Seph’s POV:Another day has passed since Pavlos contacted me. He has not initiated any contact. Even if I lie on the bed I cannot sleep and I am anxious. Days passed in this weird room which I have come to know previously belonged to Hades.Flora’s visits have declined because she has to attend school. I rubbed at my finger feeling alone once again. Why does it itch so much?My morning evening and night are spent in this room locked up. There is nowhere to go as the door to the terrace is kept locked. I realized that the night Hades burnt his initial on my finger he had done it on that terrace.If that door was opened, I would have jumped from there. I shook my head at the thought. Pavlos will help me. I have to fight, not give in like a coward.Hades had not visited me even once. After the day we went to choose the wedding dress, I was simply guided back to the room and I haven’t even once gone outside.They must be making preparations for the wedding. More than a thousand dollars we
“What are you doing to yourself?”He pointed toward my hand. This time I looked down. The white small gauze on my hand had flicks of blood on it. While the nail of my right hand was still embedded into it, I felt no pain.“This is not the way out” He stood up and removed the invisible dust. “It cannot be. If you want you can share it with me. I want sent to talk”I didn’t answer. I was not going to. I have no reasons to talk with him.“I hope you understand that talking can bring healing.” He stood up. “I must get going now. I have more patients to attend to”He opened his briefcase and took the pill bottle out. “Perhaps a change in medicine could help you” He put them on the table and knocked on the door.“Think about the choices he gives miss seph because there is no way out and all your plans are bound to fail. He asked me to relay the message that he would be here soon”The door opened, the man outside gave me a look and went away. My plans are about to fail. He will be here soon.
“There are no games seph” He came forward and soft lips touched mine. “If you could open your eyes and see” A whimper rose in my throat. My eyes have been open all this time. His threats glare I endured all of it. The bad in him speaks so much louder that I cannot see what he wants me to. For me, this is the reality.“You did all of this to avoid marrying me” I braced myself for the anger. “That was expected so I don’t blame you”I was left starstruck by his proclamation.“You cannot escape this seph. It will happen. The sooner you accept it the better.” I looked away from him.“We are in the resort; you can explore it if you want, we will be getting married here tomorrow. All the preparations have been made.”“I just want to sleep,” I said and was ready to lie down. Again, all doors have been closed for me.He kissed my head “Okay. You must get your energy up for tomorrow”“Stay” This time I did not reach for his arm. I wanted him to because I have asked him.He looked at me searchin
Hades’s POV:The beach lounge looked over the dazzling dark blue water of cosmopolitan Athens Rivera. Hades busied himself with looking over the rim of the beer he drank seldom. His preference stayed with wine but for the night he had chosen Beer. It seems to fit with the beach scenario as he sitting in his soft pants and a shirt. Unusual just like his choice of drink tonight.The soft sound of waves would come now and then as the water reaches the shore to reach out for anything that was there. He was far away from that and water would never reach him. He felt relaxed. Except for a few problems here and there everything was going according to plan.Tomorrow will bring a new change. Change in their relationship. There will be a name to it. How odd! At first, he had thought he would keep her like a whore. It was so easy. He would have enjoyed seeing her passing drinks off to customers in those mini dresses.She deserved it for making him search for her for so many years.But all of it
“An enemy?” She asked.“The friend of an enemy. One who wants answers”“Sure, he can if he answers ours” She smirked.“If it is an open night, I need a partner.”“Carlos will go with you” Hades said.“Interesting” Claudia muttered.“Just pin the target nothing else. No blood tonight,” he ordered.“I understand, consider it done” Hades is confident that if a task is handed to her no matter what happens she completes it.“What about tomorrow?” For tomorrow he has something planned and he needs Claudia for that too.“What for it?” “Oh. Your equipment will be here. Don’t worry”“You will go in with that till the end?” There was the need to ask this from Hades. Thanos had the same thing in mind but he hadn’t mentioned that.“Till the end” He repeated her words.SEPH’s POV“Why did you do that seph?” He has the audacity to ask me. Why is he here now? Hades must have sent him again.“Get out” I snarled at him.“What” He came forward, the food cart left forgotten in the background. “Why?”
“So what was his reaction? I mean he is the real killer so who is this person? Did he try to find him?” He took my arms in a grip. I felt uncomfortable with his sudden reaction so I shuffled out of it.“No, I don’t know” I said a little bit shocked at his sudden interest and reaction. “He never searched for him?” He pressed for answer. Why is he asking like this?“I don’t know Pavlos but he never talked about that ever again” I told him.“It means he has an enemy. We can try finding out about him but we have only one night if we want to save you from being chained to him. This thing cannot help us”“You will be there tomorrow, right? At the ceremony, right?” He gave me a questioning look “You are a reporter. You would be covering the event?”“No, I am not on duty. But If I call in favor I can manage that”“What if I tell the truth tomorrow right before the vows?” This is the perfect plan.“Sep-““Important people must be invited there just like the party a few days ago. The media wi
The day was here. The white wedding dress was glamorous and elegant. The dress was everything a girl would wish for on a wedding day. It was off-shoulder but not revealing at all. The hairdresser curled my hair and another woman hangs diamond earrings in my ear.My reflection stared back at me while the chatter goes on in my back. I have no family but the woman of his one is here in my as per the tradition.I briefly closed my eyes and prayed to God to help me throughout this. Give me strength so my steps do not falter and I get my life back. They took my wedding shoe and wrote the name of all the unmarried girls on the sole.Women and girls are in the room. Their faces bloomed as one of the women I don’t know finished writing the names and helped me in my shoes. “You look like a princess” Flora exclaimed from behind me. “You know we decorated your wedding bed” She blushed as she informed me.The shyness was something I could have related to once in my life but now it made me cringe i
I refused to acknowledge it. He will see in a moment that all of their plans will fail. The world will get to know of their dirty deeds. Pavlos's face came into view and he nodded from behind the camera.I clenched onto the flowers. Three steps, two steps One.The time has come when things will be turned upside down. I stopped making Thanos stop with him. I looked at Hades who had narrowed his eyes on me, but there was not even a bit of astonishment there.I do not want you to surprise be surprised Hades. You can look confident as long as you want but I will bring it all down on you. All the people looked at me perplexed at my sudden stop. I was about to speak when all the faces of the cameras turned around me.A mix of ‘aws’ went in the air and all the faces turned towards my back at something.If I could have fallen down, I would have.If I could have laughed aloud, I would have.And If I could have sobbed, I would have.My ability to do anything of the above was snatched away at th