Samael’s POV
The dinner went well as Ella kept talking with me, Caroline and Peter. Peter seemed like the serious guy at first to me but with Ella, he was joking and smiling around. Caroline was silent most of the dinner as she made few conversations with Ella, but nothing more. After we had our dinner, everyone went to their rooms and Caroline dint spare me another glance.
“I am going to take a bath, I am tired,” Ella said as she searched for her clothes.
“Okay” I replied and I went to stand on the balcony of our room after I heard the bathroom door close. I took a deep breath as I remembered what happened in the elevator with Caroline a few hours ago.
It was the first time we were standing so close to each other I was able to feel her body’s warmth while she stood in front of me. When she turned and looked at me, I was so lost in her blue eyes that I forgot to breathe. They looked different up close that was more beautiful than before. So many emotions swirling in her eyes which unfortunately I was not able to pick, because I was busy looking at her beauty and calming my heart at the same time.
She is beautiful, no doubt in that. She is strong, persistent, strongly opinionated, a little conserved, and most importantly she is real. I don’t know what are these feelings that I am feeling for her and it scars me. I have never let any girl come close to me as I was busy in my own life, with my problems so much that I didn’t have time for anything else.
I took my phone out and saw a picture Ella convinced Caroline to click with her, while we were having our dinner. The picture is cute as they both are sitting on the chair side by side with sweet smiles on their faces. I brushed my thumb on Caroline’s face with a soft smile on my face but gulped and kept my phone on the table nearby in the next second.
Looking at the traffic on the streets I tried to divert my mind somewhere else. She is my boss, what am I doing? I cannot feel anything different for her. I signed and went inside to see Ella walk out of the bathroom.
“Come on, it’s your bedtime, Ella,” I said and closed the balcony door behind me with the curtains.
“What? No, Sama! Come on I want to watch a movie.” She tried to convince me with sad expressions but I was not buying that. I rolled my eyes at her before walking towards her.
“We will watch a movie tomorrow or something. Now, to the bed!” I said and she started running around but I caught her after a few minutes of running behind to catch her. Her laughs echoed in the room before it became silent as we got comfortable on the bed, switching off the lights ready to sleep.
I walked into the darkroom as silence surrounded me. There was a photo on the bedside table of a young and beautiful woman. She had long brown hair and hazel eyes which mirrored mine but her eyes held shine and happiness in them, while mine was empty and sad.
I took the photo frame in my hands and my eyes watered when I read the name written on the frame. ‘Hazel Wright’ it said and my lips quivered as I silently sobbed. She was my mother I hugged her picture tight and cried my heart out. Maybe in the wish that she could hear me and come save me from my life here.
‘Why mom? Why did you leave me? I miss you and I wish you would have been here with me. My life would have been a lot different.’ I thought as I sank to my knees on the wooden floor. Still holding her picture to my heart while crying for her, for myself, and because I was feeling a lot of pain.
“Samael!” his voice boomed as soon as he entered the room with the bang of the door hitting the wall behind. I started shaking with fear before turning around and facing the monster who was my father.
His gaze fell on the photo frame I was holding and he snatched it from me, while I cried silently as I know if I cried loudly, he would punish me. And I didn’t want to get punished, my body was already hurting everywhere.
His expressions changed from frustrated one to sad, as he kept staring at the photo. The look in his eyes was only for her, he doesn’t look at anyone like that. A whimper escaped my mouth and his eyes shifted to me.
“You are the reason! You are the reason she is not with me today! I hate you so much, I wish it was you who died that night and not her.” He shouted and I started to sob badly as my body jerked now and then because of the intensity I was crying with.
“You are not worthy of anything, kid! I am going to show exactly what you are worthy of.” He said with a dark look in his eyes and a sinister smile forming on his lips.
“No! no, no, please. I am sorry! Please, no!” I shouted but he dragged me to the basement and closed the door, giving me no choice but to accept what it was to give me. He took out his belt as I crawled against the wall in the corner with uncontrollable sobs escaping my mouth.
“Stop crying! You deserve this, do you understand!” he shouted and raised his belt to hit me.
‘Splash’
I got up breathing heavily as I took in my surrounding. I was in the hotel room it was dark and Ella was sleeping beside me. I signed and realized I was crying, so rubbing both of my palms on my face I got out of the bed.
It’s been so many years, but my past doesn’t seem to leave me alone. I can still feel the pain I felt years ago, I can still hear his obnoxious voice shouting at me. I sighed and drank water to calm my nerves.
Every time I have a nightmare, I go for a walk to clear my head and come to my normal state of mind. I looked at Ella who was sleeping calmly so I decided to take a walk around the hotel and come back to the room. Thinking Ella will be still sleeping when I come back, I didn’t leave any note.
