《My Dominating Apollo》


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    rissa¡¯s POV.


    ¡°Calm down sweetie,¡± My mom said as she watched me pace back and forth in our living room. I had been pacing for forty minutes right now angry and pissed at society.


    ¡°How will I calm down mom when I was fired for just helping my fellow colleague,¡± I yelled out of frustration.


    ¡°Bastard,¡± I muttered, For which I gained a warning re from my mom.


    ¡°He deserves it!¡± I said like it was obvious.


    ¡°You didn¡¯t tell me what actually happened,¡± she asked sitting on the couch, waiting patiently to hear why I was fired by my so-called boss.


    ¡°One of my colleagues at the canteen has nothing to eat at home, and he has a family to feed. He never ate anything in the canteen even though he was working there. He many times came to work without having food. I couldn¡¯t see him work without having food; he looks pale and very¡­ you know, weak. So, I ordered some food from my ount and gave it to him. That bitch Morgan has told this and added some more to the boss Mr. Anderson, he shouted at me saying this is not Charity¡¯s ce and fired me¡± Listening to my story my mom raised her right eyebrow with a questioning look on her face.


    ¡°That¡¯s it?¡± She asked and  I understood that she didn¡¯t buy my story. I sighed and nervously nced at her whileing up with the energy to tell her the whole truth, ¡°Um¡­ he insulted me by saying to run a Charity ce by doing prostitution, he many times insted me because I refused his offer to have a¡­ um¡­ physical rtionship with him. And in anger I pped him in front of everyone and¡­ kicked him in the.. balls¡± I was waiting for her to start lecturing me not to do all these things but none came, I looked up to see her smiling proudly at me.


    This has actually confused me, why is she smiling at me? Why hasn¡¯t she lectured me yet?


    She stood up and hugged me, ¡°Did you kick him harder?¡±I smiled at her question and hugged her back while replying a yes with a smile on my face.


    Later we had dinner together and sat down in front of the T. V watching my mom¡¯s favorite program with popcorns in the middle of us.


    While I¡¯m watching the program with my mom, My dad came to mind. I immediately nced at my mom, who wasughing at theedy scene.


    My father left us when I was in my senior year, he cheated on my mom with his assistant andter made her pregnant with his child. This has broken my mom¡¯s heart and also mine.


    After a few days, my mom epted their rtionship and didn¡¯t speak anything about it. My father invited us to his marriage, but I didn¡¯t want to go there but my mother insisted. I still remember the tears in my mom¡¯s eyes while they were sharing the kiss.


    That day I promised I would never let a tear fall from her eyes, I hate my father for breaking her heart. I hate him for breaking our family, and I don¡¯t think I would forgive him any soon for what he has done to mom and me.


    There were days when I heard her crying silently at a corner of our kitchen and in her bedroom. This has made me angrier and increased the hate I have for him. He was happy, living his life with his wife and child.


    But What about us? What about mom? What did she do to suffer all this? She doesn¡¯t deserve this. I tried many times to encourage her to have a boyfriend, but she declined. She was single from that day, never tried to have a boyfriend or in any sort of rtionship with anyone.


    I made her as my first priority after that f**king day, she was only one who I cared for and I will kill anyone who hurts her in any way with my bare hands.


    I was a publicist to the dumbest and idiotic man I ever met Mr. Harvard Anderson, of Anderson¡¯s Inc., he¡¯s a womanizer and I don¡¯t know how I worked with him for these many years.


    My first job from the PR firm that hired me was to publicize the Actress who had a small role at that time in a program called ¡°Angles.¡±


    After I forced her to do interviews and some good magazine photoshoot, Now she was leading actress in the T. v show called ¡°Mothers¡± which has received three Emmys for best drama, bestedy and by my hard work and dedication to making her famous, she¡¯s now a famous actress.


    Later I had a few very good models as my clients, who now have a very sessful career as Actresses and Victoria¡¯s Secret Angels. I was an experienced and skilled publicist.


    I had a good share of clients who are famous now because of my hard work and patience. My favorite and close to my heart was Amelia Brown, she was once my client who was kind and generous.


    She was a normal model when she came to me as my client. Now she¡¯s a leading Actress on some of the best action movies. Her current publicist might take all the credit of my hard work.


    She¡¯s still in touch with me; we sometimes meet and have dinners together. And one day I got an email from thepany Anderson¡¯s Inc. Mr. Anderson¡¯s assistant Linda Florence has emailed me telling me about his interest in me for being his personal publicist and a monthly paycheck for being his personal publicist.Content (C) N?v/elDra/ma.Org.


    They were offering way more than I earned before. I heard that thepany was very popr, and Mr. Anderson was a billionaire entrepreneur. Who would say no to such a good offer?


    I epted, and mom I shifted to London from New York. Leaving all our painful memories behind.


    I worked for Mr. Anderson for four years. In this time I have earned respect and earned unmatched publications skills in the business sector in the media world.


    However, Harvard tried many times to convince me to have sex with him, even tried to seduce me but miserably failed because I never gave in.


    After seeing what my father did, I hated men and I never had a rtionship with any. I put all my concentration on my studies, making my dreamse true. When I first started my career, I was offered a hot, cramped firm that smelled horrible.


    I earned a good amount of money; I bought a very good and big apartment, two cars and all other things for ourselves. We lived here without any financial issues. My mother works as a professor at a university near our apartment. She was an experienced and highest paid professor at the university where she works.


    Life was good until things went down with Mr. Harvard. He started insulting and shouting, barking at me for small things. I was patiently dealing with him however I lost it when he said that to me. I don¡¯t regret doing it; he can¡¯t do anything to me because I was very popr and every single thing I write goes around the city in just a second. It¡¯s hard to do anything against me because of it.


    My mother¡¯sughter has brought me back to reality. She wasughing out loud. She was happy, and I want to see her like this for the rest of my life. I love her too much.


    ****


    I woke up this morning hearing my mom¡¯s voice yelling that she did breakfast and kept it on the dining table. I felt her kissing my forehead and telling me to wake up.


    Right now, I was having my breakfast while checking my email for any important news. There were few emails from Anderson¡¯s Inc about sending my sry to my ount and all.


    There was an email from my assistant Lydia Miller. I opened it, in the email, Lydia was asking me toe over to my office as fast as I can. She says that there is something important waiting for me in my office.


    I had my breakfast and ced my te in the dishwasher. We have a maid whoes in the morning and does all the work. She¡¯s a kind and polite person, in no time she became an important and close person to us. She said she¡¯ll bete today because her sister came to visit her and my mom gave her off today.


    After cleaning the kitchen and dining table, I dressed up in my red blouse with a ck zer on it and with my ck slim straight leg trousers, paired with my three-inches heels. With my Gi handbag, I walked out of my apartment to the parking lot. I unlocked my Mercedes SUV and drove to my office.


    I parked my car in the parking lot and walked inside the building.¡±Good morning, Miss Green¡± Mia, the receptionist greeted me.


    ¡°Good morning, Mia¡± I greeted back, smiling at her.


    I walked towards the elevator and pressed the button. I patiently waited for it to open, and with a cheerful ding the doors of the elevator opened. I stepped inside and pressed the floor number of my office.


    The doors of the elevator closed. I waited until I reached the floor. The elevator opened its doors, and I stepped outside. The floor has only two offices; one is mine and one is my assistant¡¯s and it has a meeting hall. The floor was quiet, the sound of my heels filling the floor.


    While I¡¯m walking towards my office, I see Lydia walking outside of my office nervously. She saw me and smiled at me with a worried expression on her face. I walked towards her and she greeted me. ¡°Good morning, Lydia,¡±


    ¡°Good morning, What¡¯s the matter? Why are you nervous?¡±


    She signaled me towards my office and said ¡°There is someone waiting for you in your office.¡±


    ¡°Who¡¯s that?¡± I asked,


    ¡°I think you should see that yourself,¡± she said.


    I nodded and walked to my office; I opened my office door and stopped dead in my tracks As I stared at the person sitting on my couch.

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    It took me a sec to snap back to reality and face the person who was smiling at me. I walked towards her; she immediately stood up and extended her hand, ¡°Hello, Miss Green. My name is Lillian Davis¡± She greeted me, I took her hand and shook it.


    ¡°Hello,¡± I replied,


    ¡°I¡¯m a personal assistant of Mr. Matthew Villin; I¡¯m here to talk about his interest in having you as his personal publicist,¡± she said.


    I nodded my head and walked towards my desk andid my bag on the table as I sat down on my chair.


    ¡°Please,¡± I said, gesturing to her to take a seat in front of me. She smiled and walked ahead and sat in front of me while taking a file and cing it in front of me.Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°This contains the pay and all other things,¡± she said, I nodded and took it and opened the file.


    The Villin¡¯s are the most fearful and extremely dangerous family. There are many rumors and stories of them ruling the city for years. The system can¡¯t do anything against them even if they do, there¡¯s a man who would rescue them in just a blink of an eye.


    Even though it was 5 years that I have spent here I don¡¯t know who that man was and nothing about their family. But I heard so much about them, and I¡¯m very interested to associate with a powerful family like them. Media is also afraid of them which makes my chance more in this.


    Why won¡¯t I ept this offer if I am getting twice more than my regr pay and if by chance in future I leave them, I will get more offers from others and maybe get more attention?


    ¡°I ept it; I¡¯ll meet Mr. Villin if you could make an appointment with him. It would make things easier to discuss more his business and his personal interests,¡± I said as I closed the file and handed it over to her.


    She took it from my hand and said ¡°I¡¯ll Inform sir and let you know about it, actually sir was about toe to meet you but he had a meeting to attend so he sent me to talk about it¡± she said with a smile on her face,


    ¡°Oh! I¡¯m pleased to hear that he preferred to meet me in person,¡± I said genuinely happy to hear that the most influential and fearful person wanted to meet me in person.


    ¡°Okay, then I¡¯ll take leave. It was nice meeting you, Miss Green,¡± she said while extending her hand to me. I dly took it and said, ¡°It was nice meeting you too Lillian,¡± I said, she smiled at me and walked out of my office.


    Lydia came into my office with the same worried expression on her face, I can understand why her expression was like that. It¡¯s because of Mr. Villin¡¯s assistant visiting me. If a Villin¡¯s worker came to you, it would mean two things, one, for business work, two, for warnings.


    She was worried about me getting warnings from him because I¡¯m a publicist and it¡¯smon for us.


    ¡°Lydia, rx its an offer to be as a personal publicist to Mr. Villin,¡± I said, she released a deep breath and smiled at me.


    ¡°Thank god, I thought she¡¯s here to give you any kind of warnings¡­They¡¯re just scary,¡± she said with a wired expression. Iughed at her expression.


    ¡°For your information, we are going to work with them¡­¡± she had a horrified expression on her face by hearing what I said which made meugh even harder holding my stomach.


    ¡°Oh my god, please change your expression Lydia I¡¯m gonna die,¡± I said,


    ¡°Please tell me, you didn¡¯t ept their offer,¡± She asked,


    ¡°I did,¡± I said, For which she gasped.


    ¡°You did what? This is a death sentence,¡± she eximed, ¡°Rx Lydia, They¡¯re our clients now. Don¡¯t worry about it,¡± I said while standing up and taking my handbag.


    ¡°Inform me when I get an email by Lillian Davis about the meeting, see you,¡± I said,


    ¡°Okay, good day,¡± she said, and I walked towards the elevator.


    Lydia was my assistant for 5 years, At this time she has be so close to me, back when I worked with my first ever client Alyssa Wilson the one who was an actress, I had to appoint an assistant because of my work and I appointed her.


    She was kind and polite and very helpful to me. In no time she became a close friend and helped me with everything.


    We moved together here when I was informed to work from London, she is very loyal and professional at work and I liked this quality in her.


    She¡¯s a brte with a slim body and 5 feet tall with pale skin color. Back then, she had a boyfriend butter discovered that he was cheating on her with her cousin.


    She was heartbroken. He cheated on her because she wasn¡¯t ready to lose her virginity.


    I have supported her all along; my mother was so fond of her that she always requested Lydia toe over whenever she¡¯s free.


    I was her only friend and family; her family had abandoned her long back when she was just 19. Her parents died in a car ident when she was 17, from then she was living with her uncle and aunty.


    Her aunty is a cruel woman; she used to make her work as a maid in her house. Lydia had a very tough life until she met me. when she came for an interview, she was weak and pale with bruises on wrists. Her academic percentage blew my mind, and she was very good in studies even though her aunty never gave time to study.


    That was the main reason why I thought she¡¯s perfect for this position. I helped her and made her live near my house, I asked her to live with us but she declined. I respected her decision and didn¡¯t force her into anything. She was like a little sister to me while I had none.


    ***


    I parked my car at the parking lot under my apartment and walked into the apartment lobby. As I walked into the elevator my phone started vibrating in my handbag. I took it and there was a message from Lydia, I opened it.


    Lyb


    The meeting scheduled tonight at 8 pm at The Gitz Restaurant.


    Me


    ??


    ****


    The elevator doors opened, and I walked towards my apartment. I walked straight to my bedroom and changed my clothes; I took myptop from my table and put it on myp. As I opened myptop I closed it again because I forgot to make my favorite coffee.


    I put it on my bed and stood up, while I pulled my hair up into a messy bun. I walked downstairs towards the kitchen and made myself a coffee.


    I took it with me to my bedroom. As I walked into my bedroom and opened my balcony door, I put my coffee andptop on the table while I looked around.


    The view from here is beautiful and peaceful.


    I sat down on the couch and took a sip of my coffee while opening myptop while cing my cup on the table and searched for The Villins family history.


    To my surprise there were no family photos of them, only Mr. Matthew Villin photos are opened. There were some articles about their business, other than that there were no other articles.


    This family is so mysterious, there¡¯s nothing about them other than theirpany and other business gatherings.


    ****


    The whole day I was searching about Villin¡¯s family and got nothing other than theirpanies and no. of businesses they do.


    I closed myptop and walked through my bedroom and directly into my bathroom and took a shower.


    I walked outside with a towel wrapped around my body and stepped inside my walk-in closet, dressed in business attire. I let my dark brown long, straight hair reach my waist. I did my make and took my Gi handbag with me while walking out and locking my apartment.


    My mom has a spare key with her so no worries. I walked towards the parking lot while unlocking my car. I opened the car door and got in. I drove to the restaurant, and stopped my car and got out. I gave my car keys for valet parking while walking towards the receptionist.


    I asked her my table number, and she led me there and I waste because Mr. Matthew Villin was already waiting for me.


    ¡°Hello, Miss, Green¡± he immediately extended his hand forward when he saw me walking to the table. I took it with a smile.


    ¡°Hello Mr. Villin¡±


    While sitting on the chair, I said: ¡°It¡¯s a pleasure meeting you.¡±


    ¡°Pleasure is all mine,¡± he said.


    I smiled at him.


    He was tall and had a very muscr body, ck hair with a few gray strands here and there, they clearly indicate that he was a bit aged but doesn¡¯t look like it.


    He¡¯s handsome and attractive. Round fair face with a ck-trimmed beard, blue eyes, and straight nose.


    Looking at him, no one can tell that 52 years old and a very powerful, fearful businessman, and also a father of five children.


    we discussed his interests and what he would like me to do while we ordered our meals and had them.


    ¡°As I told you I like to keep my family out of media, it¡¯s not a request,¡± he said it with a smile even though it felt like a dangerous warning, I didn¡¯t let it show it on my face and confidently replied, ¡°I promise to keep your family out of it, Mr. Villin.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll be happy if you could call me Matthew or Matt, I prefer first names when we are working together,¡± he said by cleaning his mouth with a handkerchief.


    ¡°Sure, Matthew,¡± I smiled.


    ****


    I was driving back to my apartmentthe  and I got a message.


    ¡°Hey Siri, Can you tell me who sent message,¡± I said while driving my car,


    ¡°Sure, the message was sent by mom,¡± the robotic female voice said.


    While keeping an eye on the road, I tried to take the bag which was ced on the passenger seat but couldn¡¯t reach it. I moved my eyes off the road towards my bag.


    **Bang** **crash**


    My head hit the headboard, and I screamed while I feel somethinging out of my head. I raised my head to see a car in front of me, I touched my head with my fingers and gasped when I felt liquid.


    While I slowly started to lose consciousness, I noticed a tall shadow falling on my face.


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    I heard sounds of different voices and other things which were making my head throb in pain, I opened my eyes and everything was blurry and I blinked my eyes to make it clear for me to see where I was. I see my mom talking to a man wearing a white coat.


    She was worried, I can tell that by just looking at her expressions. I tried to make a sound but my throat hurt like I hadn¡¯t drunk water for many days. Still, I managed to whisper but it went unheard by her. This time I tried to whisper louder and she heard me.


    She hurriedly walked toward me, ¡°hon, Are you okay?¡± She asked while taking my hand in hers, I nodded my head at her as I tried to sit up but felt this pain in my head increasing by my move. My mom put a pillow on my back and helped me sit. I leaned back on the pillow.


    ¡°Water¡± I managed to ask,


    She handed me over a ss of water, I gulped it whole. I turned to my mom and asked, ¡°What happened?¡±


    ¡°You had an ident,¡± she said and immediately everything rushed to my head.


    I remember someone lifting me from the seat of my car, and putting me into their own. I can¡¯t remember their face, but I can remember their body smell. I can¡¯t quite describe it. It was very pleasant and intoxicating. I was snapped back to reality by my mother yelling at me for driving carelessly.


    ¡°Mom, I¡¯m perfectly fine,¡± I said, slightly irritated.


    ¡°You¡¯re not fine, you hit your head,¡± she yelled at me.


    ¡°Miss Green, please don¡¯t yell at the patient, it may increase the head pain,¡± The doctor who was quietly standing at the door said to mom.N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    She nodded her head to him and asked ¡°Can I take her home.¡±


    ¡°Yes, she¡¯s okay. There are no major injuries,¡± he said and walked out of the room. I changed into the clothes which mom bought for me.


    We walked out of the hospital, and mom drove us home. She opened the apartment door, and we walked inside. I sat down on the couch, and she brought me a water bottle and I drank like I had been starved for years. After drinking the water, I ced the empty water bottle on the table and turned around to face my mom.


    ¡°I got an offer to be a personal publicist for Mr. Villin,¡± I said enthusiastically.


    ¡°Mr. Villin?¡±She asked me with confusion.


    ¡°Mr. Villin, the one who you saw in the newspaper today,¡± I said pointing my finger at the paper.


    ¡°Oh! But I heard he¡¯s a dangerous man¡­ their whole family is,¡± she said,


    ¡°Yes, but my rtionship with him is a professional one and my client, I don¡¯t have any trouble working with him mom,¡± I said confidently.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯m sure you¡¯ll nail this one too,¡± she said, touching my cheek.


    I smiled at her and hugged her, ¡°I love you, mom.¡±


    ****


    I woke up this morning early morning, did my morning routine, and had breakfast.


    ¡°Bye mom,¡± I said while walking towards the main door,


    ¡°Bye sweety,¡±


    I walked into the elevator and reached the lobby. I drove to my Firm building, and parked my car in the parking lot, and walked into the building. As usual, Linda greeted me with her sweet smile; I greeted her back and walked into the elevator.


    I reached my floor and noticed that Lydia was already there, working on something on herputer.


    She heard the sound of my heels and looked at me, ¡°Good Morning¡± She greeted me.


    ¡°Good morning,¡± I replied.


    ¡°What happened to your head,¡± she asked with concern evident in her eyes.


    ¡°Nothing, I had an ident,¡± I said.


    She gasped, ¡°ident?¡±


    ¡°Yes, I¡¯m fine now,¡± I assured her.


    ¡°What the hell rissa, why can¡¯t you be careful,¡± she yelled at me.


    ¡°Lydia, I¡¯m perfectly fine,¡± I said.


    She inhaled and said, ¡°Promise me you¡¯ll drive carefully next time,¡±


    ¡°I promise, I¡¯ll be.¡±


    She nodded, and I walked into my office and put my handbag on the desk while taking a seat. ¡°I have news for you,¡± she said, walking to me with herptop in her hands.


    ¡°What is it?¡± I asked,


    ¡°Mr. Villin wants us to shift our office to villin¡¯s enterprise¡¯s main building,¡± She said, I exhaled and leaned back on my chair.


    ¡°Like immediately,¡± she added,


    ¡°Why he wants us to shift to their building,¡± I asked her,


    ¡°He thinks it would be best if we could work closely and together,¡± She said.


    ¡°He sent his bodyguards to help us with it,¡± She added.


    I looked around my office and sighed.


    ¡°Right now?¡± I asked.


    She nodded her head to my question.


    ¡°Then we should start packing,¡± I said, slowly standing up from my chair.


    After packing our things Matthew¡¯s bodyguards have loaded them in their car, I and Lydia traveled to the building in my car.


    After reaching the building entrance, the watchman opened the gate and looked at the skyscraper in front of I forgot to drive the car inside. I was openly gaping at the building. It was truly beautiful, the shining ss and the sunlight reflecting through the sses making the building look mesmerizing and at the same time intimidating.


    Lydia shook my arm making me snap back to reality.


    ¡°Where were you lost,¡± she said,


    ¡°Nowhere,¡± I said while driving my car inside.


    I parked my car in the parking lot, As we got out of the car Lillian walked towards us with a smile on her smile. Her middle length blond hair was bouncing while her long legs were talking long strides. Her blue eyes were gleaming while she was walking to us.


    ¡°Miss Green, wee to Villin enterprises¡± she weed us, I smiled at her and said, ¡°Thank you¡±


    She took us inside and it was so big, In the middle, there was a reception with a man and a woman sitting on their desks doing their work.


    Lillian took us to the elevator, and we got inside with our stuff carried by the bodyguards. She pressed thest floor number which was the 93rd floor.


    We waited patiently for the doors to open, while awkwardly smiling at each other.


    Finally, we reached the top floor of the building, and the doors of the elevator opened.


    We were weed with a very beautiful interior, and it was clean and everything was perfectly in the ce. There was a deck next to a double door office. And there were two offices side by side on the other side.


    Lillian took us to the double door office first, she knocked on the door and Matthew¡¯s voice came out asking toe in. She pushed the doors and let us in. Inside Matthew was sitting on his chair and his desk waspletely covered by files. He was reading the files, and he looked so stressed. All of a sudden, I feel sorry for him.


    ¡°Mr. Villin¡± Lillian called, he looked up from his work and smiled when his eyesnded on me.


    ¡°Oh! rissa¡± he stood up and walked to me and said, ¡°wee¡±


    ¡°Thank you,¡± I said,


    ¡°Lillian will show you your cabin, and she will help with all other works. Feel free to meet me if you have any doubts okay,¡± he said,


    ¡°Okay, Mathew,¡± I said while turning around.


    ¡°Wait, what is that band-aid dear?¡± He asked.


    I touched it and said, ¡°I had an ident, Don¡¯t worry I¡¯m fine now.¡±


    ¡°You should be careful, hon,¡± he said,


    ¡°I will,¡± I smiled and walked out of the office.


    We walked into my office, and Lillian opened the office door and I gasped looking at it.

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    The office was so beautiful, There were a ck executive desk and leather upholstered chairs and light brown wood wall dding, golden ents, and a crystal chandelier centering the meeting table allplementing each other creating an elegant-looking office.


    At the right of the office were two ceiling windows with light brown color curtains on either side of the window. On the other side, is the table with a bookshelf filled with many books.


    I walked inside my office admiring each and every corner of it, with my mouth wide open.


    ¡°Did you like it, Miss Green?¡± Asked Lillian.


    ¡°Yes, I love it,¡± I said honestly.


    I walked to my desk and put my bag on it. My things were brought here and were ced on the desk. Everything was set up neatly for me to use.


    ¡°I¡¯ll let you do your work, Miss Green,¡± she said, for which, I turned around and nodded at her.


    ¡°Come, Miss Miller, I¡¯ll show your office,¡± she said to Lydia and walked her out of my office.


    I traced my fingers against my desk and inhaled the smell of a newly prepared office while closing my eyes. I was excited to work here with Mr. Villin. I jumped and squealed like a kid.


    ****


    It took twenty minutes for me to set things around. After that, I settled on my chair and stretched my body. I started theputer and set it up with my emails and other things. I started to do my work and was checking all my emails to see whether I got any important emails. It was actually Lydia¡¯s work to do, but I chose to check them out myself because I know she might be busy setting up her things in her new office.


    There were no new emails at the moment So I decided to check Mr. Mathew¡¯s business profiles and social media. I checked his Instagram and Facebook profiles. I was disappointed to see that his profile was not maintained properly, and the posts weren¡¯t put in ordingly. I clicked the button under my desk and asked Lillian toe over to my office through the tel.


    In just seconds she was in my office.


    ¡°Miss Green, Did you need something?¡±


    ¡°Yes, Lillian. Can you tell me who was Mr. Villin¡¯s previous Publicist?¡±


    ¡°Yes, Miss Green. Mr. Harrison was Mr. Villin¡¯s past publicist,¡± she said.


    ¡°Is there any problem Miss Green?¡± She asked looking at me with concern when I nced at theputer screen.


    I sighed as I put my hands on the desk.


    ¡°I just checked Mr. Villin¡¯s social media profiles and it bothered me when I saw his profiles weren¡¯t arranged properly. All the posts and other things weren¡¯t kept professionally.¡±


    ¡°Miss Green this was the reason why Mr. Harrison was actually fired. Mr. Villin didn¡¯t like his work, and he believes you are perfect for the role.¡±


    I smiled when she said this. It actually made me proud that people like him are loving my work.


    ¡°Thank you, Lillian,¡± I said as I smiled at her, she nodded her head while saying.


    ¡°Please let me know if you need anything.¡±


    As she walked out of my office, I started rearranging his public profiles and all.


    I deleted a few random photos and uploaded photos of him doing meetings and interviews. I also uploaded some of his photos in serious business attire and his products.N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    *****


    I checked all his photos and smiled when everything was set perfectly and also checked out business mails of Mathew to see whether he got any emails requesting for any kind of interview. I noted down a few famous magazines requesting Mr. Villin for interviews. I made sure to check their backgrounds and asked Lillian to fix the meetings ording to his schedule.


    I was actually waiting for Mathew to approve it so that I could send them a confirmation mail.


    *****


    I was checking a few popr business magazines which are perfect for Mr. Villin to give interviews and coverage for his business. Suddenly my phone started ringing, I grabbed it and answered it without checking the caller name.


    ¡°Hello,¡±


    ¡°Hello, Is this Miss rissa Green?¡± A male voice came out in a thick British ent.


    ¡°Yes,¡±


    ¡°Mr. Mathew Villin is in the police station, he¡¯s been arrested and he¡¯s asking for you.¡±


    ¡°What!¡± I said, shocked to hear that Mathew is arrested.


    After asking for the location, I hung up the call and walked outside of my office in a hurry. While I¡¯m walking towards the elevator Lillian came into my way telling me about the situation Mathew is in.


    ¡°Did they tell you what actually happened?¡± I asked her while walking over towards the elevator.


    ¡°Yes, they said a man had used Mr. Villin of killing his family,¡± Lillian answered.


    ¡°What?!¡± I eximed,


    ¡°Yes, They said he had proof with him,¡± she said with full of worry.


    ¡°Oh god! I had to pull him out of this before this goes out to the media,¡± I said hurriedly while walking towards the elevator.


    ¡°rissa wait¡± I turned around to see Lydia walking to me.


    ¡°I¡¯lle with you,¡± She said, I nodded at her and turned to Lillian, ¡°You stay here and call Mathew¡¯s Lawyer, inform them everything.¡±


    I said to her, ¡°Okay Miss Green¡± She nodded,


    ¡°And¡­ Make sure no one knows about this,¡± I said to her, for which she nodded her head.


    Lydia and I walked to the parking lot and got into my car. While I was driving us to the police station, my mind was thinking of all the possible ways to get him out without the media noticing this and making this big.


    ¡°I hope hiswyer pulls him out of this as soon as possible,¡± I thought to myself.


    After reaching the police station, I parked my car outside and Walked inside the police station. Lydia was walking behind me quietly. Inside the police station, I see Mathew inside the jail, but the jail was not like any other jails. It has a sofa and T. v with a fan, it¡¯s a kind luxurious jail. He was smoking a cigar while checking out the time in his watch. I walked over to him, he noticed me and walked towards me.


    ¡°Mr. Mathew, I told Lillian to call yourwyer, he¡¯lle here in any moment,¡± I said, he just smiled at me and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry about this just make sure no one knows about this,¡± He said, I nodded my head and walked back to the chairs ced in the corner. I stood there, Thinking about the excuses for covering this matter


    I was pacing back and forth while Lydia was watching me silently.


    If he stays long here, the media will know about the situation somehow, And if they found out they¡¯ll make a big fuss about the rumor. No¡­ No¡­ This can¡¯t happen, I have to pull him out of the jail as soon as possible¡­ where is this stupid Fucking Lawyer!


    When I turned around my jaw dropped as I take in the sight of the man entering into the police station.


    Tall, All ck suit, Jet ck hair with a pair of soul-piercing ocean blue eyes entered my vision. Sculpted face like god had specially designed it, Incredibly well-defined jaw, That pink kissable pair of lips making a thin line like he was ufortable with everything around him, Straight nose with high cheekbones. He was so Tall and from where I am, I can see the way his suit perfectly fits against his torso and hugging every inch of his body perfectly it¡¯s clear that he does work out very much.


    The way he was walking towards the cop and carrying himself, one can tell he exudes power and dominance, making everyone drop their weapons and surrender to him. The sense of righteousness in his eyes was¡­ wait who is this guy? Why am I thinking about him like this?


    I shook my head to get out of the trance. I nced at Lydia to see her watching him with her mouth wide open. I turned to look at him, and he was sitting on the chair with his back straight and his hands were on the desk. The way he was talking to the officer was so intimidating. I stood still trying to listen to what they were talking about, but from the ce I was standing, it¡¯s difficult.


    I was watching the way his jaw moves whenever he talks, it¡¯s so desirable to watch. The way he clenching his jaw whenever the officer says something he doesn¡¯t like. The way his nerves popping out of his hands whenever he fists, the anger and impatience were clearly visible in his bodynguage.


    I was watching his every move it was like watching my favorite movie. I couldn¡¯t take my eyes off him. After what felt like an eternity the officer nodded his head and stood up from his chair, this made me snap back to reality. I quickly nced at Mr. Mathew and walked over.


    Mr. Sexy walked over and I can feel him standing behind me. I can feel the heat radiating from his body. The officer opened the door, and Mathew walked outside the jail. He looked at Mr. Sexy and smiled at him proudly.


    He turned to me, he opened his mouth to say something but Mr. Sexy cut him off, ¡°We should leave¡± he said in a deep voice.


    Mathew nodded to him and walked past me to him, I turned around and saw Mathew walking out with him. He was surprisingly taller than Mathew. I Lydia drove back to the building behind Mathew¡¯s Car.

 5

    CLARISSA¡¯S P. O. V.


    After parking my car in the parking lot, We both walked through the lobby towards the elevator. We stepped inside the elevator and reached the top floor where Mr. Mathew¡¯s office was located, We both stepped out of the elevator and walked through the empty floor towards his office. Only the sounds of our heels filled the floor, it was so quiet and intimidating.


    As Lydia pushed the door open, I saw Lillian, sitting on the sofa and staring at someone in front of her. I stepped inside and saw that tall man sitting on the sofa with his right leg over his left leg and a magazine in his hands.


    Hearing me walking in, Mathew looked up at me, ¡°rissa, please sit down, I need to talk about something!¡± He said folding the paper he was reading.


    I nodded and sat down on the sofa next to Lillian, who was still gawking at that tall guy. I nced at him and turned myplete attention towards Mathew, ¡°That guy just tried to destroy my business, I don¡¯t want to make this issue a scandal and media shouldn¡¯t know anything about this arrest and the usations he put on me, rissa I trust you can handle this!,¡± he said looking at me, I smiled and nodded my head.


    He smiled at my gesture and turned his head towards Mr. Sexy who was looking back at him. ¡°You know what to do,¡± he said, for which Mr. Sexy gave a small smile.


    Mathew turned to me, ¡°I need you both to work together to solve this problem okay,¡± he said and a bomb dropped in my heart. I nced at Mr. Sexy who was not bothered about Mathew¡¯s decision.


    I quickly turned my head towards Mathew and cleared my throat and gained his attention.


    ¡°Mr. Mathew, I prefer working alone,¡± I said trying to make him change his decision, but the way Mathew dropped his smile I immediately understood that it¡¯s his final decision and he¡¯s not going to change that.


    ¡°I need you both to work together, I hope you understand rissa!¡± He said with a pleading look on his face.


    I sighed, ¡°Okay,¡± I said while I nced at Mr. Sexy.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± he said, smiling at me and turning his head towards Mr. sexy.


