Asher stared at her in disbelief.“I am in last stage of stomach cancer. That’s why, I will be content to get to see you married, and it’s sad that I won’t have the luxury to see your children. Nonetheless, I hope you will be happy in the future.”“You are lying,” Asher responded.Esther sighed.“I wish I was too. There’s a lot I wanted to do, but too bad, my life is short.”At this, Esther saw Asher taking out his phone, and alert, she grabbed on to his hand, asking, “What are you doing?”“Arranging for the tests. You will be done for if you are lying.”This made Esther nervous.“Can you not? I am exhausted of having to go to doctors, getting poked, and having to take medicine. I won’t stop you from doing whatever you want, but please, don’t force me to see a doctor. There’s no hope already. I just want to spend my last days peacefully.”“Shut up,” he ordered, “there’s no way that’s the case, and you will be seeing a doctor whether you like it or not.”“I was sad, thinking that you w
Asher sounded disappointed.“That’s all? Because I hardly looked at you for few days, you thought I had no feelings for you? Even after I opened about everything to you? I told you over and over again that breaking the bond wouldn’t change anything. You couldn’t trust me?”“How am I supposed to read your mind!? You are always blowing hot and cold. It’s tiresome. What about you? You weren’t any less insensitive! Didn’t you think it would hurt me if you avoided me?Don’t you have common sense? Or was it a game you played to torture me because I wanted to break the bond with you? That’s your favorite hobby, right!?”“My hobby? Yeah, you are right. I am paranoid. I enjoy testing people at every turn and don’t trust anyone. But I wanted to do that with you. Fuck! If it wasn’t for your sake, I wouldn’t have ignored you.Do you know what I felt like every time I looked at you? Tortured. Do you understand how empty I felt without the bond? Unable to read your emotions, it was all too foreign
“Was your love for me a lie?” Esther cried out.Asher pressed on to his forehead and expressed, “Quit being so dramatic.”“Men are really heartless creatures or else how can you push me to the execution ground. Yesterday you were hugging me and loving me, and now, you want me dead?”“Esther.”Asher stared at her sternly.This made her pout and deflate, almost falling off to the ground in the process. Asher grabbed on to her collar to prevent that from happening.“Why have you only grown to become more and more childish?” Asher pinched her nose while staring at her with adoration in his eyes.She scrunched up her nose.“Alright. Your family is waiting outside of the door. I will go and open it.”Esther showed a helpless expression. Whatever, sooner or later, she will have to face her family. It doesn’t matter if she gets beaten up. Just a little painful and a whole lot embarrassing.Taking in a deep breath, she steeled herself and gestured to Asher to open the door.“Alright. I am read
"First and foremost, this is a work of fiction, and no correlation should be made with living people or incidents. The author doesn't support any of the ideology or the relationship— friendship or romantic— being presented in this story. This was merely written for entertainment sake, not to be followed and used as an ideal. There are many things that are wrong in this novel morally, and therefore, don't let this novel influence you." Esther Ellis was always the unnoticed one. At home, it was her excellent younger brother and twin sister that had the attention. When it came to school, she was treated as an non-existent student both by students and teachers alike. Esther didn’t pin the blame on anyone since her introverted nature played a role as well, and holding a conversation with someone got her sweating. Nevertheless, it would be great if she had a friend, someone to converse with in order to let her feelings about certain issues. A
Esther froze.The musky scent of him coupled with citrus and cedar wood floated into her nose, intoxicating her. Those intimidating blue eyes of his sent blood rushing through her system.Before she could get lost in the beauty in front of her, he let go of her. She stumbled. Nonetheless, she managed to stand right this time, and realizing how everyone had their eyes on her got Esther sweating.The words were stuck in her throat, and the urgent need to escape overpowered the presence of Asher. After mumbling a soft and almost incoherent thank you, she rushed away from the scene.Louis cackled at the sight, commenting, “You terrified her.”Paying no mind to his words, Asher chose to walk away.°°°The art class was a torture for Esther who had a difficult time drawing a straight line. As the teacher explained about a certain technique, Esther was lost in her thoughts and began to scribble randomly on the paper i
Esther’s home was a twenty minute walk from school. She used this period of time to observe those around her and draw ideas inside her head that she would never get the chance to explore.Esther’s brother, Luke, went with Amy in the car. The car was brought for Esther and Amy to use together. However, because Amy went to a lot of social gatherings, Amy used it on her own, and Esther didn’t have a driver’s license.Because of how awkward it felt with her siblings, Esther chose to travel by foot.As always, Esther arrived to an empty home. Both of her parents were career driven, and as one of the most sought-after lawyers, they were barely at home. Even when they were, Esther had no part of their attention.She knew her parents were disappointed at her. The timid her had no voice and would let anyone easily overpower her. The subservient side of hers was seem as shame to her parents. Esther did feel guilt for turning out this way, bu
Leaning against the counter, boredom was present on the features of brooding man. He held on to a glass of whiskey whilst watching the boisterous and unrestrained teenagers dance to the music. Seated on the counter was Julia Knights. Her red locks was pulled into a bun, and she had mesmerizing, androgynous visuals. She held on to a glass of wine. “What got your knickers in a twist, Ash?” She questioned. Being his niece, only she was able to get free pass for such disrespectful behavior towards him. “He is probably agitated that he hadn’t yet met his mate,” Louis commented, “And I do hope he doesn’t meet her. I don’t know who she is, but I feel bad for that poor soul.” “Don’t agitate him further. Last time it ended up with a broken jaw for you,” Aiden Hayes reminded, patting on Louis’ shoulder. His feral instincts were especially riled up today, and not in the mood to deal with these nuisances, he voiced out, “Going out for a smoke.” As
A hand was placed on his shoulder, and he tightly gripped it, about to make a move on the person when the individual’s voice rang out.“Whoa! Take it easy. It is just me.”Asher let go of the hand and leaned against the tree behind him. Aiden assessed his friend from top to bottom. A dark look was there in his eyes, showing off his aggression.The victims of his physical violence got off from the ground and fled after bowing to them without looking back. Asher had blood over his fists as a sign of the fight that went down.“What got you to attack them at the middle of the night?” Aiden questioned.“They are fucking incompetent. It’s better to throw them out. They are only adding on to the burden,” Asher snapped.It wasn’t unusual for Asher to be riled up, but there had to be preceding reason behind it. Contemplating for a while, Aiden questioned, “Have you met your mate?”