Chapter 11 Who is Aria?

Elena Davis,

The sudden squeeze over my waist made me gasp loudly, and he took advantage of it, sliding his tongue with speed. His every trust devours me; measuring new depths each time. He is going too far. I should stop him. I was trying hard, but the feeling of him was too hard to protest.

Pushing him with my tongue I tried to break the kiss, but they got entangled more than ever, breaking an appreciating groan from him by pulling me more in him, making me practically rest on his chest. I was out of breath, but he wasn’t allowing me to take the air. I beat his chest to break free, but that was gone in vain. Then I bit his lip, making him break the kiss and gasping as much air as possible . I could rest my head on his chest.

I lost my balance, but he was squeezing me on him with his hand while panting for air. I was completely out of energy, technically dandling over him for support like wine.

Because of such passion, heat, I lost my soul completely, but just one name revolved around my mind, making me wonder, sadly, made me hate myself and that was Aria. He called me Aria earlier. I was sad because the heartbeat I was listening to may belong to someone. I need to know about her, but I want to know about her. But before that, I need to know the reason for his outbreak over me.

“Why are you doing this?” I asked while panting over his neck and hands holding his shoulder. His cool breaths were fanning my shoulder, resting over my neck for support. He planted a kiss over my neck and made me face me, holding my face between his hands.

“Only, I have the right to touch your soft delicate skin and experience this feeling.” He mouthed, still struggling to breathe properly. I froze, hearing his answer. Where did I fall into? He is speaking like I am his property.

“Not you, only I have a right to choose that.” I refused, but I got only a smirk from him.

“Too ignorant; about yourself, haa. Alright, I will wait until you realize it.” he dragged the back of his forefinger along my cheeks slowly up and down, taking all my features in. What does that even mean? Speaking like he knows me better than me.

“Who is Aria?” Finally, I asked him. His eyes hardened hearing that name from me and his hold also tightened significantly around my waist. He didn’t enjoy asking him that.

“You don’t need to know about her.” he tried to retreat as his hold on me loosened, but I held him in place withholding his shirt. He was surprised by my move but masked it faster, and his hold tightened again before resting me on him. He was searching for something in my eyes and his expression told me he found one.

“Aria kept me alive in this cruel world. She and her innocence are the reason I feel my existence. Her memory reminds me I am not dead yet.” he expressed in his haughty tone. My hands came down involuntarily. Hearing him, my mind stopped thinking for a while. I straightened myself and regained my balance from his body.

“You love her,” I confessed, and he just stared at me, without denying it. I pushed him hard and walked away, but he twisted my hand on my back and made me face him. I winced loudly. He was breathing hard due to anger over my mouth.

“She will always be a part of me.” He roared, closing the distance between us.

“Then what do you want from me?” his hand making a burning sensation over my wrist. He jerked my hands swiftly and held my chin in his thumb and forefinger.

“Why would I want anything from you when you belong to me?” he asked while making me look into his green hypnotic eyes. On one hand, he didn’t deny that he didn’t love Aria. He is talking like I am his. He is crazy. What a fucked up situation this is.

“This is not the way to like someone.” He can’t do this with me. I don’t deserve this. I deserved to be loved by someone, not someone who just treated me like a property full of madness.

“No. it do not like it. It’s called obsession, my fragile self.” As he mumbled that word on my lips while tracing my jawline slowly, my heart shivered. I refuse to be his, even though I feel different from him, even though he germinated the seed of his affection in me. Still, I refuse to be his obsession.

“If you love her, then why do you need me?” I asked with great effort, as he could have that Aria. Then why is he claiming me as his? If he loves her, then why does he want me around him for no reason?

“I need you to restore the last piece of soul, to control my sanity, to control the cruelty to me, to tame the demon you haven’t seen yet.” He answered between pecking my face while speaking at a dangerous and tortuous slow pace. His eyes were so sincere that I opened my mouth to speak but forgot what I was about to say. I didn’t get what he wanted from me? The only thing I know right now is that I want to leave. Just leave, because what I am experiencing right now is too much for me to handle and understand even. I want some time alone to sort out a few things that are bothering me internally.

