~ Caspian ~
Caspian only took his eyes off of Audrey for one second, and now he couldn't find her. He was busy talking to Maxwell about the wedding that was scheduled in three month’s time. Maxwell said that they should have a company meeting between the heads of the two empires, discussing the possibility of strengthening each other. This would mean a lot more work and stress for Caspian. But since today was his engagement day, Caspian refrained from rolling his eyes or complaining again.
After the talk with Maxwell, all Caspian wanted was to find Audrey so he could relieve some stress. He went all around the garden looking for her, but she was nowhere to be found. But luckily for him, Caspian managed to find Audrey’s two best friends by the open bar, and they told him that she went inside the mansion with Killian.
That’s odd. Why would they do that?
<~ Caspian ~“You started this,” Caspian roared. “Everything was going just fine before you start running your little mouth!”Caspian had never been this angry towards his brother before. He felt like Killian had stepped over the line. They had a bond. They were brothers. But Killian went behind his back to sabotage his happiness. Killian was the one person Caspian would trust with his life. But what he did hurt more than any betrayal.Caspian was fine growing up being second best to Killian. He knew Killian was ambitious, so he stepped back and let his little brother took the spotlight. Caspian was more interested in other things in life anyway. He didn’t mind that his father clearly favored Killian over him. And he didn’t mind being considered the lesser Vanderbilt.But this? This is too much. This I can’t stand.
~ Audrey ~Audrey had spent the last hour listening to everything Caspian and Killian had to say. She didn’t open her mouth to say one word, but now she had to. If she didn’t step in, something bad would happen and it would be her fault. This all happened because she couldn’t make up her mind and choose between the two of them in the first place.If only I could choose… maybe things wouldn’t end up like this.“I’m done. I can’t go on like this anymore…” Audrey spoke up and broke the silence in the room. Killian and Caspian both glanced at her instinctively.“We all can’t go on like this,” she said again.Her hands shakily reached for her neck and she unclasped the heart necklace she got from the brothers on Christmas. She swallowed hard and let the
~ Audrey ~After three days of locking herself in her apartment, Audrey finally stepped outside for the first time today. She was careful about it too, she left very early in the morning so she wouldn’t run into the Vanderbilt brothers. She walked out of the building with two large suitcases and Sebastian was waiting outside in the town car.“Thank you for coming to get me,” Audrey said as the car rode through town. Her apartment building grew smaller and smaller from the rearview mirror.“Of course, Miss Huntington,” Sebastian replied politely. He was already dressed in a sharp suit even though it was only five in the morning.“Did you get everything I sent you?” she asked.“Yes, Miss Huntington,”“You know what to do?”“
~ Audrey ~“Hi, thanks for meeting me,” Audrey smiled and took a seat.“Thank you for calling,” Anthony smiled back. “I thought I was never gonna get a shot,”A week had passed since Audrey had a talk with her dad. Just as she promised, she agreed to give Anthony Cavanaugh another shot. They met up for coffee at a small sidewalk café near Central Park. It was a beautiful summer day, the sky was blue, the air was warm, and the green tall trees were on display before them.“I heard about your engagement,” Anthony said. “I was gonna say call and say congratulations, but…”“The media beat you to it,” Audrey laughed drily.“Exactly,” he nodded.Only three days after her engagement party to Caspian made Page Six, the news
~ Audrey ~Several more weeks had passed and Audrey began to feel a sense of normalcy in her life. It had been exactly six weeks and four days since the last time Audrey spoke to Killian and Caspian. She still felt the heartache from time to time, but it was less painful than before. This made Audrey grew hopeful. She believed that in time, she would eventually forget about the brothers, and thinking about them wouldn’t bring her pain anymore.They’ll be nothing but wonderful memories.Audrey felt stronger and better with each day that passed. She was still working for her dad’s company, her relationship with her dad got increasingly better, and she was spending all of her free time with her friends or Anthony.Spending time with Anthony was nice. Although Audrey didn’t feel any sparks like she did with Caspian or Killian, she saw how kind an
~ Caspian ~Not knowing where else to go, Caspian found himself at Culture that night. The club’s energy was high and pumping. The music was loud, the drinks were pouring, and the girls were dressed to kill. Normally, Caspian wouldn’t think twice before joining the party. This night, however, he just wanted to be alone.He sat alone at the corner VIP table. He remembered the last time he was here, he met Audrey’s dad. Maxwell gave him Audrey’s mom’s ring and he proposed to her with it. She was so happy when she got the ring. That was one of his best memories of her.Caspian started reminiscing about all the other memories he had of her. The first time he kissed her. The first time they made love. How he was trying to push her limits, and how she continued to surprise him. She was everything he ever wanted and more. And he almost had it all. Except he didn&rsqu
~ Killian ~Killian woke up this morning to a rather rude awakening. The day started like any other day, Killian would get up, make coffee, and read the papers. Then he would do work through his laptop, make himself a glass of scotch, and drink until he fell asleep. This was a routine Killian started ever since he moved out of the apartment.After confessing his love and losing Audrey in the process, there was not a day go by that Killian wasn’t feeling guilty. It didn’t help that Caspian was pouring salt into the wound. Caspian would constantly remind Killian how this was all his fault.For the first few days after Audrey broke off the engagement, the brothers tried desperately to talk to her, but she refused to see them. They later found o
~ Caspian ~Sleep was hard to come by for Caspian lately. Several days had passed since he last saw Audrey and the memory of her haunted him every single night. Tonight was no different. Caspian was restless and tired. His hand went to raid the bedside drawer and he pulled out a tube of his sleeping pills. There was none left in the tube and Caspian sighed in annoyance.Of course.Getting up from his bed, Caspian went to the bathroom and reached for the medicine cabinet. His cabinet was fully stocked since he hadn’t been using a lot of them for the past year. Caspian was scanning through the tubes, looking for any other kind of sleeping aid when he noticed a gap in the corner. He remembered keeping some strong painkillers there but the whole tube was missing.That’s odd.Caspian didn’t think too much of it. Maybe