Arya’s POV I’m convinced Nicklaus is a thug that goes around town depositing punches on every guy that pisses him off. It took every fiber in me not to yell ‘use your words you lunatic!’ Why must he resort to violence? Such a headache. Our gaze jammed creating an uneasy feeling in my depths, the last person I wanted to see was standing right in front of me and yet I found it hard to look away. I peeled my eyes off finally but not before noticing the stream of blood flowing down his hairline. What the hell happened?Why was he here and injured? Especially with an expression like he wanted to have me buried six foot under. The crazy part is how he managed to still look breathtakingly handsome even when rustled up.I need some freaking answers but the only person that can respond to my myriad of questions is the cause. Before I could regain my composure my side eye picked up Lucious. He had fury beaming from his eyes as he approached Nicklaus, gripping his coat collar as though ch
Arya’s POV We arrived his parked Maybach Exelero and I obediently entered the passengers seat. The ride began awkward as hell and I couldn’t stop stealing glances at the rolling line of blood. I wanted to question it but zipped my mouth. “I was gone for how long? And you’re already in Lucious arms”He broke the ice and his words made me clench my jaw keeping my words swallowed in. There was no point in bickering so I caught to the chase.“Our contract ends today. It’s good we saw to make it official, let’s not see each other again. I’ll disappear from your life”I said these things calmly but it somehow managed to stir trouble because Nicklaus shot me a death glare while I witnessed his hands and jaw tighten to a troubling extent. “Why? Because of Lucious? So you three can become one big happy family?”He finally spoke with his eyes fixated at me but his words rendered me speechless, what’s his deal with Lucious?I looked away feeling extremely outraged and in the end I could only
Arya’s POV My muscles tensed, what do I make of this? He knew all along?What’s worse? He knew and feigned ignorance. My eyes blinked repeatedly but I wasn’t ready for this conversation so I proceeded with my movement.Sadly, he followed me out but I didn’t halt my strides until I was forced to by his grip on my arm. “Are you gonna keep avoiding it?”“Why can’t I?” I shot back reciprocating his icy stare and watched how his eyes darken. He’s been doing a good job pretending like he never said those words so why’s he getting all worked up now? “Let me go!” I breathed exasperatedly, his grip was growing tighter and I’m sure as hell that spot’s all red. I’m honestly too tired and hungry for this drama, all I want is to stuff my face with food and catch some Zs. Why’d he have to bring it up now? Such a pain!“It’s the reason you’ve been cold and distant, isn’t it?”His prying eyes pierced through my defenses and I instinctively looked away trying to shake off his grip.“Regardless o
Arya’s POV “Who says the contract is over?” Nicklaus questioned through clenched teeth and it was my turn to knit my brows. Whatever Nicklaus was cooking can’t be good. “What’d you mean?” I asked with scrutiny and watched with horror as a smirk casted it’s presence on his lips. “You haven’t fulfilled your part of the contract, that makes the termination invalid and it’ll have to be extended”My dolled up face instantly bore an aghast look and I couldn’t stop my lips from twitching as I gritted out.“It’s not my fault that your father failed to acknowledge me and there was no condition that stated such clause” I countered and watched him raise a brow in amusement. “What’re you? A lawyer now?”The hint of mockery in his tone made me livid and I took a deep breath to keep calm. “We’ll follow the normal procedure, the contract ends tonight so that’s makes us strangers. That also mean we’ll sign the divorce papers...”My words were stolen by an intrusive kiss. I was completely gobsmac
Arya’s POV Tension instantly filled the air. I didn’t want to keep this call but I couldn’t just hang up - except I had a death wish, which I didn’t so I found my voice and spoke.“Greetings Mr. Harrington. What do I owe the pleasure of this call?” It’s was inappropriate to call this late at night but I couldn’t just point that out. My best option right now is to act smart and keep it formal.“Aren’t you a bit upset that I’m crossing the line?” “Not at all” I lied straight away not that my honesty would have availed much. I mean, who wouldn’t be mad to receive a call few minutes to midnight? And it doesn’t make things better knowing it’s from my so called ‘father-in-law’ that hates me. “I’m honored to receive your call” I added.“In that case you wouldn’t mind me inviting you over for a chat tomorrow”Silence reigned in my end, things weren’t that simple seeing as he didn’t go through Nicklaus only meant trouble. His voice rang again.“A friendly harmless chat”In my opinion words
Arya’s POV Thankfully I didn’t need to do much introduction. The guards must’ve been briefed of my arrival. That took a whole lot of headache, elsewise what could I have said?That I’m Nicklaus Harrington’s wife? Pfft! No one knows about our registered certificate. Looking back it’s all for naught because at the end of the day I wasn’t admitted the status and we’ll soon be divorced...hopefully. I took steady steps in and was driven to the man mansion, like I said before the compound area is large enough to contain my community, it would be such a hustle to walk all the way.Speaking of which a sweet smile made my eyes grow crescent. Returning home for the festive holidays was the best decision I made last year, the thought of ending the year with the person I love most is exhilarating but sadly I had to return to pursue this lawsuit. Such a pain! And it doesn’t make it easier that Andrew isn’t playing fair. He’s gonna use all his influence to subdue us. It’s a shame my mom had
Arya’s POV My heart was racing but I knew better and composed myself. Whatever he had to ask wasn’t centered around the tea. That was only an avenue to get me to agree but I couldn’t deny I let my curiosity get the best of me. Why didn’t I decline? I felt like slapping my mouth. ‘Ask?! Seriously Arya! My blabbing mouth won’t stop until I’ve ran myself to the ground. I felt helpless but still stayed silent and waited for the question to descend.“Okay, listen carefully” My ears perked up immediately and followed the words from his mouth.“Let’s say you had a bird since you were little. The bird was sickly and relied on you a lot. And every-time it fell ill you were there to support it even when it caught a deadly flu you made sure it overcame it at the expense of a painful sacrifice. Time flew and the bird grew, finally becoming healthy and ready to explore the world. You let it go and it always came back, until...”He took a dramatic pause before continuing. I had to say it made my
Arya’s POV My hands under the table curled into a fist. I looked up to meet his down to business gaze. His eyes betrayed no sign of emotion and I wasn’t any different until a sad smile tugged my lips. This was like a scene in a movie that I found extremely ridiculous. I planned to leave Nicklaus anyways but hearing him utter such words made me feel pathetic. Was that really necessary? My unresponsiveness caused his gaze to darken. I could almost taste the iciness emanating from his stare. His earlier cheerful personality was gone in the blink of an eye. “Disclosing that won’t be necessary” I tried my best to muster a reassuring smile but it couldn’t reach my cheeks. For a moment silence reigned in our midst and I watched his eyes darken with hatred lingering beneath his restrain. I was taken aback but composed myself he probably misunderstood me so I sought to clarify but he spoke first.“Do you have any idea the troubles you’ve caused us?” His low growl mirrored his suppressed