    ¡°Did I introduce you both to each other?¡± he said looking at me and back at Mr. Sexy, however, he didn¡¯t even nce at us.


    I just stared at him without giving any response to his question, ¡°Okay¡­ rissa, this is Apollo,¡± he said pointing his hand towards him, ¡°And Apollo this is rissa,¡± he introduced and to my surprise, Mr. Sexy acknowledged my presence for the first time. He turned his face towards me and gave a small smile, just moved his lips upwards. He was so attractive when he did that, it took me a sec to snap back to reality and smile back. He turned his head back to the magazine and ignored all of us.


    ¡°That¡¯s it all for today, let me know if you need something,¡± Mathew said while walking around to his desk.


    I nodded my head at him and turned around, As I walked towards my office Lydia followed me behind. I walked inside my office and sat down in my chair, my head began throbbing with pain. Mathew¡¯s words were still running in my mind making me very irritated at the fact that I had to work with someone I don¡¯t even know or heard about before.


    I took a deep breath and tried to rx but this headache was increasing by the passing minute, ¡°Lydia,¡± I whispered,


    ¡°Yeah¡­. rissa?¡­ Are you okay?¡± she asked as she walked towards me and took my hand in hers,


    ¡°Can you get a cup of coffee for me, please,¡± I asked while holding my head with my two hands. As I touched my head, it was burning as it would explode at any moment. I began massaging my forehead with my fingers as I pulled the drawer and searched for the tablets, all of sudden my phone began ringing making my head hurt more because of the sound. I quickly grabbed the tablet sheet and took a tablet out. I reached the water bottle as I put the tablet inside my mouth and gulped it with water, I  closed my eyes and ced my head on the table.


    My phone began ringing again. Groaning, I reached for my mobile and answered it without looking at the caller id, ¡°Hello?¡± I answered,


    ¡°Hello, Miss Green,¡± the other person replied and I immediately recognized the irritating voice of


    Mr. Michele Williams.


    Basically, he hates me and my guts, he calls wherever I get a famous person as my client and tries to scare me by saying that they may sue me if I do anything wrong. But his tries never worked, I simply ignored him whenever he tried to manipte me.


    ¡°Congrattions!!¡± he said in a mocking way, I rolled my eyes and controlled myself not to snap at him as my headache just began fading and because of his irritating voice, it wasing back.N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    ¡°I heard you got an offer to be personal publicist to Mr. Villin?¡± he said and can clearly feel the smirk on his face,


    ¡°Yeah,¡± I just replied.


    ¡°Well, That¡¯s unfortunate don¡¯t you think?¡± he said with a mockingugh in addition to what he said, I just gritted my teeth.


    ¡°Why do you think so?¡± I simple asked while controlling myself,


    ¡°Don¡¯t you know?¡­ about The Villin¡¯s?¡± I heard him say as I noticed Lydia walking inside with the cup of coffee and some cookies in her hands, looking at me her expression changed and worry was evident in her eyes.


    I signaled her to put the cup and cookies on my desk, ncing at her worried face I smiled to let her know everything is okay.


    While smiling back at me she turned around and walked out of my office, Michele was going on in my phone, he didn¡¯t even release that I wasn¡¯t listening to his bullshit.


    ¡°I can imagine your shocked face when you see Mathew with a gun in his hands standing in front of you,¡± he said whileughing like an idiot.


    ¡°I can manage that if it ever happens, how does that concern you anyway?¡± I asked while taking the cup from the table,


    ¡°No, actually I¡¯m happy for you, you¡¯ll now understand¡­¡± I was taking a sip of my coffee while listening to his bullshit,


    ¡°It¡¯s not your cup of tea to handle people like him,¡± I leaned my body agonist my desk while taking a sip,


    Nowes the part of the maniption, he never gets tired of doing this over and over again, it¡¯s been a million times now and I always proved to him that I don¡¯t care about my client¡¯s background or how dangerous it could be to work with them when. My only focus was on their growth and publicity, it¡¯s my job to help them get good publicity and growth in social media and other things and I only focus on that but nothing else.


    Every single one with whom I worked with is famous now, I never got any negative remarks ever from anyone I was also praised for my hard work and dedication I put in to make my clients seed in their respective fields. Michele knows how good I am at my work and still, he tries to scare me so that he could get the offer.


    After me, Michele is the popr one in our PR firm, he doesn¡¯t like the fact that I¡¯m better than him and the offers I get are good onespared to his. All these made him hate me, I don¡¯t feel the way he feels about me, I don¡¯t hate him or dislike him.


    ¡°I¡¯m just trying to help you, Miss. Green as you know we both are of the same firm,¡± he replied,


    Before he could start telling me more about Villins I cut him off, ¡°Mr. Williams, I know you worry about me so much, I understand your concern, Trust me, Work is very important to me and no matter who I work with¡­ So, If you excuse me¡­ I have important things to do,¡± I said and immediately hang upon him.


    I breathed out and tried to rx, I nced at my phone, ¡°Bastard, Why can¡¯t you just focus on your work instead of mine?¡± I muttered while taking thest sip of my coffee.


    I ced it on my desk and turned around, Looking at my phone I took a step ahead and hit my nose to a strong wall.


    I looked up from my phone while rubbing my nose and saw it was not a wall rather it was a strong chest. I slowly looked up from his chest and gasped loudly while stepping back when his face came into my view.

 6

    I looked up at a familiar face, he was looking at me with a calctive look which made me a bit nervous about myself. He wasn¡¯t saying anything, there wasplete silence in the room. He was leaning against the wall staring at me nkly, I didn¡¯t understand what to do. As I stared at him back not knowing what to do he moved himself off and began strolling towards me with his hands ced inside in his pockets. His face was void of emotions and to look at his face I had to conjure all my strength,


    ¡°Mr. Villin do¡­ Do you need something?¡± I asked moving back as he moved towards me, my back hit my desk and my breathing fastened when I saw him just mere inches away from me. I stared up at him and saw him looking at my face.


    As I noticed him moving closer to me, I immediately closed my eyes and moved my face away from him. I felt him so close that his hot breath was on my face, I shut my eyes even more tightly. My heart was pounding rapidly against my ribcage making me very nervous. His fingers touched mine slightly and something like electricity shot up right through my entire body through that touch. I opened my eyes immediately and saw him turning back and walking out of the room with a file in his hands.


    I exhaled the breath I was holding while cing a hand over my chest, ¡°He came for the file?¡± I found myself asking no one in particr. Even though he left the room his effect was still on me, something in him was very intimidating, the way he stares, the way he walks, and his quietness¡­ is something which makes a person scared to be with him in the same room.


    I shook my head and walked towards my chair, while I sat down on my chair, Lydia walked in with a big bundle of files with her. I was shocked at those files and didn¡¯t understand why she brought that many files with her. She walked over with much difficulty and ced them on my desk, ¡°What are these?¡± I asked her as she flopped on the chair in front of me. She was breathing hard like she lifted up a huge tuck on her back, It was so hrious to watch.


    ¡°M.. Mr. Villin¡­ sent them¡­ fo.. for research,¡± she said while breathing hard, I pushed the ss of water towards her, she took it and drank it whole. I pulled the bundle of files towards me and took the first one, the file was the contract between The hunters and The villins.


    It was about their partnership. I was confused as to why he sent this all to me, I nced at Lydia and saw her cing the ss down on the desk and wiping her mouth with the back of her hand. I was waiting for her to exin to me why he wants us to check all this file, she finally rxed a bit and looked at me, ¡°Mr. Villin wants us to read all these files because he says there might be something which could help us in the case, it could help us to be ahead of the case and cover up the issue before it raises¡± she said, I was still confused.


    Who sent them? Is it Mathew or that tall guy? I just ignored that and nodded at Lydia and began checking the files.


    It¡¯s been more than two hours since we began checking the files, all of them are contracts and other project files about thepany. All the information in the files was useless for us to cover up and nothing was making sense to me at all.


    ¡°I think we need to take a break now, ¡± Lydia said while stretching her body. My body was also aching because of the same position I¡¯m sitting in all this time. I leaned back and stretched my hands and my body while I was doing that suddenly my office door was opened and to my horror, Mr. Villin walked in with a file in his hand.


    He nced at me and quickly averted his eyes towards Lydia who was opening a new file from my desk, I quickly moved my hands down and sat up straight on my chair. He just walked to my desk and ced the file, he didn¡¯t even say anything about the file, he just turned around and left the office. My very sincere Lydia was still turning the pages of the files not even noticing him walking and leaving the office, I just sighed and got up from the chair and now she noticed me and looked at me with a smile on her face.


    God! This woman


    I smiled back at her, ¡°Let¡¯s go,¡± I said, she nodded her head and closed the file, I took my purse and walked out of the office. As I stepped out of the office, Lillian walked up to me with a smile on her face.


    ¡°Going somewhere?¡± she asked, stopping in front of us.


    ¡°Yeah, we thought to take a break¡­¡± ncing at Lydia,


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you join us,¡± I asked smiling at her,


    ¡°I would love to, but Mr. Villin needs me right now!¡± she said while pointing at an office that was present on the corner of the floor, I turned around to look at the office. It was big and looked very beautiful from the outside, I noticed the big see-through mirror on the left side of the office and I looked through it. It wasn¡¯t very clear from where I was standing and my legs automatically moved in the direction of that office.


    I could hear Lydia and Lillian talking about something behind but like a material pulled my a ma I was being pulled towards that office and I couldn¡¯t even understand why I was walking to that office.


    I stood against the big see-through mirror, I looked through it and saw Mr. Villin talking to someone on the phone, he was standing against the desk while leaning his back against the marvelous mahogany desk. The way his face expression was and the way his jaw was clenched revealing the sharp jawline, it was clear that he was angry at the person who was talking from the other side. He wasn¡¯t wearing his jacket, his sleeves were rolled up to his forearm showing off his nerves and the white shirt was so tight that his muscles were clearly visible through the thick fabric.


    He was holding his hand with his right hand while his left hand was over his right forearm. I don¡¯t know what the other person was talking to him but he was looking so angry. The way his nerve popped up on his forehead was so attractive, my eyes moved down to his knuckles which were turning white because of the tight hold. The way all the nerves on his hands were showing a strong grip and anger was very scary to me.


    All of a sudden I was pulled out of it, I looked around and saw Lydia and Lillian far away from where I was standing, I nced back at him and began walking towards them. I was very confused at my actions,


    Why am I behaving like this, I should stay away from this dude!


    I mumbled and walked towards them, ¡°Yeah, even I was thinking the same¡± Lillian was telling to Lydia.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    Noticing me they both turned towards me, ¡°Where were you, Miss Green?¡± asked Lillian looking at me with confusion.


    ¡°Please, you can call me rissa, Lillian,¡± I said,


    She smiled at me and nodded her head, ¡°Okay then, let¡¯s go¡± Lydia said looking at me.


    I smiled at Lillian and we began walking towards the elevator, Even though I was walking towards the elevator my mind was running around his face and the way it disyed anger and annoyance was very disturbing to me. I shook my head and stepped inside the elevator, as the elevator doors were closing I noticed him watching me through the see-through mirror.


    The way he was watching me made me gulp hard and my lips tremble while making my legs shake and sweat began forming on my forehead. Thanks to the elevator doors for closing in time which made release the breath I was holding back, I rubbed my sweaty palms together to make my nervousness disappear. In all my years of working as a publicist, I never saw someone this intense and overbearingly intimidating, ever.


    How can someone be so attractive that he pulls you like a ma toward them but also scares you away with just a stare?


    We both stepped out of the elevator and walked through the lobby, while we were walking towards the exit the receptionist smiled at me and I smiled back at her. She was a redhead and very attractive woman with a good nature, she always spoke kindly with everyone and which made her very popr in the office. Lydia told me about her while we were in the office, working on the files.


    It¡¯s very rare to get someone like her to the receptionist post nowadays, was the word Lydia told to me.


    As we reached the cafe near the office, we took a seat in the corner by the window Lydia ordered for both of us. I just rxed while reading the magazine. I looked up at the sound of the waiter telling us that the order is here, I closed the magazine and ced it on the table. The waiter began serving our tes, I patiently waited for him to serve it. As we served it and turned around he hit a man with the te identally.


    ¡°Oh!¡± The brown-haired man hissed with pain, the te hit him in the corner of his eye. Luckily it missed just his eye, the waiter boy immediately began apologizing and helping that dude but he was just telling him that he¡¯s okay.


    I felt like he was in a hurry because he didn¡¯t even notice his purse which was falling down from his pant pocket, he just walked away. The waiter also didn¡¯t notice it, so I grabbed the purse from the ground and got up from the chair, ¡°Hey!¡± I yelled but the guy was walking without turning back, I moved from the chair and began walking suddenly I felt something falling down from the purse. I nced at the man while I bent down to take the card which fell down, The back of the card all ck without anything on it.


    I took it from the ground and flipped it, which was a very fancy card. I looked at the block letters on it and when my mind registered them it stopped working.

 7

    CLARISSA¡¯S POV.


    I blinked twice but the words on the card were still on it, I nced at Lydia, she was staring at me with confusion on her face,


    ¡°Are you okay?¡± she asked with a concerned look, I didn¡¯t answer her as I was still staring at the card flipping it over and over again while my mind was filled with dangerous thoughts and questions, all of the sudden Lydia took that card off my hands,


    ¡°What is this?¡± she asked while taking it from me, she nced at me while reading the letters on the card. I watched her eyes widening and looking around for the man, ¡°Truth can¡¯t be hidden¡± she whispered reading out the words written on the card.This text is ? N?velDrama/.Org.


    We walked back to our office with confusion and tension written on our faces, a lot of things were running in my mind like who is this guy? and why did he leave us this card? Did he intentionally left it or it just slipped from his pocket? Can it be a coincidence?


    While we were walking to my office I noticed Lillian walking to us, she was about to say something but I stopped her by showing my palm to her and signaling her, not now! She nced at me with confusion and worry evident in her eyes as I just ignored her looks and walked straight to my office with Lydia following me behind.


    I walked straight to my chair and sat down on it, Lydia sat in front of me with the same tense expression. Lillian walked in and sat down in front of me without saying anything, we were silent, none of us spoke anything while many thoughts were running wild. I was clearly shocked when I saw those words in block letters on that card. If that guy left it for us then he must have known that we were trying to hide the allegation on Mathew and he must have followed us.


    I tried to calm myself as I closed my eyes and took a deep breath with my mouth as I moved my head back, I opened my eyes and looked at the ceiling as my eyes moved from the ceiling to the person standing in front of me, his ocean blue eyes were staring at me while He was standing in front of me with a nk expression, I tried to calm my increasing heartbeat and breathing normally while sitting straight I moved my eyes from and I saw Mathew sitting on the couch, ¡°Is everything okay?¡± he asked looking at us in confusion, I nced at Lydia who looked at me before she began telling them about the card. She walked to him and gave him the card, Mathew took it from her with curiosity evident in his eyes, I watched him read it with his eyes furrowed and his jaw clenching as he nced at Mr. Villin sitting next to him.


    He just stared at Mathew nkly, Mathew gave him the card and signaled to read it, Mr. Villin nced at me before reading the card without any void emotions on his face. He just looked at Mathew after reading that card, he had no reaction nor any tension on his face. He was just calm.


    ¡°That bloody bastard!¡± I heard Mathew mutter under his breath, he looked at me, ¡°Where did he left you this,¡± he asked, Lydia, answered his question and added, ¡°He left it as if it slipped from his pockets¡± Lillian looked at me and said, ¡°I think he knew that we are trying to hide this,¡±


    Mr. Villin nced at Lillian and turned to his father, he stared at him with a determined look on his face, I somehow felt like he might know something but he isn¡¯t saying anything about it. I watched him carefully as he was just sitting like a statue and staring at the ground. What¡¯s running in his mind? Why didn¡¯t he say something? All these questions were running in my mind as I observed him, he nced at me with his soul-piercing eyes, This time I didn¡¯t avert my gaze from him, I stared at him confused at his calmness in a situation like this, not even a trance of tension or confusion was on his.


    Did he know about this? Did he know that this is gonna happen? If yes, Did he n this?


    While all these questions ran in my head, Mathew, Lydia, and Lillian were talking about the situation and my mind was running around Mr. Villin, busy thinking about his calm and collective demeanor. He is always like this or is it because¡­ ¡°What do you think, rissa?¡± Lydia asked, I turned to her and saw her looking at me, ¡°Huh?¡± I replied not aware of her question.


    She blinked and raised her eyebrows, ¡°Haven¡¯t you heard what Mr. Mathew said?¡± she asked with a questioning look on her face, I nced at Mr. Mathew who was looking at with a curious look on his face, ¡°He was telling us, it¡¯s good if we go ording to a n,¡± Lillian spoke looking at me with a smile, ¡°It¡¯s a good idea, we should also schedule few things in other to make it look like we aren¡¯t bothered about the usations,¡± I said looking at Mathew.


    He smiled at me and looked back at his son, my eyes moved to him and noticed the light smirk on his lips which made me a little confused. I nced back at Lillian and Lydia who were smiling at me and I clearly understood they liked my idea.


    ¡°Okay then, we will discuss the n tomorrow, goodnight everyone!¡± he said and got up from the couch, we got up as I watched him walking out of my office with his son following him like a shadow. There is something the way he is, it¡¯s making me kinda alert and the dangerous vibe I get from him kinda scares me.


    ¡°Shall we?¡± Lydia asked, looking at me, I nodded at her and took my bag a few files with me as we walked out of the office and stepped into the elevator. Lillian and Lydia walked to the parking lot with me and got into their cars while bidding goodbye to each other and driving off the parking lot my phone began ringing, I nced at the caller and saw mum¡¯s photo shing on the screen. I took it and answered it,


    ¡°Hello, mom¡± I drove from the parking lot to the main road,


    ¡°Honey, Where are you?¡± she asked,


    ¡°In my car, driving!¡± I replied as I took a left and drove through the junction.


    ¡°Oh, Are youing home?¡± She asked, I can hear the sound of tes ced on the table and I understood that she is setting the table for dinner for us.


    ¡°Yeah, I¡¯ll be there soon,¡± I replied and hung up on her.

 8

    I drove to my home through heavy traffic and it took nearly an hour for me to reach my apartment, I parked my car and walked to the elevator.


    I got inside and reached my floor, two ts were present on this floor but the other one is right now empty. I walked to my apartment and knocked on the door, I casually nced at the door present in the other corner of the floor before my mom opened the door and let me in.


    As I walked into the living room I was hit with a delicious smell of the dishes my mom prepared for us, ¡°Hm¡­¡± I murmured as I inhaled the smelling from the dining table,


    I turned around and caught my mom, As I hugged her I heard her chuckling at me, ¡°Thank you, mom, for preparing my favorite dishes,¡± I said hugging her, she stroked my back with her hands.


    ¡°I¡¯ll change,¡± I said as I released her and turned around, as I walked to my room, took a hot shower and wore my nightwear, I noticed a new message pop up in my phone.


    I walked to the table and took the phone from it, I opened the pop-up. A smile made its way up to my lips when I saw Lydia¡¯s good night with a wink emoji message, I replied to her and ced the mobile on the table. I was about to turn around and stopped halfway as I noticed a headlighting from the window, I walked to the window and moved the curtains aside. I looked outside and noticed a ck SUV under the tree, it was halted but the lights were on. I tried to see the person inside the car but his face wasn¡¯t visible but I could observe him looking right at my window which made me move back.


    My breathing began to unstable as today¡¯s events shed in front of my eyes, those words rushed to my mind but I didn¡¯t let myself be scared of it. I took a deep breath, ¡°You need to see who¡¯s that, Calm down,¡± I said to myself as I stepped towards the window slowly with my shaky legs and sweaty palms while my heart was beating rapidly against my ribcage.


    I peeked through my window and tried to see who the person was but because of the darkness, it was impossible to see he was. After trying multiple times to see who he was I gave up and I turned around but at the same moment, a car passed by, and the lights of the car fell on the person, making his face visible to me.


    When his face was visible to me the time around me stopped and my heart began beating rapidly as if it would burst out of my ribcage, sweat began forming on my forehead and my legs began shivering terribly while my lips started trembling.


    I tried to calm myself down but I couldn¡¯t,  I didn¡¯t understand what to do as I ced my hand on my chest. I licked my dry lips as I peeked over the window to see whether he was still there and I noticed his car was still there which made my heart race even more, ¡°Calm down!¡± I said to myself as I tried to take a deep breath in my mouth and control myself. I turned around and searched for my cell phone, but I don¡¯t see it anywhere in my room.


    ¡°Calm down, You need to calm down!¡± I tried to control my unstable breathing and my shaking body, I looked around, and still nothing I found which could be helpful to me. I nced at my bed and noticed my bag under the nket, I immediately walked towards it and pulled the nket off, and took my phone from my handbag. He was the same person who left the card in the cafe for us.


    With my shaking hands, I dialed Lydia¡¯s number and was about to call her but I stopped myself. What am I doing? She might be sleeping right now. This is not a good idea, telling her will not solve this problem.


    I stepped towards the window with my phone in my hands while controlling myself not to panic, I peeped through the window and didn¡¯t find the car anymore in its previous ce. It confused me,


    where did it go?


    The question popped into my mind as I looked around to see whether it was somewhere. I released my breath when I didn¡¯t find it anywhere, ¡°Maybe he left!¡± I mumbled as I turned around and walked toward my bathroom. I took a shower and changed my clothes to my pajamas, Ibed my hair and walked downstairs.


    While I walked downstairs, I noticed my mom smiling while looking at her phone in her hands, I watched her as she began typing something on her phone while smiling warmly. I walked down the stairs quietly while watching her type something while a sudden blush appeared on her face. It is rare to see her like this after my father years back and somehow her reaction has raised hope. Hope that she might find love again and move on with her life without any worries!Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    I cleared my throat as I sat down on my chair and I sessfully gained my mom¡¯s attention. Noticing me, she immediately put her phone down and smiled at me while blushing that I caught her chatting with someone, I tried not tough and ask her about it, she needs time and I know she will tell me herself about it.


    ¡°Let me serve you,¡± she said and began serving me dinner, I quietly watched her and kept quiet. This dinner was surprisingly tranquil, and I tried to open up a conversation to reduce this tranquillity, so I began telling her about my stressful long day and I was sessful in it while mom began talking about her day.


    It was good listening to her talk about her day, it always makes me happy to see her smiling and beaming with happiness in her eyes. I love this side of mom, I always wanted her to be this happy. I don¡¯t know who made the day good but I would like that person to stay in her life and make her happy like this forever.


    After dinner, we walked back to our rooms and cleaned the kitchen and table.


    ¡°Good night, mom,¡± I said while walking to my room,


    ¡°Good night, sweety,¡± she said while turning back and walking to her room, I smiled and stepped inside my bedroom and closed the door behind me.


    I walked towards my bed and fell t on my soft mattress while I closed my eyes and slowly began falling into my deep slumber.

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    ALARM ****


    I offed the annoying rm clock and groaned while getting up from my bed, I rubbed my eyes while yawning and walked towards my washroom. I can hear my mom moving dishes and I can hear her cooking something in the kitchen as I was walking to my washroom. I brushed my teeth and took a cold shower, wrapping my favorite white fluffy towel around my body. I walked out of my washroom and walked straight into my walk-in closet. I got dressed in my baby pink deep V-neck pencil dress cinched at the waist with a statement belt andbed my hair while applying some makeup to my face. I looked at my reflection and smiled when I felt I looked good.


    I took my things and walked downstairs, as I walked downstairs I noticed Sofia helping my mom ce breakfast on the table, ¡°Sofia!¡± I called in surprise to see her. Mom gave her off for two days and it¡¯s been only 24 hours and she¡¯s back to work.


    She looked at me whileughing at me warmly, ¡°You didn¡¯t take off?¡± I asked while walking towards her, she hugged me with a smile on her lips,


    ¡°I did take, My sister went back, she had some work back at her home, So, I¡¯m back,¡± she said with a cheerful smile,  I smiled at her and walked towards the dining table, My mom began serving me my breakfast, ¡°Good Morning,¡± she greeted, I smiled at her and greeted back.


    I had my breakfast and took my bag with me while walking to the main door, ¡°Bye guys,¡± I yelled while walking towards the main door, ¡°Bye, Have a nice day,¡± they both yelled back at once.


    I smiled as I heard themughing as I stepped out of my t, I walked inside the elevator and pressed the button. I watched as the doors of the elevator closed, I patiently waited to reach the ground floor. With a cheerful ding, the elevator doors opened. I walked through the lobby and reached the parking lot and drove to my office.


    Stuck in heavy traffic for almost an hour I finally reached Villin¡¯s buildings. I parked my car and walked inside the building, I noticed the receptionists doing their work without noticing others walking around. I shook my head and walked straight to the elevator, I stepped inside the elevator and pressed the button. I moved back and watched the elevator doors slowly begin closing, they were about to closepletely but stopped and moved back.


    My breathing hitched when I saw Mr. Villin standing all tall in front me with his hands in his pockets with a very serious expression on his face, and I tried not to show my nervousness on my face. I saw him walk and press the button and move back. He didn¡¯t give a nce as he stepped inside the elevator, the air in the evaluator was so hot even though it¡¯s air-conditioned. I took a deep breath and tried to think of something to avert my attention, thenst night¡¯s event rushed to my mind.


    Many questions popped in my head, What was he doing there? Why did he leave the card there? Is he following me? Is he following Lydia too? When that question popped up my breathing began unstable as sweat began forming on my forehead.


    What if he follows my mom? What if he does something to her? All these questions made my head spin, I leaned my shoulder to the side as ck spot ying in front of my eyes. I ced my hand over my head and tried to open my eyes as much as I could. My breathing was unstable as if the air was not reaching my lungs and there was no air for me to breathe.


    I can feel his strong hands gripping my shoulders as his face appeared in front of my eyes, My eyes moved to his lips. I noticed them moving but I can¡¯t hear what he was telling me. I could see his facial features turn hard as if he was furious. He gestured to me to take a deep breath and look at his face using his hands. I tried to follow him but I couldn¡¯t, my eyelids were growing heavy and it began to quite difficult for me to breathe.  He took my face in his hands and made me look into his eyes, his lips were moving and I clearly saw it, he was cursing badly.


    I tried to follow his gestures and tried hard to get deep breaths, I was staring at his beautiful blue eyes while I followed his gestures, the deep breaths I was taking were helping me see him clearly now and I felt less dizzy. I could now hear him slowly as my body was rxing bit by bit and my breathing began to be back to being stable.


    ¡°Keep it going,¡± I hear him say in his deep and manly voice,


    I nced at him and saw his furrowed eyebrows which clearly indicated his worry, the cheerful ding sound of the elevator made him turn his head back and look at it. He turned his head back and helped me stand up by wrapping his arms around my waist, he walked me out of the elevator, and I watched Lillian walking towards me with concern and worry in her eyes.


    ¡°rrissa?¡± She walked to us and held my other side, they walked me to my office, and they helped me sit down on the couch. Mr. Villin turned his head to Lillian and said something which I didn¡¯t hear because I still felt a bit dizzy, Lillian immediately handed me a ss of water. I thanked her and drank all of it.


    Taking a deep breath I nced at Mr. Villin and saw him calling someone on his phone, he noticed my gaze on him and turned his head towards me. His ocean blue eyes were staring right at my face, his eyes always managed to pin my attention on them. His eyes were pinned on me while he was talking to the doctor on the phone with his thick British ent and deep voice, he was looking at me like I was the only one alive in this whole world.


    We were so busy staring at each other that we didn¡¯t notice that Lillian left us and we were alone in my office. I didn¡¯t know for long we were staring at each other, his eyes and the way they looked at me made me feel something inside that I never felt before and it feels good.


    All of a sudden Lillian rushed inside the room making us break the eye contact and turn our heads towards her, she was breathing hard and holding her stomach, she was sweating and she looked horrible.


    ¡°Lillian?¡± I stood up from the couch, there was a feeling that something was wrong, and the look on her face confirmed it.


    ¡°I.. I..¡± she shuttered while walking toward me, I nced at Mr. Villin who was looking at Lillian with confusion written on his face.


    I noticed a nk card, which was simr to the one I got earlier in the cafe was in Lillian¡¯s hand, ¡°T.. this wa.. was on L.. Lydia¡¯s desk,¡± she said breathing heavily while handing it over to me,


    ¡°What is this?¡± I asked while taking the card from her hand, I flipped the card and when my eyes fell on the other side of the card my mind stopped working while my heartbeat began beating faster than ever, and sweat formed on my forehead.Content (C) N?v/elDra/ma.Org.


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    I nced at Lillian and saw her looking at me with a terrified expression on her face, my eyes moved to Mr. Villin who was staring at me with confusion. He walked towards me and grabbed the card from my hand, I watched him read it calmly and collectively which made my thoughts rush to my head again. How can someone be this calm while reading a death threat from rivalry person?  I nced at Lillian, who was watching Mr Villin with the same expression she had before, ¡°Where is Lydia?¡± Mr. Villin asked looking at Lillian,


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, sir, she¡¯s not in her office!¡± she said, looking at him, worry for Lydia was evident in her eyes.


    ¡°Call her,¡± he said while turning back and walking out of my office, I turned my head towards Lillian who was dialling Lydia¡¯s number in her phone. I watched her move the phone to her ears, tension began spreading all over my body while I patiently waited for Lillian to say something and Lydia to answer the call. I signalled her to put it on speaker, she nodded her head and put that on the speaker. We two waited patiently asionally ncing at each other while listening to Lydia¡¯s caller tune.


    ¡°Hello!¡± Lydia¡¯s voice came through the phone and her voice wasn¡¯t clear,


    ¡°Hello! Hello Lydia?¡± Lillian answered, ncing at me while I was releasing the breath I was holding on,


    ¡°Yah!¡± She yelled from the other side,


    ¡°Are you okay? Where are you?¡± Lillian asked,


    ¡°I¡¯m stuck in traffic,¡± she replied while her car horn was loudlying through the phone,


    ¡°I¡¯ll be there in 15 minutes, okay, bye,¡± she hung up, Lillian looked at me while sighing out loud.


    ¡°Thank god! She¡¯s okay,¡± she said, looking at me with a smile on her face, I smiled back while I sat down on the couch.


    ¡°Who sent that card?¡± Lillian mumbled, staring in the air.


    I looked at her andst night¡¯s event shed in front of my eyes. Did he send it to scare us? Why does he want that? Questions like that popped inside my head, which I have no answers.


    As I was thinking all these I heard some one¡¯s footsteps approaching towards my office, I nced at the door and watched Mathew walk in with Mr. Villin behind him. He walked towards us and sat down on the opposite couches, I watched him release a deep sign while ncing at us, I noticed a sad expression on his face like something was bothering him.


    ¡°Apollo said me everything, I¡¯m sorry that you had to go through this?¡± he said sadly looking at me, I nced at Mr. Villin before saying, ¡°Please, This is my job, Mr. Mathew¡± as I said, those words made a smile appeared on his face before he could say anything Lydia rushed into the office hurriedly grabbing everyone¡¯s attention, ¡°I¡¯m sor¡­¡± she stopped in mid-sentence when she saw Mathew, Mr. Villin and Lillian sitting in my office, ¡°Is everything alright?¡± she asked looking at them with confusion on her face, Mathew stood up, ¡°Yes, everything is perfectly fine dear!¡± he said with a smile on his face while getting up from the couch, ¡°Apollo will take care that person, Don¡¯t worry about it anymore!¡± he said to me and turned around, Mr. Villin nced at me before following his father quietly. Something in the way he looks at me always makes me intimidated, I don¡¯t know why.


    ¡°What was he talking about?¡± Lydia asked, looking genuinely confused, Lillian shook her head while smiling and walking out of my office, ¡°Why is she smiling?¡± Lydia asked while looking at him with a raised eyebrow.


    I shook my head as I walked to my chair and sat on it, ¡°Can you please tell me what happened here?¡± she asked while cing her hands on her waist like an angry teenager.


    I sighed as I looked up at her from my files, ¡°We got a card simr to thest one, it said you got kidnapped!¡± I said looking at her, she gasped while cing her hands over her chest.


    ¡°What!¡± she asked with her eyes widening, I shook my head while lowering my head.


    ¡°Oh my God!¡­ wait but nothing happened me though,¡± she said with confusion written all over her face,


    ¡°Yeah, That¡¯s what we thought too, maybe that person wanted to scare us, maybe he thought we would back away!¡± I said out the thoughts which were running in my mind,


    ¡°I think we shouldn¡¯t stress about it now, Mr. Mathew said Hotty will take care of it now,¡± she said winking at me,


    ¡°Hotty?¡± I asked, surprised,


    She looked behind before saying, ¡°Mr. Apollo, Hotty!¡± She hushed while cing her palms behind her mouth.


