she deleted the photo, and his contact from her phone. But the next day, as she approached the cake store, she spotted a familiar car. She stopped on her tracks, and her heart raced.

"It can't be Lucas. He's miles away from me, and he's not the only wealthy guy with that type of car." Aria tried to convince herself that the car wasn't for Lucas, but she was still filled with doubt.

With a sigh, she decided to walk closer to the store, and see for herself. As she got closer to the car, its doors opened and Aria froze as Lucas face came to view. He was looking as handsome as ever, and he didn't even age a day.

"Hello, Aria." He greeted her.

"Lucas, what are you doing here?" She stammered in response.

"Are you really asking me that?" He asked her.

"Yes. I am asking you why you're here." Aria retorted, feigning annoyance.

"You know it's funny that you ask me that when you called for me." Lucas replied.

"Called for you? Are you insane?"

"Maybe I am. You practically drive me nuts, especially with the charity work you've been doing so far. That's so noble of you."

"Are you stalking me?" Aria yelled out.

"Stalking you? No way. But you can say that I have eyes everywhere, and I see what you've been going through for the hounds that tried to hurt you. It disgusts me, and it makes me wish I had ripped out their hearts that very day, and save you this trouble."

Aria's face darkened with anger. She blinked a few times, shocked that Lucas would say such words.

"For a minute, I thought you were human. I wondered if you were doing good; I felt you might be remorseful for the pains you put those kids through, but I was wrong all along."

"You know, I could do you a favor, and relieve you the stress of watching and taking care of them. All I have to do is to simply give them a charitable death." Lucas said, and Aria's hand flew up all the way to his face, and it came down hard on his cheeks before she could stop herself.

His guards growled, and for a moment, Aria was scared of what might happen, but Lucas laughed.

"You're such a fierce lady. If you had done this that day, I'm sure they would've ran away with fear for your ruthless slaps. At least, all of these drama would've been avoided."

Aria was shocked to the teeth. She couldn't believe her ears.

"How can you call yourself human? You have no feelings at all." Her voice was shaky as she spoke.

"Trust me, I do have feelings. It was my feelings for you that made me do what I did in your defense. Only that you don't understand the concept of protection. If that day were to come again, I'd rip them apart without a second thought."

"People were right to run from you whenever you came by. I was the stupid one to think that there was hope for a brute like you. You're the clear definition of evil, and I wonder who raised you to become such a devil."

"You do have a way with words, Aria. And I must say that I'm hurt, but yet impressed." Lucas said with a tight smile.

"I regret speaking to you on the day we first met. I hate you more than I hate the devil, himself. And let me warn you; if you touch a hair on those boys head, I'll make life so miserable for you, you'd wish you were in hell."

Aria threatened, and stormed away. She went into the coffee shop leaving Lucas speechless. He watched her put on her apron and get to work. He went into his car, and as they drove away he remembered her threats and scoffed.

"Take me to those bastard's apartment. I think I should pay them a visit."

"You know Aria will find out." Levi said to him.

"That's the plan. She has to understand that I have power to do whatever I want. Let's go." Lucas replied, and scoffed again, her threats still ringing in his head.