Chains and Choices

Nadira's POV

I was beginning business school next and I was contemplating moving out of the Evahart mansion. I could no longer deal with my step mother's nagging and ordering me around like I was some slave. Liora, her daughter had made it her life's work to be her mom's partner crime. I came back home last night and just couldn't wrap my head around what's been going on for the past few months. From Being Reborn, to loosing weight, to Thane following me around, he didn't do that in my past life and it bothered the hell out me. Even though I still had feelings for him and my heart raced whenever he was nearby, I could never be that girl ever again. Then we have Celestine's cryptic message and that seal I can't get off my mind. I rubbed my face and got of my face, deciding to take each day as it came. I was simply not that girl anymore.

I took a quick shower and got dressed, the plan was to pack up and move to an apartment I got downtown, it was under the pretense that I was moving into the dorm. Pulling out my suitcases, I began dumping my clothes into them. Not that I would need all of them, I already last a considerable amount of weight in the past month. I wasn't at my desired body shape yet, but I hope to get there. Getting new clothes was the next thing on my to do list. I was done packing my necessities when my phone pinged with a notification. Frowning, I reached for it. The first thing I did after being reborn was to change my cell phone number.

I tapped open the message and it read. 'Won't be available for the next two weeks, my love. Going on a business trip and I'll see you when I get back' I scoffed when I was done reading. It was only one man I knew who had the ability to sound cocky and charming at the same time.

I was about dropping my phone when another message came in. 'Come on, dear. You can't leave me unread' and with the text came a sad emoji.

So he knew how to use an Emoji, who thought. Smiling, I immediately typed back a response. 'I don't care when you get back how did you get this number?' I typed and hit send.

I went back to arranging my clothes, few minutes later, my phone rang and without checking the caller, I answered.

"Hello!"

"It's good to hear your voice, Nadi." His manly voice reverberated through the speakers, and I froze.

"Thane?",

"The one and only." He answered and I could feel him smile.

"How did you get my number?" I frowned, feeling a bit annoyed.

"I run a tech company, Nadi. Figure it out. " He said and I scoffed.

"Okay, bye. I'm hanging up." I threatened and immediately I heard him say " No, wait. I'm sorry. I tried reaching you through your old line and it didn't go through. I figured you might have switched and I had my guys do the rest." He explained.

"Hmmm" I mumbled, suddenly speechless.

Silence descended upon us for a few seconds, with just our breathing to be heard.

"What do you want, Thane? " I asked, breaking the silence.

"The same thing I wanted when you asked me yesterday. Marry me, Nadira. " He said. There was something about his tone that made me want to consider, but I was immediately hit with the memory of how I was maltreated in my past life.

"And I said I can't, Thane. " I snapped.

"Can't or won't, Nira?"

My belly fluttered slightly at his use of my nickname.

"You just don't ask someone to marry you put of the blue. They're process to this things. Not that someone like you would be willing to follow." I muttered. I heard him heave a sigh at the background and I braced myself for what was next. In my previous life, Thane was always quick to temper.

"I want to see you when I get back." He said instead surprising me.

"What? Why?" I asked, still in shock.

"You want me to follow the process, right? That's exactly what I want to do." He answered, rendering me speechless.

"And Nadira?" He spoke after a minute of silence. "Don't let me chase you down. If I have to look for you, which I don't like to, I would chase you down and when I do — I won't give two fvcks to what you call process, I'll drag you to the altar. Willing or not."

I couldn't think of any reason why someone like Thane would be willing to go this length when in my previous life he didn't... Unless, he too had been reborn and was willing to write his wrongs.

"Take care of yourself, baby girl." He said before hanging up.

I was still reeling from what he had said when someone barged into my room.

"Thought you might be hiding out here." Liora said and I glared at her. I wasn't in the mood for any of her games, so I just jumped right on my bed and texted Thane back.

'Let's meet, but don't be a jerk and ruin it'

I hot send and immediately texted my gym trainer and set up another meeting with him.

"The maids are heading to the market, mom said you should go with them." She stated and I snorted, ignoring her completely.

"What was that?" She raged, coming closer. I stared up at her from where I lay, preparing myself for what she was going to do. She always hated when I treated her presence like they meant nothing to me... It was the truth only thing now was it meant less than nothing.

"Get up from the bed, Nadira." She snapped.

"Tell your mother I'm not interested in serving her today and get out of my room Liora, before I do something you wouldn't like... "