    I shook my head whileughing at her nickname for Mr. Villin, ¡°Okay, Go away, I have work to do!¡± I said as I took the file from the drawer,


    ¡°Okay!¡± she said while giggling and walking out of my office.


    Days went on, and we were getting busy with our work, Last week, out of nowhere someone leaked footage of Mathew walking out of the police station and instantly it became a scandal, To bring him out of it, I had to make him do other things like interviews and business photoshoots so that the media can focus on his other things and ignore the scandal.


    Lydia and I were so stressed about the situation, we had to do all those things which would bring Mathew¡¯s business life to the limelight and make everything with a n. By taking Lillian¡¯s help I had to schedule all his meetings with the leading brands andunch him at the correct time.


    And all those days I haven¡¯t seen Mr. Villin at all, it was like he just disappeared in thin air. I heard Mathew talking to him on the phone saying to take care of himself and all, Lydia said that Mr. Villin was in France because of some family issues. I just ignored her and focused more on my work, till now we were sessful in our ns as Mr. Villin¡¯s business has been more sessful because of those interviews and magazines.


    It was the weekend, Lydia with Lillian had requested me to join them as they both wanted to go to the pub tonight. As we had a few very stressful days they decided to hit a pub for rxation and enjoy their single life, I couldn¡¯t say no to them so I just agreed because I know I need a break from my busy stressful life.


    Right now, I¡¯m getting ready to go with them, I took a shower and dried my hair. I dressed in my favourite Estonished ck Sequins Party Dress, it was not so expensive, but it¡¯s simple and sexy with its sleeveless and Sequins pattern with Spaghtetti Neck. I put some makeup over my face with Rouge Ssh shade lipstick to my lips and pulled out my ck stone earrings and wore them.


    I took my purse and walked over to my footwear column and took my ck high heels out, I wore them and stared at my reflection, A satisfied smile made its way up to my lips as I watched my reflection in the mirror. I turned around and my phone began ringing really loud, I quickly took it out and nced at the caller id. It was from Lydia. I answered it,


    ¡°Hello¡±


    ¡°Hello rissa,e down, we¡¯re waiting for you,¡± she said through the phone,


    ¡°Okay!¡± I replied and hung up on her.


    I ced it inside and began walking out to the living room, as I was walking down the stairs I saw my mom staring at me in surprise, ¡°What?¡± I asked looking at her in confusion,


    ¡°You look good,¡± she said while smiling at me, I walked to her and kissed her cheek.


    ¡°Bye,¡± I said as I began walking ahead,


    ¡°Don¡¯t drink much,¡± she said,


    ¡°Okay,¡± I replied without turning back.

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    I grabbed the door handle and opened the door, ¡°Have fun!¡± she yelled from the living room, I stepped out and watched her wink at me, I shook my head while closing the door with a smile on my face.


    I reached the ground floor and walked through the lobby, I noticed all those stares I was getting but I¡¯m used to ignoring them. I walked straight to the parking lot and noticed Lillian¡¯s car waiting for me, so I walked straight to it. As I was walking to the car I saw Lydia and Lillian watching me walk to them with their mouths wide open, I understood them being surprised to see me in this dress because they always see me in business attire and nothing other than that.


    I opened the car door and stepped inside while closing the doors back, I looked at them and noticed them watching me while turning their heads towards me.This text is ? N?velDrama/.Org.


    ¡°What?¡± I asked with my eyebrows up,


    They didn¡¯t say anything but just looked at each other instead, Lydia began smirking at me, ¡°So?¡± she said with her eyes wiggling at me,


    ¡°What?¡± I asked, confused,


    ¡°Someone is going to getid tonight,¡± she said while turning her head and a smirk ying her lips,


    Lillianughed at her words while starting the engine,


    ¡°Shut up,¡± I said. Which made themugh even louder,


    ¡°OH! Someone is definitely getting it tonight,¡± Lillian said while driving us out of the parking lot and winking at Lydia whileughing,


    ¡°Absolutely not!¡± I said with my eyes widening at Lillian¡¯s words,


    ¡°Oh no! You¡¯ll get it, I¡¯ll make sure of it,¡± Lydia said, turning her head towards me and staring at me,


    Her words literally shocked me, they both beganughing out loud when they saw my shocked face.


    We reached one of the most popr pubs in here, which is a huge three-floor space on Maiden Lane and represents thergest pub in the city which is run by a very rich person who I have no idea! The pub offers a huge range of ales and also brews its own stouts, ales, andgers making it very famous for Its sheer size means it¡¯s not the easiest venue to navigate.


    We parked the car and stepped out of it, as we began walking towards the entrance I noticed two bulky bodyguards standing out on either side of a big wooden door. They were huge and savage-looking guys who are very scary to look at. We walked towards them, the left side guy stepped ahead, Lillian opened her purse and pulled something like a card and showed it to him. He took it and examined it closely while ncing at each of us and slowly stepping back and signaling the other person to open the door. The guy standing on the right side nodded his head and opened the door, Lillian walked first followed by me and Lydia.


    As I entered inside loud music hit my sensitive ears, all that expensive fragrance smell mixed with other smells hit my nose. We walked straight to the bar and sat down on the chairs ced there, Lillian ordered few shots for three of us while we tried to make ourselvesfortable.


    Inside the club it was like dancing on the Northern Lights; beneath the dry-ice smoke swirled an array of blues, acid greens, hot pinks, and gold. The music yed over the dance floor as if it had fused with the bodies.


    ¡°Searching!?¡± I heard Lydia staring at me with that naughty look on her face teasing me again.


    I sighed and nced at her, I noticed Lillian chuckling while shaking her head. I moved my eyes to Lydia and saw herughing at my irritated expression, the bartender paced the shots in front of us, ¡°Okay, Let¡¯s y a game¡± Lydia said while sitting up straight,


    ¡°No,¡± I and Lillian said at once when we heard what game she wants us to y with her, she looked at us with an unimpressed look on her face,


    ¡°We are not kids anymore to y silly games,¡± Lillian said, Lydia moved the shots far from Lillian as she tried to take a shot,


    ¡°You¡¯ll touch this when you¡¯ll agree to y,¡± she said, I nced at Lillian and saw her looking at me while sighing and slowly nodding her head,


    ¡°Okay!¡± she said slowly nodding her head, Lydia smiled at her and looked at me, I nodded my head as I took a deep breath.

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    She gave us our shots stand while arranging her¡¯s, ¡°Okay then, I¡¯ll start first, Never Have I ever kissed a stranger,¡± She and drank one of her shot, I nced at Lillian and saw taking a shot too, they nced at me with a questioning look on their faces.


    I shook my head as no, they drank the shots and ced the empty one aside, now it was my turn, ¡°Never have I ever¡­ slipped on a banana peel,¡± I said and I drank the shot, I heard themugh listening to my words,


    I smirked as I watched them drink their shots, ¡°That was funny!¡± Lillian said while wiping her mouth with the back of her hand.


    ¡°Never have I ever.. danced like a tribal person!¡± Lillian said while drinking her shot, I remember dancing like that when I was so drunk once, I took a shot and noticed Lydia taking a shot of hers whileughing out loud.


    ¡°Never have I ever¡­ sniffed marker ink,¡± Lydia said whileughing and taking her shot to her mouth, weughed out while drinking ours.


    ¡°Never have I ever.. worn my shirt inside out in public by mistake,¡± I said as the memory rushed to my head, I was in college when it happened, I had an assignment to submit and I was runningte because of that I wore my shirt inside out and didn¡¯t notice it until my friend saw me running in the hallway dressed like that.


    I heard Lydia and Lillianughing out while drinking their shot, ¡°I still remember that awkward situation I was In when my principal saw me,¡± she said whileughing out loud.


    ¡°Never have I ever been catfished,¡± Lillian said while taking her shot, I remember that funny thing happen when I was at my grand mother¡¯s house, my grandmother¡¯s neighbor Jackson had a crush on me, he was shy to talk to me so, he just catfished me, but what¡¯s funny was my granny caught him and tried to help him talk to me but instead she scared him away.


    We continued to y and at the end of the game we were so drunk, ¡°Come on let¡¯s dance!¡± Lydia yelled while grabbing our hands and pulling us over to the dance floor.


    We began dancing like mad ones, not caring about anything in our drunken state moving our bodies, shaking our hips in a sexy way attracting every single man on the dance floor. The music is all neen nies but we¡¯re dancing like it¡¯s jive, twisting, turning, holding hands as we change sides. We¡¯re all grins, we look like idiots and we don¡¯t care. Inside we¡¯re just happy, happy, and more alive than we can ever be. I feel the part of me that¡¯s really mees out to y, to feel the vibe of the music, and let my body go free. I notice a blonde guy moving closer towards Lydia from her behind while dancing and moving his hands over her waist and pulling her back a bit. She turned around while winking at me, I noticed her seduction working on the man as he began moving his body closer to her.


    I shook my head and turned towards Lydia, we danced and danced moving our bodies in a way that our moves were matching the music that was ying. As we were dancing I noticed Lydia moving her body against some brte guy who was all over her, she had a wicked smile on her face as she winked and moved hands over his neck.


    I winked back and began dancing all by myself without caring about anything, my legs were on fire while my hips were moving by itself sinking with the beats and the music was so loud that it made my skin tingle and my lungs feel like mush. The bass thumped in time with my heartbeat as though they were one, filling me from head to toe with music. I liked this song. Over the roar of music, a distant, hazy chatter could be heard which quickly became recognized as Lydia¡¯s. I couldn¡¯t make out any words, butughter rang in my ears and wouldn¡¯t seem to stop. The song that was ying got louder, pulling me in and wouldn¡¯t let go.


    All of a sudden my ruff hand grabbed my arm and pulled me off from the dance floor, I tried to move his guy¡¯s hand off my arm but he was so strong.


    ¡°Hey leave my hand,¡± I screamed but because of loud music, my words couldn¡¯t reach this huge guy. By the uniform he was wearing I could easily recognize him as a bodyguard but where is he taking me?


    He was pulling me with him, we were climbing the stairs, he was taking me to the second floor. As we reached the floor I saw the board there, which was indicating it as VVIP section, ¡°Where are you taking me,¡± I screamed but it went ignored too. He kept on pulling me towards big doors which were located at the end of the floor, It was a VVIP room. He stopped in front of the doors and pressed a button at the right, ¡°Boss, I found the girl Miss. Harper described,¡± he said through the tel, I nced at his ear and saw Bluetooth over his ear,  hearing his words my heart began beating faster, It beats like it¡¯s going to crack a rib while my senses are on high alert as every color is brighter, every noise louder.


    ¡°Yes, she¡¯s short, brown hair in ck dress and baby brown eyes,¡± I heard him say,Content (C) N?v/elDra/ma.Org.


    I began beating his hand, ¡°Let me go!¡± I screamed as I was scared even though I was so drunk,


    ¡°Okay,¡± he said through the tel and moved back, I began beating his hands harder but he wasn¡¯t reacting at all, his hold was still strong. As I continued to beat his hand the doors opened, hearing the sound of it I turned around.


    When my eyes met his gaze, I felt drawn into his eyes. The icy blueness generated a feeling like I was being pulled into ake of frozen emotions. It was like all the myriad shades of blue swirled together to form a whirlpool of apprehension, I couldn¡¯t understand whether this is all the alcohol¡¯s effect or not. To say that his eyes were blue was like saying that the sun was yellow. Sufficient but not urate to capture the burning.


    I gulped at the intensity those ocean blue eyes held while my trembling lips whispered, ¡°M.. Mr. Villin?¡±


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    He appeared before me, in all his splendour. A tailored ck suit with a charming red tie. His chiselled jaw lifted with a proud, his lips making a thin line while His eyes a sparkling blue, so much like his fathers, and his soft, feather-like brown hair brushed away from his brow. He was charming and smart. To describe his appearance would be to totally miss the point. He was a king and he didn¡¯t give a damn what you thought of the way he looked. He saw the shock register on my face before I could hide it.This text is ? N?velDrama/.Org.


    His face was stern, the look on his face was deadly serious. My drunken state was making it hard for me to control my thoughts and before I could think or say anything he caught my arm and pulled into the room. The room was dark and the smell of alcohol mixed with cigarette smoke hit my nostrils, I could feel my heartbeat¡­ every single pound in my chest. I daren¡¯t move, I daren¡¯t even breathe, I¡¯m frozen to the spot. I could feel his hot breath, his deep heavy breaths sound nearby as the hairs on my arms stand to attention, as a militia of chills marches down my spine.


    I could feel him behind me, I could feel his hot breath on my neck making me shiver in fear. I muttered all my strength and whispered, ¡°Mr. Villin?¡± There was no response, only silence filled the darkroom, I felt his hand moving my hair aside while his hot breath hit the right side of my neck then the tender brush of lips, Burning as they made contact with my neck while a wave of pure pleasure ran through my entire body and a loud moan rushed out.


    ¡°You look beautiful,¡± I heard him murmur against my skin, his voice low and husky.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± I said in barely more than a whisper as our breathings were shaky and drunken thoughts kicked in.


    Warmth radiates from the spot where his lips just touch my neck, slowly spreading through the rest of me. His fingers gently ran up and down my arm, cing wet kisses against my neck. His hands moved down to my hips and pressing my hip against him while I could his bulge pressing against my back.


    He slowly turned me around, staring deep into my eyes, as his long finger tracing my lower lip, I noticed his jaw clenching as he did that. I hesitantly looked up at him. The swirls of emotion I saw there made me gasp. Lust and desire. He was drunk, so drunk that he thinks that I was the one his friend sent for him, I have to stop him, this is not right!


    However, before I could ponder about it further, he yanked me to him and covered my mouth with his in a hungry kiss. As our lips crushed together, I felt like I was walking on air. It was magic, the way his lips connected with mine. His mouth was so warm, the caress of his lips softer than I could have imagined and I opened my mouth with a low moan.


    As we parted I lost all rational thought, I was just consumed at the thought of him and was amazed at how one touch of his lips could hitch my breath. Our breaths were taken shaky, shallow as we started at each other his hand drifted to my hip. It settled there and pulled me closer to his body while I inhaled sharply. I was against his warm chest, chiselled to perfection.


    He took my head in his hands while my cheeks were still blushing hotly, I nced back up into his captivating blue eyes. He leaned down, resting his forehead against mine. I watched breathlessly as his eyes studied mine with silent intensity. His warm breath ghosted across my face. I shut my eyes in anticipation. I stifled a surprised gasp as his soft lips captured mine, causing my body to flush with heat. The heat seemed to travel through my veins, warming my insides, Just as I felt a rush of euphoric bliss envelop me, making my heart sing with pure joy, he drew away and instantly I missed the lovely heat curling within me.


    The kiss obliterated every thought, for the first time I felt how it feels to be kissed by someone,


    ¡°rissa,¡± he whispered, His voice has a husky drawl,


    He knew it was me? This thought made me look at him,


    His eyes held adoration and something more which I couldn¡¯t understand, His eyes moved to my swollen lips and his thumb began caressing my lower lip. He opened his mouth to say something and nausea wed at my throat, I tried to force down the bile, but it was toote. I pushed him and ran to the washroom as I could see it through the lighting from the windows of the room.


    My stomach kept on contracting violently and forcing everything up and out into the toilet bowl. Mr. Villin was holding my hair while I was throwing up, my throat was burning like hell. He wrapped his hands around me and helped me walk into the room, he switched on the lights while I sat on the bed. He gave me a ss of water, ¡°Thank you,¡± I whispered while drinking it. I could feel him sitting beside me. I turned my head and looked at him and found him staring at me intensely.


    His stare was as ufortable as a chorus-girl corset and had the same effect on my breathing, constricted and shallow. I gulped and slowly my vision became blurry, his face was spinning in front of my eyes


    ¡°Mr. Villin?¡± I whispered as my eyes closed and I fainted on hisp.


    Jesus.


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    AUTHOR¡¯S POV.


    Apollo stared at her soft and weightless body on hisp, his mind brought back the thoughts he had when he recognized her while she was standing in front of his door fighting to get free from his bodyguard¡¯s hand. He couldn¡¯t take his eyes off her beautiful yet innocent eyes, Alluringly, she would blink her eyes from time to time, allowing her eyshes to flutter like the wings of a butterfly as she stared at him in shock.


    Her eyes were the type of brown that was like sweet chocte. The chocte melts at the slightest bit of heat from love, or happiness. But that chocte can also grow hard from the cold harsh reality that is apparent in this world. Heartbreak, or the depression that she hid from all those around her so well.


    His eyes moved to her lips as she whispered his name, Her lips were a pale pink that reminded him of a rosebud. The top lip was thinner, but not too thin, and it had a natural cupid¡¯s bow; the bottom one wasrger and plusher. The memory of her biting her pencil in concentration, drinking from her mug, or when she applied lip balm to keep them soft shed in front of his eyes. He couldn¡¯t control himself as his drunken self didn¡¯t know what he was doing.


    He will not remember itter yet he decided to taste this forbidden fruit, her little whimpers of anticipation as his smooth lips softly kisses up and down her neck. Her very smell was flooding his senses now, her feather-like body melted in his. The feeling he had as he kissed was euphoric.


    He lifted her head and moved her on the bed, her soft hair was so tempting for him to touch but he decided against it and covered her with a soft mattress. He removed his coat and tie while cing them on the couch as he slipped onto the mattress next to her. He wrapped his arm around her body and pulled her to him, her soft and slow breaths made him stare at her.


    He had so very many fun games to y with her, so much better than all thoseme horror movies. By the end of it, she was almost relieved to go into the pit with the puppy and feel the cool earth fall on top of her skin.


    ¡°If you stay with me, I¡¯ll kill you bit by bit, That¡¯s what I do to those who love me¡­ It¡¯s best for you to stay away from me,¡± He whispered, before kissing her forehead.


    His dangerous mind began ying with all those ideas he stored for her, to y with her and her body, ¡°This would be fun,¡± with a menacing smirk he watched her sleep like a doll.


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    The aching in my skull ebbs and flows like a cold tide, yet the pain is always there. I understand at once why they call it a hangover. From the pounding head, vomit taste in my mouth and dehydrated feeling I feel, I figured I must have been drinking heavilyst night. My throat felt like sandpaper. It hurt to move. It was like the flu only self-inflicted, Maybe I could sleep it off. Thinking that I curled under the duvet and closed my eyes.


    Even though I tried hard to sleep it off I couldn¡¯t, I opened my eyes and looked around, it was an empty room, In the room, everything is brilliant white: tiled walls and floor, bed and linen. What is this room like? there was chaos in my head; I did not know where I was. How did I get there? I looked down at myself and noticed the nket I was gripping, I was naked and I turned my head, there was no one beside me. I was alone, I noticed my dress and underwear on the floor and the bedsheet clearly showed that I had sexst night.


    I couldn¡¯t remember what happenedst night, how did I end up here? Who was I with? All these questions were ying in my head, making my head hurt more and more. I removed the nket from my body and got down from the bed. I grabbed my clothes and wore them, I turned around to see where I left my purse but noticed something on the bed.


    As I slowly walked toward the bed, My heart was pounding in my chest but I tried to ignore it and slow my breathing. I grabbed the nket and pulled it off the bed, My eyes registered the blood dots on the bed in horror. I tried to slow down my breath and control myself, tears rushed to my eyes but I didn¡¯t let them fall down. I took a deep breath while turning around. I nced at the blood on the bed but before I could walk out of the room I noticed a piece of paper folded neatly and ced on the table. I walked towards the table and took it from there,


    Mine! We will meet again.


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    It was written in block letters and in very beautiful handwriting. There was a ss of water ced beside the paper, I took the ss and gulped it whole. I was beyond scared as I stared at the piece of paper, Who is he? My mind is empty, there was no memory ofst night. I turned around and walked out there.


    As I was walking out, I tried hard to remember what happenedst night, How did I end up there? Who was I with? I hailed a taxi and went back home.


    ****


    I opened the door with a spare key and closed it behind me as I walked inside with my mind running wild with all unanswered questions and this stupid handover was still very effective. I walked to the kitchen and noticed a pink note on the fridge,


    Drink the juice in the fridge.


    By the handwriting, I could recognize it as mom¡¯s, A smile made its way up to my lips when I saw it. I reached for the ss of juice ced on the fridge while I folded the paper and ced it on the kitchen counter, by the smell of it I could say this is sore and very badly tasted. I closed my eyes as I gulped down the whole juice in one sip, I ced the empty ss in the sink and turned back.


    I walked to my bedroom and took a hot shower, I wrapped a fluffy white towel around my body while I walked out of the room. I got dressed and locked the door before I reached down and got inside my car. As I was driving to my office I got calls from Lydia, I didn¡¯t answer those calls because of the heavy traffic I got stuck in.


    After reaching the building, I parked my car and took my things with me as I walked towards the elevator, while I stepped inside the elevator my phone began ringing again, I took it and answered it while clicking the floor number.


    ¡°Hello,¡±


    ¡°Where are you?¡± her voice was low like she deliberately making her voice low so that no one can hear her,


    ¡°Elevator,¡± I replied while folding my hands over my chest,


    ¡°Mr. Apollo was asking you,¡± she said,


    Hearing his name my heart began beating faster, ¡°He came?¡± I asked with my shaking voice, it has been months since thest time I saw him. The day when we got that card was thest day I saw him in the office. After that I never saw him again, the cheerful ding of the elevators doors pulled me back to reality.


    I stepped out of the elevator and walked towards my office, while I was walking through the hallway, I saw Lydia pacing back and forth in front of my office. She was nervous and tensed, the way she was pacing made it clear that there must be something serious.


    I walked towards her, she noticed me and turned to me, ¡°Go, he¡¯s waiting for you,¡± she said, looking at my office. I nodded my head and took a deep breath before stepping towards my office doors, I pushed the doors and noticed Mr. Villin standing in front of the windows and staring outside with his hands ced inside his pocket.


    I ced my purse on the couch and stood in front of my desk, ¡°Mr. Villin?¡± I called him, he was dressed in in light grey pants and a white shirt tucked in his pants. His hair was neatly pushed back and something in the way he was standing made me feel like something is not right, after a few seconds, he slowly turned his head to me.


    His ocean blues eyesnded on me, making me stand still without moving a muscle, His eyes were intense, they were cold, like ice. They pierced right through me, those cold eyes of his. I was dead nervous, I did not know how scary and intimidating his eyes could be.


    Something was very different in the way he was looking at me, I watched his eyes moving from my face to my nose, lips, neck till my feet like he was memorizing every part of my body. I was nervous under his hawk-like gaze, ¡°Yo.. you asked for me!¡± I asked nervously blinking my eyshes,


    He was quiet, still staring at my face intensely. I can see right through his eyes like he was having an internal battle with himself, debating whether he should talk or not.


    ¡°Mr. Villin?¡± I stared at him in confusion as to why he was quiet for this long.


    He nced at me before turning back, I stared at his back not knowing what to do! I had many doubts running through my mind, what is he doing here? What does he want to say? Why me?


    As these questions were running through my mind I watched him turning around and looking at me with his piercing blue eyes, ¡°I have a n to expose the person behind those cards,¡± he said in his deep voice.


    Hearing his words I took a deep slow breath like I was preparing myself for an unknown battle,


    I noticed the little spark he had in his blue eyes while he said that to me. The look on his face made the hair on my body stand up, the evil glint in the eyes made my insides shiver.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    ¡°W¡­ what n?¡± I shuttered, a sinister smirk made its way up to his lips.


    I gulped visibly noticing the look he had.


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    CLARISSA¡¯S POV.


    His blue eyes were fixed on me, I can clearly notice his eyes moving from me to Brooke and his arm around my waist, My gaze was fixed on him, I could also notice his jaw tightening and his fist clenching and unclenching, his eyes moved back to me, eyes fixed on me while his eyebrows furrowed and His re sucked something out of me, He never looked at any of the rest of the staff, just me, never blinking. There was no softness in that gaze. It was a look that conveyed a bubbling hatred. Disgust perhaps.


    ¡°Are you okay, Miss Green,¡± Brooke¡¯s voice broke our trance, my eyes moved to him and noticed the worry in his brown orbs.


    ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m Okay,¡± I said with an assuring smile on my lips,


    ¡°By the way, you look beautiful,¡± he said, with his eyes staring right at mine and his next action took me off guard, he took my hand in his and moved it to his lips and ced a kiss on the back of it. My eyes automatically moved to Mr. Villin who was now ring at Brooke.


    ¡°You came,¡± Lillian¡¯s voice pulled my attention away from him,


    ¡°Ha!¡± I looked at her in confusion,


    ¡°Lydia was asking you, She got a call from the PR firm and they want to talk,¡± She said, I looked around for Lydia and I spot her talking to someone through the phone,


    I smiled and nodded at Lillian and Brooke who were staring at me, I began walking towards Lydia through the people in front of me. She noticed me walking to her and her eyes moved to my face to my dress and back to my face. She hung up the call, ¡°You look so beautiful,¡± She said, hugging me. She was wearing a Beads ck glittering Floor Length, Sleeveless Mesh Maxi with deep V neck.


    She was looking very pretty in this dress, ¡°You look lovely,¡± I said pushing a hair strand behind her ear.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± She smiled, ¡°Everything is set, Guests are arriving, Once Mathew and Robert appear, Party will be started,¡± she said, I nodded my head at her.


    We waited for Mathew and Robert while the venue filled with guests, waiters were serving them drinks and helping them take a seat. I was weing the VIP guests and Mathew business friends, while I was helping them take a seat and drinks I constantly felt an intense gaze on me. It made the hair on the body stand up and made me extremely tense.


    I didn¡¯t dare to look at the person and tried to ignore the feeling I had, but somewhere deep down I had a gut feeling that the person behind the cards had already arrived but I pushed it down as the security was very tight here. Only invited guests are allowed inside, it¡¯s not possible for him toe inside without getting caught, I thought to myself.


    I noticed Mathew stepping towards the main entrance, Lillian immediately walked towards him and led him inside. After a few minutes, Robert walked in with his assistant following him behind. He was young and attractive, dressed in a tuxedo, he walked straight towards Mathew.


    They both shook their hands and sat down in the chair¡¯s side by side, my eyes automatically moved Mr. Villin who was calmly sitting beside his father. Our eyes meet, we hold eye contact without backing down, the intensity those blue eyes of his held are very strong and intimidating.


    In the end, I averted my eyes from his and nced at my phone to check the time, his eyes were a maze you couldn¡¯t help but get lost in and avoid that, it¡¯s best for me to avert my attention away from him.


    ***


    I was sitting in the front row with Lydia and Lillian sitting on either side of me, While I was watching Mathew giving his speech which I prepared for him, he was nailing it, A proud smile was ying on my lips as I watched him.


    Mathew ended the speech and asked Robert to talk about their coboration, Robert smiled at Mathew and stood up from the chair, I watched him step towards the mike and began greeting everyone before starting his speech.


    He expressed how happy and excited he was to work with The Villin¡¯s, after his speech everyone began enjoying the party as the music began ying by the DJ. People began walking towards the dance floor with their respective partners and began dancing with them.


    ¡°I know I was wrong but she can¡¯t just expect me to do that, right?¡± Lydia said looking at me, she was talking about her aunt demanding her send money to her. I just nodded at her as I was in no mood to answer her because my mind and attention was elsewhere.N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    All I could think was those mesmerizing blue eyes and the way they looked at me. I couldn¡¯t take my mind off of his eyes and the way he clenched his jaw when he saw Brooke¡¯s hand around my waist. His actions and the way he looks at me always confuses me to no end.


    Why can¡¯t he just leave me alone!

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    CLARISSA¡¯S POV.


    My heart is pounding in my chest, I was frozen in the spot, I gulped while I was so scared for my life, he was staring right at me without blinking his eyes, the look on his face clearly says that he¡¯s angry.


    His words were ringing in my mind over and over again, I was staring at him with fear of what he might do now! ¡°Did you really think you can just walk inside by those stupid things you said to my guards,¡± he said while stepping towards me, I looked at his face in confusion, ¡°I know you were following me,¡± he gritted his teeth and I noticed his clenching jaw, he looks scary.


    ¡°Face the consequence for it,¡± he said while grabbing my arm and pulling me out of the room,


    ¡°Mr. Villin, please leave me,¡± I cried as he pulled me with him, The adrenaline floods my system like it¡¯s on an intravenous drip ¨C right into my blood at full pelt. I think my heart will explode and my eyes are wide, letting in every ounce of the fading light. My body is reacting like there¡¯s a gori about to beat the crap out of me, we climbed down the stairs which were at the corner of the floor.


    They were leading to some underground room, he was pulling me with him while walking through a tunnel-like thing. The tunnel curled away coldly into the infinite dark, the light that showed the rough walls dwindling as it snaked away. The lights flicker, casting an ominous glow throughout the tunnel, causing shivers to ripple across my body.


    In the tunnel the only sound that met my straining ears was his and my echoing footsteps, it was so silent in here. I gulped hard as fear was crawling my insides, I was so scared.


    ¡°Mr. Villin, Please let me go!¡± I cried and tried to stop him, but he still dragged me with him while I was crying out loud.


    As he dragged me with him, I noticed the big double door with almost ten guards on either side of it. They were in ck suits and I noticed guns, which made me gulp hard. He pulled me towards the door, two of the bodyguards opened the door for us.


    ¡°Mr. Villin!¡± I yelled while I tried to wiggle my hand out of his hold, but his grip was strong. He dragged me into the middle of the room, it was dark as the bodyguards closed the doors behind.


    I stood there like a statue as I watched him hit the lights, My brain stutters for a moment and my eyes take in more light than I expected, every part of me goes on as my eyes fell on the person tied up to the chair behind the table while blood was oozing out of her head and nose making her look pathetic. Automatically I ced my hands over my mouth, blood drained from my face, mouth opening and shutting like a goldfish with no sounding out.


    I stood there like a statue, staring at the blond and slender woman without blinking, I breathed in and out but air wouldn¡¯t enter my lungs. Starved for air, my heart raced at tremendous speeds, and my lungs shallowly rose and fell in time. My eyes moved to Mr. Villin who was watching me silently while standing next to the tied woman, Will he do that to me too? A question popped in my head.


    ¡°W.. Who is she?¡± I managed to ask with my body shaking badly, he nced at the woman and moved his blue eyes back at me.


    ¡°She! She¡¯s one my father¡¯s favourite mistress,¡± he said while cing his hand over her head, there was something so different in his voice and the way he said it like he was somebody else.


    I was staring at him in confusion before I could ask him anything while cing his hand on the back of her head he mmed her head to the table with so much pressure the woman screamed out loud in pain. I shrieked with wild-eyes, unable to believe what just happened before me. I stared at him dumbfounded, the look he had on his face was pure evil and the smirk just proved it.


    I nced at the woman and rushed towards her, I pushed her blond hair back off her face and looked at him in pure horror, the person I saw at the police station and the person I see now ispletely different.


    ¡°Please let her go! I swear no one will know about this,¡± I tried to ask him but I clearly saw that he didn¡¯t like what I said. He grabbed my arm and dragged me off her, ¡°Let her go?¡± he repeated what I said with venom in his voice and I noticed the anger he had.


    ¡°WHY WOULD I LET HER GO!¡± he screamed, I flinched and began shivering under his hold as I was so scared of him, never in my entire, some scared me as he did.


    ¡°Why! Would I let my fun go away!¡± He said while moving behind me and grabbing my chin while making me look at her, ¡°Look at her!¡± he said and gripped my chin with much pressure that it began hurting me.


    Tears began rolling down my cheek while I looked at the condition that woman is in, how can someone do this to a woman! ¡°That blood,¡± he whispered into my ear, his lips brushed my earlobe while he whispered it.


    ¡°Torturing my father¡¯s toys is fun!¡± he said while chuckling, I couldn¡¯t process what he¡¯s saying as my concentration ispletely on the person before me. She has bruises all over her face, arms and her dresspletely filled with her blood, her eyes were swollen and Her mangled lip and obviously broken nose were caked in dried blood, congealed and cracked. The now browning blood had drizzled down her face like so much rain down a windowpane.


    ¡°W.. Why? Why are you doing this?¡± I managed to ask him without moving my eyes off her, I can feel his hold tightening and his arm was wrapping itself around my waist like a possessive python.


    ¡°I love to hear their screams,¡± he whispered dangerously into my ears while he pulled me back into his body with his strong arm around my waist.Content (C) N?v/elDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°My father¡¯s whores,¡± he said as his lips brushed my cheek, I moved my face away from him in pure disgust.


    ¡°And I know you¡¯re one of them,¡± he said moving back from me,


    What! I turned my head at him in utter shock, ¡°No!¡± I whispered, he thinks I¡¯m one of his father¡¯s mistresses?


    ¡°Oh! Don¡¯t lie to me, woman! I saw how you both interact with each other,¡± he said with a serious look on his face, ¡°I saw how he looks at you,¡± he said with his gritted teeth, a fresh set of tears began rolling down my eyes.


