SELENA"That is a lie," I yelled standing on my feet, I stared at Axel waiting for him to take back his word but he stared at me his face filled with confusion.I turned to Aiden and held Aiden's cloth tightly, unable to control the tears that streamed down my face. My heart felt like it had been ripped into a million pieces as I heard the devastating news that my sister was dead.I thought I had lost my voice from the panic attack but the moment I opened my mouth a loud cry escaped my lips as I hit Aiden's chest repeatedly, my body wracked with sobs.My mind couldn't comprehend the reality of what had happened. My sister, who was my best friend, was gone, forever. The memories of our childhood flashed before my eyes, the laughter and the tears we had shared. The promises we made to each other, the promises I made to her, to protect her always."I hate you so much," I cried out hitting him on his chest, my voice cracking, "I hate you."I felt Aiden's arms wrap around me, pulling me in

AIDENAfter the doctors had examined and restitched my wound, I spent the night in my bed twirling around and thinking about all that had happened during the day, it was night time already but I just couldn't get myself to fall asleep no matter how hard I tried.My mind kept drifting back to Selena and what had happened in the pool, how repulsively she had looked at me alongside her mother, I needed to do something about all of this at once.If they could kill her sister, then she wasn't safe and her mother also wasn't safe, I needed to protect them and keep them safe and alive, I couldn't just sit down and watch any danger come before them.I had informed Axel before he left to make his findings on Orion immediately since he was the one he suspected would do something like that and not my father but in the middle of the night, I was tempted to call him to ask for an update on his findings.A knock soon fell on my door and when I opened my eyes it was already morning, the sun ray beam

• TWO WEEKS AGO •Natalia's body felt heavy, and her mind foggy. It had been a long day, modeling for the latest issue of a popular fashion magazine. It was an honor for Natalia to be approached by them because in a month they were known to always select one model for their magazine cover for that month, but the endless posing, retouching, and adjustments were starting to take a toll on her.When the agency had told her she would be changing into six different looks, they failed to mention that she would have to pose a lot on each look, she was currently on the fifth look and she was this close to calling it quits. She shouldn't have agreed to a day shoot, she should have agreed to a two-day shoot instead, but it was too late to go back on her word.Her makeup was starting to smudge, and her hair was a tangled mess. Her feet ached from standing in high heels for hours, and her back was stiff from arching it in unnatural ways.She glanced over at her assistant and photographers packe

SELENA"It was all Vincent's idea Aiden I swear," Natalia suddenly broke down in tears after briefly narrating what had been going on over the past few months. She knelt down on the floor, crawling towards Aiden and holding on to his leg as tears streamed down her eyes but Aiden wasn't moved by her act.His face darkened and anger consumed him by what Natalia had just explained, "How dare you?" He fumed glowering at Natalia as she held on to his leg crying. "Please Aiden, I swear, I wasn't a part of any of it, I would never....""You ungrateful..." Aiden trailed off grabbing Natalia by the hair and dragging her up, Natalia winced in pain at how tightly Aiden was grabbing her hair and yanking it backward. "Where is Vincent?" I had decided to come down to get something to drink when I felt my throat feeling sore from all the crying, when I heard their voices and saw them talking in such close proximity, I was engulfed with rage. I thought they were in it together, that I had been a p

SELENA "You're bleeding," I said softly, noticing the red stain spreading across his shirt. Aiden glanced down at his shirt and realization quickly flooded his face. "Damn it," he groaned, his hand instinctively going to his side where the wound was. I watched in concern as he held his side, wincing in pain. I knew his wound had to be restitched by the doctor after the pool incident, so if it was opened again, he was going to be feeling an excruciating amount of pain. Without thinking, I reached out to lift his shirt to inspect the wound, but he gently grabbed my hand, stopping me. "It's okay, Selena," he reassured me, his voice barely above a whisper, he seemed more concerned about me as his eyes remained glued to mine. "I just moved too quickly, it's from the pressure, I'll be fine." I could see the pain in his face as he spoke trying to reassure me he was fine, and my heart went out to him. "Let me help you," I said, taking him and myself by surprise. Wait...what? Why did I