Chapter Twenty.Anastasia's POV.When he didn't say anything else, I felt the need to add more to my phrase. "After meeting him from your office on my first day, which I had no idea of, he met me at some supermart, and there, we became acquaintances of each other. Since then, he's been nice." I finish, knowing not if I had to add that in. Well, I was just trying to make Nicholas see Cole as a good person, since he's working in the Eclipse publishing company... I can't make sense of my thoughts. "Oh, so, that's it." He tells, sounding more like he is talking to himself. I force out a smile. "How come Cole Hunter is working in your company?" I go right away. He looks at me with that eyes that says, "no heads-up before asking questions?" And yes, no heads-up. I scoff a smile."When I first got here, his father, Sebastian Hunter, didn't want us, staying around, so to prove that we can be easygoing, we had to take in his son, Cole Hunter, well, under his contract, who's watching us clos
Chapter Twenty-One.Anastasia's POV.The next morning, I wake up to the sun, beaming inside the room, its rays licking my skin such that I had to peel the sheets off of my body. Jeez! I forgot to close the curtains last night. Rolling off of the bed, I slip into my flip flops and go to stand in front of the sill, allowing the rays of the sun touch my face. The warmth is alluring, and the sensation behind is made me feel all bubbly. In my head, I think of how the day is going to go, but I just can't make sense of it. I have absolutely not even the faintest idea. I just know that I would be watching over the kids while they do their hair and, probably, other things, too. "Good morning, Miss Sanusi. I am sorry for not having woke you up early. I was busy throughout the day, so I wasn't monitoring your sleep." Kira says, in a sense, barging into my room without actually, but in this sense, with her voice. She can be still be very strange to me."It's fine. But if you don't mind me ask
Chapter Twenty-Two.Anastasia's POV.I am standing at the entrance to the gym center. Kira is silent, and I so wish she is in a human form, so I could know what she's up to right now.Reason for my act of hypnotism: In front of me, at a near distance, is Nicholas, shirtless. He is working on his balance, on a beam.His hands hold the bar, and once he's gripped it tightly, I literally heard him breathe out, before leveling into the air, using the bar to hold himself from falling. He manages to attain a straight figure for a while, a long while, I think, because right now, my brain isn't functioning as it should. I am jaw-dropped right now, staring at his muscles as they pop out. His warm beige skin is practically flawless, except for a very little reddish line from stress, that if I hadn't paid too much attention, I wouldn't have noticed.He looks like a some yet-to-be-discovered Greek god when his hair falls on his face, covering his forehead and a bit of his left eye.He stayed in
Chapter Twenty-Three. Anastasia's POV. I watch the street of Los Angeles. It is so beautiful. This street in particular is beautiful. I cannot begin to express how grand it is. There is light traffic today, so I am able to intricately admire the fineness of the area. Because the windows are tinted in a shade of black, the rays of the sun couldn't enter. The car soon stops at a spot. I turn my face to the other side to see a building, like the size of a bungalow in height, but in width, it goes a long way ahead. After we get down, the driver calls my attention, "I'll be back here in one hour and thirty minutes precisely, Mr Nicholas's order. He expects you would have been done with everything." "Okay." The man shares me a light smile before he rolls up the car window and drives off. He looks like he is in his thirties, by the way. "Guys, let's go!" I say with a heavy voice and begin walking to the entrance, but the kids aren't following me. I turn to my back, and wave my han
Chapter Twenty-Four.Anastasia's POV.I am in another room. It is full of different clothing, for different outings, occasions, situations and let's add one more: for weathers. I have helped the kids pick the kinds that I think they would love, and for the past forty minutes since Glamour has been here with me, he hasn't said anything. I know, right?So strange of his talkative nature, or such I thought he was. I decided to say, "when you asked me to come with you earlier, I thought you wanted to discuss with me about how or why did I get to address to my boss as just Nicholas. Is it not allowed?""It is not." He tells me in a straight voice. There's a sternness, more like a difficulty, some strain of some kind behind his voice. Hehe!I get it now, so I stare at him, not moving my eyes away. Thankfully, I am done with the selections now. His eyes caught mine and thus time, I am staring at him, not him, at me, not him, surfing into my soul."Ugh! Stop that." He waves his hand in fron
Chapter Twenty-Five. (Totally unedited)Anastasia's POV.Exactly. Like what the actual fuck? I need to wake up from this lucid dream, because it doesn't look like reality anymore. I am feeling like I'm in one of my old romantic novels, whether on the fantasy genre or not, where things like this occur. This is real life, and there's no way I am meeting both Hillary and Cole in this place, like the other day, at the office. For some reasons, I feel that is exactly. I mean, exactly what is going to happen right now if I don't talk.And when I begin to talk, the kind of look Hillary gave me, I regret instantly that I decided to even say anything, "hey, Hillary...I did not expect you to be here..." I stop talking immediately and afterwards, his eyes shift from me to Cole Hunter. Then, he narrows his eyes at him, but he says nothing. When Hillary's eyes return to my face, I wonder why he could he this angry. For a moment, I never thought it could be at me, but at Cole, until he says, "I
Chapter Twenty-Six.Nicholas's POV. I dash through the air, speeding right into the house like a flash. When I arrive in the lounge, I stop and take notice of my surrounding. I know no one would be around by this time, but my instinct can't be depressed, hence my reason. "Kira." I call. She clears her throat and appears as a Three-D opposite to me, a faceless head, coming out from the wall but I can tell even without an eye, it is looking at me. She is looking at me. "I thought you'd never call my name.""You are not with Anastasia, so you need not use the word, "thought"." I tell her, but she laughs instead. What the heck?"Also, you're in your house, so you need not run in like it's not yours." She contradicts with something I never expected. "Well, as it is my house, I can do as I please.""Nah, you're a Vampire, not a Human, if you want me to remind you, so you are meant to be different. That is a human thing. You have to have courtesy. Like, how old are you now? Eight hundred
Chapter Twenty-Seven.Nicholas's POV.I can still feel his rage, Hillary's rage. He isn't taking things easy with Cole. His outburst is getting the better of him, and I doubt he would remain in his sanity any longer. I have gotten to near the building and just after, Cole pushed Hillary on the chest, shuffling him backwards, his monster is half released, almost untamed, but I instill an agony from one of my crazy past, some crazy experience that I never want to remember again into Hillary's mind through mine. We both feel the pain and sizzle at it. It helped distract Hillary's monster, so he was able to attain his sanity again, but he is still pissed and ready to attack Cole back, but I am, all of a sudden, in-between them, my hands stopping Hillary by pushing him at his chest. When he sees me, his brows come together in a frown. I believe that is his angry way of telling me that he appreciates how I helped stopped him from going crazy, and at the same time, annoyed that I didn't l