    ¡°I¡¯m not his mistress, I¡¯m just his publicist!¡± I sobbed while I felt disgusted and hurt!

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    I didn¡¯t understand what to do and how to defend myself. I felt like my mind had stopped working, what my father did to my mother shed inside my mind, I hate him for what he did and I hate someone who cheats on their wife and loved ones. I couldn¡¯t process the allegation he had on me, I felt like choking, I will never ever be as a mistress to someone.


    He was smirking while walking in backwards and maintaining eye contact, he raised his hand up pointing it to me, ¡°You¡¯re next,¡± he said while tilting his head and beginningughing like a maniac.


    ¡°George!¡± he yelled before walking behind the woman¡¯s chair and leaning his hands over the top t, the door opened and a bulky man with big moustaches and brown eyes dressed in a ck suit walked inside,


    ¡°Yes, boss!¡± He asked while walking inside and stopping beside me, I nced at Mr. Villin to see him looking at me with a wicked smile on his face.


    ¡°Tie her up!¡± He said staring at me,


    ¡°NO!¡± I said stepping back but his guard caught my arm and pulled me to him, ¡°NO! Please,¡± I screamed but he didn¡¯t leave me, one of his guards brought a wooden chair towards me and ced it in front of him and tied me up to it forcefully.


    I tried to wiggle out of it but they tied the ropes very tightly. Every time I move it touches my skin and makes a bruise there, ¡°Please let me go!¡± I cried, and tried to free my hand and ended up hissing at the pain it caused.


    ¡°Let¡¯s begin!¡± He said walking towards a table ced at the corner of the room, on the table there were different sizes of the box and in one of them, I saw a green snake crawling inside it sends chills to my body.


    He ced his hand inside a big box and pulled out a copper wire which was connected to a whiteboard which had red and green light on either side of a ck button. It looked like an electric board, looking at it I got more frightened.


    I tried to wiggle out of it again while crying, he walked over to the table in front of that woman and ced the board on it. I watched him tie the copper wire around the woman¡¯s wrists and he looked at me with an evil glint in his eyes.


    I stared at him with a tear-stained face not saying anything, I noticed his hand moving towards the green button and pressed it. A jolt of electric current hit the woman in the chair making her scream in pain, ¡°Stop!¡± I yelled at him but he continued it, he pressed it and off and made that woman cry out loud.


    ¡°Please, Please, stop Mr. Vilin!¡± I cried and tried hard to make myself free from these ropes.


    ¡°SHE¡¯LL DIE!¡± I cried out, He ignored me like I wasn¡¯t present in the room at all,


    He moved his hand ready to press the button again, ¡°She¡¯ll die, don¡¯t do it!¡± I yelled but still, he pressed it and her scream hit my ears again,


    ¡°Apollo!¡± I cried out, all of sudden he moved his hand off the board while turning his face to me,


    ¡°My name! is not APOLLO!¡± he screamed in pure anger, his eyes were widened and the nerves popping out of his neck made him look like a predator,


    ¡°My name is Cyrus,¡± he said, hearing him I was so confused! I didn¡¯t understand what he just said at all.


    Cyrus? If he¡¯s Cyrus then where¡¯s Apollo? A question popped in my head, ¡°W.. where is A.. Apollo?¡± I asked him conjuring some energy inside me,


    ¡°He¡¯s asleep and you! My dear had been dealing with me,¡± he said while ncing at the woman in the chair.


    Hearing his words blood drained from the face, All that things I noticed in him today, while he caught me in his room shed in my mind, his bodynguage and the way he was talking to me, the way he looked at me and how he used to be before in the office, everything screamed how stupid I was to not notice this before.


    My mind began splitting his behaviours, the look he used to have in the office and his look now, the way he talks in the office and the way he talked to me now, everything began splitting up in my mind and screamed one thing.


    MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER


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    CLARISSA¡¯S POV.


    I was staring at him not knowing how to react to what he just said, I could clearly see his dual personalities here but I¡¯m afraid what he might do now as I¡¯m familiar with Apollo but not with Cyrus.


    He was looking at me, with a smirk on his face, ¡°I came to see you once!¡± he said checking his right-hand fingers while folding his arms over his chest and leaning his back against the table.


    I stared at him confused, he nced at me and raised his perfect thick eyebrows up, ¡°Of course you don¡¯t remember,¡± he rolled his eyes sarcastically, ¡°I think you remember Apollo! talking about his stupid useless n with you! About the party!¡± He said with a chuckle, I nodded my head and stared at him without blinking my eyes.


    After a sec it hit me when I first entered the office that day I noticed the way he was looking at me, like checking me out and memorising everything, he didn¡¯t talk much, just kept on staring at me and when I asked him what he wanted to talk about! he just turned around. As far as I know, personality switches can¡¯t be expected, it can switch anytime.


    I don¡¯t know what¡¯s running in his mind! The way he was staring at me with some mischievous glint in his eyes, I¡¯m sure he¡¯s going to do something to me. I gulped at the thought and looked at him frightened to know what would happen to me.


    My eyes moved to the woman in the chair, she was taking deep breaths like she¡¯s going to die in a few minutes, Cyrus followed my eyes and turned back to look at her, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, She¡¯s gonna die in few minutes,¡± he said in a casual way, my eyes widened when I heard what he just said.


    ¡°What!¡± I eximed in utter shock, I looked back at her as she began breathing hard.


    I tried to make myself free but failed miserably, ¡°Please, let her go! She¡¯ll die!¡± I sobbed and pleaded with him desperately.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    ¡°Let her! After all, I always wanted to watch my father¡¯s mistress die in front of me!¡± he said turning around and watching her misery, ¡°I love to watch them suffer!¡± he said and I clearly noticed the excitement in his voice.


    I couldn¡¯t even breathe as I watched her suffer, ¡°Please don¡¯t do this¡± I sobbed as tears rolled down my cheeks, he turned around and looked at me, and nced at her from the corner of his eyes,


    ¡°Actually! I have a better idea,¡± he said and turned around and walked towards the table, he began searching for something on the table as I watched him quietly with silent tears rolling down my chin wetting my dress.


    ¡°Ha! Gotcha,¡± I heard him murmur, as he turned and began walking towards the woman in the chair, I noticed an empty stic bag in his hand. My heart began beating faster like it would rip my rib cage apart, my eyes didn¡¯t leave him as he walked to her.


    I watched walk around her while opening the bag, my eyes widened like it would burst out of my sockets when I watched him putting the bag on her head and wrapping her whole head inside it and tying it up behind.


    ¡°Cyrus! What are you doing? She can¡¯t breathe in it!¡± I screamed, He simply ignored me,


    ¡°She¡¯ll suffocate in it!¡± I cried out,


    ¡°That¡¯s the idea!¡± he said while moving in front of her and looking at her like it was his beautiful artwork and he looked proud of it.


    ¡°I want her to suffocate and die!¡± he said, staring at her with a smile on his face, I stared at him in disbelief.


    How can someone be this cruel!


    *****


    LYDIA¡¯S POV.


    This was thest ce in here, I have searched her everywhere but she¡¯s nowhere in the party, I walked towards Lillian, who was sending the media out. Mr. Mathew had the press meet and officially announced his coboration. Lillian handled the press while I searched rissa, I called her for a million times now but she did not answer, the tension was eating me inside, where she might be! Did something happen to her?


    All these questions were eating me up, and all I could think of is the situation she might be in, ¡°Where are you,¡± I whispered as I looked around for her and from the corner of my eyes I noticed Mr. Romulus talking to someone through his cell phone walking towards the main door.


    The way he was talking and his facial expressions were clear that he was angry and the way he was walking aggressively was noticeable, automatically my legs moved towards him. I followed him closely. His back was just mere inches away from me, ¡°Do you know who she is?¡± He asked the person on the phone, His voice was deep and he had that rich silky tone, His voice could be powerful enough to make your bones feel like they were vibrating, it¡¯s just so deep and so full¡­ ¡°rissa!¡± he said with confusion evident in his voice.


    Hearing her name my senses came back to reality, ¡°rissa?¡± I asked, he immediately stopped making me hit straight to his back, ¡°Aww!¡± I hissed touching his nose, he turned around and looked down at me,


    ¡°Do you know her?¡± he asked looking at me, I immediately nodded my head, the expressions on his face were changed and what I noticed in his features were a worry.


    He looked around, ¡°She¡¯s in serious trouble!¡± I heard him say before turning around and walking outside.


    My mind stopped working when my mind registered what he just said,


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    CLARISSA¡¯S POV:-


    ¡°Cyrus!¡± I yelled trying to pull my hands out of those ropes but I couldn¡¯t, blood drops began falling from my wrists to my dress as I continued to pull,


    ¡°Please listen to me!¡± I said but I could see him ignoring mepletely, hisplete attention was on the woman in the chair.     ¡°Are you insane!¡± I screamed when I noticed him closing her mouth and nose with his big palm,


    ¡°You¡¯re Killing her!¡± I screamed while sobbing uncontrobly,


    ¡°She¡¯s taking more time than estimated,¡± He said while moving his hands off her face, he turned around and faced me with a smirk ying on his lips,


    ¡°1¡± he began counting while staring right at me, hearing him I stopped sobbing and looked at her, she was breathing more shallow and her chest was raised and falling in a slow manner.


    Tears were running down my cheeks while I was staring at her not knowing what to do, ¡°2¡± his voice made me move my eyes towards him, I noticed pure excitement in his eyes and it shocked me to no end.


    ¡°Please, Cyrus, Leave her!¡± I cried and begged him,


    Heughed while throwing his head back, ¡°I¡¯m loving your tears,¡± he said, all of the sudden his face features grew dark and intimidating.


    The way his eyes were looking at me made me gulp hard and my insides were shaking very badly out of fear.


    My heart was throbbing in fear as I stared at him, he began stepping towards me aggressively, I moved my head back as he leaned down while cing his hands over the chair, his face was just a few inches away from mine, he moved his face very close to me while I moved my head back and gasped when my head hit the back of the chair.


    I moved my head away as his hot breath hit my cheek making me shiver, ¡°You know what I like about you?¡± he said while his lips brushed my cheek, I gulped hard while tears rolled in my eyes. I feel disgusted,


    ¡°Please!¡± I whispered without looking at him,


    Hearing me, he chuckled, ¡°You don¡¯t give up,¡± he said, by the corner of my eyes I noticed him moving back.N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


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    LYDIA¡¯S POV:-


    ¡°Can you please, drive faster!¡± I said looking at Romulus who was driving the car, We both are now driving to Mr. Apollo¡¯s house, After what Romulus said I immediately followed him and got in his car.


    Although I didn¡¯t understand why he said she¡¯s in trouble, because as far as I know Mr. Apollo and rissa were working together, why would he say being with Apollo is dangerous? I had many questions running in mind but they were clouded by worry and tension about rissa.


    ¡°I¡¯m driving faster¡±! I heard him say,


    ¡°No, You¡¯re not!¡± I said shaking my head, he side nced at me before increasing the speed,


    I just hope she is fine! I thought to myself before turning my head and looking out of the window.


    ****


    CLARISSA¡¯S POV:-


    ¡°Please, Cyrus, let me help her!¡± I sobbed as I nced at the woman who was now not breathing at all, her body fell towards the front on herp but was hanging by her hands which were tied to the chair.


    He side nced at me while walking towards the woman, he removed the stic bag from her head and ced it on the table, I watched him silently as he began checking her. I held my breath as I was waiting for him to say she¡¯s okay. He didn¡¯t say anything, he quietly stood up and turned around, he had a proud smirk and the way his eyes were glowing in pure joy made me feel terrified of him.


    ¡°She¡¯s dead!¡± He said it was his biggest achievement, My eyes moved to the dead body on the chair, I felt suffocated while I felt my head spin and ck dots began appearing in front of my eyes.


    All of sudden a ssh of water hit my face with full force making me breathe hard, eyes were wide and mouth open, drawing air through my mouth. He grabbed my jaw and pulled my face towards his face, he was just mere inches away from my face,


    ¡°I love the way those tears roll in you pretty eyes, Love!¡± He said, his mouth was so close to my lips.


    ¡°I can see why Apollo likes you,¡± he whispered against my cheek and moved back from me, my heart was beating furiously against my ribcage, I nced at him while shivering badly. His eyes moved to my soaked dress and hair and my shivering body, that sinful smirk made its way up to his lips again.


    ¡°I¡¯m loving this,¡± he said while eyes moved back to mine, ¡°Stay still, I need to get out of this stupid suit, I don¡¯t know how that idiot wears this!¡± he said walking towards the door, leaving me alone in this room with a dead body in front of me.


    My eyes moved to the dead body in front of me, tears rolled in my eyes and a loud sob escaped from me, my shoulder shaking badly as I sobbed out, ¡°I¡¯m so sorry,¡± I held my head low while I sobbed uncontrobly.


    Fear and helplessness made me break my walls which kept me a strong and fearless woman, I hate being like this, Hoping someone would save me and take me away from here but I know no one can save me, as all these thoughts were running in my mind my mom¡¯s face shed in front of my eyes.


    I stopped sobbing and looked around, I should escape from here for mom, she has no one other than me, I began saying as these words which made my confidence boost and her face shed in front of my eyes making me release I¡¯m not weak to cry for help, I¡¯m strong enough to help myself and get out of this situation.


    I looked around, searching for something, anything, which could help me get out of these ropes. I tried to move my hands but the pain was unbearable, I bent down and tried to remove those with my teeth.

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    LYDIA¡¯S POV:-


    ¡°How are we going inside?¡± I asked looking at Romulus who was driving the car, we were just a block away from Mr. Apollo¡¯s house as Romulus said.


    ¡°Through the main door,¡± He said looking straight at the road, I huffed in irritation, he¡¯s been doing this to all my questions making me irritated.


    Looking at his car, the two bulky men who were standing at either side of the gate, rushed towards the door and opened it, Romulus drove through the gates and parked his car in the parking lot.


    We immediately stepped out of the car, I followed Romulus who was marching towards the door, while he was angrily walking towards the door, I grabbed his hand and stopped him, he stopped in his tracks and turned around. He stared down at me in confusion, ¡°I.. I¡¯m scared, What if something happened to her,¡± I asked, I was so tensed and scared for rissa, I love her as a sister and she was my only family.


    His features calmed while he stared at me, he moved his hand to my face, touching my cheek, ¡°She¡¯ll be okay, Nothing will happen to her,¡± he said and took my hand in his and began walking inside the mansion.


    We walked through the living room and climbed the stairs, he led me through the end of the floor and we climbed down the stairs, ¡°Where are we going?¡±I asked out of curiosity,


    ¡°Underground,¡± he replied while walking through the tunnel, it was dark and very quiet which made the hair on my body stand up and a shiver ran over my body. I moved closer to Romulus who noticed my action and pulled me towards him.


    We reached the end of the tunnel and I noticed bodyguards standing on either side of a big metal double door, Romulus was stopped by two of the bodyguards standing in his way, ¡°Sir, You can¡¯t go inside!¡± The brown eyes man said,


    ¡°You do realise who you are talking too, right?¡± Romulus said in amanding and intimidating tone.


    ¡°Yes sir, but we have orders not to send anyone inside,¡± he said to Romulus without looking at him, I think this made Romulus angry because I noticed how his grip on my hand increased.


    He released my hand from his hold and moved his hand to his pocket and pulled a gun out, In a blink of an eye, he shot the body guard¡¯s leg, just below the knee cap. I gasped and moved back while cing my hands over my mouth, I was shocked and terrified at his action before I could react. He grabbed my hand and pulled me with him.


    No-one stopped us from going inside the room, I was still staring at the person who was crying out loud in pain while holding his leg, other bodyguards moved to him and carried him out of there.


    As we stepped inside, a sob of pain pulled attention from the person who was shot by Romulus, I immediately recognised whose voice was that and I noticed a person who was tied to the chair and ced in front of a desk in the middle of the room. It was dark and the person¡¯s back to us which made me confused, Romulus walked towards the person and stared down at her and looked back at me.


    I cautiously walked towards the person and when I saw who it was, my heartbeat stopped and I felt like there was no air here to breathe.  ¡°rissa!¡± I rushed down and began opening the ropes which were tied to her legs and hands,


    ¡°Lydia!¡± she cried out, Romulus bent down and untied her ropes.


    After we untied her, she lunged on me, hugging me tight and sobbing out loud, ¡°It¡¯s okay!¡± I said, hugging her back.


    ¡°We need to leave,¡± Romulus said. My eyes caught the sight of the dead body in front of us, I gasped and moved back.


    ¡°He killed her,¡± rissa said with her shaky voice, I turned to her and looked at her in utter shock,


    ¡°We don¡¯t have time, we need to leave now!¡± I heard Romulus say, I looked at rissa and grabbed her hand,


    ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± I said, we turned around and began walking towards the door.


    As we were walking towards the door, A tall shadow began appearing from it, we stopped dead in our tracks and stared at each other, before we could do anything the person walked inughing out and pping his hands.


    ¡°I was expecting you, Brother!¡± Apollo said while walking towards us, the way he was dressed and the glint in his eyes were very different. I nced at rissa and saw her sacred face and shiver legs and hands.


    She¡¯s scared of him? A question popped inside my head.


    ¡°Cyrus!¡± I heard Romulus say looking straight at Apollo, I was confused,


    Why is he calling Apollo, Cyrus!


    ¡°Nope, Apollo!¡± Apollo replied with an evil smirk on his face, I nced at Romulus and noticed blood drained from his face, he was in utter shock!


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    CLARISSA¡¯S POV: ¨C


    I don¡¯t know how to react! He¡¯s Apollo now, his personality switched? and the Apollo I knew would not talk much, my head was spinning with all these questions, I stared at him, confused, shocked and terrified all at once. These emotions were overwhelming.


    ¡°Apollo?¡± I heard the other guy saying, I don¡¯t know who he was but he resembles Mr. Mathew, his hair colour and height are like Mathew.


    ¡°I see you¡¯re in a hurry, brother?¡± he said with a smirk ying on his lips, gripping venom with his thick British ent, he walked towards us and stood tall in front of that guy.


    I could feel the tension in the air as these two were staring at each other, no one was dropping it, Apollo¡¯s eyes moved to me making me stop breathing and my heart began to beat faster than ever.


    I gulped hard and looked away from him, I could feel him walk to me, his intoxicating smell began to hit my nose while I drew air in. He ced his fingers around my chin and lifted my face up, I stared at his electrifying blue eyes.


    ¡°Where are you taking her?¡± He asked and turned at the person beside Lydia, I could just look at him with the corner of my eyes as Apollo has my chin still in his hand.


    ¡°Away from you!¡± He said looking straight at her,


    ¡°Away from me?¡± he asked in a mocking tone,


    ¡°Why did you bring her here! Brother?¡± he asked looking at Apollo,


    ¡°Because she belongs to me!¡± Apollo said, his voice suddenly changed into a deep one, which would make your body shiver, he moved his eyes to me, His words made my head spin and my insides shiver.


    ¡°I know why you brought her here!¡± he said while he moved to me,


    ¡°Oh! You know!¡± He said smiling at me,


    ¡°Brother, you misunderstood everything!¡± he said, stepping towards Apollo,


    ¡°My men found out¡­¡± she nced at me before adding his next words, ¡°that there¡¯s nothing between them!¡± he carefully said looking at Apollo, He raised his perfect eyebrow up looking at the guy!


    ¡°How do you know?¡± he asked looking at him with full of suspicious evident in his eyes,


    ¡°Cyrus, I¡¯m not lying, there¡¯s an only professional rtionship between them!¡± he said looking deadpan serious. It was very difficult to notice his personality switch and how did this guy recognise it.


    Cyrus stared at his face searching for any lies, I know what¡¯s running in his head, he¡¯s doubtful and debating whether he¡¯s saying true or not! I nced at the guy and saw him with a nk expression. If Cyrus lets me go, I¡¯ll thank this man a thousand times! I thought.


    I was anxious and tense as I stared at Cyrus, a smirk began forming on his lips as he slowly turned his head to me and stared down at me, ¡°You can leave Romulus!¡± he said and his voice was back to normal and I could recognize Apollo now.


    ¡°Brother, she¡¯s innocent¡­¡± he was saying but Apollo cut him off,


    ¡°One-minute brother¡­¡± he said and turned towards him, ¡°I give you one minute to leave!¡± he said, ring at that Romulus guy.


    ¡°Brother don¡¯t do this!¡± Romulus said with a pleading look on his face, suddenly Apollo grabbed Lydia¡¯s hair and dragged her towards the wall, her head was just inches away from the wall, ¡°Apollo!¡± I screamed with tears rolling in my eyes, he stopped and turned towards me, I immediately walked towards the chair and sat down.


    He watched me like a predator watching its prey¡¯s every move, I sobbed uncontrobly, I don¡¯t know what he¡¯ll do with me now! But I can deal with it, first I must save Lydia, ¡°Please take Lydia and leave!¡± I cried I didn¡¯t turn back, I knew Apollo¡¯s eyes would be on me and I¡¯m not so brave to look at them again.


    ¡°Out!¡± he screamed and pushed Lydia away with so much force that she stumbled and was about tond on the floor but that Romulus guy caught her.


    I took a deep breath as I watched Romulus taking her out of the room, ¡°No, Please!¡± Lydia began shouting out loud,


    ¡°Leave her, Mr. Apollo! Please!¡± she began shouting, Romulus took her out and the room was back to me and him, alone.


    I gulped hard as I heard him walk towards me.


    ****


    LYDIA¡¯S POV.


    ¡°Please!¡± I began crying and fighting to be out of this man¡¯s hold, but he was so strong that he took me off from the ground and threw me over his shoulder.


    ¡°Leave me!¡± I screamed and began hitting his back but it was of no use, I was just wasting my strength but didn¡¯t give in.


    He walked us out of the tunnel and began climbing the stairs, ¡°Let me go!¡± I yelled at him,


    ¡°Shut up!¡± he said without stopping, but I didn¡¯t listen to me. I kept on hitting him and he ignored my hits and screams.


    He walked us to the living room and put me down, immediately I turned and began to run but he was faster than me, he grabbed my arm and pulled me towards me harshly. My body hit his, I stared at his eyes while breathing hard. Our bodies were so close to each other that I could feel his body heat and his strong body odour hit my nose.


    I don¡¯t know what perfume he uses but it¡¯s clouding my senses now, ¡°Stop!¡± he said ring at me.


    I gulped hard at the intensity his eyes held, ¡°You said¡­We¡¯ll save her!¡± I whispered as fresh tears began filling in my eyes.


    Looking at my face, His eyes softened looking at my condition, his hand slowly moved up and wiped my tears and he held my face in his hands, his touch had sparks spreading through my body.


    ¡°She¡¯s save!¡± he said looking into my eyes, his words have confused me, how is she safe when that psycho was having her captive, I wanted to say but did not say it out because that psycho was his brother After All.


    ¡°What do you mean?¡± I asked, looking at him with confusion.


    ¡°I know my brother, if he didn¡¯t kill her yet then he has other ns for her and I¡¯m sure that doesn¡¯t involve her getting hurt,¡± he said with a confident tone.


    This has actually shocked me, ¡°What are you saying?¡­ we should go to the police!¡± I said turning around, but he held me and pulled me back to him yet again making his intoxicating smell hit my nose,


    ¡°Apollo is awyer; Police can¡¯t do anything! And let me tell you, police will not take any action if there is a Viin involved,¡± He said, I didn¡¯t know what to do! I must save her and bring her out of that fucking hell hole.


    ¡°Trust me, I saw how he looked at her, I¡¯m sure he won¡¯t hurt her,¡± he said, his words had somehow calmed me down but the corpse of a woman in that room shed In Front of my eyes.


    ¡°But that corpse? Who was she? and¡­¡± My eyes widened when it hit me,


    ¡°He killed her!¡± I whispered, terrified and shocked!


    ***


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    I looked at him as he stood straight in front of me, his eyes were softened while he was looking at me. I gulped visibly not knowing what to say and how to react, my insides were shaking terribly.


    He bent down to my level and tilted his head to a side while staring at me, oh! He looked very attractive when he did that, but the situation I was in made me more scared at this. He raised his hand which instantly shut my eyes and moved back, I waited for his hand to touch but it never came which made me peek at him.


    He was staring at me with his hand stopped in mid-way. A small smile appeared on his lips, ¡°I won¡¯t hurt you!¡± he said looking at my eyes.


    I looked at him still scared and not believing what he just said, how will I? I cannot trust a guy who has an MPD (Multiple personality disorder).


    ¡°You can trust me,¡± he said while cing his hand on mine and squeezing it.


    I tried to stay calm but my body was shivering and terrified of him, I cannot take the scene out of mind! The way he killed her in front of me kept on shing in my mind. But I tried to give a small smile.


    ¡°But!¡± he said, making my smile drop instantly, ¡°I have a condition!¡± he said, looking straight into my eyes with a very serious look on his face.


    ¡°Wh.. what¡­ Is that?¡± I was clearly scared of what he might say!


    ¡°You will have to move into my house!¡± he said making my stomach drop,


    ¡°What!¡±


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    LYDIA¡¯S POV: ¨C


    ¡°I think we shouldn¡¯t go like this; we should wait for her!¡± I said while stopping and pulling my hand out of his hold, He sighed and turned around, ¡°Listen to me Lydia, we have to let them be alone, believe me! It¡¯s best for them, ¡°he said looking down at me,


    ¡°How can I let her be alone with him, He killed someone in front of her and wh¡­ what if he does something to her!¡± I yelled while tears rolled in my eyes, He took my face in his while bending a bit and looking straight into my eyes,


    ¡°I know we just met a few hours back but Trust me, He¡¯s my brother and I know him very well,¡± he said with his deep voice and thick British ent. This family has a thing with their ent and voice for sure.


    I stared at his beautiful eyes and sensed the worry he has for his brother in his eyes and I found myself nodding my head at his words,


    ¡°Thank you, I promise I won¡¯t let anything happen to rissa, she¡¯ll be back to you, fit and fine,¡± he said with a small smile, He took my hand in his hand and took me out of the house.


    What should I say to her mom? A question popped into my mind which made me tense.


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    CLARISSA¡¯S POV: ¨C


    I stared at him shocked and surprised to hear him ask to move in with him! He was staring at me with hopeful eyes, what did I say to him? He might hurt me if I say no! I think it¡¯s best for me to ept him and leave this city with my mom as soon as I step out of here.


    ¡°My¡­ mo¡­ Mom.¡± I tried to say but he cut me off, ¡°Your mom lives with you?¡± he asked in surprise, I nodded my head, I tried to mask my fear but I couldn¡¯t.


    I could see his eyes softened when I nodded my head which confused me! He lowered his head while standing up and I could sense sadness in his features, he moved back, ¡°leave! before I change my mind¡± he said without raising his head.


    Hearing his words happiness filled inside me but I covered it up, I didn¡¯t let it show on my face but also, I felt confused, he¡¯s letting me go? But why? if he wants me to leave then why didn¡¯t he let me go with Romulus and Lydia? I didn¡¯t let all these questions stop me because I knew his personality would switch anytime and am already hating Cyrus and I don¡¯t want him to pop out again. I quickly stood up and turned around as I began walking towards the main door,


    ¡°One second!¡± he said, which made my legs stop dead in my tracks. I gulped hard and anxiety began to fill every single part, my heart was beating rapidly against my ribcage. I slowly turned my head towards him, he was looking straight at me with a very serious expression on his face.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be waiting outside your house tomorrow morning sharp at 9 o¡¯clock,¡± he said with a deadpan expression on his face, I gulped hard while I slowly nodded my head, ¡°And..¡± he began slowly walking to me, ¡°If I don¡¯t find you ready¡­ then I¡¯ll walk up to your house¡­drag you out by myself,¡± he said while dragging every single letter and walking up to me in a threatening way,


    ¡°I know you won¡¯t make me do it!¡± he said while stopping just inches away from me while hovering over me, I had to look all the way up to him.


    I swallowed hard while I lowered my head and nodded at him, I felt his hand on my head stroking my hair. I tried not to look up at him but it was hard when I felt his hot breath on my face. I took deep slow breaths while I tried to control myself and suddenly, he grabbed me by the hair and pulled my head back making me look at him. I gasped at the harsh pull.N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    His eyes were on my lips, ¡°Don¡¯t try to escape me, love,¡± he said, his lips were close to me and the way he was staring at my lips made me breathless.


    Suddenly he released my hair, making me stumble back a few steps, with a shaky breath I nced at him before rushing out of the room.


    ***


    LYDIA¡¯S POV: ¨C


    I watched him get in his car, while I stood by a side waiting for him to drive it out from the parking lot, as my mind got upied with rissa¡¯s thoughts, I heard footsteps behind me, ¡°Lydia!¡± I quickly turned around when I heard rissa¡¯s voice calling my name, I saw her walking toward me through the living room.


    I quickly rushed to her and hugged her while tears began falling through my eyes, we sobbed as we both hugged each other, ¡°I was so scared!¡± I heard her say, ¡°Sh!!! You¡¯re safe,¡± I said.


    I helped her get inside the car and Romulus drove us out the house. As he was driving us back to rissa¡¯s house I asked, ¡°What happened? How did youe out of that room?¡± I asked while staring at her reflection through the rearview mirror,


    She looked at me through it, ¡°He let me go!¡± she said, I turned back in shock, ¡°What?¡± I said looking at her in confusion,


    ¡°Yes!¡± she said looking down at herp, ¡°If he wanted to leave you then why didn¡¯t he let youe with us,¡± I asked her while ncing at Romulus,


    ¡°I don¡¯t know!¡± she said in confusion,


    ¡°What did he say before letting you go!¡± I asked I think he wants something from her, it can only be the reason why he let her go! I thought.


    ¡°He wants me to move into his house,¡± she said,


    ¡°What!¡±


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    CLARISSA¡¯S POV:-


    ¡°What!¡± I heard Lydia¡¯s gasp and turned around to look at me, I exhaled and leaned back into my seat,


    What should I do now? I can¡¯t even get away from him!


    ¡°I knew it!¡± I heard Romulus say while driving the car, we both looked at him in confusion,


    ¡°My brother wants you! And  I think you should just listen to him for now, it¡¯s the only option you have,¡± He said,


    I noticed the look Lydia was throwing at him, ¡°Oh like we don¡¯t know that!¡± She said rolling her eyes at him, Romulus just shrugged while he continued to drive the car.This text is ? N?velDrama/.Org.


    I sighed and turned my head, looking at the passing people and roads,


    How did I end this situation? I brought this upon myself, I shouldn¡¯t have followed him in the first ce! Fuck my life!


    What should I say to mom, she will ask me thousands of questions, what should I tell her? If I tell her I have a boyfriend and wants to move in with him then she¡¯ll ask to introduce him to her. Introducing Apollo to mom is a bad idea. What if he notices my love for my mom and uses her against me? I can¡¯t risk it! I can¡¯t put mom in danger, I just can¡¯t do that!


    God! please help me¡­


    I must do something and get myself out of this situation, I thought.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, my father has told me so much about you and I know you got stuck in this mess unnecessarily and all me goes to my brother,¡± Romulus said without looking at me but I know he was talking to me,


    ¡°I¡¯ll give you my number, if you have any problem or if get into trouble just ring me up, I just live a block away from my brother houses, Okay?¡± he said, he was really kind to offer help and yes it¡¯s his fucking brother¡¯s dual personality which got me in this situation.


    ¡°Can I ask you something?¡± I heard Lydia ask him,


    ¡°Yes,¡± He said,


    ¡°Are you younger or older to him?¡± I rolled my eyes for her stupid question making me chuckle, it was obvious that he¡¯s Elder, he¡¯s bit manly and few inches taller than Apollo and his voice was also deeper and has the base like apollo.


    I noticed the curiosity in her eyes as she asked him, he chuckled and said, ¡°I¡¯m his older brother,¡±


    ¡°Oh!¡± she said,


    ¡°Why is Apollo-like this? Did something happen to him in the past which made him this way?¡± I asked I don¡¯t know why I asked him and why I want to know about him, maybe it¡¯s my curiosity that made me ask it!


    Romulus kept quiet for a while when he heard me ask it, I was curious to hear him and to know what had happened with Apollo, usually, when a different personality is formed there must be an incident which triggered it.


    I had to do more research about this once I reached home!


    He wasn¡¯t saying anything, I opened my mouth and was about to call him,


    ¡°Some things have to be hidden for sake of your safety,¡± He said,


    ¡°But¡­¡± I tried to say,


    ¡°Digging up his past won¡¯t help you, rissa,¡± he said, his words were sending chills over my body and making me more curious to know what happened. I kept quiet and didn¡¯t ask him anything.