“Meeting with the Royal hotel is earlier than we thought, so we will leave for the meeting before lunch.” I diverted the talk, and he left me from his grip steady and took a step back from me. I took that chance and left the office in a hurry.

Everyone was staring at me as they all saw that Mr. Accardo dragged me in front of them. They were eyeing me up and down as he crumpled my dress a bit with a few strands of hair. With heavy breathing and keeping my head straight, I reached my office to pick up my bag. I was so angry that I wanted to throw everything and scream until my throat broke; I wasn’t mad at him but at me he called me by someone's name but my body still remembers his touch and taste all over me and I started smelling like him. I was furious at him because he loves someone but still; I feel this. Still, my lips moved over him so passionately that I felt merged in him.

I knew it wasn’t right. I couldn’t stop myself from that. When he threatened Theo’s life, I wasn't afraid that he could harm Theo a bit, but I knew he would not do such a thing but still I imitated kissing him just because he wanted it to or maybe I wanted it to. I already know that he is not the right choice for me, today he also confessed he loves someone else but still I didn’t feel offended or angered by him but still whatever I feel for him didn’t change a bit or should I say it just intensified more than ever.

I am in a deep mess, but what he is doing is totally out of my control. He needs to sort out his priority issues. On one side he says that she will always be a part of him and on the other side he says that he is obsessed with me, but why? Didn’t he have that Aria? He wants Aria, but also wants to keep me around. His mind is trash; He doesn’t know what he desires. I went to the beach and spent a few hours alone, then drove to my apartment, parked my car. Everything is in a mess, I don’t know what I want, don’t know what I should do now, or what I feel now. I just went directly to the longest shower and then to bed.

I have decided, I will be strictly professional with him and avoid any kind of this talk in the future. He is here temporarily, so it won’t be difficult. I will not allow him near me to maintain a distance between us. Maybe this will work and he will get normal again, well; he wasn’t normal in the first place but at least not going to kiss me whenever he wants. No touching, just no touching. I just have to follow a few sets of rules and I will survive, getting ready for the office and having my breakfast. I am going to apply for a few days of leave to calm my mind and I think it will work.

I parked my car and walked towards the elevator to get in. After a moment, it opened with Mr. Accardo standing there with two guards. What bad luck of mine, I cussed internally. I didn’t greet him as usual, but just stood there like a statue. He too spoke nothing, just walked past me, ignoring me. One guard followed him towards his car and one stood in front of me.

“Follow me, mam.” He asked with his Italian accent, why does he keep only Italian people around him? Did he take guards with him for the meeting? One first-place reason why he needs them? I nodded and followed him towards the car. He opened the door for me and I sat down with a small thank you, which he didn’t acknowledge.

Mr. Accardo was scrolling through his phone when I got into the car. I saw that bulky guard sit on the passenger seat, near the driver, and another got into another car behind us. I embedded my head in the file, neglecting him too. It will be a great distraction for me right now. He said something in Italian and the driver drove.

We were driving to our meeting location; it was changed at the last minute. It was a little farther from the city area. Nearly a half an hour came out of the city and a tunnel was visible from far. It will be fun to drive through the tunnel. I was very excited, so I kept the file aside as we entered the tunnel. We hadn’t spoken yet. I will not speak to him first. Arrogant jerk. We entered the tunnel and everything went dark. Only a few small lights from the tunnel roof were illuminating the road along with car headlights.

“beautiful” I mouthed myself, but that beast heard that as I heard his chuckle from the file. I rolled my eyes and looked ahead as bright two lights came into view. It was heading at us with great speed. Horror passed over me, making my heart drop into my stomach.

“Arius, Arius.” Scared, I started shaking his hand vigorously and then I could only hear the loud sound of the collision.

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