Semua Bab The Burning Possession: Bab 1 - Bab 7

I offered a polite smile to Mr. Villion. The two men behind him stepped forward and extended their hands to me. As soon as I touched the hand of one of his sons, a wave of nervousness hit me. It felt like he had been expecting to see me… he gripped my hand firmly, almost as if he had no intention of letting go.“Oh, sorry, I was just a bit stunned to meet you, Ms. Alina. I’m Lance Villion,” he said, possibly noticing the way I looked at his hand, which still hadn’t let go of mine. He smiled, but something about that smile felt off…a quiet unease crept inside of me. I simply nodded, keeping my reaction to myself.Then the last person approached me. When he offered his hand, I felt a different kind of nervousness, far from what I felt with Lance. We stared at each other for a long moment, neither of us willing to break the gaze. I felt my heart skip a beat as our eyes locked. It was only interrupted when Mr. Villion cleared his throat from the side. I pulled my hand back quickly. Was I

Veronica’s clearly up to something again. The last time she gave me that look, I ended up squeezing through a crowd and fighting over books at a sale. All she said was she just needed me to come with her to buy a book she wanted.I could see her pretending to pout as she wiped away imaginary tears. Then she gave me those sad, pleading eyes and acted even more hurt just because I said no. I’m not falling for her tactics this time.“Come on, Ali, just say yes. It’s not like we’re about to rob someone or what.”“No, Veronica, you’re always the one who tricks me with those things.” I made it clear to her that I’m not falling for her pity acts.She acted even more pitiful and suddenly let out a sigh.“Alright, I guess there’s no way I can convince you anymore. Thanks for everything though. You don’t want to share what’s bothering you, and you won’t even listen to me. Honestly, what’s the point?” She was playing the best friend card on me. Just as Veronica was about to stand up, I stopped h

She only looked at me for a moment before quickly pulling her hand away again. I couldn't read her... I didn't know if she was angry that I dragged her out like that, or angry simply because she saw me. A sharp pain settled in my chest. Yes, it hurts knowing everything I've learned... but it hurts even more to see her trying to avoid me."What? You're going to tell Dad? Tell him I'm here in some bar, drinking and trying to forget?! I don't even know what I'm doing anymore! I've done everything just to get his attention! I follow everything he wants! But fuck, I feel like I'm about to explode from all of this!"That's when my drunken haze completely faded...she was crying... Alina was crying, right in front of me. I could see her finally breakdown and let out her anger, just like the very first time I ever saw and talked to her ten years ago."I do everything he asks! I always follow him, even if it means giving up what I truly want, because it's been drilled into my head that I have t