CAGED

Chapter -18

"You will be defined not just by what you achieve, but by how you survive."  ~ Sheryl Sandberg.

Thomas P.O.V

I gulped down my saliva. s**t, what should I say now. He will surely open his big mouth infront of mom. And then Mom Oh God just thinking I want to gagged.

"ahhh....What do you mean by share?" I tried to behave like I didn't know what he was talking.

But he just stare at me like he know my secret. "You Know I'am an F.B.I Agent and I can read people with their action only." He told me without blinking his eyes.

I lean on my seat "So do you want an Oscar for that?"

"No thanks. I think you are the one who deserves Oscar for acting so innocent." He narrowed his eyes at me.

I didn't answer him and tried to focus on my phone but he kept staring at me like a hawk , I couldn't take it anymore I got frustrated by his glaring and ask.

"What?" I said in annoyance.

"So tell me am I right or I was hallucinating now whatever I just saw." He raised hands pointing at the opposite side and then at me.

I just shrugged my shoulder and started driving my car. I was pretending that I was not noticing him but my inner self Is on turmoil. Oh God what have I done.  He won't let me live. I was cursing at myself. But the intense stare made me snapped at him and I was shocked to see his reaction.

He eyes were f*****g moist. He was smiling at me. "What?" I asked him in panicked.

"You have that smile." He whisper.

"What smile. Are you drunk or what. When did I smiled." I asked him being frustrated.

"You will know when time will be right." He just tap my shoulder.

I rolled my eyes at useless speech.

As we enter our house. He started shouting like a crazy person he is. "Emma. Emma Darling."

My mother came running down the stairs like teenager. What the hell is going on. I just scowled at them and my eyes move towards my father who was too scowling at them. I feel satisfy I am not the only one who Is annoyed by them.

"Mass....My love I missed you." My mother kissed his cheeks.

See what I told You they are behaving like teenagers. I fake vomit at my father.

"You know what I have saw today." Massimo started saying.

But I hurriedly interrupted them. I know he was going to open his big mouth. "MOM." I shouted.

She flinched from my voice. Look at me with wide eyes. "What." She asked me while holding her heart.

"I am hungry." I replied.

She glare at me. "Then why the hell are shouting.....Go and ask the chef to serve."

But Massimo raise his brows with a cheeky smile playing at his lips. I just glared at me.

"Come darling....I am also hungry, serve me your amazing food." He hugged my mother from behind.

"F***er" I mouthed.

"Bast****." Another voice curse him I snapped my head to watch my father throwing dagger at him. I laughed watching him. Till now he is very possessive of mom.

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Aiyana P.O.V

Early in the morning ringing of cell phone woke me up from the deep slumber. I groggily open my eyes to see the time it was 6 am, which mean I have only slept for 1 hour. I sigh thinking about my insomnia. When I'll be free from my past, when I can sleep in peace. When this nightmares will be over.

When you will closed you eyes forever.

Today I have dreamt about the happy days of my life. The first morning after becoming Mrs.Xavier Knight. It was like a dream come true.

I woke up feeling a pressure on my stomach. I tried to move but the force didn't let me. So I turned towards to look at who was blocking me, I came face to face with my husband.

I remember I was not single anymore, We got married yesterday, I smiled thinking about his vows, how we have dance all night and at night he shown me how much I meant him.

It was truly a blessing for me. The way he took care of me, whispering sweet nothing to me. He turned my pain to pleasure.

I shy think about the unholy things, how his lips reached every corner of my body, how he was behaving like a caveman once I have told him I was okay.

"What are you thinking." He nuzzled in my neck.

I became red like a bethroot. How can I say I am think about the our first night.

I started blushing more. My face became red and warm.

"Hmmmm....I can figure it out now." He spoke his voice full of husky.

"You are thinking about......" His hand started roaming around my stomach. I automatically react and shut his mouth with my palm.

He laughed throwing his head back. "You are so cute Ana baby." He flicked my nose.

