HAYDENNothing was helping me, not even the alcohol. I trained for overtime only to get myself out of her thoughts but it didn’t help me so I reserved a bar to drown in alcohol, which didn’t work either.I tapped on the table when the alcohol in my glass was emptied. It was again refilled in a few seconds and I resumed drinking. I lost count of the peg that I was taking. I kept drinking while trying to get her face out of my thoughts.Hayden… please…Her teary face and pleading eyes when I tried to kiss her, wouldn’t leave me. Even though days passed, I couldn’t come out of it. I never wanted to hurt her but seeing her hugging Eric on the road, I lost my control. I had always been jealous of their relationship and it always scared me that she would go to him one day, and her words hurt me so much that unleashed the real monster that was inside me but I controlled myself when I realized how much she despised that moment. I saw hatred on her face, which was so hard to forget.From then,

Eric was beyond shocked and frightened after hearing everything. He was so worried about me that I had to go through hell to convince him to go home. However, it felt good to see someone worrying about me. Even though Hayden didn’t do anything to Eric, I couldn’t stop worrying about him as Eric also got to know the truth, which Hayden didn’t want to be revealed to anyone. Added to it, Hayden’s questionable behavior the previous night wouldn’t let me be in peace. There was concern on his face and his words gave me a clear idea that I was in danger but I didn’t know why or from whom.Above all, the moment, when I was solaced by his hug kept bugging my head. He was the reason for my worry and sadness but I was comforted by him. I couldn’t figure out what got into me that made me behave that way. At that time, I was overwhelmed by many emotions and I could think of it as the only reason that made me hold on to him instead of going away from him.Or the feelings for him hadn’t been comple

People don’t need big things to be happy. A simple gift from their loved ones is enough to keep them cheerful throughout the day, like a handmade bracelet that kept Mira joyful all day. “He loves me so much. He is the coolest boyfriend in the world,” she said while trailing her fingers on the bracelet that was around her wrist.I smiled at her excitement. It was my tenth time listening to her, praising her boyfriend.“If we decided to break up then I would have lost this happiness.” She kissed the bracelet.“Why would you even break up? You are like two love birds, who can never stay away from each other.”I laughed as her cheeks turned red. She put her palms on her face to hide her blushing face.“Oh, you are blushing.” I teased her.“Stop it.” She released her hands and suppressed her smile. “We are like this now but many times we thought to get separated from each other.”“Really?” I raised my eyebrows. I leaned against the desk and crossed my arms over my chest, giving her my att

I wished to wake up from the nightmare but it was not a dream. It was hard to believe the truth that I heard.“Enemy? What are you saying?”“She is Miller. The clan that your father and I destroyed many years back.”My forehead started to sweat despite the perfect room temperature. My limbs trembled as I slowly processed the truth. I stuttered “How can you say it? How can you be so sure?”He let out a sigh. “We decrypted Otis' cell phone and his other devices. He was having a deal with our enemies. He tried to sell her information to our enemies but we were fast enough to stop that. If our enemies get to know about her they can use her against us. What’s more, the traces of Miller's loyal servants might remain even if there’s no Miller clan anymore, and there’s a chance they all could work together if they know about her. We cannot take any risk.”“W-wait… how did Otis find it out? Even Serena doesn’t know who she is. She grew up at an orphanage.”He became silent for a few seconds an

HAYDENWhen we are so close to achieving what we have been struggling for, we become vigilant and try not to do a single mistake as small mistakes can cost everything. Our struggle becomes meaningless.I was not an exception. I trained for years and controlled my emotions only to prove myself as a worthy successor. To get the power, I had waited so long, but when it was happening, I could not feel the happiness I expected. It felt like the end of my relationship with Serena but still, I hoped I could take care of everything once I get power.The party hall was decorated grandly and all the guests, who were invited, filled the gallery. The smell of my favorite alcohol lingered all over the place but I could not focus on it. I kept noticing the time as I wanted the party to end soon so that I could meet her.About the truth, I could not tell her. I could not tell her family was our rival. After I saw the ring, the first thing that came to my mind was my mother with whom I had no memorie