Caroline’s POV Knock, Knock I got up from the sound of knocking. I looked at my phone and it was currently 1:47 am, I frowned thinking who might that be this late. Getting out of the bed I walked towards the door and switched on the lights before opening the door. “Ella?” I saw her standing with worry laced on her face and her eyes teary. “Ella, what are you doing here darling? It’s so late, where is Samael?” I asked her as I frowned and looked behind her to find no one with her. “Caroline, I – I don’t know what to do. I woke up and I was alone. I got afraid when I dint see Sama anywhere and I don’t know where he is.” She said and her voice was so small that I could barely hear what she was saying. I decided to take her to her room and then talk with her. I took my phone from the bedside table before walking towards her and switching off the lights. “Come on, let’s go to your room,” I said softly and we went t
Caroline’s POV Today was an important day for our company. the meeting was going to start in a few minutes, all the other CEOs from various companies were in the room meeting each other. I was meeting everyone around with Samael behind me. “Everything is according to planned?” I asked him once we were alone without looking at him. I was a little stressed, with someone stealing from my company and we losing our client had made me worried and stressed. James has not found the person who was taking the company’s money, yet. And these meetings were more than important for the company’s wellbeing. “Yes, everything is set accordingly. Should we start the meeting?” Samael asked and I turned to look at him. He was wearing formals and his glasses again. “Yes, I guess,” I answered after taking a look at my watch. It was time for the presentation. “Don’t worry, we are going to get all the deals.” He assured with a confident smile on his
Samael’s POVI was angry, angry at myself and Shane. How dare he fucking call me and threatened me about Ella. I was so angry or more like livid. Shane and Mia want to meet Ella and take her with them. They never treated her like their daughter, I was there for her whenever she cried or needed help with something. I was there for her to love her and care for her, they both never bothered. And now, as I have Ella’s custody, they want her back with them. I would never let my sister live with those monsters. Never.I saw the confusion and questions written on Caroline’s face but couldn’t open up to her. When she held my hand in the elevator, I just wanted to tell her everything. But I held myself and tried to just give her a weak smile that I was fine or will be fine. After we reached in front of our door, she pulled her hand out of my grip, and suddenly I felt cold. I wanted her hand back in my hand and I wanted her to be close to
Caroline’s POVI don’t know why but knowing that Samael has never had a girlfriend made me feel good somehow. It’s also hard to digest that a 25-years-old man has never had a woman in his life ever, but the fact that Samael dint exactly gave a reason made me curious somehow. He ended the conversation as he didn’t want to say anymore but I felt like there was more. Then again, it’s none of my business to know about him, but he makes me curious and sometimes it feels like I have to know about him. “Wow! It’s so amazing!” Ella said as we walked towards the British Museum. She was walking with Samael while I and Peter walked just behind them. I saw Peter looking at his phone with a frown and a sad expression.“What is it, Peter?” I asked him with an eyebrow raised.“Um, nothing Caroline. Don’t worry.” Peter turned his gaze at me and shoved his phone in his po
The museum was beautiful and amazing. Ella enjoyed it a lot as she gasped every second whenever she saw something new or different. We came out of the museum around six in the evening. The sky was shades of orange indicating the sunset. Carline bought some donuts and churros for us as we headed towards London bridge. We found a place and parked the car, getting out we were able to see the amazingly beautiful sight in front of us, of London bridge as the sunsets.“WOW!” Ella chuckled surprised at the beautiful sight in front of her.“It’s beautiful, isn’t it?” Caroline asked with a smile and Ella nodded at her as they both gazed at the sight in front of us. Her blonde hair was open, the light breeze making them flow back and my heartbeat speeds up. Her blue eyes shined as she took in the sight in front of her. Her lips stretched into a beautiful soft smile melting my heart.“Yeah, absolutely beautiful,” I whispered
Caroline’s POVHow did that happen? I haven’t talked about my parents in so many years to anyone. As soon as I utter about them, all the memories came back, and I went to the washroom to calm myself down.After dinner, we went to our hotel and bid our goodnights. Ella hugged me before she walked into her room with Samael, and Peter came and hugged me.“It’s okay,” he said and patted my back with a smile, and I know what he was talking about. I gave him a tight looped smile with a nod and went into my room as he went in his.I took a long bath to clear my head and compose myself. I wore my nightdress and walked into my room. I switched off the lights and sat on the sofa that’s on the balcony. I felt calm and relaxed as I gazed outside. I had a beautiful city view from the balcony and the silence which is like music to my ears. Suddenly I heard a knock on my door and I frown. Who would be, this late? gett
I don’t know what came over me when I say she looked beautiful. Tough, I was honest, the way her smile spilled from her face made me think I said something wrong. I dint meant to say it out loud, I thought I said it in my head.“Why are you nervous, Sama?” Ella asked me as we both sat in front of each other, having our breakfast. I was ready for the meeting already, wearing black trousers, a light blue shirt, and black formal shoes.“I am not nervous, Ella,” I tell her and continued to have my breakfast, while she eyed me and tried to find the answer to her question.“Yes, you are. It is because of the presentation that you are supposed to present?” She asked and I sighed as I finished my breakfast.“Yeah, something like that,” I muttered and saw her giving me a nod.“Well, don’t worry. I know my brother is going to do amazing!” she said with a grin on her face which made me sm
I watched as Samael gave the presentation and for some reason, I was not able to look away from him. The way he panicked when I almost broke my ankle made me smile and felt wired yet good that he was worried about me. He stole a few glances at me here, before he fully turned to me when he finished the presentation.“So, do you think about it?” I turned my gaze from Samael to the men and women sitting around the table, who smiled at me before nodding.“You have the deal, Ms. Martinez.”After discussing for a few more minutes, we sealed the deal. Everyone left soon after leaving me and Samael in the conference room. I turned around to see him already looking at me with a smile on his face.“Congratulations, boss!” Samael said and I rolled my eyes at him for calling me boss, tough a smile stretched on my lips.“Thank you, congratulations to you too and the presentation was amazing Samael.” I complimented