The mighty Adrian Larsen, my boss/boyfriend, was down on his one knee before me. Those electric blue oceans were so intense that I couldn't dart my gaze away.
My heart raced in my chest, my mouth went dry.
"A-adrian…What are you doing?"
Is he going to…
"Doing what I should've done a long time ago." His voice was deep, etched with grave seriousness.
To my surprise, a nervousness flickered in his eyes for a moment before he composed himself. Taking my hand in his, he took a deep breath, holding my gaze.
"You know, the moment I saw you in that bar months ago I knew you were a trouble. A beautiful trouble that could turn my life upside down. When you teased me and I decided to chase you until you were mine, I knew you could be my destruction. But I didn't care," he said. "To be honest, I wanted that destruction more than anything. And yo
The chatters of everyone and clatters of the cutleries resonated around the ambience of the dining room, while the househelps served more dishes if needed. I sat beside Adrian, and Lilly and Maggie were on my other side, asking about my life and likes. They both were too sweet and kind for me to accept them as my own in such a small period of time. Though my official meeting with them went really well, my concern about the family reunion taking a different route still hung in the air. Because the brooding fiance of mine didn't like the not so discreet nonverbal eye communication between my future father and mother-in-law. Ever since Lilly had set foot in this house, Sinister was always around. His eyes followed her everywhere she went. And I knew the look in those familiar blue eyes very well. Adrian's eyes held the same emotions whenever he looked at me. And Lilly on the other hand stayed too alert, he
Taking a deep breath, I tried to calm my heavy breathing. I didn't let my fear show on my face just as Max said. I didn't panic. But as each minute passed, my heart sank more. Anxiety and fear for Alex's safety didn't let me concentrate on anything.It's only been two hours since Max left to find Alex. And I was already losing my mind. Adrian didn't let me out of his sight ever since Max's departure. Even when he had to attend a work call, he made me sit on his lap while doing so.Until Sinister requested him to see him in his office. Dad and Dominic were also present there.But I wasn't allowed in. And not knowing what was so important that even Adrian agreed to see his father in his office despite his dislike added more on my plate of concerns.Something huge was going on. But I didn't know what. Though the ominous feeling in my stomach did announce about the upcoming storm
As soon as I stepped out of the room, two big bulky guards standing in my way halted my steps. With faces as blank as sheets, posture erect like sticks, their gazes were set forward instead of on me."What are you guys doing here outside of my room?" I asked, confused."Mr. Larsen instructed us to guard you when you're alone, Miss," the bald one on the right, replied. Voice was as monotonous as a robot.A crease formed between my brows.He left them to keep an eye on me? Even if there were so many guards in the house? Ridiculous!I didn't see them down in the living room while I was with the ladies. But now that I was up here in my room away from everyone, they were here.He ordered me not to wander here and there alone. But it seemed like he knew the fact that I wasn't the one to obey the rules so frequently.I cleared my thr
My heart stopped in my chest, breath hitched in my throat. Every drop of blood ran cold in my veins as I stood there, frozen.L-little one?No!No, no, it couldn't be him.Oh God, please no!My legs staggered back as if they had their own minds."We meet again, little one. Didn't I tell you I would see you soon? See, I have kept my words," he said. His smooth voice with a deep edge sent a shiver down my spine.James Monet. How could I forget his voice? The voice that had ordered his men to torture me with a very sympathetic tone years ago. The sick enemy of my father.Memories of the past flashed across my mind, delivering a tremor to my chest."Milton!"At his order, the light of our backyard suddenly flashed on, blinding my vision for a moment.
"They had my phone tapped, Sofia. Apparently it turned out that he never believed that I would go on and stab my own family at their backs."A sigh."I had no idea about it. One little carelessness and they heard my phone conversation with Max. We didn't discuss anything about our plan over the phone ever, but I was really nervous that day. They wanted the envelope which had Dad's gang members' all information from me after Jenna couldn't give it to them. But of course, we couldn't hand them over the real one. So Robert changed the envelope with a fake one which only had Dad's former men and spies' data. We had to do it to gain their trust and buy us some more time so that I could acquire as much information about Monet as possible. But I feared that they would find out about it. So I had to talk to Max regarding it. I… I got scared for a moment. And that one moment became our doom.""Jenna couldn't gi
"Ah, the famous Sofia McCommer! I have been hearing about you for so long, but never had the chance to meet you. But today, I must say, I feel lucky," the third man said, flashing me a rakish smile. A small golden tooth shone in between his set of upper teeth. The strong Russian accent of his left me a hint of who he was. Marcus Petrosyan. The bastard uncle of Adrian. And Monet's another pawn after Russell Checknov to bring us down. "Meet my dear friend and trusted ally, Marcus Petrosyan. You must've heard of him before, haven't you, little one?" Yes, the man who was set to destroy my Adrian. I gritted my teeth recalling the attacks he had run on us. "A beautiful prisoner you got there, James. Now I understand why my infamous heartless dear nephew suddenly got so smitten with a woman," commented Marcus. The way his reddish eyes trailed
'She is gone…'Three words rang in like an inauspicious whisper in my head. As if my brain didn't even register the rest of the words.Something clutched my heart so tight, breathing seemed difficult for me. My fists shook at my sides.A storm that raged inside my chest wanted release. The lava that boiled in my veins wanted to destroy something, everything."What did you say?" I found myself taking a step closer to Dominic, my tone sounded calm to my ears.Silence."She is gone? And YOU let him take her?""I didn't. I was on a phone call with Robert when this happened. And Tim wasn't a man from Sinister's gang for me to know him well. No one here doubted him either. They even made him the head of security," he replied, with his dead tone, as always. "But that isn't a justification. You trusted me…"
As the dreaded words left Monet's mouth, he walked out of the room along with Marcus, like a dog he was. And then Milton stood before me. Looking down right into my eyes, a sick smirk tugged at the edge of his lips. His clean shaved head shone under the bulb that hung right above him. And when he took out a small shiny thing from his back pocket, a tremor ran down my spine. My heart pounded down my chest. A shaky breath left me. "Poor princess. About to get punished for someone else's deed. I thought your father and boyfriend loved you. That you were their weakness. But it seems like they care for their lives more than yours," he said, running his thumb on the edge of the dagger, as if checking its sharpness. And the mocking hiss from his mouth along with the drop of blood that rolled down his thumb lit something ominous in his eyes. Those eyes that wa