(Akira’s POV)
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Boarded a flight to Amberose City, I was going to meet the woman who last saw my son.
And the woman had one request.
She wanted to meet Melina Cage, my past life. Not Akira West.
The old me was not an easy thing for me to go back to. The past was a nightmare for me. But to find my son, I had to face it. I was forced to face my fears of my hellish past.
Staring at my reflection seen on the window, I met my different coloured eyes again.
They didn't bring me many happy childhood memories. It had led me to cover it up with coloured contact lenses as I grew older. A little low self-esteem from my side, Henry once said to me.
My evil aunt used to call them the devil’s eyes. And my cousin would call me a freak monster.
Yet, they were the real monsters who ruined my life totally eight years ago.
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*Flashback 8 years ago*
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“Suzanne, I don’t want to be here. It is too loud and…and there are so many drunk people here. I don’t like it. Can we please go home?”
It was the new year eve party at Amberose City. I also wondered why my evil cousin, Suzanne was suddenly so unusually nice to me that night.
Wearing a pretty short dress that looked quite similar to her and putting on some colourful makeup on my dull face, I was not at all feeling pretty that night.
Being bullied by them both physically and mentally for years, I was suspicious of the reason behind these good gestures.
“Oh, come one, Melina. It is just a party. We'll go home soon. Let me get us some drinks first” Suzanne gripped my hand and gave me an odd-looking smile on her face with heavy makeup on.
The music was indeed pleasing to hear and danced to. I was not that very good with dancing. The crowds were jumping and at times pushed me to the side.
Then, I fell on a stranger with an alluring scent. He grabbed me fast enough, not letting me slip to the floor. “Hang on there. Are you drunk, Miss?”
I looked up and saw a pair of beautiful blue eyes staring at me.
For a moment, I thought there was something familiar about him. I wondered if I had met him before.
“You have different coloured eyes. Just like someone I used to know once” The man smiled at me and offered his hand for me to take. “Want to dance?”
“No! Please move” I avoided looking at him and wanted to get away from him. He kept staring at my eyes and it was making me nervous. Was he going to make fun of my weird looking eyes?
“You are beautiful” His words made me stop walking and I took the courage to take a glance at his face. Oh God! He was good looking but that weird hairstyle he had was covering that gorgeous face.
“There you are, I was looking for you” Suzanne came over and pulled my hand to walk away from the crowd.
“Who was that? You knew him?” I asked as Suzanne kept looking back at the handsome man. She was acting all weird.
“That is one man you should avoid meeting tonight. A womanizer. Stay far away from him” Suzanne then handed me a glass of water and faked a smile, “Drink. You must be thirsty. I’ll have one too”
The drink was delicious. But soon, it all went dark.
The next thing I remembered was me lying on a comfortable bed in a dark room. My mind was all fuzzy. Throbbing pain in my head was felt too and I recalled feeling my body getting warmer. A ticklish effect on my skin.
The bed was soft and was definitely so much better than the bed I had back at her uncle’s home. I recalled feeling a little giddy and was definitely in a much happier mode.
Blinking my eyes open slowly, I gasped realising there was a man lying next to her. “Oh! W-who are.. y-you? What are you doing on my b-bed? Get out, please”
My sight was all blurry. It was the first time I had tasted alcohol and never thought I could not tolerate just two glasses of them. I wondered whether I was drugged as well.
But who? Was it Suzanne’s doing? That scheming b*tch!
“Your bed?” the man chuckled and tried to open his eyes too. He smiled at me and tried to touch my face gently.
“Who the hell are you?” my voice sounded more like a whisper than a threat.
I recalled telling that stranger that I had still never been touched by any man, “I’m a virgin and I’m keeping myself for someone. Not you. Stop touching me. Get off me”
He found it amusing and laughed out loudly. All of a sudden, I could feel his body shift to be on top of mine, “Maybe after we f*ck, you would forget that someone you are keeping yourself for”
“What.. are you doing?” I tried to get free from him but it seemed my actions only excited the man. His eyes went down to look at my body.
It was then I realised I was only left with my bra and panties. “Let me go. I said get off me. Where are my clothes?”
So much that I wanted to get way, the touch of our skin, ignited the fire that was building up inside our body. I could hear him moaning softly in my ears and his warm breath on my neck was sending a tingling sensation all over my body. “Stop fighting, beautiful. I know you want it too”
“Stop, please.” I whispered softly before his lips touched mine. It was my first kiss. And I felt ashamed to have that first kiss with a drunk stranger. Yet, his lips surely did taste good.
That night, I had made one mistake. I had allowed his tongue to devour my lips and parted them to explore my mouth. The taste of his tongue was drowning me into a pool of lust.
I was on fire. And I knew, he too wanted me.
I did not want him to stop. We did not want it to stop. But it was all wrong!
Shame and pleasure had overwhelmed me as I felt his hardness rubbing near my wet folds. “What.. are you doing? Don’t..”
He planted soft kisses on my blushing cheeks and down to my neck. “I’m going to give you an unforgettable night, honey”
Hearing those words, I knew he had me under his spell. I was under his command. And I had stopped fighting back.
As I felt his hardness entering my wetness, I felt pain. A pleasurable kind of pain. Closing my eyes, I let him own my body.
It was a crazy night and my world shattered from that day.
A few weeks later, I found out that I was pregnant.
But at that time, I had been forcefully sent to a mental hospital by my evil aunt.
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*End of Flashback*
I finally woke up from my horrible old life when the plane arrived safely.
Wiping away the tears that had wet my face, I turned on my phone and saw the latest message Molly sent me.
Looking at the location she circled on the map, I smiled.
The place where I could find my son. I'm finally here.