    ¡°What I suggest you is to stay extremely careful and conscious when Cyrus is around, he¡¯s bloody downright psycho and only Apolo can safe you from him, so it¡¯s best for you to be in good books with Apollo, only then Cyrus won¡¯t hurt you, by now I think you noticed the differences they both have?¡± He said,


    Their differences have shed in front of my eyes, they have different ents and bodynguage is also a different and dressing style that¡¯s all that I noticed.


    ¡°Yeah but not much, I just noticed their dressing style, bodynguage and ents,¡± I said, I noticed Lydia¡¯s confused face, I gave her a -I¡¯ll-tell-youter looks, which she understood and nodded her head.


    ¡°Cyrus has American ent and Apollo has British, Apollo wears formal clothes and Cyrus likes to wear jeans and t-shirts and Cyrus talks much. Apollo doesn¡¯t. All you have to do when Cyrus switches in is just stay calm and don¡¯t talk much, and never cry! He loves to see his victim¡¯s cry in pain,¡± he said and I took his information in,


    ¡°One more thing! Never ever take my father¡¯s name in front of him! He hates my father,¡± he said while looking at my reflection in the mirror, I nodded my head looking at him.


    ¡°I pretty much saw what happens?¡± I said while I remembered how he tortured that woman in front of me, the mere thought of it made me shiver in fear.


    No one spoke anything after that, we were quiet until we reached my home,


    He dropped me and Lydia at my house and drove off while saying goodnight to both of us. We walked inside and noticed that mom had slept. We walked to my bedroom, I gave her my nightclothes and asked her to change her clothes, she nodded her head and changed her clothes.


    After we changed our clothes, we climbed on my bed, she sat up with a curious look on her face which made me sigh, ¡°Tell me!¡± she said,


    I leaned my back to the headboard, ¡°Yesterday¡­¡± I began telling her everything, how I followed him and how he caught him, him, torturing the woman in front of my eyes and how she died out of suffocation.


    ¡°Oh my god!¡± she gasped,


    ¡°I don¡¯t know what to say! How can do this to someone,¡±  she said,


    ¡°It¡¯ not him, It¡¯s Cyrus,¡± I said,


    Apollo didn¡¯t do this, but he knew Cyrus was doing this and he didn¡¯t even bother to stop! It looked like he wanted to do this but he couldn¡¯t so Cyrus was doing all these things, torturing people, and holding them captive, but why? Why his father¡¯s girlfriends? He did mention he loves to torture his father¡¯s mistresses that means something his father did had hurt him to target his mistresses. Where is his mother, did she know all this?


    Oh my god! His father had been cheating on his mother, how did I forget this! This might be the reason he was targeting his father¡¯s mistresses. I must know what had happened? I must or else I can¡¯t get myself out of this mess.


    ¡°Are you listening to me,¡± I felt someone shaking me,


    ¡°Huh!¡± I said,


    ¡°Do you still think it¡¯s safe to be with him?¡± She asked, looking at with worry in her eyes,


    ¡°I don¡¯t know! I don¡¯t have any other option!¡± I replied,


    I got up from my bed and walked to my table where myptop and other things are kept, I took myptop and walked back to the bed. I climbed on and sat next to Lydia,


    ¡°Let¡¯s do some research about this MPD, ¡± I said while I began switch opening it,


    We began searching about it on google and time seemed to fly faster while we got into the subject.


    ***


    I woke up feeling sun rays falling on me, I blinked while adjusting to the light in the room. I got up from the bed and noticed Lydia was still sleeping peacefully like a cute innocent baby. I pulled the mattress over her before walking to my bathroom.


    I did my morning routines and walked into my room and noticed Lydia getting up and yawning like a kid, ¡°Good morning,¡± I greeted her while walking into my closet,


    ¡°Good morning,¡± She greeted back,


    I wore my clothes and did my hair and my make up before walking back. I noticed her in my bathroom. I took a luggage bag from my closet and ced it on my bed and began packing my things, I know Apollo will be here any time.


    As I was packing my things, Lydia walked out of the bath and changed her clothes, ¡°You are packing?¡± she asked while walking to me.


    ¡®Yes, he might be here anytime,¡± I replied,


    ¡°Let me help you,¡± She said and began helping me put my clothes inside.


    ***Ring***


    We heard the doorbell ring, making us stop and look at each other in pure panic,


    ¡°He¡¯s here?¡± Lydia asked looking at me,


    I looked at the watch which said it¡¯s 8:59,


    ¡°Shit!¡± I said, rushing from my bedroom.


    ***


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    ***Ring***


    Shit!


    I noticed Lydia, who was looking at me in panic, I bolted out of my room.


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    I climbed down the stairs and spotted my mom going to the main door while the buzzer has rung again,


    ¡°Mom!¡± I called out,


    She turned around as she heard me, I signaled her I¡¯ll open it by my hands and she nodded her head while turning back and walking to the kitchen, I smiled at her and walked towards the door.


    I sure she might feel suspicious noticing my behavior but knowing my mother she will wait until I tell her. I took a deep breath as I grabbed the knob with my shaking hands and opened the door, I peeped through the door and my breath hitched when he¡¯s serious and intense eyesnded on me.


    I moved back and stared at him, terrified to see him there, ¡°Ap¡­ Apollo!¡± I shuttered, he gave me a bone-melting smile while raising his hand, I flinched back, scared of what he might do! His hand touched my cheek, and I noticed adoration in his eyes which made me confused but also rxed.


    ¡°Can Ie in,¡± He said, I blinked in confusion while stepping aside and letting him walk in, I gulped hard while closing the door and walked behind him.


    I was nervous and scared; I don¡¯t know what he will do now!


    ¡°Hello, Miss. Green,¡± his voice brought me back, I looked at my mom who took his extended hand while ncing at me in confusion.


    ¡°My name is Apollo Villin, risse¡¯s boyfriend,¡± he said with a smile on his face, I was stunned at his words, I got tensed when my mom¡¯s eyesnded on me. I looked at Apollo and saw him staring at me while smiling at me like a loving boyfriend.


    ¡°um¡­ Yeah!¡± I said while walking towards my mom.


    ¡°I want to talk to you, Miss Green,¡± Apollo said gaining her attention and mine, I swallowed hard as I turned around and looked at him, he nced at me before moving his eyes off me.


    ¡°If you have time!¡± he added,


    ¡°Yes, please sit down,¡± she said walking stepping towards him,


    I stood there with my shaking legs and nervousness,


    What I¡¯ve gotten myself into!


    I was watching them as Apollo began impressing her with his sweet talks, I never saw this side of Apollo and I know this was all his maniption, I was helpless, I know he was manipting my mom but I was in a situation where I can¡¯t do anything about it.


    Tears were rolling in my eyes, I turned my face away as I don¡¯t want him to notice my tears, from the corner of my eyes I noticed Lydia watching me while standing beside the stairs, she had a sympathy look in her eyes as she nced at me.


    ¡°I hope you don¡¯t have any problem, Miss Green!¡± He said. My innocent mom smiled and nced at me before nodding her head.


    I felt my heart clench when I saw that, I felt defeated and left alone, I couldn¡¯t exin how I was feeling inside, I sighed.


    No one can save me from him,


    ***


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m just a call away!¡± Lydia said while giving me a cheerful smile, I nodded my head while I turned to my mom, I couldn¡¯t look at her, I can¡¯t face her! But I don¡¯t have any other option left!


    She smiled while hugging me, I hugged her back, there were no words, only love and affection in her embrace. She moved back and stared at me with happiness in her eyes while pushing a strand of my hair behind my ear, ¡°Take care of yourself, Mom!¡± I said as I tried hard not to cry in front of her.


    She nodded in reply, I felt guilty and it was eating me inside when I see her happy, not knowing I¡¯m never going toe home, to her, and for not telling her he¡¯s not my boyfriend. I turned around and noticed Apollo looking at me and mom, and what shocked me was the way he was looking at us, there were envy and adoration, I was confused and curious too. ¡®


    He took my hand in his and led me towards his car. I climbed inside while he ces my luggage inside. The tension in the air was thick. He wasn¡¯t talking neither was I?


    I looked out through the window, lost in my own thoughts, past days were running in mind, I turned my body towards the window while sighing and leaning back into my seat.


    ****


    I unblocked my seatbelt while he parked his car in the parking lot, I opened the car door and stepped out of the car, I noticed him strolling around the car and stepping up to me, I tensed up. I looked at him in fear while he walked to me and held my hand in his. He began dragging me toward the main door while I followed him without saying a word, but inside, I was scared and nervous.


    We walked through the hallway and reached the stairs. As we were climbing the stairs, my heart was pounding against my ribcage. I was sacred, I must save myself from him, I can¡¯t be like this forever.


    I tried to pull my hand out of his hold but his grip was strong, I was struggling to get my hand out of his hold that I didn¡¯t notice him dragging me towards a room. He dragged me inside a room, I stumbled on the floor, and in just the blink of an eye, I heard him close the door while grabbing my arm and shoved me to the wall. He had mmed his lips to mine and knocked all wind from my lungs, I ced my hands on his chest and pushed him hard but he didn¡¯t budge at all.


    He pressed his tongue to the seam of my lips, I shut my lips not granting him, he bit my lower lip making me hiss in pain, he dove his tongue into my mouth, his tongue hurried in and it felt like he was forcing his im on me.


    He grabbed my hands and pinned them over my head while his tongue devoured every corner of my mouth making my head lite and his intoxicating smell hit my nose making my body tremble. oddly his touch, taste, and smell felt familiar to me, his free hand wrapped around my waist making my body press into his.


    Every part of my body was squeezed against his, there was no ce for air to pass, I felt lightheaded, suffocated, and he pulled away, he was staring into my eyes while we were breathing hard.


    I was breathing like my life depended on it while I stared into his beautiful eyes and like an electric shock hit my brain with the memories, I thought I forgot has rushed to my mind.


    I gasped when I recognized this familiar feeling I was having and another gasp escaped from my mouth when I recognized this familiar intoxicating body smell.


    ¡°You¡­¡± I whispered in shock.


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    I was staring at him, shocked as the realization hit me, it was him with whom I lost my virginity that night. His blue orbs were staring at me with a nk expression on his face. I tried to wiggle out of his hold; he stared at me while trying hard to get my hands out of his grip. Suddenly he released my hands, making them fall to my sides, I moved my hands over my chest. I looked up at him while rubbing the bruise which formed because of his tight grip over my wrist.


    It was hurting badly, I could not make out words, I was opening my mouth and closing it like a fish, not knowing what to say. I was angry, disappointed, and d it was him; I can¡¯t deny the attraction, but I never thought I would lose it in my drunken state.


    ¡°You¡­¡± I whispered as tears began rolling in my eyes before I couldplete the sentence. He shoved me to the wall iming my lips like a hungry wolf while knocking off the air. I ced my hands on his chest and tried to push him away, but he didn¡¯t bulge at all, tears began falling from my eyes as he bit my lower lip harshly while his hand wrapped around my waist was making my body attached to his like a second skin.


    I guess he felt my tears because he stopped kissing me and moved back while pushing a strand of my hair from my face, he stared at my face for a brief second before taking a step, I looked at him with tears rolling down my cheek silently, his eyes meet mine and I noticed hurt in his eyes. I quietly watched him walk away from the room while mming the door shut and leaving me alone in the room.


    I slipped down while a sob escaped from my mouth,  I moved my legs to my chest while wrapping my arms around, Iid my head on my hands and cried out.


    ¡°Why?¡± I whispered,


    ¡°Why is this happening to me,¡± I sobbed, I miss mom, I want to go back and sit with her and watch her smile and talk.


    I miss our time and our stupid talks; I miss you mom.


    I cried and cried until there¡¯s no tear left, I felt disgusted and used, I don¡¯t understand why he is doing this to me, he took my virginity that night, now forcing me to stay with him against my will! Why?


    What does he want from me? Why does he want me to stay with him?


    I spent the whole day in the room not going outside or moving from this ce. A middle-aged man in a butler uniform walked inside and ced the lunch in front of me and insisted me to have it. I said nothing and had it since I was hungry after I finished having lunch he walked away from the room.


    I walked to the bathroom and washed my face, I sighed as I stared at my reflection, I turned around and walked back into the room and climbed onto the bed. I pulled the soft mattress over me andid down there, staring at the ceiling, and I slipped into a peaceful sleep.


    **


    As I woke up it was night, the room was empty and dark, I sighed before getting up from the bed, I switched on the lights and walked to the bathroom. I washed my face and strode back to the room and sat on the bed. All those things that happened in past days rushed to my mind and all those unanswered questions rushed to my mind.


    Those questions were burning my head, I don¡¯t know what to do? Whom to ask? I never in my life felt this helpless before, despite knowing that he¡¯s a killer and psychopath my mind can¡¯t ept it.  I saw him kill that woman in front of my eyes, the mere thought of it is making my body shudder in fear but somewhere in my mind, I can¡¯t ept it, it was not him! It was Cyrus, but both were the same person and both shared their thoughts with each other, which is quite confusing to me.


    What if it was Cyrus who took my virginity? But if Cyrus had sex with me then why would he think I was his father¡¯s lover, does that mean it was apollo? And maybe because of that, he didn¡¯t hold me captive in his basement because he knew I was a virgin.


    I think I should ask him all this or else I will blow my mind thinking about the whole night,  I thought and slowly got up from my bed while wiping my tears, which were flowing down my eyes but I didn¡¯t notice them. I took a deep breath and walked out of the room.


    I walked downstairs looking around for him and my eyes caught his tall figure sitting with his back straight on the table at the bar. He was holding a ss of whiskey in his hand while staring into space. I hesitatingly stepped down thest stair, I gulped as I saw him take a sip of his drink,


    He¡¯s drinking, it¡¯s not a good time to ask him all these!  I thought,


    I turned around and slowly stepped ahead, ¡°Did you need something?¡± His voice stopped me dead in the tracks, I swallowed hard before slowly turning back. He was taking a sip from his drink, not looking at me.


    ¡°N¡­No¡± I shuddered, I stood there like a statue looking at him with my shaking legs and trembling hands.


    I watched him ce his empty ss on the counter. He turned his head and looked at me while moving his finger, signalling me toe over to him. I nervously walked towards him; my heart was pounding against my ribcage as my legs took every step towards him. Fear was creeping down my body.


    I stopped in front of him and looking at him nervously, he grabbed my hand and pulled me towards him and made me sit on hisp, I gasped as my buttnded on hisp. I could feel him inhaling deeply and slowly as he moved his face closer to my ear, ¡°Have you had dinner?¡± he asked, while he wrapped his arm around my waist, pulling me closer to his chest.


    I inhaled sharply as his bulge touched my back, ¡°No.. No!¡± I replied he looked at me with worry in his eyes as he heard my answer.


    ¡°Why?¡± he asked,


    ¡°I¡­ I wasn¡¯t hu¡­ hungry,¡± I answered while avoiding his eyes. He grabbed my chin and turned my face towards him, I gasped at his sudden touch which shot electricity all over my body.


    ¡°Look at me and answer¡­¡± he said in a very dangerous way. His expression was deadly and the tone was sharp.


    ¡°I¡­ I wasn¡¯t hungry,¡± I answered, shivering under his electrifying gaze.


    He stared at my face like he was searching for something on my face, I swallowed hard and tried my best to not show how terrified I was of his closeness.


    Come-on rissa, ask him, you won¡¯t get a chance again, my subconscious screamed at me.


    I somehow mustered up some courage and opened  my mouth,


    ¡°I¡­ I want to ask¡­ ask you something,¡± I said, looking at his face,


    He said nothing, I waited for him to nod or say something, but he wasn¡¯t doing that instead he just stared at me.


    I opened my mouth to ask, but he cut me off,


    ¡°I didn¡¯t do sex with you that night,¡± he said, making my heartbeat stop.


    Does that mean¡­ Oh my god!

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    LYDIA¡¯S P. O. V:-


    I was walking towards my car with


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    to cover the media and get their attention towards the new project but


    unfortunately, it was a disaster for us although it was sessful for him and


    thepany.


    I feel helpless and guilty as I


    couldn¡¯t help the one person close to my heart, I don¡¯t know why Apollo wants


    her but one scratch on her and I will kill that bastard myself, and it¡¯s a


    promise that I made myself for ir.


    After that man took her with him, I came back to my apartment and dressed up for the office. I got inside my car and drove from here. As I reached my office, I noticed that rissa hasn¡¯te yet.


    It made me tense and worried about her, ¡°Lillian!¡± I called as I noticed her walking towards Mathew¡¯s office, I got up from my chair and walked to her. She watched me walk to her with a smile on her face, ¡°Do you know why rissa didn¡¯te yet,¡± I asked her, she shook her head as confusion was evident in her eyes.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you bothe together?¡± She asked confused, I opened my mouth to answer her but the sound of multiple footsteps has stopped me from doing so, I turned around saw Mathew walking ahead of two men who were walking behind him. I couldn¡¯t see their faces but I did notice the serious expression on Mathew¡¯s face,


    Fuck! Whenever he has that expression on his face that only meant something is wrong.


    I and Lillian were watching him quietly, ¡°Both of you, in my office,¡± he said while passing and walking straight to his office. We looked at each other before following him to his office.


    We were standing in front of Mathew who was ring at all of us, I was standing next to Lillian and beside her was cool and calm Apollo and Romulus was beside him. No one was saying anything, we were just staring at him, I don¡¯t know about others but I was confused as why he¡¯s ring at us and why are we here in his office. I was genuinely confused; I side nced at Romulus to see him casually leaning over the sofa and typing something on his phone.


    Huh, this man!


    ¡°Where is rissa?¡± he asked, gritting his teeth, clearly showing his anger and disappointment.


    I looked at Apollo who was staring at his father without any trace of emotion on his face, he was having a nk expression, my eyes moved to Romulus who was looking at Apollo and Lillian was confused as she nced at me.


    ¡°Don¡¯t look at each other like kids, tell me, where is she?¡± he yelled at us, I flinched at his sudden loud and harsh tone.


    ¡°She¡¯s with me,¡± I heard Apollo say, I turned my head to him so speed that I¡¯m afraid I broke my neck.


    He was calm, like a saint, how can he be so calm in a situation like this, if Mathew knows what he did to herst night I¡¯m sure he will punish Apollo but Apollo didn¡¯t seem to bother the consequences he had to face for his actions.


    ¡°In my house,¡± He continued, hearing his words Mathew seemed confused, ¡°Huh! In your house?¡± he said and nced at Romulus who was just staring at his brother.


    ¡°What is she doing in your house?¡± Mathew asked looking straight at apollo,


    ¡°She moved in,¡± Apollo replied in a monotone,


    Mathew raised his eyebrow clearly unconvinced by Apollo¡¯s answers but he didn¡¯t ask anything further.


    ¡°Leave,¡± he said and walked back to his chair and sat down. Apollo was the first one to leave the office followed by Romulus, I followed Lillian as she walked out and strode to the office.


    Day went on as Lillian and I fixed Mathew¡¯s interviews and business-rted photoshoots, I miss rissa terribly since we both do this thing together. Working with her was always very exciting for me, every day there was something new for me to learn from her and she was very patient with me and always helped me in almost everything.


    Meeting someone like her was a blessing to me, and even though we are not blood-rted I share a special bond with her.


    ***


    I was cing my phone in my purse and switching the lights off before walking out of my office. I stepped inside the elevator and pressed the button, as I moved back the doors of the elevator closed. I reached the down floor and walked to the parking lot, I climbed in my car and drove to my apartment.


    It waste night; I hadn¡¯t realised it as I was so busy with work, a yawn escaped my mouth as I drove my car to the parking lot.


    As I parked my car in the parking lot and stepped out of the car cool breeze hit me making my body shiver. I rushed to the elevator and clicked the button; I rubbed my arms to make decrease the coolness but I was still shivering.


    As the doors opened, I rushed out of the elevator while pulling my keys out and unlocking the door, I stepped inside and locked the door behind. I removed my coat and ced it on the hanger and walked to my living room, as my eyes moved to the person standing in the middle of my living room, a gasp escaped from my mouth.


    ***


    CLARISSA¡¯S POV:-


    I stared at him in pure horror,


    does that mean¡­ Cyrus? That mere thought made my body shiver in fear and disgust, tears rushed to my eyes as that morning shed in front of my eyes where I woke up naked, alone, with a mattress on me.


    ¡°No¡­¡± I heard Apollo say, I looked up at him, he took my face in his hands and stared into my eyes, ¡°You¡­are still a virgin,¡± he said caressing my cheek with his thumb, I could my cheek redding as his warm touch made some unknown pleasure through my body.


    I never felt this before, but I made sure not to give in to his temptations, I know how to control myself.


    ¡°I just took your clothes off andid beside you,¡± He said making my throat dry, he took my clothes off? I was angry and shy at the same time, I didn¡¯t understand how should I react for what he said, why did he remove my clothes? I wanted to ask him why? But I couldn¡¯t because I just released how shy I can be. In my entire life, I was never shy and this side of me has appeared only with apollo. I don¡¯t is it fear of something else, But I couldn¡¯t control myself around him.


    ¡°That Blood?¡± I asked not looking at him, he grabbed my jaw gently and moved my face to him and made me look at him, ¡°Look at me and talk,¡± he said in a gentle tone but the warning can¡¯t be ignored.


    ¡°That.. that.. blood?¡± I shuttered,


    ¡°That wasn¡¯t your blood,¡± he said making my heart drop,


    ¡°Wha¡­ What?¡±

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    ¡°Wh.. What!¡± I shuddered, when I heard his words, my mind has stopped working when that event happened in his basement has rushed to my mind. I licked my dry lips while looking away from him. My heart was beating rapidly against my ribcage.


    Whose blood was that? Why was that on the bed? Did he do something to me when I was unconscious? But he said that wasn¡¯t my blood! All these questions were running inside my mind, but I didn¡¯t dare to voice them.


    I could feel his hand travelling slowly towards my stomach and my breathing hitched when I felt his hot breath on my neck, I throat dried when I felt his wet kiss on the nape of my neck.


    ¡°Ap.. Apollo!¡± I whispered,


    ¡°I know, what¡¯s running in your brain,¡± he whispered against my skin. He pulled me back with his hand wrapped around my waist. I could feel his toned muscles against the fabric. Some unknown feeling has washed over my body making me flush. He began cing wet kisses over my neck while tightening the hold around my waist.


    This was new to me, I have never been so close to any man, I don¡¯t understand what¡¯s happening to me whenever he¡¯s touching me, I shouldn¡¯t feel like this, he killed someone in front of my eyes, He¡¯s a psychopath¡­ all these thoughts were stopped when I felt his fingers reaching down my top and tracing my bare skin.


    A moan escaped from my mouth and unknowingly, I bent my head aside giving him more ess, he kissed and sucked my sensitive skin making me moan. His hand was moving dangerously slow towards my breasts while he began kissing my jawline. As his fingers began tracing the line of my bra, something in me hit like a thunderbolt and brought me back to reality.


    ¡°Apollo!¡± I whispered, I tried to move away from him, but his hold was strong.


    ¡°Don¡¯t move,¡± he warned in a serious tone. While pushing me back, I was attached to him like a second skin.


    I was breathing hard while I could feel his erection under my butt, but suddenly he stopped kissing my skin, suddenly I felt sad, but couldn¡¯t understand why and before I could think about it, I felt his breath against my ear.


    ¡°Let¡¯s have our dinner first,¡± he whispered in my ear. His lips brushed my ear, sending a shiver down my spine.


    He removed his hands around my waist and I immediately stood up. He took my hand in his and led me towards the dining table. He pulled the chair out for me, I sat down, ¡°Thank you,¡± I whispered, I¡¯m not sure whether he heard it or not, but there was a smile on his lips which made it clear that he heard it.


    The butler walked in and served us food, it was delicious and I must say his house was so beautiful and looked very expensive. The spacious living room and modern kitchen, pool, and the big bedrooms it was so beautiful.


    As we were having our dinner quietly, I had footstepsing from behind me, I looked back and saw Romulus walking towards us while typing in his phone. He walked towards us and sat beside me, he ced his phone on the table and looked me first.


    ¡°How are you, rissa?¡± he asked with a smile ying on his lips.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine, how are you?¡± I asked,


    ¡°Good for now,¡± He smiled.


    ¡°How are you, Brother?¡± he asked Apollo who was staring at us, ¡°I¡¯m good, why are you here?¡± he asked Romulus with an intense stare.


    Romulusughed, ¡°Am I not invited to your house Brother,¡± he said, and before Apollo could say anything, he took the te, ¡°What¡¯s in here!¡± He said while pulling the bowl in front of him.


    This man!


    I shook my head while smiling at him. We had our dinner quietly, no one spoke anything but I could feel some kind of tension between the brothers, the looks they share and their bodynguage and I could feel the irritation of Apollo in the way he looks at Romulus I just don¡¯t understand why.


    There are many things which confuses me about this family, why Apollo hates his father and what happened between Romulus and Apollo that they don¡¯t talk with each other much and How this personality has born in Apollo. I have studied that MPD is a result of trauma or abuse, what happened with Apollo which made him like this. Something has triggered him but what? I must find out.


    After having the dinner, I took my te with me and began washing it in the sink but Apollo grabbed it from my hands and ced it aside, ¡°I have maids for that,¡± he said and took my hand in his and dragged me with him.


    I noticed Romulus eyes on us which made me lower my head, I also noticed the smile on the corner of his lips which made me blush hard. Apollo led me towards the stairs and we climbed the stairs. He took me straight to his bedroom which made my heart beat faster.This text is ? N?velDrama/.Org.


    He opened the door of his room and closed it behind, he left my hand and pushed his hair with his long finger while biting pulling his lower lip in, his simple action had myplete attention indeed he was the most attractive man I have ever seen in my entire life. I don¡¯t know what happened to me at that moment my legs automatically moved towards him. He looked stressed and it was clear that he doesn¡¯t like Romulusing here but why?


    I took his hand, he looked down at me and slowly turned his body to me, I gazed up at his eyes and unknowingly my eyes moved to his lips and my throat dried. I swallowed hard as his eyes meet mine, his intense eyes held something which made my inners warm.


    He ced his hand under my chin pushed my chin up while bending down, I went on my toes and meet him in half way. His lips meet mine and electricity rushed through my bones. He wrapped his hands around my waist and pulled me closer. He sucked my lower lip making moan shamelessly, it was a slow and tender kiss.


    I wrapped me around his neck and my disadvantage was my height, he had to bend overpletely to kiss me and my head waspletely up. He turned me and pushed me against the wall and he began sucking and biting my lips making me moan more. I opened my mouth for him and he tongue showed in and began devouring every single corner of my mouth while his hand reached my right leg and pulled it up while pushing his left leg between my legs.


    I could feel his erection against my belly, while his leg was supporting me not to lose my bnce, I don¡¯t know why I feel so hungry for lips I kept on kissing him and couldn¡¯t get enough of him. The taste of his lips and his body against mine, I wanted more, more of him.


    He grabbed my jaw and kissed me, making my face still, his hot breath was hitting my face, we kept on kissing and chewing each other¡¯s lips and we couldn¡¯t get enough. Our bodies were pressed to each other and the heat was unbearable for me, I can¡¯t understand what¡¯s happening with me anymore.


    I want to let loose whatever it is, I don¡¯t want to hold back, I can¡¯t.

 Chapter 29

    CLARISSA¡¯S POV:-


    The feelings were intense, my hands were around his neck while gripping his hair from the back of his neck.


    ¡°hm¡­¡± I was a moaning mess, he let go of my lips and began kissing my neck, I threw my head back feeling his lips against my skin and the warmth it had, he sucked on my sweat spot which made me moan out loud.N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    ¡°Apollo¡­¡± I moaned when he began licking the spot he sucked on, my body was pressed tightly against his, my breasts were squeezed against his chest. I was on edge, I don¡¯t know what I was feeling but it was clear I want more.


    His hands were gripping on my waist he found my lips again, He¡¯s everywhere up my neck and over my jaw and suddenly he¡¯s kissing me harder, deeper, with a fervent urgent need I¡¯ve never known before. He groaned softly, low in his throat as I kissed him back with the same intensity and need, I feel him, all of him, pressed against me.


    Suddenly, he let go of my lips and pressed his forehead to mine, the absence of his lips on mine made me sad for a sec. he was breathing hard while his eyes were on me,


    ¡°We¡­ need to stop!¡± he whispered, I looked up at him and blushed hard when I saw him looking at me.


    I need to control myself, I thought while nodding my head and avoiding eye contact with him, he grabbed my jaw and made me look into his eyes, he stared into my eyes while parking my lips, ¡°Never do that,¡± he said while touching my lower lip with my thumb.


    I nodded my head while staring into his blue eyes, he bent down and swooped me in his arms while I wrapped my arm around his neck. Without breaking the eye contact he took me to the bed andid me down on the soft mattress.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be right back,¡± he said and turned around but immediately I grabbed his hand and stopped him,


    ¡°Where are you going?¡± I asked, looking at him as I thought he might leave me here alone to sleep and oddly I didn¡¯t want that.


    He smiled and pushed a strand of my hair behind my ear,


    ¡°to change,¡± he said looking at me, I blushed hard,


    ¡°Oh! Okay,¡± I replied,


    I watched him quietly as he walked into the washroom, I sighed and covered my face with my hands,


    ¡°What¡¯s happening to me,¡± I whispered staring at the ceiling,


    What happened between us a while ago began ying in my mind, my heart began beating rapidly against my ribcage as our kiss shed in front of my eyes. I never kissed someone and it makes me feel butterflies in my stomach as I think of it. Did I just gave my first kiss to Apollo? The man who¡¯s keeping me here against my will! How can I kiss him like that? Why am I behaving like this in front of him? I have so many questions in my mind and I don¡¯t have any answers for them.


    As I was thinking about this, the sound of the washroom door took myplete attention, I gulped hard as I took in the view in front of me. Apollo was walking out with just a towel around his waist, which was hung low showing off his toned abs, v line and back muscles.


    His wet hair and the way his muscles moved as he walked towards the closet and his strong arms, showing off those nerves¡­ it was so hot, my mouth watered as I looked at his body.


    Oh my god, this man¡­ was the hottest guy I ever saw in my life!


    I watched him drop his towel down and my mouth hung open when his bare butt came into my view. I swallowed hard and immediately looked away from him,


    Control yourself, rissa,


    I tried to think of something else and forget about him, I turned my body to the other side and tried my best to avoid looking at his bare but and nakedness. I could feel him climbing the bed andy down next to me. My breathing has fastened as I felt the heat of his body touch my back, he pulled the cover over us and pulled me to him while wrapping his arm around my waist possessively.


    I could feel his hot breath against my skin, my breathing was rapid and before I could think anything my body acted on its own. I turned around and stared into his mesmerizing blue orbs which were staring at me with adoration in them. I ced my hand under his chin and traced his lower lip with my thumb, I enjoyed the feel of his skin against mine.


    We didn¡¯t do anything, we were just looking into each other¡¯s eyes, lost in them, I moved closer to him and ced a kiss on the corner of his lips. I moved my head to his neck and inhaled his body smell, which made my head spin and somehow rxed my nerves. I ced my head down and wrapped my arm around his neck while pushing my fingers into his soft and wet hair.


    It felt good in his arms, I never felt like this way before and I don¡¯t know what is best for me right now, I guess I¡¯m just doing what I feel like to do.

 Chapter 30

    LYDIA¡¯S POV:-


    After what doctor has said about the condition of Mathew, I released the breath I was holding all this time, it was horrible to see him like that. Thank god he¡¯s fine and nothing¡¯s danger. I was walking towards the exit as I got a call from the office, I just forgot to inform Mr. Jackson, the head of the leading business magazine of New York, about Mr. Mathew. He had the meeting with Mathew today but this happened. I must go and apologise to him before he does something, he can be a very impatient man.


    As I was walking towards the exit, I stopped dead in tracks when I saw Simon walking inside with a serious expression on his face. I gulped hard as I noticed his eyes move around and finallynded on me.


    I blinked in confusion and tried to swallow the lump formed in my throat, I walked towards him with calctive steps and stopped with a good distance between us.


    ¡°What are you doing here?¡± I asked, I was tense and scared but I didn¡¯t let it show on my face as I knew he would be happy to see me sacred. He loves it to see someone¡¯s misery and he enjoys it.


    ¡°I told you, I woulde¡­¡± he said while raising his left eye brow up,


    ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you forgot!¡± he said, stepping ahead, I stepped back in fear and avoided eye contact with him.


    ¡°I¡­ I remember!¡± I shuddered.


    ¡°Uhm!¡± he groaned in anger while ring at me and grabbing my hand, I tried to pull my hand out of his grip,


    ¡°Simon!¡± he ignored me and began dragging me outside with him. The way he was dragging me with him made it clear that he was angry and that scared me.


