Author's Point of View...
Ericka stepped cautiously into the nightclub. It was dark and eerily quiet, which immediately unsettled her. "Elvira..!" she called out for her sister but there wasn't any response. "It's just a few minutes, where did she go?" As she took a few more steps ahead, she couldn't see anything. Some times she even bumped into empty chairs and tables. "This is weird...!" she thought, "Isn't this supposed to be a nightclub? Shouldn't it be loud and full of people? Why is it so silent??" She took a few more steps, her heels clicking against the cold marble floor. The vast emptiness of the space made it feel less like a club and more like an abandoned set. A chill ran down her spine. "What’s going on here? Did that scumbag set this up to scare me? He wouldn’t be that childish... right?" she had tons of guesses but no one seemed to match the situation better. Ahead, she noticed another door. Her palms were clammy, and a shiver crept through her body. She looked back to see if there could be any ambush or something but there was nothing but darkness. Taking a deep breath, she muttered to herself, "If no one’s inside, I’m leaving," and reached for the doorknob. As she opened the door, faint laughter echoed through the space. She froze, startled. "There are people here, after all." But the realization didn’t bring relief. The room was dimly lit, and she could say that this was an empty disco deck. Its flickering neon lights casting unsettling shadows on the walls, If not for the fear in her heart, she wouldn't have feared these kinds of childish things. That looked creepy though. Her steps faltered as she moved forward, hoping to find someone, perhaps Elvira. "If this place was empty, why the hell did she go inside...!" she wondered, cursing her sister a hundred times, "That thoughtless girl..." At the far end of the room, she spotted a group of men huddled together, their backs turned to her. She squinted her eyes to get a better look. "Who are they?" The men were dressed up in unusual attires, not in any formals or party dresses. They look more like thugs. Their presence didn’t look like a party, but something far more sinister. "Who are they? What are they doing?" her eyes drifted across the place, "Where is Elvira? Is Logan here?" Her instincts screamed at her to turn back, but the thought of Elvira being in danger kept her moving. She was trembling in fear and anger. "That stupid girl. What has she gotten herself into this time?" As she approached, the scene before her came into horrifying focus. Elvira was there—restrained by two men holding her arms, while a third clamped a hand over her mouth. Her muffled cries and tear-streaked face sent a wave of panic through Ericka. Ericka's jaw dropped and her eyes widened in shock. "Elvira...!" she choked on her own sobs. "What the hell is this?!" “Elvira!” Ericka screamed, but it was as if no one could hear her. For a moment, she wondered if some barrier separated them, but her mind was too clouded with fear to think straight. She watched helplessly as Elvira struggled against her captors, they were inching her up with their eyes filled with sinister lust and their twisted smiles showing they were enjoying her fear. Ericka’s breath hitched. Her heart pounded so hard it felt like it might burst. "This...this is a trap… Did Logan planned this!" she couldn't believe he could go to such depths. She gritted in frustration. "That scumbag...!" With that endless fear and desperation, she ran forward, only to slam into an almost invisible glass wall. The impact left her stunned. She frantically searched for an opening but found none. “Stop it! Let her go!” she yelled, banging on the barrier, but her voice echoed uselessly in the empty space. She could hear thier voices but couldn't go there. That was terrifying. She glanced around and noticed several other men lounging nearby, laughing and filming the scene with their phones. Their indifference enraged her. "What kind of place is this? What are they doing? Are they even humans! How could they enjoy something like this. They are monsters!" Summoning all her strength, she grabbed a small table from behind her and smashed it against the glass wall. It shattered, sending shards flying all over the place. Without hesitating, she sprinted toward Elvira. “Let her go! You monsters...!” she shouted, her voice trembling with both anger and fear. The men turned, startled, but their expressions quickly shifted to amusement. One of them smirked and walked toward her. "Is that another chick...?" “Did Logan mention there’d be a bonus?” he scoffed. “Who’s this one?” That place wasn't bright and they could hardly make out a shadow of a girl. They couldn't see Ericka clearly though. Ericka clenched her fists, realization dawning on her. She was in grave danger. "It was indeed Logan...! I knew it...!" "So this was Logan’s plan all along… to ruin her." What else could she even expect from a monster like him!! She held back the tears accumulated in her eyes. Her heart raced, but she forced herself to stand her ground. “Let her go!” she repeated, her voice cracking with desperation. One of the men sneered and shone a phone’s flashlight on her face, his gaze lingering on her. “Look at this one. She’s even prettier,” he muttered, stepping closer. The others leered at her, their eyes filled with lust. “Boss, let’s take her too!” one of them called out. Ericka’s body trembled, but she refused to back down. “You’ll regret this,” she warned, though her voice wavered. The man chuckled darkly. “Oh, sweetheart, what are you gonna do about it?” Ignoring her fear, Ericka fumbled for her phone to call for help. But before she could dial, her phone buzzed itself. She couldn't see the caller ID as one of the men snatched it from her hand. “You underestimated us, darling,” he taunted, leaning in to sniff her hair. Ericka jerked away, shouting, “Leave me!” The men closed in on