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(Sebastian’s POV).Miss West. Hmm.. I wondered if that woman was somehow related to Akira West.The surname West was quite common. But I doubt they are related.The information I read about Akira West in the folder Nigel had provided me was about someone who had outstanding achievement. A beauty with brains, Nigel said. Akira West’s academic background was impressive.Unlike that woman who trespassed my rented apartment. Annoying tourists.I did not want to waste any more of my precious time with that woman who had invaded my space at the apartment. Who did she think she was who dared to insult me!I will deal with her later. Such women would need to learn a lesson to respect me.I finally then arrived at the entrance of a modern looking multiple-story building in the heart of Amberose City. The driver had dropped me at the front of the lobby surrounded by glass floor to ceiling walls.“Sebastian Strauss. I have an appointment at Bloom Legal” I could see the receptionist's eyes widen
(Akira’s POV).Standing before the yellow door of Rosie Javier’s home, I felt my heart pounding. Somehow, I had a strong feeling that this door would definitely lead me to my son.After all these years, my dream was finally going to come true.Clenching my fist, I knocked on the door. This was a little cottage house with a beautiful blooming small flower garden surrounding its front passage. As I inhaled the calming scent of those fresh flowers, I closed my eyes while I waited for the door to open.“Yes? Can I help you?”I blinked my eyes open slowly and saw a woman probably in her late fifties of age, looking at me from head to toe and wrinkling her nose.That did not look good. I hoped this was not another joke played on me by fate.“Who are you?” she asked and folded her arms over her chest. “Are you a lost tourist? Walk up the hill that way and you’ll find someone to help you in direction. I’m busy.”What? Did I really look like a tourist?“Rosie Javier, I’m Aki-“ I cleared my th
(Akira’s POV).Being stalked was not something new that I encountered in my profession.There were those who wanted to scare me away to drop legal cases that I was in charge with. Some gave me death threats.I knew my risks and I was never afraid of them.But after knowing about how close I was to meeting my son, for the first time, I sensed fear. I couldn't fail here.While still wearing my sunglasses, I took a glance at my stalker. A tall man with muscular physique. His deep eyes were staring at me. Intensely. Not at all bothered to hide his intention to catch me.Who gave him such guts? Was the security in Amberose city already so bad now?I glanced at him again as I passed the corner. And this time he even showed me a bloodthirsty smile with the dagger in his jacket.Damn it! Was he really going to take my life?Then who sent him here? My evil aunt and cousin? The Strauss family? Had they already found out my identity and planned to take Samuel away from me again?I felt my heart
(Akira’s POV).When I saw his face again as I entered the apartment, my heart stopped for a few seconds.For a very short moment, I even thought that he had recognized me. Yet soon I realized that it was only Akira West he recognized.I had mixed feelings. Hate was most of it.I could not forget what he had done to me eight years ago, yet our one-night stand only meant nothing to him. That night had ruined my life. How I wished I could claw his eyeballs out from its socket!It took me a while to calm my anger. All for the only reason that I was grateful that he seemed to have protected my son very well.And I would take over that responsibility soon.“Congratulation for finding out my name.” I removed my sunglasses and handed his phone. “Your phone, here. Can I have my phone back?”If possible, I preferred to keep his phone a bit longer to hear Sammy's voice again. But I knew I had to exchange the phones back as soon as possible when there was a lot of important information. I hoped
(Akira’s POV).I could feel my blood flowing backwards and the veins in my hand were about to burst as I clenched my hand into a tight fist.Why, hell why!After ruining my life, was my nasty aunt and cousin going to ruin my son again?I had thought that my son was at least out of their clutches, so I was a bit relieved before. But now I finally realized that the devil had been at his side all along.God, I absolutely cannot stand this. I can't let this go on!I was more afraid of Samuel living with those two demons than I was of the threat of the Red King.No one in the world could understand better than I did how cruel and heartless these two can be. As my old past appeared to the surface, those old scars in my body seemed to itch again.The physical scars can be removed, but the scars on your heart will haunt you for the rest of your life.I had to stop this!“Sebastian, I’m staying with Sammy for a few days. He needs another blood transfusion. He needs more than usual. You need t
(Sebastian’s POV).I arrived back home at Emerald City. I could not wait to see my son again. I missed his little voice and laughter.Several calls were made to my phone requesting my presence at the office. I had ignored them all.I had made a promise to my son that I would take him to his best friend’s birthday party. One promise that I had tried to keep after many other promises were broken.“Daddy!” I heard his voice shouting to call me. He ran towards me with a smile that could light up my heart.“Hey, buddy” I bent down and embraced his little thin body while placing a kiss on his head, “You waited for me?”“I know you’ll come. Did you get it?” he asked excitedly, waiting for me to show the present I had bought for him from Amberose City. A new violin.“That would depend on whether you have been listening to the doctor. Did you take your medicine and obey the doctor for the transfusion?” I squatted down to his level and pinched his nose lightly.His smile turned into a sad face
(Akira’s POV).I never thought a random dinner party could lead me to meet Sebastian so soon.To be honest, I was not that ready to face him with any kind of mentality.Every time we met, that memory of that night 8 years ago came back to me again. But I was the only person who remembers it. It was not fair. So I just ignored him and walked towards a table.“Don’t look. Henry, what are you doing? Stop it.” I whispered to Henry who was seated in front of me.He took a glance at Sebastian and moved to look at me, trying hard not to smile. “Akira, when you say don’t look, the more I want to look. Is that his fiancée, Suzanne?”I shook my head and slapped Henry’s hand gently, “Stop laughing. It is not funny. And no, that’s not Suzanne. I don’t know who that is. Seems like he is cheating with Suzanne.""Not that I care. In fact, I personally think he deserves better than that evil cousin of mine. Anyone is better than her.”I drank my water with my eyes staring at Henry who was trying har