After taking much needed shower I stand  infront of the mirror, gazing at my reflection and drying my hair. How much I changed just in one day, Now I am a married women, my face was glowing and I look healthy.

Suddenly he came from behind caging me in his arms. His face nuzzled in my neck inhaling me.

"Are you werewolf?" I asked him.

He stare at me through mirror with a confused look. "WHAT?" He shouted.

"You always sniffed me, and werewolf love to do this." I told him.

"Seriously Ana." He rolled his eyes at me.

He kept staring at me through mirror and collect my hair making them sit in my left shoulder. "Close your eyes." He whisper in my ears.

I shiver from his touch. But nevertheless I closed my eyes. Suddenly something cold touch my neck. I instantly touch it, I can feel it is a Locket.

"Now open it." He spoke.

Very slowly I opened my eyes staring at our reflection in mirror and then towards my neck. I gasped loudly watching the locket. Oh God no, he didn't just brought me that.

"Xa....Xavier.....this is...I...you..." I couldn't find the word to say something.

"Shhhhhhh.......You 'My Rose' deserve this." He told me kissing my temple.

My eyes fill up with unshed tears. He freaking bought we THE HEART OF OCEAN. I was mesmerized by it beauty the sapphire diamond twinkle with little diamond surrounding it. The white gold chain look so delicate to my skin.

"Ho....How....Wh...When.....I mean Xavier." I tried to question him.

"When you wouldn't stop talking about that sappy movie, then and their I know what I have to got you." He told with a soft smile playing at his lips.

"It was not sappy. You were also watching it." I hurriedly defend that movie.

"Yeah...and I have to go all the way to mall to buy you more tissue." He teased me.

"Except it. You also like that movie." I  stubbornly told him.

"Yeah....yeah how can I not like it. When I came to know 'THE WOMEN HEART IS DEEP SECRET OF OCEAN'." He mocked while putting his hand on heart.

I rolled my eyes at him. And glare at him but his act melt my heart. How much I lov....

The ringing of my phone again snapped me out of thought, I again zoomed out thinking about my dream.

That was no dream, It was reality reality. My cruel past.

I picked up my phone seeing scarlet is calling me. Which mean their is emergency situation. "Speak." I told her arrogantly.

"Ma'am we have got very bad situation here, the workers had called strike. They won't negotiate with us." She told me hurriedly.

I clench my fist with rage building, I have send her To our LA branch because we got called saying the board are having some problem with workers and now they strike which mean only One thing I have to go their now "Book me next flight now." I ordered her.

I hurriedly got ready and drive towards the airport. As soon as I step I sucked in a deep breathe of fresh air. The air had become chillier as I waited outside the airport. I was finally here after months, The cab stop right next to me which scarlet booked for me.

"Where to ma'am?" The drive asked me, as he slighty turned to me. I though for a second and told him the address.

He started driving and I rested my head on the window. I realised the city hadn't changed much. Years of worry and sadness started wallowing in my heart. I sigh, I only hoped to be good at pretending.

The cab came to the halt in front the office, scarlet came running towards me with guard in her toes. The guard hurriedly open by door bowing slightly, I just nodded at him and marched towards the elevator.

"The board are already here." Scarlet inform me.

The door of the elevator opened and then I stepped out walking directly to the conference room. The employees stopped whatever they were doing and started greeting me but I ignore them.

"Good Morning Everyone." My voice boomed at the conferences room, making some to flinch at their seat and some to sweat.

"Good Morning Miss Daniel." A chorus of good morning greet me.

"So Start." I asked randomly.

"Miss Dan...Daniel their is....on...one person left. We....we are waiting for him." One the share holder stutter informing me.

My eyes snapped to him and them towards the opposite seat of mine. Indeed there was one person left.

"Okay." I randomly told him. There's no harm in waiting for two to three minutes huhh.

So I waited and waited and waited tapping my finger and looking at my watch when 10 minutes over, I was ready to stood up suddenly the conference room opened and in walked the person, first I was shocked and then I f*****g feel rage building inside me just to see his good for nothing face.

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