    ***


    LAST NIGHT


    I stepped inside and locked the door, As I removed my coat and ced it on the hanger, I began walking to the living room and when my eyesnded on the person standing in the middle of my living room a gasp escaped my mouth,


    ¡°Simon!¡± I whispered while cing my hand over my chest, how did he know where I live?


    My heart began beating rapidly and what he did to me in the past has begun shing in my mind, ¡°Lydia!¡± He smiled and that smile made my inner parts shake in fear. Why is he here now? Oh god! I swallowed hard and tried to suppress the anxiety which was threatening to swallow me.


    ¡°How¡­ How did you find me?¡± I asked, he just shrugged and began walking to the kitchen counter,


    ¡°I saw you yesterday¡­ing out of the Villin¡¯s building and followed you here, however, I didn¡¯t expect to see you, since I¡¯m here because of my work¡­ but¡­ I was surprised to see you look fine, Lydia! Happy actually!¡± he said leaning his back to the kitchen counter and folding his hands over his chest.


    My breathing fastened when I heard what he said, I noticed slight anger in his eyes before he masked it, I immediately turned around and tried to run away but he was fast. He caught me and wrapped his hands around me from behind and pulled me to him.


    ¡°Running away again?¡± he whispered against my ear, his hot breath hitting my sensitive skin made me feel disgusted.


    ¡°Leave me, Simon!¡± I screamed but instead, he began chuckling out loud.


    ¡°No¡­I won¡¯t, this time!¡± he said while tightening his hold around me,


    ¡°Simon!¡± I screamed and tried to wiggle out of his hold but he was strong and possessive.Material ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°I may leave you now, Lydia, but¡­I wille tomorrow to take you back¡­ home and¡­¡± even though his words made my heart drop but I didn¡¯t stop to get myself out of his hold.


    ¡°¡­Don¡¯t you dare try to run away as you did before, Sweety¡± he whispered, it was a dangerous warning. The way he just said it, it was crystal clear.


    He removed his hands around me and turned me around, ¡°Even if you run away, I know How to find you!¡± he said pressing every word and moving his face close to mine.


    I gulped hard while tears rushed to my eyes, ¡°You won¡¯t do that!¡± I whispered; an evil smirk yed on his lips when I said that.


    ¡°Then don¡¯t run away, I wille tomorrow and I want you here.. ready and waiting for me,¡± he said and released his hands off me.


    He stared at me for a while and walked past me, While I stood there shocked, disappointed, and scared I heard the door shut.

 Chapter 31

    PRESENT


    ¡°Simon, Please,¡± I yelled but he chose to ignore and dragged me out of the hospital. I didn¡¯t expect him toe here, I thought he would being in the evening and I decided to talk to him and convince him somehow but he surprised me. I could understand his urgency but I would never ever go with him, I hate him, I hate him from the bottom of my heart. I would never do the same mistake twice, I trusted him once and in return, all I got was heart break and pain, I will not do that again.


    He dragged me towards his car and opened the door, ¡°Get in!¡± he said releasing my hand, I nced at the seat and looked back at him, ¡°Simon! Please listen to me,¡± I said with my pleading eyes,


    Please listen, goddamn it¡­ I must convince him anyway, I have too¡­ think of something Lydia! Think! Think¡­. yes! I will tell him and make him believe that I wille with him and ask him to wait for me in my house¡­ of course, I won¡¯t go back home, I will stay in a hotel for this night and think of something. At least I will get time to think about ways to escape from him and this situation.


    ¡°Don¡¯t make me say it again, Lydia!¡± he said while gritting his teeth, his words shattered my idea.


    Shit! Think of something¡­ fast!


    ¡°Please, just once Listen to me, Simon!¡± I said and tears rushed to my eyes when I sensed he¡¯s not going to listen to whatever I say.


    His eyes were hard and there was no trance on his face which could tell me that I have a chance to convince him, he grabbed my arm in a very painful manner, digging his nails into my skin, I hissed in pain, ¡°Listen to me very carefully, you bitch! If you don¡¯t get in, I will have to do things which you never imagined, be a good girl and get in,¡± he threatened, tears rolled down my eyes.


    I felt defeated, there¡¯s no way I can escape from this man, he¡¯s taking me back to that hell hole from where I could nevere back.


    ¡°Excuse me,¡± I heard someone say from behind of Simon, he turned back, removing his hand from me.


    ¡°Yes,¡± He replied,


    And when My eyesnded on the person standing in front of Simon, I took a deep breath,


    please just save me from him, please Romulus.


    ¡°Is there any problem?¡± he asked looking at me and moving his eyes to Simon,


    ¡°No,¡± Simon replied,


    Romulus¡¯s eyes moved to me, I tried to give him hints that I need to be saved from this man, ¡°Okay¡± he replied to Simon and turned around.


    No, don¡¯t go please, don¡¯t go! I screamed inside but he didn¡¯t stop,


    ¡°Lydia,¡± Simon warned while rising his eye brow up, I gulped and turned around in defeat. No one can save me from this psycho.


    I was about to get inside the car but his voice stopped me, ¡°Actually¡­¡± I turned around and saw Romulus walking to us,


    ¡°Lydia, rissa is asking for you, you¡¯re needed,¡± he said stopping in front of us,


    I stepped ahead but stopped in my tracks when Simon put his hand in front of me, ¡°She¡¯s noting,¡± Simon said,


    ¡°Can I ask why?¡± Romulus asked, putting his hands in his pants pockets,


    Simon was getting irritated by Romulus, I could sense it through his bodynguage, he red at Romulus and before Simon could answer his question Romulus cut him off by saying, ¡°Whatever it is, It can wait¡­¡± he looked at me and extended his hand towards me, ¡°Lydia!¡± he said, before Simon can stop me I took his hand and moved to him.


    He led me towards the entrance while putting his hand in the small of my back, I felt secured and relieved that he saved me from Simon and I didn¡¯t look back because I know he would be ring at us, but the thought of him waiting in my house scared me. I must go and face him even though I avoid him for today I must face him some other day, he¡¯s not going to leave. I know him too damn well, he¡¯s not the person to give up too easily.


    As Romulus took me to the VIP waiting room and made me sit an empty chair, he sat beside me, ¡°Who was that?¡± he asked, I looked at him and was surprised to see the worry in his eyes but he was quick to cover it up, is it really worry that I saw in his eyes? for me?


    ¡°Someone from my past,¡± I replied and looked away from him.


    ¡°oh¡­¡± he said and there was a gap, he didn¡¯t say anything and kept quiet, I could feel his eyes on me but I tried not to look at him because if I do, he may ask me more questions about Simon and I don¡¯t wanna talk about him or anything rted to my past. I don¡¯t want to remember anything about him and my past, if I do then those bitter memories will haunt me and I can¡¯t get hold of myself anymore.


    As all these were running in my mind, Romulus phone started ringing, ¡°Excuse me,¡± he said and walked out.


    Thank god! He got a call or else it would be difficult for me to sit here, beside him in awkward silence.


    ***


    CLARISSA¡¯S POV:-


    The date on the page was the day I joined, I searched for my name in the list of the patient¡¯s names and my eyes caught my name in the middle. As I moved my eyes from my name to the person¡¯s name who admitted me, my breathing hitched and everything around me stopped.


    ¡°Romulus Villin?¡± I whispered, he saved me that day? That means he knew me before I knew him and still, he didn¡¯t tell me that was him.


    Now that I know it¡¯s him, I must thank him. I thought and looked at the nurse, ¡°Thank you so much for helping me,¡± I said, she smiled and closed the book and kept it in its ce before leaving.


    he saved me from that ident and from Cyrus that day, I owe him a lot for helping me all this time, how can these two brothers be so different, one is a psycho¡­ not Apollo but Cyrus is a psycho and on the other hand, Romulus, is so kind and helping guy.


    I¡¯m being intrigued by this Villin¡¯s family day by day.


    I turned around and began walking towards the waiting hall, ¡°I hope he¡¯s here,¡± I muttered to myself, after that ident, I tried to remember the person¡¯s face but I couldn¡¯t I don¡¯t know why but I always felt that he was somewhere near to me but I just ignored it.


    Apollo has taken myplete attention and I forgot about it, but Romulus knew that it was me, the girl he saved that day but he kept quiet for all these days. He should have told me or could have said that he knew me like this but he didn¡¯t bother to tell me.


    Maybe he didn¡¯t care, my subconscious said,


    Oh please, if he didn¡¯t care he wouldn¡¯t have saved me from Cyrus, he¡¯s a kind man, maybe he doesn¡¯t like to tell that he was the one who saved me. Maybe he was the kind of man who helps people and hides it.


    Maybe! My subconscious replied,


    ¡°I don¡¯t know¡± came a male voice and stopped me in my tracks,


    Who¡¯s that? I turned and slowly stepped towards the empty corridor, I stood behind the wall and saw Romulus standing near the window, his back was to me and he had his phone to his ear and his left hand was in his pants pocket.


    ¡°He won¡¯te!¡± he said to the person on the phone.


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    ¡°I can¡¯t promise that,¡± He replied and quietly listened to the other person for a while,


    ¡°I will try to bring him there but I will not force him,¡± he replied and again kept quiet.


    With each second passing by I was growing curious, who is he talking about?


    ¡°Don¡¯t say that, Mother!¡± he said,


    Mother?


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 Chapter 32

    CLARISSA¡¯S POV:-


    ¡°Mother?¡± I whispered,


    Romulus¡¯s mother is here, that means he was talking about Apollo? I had so many questions running in my mind, why would Apollo be far from his own mother? Why did she call Romulus instead of Apollo? If she wanted them to visit, she should have called both, but she just called Romulus and asked to bring Apollo with him, that only meant Apollo is not in talking terms with his mother.


    But why? This family is way more mysterious than I thought!


    As I was lost in thoughts, I had heard footstepsing towards me, I was about to turn, ¡°rissa?¡± Romulus called,


    Shit!


    I slowly turned around, ¡°Romulus!¡± I said, looking at him nervously, ¡°I¡¯m so sorry I overheard your conversation!¡± I said without making eyes contact with him.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay,¡± he replied, I looked up at him and saw him struggling to say something!


    ¡°Romulus!¡± I said,


    ¡°Huh!¡± he replied, looking at me.


    ¡°Is everything alright?¡± I asked,


    ¡°Yes, I actually need a favor from you!¡± he said looking at me.


    ¡°What is it?¡± I asked,


    ¡°I need your help¡­ in convincing my brother to¡­ attend the dinner, my mother wants him to attend it, as you know he hates my father even though he works for him¡­ he never hade home to meet our mom and never attended family dinners¡­ because of my father¡¯s condition she thinks he would be happy to see whole family in dinner,¡± He said,


    My help! Oh god!


    ¡°Romulus¡­I¡­¡± I tried to tell him that I can¡¯t help him,


    ¡°Don¡¯t say no, rissa, you are the only person who can talk to him without making him angry, for sake of my father we need to talk to him and you know he won¡¯t listen to me¡­¡± he said, pleading me with his eyes.


    How will I convince him?


    ¡°Okay,¡± I said, he helped me many times and I should also help him in anyway, this can be my way of thanking him for his help.


    Hearing my words, a smile appeared on his face, which reminded of Apollo, they looked simr and identical.


    ¡°Thank you so much,¡± he said with a genuine smile on his lips, I smiled at him in a reply.


    ¡°so¡­How are we going to talk to him,¡± I asked,


    He looked at me, ¡°I don¡¯t know! Mother and Apollo hadn¡¯t talked for years¡­ I don¡¯t know if he agrees to attend the family dinner,¡± he said with a sad expression on his face.


    They didn¡¯t talk for years? But Why?


    ¡°Can I ask Why? What happened between them?¡± I asked, maybe this can be rted to the personality disorder Apollo hold. Cyrus hates his dad and if I¡¯m right he hates his father for cheating on his mother and to take the anger he¡¯s been targeting his father¡¯s mistresses because he can¡¯t do anything to his father.


    I just need more information about their family, then only I can help Apollo to recover from this disorder.


    He looked for a while with a calcting look on his face, I know what¡¯s going on in his mind! He might be thinking whether to tell me or not because this is about his family and Villin¡¯s has been secretive they don¡¯t share anything about their family with outsiders and even though I know about this brother¡¯s personality disorder I doubt he would say about this.


    ¡°Apollo had a problem with our mother since his childhood, he loves mom but he doesn¡¯t like the way she epts father¡¯s mistakes¡­ he hates to see mom hurt by our father¡¯s actions and still stay quiet about it¡­ he know father had affairs from childhood and wants mom to fight back but¡­mom is not the way he wants her to be¡­ she has been quiet all this while because she loves him and somewhere in her heart she still believes that he may change¡­ but father¡­.¡± He said,


    ¡°I could understand his pain as I know how it feels to see our mother in pain, crying because of something our father did,¡± I said in a low voice.


    My mother¡¯s struggle when she found out about my father¡¯s affair has shed in front of my eyes and tears rolled in my eyes, ¡°I¡¯m familiar with the feeling,¡± I said looking up at him,


    ¡°My father cheated on my mom and divorced her,¡± I said while those moments shed in front of my eye. I still remember my mother crying and asking him why? why he did this to her!


    ¡°Where is Apollo right now?¡± I asked, wiping my tears.


    ¡°He¡¯s not here maybe he¡¯s at work,¡± Romulus replied.


    ¡°Wait let me call him, maybe he wasn¡¯t informed about your father!¡± I said while pulling my phone out.


    ¡°He knew about father!¡± he said making me stop what I was doing, I turn to him, ¡°He knew¡­ still he didn¡¯te to visit!¡± I said looking at him.


    He deeply signed while shaking his head, ¡°I will call him,¡± I said and began dialling his number.


    What¡¯s wrong with him, he may hate his father for what he has done to his mom but he¡¯s not well, as a son he must be here¡­ with him¡­ Mathew loves Apollo, I could see the love he has for Apollo in his eyes.


    As I ced my phone to my ear and waited for him to pick u the call, he picked up after a few rings.


    ¡°Hello¡± his deep voice came out making my body shudder.


    ¡°Apollo?¡± I replied, nervousness instantly flooded through my body as I heard his voice.


    ¡°rissa?¡± he asked,


    ¡°Yes, Actually I called because I¡­I need¡­to talk to you¡­¡± I said while looking back at Romulus, who was looking at me with curiosity evident in his eyes.


    ¡°What is it? Are you okay?¡± He asked,


    ¡°I¡¯m okay! Can youe home, It¡¯s something urgent?¡± I said,


    Say okay! Please say okay!


    ¡°Okay, I will be there shortly,¡± he said,


    Huh, thank god!


    ¡°Thank you, I¡¯ll be waiting for you!¡± I replied,


    ¡°Okay,¡± he answered back and hung up on me.


    I turned towards Romulus and smiled, ¡°he¡¯sing, we need to go home right now,¡± I said.Material ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    He nodded his head while turned back, ¡°Let¡¯s go¡± he said, I followed him.


    We walked to the parking lot and got inside his car, as he drove us from the hospital my mind began shing all the possible scenarios of us talking with Apollo. I just hope he says okay and I just hope Cyrus don¡¯t pop out. I can¡¯t handle him after what I saw that day. He is downright psycho and would kill me if hees out.


    He would drag me to the basement and torture me for even thinking that I could convince him but I must be strong and shouldn¡¯t show any kind of fear if hees out. As Romulus said, he loves to see the fear in his victim¡¯s eyes.


    Just be patient and deal with him carefully rissa, I told myself.


    ***


    As we reached the mansion, Romulus parked the car in the parking lot and we got out of the car. I looked at him and found him looking at me while closing the car door, ¡®Don¡¯t be sacred rissa, I¡¯m with you,¡± he saysing to me, with a smile on his face.


    God! Please let him be calm while I talk, I don¡¯t know what will I do if Cyruses out.


    ***


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 Chapter 33

    rissa POV:-


    We both walked inside, Romulus closed the door and walked behind me, my heart was beating hard and nervousness was making my legs shiver. While I was walking in the living room, I found Apollo sitting on the sofa with his right leg over his left and was checking his phone.


    I looked back at Romulus and walked towards Apollo nervously, ¡°Apollo!¡± I called him, he looked up at me and smiled when he saw me, he kept his phone on the couch and pulled me towards him and Inded on hisp. He pushed the strands of my hair to my ear with his long fingers which made me blush, ¡°You wanted to talk?¡± he said looking at me like I was a delicate doll.


    I nced at Romulus and looked back at him, ¡°Ma¡­Mathew had been in hospital today¡­¡± I could see Apollo staring at me calmly while I began talking, it made me more anxious, ¡°¡­ and Do-doctor said he needs rest¡­ and¡­also said¡­he needs to be surrounded by his¡­ his family¡­ for him¡­ to¡­ to recover faster¡­¡± I said, he ced his hand under my chin and pushed my face up and my eyes automatically stared into his, ¡°Don¡¯t be scared,¡± he whispered looking into my eyes and stroking my cheek with his thumb, thepact of his skin always had aroused strange feelings and I don¡¯t understand why I feel this way when I shouldn¡¯t.


    ¡°Your mother wants you to attend the family dinner for the sake of your father¡­¡± I said staring into his eyes, ¡°¡­ and I think you should go¡­ put aside the problems you have with your parents and¡­¡± I said and slowly moved my hand towards his face and ced my hand over his cheek, ¡°just be there¡­ ¡± he stared at my face and didn¡¯t say anything for a while. By passing second, I was growing anxious as I waited for him to say something.


    I gulped hard when I noticed him taking a slow, deep breath and I could feel his chest rising and down, I looked back at Romulus tensed and scared, ¡°A-Apollo¡± I whispered, while touching his cheek, he jerked back as some disgusting thing touched him, he didn¡¯t open his eyes and the way he jerked made tears rush to my eyes. The lump formed in my throat and My lips quivered while I nced at my hand and his face, ¡°don¡¯t-touch-me!¡± he said while gritting his teeth and the way he said, it broke my heart.


    I hurriedly got up from hisp and moved back, Romulus immediately pulled me behind him protectively, ¡°Cyrus?¡± he said, Apollo didn¡¯t react, but his eyes were open and now was staring at the ground, my throat dried when I noticed the way he was staring at the ground, my breathing fastened and a shiver ran down my spine.


    All sudden he let out a horrifyingugh loudly while throwing his head back, it made me jump and my heart began beating faster while my body shuddered in fear. He stoppedughing and moved his face slowly while his eyes moved to me dangerously, he titled his head sideways and smiled at me, I gulped hard when I saw his empty ssy eyes.


    ¡°rissa!¡± he said slowly, dragging my name like a nursery rhyme. It made a shiver run down my spine making me want to run far away from him and hide from his sight.


    ¡°Come here,¡± He said, extending his hands and moving his fingers, signalling me toe to him.


    I shook my head while moving behind Romulus, he put his hand in front of me, ¡°Brother, please¡­ listen to me,¡± he said, ¡°rissa was just helping me, I asked her to talk to you¡­¡± Cyrus cut him off, ¡°I don¡¯t care¡­ I want her toe to me right now, don¡¯t make me say it again,¡± he said, he was drop-dead serious which made the hair on body stand still.


    His voicepelled me to do as he said, my legs automatically moved on their own, I walked towards him with my heart beat more than ever, he took my hand and pulled me onto hisp, ¡°Romulus¡­¡± he said and turned to look at him, ¡°I want you to leave¡­¡± He said with a very serious look on his face.


    ¡°But¡­¡± he tried to say something, but Cyrus cut him off, ¡°I will attend the dinner¡­¡± he said and looked at me, ¡°¡­ With her,¡± his words shocked me, why is he taking me with him? A question popped in my head, but I didn¡¯t dare to voice it out.


    I stared at his face while he was looking at Romulus, he was so beautiful, I never saw anyone with this kind of beauty ever, he was dangerously dominating and very bossy in times but that¡¯s what makes him more attractive, whenever he¡¯s angry, his jaw clenches making his jawline look more sharper and way sexier than ever.


    I didn¡¯t care to listen to what he was saying to Romulus since his face took myplete attention, I felt his chest vibrate while he spoke to Romulus, that deep and husky voice of his always makes me weak in the legs. I don¡¯t know what was happening to me anymore, I grabbed his face with my two hands lunged at him, my lips attacked and craved for him like a hungry lioness.


    I sucked his lower lip and bit it, I was so hungry for him, I needed more, I couldn¡¯t get enough of him. He wrapped his hands around my waist as I was on my knee, s which were on either side of him, I could feel his bulge under me, poking my belly while my tongue rushed into his mouth and devoured every corner of his. His hand gripped my butt cheeks, squeezing them hard which made me moan out, he kissed me harder and our tongues fought for dominance, but in the end, I gave up, he stood up while gripping my thighs and walked straight towards the stairs. I was moaning like a crazy woman; the desire was making me out of control. My hands were around his neck, gripping his silky soft hair while he was eating my mouth like it was his favorite dessert. As we reached his room, he kicked the door open and stepped inside and kicked the door close, he walked us to his bed and climbed on it, he slowly and very carefullyid me down on the soft mattress without breaking the kiss.


    Our moans and breathing were filled in the quiet room, the desire to touch his skin was high like a fucking drug, I must touch him. I reached his shirt and began unbuttoning hurriedly, he reached my zipper and pulled down, his hand reached my bra straps and removed them like a pro.


    His hands were roaming freely in my back-shooting electricity all over my body. I pushed his shirt back and helped him remove it. I ced my hands over his bare chest and the feeling was amazing. His toned abdominal muscles and the warmth they had were overwhelming me, he helped me get out of my dress and pushed me on the bed carefully and heid himself on me, bncing himself and not putting his body weight on me.


    ¡°Hm¡­¡± I moaned when he bit my lip and licked it with his tongue, his hand moved to my chest and took one of my breasts, squeezing it hard and stroking my nipple with his thumb.


    I moaned into his mouth, we parted as we ran out of air, he stared deep into my eyes while squeezing my breasts, ¡°Oh¡­¡± I moaned while moving my head up, he started at my reaction as if he was loving the sight of me moaning out.


    ¡°You are beautiful,¡± he whispered and began cing wet kisses from the corner of my mouth to the point where my neck meets my shoulder, I was moaning out loudly.


    My hands were going down while he began kissing and sucking my neck, my hands reached his pants, as I was about to remove his belt, he grabbed my hand and stopped kissing my neck, I stared at him confused and disappointed.


    ¡°We¡­ we need to stop,¡± he said while breathing hard like he was controlling himself hard,


    ¡°Why?¡± I replied, he looked at with worry in his eyes and I noticed the guilt in his eyes when he slowly wiped the tears off my cheek which I didn¡¯t notice where flowing down.


    ¡°I have to tell you something before we go ahead,¡± He said while looking into my eyes and pressing tracing my lower lip with his thumb finger,Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    ¡°What?¡± I asked with worry evident in my tone, I watched him take a slow intake,


    ¡°I¡­ I¡¯m into BDSM,¡± he said, making me blink in confusion, I didn¡¯t know what to say or react, he noticed my confusion,


    ¡°I¡¯m a dominant, rissa!¡± he said, when my mind screamed what the word meant, it made me realize what he was¡­ my eyes widened in shock,


    Oh my god!


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    rissa¡¯s POV:-


    ¡°Dominant?¡± I whispered, staring into his eyes while many thoughts ran in my head, is he going to make me his submissive? Was the first question rushed to my mind. I know about this rtionship but it never took my interest, I know nothing about this, I just know that a dominant wants his woman to be submissive to him. He wants her to submit herself to him, and that¡¯s it, I only know that much and nothing more.


    ¡°Are you? Cyrus?¡± I asked with my heart beating louder than ever, I was scared of the answer, I don¡¯t know what I should do if he¡¯s Cyrus.


    ¡°No, Apollo¡± He replied, I released the breath I was holding all this time, Thank god! Thank god he¡¯s not Cyrus¡­ but when I realised what had just happened made me snap my eyes at him.


    Did I just make his personality switch, I made Cyrus go away! I was so happy that I began smiling like a teenage girl, Apollo was just staring at me in confusion, of course, he would be, because he just said that he¡¯s into BDSM and I¡¯m here smiling like a lovesick girl.


    ¡°Why are you smiling like that?¡± he asked while smiling back at me,


    ¡°I¡­ I¡­ I brought you back,¡± I said staring into his beautiful blue eyes, he smiled at me before iming my lips again, he sucked my lower lip and moved his hand to the back of my head pulling me over to him.


    His tongue thrust into my mouth iming my mouth, dominating me, and eating me up, my legs were now around his waist and I could feel his hard member against my belly. His hot breath and that intoxicating smell were driving me crazy; I ced my palms over his hard chest and was taking the feel of his skin. He gently pushed me back into the soft mattress, his hands moved to my chest and took my right breast in his hand and squeezed it hard.


    ¡°Hm!¡± I moaned into his mouth and my hands were gripping his hair, he bit my lower lips while he pinched my nipple hard,


    ¡°Ah! Apollo!¡± I mumbled into his mouth, his hot lips moved to my neck and began cing wet kisses over my skin. The way his hot breath was hitting my skin, made my legs jelly, his kisses moved towards my chest, I was breathing hard and when he kissed my breast, a loud moan escaped my lips. He grabbed my breast into his hand and slowly put my nipple into his mouth while looking straight into my eyes.


    I arched my back and he began sucking my nipple hard while squeezing my other breast, he watched my moan his name and the way my body was responding to him made me surprised, I never knew his touch would have this kind of effect on my body. His tongue rolled over my nipple making me throw my head back and moan out loud, he bit my nipple slightly and licked it like a pro.


    He moved to my breast and put my nipple in his mouth, he sucked it hard and bit it, ¡°Oh!¡± I moaned, he ced kisses over breasts and moved to my belly. I looked down at him and our eyes met, he ripped my panty like a hungry wolf. He looked down at my bare pussy, ¡°Beautiful,¡± he whispered.


    My throat dried when I noticed the way he was staring at my pussy, ¡°You¡¯re wet!¡± he whispered and moved down slowly and kissed my pussy, I took a sharp intake when his warm lips moved to my pussy folds, he took my pussy folds into his mouth and bit, ¡°Oh!¡± I moaned while grabbing his hair, he licked the entrance and slowly, very smoothly licked my clit.


    He slowly began sucking and biting my pussy while cing his hands on my thighs spreading my legs further. He was eating my pussy like a desert and I made noises which I never thought was capable of, he moved back and ced his middle finger into his mouth and sucked it, ¡°Stop me now, rissa¡­ I won¡¯t if I began,¡± he said looking into my eyes,


    ¡°I don¡¯t want you to stop¡­ I want this¡­ I want you, Apollo¡± I looked into his eyes, I saw how his beautiful blue eyes shined when he heard what I said.


    He looked down at my pussy and ced his finger, slowly, very slowly and cautiously he moved his finger inside while bending down and cing his mouth around my nipple, he did it at a time which made me let out a shaking breath. He slowly moved his finger and his teeth to my nipple between them, ¡°Oh!¡± I moaned. It was hurting when he moved his finger but his mouth was doing a wonderful job at sucking and nibbling my nipple, sending jolts of electricity all over my body.


    I arched my back up, while his finger moved in and out, increasing the pace, he was sucking my nipple hard while his other hand rubbed my clit. I was a moaning mess, his long and thick finger was fucking me hard and my hip was moving on its own, responding the thrusts. When his long finger moved in again and came out, I came hard on his hand. He removed my nipple from his mouth and moved back, he stared into my eyes while he moved his head down. His head had now disappeared into my pussy, he was licking my pussy, making me moan.


    He moved back and pressed his finger to my lower lip, ¡°Lick it clean,¡± he said, looking straight into my eyes. I, like a good girl, I took his finger into my mouth and sucked, I licked it clean, I could taste my cum on his finger and it was sweet, ¡°How is it?¡± he asked,


    ¡°Sweet,¡± I said blushing hard, he smiled at me and quickly moved, I watched him curiously while he removed his belt and unbuttoned his pants, he was looking straight into my eyes, he pushed his pants down, I could see the size of his bulge under his shorts. He threw the pants aside, removed his shorts slowly and when I saw the length of his dick and how thick it was, I took a shaky breath.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    It was huge and hard, a lonely nerve reaching the base was clearly visible, it was like a rod, just looking at it made my throat dry; I wanted this thing inside me right away. My eyes moved to Apollo, who was intensely staring at me. His dick was so beautiful, it was making me want to touch, run my tongue over it and taste it, feel it against me and put it in my mouth, I want to run my finger over¡­ it was so inviting, just by looking at it I was wet again.


    I was turned on, he sensed it and didn¡¯t let me wait, he quickly moved between my legs while cing his both hands on either side of my thighs, he grabbed his dick in his hand and ced it at my entrance, the moment I felt his base against my skin, my body shuddered like a jolt of high voltage electricity hit it.


    He slowly moved his dick in, I gasped at the pain it caused, he didn¡¯t move and let my inner walls adjust to size for a min. I took deep breaths to control the pain and when He slowly moved in, the pain increased. His thrusts were slow, he was letting his full length in and pulled outpletely. He did it again and again, his pace picked up and my breathing too, the pain subsided and reced with some kind of feeling which I never felt in my life.


    That feeling was making me moan out loud, my hip was moving on its own, responding to his thrust and the way his balls were pping my pussy with his thrusts made me moan out more.


    ¡°Oh¡­ Apollo,¡± I moaned, I watched him throwing his head back and roll his eyes up, it was so erotic to watch him like this. His grunts were music to my ears and the sound our skins pping and my moans, his grunts filled the room. His dick moved in and out, making scream his name over and over again, his was fucking me hard and tearing me inside out and I¡¯m loving it.


    With a final thrust, we both came at once.     Author¡¯s Note:-


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 Chapter 35

    CLARISSA¡¯S POV:-


    He moved aside andy beside me, we both were breathing hard and staring at the ceiling, I never in my life thought sex could be this awesome, I heard about it from my friends but never experienced it myself and now, I understood what it is. I turned my head and nced at him, his chest was rising up and down, I watched him bite his lower lip while he turned his head and looked at me.


    He smiled while pushing a strand of my hair back, I stared at his beautiful eyes and I don¡¯t know what happened to me, I could not exin this desire that filled me when I saw his inviting lips and body. Nothing could exin this feeling between my legs and the desire of my naked body when I feel his heat beside me. I know if I let my body dance in this sinful y with him, there¡¯s no going back.


    He took my face in his hands and imed my lips, kissing me slowly and passionately, the desire to have him deep inside me woke up and I found myself climbing on him, kissing him like a horny woman. He flipped me over and climbed on me while pinning my hands over my head, he bit my lower lip harshly, ¡°Ah!¡± I hissed while opening my mouth and his tongue rushed inside invading every corner of my mouth.


    His other hand began roaming over my body and pressing my breasts, teasing my nipples, his hot mouth moved to my neck and began cing hot wet kisses all over my neck, making me moan out loud, ¡°Apollo,¡± I moaned, his hand moved dangerously slow towards my pussy, his wet kisses trailed down to my breasts. He gripped my right breast and took it into his mouth, his tongue rolled over my nipple and bit it hard, ¡°Oh,¡± I moaned, he removed my hands from his stronghold and moved his hand towards my pussy and gripped it while his finger began ying with my clit.


    He moved to my other breast and his long finger slowly moved inside my wet pussy, ¡°Oh my!¡± I moaned, his long finger began moving in and out while his other finger continued ying with my clit as I began panting,


    ¡°Apollo.¡±


    I closed my eyes and arched my back intuitively while he traced my clit and fucked my wet pussy with his finger, I gasped when I felt his other finger enter into my pussy, stretching me while his mouth moved to my belly button. His tongue licked my belly while he finger fucked me and I shamelessly met his finger thrusts with my hips.


    I cried out when the orgasm built and I came hard, He reached down and licked my pussy clean. His hands were gritting on my inner thighs, pushing my legs apart, his hot breath hitting my pussy while he sucked my juices clean made my eyes shut and hiss under my breath.


    ¡°Apollo!¡± a moan escaped my lips as the pressure built when he took my clit between his teeth, I arched my back while gripping his hair and breathing hard.


    He moved back while pushing my legs wide, he sat between my legs and positioned his dick. I watched him while breathing hard and when his dick slummed inside, I hissed, my back arched up, biting my lower lip hard I shut my eyes. He slowly moved inside, I opened my eyes and watched him titled his head back in pure joy. As his thrusts began growing faster and faster, mming his dick deep, hard and fast.


    ¡°Apollo!¡± I moaned and our eyes met, he grabbed my legs and ced them around his waist and moved his hands around my waist.


    ¡°You¡¯re so tight!¡± he groaned while mming his dick hard inside my pussy, his both hands were gripping my waist tightly, my hips moved on its own, meeting his thrusts. His grunts were loud while his thrusts were growing hard, the pressure was building in and my body began shaking.


