Say "yes"
1523 Words
Alina's pov
A young maid stepped inside while I was reading an erotic novel in my bed. The novel was quite popular among girls for its explicit language and the male lead character who was a villain, but also a hero for his girl. Sara brought it for me.
Her exact words were…
“It will fill your loneliness at night.”
Sara wasn't as innocent at all. She was a sucker for dark erotic novels, and now she was trying to turn me into a fan of those novels as well.
“Submit to me!” I read the novel’s name with a gross expression on my face.
But guess what??
It took me three seconds to get hooked.
Yeah, I admit.
The novel was really good.
“Someone sent you funeral flowers, madam.” That young maid reported in her timid voice.
My eyes widened with shock!!
I closed the book, rested it on the bed, and got out of the sheets.
“Who sent it?” My feet walked over to her.
“An unknown sender!” She answered.
It was a bouquet of white lilies.
Peaceful white lilies were funeral flowers in Silver falls. We used to send them to the decrease’ family members or friends to comfort them with warmth.
The maid passed the bouquet to my hands and hurriedly walked out of my sight. She was perhaps annoyed with the thought of touching funeral flowers. I closed the door and went back to my bed.
*Breath
“Who could it be?”
There was a black folded note on the top.
My fingers slowly unfolded the note and something horrendous was written on it with white shiny ink.
“That ba*tard dared to touch what's mine, so I blew him off with his restaurant. Don't worry, no innocents were harmed……..your falcon.”
My heart dropped to my stomach.
I was literally shaking.
Someone killed that man for me???
What maniac takes a man's life over a small problem???
And he called himself a falcon???
Like Seriously???
Falcon is a dangerous bird that hunts other birds and animals. They are born predators.
The note fell down from my hands and I slapped the bouquet on the floor.
It was the same person who was secretly watching me every night. My windows could feel his strong gaze scanning my body through the glass…but whenever my feet approached the window, he would disappear like a wind.”
“What does he even want from me?”
*Gulp
“I need to inform Mr.Cross!”
***
Later in the evening…
Kian grabbed my wrist and pulled me into his bedroom. It really scared me to death.
“Kian? I snarled.
A smirk arose on the corner of his mouth and he pinned me against the blue wall by clutching either of my arms.
“What the hell are you doing?”
“Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh” Hi finger on my lips hushed my voice.
He was out of his goddamn mind.
I never witnessed Kian behave so wild in my previous life. Well, he never really spent time with me, not even in our bedroom. Even after three years of our pathetic marriage…I was a virgin, and I died as a virgin.
His d*ck was only hard for his mistress!!
But to be very honest…
I'm glad I never slept with him or it would have turned into a horrendous trauma for the rest of my life.
“Why did you say no to our engagement?” His brow twitched.
A breath slipped free of my lips.
“Because I'm not ready for marriage yet.”
“Really?” He c****d a brow.
“Tell me honestly…are you f*cking someone else?” His mouth had no filter, such a ba*tard.
“I see how good your thoughts are for me, but think whatever you wanna think.”
My soul was trembling in his strong presence, but my poker face didn't let him realize the truth.
“We're getting engaged, and that's final.”
“No way!”
His grip grew stronger on my arms and it hurt like f*cking hell.
“You're hurting me, Kian!”
“Say yes for the engagement or I'm gonna ruin your father and brother.” He threatened.
“What do you mean?”
Horror flashed in my eyes.
*Chuckles
“Your father didn't tell you?”
His lips moved closer to mine as his evil gaze traced the shape of them.
“Mr.Levi’s so-called herb factory is now under my company. He gave it to me as your dowry.”
My mouth widened.
“What?”
“How dare you take my father's factory?”
That factory was the only source of income left to my family.
“He begged me to marry you, and in return, offered his factory.” Kian said with no shame in his eyes.
It was that moment when I realized my father's true intentions. He didn't see me as a price to clear his debt…rather he wanted to secure my life in the Cruz family.
Father must have thought that I would be happy with them and free of debt collectors who harrassed us for money day and night.
Oh Father!!
You trusted the wrong people!!
David Cruz was never your friend and Kian Cruz was never the right guy for me.
A drop of tear finally rolled down my eye.
“Choose wisely, Alina.”
“Your father is still earning from that factory…what if I stop his only source?”
The corner of his lips curved.
“Kian”
“Don't drag my family into this!”
“Please don't…”
“Then say yes for our engagement.”
“And don't worry about shopping…Mom already chose the best dress for you. Our whole clan will be coming, after all.”
His fingers gently tucked my loose strands behind my ear.
“Be a good girl, okay?”
C-Viveur was under Kian, it was one of the top five multi-billion dollar international companies. Half of the Silver falls workers were tied to C-Viveur.
And now he even took my father's factory!!
.
.
.
My feet stepped out of Kian's room and started taking steps towards my bedroom, lost in thoughts and overwhelmed with negative emotions.
“Ginger!”
His sexy voice snapped me out of my stupid thoughts. He was leaning against the room's door with his hands dropped to either of his sides.
“Oh my God!”
I rushed over to him and held his hand.
He was bleeding!!
A deep wound, more like the cut mark one gets from a dagger.
“Mr.Cross”
“What happened?”
“How about you treat it first?”
His brow twitched.
We went inside his room and perched on the black couch together. A first-aid kit was already placed on the small tea table in front of the couch.
“Were you waiting for me?”
“I was bleeding and I needed a nurse!”
He answered sarcastically.
My fingers grabbed a soft cotton ball from the first-aid kit and a medicine to apply on his deep wound.
I was quietly and gently cleaning the blood from his wound, yet his deep voice interrupted my fingers…
“What were you doing with Kian in his bedroom?”
My eyes lifted to his gorgeous face.
“We had a little chat.”
If Mr.Cross had found out that my father's herb factory was no longer ours…he would have broken off our deal and probably killed my family, too.
“Chat about what?”
“Our engagement tomorrow.”
My lips replied.
He became silent.
I started cleaning his wound again…
All of a sudden, he rested his head on my left shoulder and my heart skipped a f*cking beat.
“Mr.Cro-ss?”
“I am drowsy, stay like this!”
He commanded.
The whole night he didn't let me move while he himself slept on my shoulder. It felt like a punishment.
I was so damn sleepy, yet stayed awake to not let his head fall off my shoulder. The back of my waist was aching, so was my left shoulder.
He opened his green eyes around 11 in the morning!!
“Good morning, ginger.”
There was no concern in his eyes.
“Oh! Today is your engagement, right?”
I nodded my head.
“Don't forget to cover your dark circles!”
He smirked.
My legs tried to stand, yet failed, they were numb to the feet. His green eyes noticed my condition and he lifted me in his masculine arms.
“Mr.Cross?”
“Just give you a ride to your bedroom.”
As he stepped out of his room carrying in my arms…everyone was shocked. The whole Cruz family was standing in the living room.
“Jayce?”
“What's going on?” Safrina questioned.
“Ali was in my bedroom the whole night."
"What?" Kian furrowed his brows.
"Her waist is aching and her legs are numb...so I'm carrying her back to her bedroom.” He answered, and their mouths dropped.
- Writer