her, their sinister laughter echoing around the room. ***********Author's point of view... Sitting in the office chair, Nathan had been trying hard to concentrate on the file in his hands. No matter how much he tried, he couldn't just focus. A day before, on saturday, Luke said that he was going to organise a small get together the next day and all of them had to attend with a partner. His intention was clear. He wanted Nathan to bring Ericka to the party but Ericka had been avoiding Nathan like a plague. From the moment she received a rejection from Sea Hawks Enterprises, she never confronted him like he thought she would nor did she come out of her room. Even her meals were delivered in her room. It's not like she was being a child and throwing tantrums, she just didn't want to see him. That morning, Nathan sent some of the home staff to call her over to his study but they returned empty handed, telling him that Ericka wasn't in her room. Nathan gritted in frustration. She wasn't answering his calls nor did she inform him where she was
Author's point of view... In the master bedroom, Nathan got a text from Luke, "Hey dude, I did what you asked me for. But I really didn't understand why you asked me to reject Ericka's application! She was Awesome" Nathan didn't reply, as texting someone was never his game. Luke patted his forehead. Why did he even bother to ask!! He knew he wasn't getting anything out of that cold glacier anyways. As he thought about it, he was sure that something wasn't quite right between Ericka and Nathan. They don't look like a happily married couple. But he was sure that Nathan had a thing about his wife. Then a crooked thought occurred to him. Why not help them a little? After a while, he devised a plan and called Erik asking him out to come meet him at the club in the evening. Erik eagerly agreed. Soon after Luke, Mike called Nathan and his eyebrows knitted. If not for anything urgent, Mike would never call him this early. "What is it?" he asked, though calmly. "Boss,
Author's point of view... In the middle of the night, Ericka found herself walking aimlessly towards the garden outside the mansion. The staff had long been retired for the day and all the other rooms were locked. As she had nowhere to go, she was forced to sit on a bench near the flower bed in the garden. She still couldn't shake off the fact that Nathan had actually clarified the things with her. She didn't know if she should feel happy or trapped. It was not that she didn't like him, which woman wouldn't like a Greek god like man. She was attracted to him from the first day when she saw him in his office but she always thought that he was not in her league. He was her boss and the heir to the richest family in the city. She can't afford to have even the slightest feelings for a powerful man like him. Then suddenly, out of nowhere, he became her husband. Despite the feeling of being tricked into that marriage, she wasn't upset about this arrangement. After all, Nathan was li
Author's point of view... Just as she was about to step out, Nathan's cold voice rang again and she froze on the spot. "Stop right there!" Ericka panicked. Will he force her again? But he didn't approach her. He just stayed where he was and spoke in a low yet cold tone, "Those divorce papers were fake..." Ericka was stunned. "Fake?" "But we signed them!" she exclaimed. Nathan took a deep breath before speaking again. "I prepared them... because I didn't know how you would react to this marriage." He reasoned, Ericka blinked in confusion. "That was just to show you that you were not trapped in this marriage of convenience and this marriage was nothing but a deal between us but you..." he paused and turned around to face her. Ericka unconsciously took a step back. Despite being normal, his dominant aura was far from gentle. That gesture didn't go unnoticed by hi though. Nathan clenched his jaws. He can feel her unwillingness. Do I make her feel disgusted...that
Author's point of view... Ericka cried her eyes out. She couldn't believe she was facing such a situation. It was indeed true that the man outside was her husband but after knowing everything, that he would eventually divorce her and that he doesn't give any respect to the solemn vows they had taken, she didn't want to take another step with him. What is the point of being in a relationship which is doomed to end abruptly from the beginning...! She sat on the wet floor, hugging her body tightly. Despite the coldness in the bathroom, she felt it was way better than the coziness from outside. At least she felt safe, though she didn't know how long. She could not comprehend why he had changed so quickly! Why was he acting weird? Was he not always uninterested in women? What's wrong with him now? She couldn't understand why Nathan was acting like that. They were about to get divorced soon then why must he act as a rogue. Though she didn't want to step out of the bathroom, she
Author's point of view... Just as Ericka thought she was alone in the room, the door to the bathroom opened suddenly and she jumped back in threat. A tall figure walked out with nothing but a white towel wrapped across his abdomen. His well maintained chest muscles shining with a red hue reflecting on him due to the lamp. Ericka stiffened. "Nathan..." she muttered. She was so shocked that she forgot to take her eyes off of him. He wiped his hair dry and looked back at her. A shiver running down her spine as their eyes met. She immediately averted her gaze. "You know how to come back" his cold and indifferent voice echoed in the room. Ericka swallowed nervously. She felt the urge to explain herself to him, though it wasn't necessary. "Nathan I..I went to..." she stammered only to get cut off, "I don't give it a damn where you were!" he groaned, clearly frustrated. Ericka exhaled. "You don't? Then why the hell are you making a fuss about it?" she thought in her mind