    ¡°Ah! Apollo,¡± I moaned when he mmed his dick in and his finger began ying with my clit, my body squirmed in response when I closed my eyes and my hands gripped either side of the bedsheet while I released my juices.


    A moment of pure bliss washed over my body, he removed his hands from my waist and reached my hands which were gripping either side of the bedsheets. He moved his head to my neck and buried it there, my breasts were squeezed under his chest and his hot breaths were hitting my sensitive skin.


    His thrusts grew faster and faster while the pressure began building again, I felt his body shudder and his grunts against my skin, my hands moved to his back and was roaming on his bareback, feeling his skin under my palms.


    ¡°Ah!¡± I moaned while he sucked my neck, and licked it again, my hands reached his butt and gripped it.


    ¡°Ah! Apollo!¡± His hands pressed my breasts and ced wet kisses over my neck, the intense pressure was building in and I felt the urgency in his thrusts.


    ¡°Oh!¡± We both came at once, his face was buried in my neck and his hot breaths were hitting my skin while I took short breaths. He slowly got up from me and bnced himself to look at me, he imed my lips and kissed me softly. His lips brushed against mine softly and all I could feel was him, the warmth of his skin and the taste of his lips. ¡°Hm,¡± he moaned again, pushing my head back into the pillow. I was aroused again, his hand moved under my chin and gripped it making me be still while he began eating me.


    His hip began moving again taking me by surprise, he pulled his whole length out and mmed it in, ¡°Ah!¡± I moaned into his mouth, my hands gripping his butt cheeks while he began mming into my wet pussy like he was possessed.


    All of a sudden he pulled himself out and flipped me around while grabbing my thighs and pulling my ass up in the air, I breathed hard while I got surprised at his sudden action. The cool air hit my bare ass making my whole body shiver, my body jerked when he mmed his dick in my pussy from my back, ¡°ah!¡± I moaned.


    He grabbed my arms and pressed them against my back while pushing me down, my face was pressed against the pillow. He mmed his full length inside my pussy which made my body jerk upwards, ¡°Apollo!¡± I whispered, unable to control the pleasure which was taking my body over again.


    ¡°Oh¡­ fuck!¡± I heard him grunt while he shoved his dick in and out through my wet pussy,


    ¡°Ah!¡± I moaned as he pped my but cheek making my body shudder,


    ¡°Be my submissive, rissa!¡± he said while fucking me hard, the way his dick mmed in my pussy made it hard for me to respond to what he just said but his words didn¡¯t go unheard,


    Submissive?


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    rissa¡¯s Pov:-


    Submissive? He mmed his dick hard into my pussy making me moan and distracting me, the pressure began building up. My face was pressed against the pillow while I cried out as I released, he fucked me hard while I felt his body growing hard and he was on the edge.


    ¡°Oh!¡± I moaned as he reached my breast and squeezed it hard,


    ¡°Ah!¡± he grunted while he spilled his seeds inside my pussy.


    We were breathing hard while we stayed the way we were for a few minutes, he slowly pulled his dick out and grabbed my waist and flipped me over. He imed my lips, kissing me and taking my breath away.


    He was on top of me, pressing hands on either side of my face, he bit my lower lip and pulled it, ¡°Oh!¡± I moaned, cing my hands around his neck and pulling him closer. He released my lip and looked into my eyes, without breaking the eye contact with me he settled beside me.


    I moved towards him and ced my head on his chest, his breathing was calm and steady, I could hear his heartbeat and hearing his heartbeat had somehow calmed me. My eyelids suddenly felt heavy and began to close. With my head on his chest, I slipped into a heavy slumber.


    ***


    Lydia¡¯s POV:-


    After crossing the horrible traffic, I finally reached my destination which is Miss. Green¡¯s Apartment. I pulled over my car into the parking lot and stepped out of it while taking my phone with me. I closed the door behind and was about to turn around but someone covered my mouth and pulled me back with him.


    I tried to scream for help but my screams were muffled as the person¡¯s hand covered my mouth, I began struggling to get myself out of his hold but he was so strong and he managed to lift me off the ground. Before I could do anything that person injected something on my arm which made me dizzy.


    Before losing my consciousness, that person threw me in the backseat of a back Suv.


    ***


    A ssh of water made me wake up abruptly, I shook my head to make my vision clear but I couldn¡¯t see who was standing in front of me. I could only see the person blurry, I shook my face again and my vision was getting clearer, his face was slowly bing clear to me.


    ¡°Simon,¡± I whispered in shock when he moved closer to me and I saw his face.


    I was terrified and visibly gulped hard, sweat began forming on my forehead while my legs shivered in fear of what he may do to me.


    He smirked at my reaction, I looked down at myself and saw that I was tied to the chair, my hands were tied to the arms of the chair tightly with ropes and my back and also my legs were tied to the chair. I tried to wiggle but the ropes didn¡¯t bulge.


    I looked around and noticed that the room was dark and the light wasing from the only window, which was located on the right side of the room. My eyes moved back to Simon, who was watching me intensely. I gulped and tried to make out words but the look on his face made me terrified of him.


    ¡°Wh¡­ What are you going to do to me?¡± I asked with a shaky voice, he said nothing as he simply stared at me and moved a bit closer and bent down until his face was just mere inches away from mine.


    I moved my head back and gulped in fear, he grabbed my hair and pulled my face towards him. I gasped and tried hard not to cry in front of him. I watched quietly as his eyes moved to my lips, he slowly moved his face to my neck and I felt him inhaling my smell deeply.


    ¡°You smell the same,¡± He whispered while cing a trail of wet kisses on my neck, I felt disgusted and a loud cry escaped from my lips.


    ¡°Stop it,¡± he said in a dangerous tone which made me shut my mouth, he moved back and grabbed my jaw tight making me hiss in pain.


    ¡°I¡¯m taking you back¡­ like it or not you¡¯reing with me¡­¡± he said gritting his teeth in anger.


    Tears flowed down my eyes as I stared at his face, I had no other option other than agreeing to go back with him. He quickly untied me and grabbed my hand, dragging me out of the room. It was his house, he dragged me through his living room and out of his house.


    He opened the car door and shoved me in, I flinched when he shut the door harshly. I watched him walk around and climb inside the car,


    I have to escape from him, I thought while he started the engine and drove us from here. I stared at the passing trees as he drove us away, I noticed that we are not in the city and this must be somewhere outside the city but where? What is this ce? How will I escape from him? Oh god! Please help me for once!


    I have to make an excuse and run from him or hide from him so that I could escapeter after he leaves.


    As he took us to God knows where I turned my head to look at him, he had a nk expression andpletely focused on the road. I managed to have some courage to speak without looking at his face,


    ¡°I¡­ I¡¯m thirsty,¡± I said.N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    From the corner of my eyes, I saw him clenching his jaw and gripping the steering wheel tightly, but he didn¡¯t say anything and stayed quiet for a while.


    How stupid of me to think he would listen to me,e up with better idea Lydia.


    I sighed and leaned back while looking away from him, tears flowed down my eyes, Please do something before it¡¯s toote Lydia. My mind screamed at me but I was in no position to escape from him. He would eventually find me and tortures me for doing that. I hate myself for meeting his man and let him do this to me, I just hate myself and my life.


    As all these thoughts running inside my mind, I noticed the car pulling over a small hotel, I nced back at Simon to see him looking straight at the hotel. He stopped the car in the parking lot and unbuckled his seat belt, ¡°Sit here and don¡¯t try to do anything stupid,¡± He said while opening the door and stepping out of the car.


    I watched him walk towards the hotel and released a breath I was holding, I looked around to find something that could be useful for me to escape from him but I found nothing, I noticed Simon stop walking and I quickly turned and sat properly. He turned around and walked back towards the car.


    Why is he walking back? Oh god!


    He stopped in front of me and opened the car door, ¡°Get out,¡± he said, I stared at him in confusion, but still obeyed him.


    I slowly got out of the car and stood in front of him, ¡°Stay with me¡­ be quiet, one word and I¡¯ll rip your tongue out,¡± he threatened, moving his face very close to me. I swallowed hard and nodded my head hurriedly.


    He turned and walked ahead, I quietly followed him. We walked inside the hotel and I watched him take water bottles and some snacks to eat. I looked around and tried to locate anything and saw a back door near us, I turned around and identally stumbled on to his back making him lose his bnce. All the things he was holding fell down, he turned around and red at me, ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­ sorry,¡± I apologised with fear evident on my face.


    He clenched his jaw and bent down to take the things he dropped down, and I took this opportunity to escape from him, I slowly stopped back towards the back door while keeping an eye on him.


    I slipped through the back door and quickly hid behind the door and moved towards the dust bin and hid beside it. The hotel was located in the middle of nowhere, and for me the chances for escape were low but I had to at least try and face the consequencester.


    I tried to control my breath and peeked out, I could see Simon walk out and look around for me.


    Please help me! God! please help me!


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 Chapter 37

    CLARISSA¡¯S POV:-


    ***Ring***Ring


    I heard my phone ringing which made me wake up abruptly, I looked around for it but couldn¡¯t find it. As I tried to get up from the bed, a rough hand pulled me back, making my back hit his hard chest.


    ¡°Where are you going?¡± he asked in a hoarse voice which got me goosebumps all over my body.


    ¡°To get my phone,¡± I replied, while he warped his arm around my shoulder, pulling me closer to him.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    ¡°Don¡¯t move,¡± He whispered against my neck, his hot breath hitting my skin making my breathing fasten.


    ¡°I have to answer it,¡± I replied, rubbing my palm over his strong arm, which was around my shoulder.


    ¡°World won¡¯t end if you don¡¯t answer it,¡± he shot back, tightening his hold.


    I turned my head and looked at him, his eyes were closed and he had a peaceful look while he slept. I ced a kiss on the tip of his nose which made him open his eyes and look at me,


    ¡°We need to attend the dinner!¡± I reminded him, he sighed and removed his arms and got up from the bed. I sat up and watched him walk to the bathroom, naked. Looking at his nakedness made me wet down there but I controlled myself not to jump on him.


    I wrapped the nket around me and got up from the bed, I took my phone from my handbag and saw 4 missed calls from Romulus. I called him back and after a few rings, he answered.


    ¡°Hello,¡± he said,


    ¡°Hello,¡± I replied, I walked to the couch and sat down.


    ¡°Are you bothing!¡± He asked and I could hear car hornsing through the phone and I understood that he¡¯s in traffic.


    ¡°Yes, Apollo is having a shower now,¡± I answered and nced at the bathroom,


    ¡°Thank god, I thought he would change his mind,¡± he responded.


    ¡°Hm¡­ Where are you?¡± I asked,


    ¡°I¡¯m driving back to London from Camberley, Had some business work there which needed my visit¡­ I will meet you both at my parent¡¯s house,¡± He said,


    ¡°Okay,¡± I said and hung upon him. I ced my phone aside and unwrapped the towel and walked naked towards the bathroom. I pushed the door and walked inside, I saw Apollo standing in the shower, with his hands on the ss and head down. I quietly slipped inside and hugged him from behind, he ced his hands on mine and pulled me in front of him.


    He looked magnificent as the water washed over his naked body making his skin look hotter than ever, I pulled his head down and imed his lips. Kissing me hungrily, he ced his hands on my butt and squeezed my butt cheeks. He moved his hands to my thighs and lifted me up while I wrapped my legs around his waist, he pushed me against the ss wall while he sucked my lip and his tongue thrust inside my mouth.


    My hands reached his dick and my thumb stroked the base which made him take a sharp intake and without wasting any time I desperately ced it inside my dripping wet pussy, he thrust in hard, mming his balls to my pussy hard.


    ¡°Ah!¡± I moaned inside his mouth,


    He moved faster and harder, mming his dick inside my pussy and his hand reached my breasts and began squeezing them hard and pinching my nipple. I moaned out loud while he continued to kiss me hard, making my head lite and his thrusts made my body desperate to release.


    His hand reached down and began rubbing my clit making my eyes roll up and toes curl, ¡°Oh!¡± I moaned out loud. He fucked in and out while the water washed over our bodies. I cried out while I released, his body began to move faster as I sensed he may cum now.


    One final thrust and he came, he reached over and took a body wash, I was still pressed to his body, my breasts squeezed against his hard chest and his dick was still inside my pussy. He began washing my body, cleaning and somewhere inside me the desire was awakened, filling my body, making me crave for his body again. I no longer understand what¡¯s happening to me.

 Chapter 38

    LYDIA¡¯S POV:-


    Please leave for christ sake, I mumbled as I watched Simon search for me. Because of the darkness around, I had an opportunity to hide but the way he was searching for me made it hard for me to hide.


    I watched him push his blond hair back with his fingers in frustration, he kicked a rock in front of him in anger and turned around. I desperately waited for him to leave while cing my hands over my mouth. I peeped out and saw him walk back to his car, he opened his car door and stepped inside and drove away in anger.


    I released a breath I was holding and slowly got up and looked around me, there was no one here, other than me. I swallowed hard while tears rolled in my eyes, how will I go back! I asked myself as I walked towards the road.


    I walked through the way we came from London, it was dark and I was all alone, my body was shivering while a cold breeze hit my body. I wrapped my hands over my chest and began rubbing my shoulders.


    Tears ran down my cheek while the memories I had with Simon shed in front of my eyes, those were bitter memories which only make me sore inside If I remember them. The torture and his abuse broke mepletely, it took years for me to get over it and move on.


    He broke my heart and made it hard for me to trust people, my family and he, was a nightmare for me and to wake up from this nightmare It took a lot of strength for me and I would never, ever, want to go back there.


    As I was walking on the road, I noticed car sounds and headlightsing behind me, I turned around and saw that the car was going to hit me. I widened my eyes while headlights were blinding my vision, as the loud horn hit my ears I shut my eyes in fear and waited for the impact.


    ¡°Lydia?¡± A deep male voice came with the sound of a car door being shut. I opened my eyes and when I saw the person walking towards me, I hurriedly stepped back in panic. Even though I couldn¡¯t see who he was, I was afraid and I didn¡¯t want it to be Simon.


    ¡°Lydia!¡± That person called me again, I turned around began running while turning my head and looking at him. My heart was beating rapidly against my ribcage, and tears were streaming down.


    ¡°Lydia! It¡¯s me Romulus,¡± He screamed and hearing his words my legs stopped abruptly and I turned around, he was looking at me with a worried expression on his face while walking towards me.


    A sigh of relief escaped my lips while looking at him, my legs automatically moved and I found myself running to him, Iunched myself on him, hugging him tightly. He wrapped his hands around me while I ced my face against his chest and cried my eyes out.


    I cried and cried, the fear of himing back for me made me cry more, ¡°I hate him,¡± I said while crying hard,


    ¡°Shh¡­ It¡¯s okay,¡± he whispered while stroking my hair. I cried and cried and slowly my eyelids felt heavy and I found myself losing my consciousness.


    ***


    The sound of horns and headlights of somethings shed on me making me open my eyes, I saw a car passing past us. I blinked and suddenly panic took over me thinking that Simon caught me. I quickly turned my head and sighed when I saw Romulus¡¯s calm face.


    ¡°Rx, It¡¯s me,¡± he said without looking at me,


    I leaned back and took a deep breath closing my eyes, ¡°Thank you,¡± I said opening my eyes and looking at him. He was quiet for a while, I doubt he heard me at all. I didn¡¯t say anything much to him and just stared at the road and passed trees.


    ¡°Who were you running from?¡± he calmly asked, I sighed and didn¡¯t look at him nor did I answer his question. I was quiet while Simon¡¯s past wicked actions shed in front of my eyes. I wiped a lone tear which slipped from my eye and looked away.


    ¡°Lydia! You need to tell someone about him, someday¡­ and I don¡¯t mind to be the first person,¡± He said, I turned my head to look at him and something about him always made me feel different.


    ¡°I will, but not now,¡± I simply said, he nodded his head and didn¡¯t say anything more. The drive to London was quiet. We didn¡¯t say anything to each other till we reached London.


    ¡°I¡¯m taking you to my ce, I think it¡¯s safe for you,¡± he said driving to his ce, I tried to say no but he cut me off.


    ¡°He doesn¡¯t know where I live and I don¡¯t think he would dare toe there, so.. Just¡­ don¡¯t argue now!¡± he said, I shut my mouth and let him drive.


    ****


    ¡°This is your room,¡± he said opening a guest room in his condo, I stepped inside and turned to him.


    ¡°Take rest and I¡¯m going out¡­ if you need anything call, Oscar,¡± he said showing me a man standing beside him, he was tall but not taller than Romulus and had a moustache. He was manly and looked a bit aged with strands of grey hair.Material ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Oscar!¡± he said looking towards him and he nodded his head at Romulus.


    Without looking at me he turned and walked away, I closed the door and sighed deeply.


    ****


    CLARISSA¡¯S POV:-


    We were now driving to his parent¡¯s house and I was very nervous inside, I was dressed in a simple peach colour dress, which reached my knees and wore heels with them. Apollo was dressed in a white shirt underneath a ck coat and a bowtie. We took a gift for them in our way and I made him choose what should it be because I know nothing about his parents.


    We reached a big three-story mansion, it was a huge estate with garden on either side of the driveway and trees surrounding the mansion. It looked so beautiful. Apollo parked the car in the parking lot and stepped out of his car. He walked around and opened the car door for me.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± I said while taking his hand and stepping out of the car.


    He led me towards the main door of the mansion while cing his hand in the small of my back, it was a Hollywood style super mansion. As he led me inside I gasped in awe, it was so beautiful mansion I ever saw in my life. It looked so expensive with ss lift and a huge hall with sitting area and huge dining room.


    No wonder they¡¯re one of the richest family of London, I thought while walking with Apollo. He led me to the big dining table which had people sitting and talking with each other. I see two men along with Mr. Mathew, who sitting on the head chair and a woman sitting on his right side, quietly listening to them talking.


    Hearing our footsteps they stopped talking and looked at us, with 4 pair of eyes staring at me made me self conscious and nervous. I felt a light squeeze on my hand and when I looked up, I found Apollo¡¯s beautiful blue eyes stareing down at me. He gave a small smile and that action made my inners rx a bit.


    We walked towards them and I noticed a glint of happiness in that woman¡¯s eyes and it made me realize that she must be his mother. He left a chair beside his mother and pulled the one beside it, I sat down on it. He moved beside me and sat on a chair to my right. I was shocked at his action and nced at his mother to see a pained expression cross her features but she quickly covered it with a pleasant smile.


    ¡°Hello dear,¡± she greeted me with a smile.


    ¡°Hello,¡± I replied,.


    ¡°My name is Sophie, Apollo¡¯s mother,¡± she said with a smile.


    ¡°Nice meeting you Miss. Villin, My name is rissa Green,¡± I said shooking her hand.


    As I turned to face the men in front of me,


    ¡°Won¡¯t you introduce your little woman to us, Little Brother?¡± a man dressed in a Blue suit, sitting beside Mathew said with a smirk ying on his face. I nced at Apollo and saw him unaffected. He was calm as usual,


    ¡°That¡¯s Jacob,¡± he said looking at me.


    ¡°She¡¯s rissa,¡± he said without looking at him.


    ¡°Nice meeting you, Miss Green,¡± Jacob said,


    ¡°Nice meeting you too,¡± I replied.


    This is gonna be a long dinner night! Jesus!


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    CLARISSA¡¯S POV:-


    I nced at Apollo and saw him clenching his jaw, I ced my hand on his thigh. He nced at me and I smiled trying to ease the tension. He blinked at me and I noticed a small smile appearing on his lips. I could feel everyone¡¯s eyes on us but my attention waspletely on him.


    His electrifying blue eyes bored into mine, sending chills all over my body, I looked away before I lose my control and smiled at Mathew, who was smiling at us with adoration evident in his eyes.


    ¡°rissa, I¡¯m happy to see you here,¡± he said with a genuine smile on his face,


    ¡°Thank you, Mr. Mathew!¡± I replied,


    ¡°Let me introduce my family to you,¡± he said, turning towards the person beside him.


    ¡°My wife¡­¡± he said looking at His wife, who smiled at him with love and affection, ¡°This¡­ Is our 2nd born and¡­¡± he said looking at Jacob, ¡°That¡¯s our firstborn¡­ ¡± he said looking at the person sitting beside Jacob dressed in a grey suit, ¡°¡­ Thomas,¡± he said.


    Thomas smiled at him and turned his gaze on me, he had emerald eyes and an attractive face, ¡°Nice meeting you, Miss Green,¡± he smiled.


    I just smiled at him in return, ¡°And¡­ the 3rd born¡­¡± Mathew began but was cut off, ¡°Is me!¡± Romulus said while walking towards us. Everyone¡¯s attention turned to him, he slipped in the chair beside Sophia and kissed her on her cheek.


    ¡°Hello everyone,¡± he said looking at everyone,


    ¡°Hello son,¡± Mathew replied,


    ¡°Brother,¡± Thomas said beaming at him,


    ¡°Good to you see Thomas,¡± Romulus said grinning at him,


    ¡°And you too, Jacob,¡± Romulus said, looking at Jacob who just gave a tight smile to him and looked away.


    I could sense some kind of tension between Jacob and Romulus, but I ignored and tried to focus on something other than this. Shortly the house cleaners began serving the dinner to us and we began digging in. Everyone was quiet and the growing tension made me a little ufortable but I didn¡¯t let that show on my face.


    ¡°I missed this!¡± I heard Mathew say, I looked up at him and saw him grinning while looking at everyone.


    ¡°Missed me, Dad?¡± I heard a female and footstepsing towards us, I turned and saw a woman dressed in a yellow dress which reached her thighs and paired it with high heels. She was tall and had brown shoulder-length short curly hair. She was beautiful and I couldn¡¯t see Mathew¡¯s features in her but I could sense her love for Mathew in her eyes.


    She walked towards Mathew and kissed him on his cheek, ¡°I missed you, Dear Juliette,¡± he said looking extremely happy to see her.


    ¡°I missed you more,¡± she replied while wrapping her hands around his neck and hugging him sideways.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    ¡°Sophie!¡± she said hugging her, Ms. Villin just smiled but didn¡¯t return the gesture, which was strange, she walked straight to Apollo and slipped into a chair beside him. I noticed a smirk forming on Jacob¡¯s face but I chose to ignore and nced at Apollo. His face is as calm as ever, a nk expression.


    ¡°Hello everyone,¡± she said, flipping her te and smiling at everyone.


    ¡°How are you Julie?¡± asked Thomas while having a bite of his dish.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine and hope you¡¯re fine too,¡± she smiled looking at him, he nodded in reply.


    ¡°How are you, Jacob?¡± she asked, ncing at Jacob.


    ¡°I¡¯m good!¡± he replied while ncing at Apollo, ¡°His actions are confusing me to no end.


    ¡°Hope you¡¯re doing Good, Rome?¡± she asked looking at Romulus but he didn¡¯t even look at her and tly replied, ¡°Yep!¡± there was something very strange happening here and It is very confusing. Their behaviours and looks the brothers are sharing and this woman, everything is very confusing.


    I shouldn¡¯t havee to this dinner.


    ¡°How are you, Apollo?¡± She asked with a very sweet voice and smile on her face. I had to look at her because of that, that sudden change in her voice and features made me suspicious of her.


    ¡°Fine,¡± he just replied without even acknowledging her.


    I could see the sadness on her face which almost looked fake but I stayed quiet, ¡°Hey, I¡¯m so sorry I didn¡¯t notice you there,¡± she said looking at me and giving a big smile.


    ¡°My name is Juliette Villin, and you are?¡± she asked and before I could reply Apollo turned his face to her, ¡°She¡¯s rissa, my woman!¡± he replied, I noticed the surprised look on her face while she stared at Apollo. He just turned his head and began having his dinner quietly, I was surprised at the tone he used and more surprised at her reaction. I could feel the changed atmosphere in here and nce at Romulus.


    He gave me an I¡¯ll-tell-you-everythingter look and began having his dinner quietly. Throughout the quiet and awkward dinner, I felt something strange, there was something very odd about this family and it made me very intrigued.


    After dinner, Apollo grabbed my hand and stood up, ¡°We should leave now,¡± he said, gaining everyone¡¯s attention. I saw the sadness in Sophia¡¯s face, she opened her mouth to say something but Mathew put his hand on her, ¡°Thanks for joining us for the dinner, Son!¡± he said with a genuine smile on his face.


    Apollo gave a nod and turned around, I followed him quietly.

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    The drive back to Apollo¡¯s house was quiet, he didn¡¯t say anything and kept hisplete attention on the road. I was left with many questions and confusion and I couldn¡¯t wait to ask all those burning questions to Romulus.


    We walked to his bedroom, and as soon as we stepped in, he imed my lips hungrily kicking the door shut and unzipping my dress and ripping it off my body.


    ***


    I woke up feeling his hot breath against my neck, without waking him up I got up from the bed and tiptoed to the bathroom. I opened the cab in the bathroom and took a morning-after pill. I quickly took a shower and got dressed. When I walked out of the walk-in closet, I saw Apollo getting up from the bed and wearing his pants.


    ¡°Good morning!¡± I said, looking at him. He nced at me and smiled while pushing his hair back with his fingers, he looked cute while doing that with his morning face and sleepy eyes.


    ¡°Good Morning,¡± he replied, walking to me, he kissed me on my cheek and walked inside the bathroom making butterflies in my stomach. I blushed while his morning voice made my body shudder and made me aroused.


    We had our breakfast in silence, I stood up from my chair and turned around, Apollo took my handbag and ced his hand in the small of my back, leading me towards the parking lot. He unlocked his car and opened the car door for me, I turned to him, ¡°Apollo, I don¡¯t want anyone to gossip about us and if we go to the office at once, it may raise many questions and we may get unwanted attention, I hope you understand!¡± I said and waited nervously for his answer.


    He nodded his head and turned around abruptly, he led me to my car, I opened the car door and stepped inside it. I nced at him and saw him clenching his jaw and turning around, I made him angry.


    Jesus!


    I drove out of the mansion and to the office, I don¡¯t¡¯ how I will deal with him and the truth that he¡¯s a dominant and he wants me to be his submissive. I may ignore this now but I¡¯m sure he will bring this up again, what will I answer then! Oh my god, this too much to handle.


    I ced my hands over my head while chewing my lower lip in frustration.


    ***


    Lydia¡¯s POV:-


    I opened my eyes feeling hot rays falling on my face, I sighed whenst night¡¯s event rushed to my mind. Suddenly my mind shed the moment where I hugged Romulus, I don¡¯t know why but there was something in him which made me feel safe. I blushed at the memory and sat up while pushing my hair back.


    Stop now! Yeah, I know I hugged him stop shing it! I yelled at my mind and walked towards the washroom and did my morning routines. Last night, after he left me, Oscar brought me dinner and after having it, Iid down on the bed, I don¡¯t remember when I slipped into a deep slumber.


    Oscar brought some clothes for me saying that Romulus asked him to do that, I nodded my head at him and asked him to ce the bags inside. He obeyed and left the room after cing all the bags inside.


    I dressed up in a two-tone A-line dress with a bow ent and wore a grey zer on it while pairing it with court high heels and a boxy bag. My hair was down and I applied light make up to my face.


    I must thank Romulus for the clothes and makeup, he even brought innerwear for me, he¡¯s too kind and helpful to me.


    I walked downstairs and saw Romulus reading a new paper while sitting on the dining table. He wore a white button-down shirt and a ck coat over it. His hard chest was visible through the shirt and that silver chain with a cross pendant made him look hotter. That chain made his neck bones look high and something in me wanted to touch his neck bones.


    I shook my head and tried to focus on something else other than him. Hearing my footsteps, he looked up at me and shed that sexy smile.


    Wait what! Sexy smile? Where are all theseing from? Get a grip idiot!


    ¡°Good morning,¡± he greeted, I noticed the way his eyes moved to my dress and a blush crept up my cheeks.


    Stop blushing! Behave, Lydia! What is wrong with you! My subconscious yelled at me.


    I pulled the chair out and sat down, ¡°Good morning,¡± I greeted, ¡°I want to thank you for helping me Romulus, you are very generous¡­¡± he cut me off, ¡°Please Don¡¯t thank me, Lydia, I don¡¯t know how you ended up in the middle nowhere but I would really like to know about it when you are ready,¡± he said leaning forward and cing his hands on the desk.


    ¡°You work for my dad, you are our employee and it¡¯s our responsibility to help you and look after you,¡± he continued,


    See you¡¯re just an employee to him! Shame on you! Lydia. My subconscious scolded me and his words developed a strange type of pain inside my chest and It hurts but still, I forced a smile and tried to mask it.


    ¡°I want to go back to my home; I can¡¯t stay here!¡± I said, looking straight at his face.


    ¡°Lydia, it¡¯s not safe to go back to your house, that person knows where you live and where you work, he wille back looking for you¡­ you are not safe,¡± he said with a genuine worry in his eyes.


    Don¡¯t fool yourself Lydia, never trust men they change colour chameleon and you will end up hurt like before. My subconscious yelled at me,


    ¡°Listen to me, here you are safe and you can do whatever you want to and after some days, when you think it¡¯s time, you may leave, I won¡¯t stop you,¡± he said, and I found myself nodding to him.


    We had our breakfast quietly, ¡°Stan, my driver has brought your car, it¡¯s in the parking lot and he will drop you and will pick you up,¡± he said standing up from his chair, I opened my mouth to protest, ¡°It¡¯s for your safety,¡± he said and walked away.


    I sighed and walked to my car; Stan dropped at the office.


    ***


    rissa¡¯s POV:-


    As I was working in my office, suddenly that woman, Juliette¡¯s face shed in my mind and her strange behaviour and Jacob¡¯s looks, everything was messing my mind and I couldn¡¯t concentrate on my work because of it. I had to know who she is or else I can¡¯t do my work at all.


    I took my phone and dialled Romulus¡¯s Number and put it to my ear, I waited patiently for him to pick up the call. After a few rings, he answered.


    ¡°Hello,¡± he spoke through the phone,


    ¡°Hello Romulus,¡± I replied,


    ¡°I know you called me to know about that Juliette! But I can¡¯t tell you that rissa, Apollo will kill me,¡± he said and that statement made me more confused.


    That means this is something rted to Apollo! I must know it! I have to know what happened between these two.This text is ? N?velDrama/.Org.


    ¡°Please tell me, I can¡¯t concentrate on my work if I don¡¯t get answers, Romulus,¡± I pleaded him,


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry. But I can¡¯t tell you,¡± he said,


    ¡°Please Romulus, Please!¡± I pleaded again,


    I heard him sigh, which made me smile and wait for him spill out the truth, ¡°She is my step sister, my father adopted her when her mother, Ms. Susan died, apparently her father left Susan when Juletee was just 2 years old¡­. And Susan had to raise her alone, someday she met my father and they had an affair¡­ when she died, Juliette was just ten years old¡­ out of love, dad brought her home and raised her with us¡­¡± he continued but I wanted to know the Apollo part, I was dying to know that.


    ¡°Wait, what had happened between her and Apollo? Tell me that!¡± I said, curiously.


    He chuckled, ¡°They both had a thing¡­ you know! I think it¡¯s best for you to ask Apollo for details¡­¡± He said and that piece of information made me widen my eyes and my heart skipped a beat.


    ¡°What!¡±


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    ¡°Is it¡­ is it¡­¡± I shuddered, I was shocked and words weren¡¯ting out of my mouth, my mind wasn¡¯t taking the information in.


    ¡°Yes, what you¡¯re thinking is right!¡± he replied,


    ¡°Wh.. what!¡± I whispered while biting my lower lip and cing my palm over my face,


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Apollo ended it and he¡¯s no more in touch with her,¡± he continued, but his words didn¡¯t ease my doubts nor this feeling I had in my chest.This text is ? N?velDrama/.Org.


    What is this feeling! Am I hurt? Or is it something else?


    Sensing my silence Romulus spoke up, ¡°rissa! You must talk to Apollo about that but¡­ I have to warn you! This topic is a bit sensitive to him and he can get upset about it¡­ you need to choose your words very carefully if you want to talk to him about Juliette,¡± he said and I could concern in his voice,


    ¡°Okay,¡± I replied and sighed deeply, I want to know this rtionship he had with Juliette, I don¡¯t know why? Is it my curiosity? Why do I feel like I have a right to know everything about Apollo? I feel kind of ownership of him and I think I shouldn¡¯t feel like that? it¡¯s wrong!


    I think I should talk to someone about this or else my mind would explode.


    I hung up on Romulus and began doing my work.


    ***


    After working for hours without taking a break, I decided to talk with Lydia to ease the stress and have a cup of coffee with her. I stood up from my chair and stretched my body, I took my phone and dialled her number,


    ¡°Lydia, can youe to my office please,¡± I said as soon as she answered.


    ¡°Okay,¡± she replied.


    I cut the call and ced it in my handbag while sitting down on the sofa, I think I have to ask what¡¯s going on with her and Romulus! I have noticed the tension between them before. I know Romulus is a good guy, but Lydia is a heartbroken girl and I don¡¯t want her to get hurt again.


    The past rtionship she had with Simon was a disaster, it broke her inside and out, I¡¯m worried about her.


    ¡°Miss. Green,¡± I heard Lydia¡¯s voice which made me look at her, she walked inside and stood in front of me.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go for a coffee,¡± I said while standing up and taking my handbag with me.


    ¡°Coffee? Now?¡± she asked looking at her wristwatch,


    ¡°Yes,¡± I replied, smiling at her.


    ¡°But¡­¡± she opened her mouth though I cut her off,


    ¡°We¡¯ve been working for hours now Lydia¡­ Let¡¯s take a break!¡± I spoke,


    She sighed and nodded her head at me while walking out of the office, I followed her to her office. She stepped inside and took her handbag while I stood outside and waited for her. We reached a cafe and took a table in the corner, near the window. As the waiter walked to us, she ordered coffee for us.


    ¡°So¡­ how is everything going on between you and Apollo?¡± she asked with great curiosity evident in her eyes,


    I sighed before answering her, ¡°Good!¡± I leaned back on the chair.


    ¡°Is everything alright?¡± she asked with concern in her voice,


    ¡°I don¡¯t know! I don¡¯t understand my feelings for him, I¡¯m confused,¡± I replied,


    ¡°Tell me,¡± she said reaching my hands and squeezing them,


    I took a deep breath before telling her about everything that happened between us, my feelings for him and the confusions, also about Juliette. She was shocked when I said about what Romulus told me,


    ¡°I can¡¯t believe this,¡± she said while widening her eyes,


    ¡°Romulus was right! You need to talk to Apollo and I advise you to tell him what you feel about him¡­ you¡¯re in love, rissa,¡± she said and when thest part entered my mind, I widened my eyes at her.


    ¡°Yes, tell him before it¡¯s toote,¡± she said while smiling at him,


    Love! What the hell? How can I love him? No? I shook my head, ¡°No, I¡¯m not in love with him.¡± I said but mostly to myself.


    ¡°Trust me, rissa, your rule to not fall in love was finally broken, you are in love,¡± She said squeezing my hands with a genuine smile on her face.


    I gulped hard, his electrifying blue eyes shed in front of my eyes, ¡°rissa¡­¡± His whisper rang in my ears sending chills to my body. Everything happened between us shed in front of my eyes and the first time when I saw him at the police station, I was attracted to him but I didn¡¯t realise it then.


    Oh my god!


    ***


    After we walked to the office, I couldn¡¯t concentrate on my work. All I think was about him and what Lydia said to me.


    You¡¯re in love¡­


    It made me smile, and his face began shing in front of my eyes. His smile, the way he walks, talked, and looks at me, was shing in front of my eyes which made me smile and blush as well.


    I¡¯m in love!


    ***


    After work, I reached home and took a shower. I changed intofortable clothes and waited for Apollo. I don¡¯t know how I will face him after knowing I love him. I don¡¯t know if he feels the same¡­ I mean he¡¯s into BDSM and I don¡¯t know! I don¡¯t know how many submissive he had before but the thought of it was confusing me and upsetting me.


    Juliette might also be his submissive in the past? I have to ask him!

 Chapter 42

    I took my phone from the handbag and dialled his number; my heart was pounding against my ribcage making me very nervous. After a few rings, he answered,


    ¡°rissa?¡± He said through the phone,


    ¡°I¡­ I want to know when you¡¯reing home,¡± I said while cing a hand on my raised chest.


    ¡°I will be there in a minute,¡± He said while chuckling a bit which made me blush,


    ¡°O-Okay,¡± I shuddered and hung up on him,


    I controlled my breathing and smiled while shaking my head, ¡°Stupid,¡± I hit my head with my hand while walking towards the bed. I waited anxiously for him; I couldn¡¯t wait to ask him.


    What will you ask him? Is Juliette your submissive or lover? Jesus! You are an idiot rissa! My subconscious yelled at me.


    What if he doesn¡¯t tell me about her? What if he doesn¡¯t have any feelings for me? What will I do? My chain of thoughts was broken when I heard footstepsing towards my room, I quickly pulled my cover over me and closed my eyes, pretending to be asleep.


    I could hear the door of my room, opening and footstepsing towards my bed.


    What are you doing? get up! My subconscious yelled, I tried my best to control my breathing but it was bing hard when I felt his presence beside me and the heat radiating from his body. He hands pushed the strands of my hair off my fair and I could feel his gaze on my face and his fingers tracing my bare shoulder which made my breath fasten and arose my hidden desire for him. His hot breath hit my neck and when his wet lips connected my skin a bolt of electricity shot over my body,


    ¡°I know you¡¯re awake,¡± he whispered against my skin.


    How did he know? Jesus!


    I slowly opened my eyes and looked at him to see him smiling at me, ¡°Get up,¡± He said sweetly,


    I slowly sat up and turned towards him, he pulled me to him and I climbed on hisp while wrapping my legs around his waist. He looked down at me with a smile ying on his lips, ¡°How was your day?¡± he asked while pushing my head up with his finger meeting my eyes.


    ¡°Good,¡± I replied and tried hard to not blush,


    ¡°How¡¯s your day?¡± I asked looking at his handsome face,


    ¡°It was fine,¡± He replied and imed my lips, he kissed me softly cing his hand at the back of my neck, supporting my head. He pulled away and ced a soft kiss on my forehead.


    ¡°Have you had your dinner yet?¡± he asked, tracing my lower lip with his thumb.


    ¡°N-no,¡± I said slowly with a shaky breath.


    His expression changed into an angry one, ¡°Why?¡± he asked while his eyes furrowed and there was concern in his voice.


    ¡°I-I was waiting for you,¡± I replied, he smiled at me and kissed my cheek.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go,¡± he said and I got up from hisp and climbed down the bed, he took hold of my hand and we walked downstairs.


    We had a silent dinner, while we were having dinner my eyes took in his attire today, he just wore a button-down ck shirt and jeans. He looked hot and my throat dried looking at his toned muscles and chest.


    As we walked to the living room, I turned to him and took a deep breath before calling him, ¡°Apollo?¡±


    ¡°Yes,¡± he turned to me while sitting on the sofa, I sat opposite to him on the couch.


    ¡°I want to ask you something!¡± I said carefully, looking at his face.


    ¡°Please,¡± he said gesturing his hand at me,


    ¡°I want t-to kn-know about Ju-Juliette,¡± I shuddered and when he heard her name there was some change in his features which made me a bit nervous. All of sudden, he groaned and the nerves on his neck popped out. He looked hurt and his eyes were shut now. He shifted on the sofa and the way he was sitting changed which made me alert. My eyes took the way He was sitting, he was sitting with his back straight with legs apart, his legs were nted to the floor and he folded his hands over his chest.


    I tried to recall the way Cyrus sat that day, he doesn¡¯t sit like this, he puts his right leg over his left and he puts his one hand over his chest and another one on it. I gulped hard and sat straight, making myself ready to run from here if something goes wrong.


    I was scared, Apollo doesn¡¯t sit like this nor do Cyrus, who is this then? Is there on more personality? Jesus Christ! What should I do now?


    He opened his eyes, when I saw the look on his face it confirmed my thoughts, this wasn¡¯t either of them! His eyebrows furrowed; his lips formed into a thin line which looked very intimidating. The way he was sitting and his facial expression, the way he was looking at me made me shiver with fear.


    ¡°Wh-who are yo-you?¡± I asked with utter fear,


    His eyes roomed on my face before he spoke,


    ¡°Shade,¡± he said with a very husky and rumbling voice which was different from others.


    Oh my god!


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    rissa¡¯s Pov:-


    I swallowed visibly while debating what to ask him, I know nothing about Shade, I¡¯m confused but I had been researching about this as I had to handle Apollo while staying here. I had read how to behave with a person with MPD, I made myself remember it.


    ¡°I-I want to talk to Apollo? Please let me!¡± I asked with a smile, My heart was beating rapidly while I felt tensed and nervous about him. I noticed the way his eyes moved to my face to my body which made me self-conscious,


    ¡°You¡¯re rissa?¡± he asked, I noticed that his ent was different, the way he said my name sounded different. I nodded my head in response and maintained the smile.


    ¡°I have ¡®eard a lot about you, Nice meeteng you,¡± he said while extending his hand towards me. I forced a smile and took his hand, he has an Irish ent.


    ¡°You too,¡± I replied,


    ¡°I¡¯m shrry but I can¡¯t allow you to talk to Apollo, as de topic will cause him pain and I can¡¯t allow dat,¡± he said politely, I was disappointed at his reply but I didn¡¯t show it on my face.This text is ? N?velDrama/.Org.


    ¡°But you can ask me, I will tell you what I know,¡± he said with a serious expression.


    ¡°Ok-okay,¡± I replied,


    ¡°Can you tell me what happened between Apollo and Juliette,¡± I asked cautiously,


    ¡°Hm¡­ she tricked him in loving her, but actually, she was cheating on him, Apollo¡¯s Father is very fond of Apollo since he¡¯s the youngest son and he wanted Apollo to have the property and chose him to take his ce in business¡­ Juliette was jealous of that¡­ she wanted to take his father¡¯s ce¡­ she abused Apollo,¡± he said in a thick Irish ent.


    ¡°She abused him?¡± I said in shock, he nodded his head in response.


    ¡°When Mathew brought her home, she was 10 and Apollo was 9 years old¡­ the affection Mathew showed towards Apollo made her jealous of him and she had a hatred towards him from then,¡± he replied,


    The dinner night where I first saw her, shed in front of my eyes. Everything she did that day looked fake and suspicious to me.


    ¡°Juliette left London for higher studies and after a few years she came back, Apollo was already a broken man and it made her easy to manipte him and she was the one to introduce the BDSM world to him¡­ Cyrus couldn¡¯t protect him from her,¡± he said and I noticed a smirk forming on his lips.


    It made me alert and suspicious, ¡°I had to grab the light and teach her a lesson,¡± he said, smirking while staring into space like he was remembering something.


    I gulped hard, ¡°Can you tell me, about it?¡± I asked while suppressing the nervousness.


    His eyes moved to me, it made me gulp hard but I still put on a smile, ¡°I made her submit to me,¡± He simply said, I let out a shaky breath.


    He¡¯s a dominant! My subconscious yelled at me.


    ¡°I made her my pet¡­¡± he continued with a low chuckle, ¡°¡­ I made her beg and apologize to what she did to him,¡± he said and something in me, screamed at me to get up and run away but I stayed still while maintaining the calmness.


    ¡°Okay!¡± I replied and looked away while swallowing hard,


    he made her submit! What does that mean?


    ¡°Won¡¯t you ask, How did I make her submit to me?¡± he spoke making me look at him, I nodded my head and wore a fake smile and excitement,


    ¡°Tell me,¡± I said while gulping hard,


    ¡°Sure, would you like me to demonstrate,¡± he said and before I could say no, he moved to me and grabbed my hand, pulling me off the couch and turning me around.


    ¡°What are you doing?¡± I yelled at him while fear made my body shiver,


    ¡°Demonstrating,¡± he said while pressing my body on the couch and pulling my hands to my back. He pressed my hands to my back and then I know what was happening to me, ¡°Apollo,¡± I began yelling.


    ¡°Apollo Villin,¡± I screamed, suddenly as something hit him, he jerked back and fell on the ground.


    He groaned loudly, ¡°Stop,¡± he yelled while cing his hands over his head. I quickly got up and moved away from him.


    ¡°Apollo,¡± I called out and watched him groan loudly while a nerve popped out on his forehead.


    ¡°No!¡± he groaned and tried to get up but stumbled down, I was scared and was breathing hard, suddenly his body fell down with a groan. I tried to control myself while cing a hand over my racing heart and took a deep breath. I bent down and saw his eyes closed, I waved my hand over his eyes and saw no movement.


    I was tense, what happened to him? Jesus! I quickly walked to thendline and dialled Romulus number, and waited for him. Panic swelled within me as I nced back at the unconscious Apollo.


    Please Pick up, pick up,

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    Tears were rolling down my eyes as I nced at him, I had to save him and help him¡­ I can¡¯t see him like this!


    ¡°Hello,¡± Romulus answered,


    ¡°Rom-Romulus,¡± I cried while holding the phone,


    ¡°rissa?¡± He replied with concern in his voice.


    ¡°Apo-Apollo,¡± I tried to make words but I was sobbing,


    ¡°What happened, rissa, What happened to my brother? Please stop crying and tell me¡­¡± he yelled with evident panic in his voice.


    ¡°He-He fell unconscious, pleasee here,¡± I cried,


    ¡°Okay, please stop crying and be with him, I will be there soon, be strong!¡± he said and hung on me.


    I walked back to Apollo and sat down near him, ¡°Apollo!¡± I cried but there was no response,


    ¡°Please open your eyes,¡± I moved my hand under his head and pulled him on myp, tears rolling down my eyes while yelling for him to open his eyes. Hearing my cry the butler and maids came to the living room, ¡°Bring water,¡± I asked looking at the butler, he nodded his head and ran to the kitchen.


    ¡°Apollo!¡± I shook him but no response,


    ¡°Here ma¡¯am,¡± the butler came back with a ss of water, I took it and began sprinkling the water on his face but he wasn¡¯t opening his eyes.


    ¡°Please-Please, Open your eyes,¡± I cried and continued to do it.


    ****


    ¡°Apollo!¡± I cried and suddenly I saw Romulus running to us,


    ¡°Move!¡± he said while bending down and the butler helped him move Apollo to his bedroom. I followed them behind and tried hard to stop crying but I couldn¡¯t, I was very worried about him and I wanted him to wake up and talk to me like he does. I want him badly.


    They ced him on his bed, Romulus turned to me and I saw tears in his eyes, he truly does care about his younger brother, my subconscious stated.


    ¡°I called his doctor, he will be here soon,¡± he said looking at me and I nodded my head at him while trying to control myself.


    He will be fine, just breathe!


    I sat at the corner of the bed holding his hand, I ced a kiss on the back of his hand.


    ***


    ¡°Mr. Davies,¡± I heard Romulus and I turned my head. A man in a blue shirt tucked in ck jeans walked in with a medical kit in his hand. He was tall with blond hair and looked very manly.


    ¡°Mr. Villin,¡± he acknowledged Romulus and shook his hand.


    ¡°Please leave me with him, I need to check him,¡± he said looking at him, Romulus nodded his head and nced at me. I stood up and walked out of the room.


    He followed me and closed the door behind, ¡°He will be fine,¡± he said assuring me. I nodded my head at him, ¡°What happened?¡± he asked.


    ¡°I asked him about Juliette¡­¡± I began and a thought hit my mind, what didn¡¯t he warn me about Shade? And before I could know the words fell out of my mouth.


    ¡°¡­ Why didn¡¯t you tell me about Shade?¡± I asked and when he heard it his eyes widened in shock,N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    ¡°What!¡± he said,


    ¡°Shade, I asked Apollo about her and immediately this guy switched in¡­¡± he cut me off,


    ¡°Oh my god!¡± he said while cing his hand over his face in worry, I was confused. He nced at my confused face,


    ¡°Did he do something to you?¡± he asked, I gulped and nodded my head, ¡°He tried to demonstrate what he did to Juliette¡­¡± he cut me off again,


    ¡°What!¡± he said with his eyes widened, I nodded my head, ¡°What did you do then?¡± he asked,


    ¡°I called Apollo and he fell down as if someone hit him¡­¡± I said remembering it.


    ¡°Jesus!¡± he said under his breath,


    ¡°Romulus? What¡¯s going on? I¡¯m confused,¡± I said looking at him.


    ¡°I¡­¡± he tried to say but was cut off by the sound of the door opening.


    We were now sitting in the living room, Romulus and Mr. Davies were sitting opposite to me, ¡°Hello my name is Benjamin Davies, Nice meeting you Miss. rissa Green,¡± I took his hand and shook it, ¡°You too, You can call me rissa,¡± I smiled.


    ¡°So, Benjamin, What happened to him?¡± Romulus asked,


    ¡°Because of Shade,¡± he said looking at Romulus and I felt like they were talking through their eyes and it made me more curious to know.


    ¡°I want to know!¡± I said gaining their attention.


    They nced at each other, ¡°She¡¯s his girlfriend,¡± Romulus said.


    ¡°Oh okay,¡± he replied turning to me,


    ¡°Benjamin, Can you please tell me what happened to him, why is he suffering from this disorder?¡± I asked,


    He took a deep breath before telling me, ¡°Apollo is suffering from Dissociative Identity Disorder, which is Spilt or Multiple Personality disorder, from the age of 7¡­¡± he nced at Romulus and continued, ¡°¡­ he had been through physical and emotional abuse and also depression at the early age¡­. which caused his first alternate to appear, which is Cyrus¡­ Cyrus helped Apollo from escaping reality¡­ even though he had done horrible things but he helped Apollo and was always aware of his thoughts, Cyrus let Apollo know what he does and thinks¡­¡± he said,


    My mind took me to the event where I first saw Cyrus, ¡°He knew Apollo liked me, that was the reason he didn¡¯t do anything to me!¡± I whispered,


    ¡°Yes, they both share everything with each other, Cyrus gets triggered when we talk about something rted to Mathew with Apollo or about his grandmother and his mother¡­ However Only Apollo has the right to decide to let Cyrus have the light¡­ Apollo can¡¯t torture someone because Apollo is not that kind of a guy but Cyrus can do that, so he lets Cyrus do that for him¡­ you may think that Cyrus is the mastermind but¡­ you are wrong, The real mastermind is Apollo! Not Cyrus!¡± he said, that¡¯s when the realization hit me.


    Apollo had been nning everything all along and I thought it was Cyrus, the woman he killed that day¡­ Apollo nned it but Cyrus killed her? Oh my god!


    ¡°Things changed when Shade appeared¡­¡± he said with a sad expression on his face,


    ¡°Shade¡­ he appeared when Juliette began to sexually abuse Apollo, Cyrus couldn¡¯t help in this case¡­ he was desperate to save Apollo from this but he failed¡­ and that¡¯s when Shade appeared, he¡¯s different from Cyrus if you think Cyrus is cruel then you must meet Shade¡­ he¡¯s evil,¡± he said, my body shuddered at the thought of it.


    ¡°Unlike Cyrus, Shade was dominant and creepy, he does what he likes and grabs the light whenever he wants¡­ he never shares his thoughts with Apollo but Apollo remembers what Shade does and he can¡¯t control Shade¡­ in Shade¡¯s defence, he says he¡¯s saving Apollo from that woman¡¯s shit!¡± he said and chuckled at thest part.


    ¡°Shade thinks that every woman is evil and he doesn¡¯t want Apollo to get hurt and I think that¡¯s why he attacked you!¡± he said, I gulped and felt sorry for Apollo. He suffered a lot.


    ¡°But I never met him before, I mean I was with Apollo for a few days now¡­ why didn¡¯t hee out?¡± I asked, looking at Benjamin, genuinely confused.


    ¡°When Romulus and I discovered about this, we took him to myb, he had treatment for 5 years and slowly Cyrus and Shade began to disappear¡­they didn¡¯t show up often, and I thought it been cured and I let him go¡­ but recently, Cyrus has been triggered by his father¡¯s actions but Shade didn¡¯t took the light because Juliette didn¡¯t show up before, maybe her arrival has triggered him,¡± he said looking at Romulus,


    ¡°But what I noticed here is that you have a thing on Apollo, which made Apollo shut down himself to not let Shade hurt you¡­ this clearly says that the physical touch with affection and love can cure his condition¡­¡± he said looking at me.


    ¡°This has been the problem all along, he never had that kind of love or affection from someone and the reason caused all this..¡± he said and took my hands in his, ¡°¡­ I strongly believe that you can help me cure his condition¡­ I really need your help,¡± he said.


    Tears were rolling in my eyes, I love him and I want him to be a normal person and live a normal life¡­ I will help him.


    ¡°I will help you, All I want is, him to be happy,¡± I said while tears rolled down my cheeks and with a smile on my face.


    ¡°Okay then, I will let my assistant send the videos of the treatment he had and documents of Apollo to you¡­ it may help you understand everything clearly,¡± He said while standing up.


    ***


    Whatever Benjamin said yed in my mind, he has been abused! Grandmother? What did she do to him? I know what happened between his father and mother and how it affected Apollo but what did his grandmother do to him?


    I have to know, I have to solve this puzzle to help Apollo.


    ***


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    rissa POV:-


    I have to ask Romulus about it right away, I thought and turned to Romulus who was strolling back to me after leaving Benjamin outside.


    ¡°What happened to him at 7?¡± I asked and I noticed his shoulders sank and he held a weak sigh.


    ¡°My grandmother¡­ After losing my grandfather, she has changed, my mother didn¡¯t know the condition my grandmother was in and let her take Apollo to her home¡­ Grandma used to beat him a lot when he did things wrong and abused him¡­ he was so scared of her that he never said any of us about it and tolerated her for years¡­ Cyrus hade to the light to make my grandmother stop beating and he even defended Apollo and told everything she did to my mother¡­ After seeing what my grandmother is doing to Apollo with her own eyes, my mother stopped sending him to her¡­ Cyrus hated my mom for sending Apollo to my grandmother but what he doesn¡¯t know is¡­ that my mother¡­ didn¡¯t want my brother to witness what my father was doing to my mom¡­ she wanted to hide the things my father did to her from him¡­ she didn¡¯t want Apollo to despise our father,¡± he said with tears in his eyes, I ced my hand on his shoulder.


    ¡°My brother has suffered a lot, he has a very troubled childhood¡­¡± he added while ncing at me, it upset me to see him like this.


    ¡°I tried to help him desperately but he became distinct to everyone¡­ he never allowed anyone to be close to him, he always stayed alone and never tried to socialise with people¡­ even though mom tried hard to hide things from my brother but eventually he discovered what my father was doing¡­ he saw him beating my mom with his belt one night¡­ what my grandmother did to him shed back to him making him scared of all this¡­ he was traumatized, to help him Cyrus began to grab the light and stay for a long time in charge¡­ to take revenge he began kidnapping my father¡¯s mistresses and tortured them¡­ this continued for years¡­¡± He said and took an unsteady breath.


    ¡°Did your family members know about this? About Cyrus and Shade?¡± I asked staring at him,


    ¡°Yes, I was the first one to notice his personality changes and eventually everyone in my family noticed this!¡± he said,


    ¡°My father loved my brother, even though my brother hated him, my father always tried his best to please him¡­ Juliette became jealous of the attention Apollo was getting, she began hating him because of it and when she discovered what my father wanted, she began to hate him more¡­¡± I recalled what Shade said to me,


    He said the same!


    ¡°After she got back, she began to seduce him¡­ My naive brother felt it was love, she manipted him, used him, and always said he can¡¯t satisfy any woman needs¡­ she forced him into thinking he¡¯s not the one any women would prefer to have sex with! She sexually abused him¡­ and that¡¯s when Shade came into existence, he¡­ did terrible things to her¡­ and almost killed her! I had to do something to stop all this,¡± He spoke and my anger built inside me when he told what Juliette said to Apollo.


    ¡°I called Benjamin and before Shade could do anything, we took him to Benjamin¡¯sb,¡± he continued, ¡°It took five years for him toe out of all this and be normal¡­ when he came back, I never noticed Cyrus again¡­ but¡­ he was clever, he did things behind my back¡­ the day he took you, made me realise that¡­ I was wrong!¡± He replied and that night shed in my mind.


    What would have happened if I didn¡¯t follow him that day? A thought passed in my mind.


    ¡°You can help him, rissa¡­¡± he added, causing me to look at him.


    ¡°I know you love him¡­ I can see it in your eyes, you have to tell him that! Give him a reason to fight for himself,¡± he said and I found myself nodding my head at him. The love he had for his brother was evident in his eyes and I admire it.


    ¡°I¡¯ll check whether he¡¯s awake?¡± I replied trying to get away from here, he nodded his head. I got up and quickly rushed towards the stairs, why am I running away? I know I love him? He just stated it! Oh god! This is moreplicated than I thought.


    I walked to his room and slowly pushed his door open, I walked inside and gently closed the door behind. I strolled towards him and sat at the edge of his bed while watching his peaceful face. Tears rolled in my eyes when I thought of all that happened with him.


    He had suffered a lot! I¡¯m so sorry Apollo!


    Tears rolled down my eyes and I let them, I sobbed quietly remembering his struggle and it pains me to look at him in a bed like this. A noble person like him has endured so much pain and misery at just the age of seven was very depressing to me. I couldn¡¯t see him give up on himself, I want him to fight, fight for me, I want him to live his life with me. I don¡¯t know if he feels the same or not but I will help him, even if he doesn¡¯t love me. I will give my 100%.


    As I was weeping quietly with my head dropped and eyes on the floor, I felt his hand grab mine, I stared at him with my tears strained face and saw him smiling at me. It melted my heart; I couldn¡¯t take my eyes off his smile.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    He sat up and dragged me to him, ¡°Please don¡¯t cry!¡± he spoke in a soft tone, he held my palm to his lips and ced a peck on the back of my hand.


    ¡°I was scared!¡± I replied while hupping like a child but I couldn¡¯t control myself.


    ¡°I-I thought¡­¡± I wept but he ced a finger on my lips,


    ¡°Sshh!¡± he responded while wiping my tears,


    ¡°Nothing happened to me, I¡¯m absolutely fine darling,¡± he grinned while taking my face in his palms and beaming at me. He drew me to him while wrapping his hands around me, I wrapped my hands around his neck while crying harder.

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    While I closed my eyes, everything Romulus said rushed to my mind, Rage filled my body when I recalled what Juliette did to Apollo, I have to confront her for it. She has no right to do those things to him and how dare she say those nasty words to my Apollo! By just looking at him, women wet their panties and they do everything to have him. He has every single thing that any woman craves for.


    I felt him kiss my shoulder and push my hair back, ¡°Please stop crying, rissa!¡± he added, I drew back and nced at him. He wiped my tears and picked up my hands in his while dragging them to his lips and kissing my knuckles.


    Our perfect moment was ruined by a Romulus, we heard him clear his throat and looked at him. He was clearly trying not to smile. I blushed and looked away, ¡°Brother!¡± he said while strolling to Apollo.


    ¡°You had to ruin it!¡± he said while ncing at him, Romulus chuckled ¡°How are you feeling?¡± he asked with concern evident in his voice.


    ¡°I¡¯m okay!¡± he responded tly.


    ¡°I¡¯ll call Benjamin, he said to inform him when you are awake,¡± he said and Apollo nodded at him in acknowledgment, Romulus walked outside while typing something on his phone.


    I shifted to Apollo and caught him watching me, He yanked me to him and imed my lips hungrily, I kissed back with the same intensity. It feels heaven to have him with me, to feel his lips against mine. It was the best feeling I ever had in my entire life and I¡¯m ready to do anything for this.


    He pulled away and pushed my hair back while looking into my eyes, we were breathing hard, his blue eyes were sending chills all over my body. I was feeling light-headed and his touch was doing no good to me and suddenly we heard a knock on the door.


    Before I could say something, she spoke, ¡°I-I came here to see you!¡± she said with a sad look on her face.


    Fake, she¡¯s acting! My subconscious yelled.


    She stepped inside and stood in front of us, I noticed her eyes moving to our hands and our closeness, ¡°Leave!¡± Apollo spoke through his teeth, he looked angry and irritated.


    ¡°Ap¡­¡± she tried to say something but Romulus cut her off, ¡°You shouldn¡¯t havee here, Juliette,¡± He spoke angrily. I peeked at him and saw him with Benjamin who looked equally angry at her arrival.


    ¡°I just wanted to see him,¡± she repeated staring at him, Romulus looked irritated and strolled inside, ¡°Stop acting and get out,¡± he responded and took her hand and dragged her with him.


    ¡°Rome!¡± she yelled, he shoved her out and was about to close the door but I stood up and stopped him.


    ¡°I want to talk to her,¡± I announced and walked towards her.


    ¡°rissa¡­¡± I cut him off, ¡°I will be back in a few minutes,¡± I added and turned to Juliette.


    ¡°Come with me,¡± I said and went towards my room, she followed me quietly. I pushed the door in and stepped inside, I closed the door as she walked in. As I turned to her, I saw her looking at me curiously.


    ¡°rissa I¡­¡± she tried to say but I cut her off, ¡°Please¡­ I know what you did To Apollo!¡± I spoke in an annoying tone. She looked at me for a while and then abruptly a grin began forming on her lips. I was confused at her sudden behaviour. Her eyes moved to my body and moved back to my face.


    ¡°Good!¡± she said while checking me out, her tone had also changed with her demeanour.


    ¡°I don¡¯t have to act, now!¡± she spoke while smirking at me,


    ¡°What do you want Juliette? Why don¡¯t you leave him?¡± I asked, desperate to know what she wanted.


    ¡°I want him¡­¡± she said gritting her teeth, I was shocked and angry.


    ¡°He was mine and he will be¡­¡± She added and I didn¡¯t know what to say, I was shocked.


    Shade said that he made her submit and apologize to Apollo! I was beyond confused now.


    ¡°What!¡± I responded in shock.


    ¡°You know rissa¡­¡± she began while slowly circling me, ¡°¡­ I don¡¯t love him, but I love the way he fucks me and makes me submit to him¡­ I know you may feel I¡¯m stupid but¡­ think about it¡­ Oh! Don¡¯t get confused here¡­ I want Shade, not Apollo, who would want that idiot anyway!¡± she said and my blood began to boil at herment.


    ¡°You don¡¯t know how good his tongue can be! The way it moves and that magic he does with it¡­ Oh god! I love it! I don¡¯t want to miss it!¡± I was disgusted by her words; Rage was making my body shake but I was controlling myself.


    ¡°So please, Go fuck someone else and leave him,¡± she said standing in front of me.


    ¡°Whore like you don¡¯t deserve him,¡± I replied through my teeth and clenching my jaw.


    ¡°How dare you!¡± she said while raising her hand, she was about to p me but like a lightning bolt, Apollo kicked the door wide with a loud bang and strolled towards Juliette like an angry predator. His eyebrows furrowed in anger and his jaw clenched, he looked threatening.


    He grabbed her neck and shoved her to the wall, he was so angry that I never saw him like this before. His hand was squeezing her neck harder, he was pushing her body up causing her legs to leave the floor. I rushed towards him and tried to get hold of his arm but he shoved me away with his other hand which made me stumble back.


    Her legs were no longer hitting the ground and she was struggling to breathe, I ran to him and hugged him from behind, ¡°Stop!¡± I yelled.


    ¡°Leave me!¡± he growled and I recognized Shade¡¯s voice.


    ¡°Please, leave her!¡± I sobbed and tried to pull his arm but he was strong.


    ¡°Leave me!¡± he growled furiously at me but I refused and made my hold tight, I was pulling his hand with all my strength.


    ¡°Shade! Please don¡¯t do this¡± I screamed and struggled to get his grip off her. He was choking her with one hand, no matter how much I tried to remove his hand off her I couldn¡¯t. I quickly ced my palms on either side of his face and spun his face to me, ¡°Please leave her, please¡± I shouted but his eyes were ring at her.


    ¡°Shade!¡± I screamed. His eyes turned to me and stared at my crying face, his eyebrows slowly changed to normal and he withdrew his grip from her neck causing her to stumble down. She began coughing and rubbing her neck. I felt his gaze on me as I stared at her with tears rolling down my eyes.


    He wiped my tears making me stare at him, ¡°She doesn¡¯t deserve your tears,¡± he added, I was just staring at him, not knowing how to react.


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    ¡°I believe¡­ You can take care of Apollo!¡± he said while caressing my cheek and looking at me with a smirk on his lips.


    ¡°I gotta go!¡± he grinned and released a low breath while closing his eyes.


    ***


    ¡°We need to start the treatment soon!¡± Benjamin said happily, I looked at Apollo who had an irritated look on his face.


    ¡°After witnessing Shade¡¯s reaction to her, I think it will make everything perfect!¡± he said, the excitement was evident in his eyes.


    ¡°I agreed to it only because she¡¯sing with me¡­ to be clear,¡± Apollo said rolling his eyes.


    We chuckled, ¡°Okay then get ready, we will start from tomorrow,¡± Benjamin said while standing up from the bed.


    ¡°Okay, good night!¡± Romulus said and both of them walked out of the room leaving me and Apollo alone.


    As soon as they left the room Apollo imed my lips, pushing me down on the bed, he climbed on me and pinned my hands over my head. In that moment of the kiss, we are in each other¡¯s protective envelope.


    ¡°I love you,¡± he whispered against my lips making butterflies in my stomach.


    ¡°I love you too,¡± I replied breathing heavily.


    At this moment it¡¯s not just our lips that connected but also our souls forever.


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